Video: Dave’s carpool dummy song from KIRO Radio on Tour
Dave Ross belted out his famous carpool dummy song with an appearance from Rachel Belle. KIRO Radio on Tour in Everett, June 7, 201214 years ago
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The new enemy
The economy has a new enemy: retirees. A bipartisan effort in San Diego and San Jose saw it in the voting on Tuesday when cities cut pensions for current retirees... and it could have consequences.14 years ago
She just wants to know if it’s legit
Former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin is sticking to her charge that Donald Trump’s Miss USA Pageant was rigged. (AP Photo/Miss Universe Organization, Darren Decker) Former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin is sticking to her charge that Donald Trump’s Miss USA Pageant was rigged. She says Miss Florida was able to tell her who the five finalists […]14 years ago
We’re sitting on two trillion dollars?
It sounded like a great idea:
"Back in 2005, Congress earmarked tax dollars
for a futuristic magnetic levitation train
across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas," says
CBS's Sharyl Attkisson.
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Labor loses big
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker easily beat his recall — 54 percent to 45 percent. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker easily beat his recall — 54 percent to 45 percent. The unions couldn’t win the election THEY THEMSELVES had insisted on. Some Democrats blamed the money — conservative groups helped Governor Walker out spend […]14 years ago
Election, or ransom note?
America’s top CEOs have decided Mitt Romney has to win in the upcoming presidential election. (AP Photo) America’s top CEOs have decided Mitt Romney has to win. Not out of any party loyalty but because of the nature of today’s ruthless politics. This comes from a CEO and Philanthropist by the name of Miles Nadal, […]14 years ago
Can you hide behind that keyboard?
A judge in Idaho is now considering whether an anonymous commenter will be outed for posting an allegedly libelous comment about a local political figure. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, the whole point of the Internet is for anonymous commenters to post allegedly libelous comments about political figures. But Tina Jacobsen, the head of […]14 years ago
Seattle massacre lessons
Now we know the gun show loophole had nothing to do with Wednesday’s massacre. This was the gun SHOP loophole, where any violent mentally ill person -like Ian Stawicki – can buy a gun as long as there is no official record of his mental or legal problems. The reason that is allowed is because, […]14 years ago
Latest jobs report
“Bummer, bad report all the way around,” said economist Mark Zandi. “There’s no hiding, this is a pretty bad report.” Not happy news. Except maybe for Mitt Romney’s campaign manager. Net new jobs in May came in at a pathetic 69,000, and not only that, the employment numbers for March and April were revised downward. […]14 years ago
Somebody knew shooting suspect posed a threat
Yesterday, here in Seattle, we saw five people killed by a man angry he’d been kicked out of a coffee shop, and it turns out someone had an idea something like this could happen. (AP) Yesterday, here in Seattle, we saw five people killed by a man angry he’d been kicked out of a coffee […]14 years ago
And they’re off!
Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican nomination but that was expected. But the real fun part of the campaign has turned out to be Donald Trump. (AP Photo/file) Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican nomination but that was expected. The real fun part of the campaign has turned out to be Donald Trump, who set […]14 years ago
Jailed for working too hard
Now there are 31,000 signatures and counting on a petition to reconsider the case of Diane Tran. She’s a junior at Willis High School, near Houston, taking what sounds like a pretty challenging course load. “Dual credit U.S. History, English, college Algebra, Spanish AP,” says Tran. And her reward: “She spent the night here in […]14 years ago
Should you be making $45,000 more a year?
"If it was true that lower taxes for the rich and more wealth for the wealthy led to job creation, today we would be drowning in jobs," says TED member Nick Hanauer.14 years ago
Too many nice guys
We associate campaigns with nastiness, but have you noticed something about this campaign? The candidates can’t stop saying how much they like each other. (AP Photo) We associate political campaigns with nastiness, but have you noticed something about this campaign? The candidates can’t stop saying how much they like each other. Romney talks about meeting […]14 years ago
Move on? Not so fast!
Last March, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he had the smoking gun behind Barack Obama’s birth certificate. “Probable cause exists that forgery and fraud may have been committed,” said Arpaio. The sheriff’s lead investigator Mike Zullo, was himself horrified by what he found. “Oh my God. Nobody wants to think this is happening in their […]14 years ago
Thank you Facebook
Dave Ross was THIS close to picking up Facebook stock. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) I don’t follow the stock market that closely. But I do look at my monthly statement, and I will admit I’ve always been a little disappointed that after all this time it shows that I’m still solidly middle class. I would have […]14 years ago
Does this REALLY have to go to court?
The Catholic Church is upset over being forced to include birth control with employee insurance benefits. So now 40 Catholic institutions, led by Chancellor Jane Belford of the Archdiocese of Washington, are suing the government for violating the constitution’s guarantee of religious freedom. Because while churches THEMSELVES remain exempt from covering birth control, the new […]14 years ago
How to quickly cure nausea
Cory Booker is the mayor of Newark, New Jersey and a bona fide hero who rescued a woman from a burning house in his neighborhood last month. He’s also a spokesman for the Obama campaign. “I’m a surrogate for the Obama campaign. The messages that they’re sending me out to talk about is nothing about […]14 years ago
Ready for another debt fight?
A number of Republicans, including Speaker John Boehner are now talking about starting ANOTHER debt ceiling debate: “People are looking at me like you’re going to bludgeon someone. All I’m suggesting is it is time for us to talk about this.” And candidate Romney agrees — because otherwise: “We will find ourself becoming Greece somewhere […]14 years ago
Should I buy Facebook? Dave Ross original song [I’ve Grown Addicted to Your Face]
Everybody is asking: Should I buy Facebook? But it is a ridiculous question because you have no choice. We have all bought Facebook. You know you have. Listen to Dave Ross original song – “I’ve Grown Addicted to Your Face”14 years ago
The times they are a-changin’
Today demographers are telling us that for the first time in American history: “We now have 49.6 percent of all births in the United States are white. This is the first time it’s registered below 50 percent.” Today demographers are telling us that for the first time in American history: “We now have 49.6 percent […]14 years ago
The evidence will clear it right up — or will it?
The shooting case involving Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman may be one of those cases where the more evidence you get — the LESS clear it becomes. (AP Photo) Ever since that shot on February 26 in Sanford Florida, George Zimmerman has claimed he was defending himself against Trayvon Martin, who may have been ten […]14 years ago
Is the hockey field level?
14-year-old Keeling Pilaro is a pretty good field hockey player at his Long Island High School. The problem is that Field Hockey is a girls’ sport, and Keeling — is a boy.(AP Photo/Andrew Pilaro) 14-year-old Keeling Pilaro is a pretty good field hockey player at his Long Island High School. The problem is that Field […]14 years ago
You gotta do more than just dream
Gac Filipaj is a janitor who just graduated from Columbia. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) If the presidential campaign is leaving you cold, with its parade of trumped-up issues, contrived speeches and dopey ads, and you’re looking for inspiration, how about this. “Nineteen years of hard work and learning behind him, Gac Filipaj, 52, graduated from Columbia […]14 years ago
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