Day: February 7, 2011
Verbatim
After the election, I sat down with my consultants, and their names were John Walker, James Beam and Jose Cuervo, my Hispanic consultant. When I finished with them I was done with that consultation.
— Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith, quoted by the St. Petersburg Times, not taking the bait to discuss mistakes made in the recent governor’s race.
Verbatim
When I was a child, President Ronald Reagan was the nice man who gave us jelly beans when we visited the White House. I didn’t know then, but I know it now: The jelly beans were much more than a sweet treat that he gave out as gifts. They represented the uniqueness and greatness of America — each one different and special in its own way, but collectively they blended in harmony.
— Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ), writing for Politico.
Memo Re New Sarah Palin® Trademark Policy
From: The Law Offices of Chasem, Suem & Ruinem
To: Pensito Review Editorial Staff
Subject: Treatment of Sarah Palin® in Editorial Copy
It has been widely reported that Sarah Palin® recently trademarked her name and the name of her daughter, Bristol Palin®.
There has been much speculation about why Sarah Palin® would seek trademark status for her name. She gave these reasons on her application:
… usage of the trademark for a website featuring political issues; and educational and entertainment services, including motivational speaking in the fields of politics, culture and values.
We have been working to determine the potential legal ramifications for the Pensito Media Group in the event the editorial staff fails to comply with trademark best practices when covering Sarah Palin® in blog posts.
$148 Billion Lost Each Year to Hangovers
$148 billion
Annual cost of lost job productivity (absenteeism, poor performance) in the United States due to hangovers, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Pertinent the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday.
Something to Cry About
The Valentine’s Day 2011 issue of the National Enquirer features a story alleging that GOP Speaker John Boehner has had adulterous dalliances “with at least two different women” in Washington.
Frankly, the article, which was leaked by the website Boy Culture, seems pretty thin. There’s a rehash of the story broken by Mike Stark, an openly liberal D.C. journalist, after Labor Day alleging that Boehner, 61, had had an ongoing affair with a printing industry lobbyist, Lisbeth Lyons, who appears to be in her late thirties or early forties.
The speaker and his wife Debbie, a real estate agent in Ohio, have been married for 37 years and have two children. But there may be more here than a politician breaking a pledge to his wife. If the allegations are true, it appears Boehner’s affair smacks of corruption, according to Stark:
