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neonvincentMy comment on SNL Weekend Update.
These are the same three Weekend Update clips I included in my SNL post today, so great minds think alike!
My comment on Damsel Netflix REVIEW - Millie Bobby Brown 2024.
Beat me to it.
My comment on Oscars 2024 Predictions - LAST MINUTE - Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, The Holdovers.
I'm sharing Gold Derby's predictions for the categories that Grace didn't predict. First the ones she showed but passed on.
Editing: "Another 'Oppenheimer' win to add to the pile."
Sound: "Another 'Oppenheimer' win to add to the pile."
Best Documentary Feature: "20 Days in Mariupol"
Now the short subject categories she didn't mention:
Animated Short: "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko"
Documentary Short: "The ABCs of Book Banning" or "The Last Repair Shop"
Live Action Short: "Red, White and Blue" or "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"
My comments on Boeing gets the John Oliver treatment on 'Last Week Tonight'.
You and I both know this is not a completely rational, let alone sane, world. The Boeing executives are unlikely to face any kind of criminal prosecution, let alone lose their jobs. The current CEO even has the support of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Reuters reported Airlines group chief backs Boeing CEO to fix safety crisis.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh said that while some in the industry were angry after the blow-out, Calhoun and his leadership team had done well to take responsibility and commit to finding solutions.
"Boeing are taking the right measures. I think they've responded much, much better to this than other events," Walsh told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry summit in Singapore.
"I've heard people say you need a change in leadership. I disagree ... I'm confident that he (Calhoun) will fix it."
Walsh said he didn't expect Boeing's safety problems to result in airlines ordering fewer of the manufacturer's planes or prompt passengers to avoid booking tickets with airlines that use the 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
"Calhoun and his leadership team" are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Thanks for linking to this entry at Link round-up for 10 March 2024 and welcome to all your readers who came here! Also, welcome to my international readers from Singapore, Canada, and the rest of the planet! I appreciate all of you, especially my readers from Singapore, who have provided more than 5,000 page views this past week, more than twice as many as my American readers!
By the way, I may have commented too soon when I wrote "The Boeing executives are unlikely to face any kind of criminal prosecution..." WDIV republished an Associated Press story, DOJ opens criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines 737 plane blowout, report says.
The Journal reported that the investigation would assist the Department’s review of whether Boeing complied with a previous settlement that resolved a federal investigation into the safety of its 737 Max aircraft following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on the door panel of the Alaska Airlines plane.
...
Shortly after the Senate hearing, Boeing said it had given the NTSB the names of all employees who work on 737 doors — and had previously shared some of them with investigators.
Then again, maybe not. It looks like Boeing is offering lower level employees to DOJ, which might save the executives above them from prosecution.
Thanks for including this link in Link round-up for 17 March 2024. I have another for you: Boeing’s embattled CEO is poised to walk away with millions.
[A]t some point, you get to bow out and float toward retirement on your golden parachute, which means — you guessed it — more money.
That’s the dream awaiting Dave Calhoun, the CEO of Boeing, who is preparing to retire after four years at the helm, during which he failed to fix the company’s biggest problems around safety and quality control that burned its reputation with customers.
By the time he steps down at the end of this year, he’ll be 67 years old and poised to collect millions of dollars on top of the many millions he’s already made as CEO.
I guess when I wrote "'Calhoun and his leadership team' are not going anywhere anytime soon," it ended up meaning before he retires at the end of the year. *shrug* I'll still be surprised if he's forced out or indicted before then. We'll see about the rest of Boeing's leadership team.
My comment on YOU DON'T THINK THE ROT GOES DEEP BECAUSE YOU DON'T BOTHER TO DIG.
I responded to that tweet from the Bruin Republicans.
I am so glad I quit being a Republican in 2000. I want nothing to do with a party like this!
My comment on NOVA warns of 'The Next Pompeii' for the Ides of March.
Thanks to Steve in Manhattan for linking to this post in Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks and Liars and welcome to all who came here from that link! Also, welcome to all my international readers from Hong Kong, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the planet, especially those from Hong Kong, who contributed about 8,400 page views this week, almost twice as many as my American readers. Honorable mention goes to Singapore, which contributed about 1,110 page views this week. Thanks, I appreciate all of you!
