Week of October 15, 2008
Polls of Likely Voters - Obama leads McCain 50% to 41%.
Campaigning - John McCain sharpens his attack on Barack Obama’s economic
proposals. He accused him of seeking to turn the U.S. into a socialist country and
convert the IRS into a giant “welfare agency” that would dole out cash at
Washington’s discretion.
Media magnate Sumner Redstone files for divorce from his wife of five years -
Paula Fortunato - citing irreconcilable differences.
After 59 years, retailer Mervyns department stores calls it quits.
All of a sudden - It’s
Joe the
Plumber!
The media just can’t
take their eyes off of Joe
Wurzelbacher - from Ohio.
Neither can John McCain - who
brought him up in this week’s
presidential debate. But it all
started on Sunday, when
Obama met Wurzelbacher
during a visit to Holland, Ohio,
where a TV crew captured an
exchange between them. “Joe”
asked Obama if he believed in
the American dream. “Yes sir” Obama replied. Wurzelbacher then explained that
he was trying to purchase a business and worried that he would pay higher taxes
under Obama’s proposal. “Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?”
asked Joe to Obama. Obama explained his position - saying he wanted
everyone to have a chance - to spread the wealth around.
Third and final Presidential debate - John McCain accused Obama of
promulgating “class warfare” and - referring to Joe the Plumber - “Joe wants to
buy the business that he has been in for all of these years, worked 10, 12 hours
a day… but he looked at your tax plan and he saw that he was gong to pay much
higher taxes...” Bob Schieffer moderated at Hofstra University at Hempstead, NY.
John McCain calls for an immediate voter fraud investigation of ACORN - the
liberal-leaning community organizing group, which has helped hundreds of
thousands register to vote- but some believe - not all of it is on the up-and-up.
The Dow falls 733 points.
Week of October 15, 2008
Sports - Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones enters
an alcohol treatment center.
Some best-selling books -
Brisinger - Christopher Paolini
One Fifth Avenue - Candace Bushell
Eclipse - Stepenie Meyer
The Other Queen Philippa Gregory
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewaki
Pieces of My Heart - Robert J. Wagner
The Snowball - Alice Schroeder
Hot, Flt and Crowded - Thomas L. Friedman
Letter To My Daughter - Maya Angelou
Technology -
Apple Inc says strong iPhone and Macintosh sales boosted its quarterly profit -
26%.
Google debuts its G1 phone - an iPhone competitor.
Music site Lala will sell 10-cent songs. It’s stored online though and can be
listened to only through a computer’s Web browser - no Ipod or mp-3 player.
EBay says it will halt the sale of ivory on its websites after an animal welfare
group found the website was listing thousands of animal products taken from
endangered species.
Passing - Mr. Blackwell (Richard Selzer) - the man with the worst dressed lists
each year. He was 86.
Passing - Tony-winning actress and
singer
Edie Adams
- who was once
Mrs. Ernie Kovacs.
Passing - TV gameshow host Jack
Narz. He was 85.
Passing - trumpeter Neal Hefti.
Music news
- Britney Spears’
“Womanizer” goes from No. 96 to #1
- that according to Nielsen
Week of October 15, 2008
SoundScan. The #1 album this week is T.I.’s “Paper Trail.”
Rock band U2 is purchasing 1.56 million shares of promoter Live Nation Inc. for
$18.5 million - or about 2.1% ownership.
After more than four decades of standing out with a larger format than other
magazines, Rolling Stone magazine will go standard format (will shrink)
beginning the week of Oct. 30.
Passing -
Levi Stubbs
- lead singer for the
Four Tops of Motown fame. He was 72. The
group was the only Motown group who stuck it
out to the very end - they were all friends. - all
together. Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. called
Stubbs “the greatest interpreter of songs I’ve
ever heard” and the Four Tops - “the greatest
and most loving group.” That leaves only Abdul
“Duke” Fakir” the only surviving member. The
original members came together back in 1953.
Janet Jackson returns to her Rock Witchu” tour
after scrapping the tour for two weeks - all due to
a migraine-associated vertigo.
Television news -
Glenn Beck is leaving CNN Headline News for the Fox News Channel where the
conservative host will get his own weekday show at 5pm.
On “Saturday Night Live” - Both
Tina Fey and Sarah Palin appear.
Host Alec Baldwin, pretended to
mistake her for comedian Tina Fey
before opening the program. Fey’s
lampooning of Palin as a clueless
candidate has helped lift SNL’s
ratings to their highest level in
seven years.
Sen. John McCain’s much
anticipated return appearance on
David Letterman’s show - drew
bigger ratings. He told Letterman
that he “screwed up” when he stood
Week of October 15, 2008
him up last month to focus on the economic crisis.
Elizabeth Hasselbeck tells the audience of “The View” she won’t be leaving,
despite rumors.
Top TV this week in 2008 -
CSI - 23,48 million viewers
Dancing with the Stars - 18.59
NCIS - 16.29
Criminal Minds - 16.18
CSI: NY - 15.87
Desperate Housewives - 19.50
Dancing with the stars Results - 15.06
Grey’s Anatomy - 14.80
The OT - 14.23
Two and a Half Men - 14.07
CSI: Miami - 13.88
Survivor: Gabon - 13.28
Football: Patriots at Chargers - 13.05
Eleventh Hour - 11.37
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition -
11.34
Life on Mars - 11.33
Cold Case - 10.99
SNL: Weekend Update (Thu.) -
10.85
60 Minutes - 10.75
Bones - 10.56
\Hot hits this week in 2008 -
WHATEVER YOU LIKE- T.I.
HOT N' COLD- Katy Perry
ANGELS ON THE MOON- Thriving
Ivory
LET IT ROCK- Kevin Rudolf fea. Lil'
Wayne
T-SHIRT- Shontelle
WOMANIZER- Britney Spears
IN THE AYER- Flo Rida fea. Will.I.Am
IT'S OVER- Jesse McCartney
GIVES YOU HELL- All-American Rejects
GOTTA BE SOMEBODY- Nickelback
MONEY HONEY- State Of Shock
Week of October
15,
2008
PAPER PLANES- M.I.A.
SO WHAT- Pink
WITHOUT YOU- Hinder
WHAT THEM GIRLS LIKE- Ludacris
KEEPS GETTIN'
BETTER- Christina
Aguilera
I'M YOURS- Jason
Mraz
THE BUSINESS-
Yung Berg
LOVE LOCKDOWN-
Kanye West
SITTIN' AT THE BAR
(BARTENDER
SONG)- Rehab
At the movies -
Max Payne
Beverly Hills
Chichuahua
The Secret Life of
Bees
W.
Eagle Eye
Body of Lies
Quarantine
Nick and Norah’s
Infinite Playlist
Sex Drive
Nights in Rodanthe
The Express
