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June 17, 2008 Posted by Mancow at 6:38 AM - Link to this entry Tabloids Looking through the stack of magazines my wife gets I got all worked up. My mind races as I waste it's time: Clay Aiken gay? Don't care. Trying to figure out "Lost." I don't care anymore. The killer in "The Happening" is a field of grass. Katie Holmes slouching to look shorter for Tom Cruise. Jessica Simpons's creepy Dad. Will Smith's obnoxious kids. I like Will do I have to have kids. Gwyneth Paltrows holier than though attitude. She's better than you. Who wore it better? In magazines where they catch two starlets in the same dress & comment on who looks better. Little girls with things written on their sweatpants butts. It's pornographic. Can we let these little girls have a childhood before we objectify them? David Cook "American Idol." Shave. Jamie Lynn Spears in not a star. Aerosmith retire-your 90-at least you look like 100. China Vs. Sharon Stone-feed your people China & stop killing monks. Don't worry about Sharon Stone. Jennifer Aniston-loser at love. Wah. It's hard to feel sorry for her. Reese Witherspoon-why the smile all-the-time? Why you so happy? It's freaking me out. Is she doing drugs? Oprah diet tips-seriously? Matthew McConaughey-put your shirt on! Don't try to sell me on Tiger Woods-he's a great golfer. Golf is boring. He is boring. I'm not buying anything he sells. That "Growing Pains" kid Kirk Cameron is a Christian? Shocking to some. Why? "Weeds" is that great Showtime show nobody watches-still not gonna watch. Don't care. Tatum O'Neil? She was good in "Paper Moon," That was 1974. It's 2008 let her go. Kathy Griffin-ughk. Mariah Carey is just trash. Lindsay Lohan, Amy Winehouse, the Olsens, in your office death pool? They should be. What a colossal waste of time.

June 16, 2008 Posted by Mancow at 6:38 AM - Link to this entry Tim Russert Hey did you hear Tim Russert is dead? Yeah, that's all you've heard about. NBC put an empty chair on TV for a half hour on "Meet the Press." Would Tim Russert approve of all of this? I hope not. Tim was on my radio show-we talked about our Dads. He was a good guy. I liked him, but so what? Anchorman Tom Brokaw fighting back tears with his voice quivering? Space alien looking James Carville crying? So un-professional! And then the one that rally got me blowhard Chris Matthews somehow making Russert's death about him. Crazy. Chris Matthews talked about how Russert got duped by the Bush administration into buying that bogus Iraq war. What an insult! Matthews flip-flopped Russerts death into a self-aggrandizing back patting self-love fest for himself. There's no low too low for this media to use any opportunity to Bush bash. It's sickening to me. Maybe "Meet the Press" could have been about, oh, I don't know maybe the most significant Presidential election of our lives. Hello, Iowa's underwater, a Boy Scout camp was hit by a tornado, gas prices are sky high, & it's more on Tim Russert? Mention it and then move on. Please salute the man but then can we have some actual news? Charlton Heston got but a mention and they almost ignored Mother Theresa's passing, but Russert was one of them. In this era of "celebreality" the medium is the message. Michael Moore inserts himself in his so-called documentaries and the talking heads on TV insert themselves where they just shouldn't. Keith Olberman's little temper tantrums, George Stephanopoulos interviewing his old boss Hillary? Where are the professionals? No wonder most Americans surveyed don't respect journalists anymore. Where are the reporters? I miss Bill Curtis & Carol Marin on my nightly newscasts here in Chicago. I don't care what sex or color some focus group says a reporter should be. Can we dim the egos a bit folks and report news again? That sound your hearing is Edward R. Murrow turning over in his grave. Spooky....

