New 24 Season 7 Promo: "Two Worlds"

I have been hearing about a new Season 7 promo that aired recently during FOX's 'America's Most Wanted' but I've had a hard time locating it.

When I heard it described, it sounded interesting because of a brief monologe from Jack at the beginning.

Now the promo is finally on YouTube. Here it is:

Source: FOX Broadcasting / YouTube

TV Guide Article Previewing Season 7

The newest issue of TV Guide (Jan 5-11) has a feature article previewing Season 7 of '24'.

Kiefer is once again on the cover looking very nice as usual. There's also another nice pic of him on the inside as well.

The article is very good and it has a good section about the new cast members this season. It's worth picking up.

It should be no labor...

to be nice to your neighbor.....

The editorial staff at the NewsPress have been bad neighbors, relying on looping, or printing the same opinion over and over again, to get through the holidays....how many times have they told us about City Hall, Harriet Miller, Sandra Tripp- Jones, the city budget, their lawsuit against the city in an attempt to bolster their image? MANY TIMES!! My favorite is when they keep going back in time to the Harriet Miller/Sandra Tripp Jones days as a model of good government...Miller was mayor and Jones was city administrator....and Wendy loved them! But Miller was one of the worst mayors SB has ever had; and Tripp-Jones was part of a financial meltdown when her finance director was funneling city funds into an Orange County derivative investment scam..google Robert Citron, then-Orange County Treasurer, for stories!
..the city of SB lost millions and the finance guy quit..soon after Tripp-Jones quit, too...the city fought hard to get some of the money back...and these are the folks who the NewsPress lauds as good government leaders? Miller was a ceremonial mayor who kissed Wendy's ass and no doubt received gifts from her while in office....I've seen Harriet on public TV a few times and she is incoherent...she's a phony..but since she's at least a hundred years old, I won't pick on her too much...please afford me the same courtesy when I get that age..thank-you!
Jim Armstrong replaced Tripp-Jones and he sucks too...he and Tony Nisich were hired about the same time from the Newport Beach area and instigated a bunch of cutesy work-incentive-performance programs that wasted money and time, didn't even work, and created more paperwork and dep't meetings..the workers were pissed at the new clueless administrators! If the NewsPress is gonna do stories on City Hall inner workings, it needs to stop making things up....unless there's a disclaimer, like "this editorial has fictional elements because the writer is delusional"....
Splitsville, USA
I got a tip from a reader (that makes 4 readers for this blog so far, including me..I'm stoked!) about Wendy and Nipper and Dr. Laura....
Hey Mick,I find the proximity of these two announcements rather interesting.
On Dec. 11, www.santabarbarasblog.com reports in its Bits from a Barstool:"Rumor Mill… a Montecito insider alleges that the romance between Wendy McCaw and Arthur Von Weisenberger is all but over. "Splitsville" he says."On Dec. 14, Dr. Laura's column appears for the last time in the News-Press.

This relationship split info was on SantaBarbarasblog.com which I don't read often because it attaches a little virus to me when I visit sometimes....so I guess Editor Bird's a sick dude! Try some Nyquil, Bird! Anyways, have all these events converged to signal the end of the NewsPress? ...some regulars at Nippers.com seem to think so..I'll believe it when I no longer see AVW listed as co-publisher on the editorial page. Arthur hired Dr. Laura a few years ago so she must know something now that she's gone....but all my sightings of Wendy alone, Wendy's cars, etc certainly point to the direction that she's either got another man or she's looking for another one...I wonder... should I worry..I mean, it might be a nice gig to court her..I like animals, I don't like the Channel Islands Parks Animal Killing Service, I like money and complicated blondes..we got some stuff in common!
...I could always close my eyes during sex..but she's not that ugly, is she?and all the benefits..more than a gov't worker! How hard could it be to co-publish a dying newspaper? or drive a Bentley? If we were a couple, we'd set this town on fire!! (whoops, someone already did that!) You think Wendy and Nipper were entertaining, wait'll you see Wendy and Mick!!!
I smell blood....

Mother Nature's Bastard Son....

look at the nature..Francine!