My comment on 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' biggest Razzies 'winner' followed by 'Expend4bles'.
Thanks to Infidel753 for linking to this entry at Link round-up for 17 March 2024 and welcome to all of you who came here from his link! Also, welcome to my international readers from Hong Kong, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the planet! I appreciate all of you, especially my readers from Hong Kong, who contributed about 8,400 page views this week, almost twice as many as my American readers. Honorable mention goes to Singapore, which contributed about 1,110 page views this week. I think you're real, even if Infidel doesn't!
My comment on Four years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Welcome to Crazy Eddie's Motie News! Thanks for stopping by to read and leave a comment! Yes, absolutely, four years ago most of us couldn't buy toilet paper, although my wife and I found trying to get a grocery order delivered during the first month of staying home more challenging.
My comment on NO EXTREMIST -- YOU'RE THE EXTREMIST.
If that's your thesis and antithesis, what's your synthesis? If it's constitutional monarchy, I nominate Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, for queen.
My comment on Disney Monorail TIER LIST.
I must be showing my age, but is no one else going to mention that Richard Nixon, his wife Pat, and daughters Tricia and Julie are sitting in the cab of the Mark II and Art Linkletter is standing in the bubble? I guess so.
Also, the clip of the toy monorails in the store runs in reverse and it's not every day we get a relevant food review in an Offhand Disney video. I enjoyed all of those, but am surprised I'm the only one who seems to notice.
Finally, more tier lists! They're fun!
My comment on 'Hillary's America' outstinks 'Batman v Superman' for Worst Picture of 2016.
Your luck has run out. I was willing to let your spam stay, but Blogger wasn't, so it sent it to the spam folder between June 2023 and now. It's staying there. Unless I knew it was never spam to begin with, who am I to argue with Blogger?
These are the same three Weekend Update clips I included in my SNL post today, so great minds think alike!
My comment on Damsel Netflix REVIEW - Millie Bobby Brown 2024.
Beat me to it.
My comment on Oscars 2024 Predictions - LAST MINUTE - Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, The Holdovers.
I'm sharing Gold Derby's predictions for the categories that Grace didn't predict. First the ones she showed but passed on.
Editing: "Another 'Oppenheimer' win to add to the pile."
Sound: "Another 'Oppenheimer' win to add to the pile."
Best Documentary Feature: "20 Days in Mariupol"
Now the short subject categories she didn't mention:
Animated Short: "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko"
Documentary Short: "The ABCs of Book Banning" or "The Last Repair Shop"
Live Action Short: "Red, White and Blue" or "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"
My comments on Boeing gets the John Oliver treatment on 'Last Week Tonight'.
You and I both know this is not a completely rational, let alone sane, world. The Boeing executives are unlikely to face any kind of criminal prosecution, let alone lose their jobs. The current CEO even has the support of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Reuters reported Airlines group chief backs Boeing CEO to fix safety crisis.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh said that while some in the industry were angry after the blow-out, Calhoun and his leadership team had done well to take responsibility and commit to finding solutions.
"Boeing are taking the right measures. I think they've responded much, much better to this than other events," Walsh told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry summit in Singapore.
"I've heard people say you need a change in leadership. I disagree ... I'm confident that he (Calhoun) will fix it."
Walsh said he didn't expect Boeing's safety problems to result in airlines ordering fewer of the manufacturer's planes or prompt passengers to avoid booking tickets with airlines that use the 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
"Calhoun and his leadership team" are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Thanks for linking to this entry at Link round-up for 10 March 2024 and welcome to all your readers who came here! Also, welcome to my international readers from Singapore, Canada, and the rest of the planet! I appreciate all of you, especially my readers from Singapore, who have provided more than 5,000 page views this past week, more than twice as many as my American readers!
By the way, I may have commented too soon when I wrote "The Boeing executives are unlikely to face any kind of criminal prosecution..." WDIV republished an Associated Press story, DOJ opens criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines 737 plane blowout, report says.
