Notes and Quotes

Boyle bumps Obama: It's over when the fat lady sings:

The stakes were particularly high for NBC, which airs the most-watched show of the summer, "America's Got Talent," at 9 p.m. This week, the reality hit includes a heavily promoted interview with "Britain's Got Talent" singing sensation Susan Boyle.

Sources said that NBC demonstrated reluctance to carry Obama's news conference live. Faced with the prospect of only one or two major broadcasters -- CBS and ABC -- covering the event, the White House moved its start time to 8 p.m. -- Most will carry Obama press conference; time shifted after NBC balked

Hot? Chinese? Urine Luck!: Is this the world's most crowded swimming pool?

The hurrier I go the behinder I get: Obama's legislative strategy moves in two gears — heedlessly fast and recklessly faster.

Coming Soon: The Blackberry-Only Twitter, "Thumber."

Althouse: Bloggers delighted over Obama's appreciation of their willingness to write propaganda for him.

Beyond the capacity of the mind to boggle: Bailouts could cost U.S. $23 trillion

President chomps cheeseburger, BIG NEWS. President goes out for ice cream, BIGGER NEWS! President eats fish eggs of endangered species with top Russian thug, ... not news, move along, nothing to see here.

Posted by Vanderleun at July 21, 2009 8:20 AM