I get a little annoyed sometimes at all the natural beauty that surrounds us..I mean day after day of sunrises, sunsets, ocean views, unspoiled mountains, wild animals...it's a bit much..maybe it's good we got folks like Greka to mess it up a little....nahhh!
The president of Greka Oil, Andrew deVegvar, wishes the press and media like KSBY would leave him alone when his company spills oil..he claims the criticism is political and sees the problems as minor... he says the latest round of spills which produced another stop work order was human error, which happens sometimes. A worker opened the wrong valve and sent oil spilling on land leased by Greka from Brooks Firestone..again..again..again..again..that's the problem Andy, the again part....your operators wouldn't keep making these mistakes if they knew what they were doing..you need to train them, certify them or get the hell out of the oil business.. oil spills are not to be rationalized away or hidden, they are to be STOPPED, dickhead... they are unacceptable as any conscientious operator will tell you....private biz, I tell ya..what scumbags!
YOU SUCK!!
Brooksie leases land to Greka and he should be horsewhipped but I have to cut him some slack because he's friends with George Martin of Beatles fame..otherwise, I'd kick his ass!

BOGUS CLAIMS in January 2008
Greka Oil & Gas Launches Major Improvement Program
Greka Green Initiative Will Remove Tons of Out-of-Service Equipment and Develop a System-Wide Infrastructure Improvement Plan SANTA MARIA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Greka Oil and Gas, Inc. announced today a major "Greka Green" initiative which will affect all of its facilities and is designed to make Greka an environmental leader among Santa Barbara County's oil and gas operators. "We've always taken very seriously our responsibility to operate in an environmentally safe and sound manner," said Greka President Andrew deVegvar. "In fact, since acquiring these facilities nine years ago, Greka has spent tens of millions of dollars for upgrades and modern alarm systems."
article
So this is a warning, Andy, you stupid fucking moron oilheaded dimwitted shitbrained scatsucking knucklehead..CLEAN UP YOUR ACT OR GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS..or I, MVC, mother nature's good son, will pay you a little visit.....

'24' Quote Of The Day

"People like you and me Jack, we don't keep score by counting how many lives we've saved...but by how many we lost."

-Carl Benton

24: Redemption (Extended Version)

Jack Bauer Video - "Going Under"

Here's a cool Jack Bauer video posted on YouTube that features a lot of Jack action scenes from Seasons 2-6 and 'Redemption'.

Enjoy!



Source: FOX Broadcasting / YouTube

New 24 Season 7 Promo: "Take The Shot"

A new 30-second Season 7 promo called "Take The Shot"



Source: FOX Broadcasting / YouTube

Countdown to Ecstasy...

Dear Readers....I got a mole on my ass that looks like Wendy McCaw!

I go into SB on Sunday to get some mags at Borders.... I get off at the Garden/Laguna St exit and pull up behind...guess who..Wendy!! alone..at the stop light by Home Improvement Center..of course I failed to bring my camera but she was in a brand spanking new Mercedes, a silvery blue SL 550 roadster lowrider..the two seater..with similar license plate as the red Bentley... I saw a bubbly-hair blonde hairdo with giant sunglasses and a pointy nose so knew it was Wendy! I started laughing and waving at her..she looked to the left, then the right, then left and right like she was pissed at something. Her head kept darting to the left then the right, like a chicken..maybe she was checking for Teamsters out picketing in front of Home Improvement?
then the light turned green and off she went... She never looked back to see who was behind her...she looked like she was making the rounds..I think she thinks she owns Santa Barbara! Now this brings me to today's topic: The New Year is close and I am awaiting the annual New Year's Day News-Press Note to the Readers from Mrs. M..I wonder how she will start it off in 2009?

some possibilities:
Dear Readers...the transition here at the News-Press is still in progress..we almost got it fined tuned to the paper we've always wanted..NO EMPLOYEES!
Dear Readers...I'd like to thank the five of you for sticking with me this past year...keep reading!
Dear Readers...has anyone seen Dr. Laura? Is she working at that new massage parlor in Carp??
Dear Readers...I will continue to bring you a quality paper with more local news and healthy debate..
Dear Readers...why won't these union guys go away??
Dear Readers...I own City Hall and Iya Falcone is my bitch!
Dear Readers... I am NOT a lesbian!
Dear Readers...as of January 1st, 2009, Travis Armstrong is promoted to CFO of the NewsPress.. ie, Chief Fuck- Off, in keeping with his Indian heritage.
Dear Readers...the price of a single copy of the NewsPress will be 99 cents for 2009!
Dear Readers.. I will continue to live by my 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

'24' Quote Of The Day

"Now we're gonna have some fun."

-Jack Bauer (to Fayed)

Season 6

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm

The New '24' Will Blow You Away (E! Online Review)

E! Online has received the first four hours of Season 7 and has given it a glowing review.

Read the full review here:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b75018_new_24_will_blow_you_away.html

Season 7 is not far away now! Come on January 11th!!

OVERHEAD!!!