The Journal reported that the investigation would assist the Department’s review of whether Boeing complied with a previous settlement that resolved a federal investigation into the safety of its 737 Max aircraft following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on the door panel of the Alaska Airlines plane.
...
Shortly after the Senate hearing, Boeing said it had given the NTSB the names of all employees who work on 737 doors — and had previously shared some of them with investigators.
Then again, maybe not. It looks like Boeing is offering lower level employees to DOJ, which might save the executives above them from prosecution.
Thanks for including this link in Link round-up for 17 March 2024. I have another for you: Boeing’s embattled CEO is poised to walk away with millions.
[A]t some point, you get to bow out and float toward retirement on your golden parachute, which means — you guessed it — more money.
That’s the dream awaiting Dave Calhoun, the CEO of Boeing, who is preparing to retire after four years at the helm, during which he failed to fix the company’s biggest problems around safety and quality control that burned its reputation with customers.
By the time he steps down at the end of this year, he’ll be 67 years old and poised to collect millions of dollars on top of the many millions he’s already made as CEO.
I guess when I wrote "'Calhoun and his leadership team' are not going anywhere anytime soon," it ended up meaning before he retires at the end of the year. *shrug* I'll still be surprised if he's forced out or indicted before then. We'll see about the rest of Boeing's leadership team.
My comment on YOU DON'T THINK THE ROT GOES DEEP BECAUSE YOU DON'T BOTHER TO DIG.
I responded to that tweet from the Bruin Republicans.
I was a registered Republican when I went to UCLA between 1977 and 1981, but I would have been ashamed to have belonged to an organization that espoused the views you just posted.
— Crazy Eddie's Motie News (@pinkusensei) March 11, 2024
I am so glad I quit being a Republican in 2000. I want nothing to do with a party like this!
My comment on NOVA warns of 'The Next Pompeii' for the Ides of March.
Thanks to Steve in Manhattan for linking to this post in Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks and Liars and welcome to all who came here from that link! Also, welcome to all my international readers from Hong Kong, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the planet, especially those from Hong Kong, who contributed about 8,400 page views this week, almost twice as many as my American readers. Honorable mention goes to Singapore, which contributed about 1,110 page views this week. Thanks, I appreciate all of you!
My comment on 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' biggest Razzies 'winner' followed by 'Expend4bles'.
Thanks to Infidel753 for linking to this entry at Link round-up for 17 March 2024 and welcome to all of you who came here from his link! Also, welcome to my international readers from Hong Kong, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the planet! I appreciate all of you, especially my readers from Hong Kong, who contributed about 8,400 page views this week, almost twice as many as my American readers. Honorable mention goes to Singapore, which contributed about 1,110 page views this week. I think you're real, even if Infidel doesn't!
My comment on Four years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Welcome to Crazy Eddie's Motie News! Thanks for stopping by to read and leave a comment! Yes, absolutely, four years ago most of us couldn't buy toilet paper, although my wife and I found trying to get a grocery order delivered during the first month of staying home more challenging.
My comment on NO EXTREMIST -- YOU'RE THE EXTREMIST.
If that's your thesis and antithesis, what's your synthesis? If it's constitutional monarchy, I nominate Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, for queen.
My comment on Disney Monorail TIER LIST.
I must be showing my age, but is no one else going to mention that Richard Nixon, his wife Pat, and daughters Tricia and Julie are sitting in the cab of the Mark II and Art Linkletter is standing in the bubble? I guess so.
Also, the clip of the toy monorails in the store runs in reverse and it's not every day we get a relevant food review in an Offhand Disney video. I enjoyed all of those, but am surprised I'm the only one who seems to notice.
Finally, more tier lists! They're fun!
My comment on 'Hillary's America' outstinks 'Batman v Superman' for Worst Picture of 2016.
Your luck has run out. I was willing to let your spam stay, but Blogger wasn't, so it sent it to the spam folder between June 2023 and now. It's staying there. Unless I knew it was never spam to begin with, who am I to argue with Blogger?
