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Wrap Up for June 21-27

Wetwired Time Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 9:40 am by Marie

The Weekend Week’s End Wrap Up for June 21 through 27 is brought to you by one serious news story and a cavalcade of tabloid gold!

Sunday: Vote tampering has been confirmed in the Irania election. Chatham House, a London based research organization, “showed that in two provinces where Mr. Ahmadinejad won a week ago, a turnout of more than 100 percent was recorded.” (NYT) Also, check the list of journalists and politicians arrested in Iran and support however you can. http://tehranbureau.com/list-imprisoned-iranian-journalists-politicians/

Monday: Jon and Kate are getting divorced. Their one hour super special special episode special featured the kids getting playhouses (one was a haunted house, it was badass) and Kate picking a fight over where to put the playhouses. Also, Jon had both of his ears pierced and then the final half hour was just Kate pretending to cry in solo couch interviews. I have traveled to mid-state Pennsylvania to try and get a one on one interview with Jon (but mostly to visit you, Mom). I arrived in State College just in time to see Jon buy a round of flaming Dr. Pepper’s for the girls of Alpha Phi and toast to freedom. No joke. Spread the word.

Tuesday: A conservative off shoot of Simon and Schuster (I don’t know either) has offered Former VP Richard B. Cheney a chance to write his memoirs of his life in politics. I guess it makes sense, the only vice president to ever make any sort of impact whatsoever should probably get another word in. (“We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.”) Or maybe not….

Wednesday: Until recently, I never had much reason to prefer Georgia to South Carolina. The roads are terrible in both states, it’s hot as hell everywhere, and both have peaches (SC has more, GA’s are better). However, Sonny Perdue never abandoned the state to fark someone halfway around the world. Thank you, Governor Mark Sanford! One thing: I do not believe the tears in your apology. The flight to Argentina is long. It’s really long. You had plenty of time to think of how much of a bad decision this was going to be. Also, who spends five days “crying in Argentina?” Who are you, Evita?

Thursday: Are you kidding, nothing at all happened on Thursday. Most boring news day in history. (RIP Farrah, MJ)

Friday: Oh, right, Michael Jackson died. Nothing happened on Friday either. Lots of people crying, some prisoners danced to Thriller. Watch the video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o)

Saturday: Saturday I sat on my uncle’s couch, played crossword puzzles, and read comic books, so I have no idea what happened. The answer 14 across was “Sidewinder.” The two-part two time US Open winner (7 down, 10 across) was Ernie Els. Hey, did the US beat Spain in soccer?





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