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Posts Tagged ‘1980s’

AMERICA'S PUNDITS

Bono Writing New Larry King Column For NYT

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

I can't believe the news today. I can't close my eyes and make it go away.Back when newspapers still mattered, and our finest journalists wrote important articles regarding crucial current events and our national conversation in the nation’s better daily periodicals, America knew where to turn for the best columnist covering the subjects all citizens cared about most: Larry King and his USA Today column! But then, inexplicably, about 10 years ago, USA Today killed the finest punditry in U.S. History. The newspaper business has been in free fall ever since. MORE »


FUNNY PICTURES

Obama’s ’80s Fashion: We Are The Sweatervest We Are Waiting For

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Just hum the theme to The Cosby Show, and you're set!
Hello and Happy Christmas of probably 1988, [December 1989, try reading the caption -- Ed.] Barry and Michelle! You both look great! Well, not really, but you look better than so many other 1980s disasters such as albino hair-metal twins Nelson, mullet-lunk Billy Ray Cyrus or whatever was going on with Tracy Chapman.

BARACK OBAMA: HE’S JUST LIKE US [US Weekly]


DRUGS

Nancy Reagan: ‘Drugs Open Your Eyes To Life’

Thursday, January 25th, 2007