We’re only a few weeks away from the election, and things are heating up, or at least that’s what they keep telling us day after day after day. If you live in a battleground state, you know what I mean. It’s impossible to go anywhere or do much of anything without being assaulted by political ads. They are on the radio, on television, on billboards and in newspapers. At this point, no one’s going to change their mind based on 30 seconds of propaganda, yet the assault continues. If you were busy showing off your muscles this week, odds are you missed it.
The old man vs. Mr. Handsome
Last night, Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan squared off in their only debate. Ryan came out polished and practiced, and Biden came out fiery and belligerent. Everyone was waiting for Biden to make some gaffe that would end up being replayed and spoofed online, but it never happened. However, pulling the old joy buzzer trick when he shook hands with Ryan was pretty entertaining.
The sexiest disease
People are panicked over the recent deadly outbreak of meningitis, which turns out was caused by some tainted medicine. Florida Gov. Rick Scott told worried Floridians to go to the state Department of Health’s website, or calling their toll-free number. He then read off a number, only thing is, it was the wrong one. Rather than getting information on meningitis, and this is true, callers got a phone sex line, with a female voice greeting with, “Hello boys, thank you for calling me on my anniversary.”
Heaven needs a Mongo
Former NFL defensive tackle and actor Alex Karras died this week at the age of 77. Karras, who was best known for his roles in the television show Webster and the movie Blazing Saddles, died of stomach cancer, among other ailments. So long, friend. Say hello to Gene Wilder for us.