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KISUMU, Kenya — A Kenyan health official says President Barack Obama’s older half-brother has been hospitalized with stomach pains and is being tested for cholera.
Local disease surveillance officer James Sande says that Malik Obama, a 51-year-old businessman, was taken to Siaya District Hospital in western Kenya on Tuesday evening. Sande says Obama’s condition is improving enough for him to be discharged Thursday or Friday. Results of his cholera test have not come back.
I'm sure Barry will be on the next flight to be by his side.
I wrote this email msg to the NY Times' Public Editor:
I read a report that you published this cartoon:
Oliphant cartoon inserted here
All I can say is, this is a level of antisemitism that I expect to see in the Arab media, or in historical representations of Nazi propaganda. That you would publish something like this appalls me. This is beyond the pale.
If I subscribed to your paper, I'd be terminating my subscription right now. I occasionally look at articles on your web site. From now on, I'll be doing it with AdBlock turned on.
I got back a quick reply:
Thank you for your email. I am sorry you were offended by the Oliphant cartoon, The Times received many similar comments. Please read the explanation from Craig Whitney, the Assistant Managing Editor at The Times:
Catherine - The offending cartoon by Oliphant will not be published in The New York Times. It did not appear on our Website yesterday, either. What does appear there, by contract with uclick.com, is an "Oliphant" button on the cartoons page that, yesterday, got those who clicked on it to that cartoon, which is now relegated to the Oliphant archive.
The contract dates back years and the Achilles heel in the arrangement is that we do not review the feed editorially. Nobody at The Times, therefore, made any decision yesterday to "publish" the cartoon. But, though the click gets you to a uclick.com page, the banner on the page says "The New York Times ...Cartoons."
We will review our procedures and arrangements, and I don't know what you want to say about this to all the queriers, but this is the arrangement. I haven't had time to go back to see if I can find who negotiated it and what the chances of revising it are.
best
Craig
I hope this helps explain the Times' role in your being exposed to the offending cartoon, and The Times' position on its content.
Sincerely,
Scott Garapolo
Office of the Public Editor
The New York Times
Note: The public editor's opinions are his own and do not represent those of The New York Times.
I went to the NY Times web site, and it seems that his description of how you would get to Oliphant's antisemitic cartoon via the NY Times web site is correct.
It may have been more a case of inadvertent incompetence than anti-Jewish malice. But they still deserve to get hammered, and I hope everyone here sends them an email: public@nytimes.com is the address.
But, however, irrespectively irregardless: They need to get some massage goin' at National. Key thing for any airport. Also, airline VIP lounges with showers (though I have never been delayed long enough at National for it to be an issue).
But, however, irrespectively irregardless: They need to get some massage goin' at National. Key thing for any airport. Also, airline VIP lounges with showers (though I have never been delayed long enough at National for it to be an issue).
Reagan is excellent. I'm so accustomed to the atrocity that is Atlanta, I don't even think about how bad it is. I think it's Number 1 in obese female TSA agents in too-tight pants and very long fake nails who are not taking any of your nonsense.
my favorite is the Sun Port in Albuquerque...very nice place and easy...
worst BY FAR is O'Hare
cmon, O'Hare isnt that bad.
Of course, it could be named O'Hara because by the time you deplane, get your luggage, get outside, get into your transportation mode, you are ready to kiss the ground and say "by God is my witness, I will always fly through Rockford"
Reagan is excellent. I'm so accustomed to the atrocity that is Atlanta, I don't even think about how bad it is. I think it's Number 1 in obese female TSA agents in too-tight pants and very long fake nails who are not taking any of your nonsense.
cmon, O'Hare isnt that bad.
Of course, it could be named O'Hara because by the time you deplane, get your luggage, get outside, get into your transportation mode, you are ready to kiss the ground and say "by God is my witness, I will always fly through Rockford"
cmon, O'Hare isnt that bad.
Of course, it could be named O'Hara because by the time you deplane, get your luggage, get outside, get into your transportation mode, you are ready to kiss the ground and say "by God is my witness, I will always fly through Rockford"
LA is the worst for me. People there have bad attitudes all around.
I don't fly much, but I prefer to use Manchester, NH to Logan.