NewsPress proposes State Street Bailout!! Ignores real stories like the sky is falling over us all..the poison jet conspiracy theory...

If business is bad, blame anti-business City Hall! so says the NewsPress..and while they are blabbing this nonsense, they are trying to prevent businesses on Coast Village Road and elsewhere from expanding! I can't believe the goofiness coming out of the NewsPress building...esp the editorial desk..the latest is they have recycled an old Dr. Laura column about State Street businesses leaving, changed a few words, and blamed City Hall for the problems! They say the economy has nothing to do with it...Wendy, no wonder your business is losing money, you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.. but lemme help: Most State Street businesses don't last very long..you'd know this if you lived here more than a few years..the I Magnin building you bought with Craig McCaw's money no longer has a ladies clothing store in it..is that Helene's or Iya's fault?
It all comes down to demand and marketing..if you sell junk, you won't last. If I can buy it on the internet for cheaper, I will.
Apple is spending $2 million to reconstruct the building at 928 State Street, and signed a 10-year lease for $67,000 a month. $67,000 per month!! Is that Das or Dale's fault..do they set rents or leases?
American taxpayers are bailing out criminal private industries...is that also city hall's fault?
Of course not..it is the fault of the business owner...the ones who offer nothing, can't follow simply rules, can't serve the customer, don't have business skills, don't value employees, and can't compete in an ever-changing market.

That's why some folks are better off doing something else for a living....something important..like an associate editor.. or a jet pilot...
and why isn't the NewsPress investigating real stories like all those jets passing over..I've heard the contrails contain poison chemicals designed to kill the weaker ones among us..kind of a population control program! send Travis over to interview Marty about that!! I bet she knows sumthin...

'24' Quote Of The Day

"How many people died because of you Jack?"

-Nina Myers

Season 1

11:00 pm - 12:00 am

Helloooooo, Marylou.....

dear things....

I know some of you younger women out there may have some hopped up romantic inclinations towards me..fully understandable, but I need to point out a few things before you let your hearts go.. I demand that you exercise..at least 4 times a week on the bike or running; leg tatoos are a NO-NO! I demand discipline..if you break my rules, you get spanked.. if you are good, then with all the tenderness I can muster, you get a massage.. that's called justice...I can meter out justice and I can peter out justice, but I'll never cut your head off and store it in the fridge...

if you look like Lauren Bacall, you're in for free; I sing but I'm no Ricky Nelson..or Ricky Suave even...I 'm just a guy with a computer, a few bikes and a few very expensive, valuable guitars and real estate...you want a piece of me? Is that it? Is that it? Some of you lil kittens still have boyfriends..well that's fine..I used to be someone's boyfriend too and boyfriends are the LOWEST class citizens in the world... we are the statues and the girls are the seagulls..SPLATT!!always taking the brunt of the girl's changing heart...we hang on to the bitter end and then, after regaining our senses, leave when they've diminished us to confused amoeba. Boyfriends have a shelf life of about 2 to 3 years..guys, you need to write that into the contract unless the sex has you so hooked you're like a junkie..then I'll just pray for you..I offer pity but you know as well as I do you get what you deserve..now...what about married women? Married is just another term for "joined at the brain"...you simply can't compete with a husband, ex, separated or present.. no matter how much of a lowlife he is..if he fathered children with her, he'll be like a god and you will be the houseboy..and same thing for the ladies..OK? We straight on all the possible complications of the heart? Now go out there and start shredding..
I leave you with a little wisdom from Lao Tsu: Good binding requires no knots....

'24' Quote Of The Day

"You ever see me again, you better start saying The Lord's Prayer 'cause it'll mean I've come to kill you."

-Jack Bauer (to Agent Ramirez)

Season 6 Debrief

(Episode 5)

with eyes you don't use enough...

very insensitive of me to forget my blind friends this year....here's a holiday message just for you guys!


LUV YA!! you guys got more courage and see more than the rest of us ...I hope the world will listen and learn from the great sightless beings who continue to light our way!! I love Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles and won't forget the gifts from the blind community are great..so I'll contine working on the Recording for the Blind stuff and hope that we continue to communicate in so many other ways..you guys rock!

your pal , Mick

MERRY XXXXX-MAS!!!

there's something about a woman singing that gets to me... and I think I got a Christmas disorder!

