New Trommetter Times

Braying Jackass

Posted on 30 Jul 2010 by Jason

The Braying Jackass used to be a regular feature on this blog, but I haven’t seen any quotes dumb enough lately. Fortunately, Al Franken is in the Senate now and he should offer plenty of dumb quotes.

“How long do you think it will take before the FOXNews web loads 5 times faster than the DailyKos?” ~Al Franken speaking about the need for a Net Neutrality Law.

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Posted in Democrats | Tagged Al Franken, DailyKos, FOXNews, Network neutrality, Programming, Senate, Stuart Smalley, United States | Leave a comment

Tweets for July 30th

Posted on 30 Jul 2010 by Jason

Create a movie trailer starring … your Facebook friends http://tcrn.ch/dwmfen #
Obama instructs staff to stop checking ID’s at the Whitehouse door http://bit.ly/dg95Zg After all, it’s supposed to be the people’s house. #
Apple is the new religion, and the Pope is scared http://bit.ly/blsYvm For Apple users, it’s a matter of Faith #
Anybody have any idea what’s up with FourSquare today? Haven’t been able to check in all day! #
90 days in jail seems a little extreme for barfing on an off-duty police officer. http://troms.me/30d #weird #news #
Taxpayers need protection from reckless government http://bit.ly/c29m1G #
Glee Does the Time Warp: Who Plays Which Role? http://bit.ly/ddTn6f #

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Tweets for July 29th

Posted on 29 Jul 2010 by Jason

“@Kimba212Jupiter: Why was today’s The View pre-recorded vs. shown live? I’m sure the Øne requested it, why? No TelePrompTer?” #Obama #FAIL #
“@ScottBourne: US Based Photographers Traveling Abroad, Beware The Duty http://bit.ly/clAc46 ” #
Can Democrats still run against Bush in 2010? http://bit.ly/biksye #
“@foodista: #KitchenTip To make peeling hard-cooked eggs easier, butter your thumbs.” #
Al Franken was amusing as Stuart Smalley on SNL. Now he’s doing comedy on the US Senate floor! http://bit.ly/cGDRTm #
@photojunkie I’ve given up waiting for the iPhone to come to Verizon. Bought an LG Ally (Droid) instead. in reply to photojunkie #
@thetopstory_ Obama can’t do anything to help our local schools. Change comes from within, starting with students, teachers and parents. in reply to thetopstory_ #
What’ wrong with this picture? http://twitpic.com/29r01j #
“@cc_chapman: Step Away From The Camera: http://nyti.ms/clHK4f If you own a camera, you should read this” #
Has the environmental damage of the oil spill been exaggerated? http://troms.me/30b #

Posted in Twitter | Tagged Al Franken, cc chapman, Oil spill, Senate, Stuart Smalley, teleprompter, The View, United States | Leave a comment

Tweets for July 28th

Posted on 28 Jul 2010 by Jason

“@ConserValidity: Why Obama’s Sales Pitch Isn’t Selling http://bit.ly/c6teF5 #Obama is taking his teleprompter on the road again!” #FAIL #
Amazon Now Taps Into Facebook For Social Product Recommendations http://troms.me/307 #
“@darthvader Just won Top Chef: Coruscant with this killer dish http://bit.ly/c0hUqc ” #
“@ScottWGraves More “Blame Bush!” planned fall campaigns http://bit.ly/croBfb Sounds like they hired team of 8-year olds as consultants” #
@ChrisMatthewsHB tagline should be “Pretending to work, bringing you biased news and only my opinion.” #
@cc_chapman Remember when hard drives used to be expensive? I just bought a 1 TB drive for under $60! in reply to cc_chapman #
Only makes sense if people are also fined for farding or eating while driving… http://bit.ly/aAq6Vm #
How to walk through crowds http://bit.ly/c5Kihv
Sounds simple, but sometimes it’s not #

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Posted in Twitter | Tagged al gore, Best Buy, cc chapman, donovan mcnabb, Geek Squad, Global warming, LivingSocial, Top Chef | Leave a comment

Support Your School

Posted on 28 Jul 2010 by Jason

I’m sure all of you have seen Box Tops for Education on the packages of some of your favorite products in the Grocery store. We want you to clip those, save them and bring them to class. You will help us earn money for our school. There is a lot more you can do to help us earn money from Box Tops for Education.

We also want to urge you to sign up on their website. It’s easy and free! Support your school with Box Tops online, and you can: