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Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

By: A Person, Team News Reporter

Andy Borowitz wrote:In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say. Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth. But Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring. According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a president who speaks English as if it were his first language. "Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement," says Mr. Logsdon. "If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist." The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches,
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God hates Catholics?

By: A Person, Team News Reporter

Oh Lord, send me a sign ...



Greensboro: "Lock your doors."

By: Liv, Team News Reporter

Matty Sheets on Mike's Grocery and the new level of violence in the city
"Lock your doors."
Full post here. Yvonne Johnson, may go down as worst mayor ever. The proverbial "Geroge Bush JR " of Greensboro. I can't go to work without MS-13 shooting at me.... Where's Greensboro's saving face?...



Is the Economy just an Excuse for Companies to act badly.

By: Liv, Team News Reporter

Thought: Some companies are honestly effected by the economy. Others use the excuse of the current situation in America to make corrupt, even decisions which in a normal economy would tarnish their brands image... but this is a get out of jail free card in the public's perception? Just say Lehman brothers and we're closing the plant.... and everything is great!...



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