Most of my travel recently is to NYC, and Amtrak is much better than taking the plane. You actually have legroom, and can get something done.
The flight has about 10 minutes of time when you can take things out of your bags; the rest is climbing or descending, or taxiing.
I don't fly much, but I prefer to use Manchester, NH to Logan.
Most of my travel recently is to NYC, and Amtrak is much better than taking the plane. You actually have legroom, and can get something done.
The flight has about 10 minutes of time when you can take things out of your bags; the rest is climbing or descending, or taxiing.
Manchester is way cheaper to park, too.
I like to drive...big fan of the road trip. And I pack a mean cooler.
I don't fly much, but I prefer to use Manchester, NH to Logan.
Most of my travel recently is to NYC, and Amtrak is much better than taking the plane. You actually have legroom, and can get something done.
The flight has about 10 minutes of time when you can take things out of your bags; the rest is climbing or descending, or taxiing.
I trust we all saw the article about the former CNN anchor who now does the Onion's newscasts. Just reinforces the fact that there's no real difference between the Onion's fake news and CNN's fake news ('cept the Onion is actually more likely to make fun of liberals and assorted hippies).
I don't know about airports, having only been to four of them. But Air Canada really is one of the worst airlines I have ever had the misfortune to fly on.
Denvers airport is good,,,if you don;t mind an airport about 100 miles outside of the city it services!
DFW was the same way, when it was built.
There are already housing developments near DIA, BTW. I guess the developers figure if they build a new airport way out of town, it's their duty to bring the town closer to it.
I trust we all saw the article about the former CNN anchor who now does the Onion's newscasts. Just reinforces the fact that there's no real difference between the Onion's fake news and CNN's fake news ('cept the Onion is actually more likely to make fun of liberals and assorted hippies).
LA is the worst for me. People there have bad attitudes all around.
The one time I was at LA, I cracked up over the "White zone is for loading and unloading" announcements, used by both Airplane and Frank Zappa.
(That was a fun trip; I won a Star Trek: Deep Space 9 contest, and go to have lunch with (along with winners from other cities) Armin Shimmerman and Rene Aberjonois (sp?)
And saw Terry Farrell; she touched my tour badge.
TAPPER: There were a couple questions that were on your website that were not asked (at the virtual town hall meeting) that I thought were interesting, that -- I wanted to just get an answer from you here, since they weren't the top vote-getters. One was from Jason in Detroit. He said, "Will we ever see any CEOs go to jail for destroying the economy?" I think that's a question probably a lot of voters wonder about. And then I have one more after that.
GIBBS: Right. I do believe -- I'd have to look up exactly who, but I think there are executives that were part of accounting scandals that are currently serving time in jail, and I know that --
TAPPER: You're talking about Arthur Andersen? Or you're --
GIBBS: I think -- I don't know if Ken Lay ever went to jail or died before he got there. But I know that executives have been convicted of fraud in the past. And the president and the Justice Department are concerned about financial fraud and have invested resources to ensure that fraud is rooted out, caught -- and that people that conduct it are put in jail.
TAPPER: Okay. And just one more, if you'll indulge me. This is --
GIBBS: Mm-hmm. Sure.
TAPPER -- from Peter in Oregon. He said, "I appreciate the efforts of the administration to fix the economy quickly. However, why aren't you giving the American public the chance to review these bills? In your campaign, you promised we would have at least five days."
GIBBS: I believe, except for the stimulus bill -- I'll double-check on this --
TAPPER: Don't -- I don't think you've been doing it. I might be wrong, but I don't --
GIBBS: I'll check. I think a number of the bills have been up for five days. I'll get exactly -- I think, in fact, a -- on at least a couple of occasions, we've not signed bills when we would normally plan to, so that some of them could be reviewed.
TAPPER: So that is a commitment the president intends to uphold --
So ..with all the bird strikes at major airports...has anyone else but me noticed that most airports need open space!
What better use for all that open space than...MIGRATORY BIRD
SANCTUARIES!
Gads I amaze myself!
Goodnight!
Never been to any furrin airports other than Heathrow and Edinburgh. But I hear Frankfurt is a nightmare.
