Ousted CEO, Outed "Reporter" And No More Underwear Out in Virginia?
Carly Fiorina is today's burstiest BlogPulse personality after being booted from the CEO's office at Hewlett-Packard.
And someone who used the name Jeff Gannon to gain press credentials to White House briefings has also been outed by bloggers as a Republican operative. Gannon's now-shuttered web site is terse. But today's Blogosphere includes more info from Daily Kos and a letter to the White House from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter demanding an explanation.
But the cultural values issue of the day is: underpants! That's right, the state of Virginia is considering a bill that would levy a $50 fine on anyone whose underwear is exposed in a "lewd or indecent" manner. Two Virginia legislators -- Lionell Spruill Sr. against it and Algie T. Howell for it-- climbed into the Top 10 bursty people list today because of the attention the bill's getting. Here's what boggles the mother in me: Most teen fashion statements (backwards overalls, tight-roll jeans, midriff shirts, M.C. Hammer parachute pants, platform shoes, etc.) tend to boom and fade in a matter of months, no matter which generation sports them. How has this "show your boxers" phenomenon lasted for YEARS?
Random stuff: Someone somewhere has created an ebonics version of Google called Gizoogle (the search function actually works), and if you've ever hankered for a moon walk of your own (on the real moon), check out these Apollo mission images from Panoramas.
BLogPulse Trend Graph of the Day: Is the President's campaign to overhaul Social Security getting traction?
Posted by Sue MacDonald at February 10, 2005 11:18 AM