June 13, 2008 Posted by Mancow at 6:38 AM - Link to this entry Rick Tramonto's Tuscan Panzanella Salad Rick Tramonto's Tuscan Panzanella Salad A good bread salad soaks up the juices from the tomatoes, olive oil, vinegar, and all the other seductive flavors that go into a really top-flight panzanella salad, and I love it! The tomatoes should be at their juicy, high-summer peak and the bread bakery fresh bread with a pleasingly soft crumb and chewy crust. My recipe calls not only for the best tomatoes and bread, but also relies on green, fruity, extra virgin olive oil, zesty red wine vinegar, salty capers, and freshly grated lemon zest (I use a Microplaner when I zest citrus fruit and I highly recommend you do the same). I also add other vegetables such as red onion, bell peppers, and fennel, garden-fresh basil, and some inky black olives for a salad bursting with summer. Serves 4 4 cups torn sourdough or rustic peasant bread, torn into 1 to 1 ½ inch pieces 3 tablespoons olive oil Kosher salt and cracked black pepper ¼ cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon capers, drained 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest 1 clove garlic, minced ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 cup thinly sliced red onion 5 assorted ripe heirloom tomatoes, halved or quartered, depending on size and shape 1 red bell pepper, seeded and julienned 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and julienned 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped 1 fennel bulb, fronds removed and reserved, bulb trimmed and thinly sliced ½ cup pitted and halved Niçoise olives ¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves 4 tablespoons shaved Parmesan-Reggiano cheese 1. Preheat oven to 300°F. 2. In a bowl, toss the bread pieces with the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Spread the bread on a baking sheet and bake for 7 to 10 minutes just until a little crisp. (They should not be a crispy as croutons.) Alternatively, spread the seasoned bread pieces on a baking sheet and let them dry, uncovered, for about 24 hours. 3. In a large bowl, whisk together the together the vinegar, capers, zest, and garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Whisking constantly, add the extra virgin olive oil in a stream until well incorporated. 4. Add the onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, fennel, and olives and toss to mix with the vinaigrette. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. 5. Tear and add the fennel fronds, the basil, and the bread to the bowl and toss to coat. Set aside for 20 minutes. 6. Divide the salad among 4 plates. Garnish each plate with shaved cheese and serve. If you prefer a moister salad, drizzle with a little more extra virgin olive oil. Taken from his new cook book Fantastico!

June 4, 2008 Posted by Mancow at 6:38 AM - Link to this entry Guns & Guts! You can't eat gold and you'll need a gun to protect yourself from the violent masses during the coming depression. When the reality of the global economy hits America like feces hitting the fan the hordes will attack. Throughout the history of the United States guns have been apart of the fabric of our lives. With that in mind, Max Motors in western Missouri (max71.com) has orchestrated an outrageous campaign to promote sales and pimp themselves as modern day Thomas Paine-in-the-asses of the loony left. They are accomplishing this by giving away either a gas card or a free hand gun. Your choice? You heard that right! A free piece with purchase of an American made automobile. Is Mark Muller, owner of Max motors, shamelessly trying to promote auto sales, or is he trying to make a political statement? The ATF wants him to stop. Liberal radio has crucified him verbally. Radio host Rush Limbaugh laughingly spent 45 minutes on the subject. Is he the devil, a modern day Huckster like P.T. Barnum, or a real American badass hero? Quite frankly you have to pick how you'd characterize him through your life filter. I know this man well, he is my older brother. Mark called me in the middle of 2008 to ask me what I thought of his latest promotion. I begged him not to do it. He did it anyhow after he consulted with legal council and then told me to "grow a set." With that verbal slap he embarked on a marketing campaign that has created a firestorm around the globe. Sales are up over 400-percent, but at what cost? With threats against my brother Mark's personal safety from peace protestors no less. ; "Peace pussies" as he calls'em! There have been picketers in front of his GM dealership screaming, shouting and threatening his life... real peaceful. I jealously called Mark, when I saw his promotion on all the networks, and I asked him if it was all worth it? Being a fellow media whore, I was dumbfounded at the coverage. He ripped into me with a tirade about "setting me straight" on The Constitution and The Bill of Rights. Unlike a shameless puffed up buffoon like Dennis Hof of the Moonlight Bunny Ranch brothel in Nevada that has monthly scams, like $15 dollars off a prostitute if you flew American Airlines and had to pay more because of his gas prices, my brother is sincere. "America is turning into a bunch of sheeple that are followers being brain-washed by big media." I did my research and it showed that when any major state in our Union has passes conceal and carry laws, violent crimes have been reduced considerably. Get that fact? More pistols = less crime. In Washington D.C., our nation's capitol, you are not allowed to posses heat and it is one of the most violent cities in the free world. "If you are a woman in New York you are a sitting duck waiting to be robbed or raped," said political rabble rouser Anne Coulter on my radio show. Angelina Jolie has visited many oppressed countries as ambassador for the morally bankrupt United Nations. She, has witnessed in over 20 visits to repressed lands how important guns are for the common Joe or Abdullah. She sounds like the late Charleston Heston nowadays. The father she won't speak to (John Voight) is pro gun and she echoes Daddy. She and her husband, the dreamy Brad Pitt, are gun owners. "I bought original, real guns of the type we used in "Tomb Raider" for security. Brad and I are not against having a gun in the house, and we do have one." Jolie told the U.K. Daily Mail. Guns good? Another example where this proves evident is in jolly ol' England. Guns are completely illegal for the rotten toothed English yet since this law was passed violent crime has increased dramatically. Ayn Rand said "morality ends where a gun begins." A little gun history from her Soviet Union: in 1929 they established smoke wagon control. From 1929-1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. In 1917, 1.5 million Americans, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated. Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945; millions & millions of Jews (and others) who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and executed. All the while Adolf Hitler spoke about how safe & modern they were. Huh? That's just like politicians in Washington D.C. today! Some rhetoric never changes. China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, twenty million political dissidents, unab le to defend themselves, were rounded up and sent to the after world. Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and stacked up after they were killed. Uganda mandated gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and brutally sent to be with Jesus. Today xenophobic mass murder in South Africa has brutally forced thousands to flee. The victims are foreigners forbidden to fight back and forbotten from owning guns. This is not the after-apartheid love promised by Mandela. Foreigners are being raped, stabbed, beaten, burned, and buried alive. Gun owners of South Africa's leader Thomas Estes believes The Firearms Control Act passed by South African's parliament is totally to blame. "The weak, the marginalized, the oppressed, and frail have a chance of survival only if they are armed." Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. Defenseless people rounded up and planted in "The Killing Fields" for eternity. Modest estimates put the number of defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th century because of gun control: 56 million. Big government despots hate guns because it means the people can fight back. One Chinese cab driver that had escaped told me that the Chinese government is afraid of the Americans because "you all got guns." It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australian taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in: Australian-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent down under, assaults are up 8.6 percent, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)! In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, so criminals still possess their upper hand! While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically up ward in t he pas t 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed. There's also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the now leather, skinned sitting duck elderly. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such a monumental effort and expenses were expended in successfully ridding the good people in the Australian society of their protection. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it. You won't see this data on the corporate controlled evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property. Gun-control laws punish only the law-abiding citizens. I have cross-checked this information only to learn there are few variations in the numbers. My liberal friend Calkins set out to prove me wrong just using the facts & just the facts. He lost. With guns, we are "citizens." Without them, we are "subjects." Need more? Two illegal aliens, Ralph Resindez, 23, and Enrico Garza, 26, probably believed they would easily overpower home-alone 11 year old Patricia Harrington after her father had left their two-story home. It seems these tow boarder jumping buddies never learned two things: they were in Montana and baby Patricia had been a clay shooting champion since she was nine. Patricia was in her upstairs room when the two men broke through the front door of the house. She quickly ran to her father's room and grabbed his 12 gauge polished Mossberg 500 shotgun. Resindez was the first to catch a near point blank blast of buckshot from his 11-year-old's intended victim. He looked down at her wondering what has happened, he suffered fatal wounds to his abdomen and genitals. One creep dead one to go. When Garza ran to the foot of the stairs, he flabbergasted took a blast to the left shoulder and staggered out into the street where he bled to death before medical help could arrive. Aww, too bad. On his corpse they found Resindez was armed with a stolen 45 caliber handgun he took from another robbery. That victim, 50-year-old David Burien, was not so lucky. He was gutted and died from the stab wounds. Ever wonder why good stuff like a modern "Home Alone" where the scum gets sent to hell by a little girl never makes NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, CNN, or ABC news? Seems like some big news to me when an 11 year old girl, properly trained, defends her home, and herself....against two murderous, illegal immigrants....and she wins, she is still alive. Now that is GUN CONTROL! A recent College shooting could have been stopped when the killer's gun jammed. And at the N.I.U. massacre the killer paused to re-load. Had one of those college kids trapped in that cinder block death chamber been able to return fire a massacre could have been halted mid-murder. N.I.U.'s College campus is a "gun free zone." Apparently the murderer missed the memo. The average response time to 911 in my home city of Chicago is 15 minutes. You can do a whole lot of bad in 15 minutes. Look at your door and imagine how long 15 minutes would be after it' s kick ed in. Surveillance video from our 911 call center rebroadcast on our news has shown the EOE hires jawing & endlessly yapping while the phones ring, ring, & ring. The argument for protecting the right to bear arms at all costs is legitimate and sacred and must be upheld for all citizens with minor reasonable restrictions. Think I'm wrong? Prove it. You can't! Skip your emotions wake up to reality and as my brother Mark says "grow a set."