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Paris Hilton’s reply to John McCain’s anit-Obama TV Ad is like on fire…So far it has gotten like 2,000,000 hits (yes, I am one of them). The idea for the Ad came from like these guys that call themselves FunnyOrDie.com or something like that. Chris Henchy and Adam McKay are the owners. McKay, I think, ah, he wrote the thing or told Paris what to say, I think. And its so cool, because Paris Hilton shot the Ad in “The Hamptons”, I’d give up my sister’s Nano to go there for a day (hey, I’d never give my Nano up). Paris was so on that it took McKay only a few hours to film and fix, I mean edit it. Then when he, ah like sent it to see, ah whether (or is it weather) Paris ah like it or not, guess what she wrote back? Here it is…”Likes it.XOXO”, pretty wow, huh!. You might have seen some of this video already, but it is like totally awesome in its entirety… now, the question is do you want to be the 2,000,001 viewer of the video? If so, ah just like click on the play button below.

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All of the local major news outlets are reporting on the arrest of Middlesex County Register of Probate John Buonomo. This is the picture from the WHDH News Website, with its caption. The video report available from WCVB News is even more shocking.

WOBURN, Mass. — Prosecutors say the Middlesex County Register of Probate John Buonomo has been arrested on charges he stole thousands of dollars from copy and cash machines at the Registry of Deeds (WHDH News). 

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Last night I was bored to death, so I watched one of those Big Media national “news” broadcasts. During one report the anchor, Charlie Gibson mention that the Obama campaign had launched a new website to counter John McCain’s negative advertisements. Being a dedicated blogger and political junkie I wrote the URL down as it was announced on TV. I thought, this will make a good post on richardhowe.com. So this morning I logged on and entered the URL thelowroadexpress.com. This is what I saw:

TheLowRoadExpress.com
As Accidential Mentioned on CBS Evening News 7/31/08.
Also Posted on Numerous Media Websites.
Lots of Accidental Hits.
THIS DOMAIN IS FOR SALE.
makeoffer@thelowroadexpress.com.
View eBay Listing.

What?! CBS and many other major News outlets are calling oBama’s new site “thelowroadexpress.com”. But, it is the wrong name. And thousands of people (like me) are hitting it? The actually name is “lowroadexpress .com” , no “the”. Sure there is only a minor difference between the two domain names, but the differences in the search results are major. Now I must admit the owner of this Domain Name is one lucky and smart individual. Naturally, I checked out eBay looking for the thelowroadexpress.com auction (the wrong one)…this is a summary of what I saw:

TheLowRoadExpress.com-PREMIER POLITICAL DOMAIN NAME
Accidental Hits from Barack Obama’s Anti-McCain Website.

eBay listed the minimum starting bid at $15,000…or you could Buy Now for $27,500. Sweet!
If you want to see the real anti-McCain website go to lowroadexpress.com.
Seriously, how can anyone not love this stuff?

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I am convinced that the same person that has been advising the American Auto industry for the past twenty years is also advising Jim Ogonowski. “Bigger is better! Spend spend spend!”…Ogo just spent $552,000 of other people’s money launching his run for US Senator…well, that launch was about as successful as a North Korean missile.
Who is advising this man? He is a well respected veteran. He deserves better.
According to the Lowell Sun he spent it all. He left just $51.75 in the campaign account. That’s not even enough to fill a GM SUV. But lets look on the bright side of things or at least what Massachusetts Republican Party Spokesman Barney Keller thinks is a bright side…

Conventional wisdom says that Massachusetts is a blue state, so the fact that he was able to raise that amount of money in a short time shows that people believe a Republican can win,” Keller said (Lowell Sun).

You’re not serious are you, Barney? The guy didn’t even make it on the ballot. Maybe if people around him like you Barney, got real the guy would have a chance at getting his political future back on track.
Ogo spent $150,000 on TV ads, mailings etc, $80,000 on political consultants (lowell sun)…
What consulting? You call that consulting?… Jim, let’s take on a well financed incumbent US Senator and then after you lose to him 65% to 35%, we’ll say, look how close you came…and then you can run for president and lose again.
I feel bad for Ogonowski…I ask, who is advising this guy?
By the way I’m wondering…anyone know someone looking to buy a used Hummer, cheap?

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I just visited the world famous Flo’s Hot Dogs in York, Maine. What an interesting place…you can get a drink, chips and of course hot dogs, but that’s all. The building’s ceiling height is about six feet, no more and only about ten people can fit inside, and believe me they often have many more. To give you an example, once I was told there were 70 dogs ordered ahead of me… Seventy steamed hot dogs! When you enter the owner greets you with, “how many”. How many what? Why hot dogs of course, since it is the only thing they serve. Its a fun place and the dogs are great too. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

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I selected this news report on Don Imus’ latest miscue because it contained text as well as a comment by Pacman Jones. Did Imus do it again? Or were his words misinterpreted as he claims…you decide. My opinion? What a jerk.

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It’s difficult to escape the mainstream media’s blanket coverage of the supposed “pregnancy pact” in Gloucester, Massachusetts.  In case you missed it, seventeen teenage students at Gloucester High School became pregnant this year, a number that seems shockingly high.  Supposedly, the school’s principal said in an interview that a number of the girls had agreed in advance to become pregnant and to help each other have and raise their babies.  Unfortunately, it seems that Gloucester officials are more interested in disproving the existence of any such pact than they are with figuring out why so many kids became pregnant this year. 

ABC’s Good Morning America actually interviewed one of the girls this morning.  Appearing live in studio were 17-year old Lindsey Oliver and 20-year old Andrew Solitis, the parents of an infant girl who is due in November.  Lindsey knows of no pact although she did say that several of the girls got together after they were already pregnant and agreed to assist each other in caring for their babies and in finishing school.  When asked why so many girls had become pregnant this year, Andrew answered that they were “unlucky” and Lindsey thought it was a just coincidence.  She said there were always kids getting pregnant, just a lot more this year.  Lindsey said one of the problems was the hypocrisy of the adults involved who say “we have to do something to stop this” but then prohibit the high school nurse from dispensing contraceptives anonymously to students requesting them.  As Lindsey put it, “it’s too embarrassing to go to the store and get it yourself.”  Both Lindsey (who’s going into her senior year) and Andrew (who attends a community college) said all the attention has made this much more difficult to deal with.

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