I love chick singers..from Billie Holiday to Joni Mitchell to Amy Grant..so I decided to share this Christmas day with Amy..she's a Christian but she's dirty, too..like an old scratchy 45 record coming from an old transistor AM radio! I like that..let me recite a Christmas poem for you with Amy singing in the background...
twasnottwasthenightbefore
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
the whole goddamn family was drunk as a louse,
with mom in the whore house and dad in jail, I sat myself down to a cold glass of ale.
When out on the lawn, I heard such a clatter,I got off my sister to see what was the matter.
And what to my stoned-out eyes should appear,but a shitty old sleigh and eight fucking reindeer.
With a dirty old man who was beating his dick,I knew at that moment, it must be St. Nick.
He flew across the lawn and up the house wall,he cried onward you bastards or it's off with your balls.
Then down the chimney he came like a bat out of hell,I knew at that moment, the fat fucker fell.
He filled all the stockings with drugs and beer,and a big rubber dildo for my uncle who's queer. And up again he went with a great big fart,that son of a bitch blew my chimney apart.
And I heard him say as he flew out of sight,"piss on you all it's been a hell of a night."

and have yourselves a Weird Little Christmas!!

"Jack Bauer" Wishes You A Happy Holiday!

Kiefer's wishes
Uploaded by Dazia_

What's love got to do with it??

Crimes of Fashion....

If I had read the Independent more closely, if they didn't stuff their paper with stories about fashion and gay people, I could have had a free topless lap dance at the Spearmint Rhino! A toy for a tit and I missed it...

The NewsPress continues to fuel flames of speculation about those responsible for the fire. Since the Tea fire started, the NewsPress has acted as head of a mob trying to lynch the Tea Fire Ten without knowing any details..editorial after editorial has speculated that the college students are being protected or are related to county officials...now how in the world can these people get fair treatment in Santa Barbara when they have been slandered and libeled by the NewsPress? The investigation is not over, according to the city and county agencies responsible. Any further rumors printed in the NewsPress could harm the proceedings. The ONLY reason the NewsPress continues this irresponsible behavior is because Nipper, the owner's boyfriend, lost his house in the fire and wants revenge..not justice..Shameful!
also, still waiting on a NewsPress story about Dr. Laura's charity fraud..Operation Family Fund..still waiting..still waiting.... does Laura look like she's drinking again after the charity fraud was exposed?? Is is time for Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew??

Join Travis on his radio show that nobody listens to: The Travis Armstrong Happy Hour! ..free drinks!! AM 1290 NewsPress Radio...

it's a crime, I tell ya...

'24' Quote Of The Day

"You're a traitor to this country and a disgrace to your office. And it's my duty to see that you're brought to justice for what you've done ... is there anything else, Charles?"

-Agent Aaron Pierce (to President Charles Logan)

Season 5

4:00 am - 5:00 am

Arnold, you're no Yentl...

dumb ass Arnold starts firing state workers to solve budget crisis!

Under his leadership, California will be broke in 70 days!
WTF has he been doing for the last 4 years?? He spends more time in front of the camera than working on California....NAZI MORON!!
and now he says he wants to be president??
In a sprawling interview with 60 Minutes last night, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped a not-so-subtle hint to Republicans: get busy changing the Constitution because Ahnold has his eyes on the White House. Asked by Scott Pelley if he'd like to be president, Schwarzenegger responded in no uncertain terms:
"Yeah, absolutely," Schwarzenegger acknowledged. "I think that I am always a person that looks for the next big goal. And I love challenges. I always set goals that are so high, that are almost impossible to achieve. Because then, you're always hungry for climbing and climbing. Because it's always interesting. The climb is always interesting. When you get there you just have to pick another goal."
so Arnold is not interested in the public service, just the celebrity and attention..dunderhead!
It's real simple...tax the sinners (alcohol, tobacco, gamblers and golfers), cut funding to the native-only cult (over $1 Billion per year is currently spent by 20+ State and Federal agencies on more than 192 "Invasive Species" programs), tax corporations, remove overpaid gov't officials...USE YOUR HEAD, neighbor! and then send Maria and Caroline over to my place..I gotta BIG Christmas gift for both of them!

New 24 Season 7 Sneak Peek Videos

Below are four new Season 7 sneak peek videos featuring cast member interviews, clips from early episodes, behind-the-scenes footage, etc.

Be warned however, many of these videos contain spoilers so if you don't want to be spoiled at all for Season 7 - DO NOT WATCH.

If you don't mind some spoilers, then enjoy!

24 Cast Interviews:



Kiefer Sutherland Interview:



Behind-The-Scenes Video:



Five Clips From 2-Night Premiere:



Source: Multipleverses.com

http://multipleverses.com/2008/12/22/24-4-new-season-7-sneak-peek-videos-and-interviews/

The Grapes of Wrath...

RV dwellers are the new Okies...

