Thursday's Show Plan 7/10/2008

Posted July 10th, 2008 by Jeff

Quickpoll: Should the drunk Portland city employee who assaulted the motorist be fired?

Founders Quote: "People generally have more feeling for canals and roads than education. However, I hope we can advance them with equal pace."

Thomas Jefferson (letter to Joel Barlow, 10 December 1807)

Westside:

Despicable criminal of the day award:

Caregiver sentenced for stealing from elderly. http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/07/caregiver_sentenced_in_cedar_m.html

Nike amongst firms developing applications for new IPhone: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1215660322233830.xml&coll=7

Drunk Portland cyclist used bike to assault motorist: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1215660313233830.xml&coll=7

As predicted, the crazies were at the Portland city council meeting on the new I-5 bridge: Are you ready to pay tolls on both existing bridges before the new is built? http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1215671106297530.xml&coll=7

Trib: great pic of the wacko’s outside the meeting: http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121565677302417900

NWRep: Is Bill Bradbury violating state law? Judge for yourself: http://nwrepublican.blogspot.com/2008/07/developing-sec-state-bradbury-ignoring.html

Global Warming Madness update: Theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson pontificates: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121564847030041019.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

Culture War: Idaho mother investigated for spanking daughter in public at parade: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/24277159.html

Congrats: Longview workers tie up metal thief: http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/07/longview_workers_catch_metal_t.html

Jesse Jackson wants to cut Obama’s nuts off? When is the modern day hypocrite and extortionist going to be repudiated by society? http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/jul/10/jackson-apologizes-for-hurtful-obama-slam/

Offbeat:

Dallas police find cocaine in cop car: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_UNDERCOVER_CAR?SITE=ORALB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

55k found in St. Louis County Jail bathroom: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_JAIL_CASH?SITE=ORALB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Gas prizes in the CA state lottery? http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_LOTTERY_FREE_GAS?SITE=ORALB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

This day in American history: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=5167

American Hero Award: The person who knocked down the drunk Portland city employee cyclist who assaulted the motorist.