LDOTR: Rush Jumps the Somali Shark

Rush led his show saying things like, "Moody's now rates the Somali Pirates AAA ... Somali Pirates are becoming a bank to get bailout money from Paulson ... Bloomberg News is reporting that the Somali Pirates have put in an offer to buy Citibank."

And that's why Rush SUCKS. I'm surprised he didn't have a rimshot play as he did his stand-up routine at the expense of those who have been kidnapped or killed by these scum..

He proceeded to explain that the stock market is down because of fear that Obama will raise taxes ... CNBC talking heads have talked for years about how the market tends to react negatively when Democrats are elected to President.

Anyway, because Rush just HAD to push the envelope, his real point got lost. What a fool. Splish-splish.

One more headline

A Burmese comedian was sentenced to 45 YEARS in jail for criticizing Burma's military gov't for their poor response to the deadly typhoon you've probably forgotten about.

BBC headlines

These stories may appear on Drudge and Yahoo someday:

- Sadr protests Iraqi timetable for U.S. withdrawal by 2011: Not soon enough for him! Majority of Iraqis disagree and support 2011 timetable.
- U.N. Troops crippled by Political Correctness in the Congo: Have to shoot in the air to announce presence before attacking rebels
- Indian Navy given green light to chase down Somali pirates

LDOTR: Francessa swayed towards Mussina

Several callers have mentioned that every pitcher with 100 or more wins over losses is in the Hall of Fame, and Mussina has over 100 wins over losses. That and his winning percentage have been big selling points to sway Francessa.

The people against Moose say he wasn't dominant enough. After a few of those calls, Francessa found ten of Moose's seasons that he deemed Hall of Fame caliber.

At one point, Francessa tried to compare Moose to Guidry as a way of showing that Moose didn't belong ... But that blew up in his face. Guidry only has approximately 170 wins! Silly comparison.

We'll see if the baseball writers are convinced by these arguments to let Moose in the Hall of Fame in five years....