Santa Barbara just had a Unity Telethon to raise money for the Unity Shoppe charity. Poor people come to the shoppe and can take items they need without paying for them..legal stealing, I guess. Hey, I'm going to Sears and just taking what I need..tools, big screen TV..yeah..what a concept! Ok, I know we've been thru all this before but a recent NewsPress editorial points out the hypocrisy of these folks who put on the charity events..the NewsPress and Chumash in particular. First, the editorial frets about all the RVs parked in Santa Barbara, the scourge of poor people, and how upsetting the homeless are to the well-heeled. The homeless issue is here to stay..it is a by-product of this culture..plain and simple..you can't piss and moan and make a few rules and expect a certain class of citizens to disappear just because they make you uncomfortable..do you think the Unity Shoppe would turn away folks because they were homeless?? Being poor should not be a crime, but the NewsPress continues to demonize them after they ask you to give money to the Unity Telethon!! It just goes to show how silly Santa Barbara has become...
I have no problem with RVs..however, I do have a problem with the belching Chumash buses that transport losers to the Casino everyday; and the tour buses parked on Cabrillo Blvd, some times taking up TWO BLOCKS, idly belching diesel fumes for hours into the atmosphere..any complaints about those folks..no. Or how about the rents on State Street..too high for local business to do business...and they blame the homeless!
This is America..if I want to sell my condo and buy an RV and travel around, I should be able to without being harassed by the cops, city hall, or businesses. I should be able to park in any city and not be judged as a criminal for doing so...
Well when you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair,

Talkin' to some rich folk that you know,

Well I hope you won't see me,

and my ragged company..

Well, you know I could never be alone
me and my ragged company...

'24' Quote Of The Day

"Mr. President, you owe me."

-Jack Bauer (to President Wayne Palmer)

Season 6

11:00 pm - 12:00 am

Two New Season 7 Promos: 12/21/08

There are two new season 7 promos that aired during the NFL games on FOX today.

"Running Out Of Time"

"The Rules Are What Make Us Better"

Happy Birthday Jack Bauer (er, I Mean Kiefer)

Just wanted to mention that today is Kiefer Sutherland's 42nd birthday!

Happy Birthday Kiefer!

Jam Up.. and Jelly Tight...

Top of the Pops!
I was out singing Christmas carols around the neighborhood last night until someone called the cops....but I got to thinking what songs would go good with which infamous people..here's what I'm hearing...ya hear...

Travis Armstrong: Yummy Yummy Yummy, I Got Love in My Tummy!

Rod Blagojevich: He's A Rebel

Starshine Roshell: Dizzy

Barney Brantingham: Good Morning, Starshine

Wendy McCaw: It's My Party

Rob Lowe: Sugar Shack

Jimmy Connors: Street Fightin' Man

Nipper Von Weisenberger: Goin' Steady

Dr. Laura: Stand by your Man

Helene Schneider: Blue Velvet

Dale Francisco : Yummy Yummy Yummy, I Got Love in My Tummy!

Craig Smith: King of the Road

Sara De La Guerra: Let Me Call you Sweetheart

Mayor Blum: If I Had a Hammer

Sarah Palin: God Only Knows

Jerry Roberts: Little Children

Julia Louis Dreyfus: Ya Ya

Hilary Hauser: Surfer Girl

so..have a holly jolly Christmas season and, as Karen Carpenter gently and sweetly reminds us: sing!!
la la lalala..la la la lalala..

'24' Season 6 Debrief (Episodes 3 - 5)

Here are the remaining three '24' Season 6 Debrief episodes. I thought they were all pretty good. It was an effective way of showing what happened to Jack in the hours after Day 6 and how the government's treatment of Jack led him to be finished with them once and for all.

I particularly liked Jack's last line to the agent questioning him in the last episode. I think it's one of the all-time best Jack quotes.

Episode 3:


Episode 4:


Episode 5:


Source: FOX Broadcasting/YouTube

Here Comes the Sun....

Guest editorial by Sonny..

