Here are the FIVE dishiest things - DNC-wise - we heard about Thursday:
He’ll be motorcading his way to BofA Stadium on Thursday night, when he’ll speak before POTUS.
2. A slew of celebs are confirmed for the three VIP events sponsored by the Creative Coalition, an advocacy group for the entertainment biz. Among the attendees: Patricia Arquette,Alfre Woodard, John Leguizamo, Beau Bridges, Rose Byrne, Tim Daly and Tony Shalhoub.
But our fav: Wayne Knight, Seinfeld’s nemesis on THE greatest of sitcoms. Say it with me: “Hello, Newman.”
3. “The Daily Show” has decided on a theme for its shows at Charlotte’s ImaginOn. Ready? “DNC 2012: Hope and Change 2.” Its Tampa theme was funnier. “RNC 2012: The Road to Jeb Bush 2016.”
But faux news anchor Jon Stewart should get some ha-ha’s by showing a brief Barack Obama bio-pic. And his “correspondents” will be all over town, taking shots – good-natured, of course – at CLT.
4. “Hug-A-Thug,” the N.C. AFL-CIO is calling it. On Labor Day, at uptown’s CarolinaFest, union members will give out free hugs – the tongue-in-cheek “thug” label is meant to break down stereotypes of union members.
And if you’re a worker, stop by the union’s booth and get a “thank you” card.
5. This from our wacky neighbors in that other Carolina: VisitMyrtleBeach.com had 15.5 tons of S.C. sand dropped at the EpiCentre this week.
No, not for the protesters. For “Team Sandtastic” – four sand sculptors who will create a 16-foot-high work of art outside the Blackfinn Saloon that sponsors say will be “mighty presidential.”
-- Tim Funk
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Im so sick of this crap already...great article "tim funk"
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/04/news/la-pn-clint-eastwood-endorses-mitt-romney-20120803
NEWSFLASH:
THE KING OF HOLLYWOOD OFFICIALLY BOOTS OBAMA OUT ...
Eastwood's endorsement of Romney and slam of incompetent feeble pretender extortionist Obama as an empty chair who has destroyed America and lied about everything was excellent. The socialist hater of free enterprise and capitalism Karl Marx Obama must go.
Where's that 6 trillion overrun in govt red ink waste? Has Obama stole and banked it in some Carribean off shore mafia money laundering account?
How many billions kickback is big oil paying him under the table to raise prices? Wall St and big banks kicking back billions into Obamas off shore accounts too?
Something smells bad in DC ...
ITS ALL OVER NOW BUT THE CRYING FOR PRETENDER OBAMA ...
Tim Funk sounds ridiculous using so much slang in his "articles". Why not write like a mature adult?
It is impossible for liberals to act mature, that's why.
Last night was a bloody disgrace for the Repubs. Not one black person in the crowd of thousands. It was clear they have no sense of diversity and don't give a damn about anyone but the wealthy whites. May God have mercy on your souls.
@ 8:43..
You are a liar!! I saw several blacks in the audience. I'm black and I'm voting for Mitt. I'm not rich. But I believe in the free market.
@8:43
No sense of diversity? In addition to plenty of African-Americans in the audience, they had multiple Hispanics and African-Americans as convention speakers. Get your facts straight.
Black, white, blue, red or green, if your behind doesn't have Mitt money you can forget it. Mitt will certainly forget YOU!
Hug-a-Thug!!! That's hilarious! Thanks for the updates.
It's sad that some seek any opportunity to spew venom. We can yell and scream about politics all day, but it is really great that Charlotte will have a national profile for the next several days.
Anonymous, you are really buying into the liberal media's crap.
Joe Biden...or as Clint Eastwood described him..."kind of a grin with a body behind it. The intellect of the Democratic Party."
They goin put ya'll back in chains!
Anonymous said...
Last night was a bloody disgrace for the Repubs. Not one black person in the crowd of thousands.
Please check your official Democrat blinders...the bolts holding them to your head must have come loose, causing them to slip and obscure your eyesight.
I was pleasantly surprised to see a good number of African Americans at the RNC convention.
Real cutting edge piece Mark. Should I even mention the sand art was cancelled because of security concerns?
"1. Word is that the Veep - aka Joe Biden - may be staying in an Eastover estate next week."
What??? Neither Biden or Obama are staying with some nice middle class family?
$4,000 per night lodging for the pres, and the richest neighborhood in NC for Biden?
Are they just kidding when they tell us they are so connected to the middle class?
I think they are total frauds, and that most people fall for it, hook, line and sinker.
Patricia Arquette, Alfre Woodard, John Leguizamo, Beau Bridges, Rose Byrne, Tim Daly, Tony Shalhoub and Wayne Knight are your celebs???.
Wow.... Sounds like a line-up from "Where Are They Now?" Maybe the A-listers are thinking it's not so great for their image anymore to be associated??
What?? They couldn't drag out Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon any more??
