Longing for unity in a time of crisis
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Longing for unity in a time of crisis Here we are, longing for the feeling of unity we had during the crisis of ten years ago — even as we are feeling ZERO unity on the crisis we’re in right now. Is it because we react differently to a crisis when […]15 years ago
Is it possible to smart your way out of the running?
Listen to Dave’s commentary: Is it possible to smart your way out of the running? The theme of today’s debate coverage is whether Mitt Romney or Rick Perry created the most jobs when they were governors. Not mention of THIS guy: “As Governor of Utah, we were the number one job creator in my years […]15 years ago
How about a debate between America’s CEOs?
Listen to Dave’s commentary: How about a debate between America’s CEOs? Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, says America is better than our fractured politics. “We have serious problems and we need serious people to fix them.” He’s fed up with members of Congress who won’t compromise; politicians willing to put America in default to score […]15 years ago
Brevity or deception?
Listen to Dave’s commentary: Brevity or deception? Teamsters union President James Hoffa is getting heat for his warmup speech yesterday in Detroit: Here’s one version I heard: “President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these SOBs out and give America back to America.” That’s the cut I heard. Calling […]15 years ago
Happy Unemployment Day
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Happy Unemployment Day You can’t honestly call any holiday that gives workers a day off “Labor Day.” Not any more. If you REALLY wanted to celebrate the American worker, you wouldn’t give him a day off, you’d give him a day ON. Official unemployment is just over 9%, but unofficially, […]15 years ago
Here come the chatbots.
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary – Here come the chatbots. Last May, a computer won at Jeopardy — Well now, computer scientists are going after the digital world’s Holy Grail — the Loebner Prize: a gold medal awarded to the computer program that can best deceive an audience into thinking it’s human. And the way […]15 years ago
Have you heard the wakeup call? Zero jobs created in August
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary Have you heard the wakeup call? Zero jobs created in August The big question hanging over us all, “When will the jobs come back?” The answer, Not today. “Zero jobs, zero created in August,” said CBS’ Jill Schlesinger. And you know what that means. “This is something that we really […]15 years ago
Save the date! Jobs speech vs. Republican debate
Yesterday the White House announced the president would be giving a jobs speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, and had NO idea that Wednesday was also the time of the next Republican Presidential Debate.
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This next story will outrage you
Listen to Dave's commentary: This next story will outrage you A report from a liberal-leaning think tank, the Institute for Policy Studies, will make you want to open a window and just start yelling.
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Who pays for Irene?
Dave Ross Commentary - Listen: Who pays for Irene damage? Irene turned out to be a pretty bad storm after all . Most people seem to agree on that.
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Was Hurricane Irene over-hyped?
Dave Ross Commentary - Listen: Was hurricane Irene over-hyped? Here we go again . Was the hurricane over-HYPED? The New York Times described Irene as "an overweight jogger just holding on at the end of a run.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner ready to fly at last
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary – Boeing 787 Dreamliner ready to fly at last It was outside a giant hangar in Everett Washington on July 8, 2007 — 7/8/07 — that Boeing unveiled it’s new 787 Dreamliner, with the first carbon fiber fuselage, and fuel efficient engines. It certainly did push the limits — mainly […]15 years ago
Too late to repent now; Hurricane Irene is on its way
Listen to Dave’s commentary: Too late to repent now Hurricane Irene is approaching North Carolina. “It has started raining here now. Thick clouds are now moving in overhead.” And by all accounts, it’s going to be a monster felt well beyond the coast and in areas that haven’t seen anything like this for a long […]15 years ago
The genius behind Apple, Steve Jobs, steps down
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Steve Jobs steps down Two and a Half Men will go on with out Charlie Sheen, but what happens to Apple without Steve Jobs? He’ll stay on as chairman, but for Apple worshippers, and that’s what they are, life just got a little more scary. I am a PC person, my […]15 years ago
Welcome to the earthquake club, East Coast
Dave Ross Commentary - Listen: Welcome to the earthquake club, East Coast
Coming to you from Seattle, where yes, I admit, when I heard it was a 5-point-something, I said, 'Why is this even on the news?' And CBS, was it REALLY worth interrupting the Young and the Restless?
I've seen the mockery from the West Coast: the tweeted pictures of the tipped over lawn chair, and the slightly-ajar file drawer with the caption "Where's My FEMA check.
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Libya: It ain’t over ’til the dictator swings
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary – Libya: Is it over? Some Libyans are trying to behave as if it’s over… “People are still around and still trying to go about [boom sound] their daily lives whilst this firefight is going on,” said one report with blasts in the background. But maybe not quite yet. For […]15 years ago
Are You A Deadbeat?
Did you know that half of American households pay NO INCOME TAX? Of course you did. And it outrages you! Talk shows repeat this statistic relentlessly! And lately — in response to Warren Buffet’s perennial appeals to raise taxes on people like him — other billionaires have protested that they pay plenty of tax. They […]15 years ago
Liberation Day in Libya
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Liberation Day in Libya The dictator suddenly loses control, his portraits are defaced, his sons are captured, there’s jubilation in the streets, but will there be new leaders to take the place of the old ones, and will the oil flow again, or will the victors haggle among themselves over who […]15 years ago
What do we have against vacation?
Dave Ross Commentary – Listen: What do we have against vacation? The President is on his Martha’s Vineyard vacation today — to much criticism from his critics. Because it looks bad at a time when so many Americans are looking for jobs. How dare he take a vacation. He should be pushing his jobs package. […]15 years ago
Has Michele Bachmann just won the election?
In South Carolina, Michele Bachmann made the most specific promise from any politician that I can remember: "Under President Bachmann, you will see gasoline come down below $2 a gallon again.
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Christine O’Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Christine O’Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan Should this be considered a rude question? Piers Morgan: “Do you think you still think masturbation is wrong?” Christine O’Donnell: “Let’s not even go there.” Of course it’s a rude question. BUT, it is also an interesting question. It’s the kind of question where, […]15 years ago
Can BART just turn off cell phone service?
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Can BART just turn off cell phone service? San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system cut rush hour cell phone service at four downtown stations Thursday hoping to discourage the latest protest against the BART police force. A group called “No Justice No BART” wants the BART police disbanded over a […]15 years ago
Interesting…but also scary
Dave Ross Commentary – Listen: Interesting…but also scary I wasn’t going to watch the Republican debate — what’s the point when Sarah Palin and Rick Perry aren’t there I thought. But it turned out to be fascinating! You know why? Fox’s format. The crowd was allowed to react. So when Michelle Bachman got the big […]15 years ago
Fertility rates drop in recession
Dave Ross Commentary - Listen: Who will bear the next generation?
The Centers for Disease control are out with a new study that analyzed child bearing data, and fertility rates are dropping.
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