Frankfurt is awful, I have free flying bennies and spent some rough times trying to find my way around that gulag of an airport. On the positive side, they do have 2 sex shops at FRA, those wacky Germans.
I'm trying to think of an airport that doesn't suck.
Kansas City is probably the best. The airport is configured into pods, rather tha one large terminal.
When you walk down the jetway , you walk right out the door to the rental car shuttles.
I'm trying to think of an airport that doesn't suck.
Albuquerque comes about the closest to that of any I've every been in. Easy to get in and out of. Security moves quickly. Good New Mexican food and margaritas at the Garduno's in the terminal. Plenty of room, too, at the restaurants, you're not crammed in elbow to elbow like you are in every other terminal I've been in. Great model airplane display of aviation history of Albuquerque and Holloman AFB.
No weird New World Order art on the walls and constant enviro propaganda on screens like in Denver. That place gives me the creeps.
How about sticking two nails into a hot dog, and connecting each nail to a wire of a power cord?
I've seen that done, but on TV.
I usually just microwave hot dogs.
Albuquerque comes about the closest to that of any I've every been in. Easy to get in and out of. Security moves quickly. Good New Mexican food and margaritas at the Garduno's in the terminal. Plenty of room, too, at the restaurants, you're not crammed in elbow to elbow like you are in every other terminal I've been in. Great model airplane display of aviation history of Albuquerque and Holloman AFB.
No weird New World Order art on the walls and constant enviro propaganda on screens like in Denver. That place gives me the creeps.
model planes are just unbelievable eh?...me diggeth
How about sticking two nails into a hot dog, and connecting each nail to a wire of a power cord?
I've seen that done, but on TV.
I usually just microwave hot dogs.
Oh Loppyd! What is the word limit on a post? I don't think I could list the things I won't eat in one post.. LOL
Growing up we weren't allowed sugar, salt or unhealthy food..It carried over to my adult life..I eat salads, lean meat, fish and lots of veggies and fruit.
never a hot dog or burger.. I know..I know..I suck...
But on the bright side..I weigh the same as I did in College.
Hope today finds you well Loppyd
How about sticking two nails into a hot dog, and connecting each nail to a wire of a power cord?
I've seen that done, but on TV.
I usually just microwave hot dogs.
I saw hot dogs cooked this way on some shows. There was one on "Extreme Jobs" or something, where they used this to show the dangers of high voltage, blowing the hot dogs up with much less power than would be on the power lines they were going to work on.
of course...and I like them that way, charred...but you will never find a grilled dog in Chicago, the Hot Dog Capital of the World
I don't know about that. In Atlanta we've got the Varsity, which in addition to great hot dogs has the best Vidalia onion rings in the world. I've also been to Pink's in L.A., which has every topping you can think of. Next I want to try a place in Avondale Estates, east of Atlanta, that comes highly recommended. Can't find the name of it right now.
I don't know about that. In Atlanta we've got the Varsity, which in addition to great hot dogs has the best Vidalia onion rings in the world. I've also been to Pink's in L.A., which has every topping you can think of. Next I want to try a place in Avondale Estates, east of Atlanta, that comes highly recommended. Can't find the name of it right now.
Best one ever. Where oh where do they get the money for these? I love the lines the anchors always toss in right before the end. Bobby Batista could have just stopped before she gave the punchline and stared into the camera for several seconds for a really Kafka-esque finish.
I saw hot dogs cooked this way on some shows. There was one on "Extreme Jobs" or something, where they used this to show the dangers of high voltage, blowing the hot dogs up with much less power than would be on the power lines they were going to work on.
SNA, Orange County, CA, like being in an empty shopping mall
CLD, Carlsbad, CA (free parking, and itty bitty small)
PHX, Phoenix (for the size, its nice)
MKE, Milwaukee (cheap beer, close parking, easy women)
Worst US Airports
JFK, NY pure hell
LAX, Los Angeles, customs officials are bastards
PHL, Like walking through someone's colon
SFO, San Fran (morning flight? fraid' not, fogged in)
Best Foreign
AMS, Amsterdam, efficient, clean
KEF, Keflavik Iceland, only place where you can get cheap liquor
MLA, Malta (its Malta, how tough can it be?)