Instead of attack comments, could we have an actual discussion of the pros and cons of each candidate? Also, could facts be checked before some of the raucous remarks are made about either candidate? What happened to civility and openness of thought?
"tim funk"
Faces in the crowd? Please.
RNC does not cater to downlow Obamas government pc socially engineered affirmative action BS. Keep that crap in the DNC.
City cleaning crews better use extra industrial strength Lysol, bug spray, and surgical cleaning fluid to debug clean and sanitize TWA after the circus freakshow exits next week.
Fumigate TWA but eradicating the Seinfeld beast odor may require tearing the whole joint down. If downtown hotels didnt have lice and bedbug or disease infestation they will now.
Poor Ballantyne.
Good to see the the old man Dirty Harry wake up and tell it like it is.
Hey, Tim Funk here.
Yo, Journalism Died Long Ago commenter: The sand sculpture at the Ritz-Carlton was cancelled for security.
The one I wrote about was two-thirds finished last night when I called Blackfinn Saloon to verify.
So journalism is not dead. We still make the calls, do the shoe-leather work to confirm things.
That's harder than just commenting and not giving your name.
And I write in "slang" because it's supposed to be a fun column.
OK, carry on -- but did EVERYBODY get up on the wrong side of the bed today? Anybody have anything positive to say? Geez...
Funk...
The only security issue with the sand was someone might catch a case of crabs, since it is beach sand.
Journalism died? Wow that is a news flash. The observer is so liberally left winged biased, I have to get an alignment evertime I get on and read anything! Funk is not fun. There is nothing funny about funk. It is a slam, making fun of people. Hey if I can't say hold down the fort, you shouldn't be able to speak funk.
Just remember we still, for now, have freedom of speech. You can put out there what you want, just be prepared for what ever comes back at you.
Your article was fine Tim. But to comment back is a little weak, and yes, in my opinion, journalism (objective) is dead as hell in this country. The liberal bias is well documented and to deny it is ridiculous. Anonymous post sign due to not having other other accounts.
Yes, to comment back shows insecurity and defensive. Journalism and being objective can be two different things. Journalism is not dead, just in your own state of mind and the way you think it is dead.
Sad, so very sad. The article of course but the comments are pretty good. Perhaps the Observer could get in touch with several of the regular forum posters and get someone to write several good articles for them. Kantstanzya would be just right for such a job. I enjoy his viewpoint and accurate portrayal of current and past events. And, I don't mind giving my name which is J1937 so the readers will not think that Kantstanzya wrote this comment. Would like to know who he is and perhaps take some writing lessons from him.
In reference to what JCMACK said, I have to say the following:
Oh, mercy! Although we often have to eat our words, we are actually becoming fearful of speaking at all. Language, in today’s environment of political correctness, is becoming less expressive and, indeed, we are no longer free to dialogue without the handicap of worrying if we are about to commit mayhem. We are constantly warring within ourselves about whether we would be terrorizing our companions if we spoke. Now, as a rule of thumb, we should never go Dutch treat, and should pay the entire check ourselves. As a matter of fact, it could be argued that the whole problem with our language is not the ‘blue’ language our forefathers objected to. This whole incomprehensible matter likely originated in a bar, just prior to the “mind your P’s (pints) and Q’s” (quarts) announcement that the alcohol is drying up for the night.
Bert
Its amazing how the city and the local media are wetting themselves over this dog and pony show. Its like the ugly girl that gets asked to the dance. Maybe they are right that Charlotte is second tier.
So 100s of muslims now praying at Marshall Park in support of their leader Obama who is a Kenyan born muslim with the proud muslim name head of the Democrat National Convention.
Didnt muslims attack the WTC and kill 3000 plus cost America and Europe trillions to fight 2 wars?
Is Charlotte NC a traitorous treasonist city like the DNC?
Charlotte becoming a muslim enabler annointing Barack Hussein Obama to a 2nd term to complete the total destruction of America while muslims take over Marshall Park?
Funny to see Wasserman-Shultz who is a jew praise her muslim born named hero Obama and everybody knows what jews and muslim do to each other.
Obama is not christian. That is a totally bogus front he uses to get votes. Obama is 100% a muslim who eradicate homosexuals and lesbians with hangings, beheadings burning them alive or shooting them in the head. How ironic to see the DNC party of pervs support muslims.
Obamas 25 year mullah is Rev Wright of the Chicago Black Liberation Theology who hates jews, whites, capitalism, America, free enterprise, socialism etc. Wright was a former member of the Chicago based black muslims and the same outfit.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/pulpit-of-hate-2011-rev-wright-admits-black-liberation-theology-and-socialism-even-marxist-sound-the-same-capitalism-is-a-demon-attacks-beck-palin-racist-tea-party-us-and-christians-support-fo/
I get that this is a "fun" column. However it sounds like it's being written by a twenty-something, which you obviously are not (no offense--I am not either, hence I don't write or talk like that). Comes off feeling very contrived.
very good post
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