Hi folks..remember me? Sonny? from egoweblog? I used to be somebody, now I'm writing a guest spot for Mick Von Caw & Santabarbaranewspressblog. Wowie, I thought I was obnoxious..but Mick takes the prize, huh? I can't imagine who would read this rot..if I were you, I wouldn't admit it to anyone.. no way!
Let's see.... what can I say that might interest you. Last time we spoke Dr. Laura was at the NewsPress and Nipper had a house..so I guess I'm not the only loser in town. That's nice to know during this holiday season especially. I was reading the new and improved NewsPress and there was another story about another charity for the troops..this time it's bikes for the family of soldiers..the idea is to show the families how much we appreciate them invading Iraq..and instead of being honest with them, we give their kids bicycles! I guess the troops don't make enough salary to buy their own kids toys..so.. what..the military is a charity now?? Why not institute a bonus program for the troops..$100 per Iraqi killed, ..$50 per rape... kind of an incentive program for some Christmas cash. I don't get it...what happened to the few, the proud? Why don't my tax dollars go to support the soldiers who fight, whether the war is right or wrong? As the judge's eagle promenades, what has America become? If I were in the military, the last thing I would want is some fool buying my kids a bike, thereby emasculating me. And I see Dr. Laura gave $700 to the cause..let's see where that cash ends up..ha..ha!
Well I gotta go..I think Mick is doing an ok job poking fun at these pompous neurons masquarading as concerned citizens..although I could do a better job...there's plenty other blogs keeping tabs too..and that's good..I give the daily newspaper industry another year, then it's over for them..and it's their own fault..they put power before service and their investments are going up in smoke...speaking of smoke, I smoked a big doobie last night and I'm a little woozie...thanks for reading and..keep a light on for me, would ya? Merry Christmas!
Sonny

'24' Season 6 Debrief

On the Season 6 DVD set, one of the extra features were 5 mini-episodes that take place after day 6 where Jack is "debriefed" by District.

Here are the first two. I'll try to post a couple of them each day.





Source: FOX Network/YouTube

'24' Quote Of The Day

"Whatever I've done, I've paid for in full. All I've got left is my freedom; I'm not letting them take that from me."

-Jack Bauer (to Carl Benton)

24: Redemption

'24' Back With A Bang: Season 7 Preview

"Get ready for another bad day. Jack's back. Twenty-four more hours with Bauer.

These cliche headlines are sure to lead features sections in newspapers and various entertainment Web sites over the next few weeks, but that's OK. Boy, is it OK! It means Kiefer Sutherland has returned as his man-on-a-mission Jack Bauer for season seven of "24." Finally."

****Story Contains Minor Spoilers****

Read More:

http://blog.al.com/scene/2008/12/24_back_with_a_bang_season_7_p.html

Source: Birmingham News

Order Up!

pigs in a blanket..a quarter pounder with cheese...

My history with the Santa Ynez Valley goes way back..I went up to Ray Kroc's ranch years and years ago..my girlfriend's family was friend's with Ray..I remember his ranch..a huge piece of barren land with a giant McMansion on it..the day was so hot that we spent most of it inside..air conditioned everywhere.. we went from room to room..huge industrial kitchen, a movie theater..the works..it was fun but I couldn't wait to leave..to get back to the coast and the beautiful ocean. There was something about the valley that I didn't like..it was like being on the moon or Lost in Space..you couldn't venture too far from the Mother Ship or you'd die...Fresno does that to me,too. I reached a conclusion: valley life is weird.
Nancy Crawford-Hall, the fat lady who owns the Santa Ynez Valley Journal, has jumped on the anti-union bandwagon and is now Wendy junior. Apparently smarting from the Republicans getting their ass wupped in the elections, Nancy is now upset her boy Steve Pappas didn't win the 3rd dictrict seat against Doreen Farr. Crawford-Hall and Pappas spent 10 grand for a recount, claiming they got "acorned"... more right wing babbling. She goes on to say Doreen Farr won because she was supported by the corrupt local SEIU. First of all, the local SEIU is not corrupt..they are just better at politics than some of these Santa Ynez hillbillies..the LA Chapter has some stains due to a leader getting greedy, but the UNION caught him and he is barred for life..and deserves any criminal investigations coming his way. Now, to suggest because the LA union has a few bad apples that all the chapters are corrupt is more rightwing blather..I mean, talk about a sore loser...Nancy..you lost..you can't put lipstick on a pig (altho I see you tried..pearls even!)
Who the fuck are these people who think because they own some ranch land or community property or a newspaper they also own working class heroes like me..let me splain it to you: as Lesley Gore once sang "you don't own me!!" so shut the fuck up and pay your taxes and let me do my job..I PAY TAXES TOO!! so piss on you and your horse, Nancy...
Of course, Nancy doesn't want to pay taxes for the county/city services like water treatment or cleaning sewer lines, claiming that gov't workers are getting too greedy...hello? The Bush Administration and private industry cronies have put us into this financial mess...money wasted on the Iraq invasion, the rightwing denial of immigration reform, Wall Street bailouts, golden parachutes, Wall Street fraud, mismanagement, lack of regulation..this conservative agenda which rewards incompetence is what Nancy Crawford Hall and the NewsPress supported and never questioned & has put us into a hole..not the union workers..the union workers are also the ones who have to bail out Wall Street!!