HKT, Phuket runway about 50 feet from beach, fun to sunbathe
Worst Foreign
CAI Cairo, just awful so awful
DAD, Danang Vietnam, its our former air base, crumbling and full of French
IST, Istanbul, I watched Midnight Express a few too many times
LED St. Petersburg, warned on landing not to photograph airport, don't want to steal any of that 1962 Soviet technology
Twice, although once I was in the suburbs at a branch office the whole time. I don't think I had a hot dog while I was there, although I did enjoy some deep dish pizza. I know their hot dogs are legendary, I was just presenting some alternatives.
BTW, the name of the place in Avondale Estates is Skip's.
Twice, although once I was in the suburbs at a branch office the whole time. I don't think I had a hot dog while I was there, although I did enjoy some deep dish pizza. I know their hot dogs are legendary, I was just presenting some alternatives.
BTW, the name of the place in Avondale Estates is Skip's.
I think both Las Vegas and Orlando could be considered as 'the best' imo
Vegas...I was there once when an Elvis convention was in town, a full plane of Newark Elvi...very scary. I hate LAS airport, used to have to connect there many times, late at night. Everyone smokes, and the machines go non stop.
Orlando, nice airport, no complaints.
I left off some other terrible airports. Lima Peru, in the middle of a terrible slum, run down, broken down hole of an airport.
All Mexican airports (CUN, CZM, MEX, GYM, SJD, MZT, HMO, PVR, GDL), they all have that same utilitarian look, same crappy lack of shopping and lack of air circulation.
Oh Loppyd! What is the word limit on a post? I don't think I could list the things I won't eat in one post.. LOL
Growing up we weren't allowed sugar, salt or unhealthy food..It carried over to my adult life..I eat salads, lean meat, fish and lots of veggies and fruit.
never a hot dog or burger.. I know..I know..I suck...
But on the bright side..I weigh the same as I did in College.
Hope today finds you well Loppyd
Hooosier!
I also eat a very healthy diet. Sure, I love a good dog or burger now and then, but I truly enjoy my fruits and veggies too.
Everything in moderation.
This day finds me fighting off a sore throat and another ear ache, unfortunately. I am really sick of feeling sick. Other than that, things are ducky!
I promise you, the next time I visit Chicago (which I think is a great city, despite its politicians), I will eat at least one hot dog. But I get to pick the toppings.
A combination of several powerful forces has resulted in explosive talk radio ratings growth, with indications of much more to come in the months ahead.
Primary factor driving the upward move? You guessed it: Rush Limbaugh. That's in contrast to declining support for Rush's arch-rival Obama.
With Limbaugh at the top of his game, including a more deeply loyal audience than ever, the numbers were expected to be strong. The beginning of the Obamist era, combined with a direct White House campaign targeting the talk titan, however, provided rocket fuel for El Rushbo's ratings. Even to seasoned industry veterans, this data should prove stunning.
I promise you, the next time I visit Chicago (which I think is a great city, despite its politicians), I will eat at least one hot dog. But I get to pick the toppings.
you won't be disappointed...aside from politics Chicago is a wonderful world class city
I also eat a very healthy diet. Sure, I love a good dog or burger now and then, but I truly enjoy my fruits and veggies too.
Everything in moderation.
This day finds me fighting off a sore throat and another ear ache, unfortunately. I am really sick of feeling sick. Other than that, things are ducky!
How's by you?
I'm doing great Loppyd..Hope you feel better..March maddess starts within an hour..I am so jacked up...Purdue is up first against UConn..
I've got UConn in my Bracket.. Purdue doesn't have the length, speed or a shooter to take them down...
I promise you, the next time I visit Chicago (which I think is a great city, despite its politicians), I will eat at least one hot dog. But I get to pick the toppings.
I'm doing great Loppyd..Hope you feel better..March maddess starts within an hour..I am so jacked up...Purdue is up first against UConn..
I've got UConn in my Bracket.. Purdue doesn't have the length, speed or a shooter to take them down...
Have you been watching Joss Whedon's new show, Dollhouse?
No. I suppose I should give it a chance, but my TV dance card is full at the moment. Plus, I'm really freaked out by whatever Eliza Dushku did to her face. It's getting terrible buzz. What do you think of it?
I was in the Poconos & went into an Italian Restaurant to get Italian Beefs to go.
The woman had no idea what i was talking about. A guy sitting at a table said, "You have to go back to Chicago to get those."
I've never been, but it's on the list. My dream would be to see the Red Sox play at Wrigley.
the only city that even comes close is NYC and that's only in size and TV entertainment...Chicago will boggle your mind...it is extremely beautiful for a city that size
I have yet to have the thrill of Dulles (IAD), I usually go through National or BWI.
But, I've heard its a nasty place.
Yeah, its like they funnel all departing passengers through a single security checkpoint. I suppose I should also look up the airport codes before going from memory, at least I got the individual letters right :-)
I was in the Poconos & went into an Italian Restaurant to get Italian Beefs to go.
The woman had no idea what i was talking about. A guy sitting at a table said, "You have to go back to Chicago to get those."
ha... I love the Poconos...Philly is just a town compared with Chicago
the only city that even comes close is NYC and that's only in size and TV entertainment...Chicago will boggle your mind...it is extremely beautiful for a city that size
I like NYC, but always feel swallowed up.
My step-father fell in love with Chicago - he's a foodie.
No. I suppose I should give it a chance, but my TV dance card is full at the moment. Plus, I'm really freaked out by whatever Eliza Dushku did to her face. It's getting terrible buzz. What do you think of it?
You know, I've seen every episode so far, and I'm still not sure. That's why I was hoping you'd been watching it.
It's definitely different...
And what did Eliza Dushku do to her face? I must not have noticed. Or d you mean Amy Ackerman, whose character has several scars on her face?
President Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan immigrant who ignited controversy last year for living in the United States illegally, has returned to her quiet apartment in a Boston public housing project to prepare for an April 1 deportation hearing that will be closed to the public.
Thanks. I'll try an early episode. I do know the premise, at least.
One thing that I found annoying was the fact that in each of the first four episodes, something goes wrong with the "implant" used on Echo for that particular episode's mission, yet they keep sending her out.
I kept thinking, "Wow...these clients sure do spend a lot of money on some fairly crappy service..."
Sort of reminded me of a thought I had while watching Star Trek:TNG the other night, which was that I would have resigned from Starfleet a long time ago if I came that close to dying every single week.
Hmm, according to this deportation hearings can only be closed for national security reasons. Wonder what the national security reason is here?
The fact that it would be embarassing for the public to see an immigration judge basically told to shut up and sign the papers allowing Obama's aun to stay here indefinitely?
LOL. Sounds like over-reliance on a particular plot device. I love "House," but I get sooo tired of two of the team, usually two that are having romantic tension and/or conflict, being sent to the patient's house to search for toxins.
LOL. Sounds like over-reliance on a particular plot device. I love "House," but I get sooo tired of two of the team, usually two that are having romantic tension and/or conflict, being sent to the patient's house to search for toxins.
Someone may have pointed it out to them, because now they're having other "actives" have problems, instead.
The first time was the day before 9/11:
I was a little concerned going to Eastern Europe without language skills and was pleasantly surprised. Hassle free, one guard at customs smoking a cigarette glanced at my passport and partially lifted his head and then let us be on our way.
Flying back (about 10 days later)was completely different story:
Armed Guards everywhere, people yelling at you in a threatening manor, all luggage dumped out and throughly inspected, everything short of a cavity search. What a difference those terrorists made.
Jerks! (Terrorists that is).
Czech Republic has the Best Beer on the Planet! IMHO
There were 45 men in the jail cell, the toilet and shower had never been cleaned, the temperature was 110 degrees so you couldn't sleep night or day, there were roaches in the oatmeal, sadistic guards, and everything that was nice. -- Zappa 1969 interview. This had happened during the days of Studio Z in Cucamonga (1963). Frank was released on bail (his father took out a bank loan to pay for it). Frank had been busted for "conspiracy to commit pornography," after making a silly recording of suggestive sexual sounds (giggling edited out) for someone who had asked him to provide a "special" tape recording for a stag night. That someone turned out to be Detective Willis of the San Bernadino Vice Squad. Their conversation was recorded by a hidden microphone and this was used as evidence at Zappa's trial.
Frank says:
