Although Midtown is a rather vague term for an area in Memphis, it basically entails Central Gardens, Overton Park, Hein Park near Rhodes College, Cooper Young, Annesdale Snowden, Little Hanoi and the Parkway. . . . → More
February 21, 2012 - Chi Town Gets Gas Break - The Chicago area, which usually leads the nation's highest gas prices, is getting a break at the pump. - Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, says Chicago's apparent discounted gas prices are partly due to local refineries clearing out the winter blend gas to make room for cleaner-burning summer blend. - "Prices across Chicago continue to buck the national trend and have gone down in the last week," said DeHaan. "The national average has gone up 5 cents last week and Chicago dropped about 9 cents a gallon last... More →
February 19, 2012 - Michelle on Vacation - Again - Michelle Obama has embarked on a skiing vacation with her daughters in Aspen, Colorado, according to the Aspen Daily News. The first lady, who just returned last month from 17 days of relaxation in Hawaii, is skiing in Colorado on Presidents' Day Weekend for the second year in a row. Last year she went to... More →
February 19, 2012 - Muslim Warned Us - As reported at Gatewaypundit: On May 10, 2008, Sheik Muhammad ABu Al Qat said on TV, "let me bring good tidings to the Muslims: Allah willing, the American empire will very soon collapse...This won’t happen as a result of war. Not at all. Allah will send to America an American Gorbachev, from within. Gorbachev, who brought about the USSR collapse, was one of them. Everybody knows this story. An American Gorbachev will surface in America, and he will destroy this... More →
February 18, 2012 - For It, But They Don't Want to Pay It - As orthodox Catholic author Steve Kellmeyer points out (in americanthinker.com): - On the one hand, the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) is attacking Obama for forcing them (the bishops) to pay for contraception. On the other hand, the USCCB is pushing forward the idea that taxpayers should pay to extend unemployment insurance (again). - And that's just the beginning of the rich irony. You see, almost none of the parishes in the United States pay unemployment insurance. They get dispensed from the mandate to do so because they are religious organizations. So, if you are employed by a Catholic parish and you get laid off, so long, sucker. You can't collect unemployment because your bishop hasn't paid into unemployment for you.... - Read more:... More →
February 17, 2012 - Uh Oh - This note from Zerohedge blog: - while we know that total debt to GDP is already over 100% and unlikely to ever decline back to double digits, thus putting into question the marginal utility of debt to generate further economic growth, another just as important question is what is the incremental utility of tax revenue relative to debt issuance, i.e., is America now issuing more debt than it is collecting from tax revenues: a step which would further cement its status as a banana debt... More →
February 15, 2012 - Not Prepped for This - Sipsey Street Irregulars blog has this item: - "Just days after appearing on the National Geographic TV Show Doomsday Prepper, a prepper from Tennessee has been declared Mentally Defective and his guns have been seized by the government." His first mistake? -- Going on TV and expecting anything different than what he got. Not that this isn't an outrage, just... More →
After Chris Christie and Sarah Palin bowed out, it looks like the GOP field is set. Basically it has come down to three candidates: Romney, Cain and Perry. In reality, it’s more like Romney and the non Romney. Conventional wisdom has Perry floundering, but I don’t believe it. He could not have raised a stunning $17 [...] [...]
Local talk show host Ben Ferguson, who also appears on Fox News as a commentator, discusses Romney’s chances on this local newscast. He then goes to the street to ask people if they know about some unusual beliefs about the Mormon faith. You may find it offensive that he jabs Romney’s beliefs, but he has a valid point. Obama’s team will be sure to bring these issues up. Romney escaped scrutiny in 2008 because he did not win the nomination. Should he get it this time, operation researchers in Team Obama will have lots of ammunition, not to mention late night comedians. [...]
Memphis radio talk show host Ben Ferguson was discussing President Clinton’s remarks to Paul Ryan on his Medicare reform when something suprising happened. Take a look. [...]
If you like listening to Memphis Tea Party Chairman Mark Skoda on KWAM (990), you will be happy to know that soon there will be more of him. His show, which has aired Monday and Thursday mornings, will become a daily show as of September 13. But instead of airing from 8 to 9 a.m., the [...] [...]
Last night our own Ben Ferguson, talk radio host on KWAM, joined the panel of Fox Business Networks’ “Money Rocks” show with Eric Bolling. Others on it included former New York Congressman Vito Fossella, Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, detective Bo Dietl, comedian Joe Piscopo. The topic? Which state has the most corrupt politicians. It was [...] [...]
Memphis Talk Show Host Targets Romney’s Mormonism
Local talk show host Ben Ferguson, who also appears on Fox News as a commentator, discusses Romney’s chances on this local newscast. He then goes to the street to ask people if they know about some unusual beliefs about the Mormon faith. You may find it offensive that he jabs Romney’s beliefs, but he has a valid point. Obama’s team will be sure to bring these issues up. Romney escaped scrutiny in 2008 because he did not win the nomination. Should he get it this time, operation researchers in Team Obama will have lots of ammunition, not to mention late night comedians. [...]