Workers Unite!!!
oh yeah...and a side of fries, to go...

'24' Quote Of The Day

"Don't trust anyone. Not even your own people."

Richard Walsh (to Jack Bauer)

Season 1

12:00 am - 1:00 am

The Award Nominations Keep Rolling In...

'24' star Kiefer Sutherland has yet another nomination for '24: Redemption'. This time it is a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A TV Movie Or Miniseries.

The SAG Awards show takes place on January 25th.

Congratulations again Kiefer!

Source & Full List Of Nominations:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/18/list.sag.nominations/index.html

CNN.com/entertainment

Travis takes it up the ass!

did Dr. Laura? I wonder..how about Wendy..does she take it up the ass?

These three assholes all have something in common..a bug up their ass..a bug about unions, city hall, poor people, working class folks, military folks..there's no end in sight..they look at life from the asshole end, I guess. Perhaps Wendy should rename the NewsPress to the ASSHOLE PRESS? I think it would be more befitting the paper's management team, don't you? I mean look at the facts..not the made up stuff, the real facts: Travis comes from a tribe of Assholes in Michigan known for alcohol and child abuse problems; Wendy hasn't worked an honest day in her life, having made a fortune off of California's divorce laws where you are entitled to your ex's community property: cash, pension, asshole... and Dr. Laura, gone but not forgotten..I am still waiting for the NewsPress story on her charity's fraud..documented on these very pages.
and speaking of assholes, Bush is on his farewell tour spouting more propaganda than Operation Family Fund and America Supports You put together..these entities were set up by Bush and Rummy to sell the Iraq invasion to the public, and Bush is still trying to sell it! Maybe he doesn't know about the investigation at the DOD..asswipe! Even Obamba's an asshole for picking "Saddleback Fats" Rick Warren to speak at the inauguration...
Now, if you read the NewsPress, it doesn't necessarily make you an asshole....If you believe the doodoo on the editorial pages, then yes, I would say you are an asshole..a big one..if you advertise with the NewsPress..you're dirty. If you work for the NewsPress, you're dirty now..unless you have been trying to hammer out a contract, then you're clean..altho you may need to shower more than the rest of us...
and if I walked thru the halls of the NewsPress, I'd be singing this little refrain....
hey Mr. Clean..you're dirty now, too...

'24' Quote Of The Day

"You're cursed Jack. Everything you touch, one way or another ends up dead."

-James Heller

Season 6

1:00 am - 2:00 am

the New Order...

is upon us now....

Now that I've lost my moral compass on page 2 of the NewsPress, where else can I turn? The world is full of such danger and sex and mind diseases, how can anyone feel safe anymore? Church? I had a dream about church last night..I was at church with some old friends and even Andy Granatelli was there, sitting on a pew right beside me..then there was a carnival outside my window. I think if one of my dreams came true, I'd be a happy man..then again, if one of my dreams came true, I'd be dead!
So back to morality..I was channel surfing last night and came across my salvation...BYU TV!
http://www.byub.org/secrets/

Brigham Young University Television...the church lady was giving a very solemn and stern lecture about pornography. For the record, I've never, never, ever looked at porn in my life, but I've heard about it. It can come into your life and turn you into a pervert, so I've heard. It will kill all your relationships, objectify women, make wives think they gotta be hos to please their husbands, and so on. Folks, the sancTITy of marriage is threatened by this scourge, so I want you all to mind your p's and q's. Especially with the internet these days, destructive impulses are only a click away. Use some discipline for pity's sake. Use your head...a sexual relationship with your computer is not a good thing...like any addiction, you need to seek help..from your priest, your bishop, a counselor. or even your local Morman. While watching the BYU presentation, I found myself agreeing with some of their concerns, but how do you stop a multi-billion dollar a year business? and who are the lowlifes who need or produce this stuff? Is it supply or demand? I don't have the answers...but if we all tune into BYU TV, we may be able to understand the scope of the problem and find personal solutions. Especially I think you should all refrain from sex during Christmas and just do family related things together..play games, rake leaves, read books, exercise...and parents..DO NOT TOUCH YOUR CHILDREN! These dirty impulses start early: the mother's breast is the chief source of oral pleasure and the kisses, fondling and caresses a baby receives sends the wrong message and keeps certain people locked in the genital stage of object-desire rather than a normal development of the personality.
Meditate on these words:
"And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days that there was no light seen; and there was great mourning and howling and weeping among all the people continually; yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness and the great destruction which had come upon them."
you (you know who you are) got three days to clean up your act!

New 1-Minute Season 7 Trailer

Here's another '24' Season 7 trailer:

'24' Quote Of The Day

"Off the record, what's so special about Jack Bauer?"

-George Mason (to Nina Myers)

Season 1

3:00 am - 4:00 am

Hollywood Reporter Ad From '24' Congratulating Kiefer Sutherland

The Hollywood Reporter published several ads congratulating Kiefer Sutherland on his Hollywood Walk of Fame honor last week. This one from his colleagues at '24' I liked the best:

(Click on the picture to make it bigger)

I especially liked the line: (This is the first star people will have to walk around; no one treads on Jack Bauer)

Travels with Charley....

News-Press for Sale!!!

that's the next headline I want to see..I want to see Wendy and Travis and Nipper waddle out of town like little ducks that done lost their mama...it's no secret the paper had gone to the dogs..and they even had another dog story about some Hollywood rich bitch in Hope Ranch who has a movie coming out called "Marley and Me"....starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson about a guy whose dog teaches him all about life...this rivals another stupid dog movie "Must Love Dogs"..produced by Brad Hall of Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine) fame...the two Montecito nitwits who tried to stop the Miramar progress..if you want to see a good dog story, read "Travels with Charley" by Steinbeck..a real writer!
I must admit the News-Press won't be the same without Dr. Laura..I actually enjoyed reading her columns! She is a fascinating study if you're into psychology and crazy people...we still got her blog but there was something about her NewsPress gig...I mean, all these crazy people at one paper..it was a Freudian jackpot!!
so who's next for page 2? Dennis Miller? Andy Granatelli? a newly botoxed Kenny Loggins? Chief Dances with Gamblers? I bet it will be some kiss-ass who thinks Wendy is a visionary and wants to help take the NewsPress to the next level....
get out yer shovels!

'24' Quote Of The Day

"We accepted you; you didn't have to put the needle in your arm. You did that for other reasons, same reason as all junkies, to kill the pain. What's your pain Jack?"

-Ramon Salazar

Season 3

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

now go..do the rightwing thing...

Dr. Laura's dirty work....

Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England presents radio personality Laura Schlessinger with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. Schlessinger was recognized for her efforts to raise public awareness of and funding for ASY homefront group Operation Family Fund.

here's some details and links: on the day Dr. Laura ends her News-Press column, Travis writes a dirty Sunday editorial with lies trying to link local SEIU 620 union to Illinois corruption..this was a lame attempt to deflect attention away from Operation Family Fund and America Supports You, Dr. Laura's "charities" now under investigation for fraud... Operation Family Fund held a "charity" event in Carp a few years back. Harley Davidson (at the time owned by Jesus lovin' right wingers) hosted it and Dr. Laura was "special guest"...it was poorly attended and nothing more than a war rally...the charges against ASY are Allison Barber, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Liaison and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Internal Communications, was funneling money where it should not have gone while the troops and their families were getting screwed.... ....she recently resigned from the DOD while the investigation continues...

highlights:
Meanwhile, ASY began to spend millions — not to help the troops, the Inspector General says, but to help itself. "Instead of focusing on its primary mission of showcasing and communicating support to the troops and their families, the ASY program focus [turned to] building or soliciting support from the public," the Inspector General's report notes. In 2006 and 2007, for instance, more than $600,000 was spent ginning up support for America Supports You among schoolchildren. Another $165,000 went to a pro-ASY concert aboard the USS Intrepid, docked on Manhattan's west side. And $15,000 went to actor and musician Gary Sinise's "Lt. Dan Band" to play a separate show. The report calls all of these "questionable and unregulated actions."
By mid-2007, allegations began to surface that the Pentagon official in charge of the program, Armed Forces Information Service chief Alison Barber (pictured, left with Rumsfeld and Dr. Laura's good buddy), was improperly redirecting millions of dollars in public funds.

navytimes/

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/asy.html

http://zzwt.blogspot.com/

Noah Shachtman has a great article at Wired, looking at how a Pentagon program designed to help "support the troops" mismanaged millions of dollars:A Defense Department project, supposedly designed to support U.S. troops, was used instead to channel millions of dollars to personal friends and allies of its chief. The "America Supports You," or ASY, program was led in a "questionable and unregulated manner," according to a Department of Defense Inspector General report, obtained by Danger Room. At least $9.2 million was "inappropriately transferred" by the project's managers. Much of that money served only to further promote ASY, instead of assisting servicemembers.

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