On this day in 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives for trying to fire his secretary of war.
- He looked right at his portrait painter, pointed his finger and said, “I did not have sex with that man, Mr. Edward M. Stanton”.
The 24th Annual 16-Hour Salvation Army Bed and Bread Club Radiothon is tomorrow, Friday, February 25th. It will be broadcast live from the Oakland Mall from 6am to 10pm - this year on WJR-AM 760.
This is the first time in 24 years that I won’t be hosting the event because of my retirement from radio back in March, (this year the microphones will be manned by the WJR personalities), but I have been actively involved in the planning as a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board. And, as always, will continue with my annual financial contribution!
This is the ONLY fundraiser the Salvation Army has to feed and shelter 5,000 men, women, and children in our area, 365 days a year.
A donation of $120 feeds one person for an entire year; $240 feeds two people for an entire year, but whatever you can afford is welcome and appreciated! And remember - no administrative costs are taken from your donation.
As you know, this cause is near and dear to my heart and your donations over the years have been remarkable to say the least. Last year we raised a total of $2.3 million dollars… and while we never set a goal, we always hope for at least a penny more! I hope that you will continue to support this most important program!
You can call now at 248-528-0760 or go to www.wjr.com!
Have a great day… and I’ll see you right back here tomorrow - Radiothon Day!
-Dick
Unrest continues in the middle east including Libya where hundreds of protestors have reportedly been killed by government troops and supporters of Moammar Qadaffi. The ever-defiant Qadaffi gave a speech in which he vowed he would rather die a martyr than step down.
- There are so many people out to get him, he’s hired a guy whose only job is to yell, “Qadaffi, Duck!”.
- Qadaffi and his mistress “Daisy”, have been in hiding since he gave the speech.
Tuesday, to nobody’s surprise, former Obama Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel was elected Mayor of Chicago. The turnout was about 38 percent of registered voters.
- This being Chicago, 37% of whom were dead before Rahm was born.
- When he heard he won, Rahm said, “No #!*@!!!!!!”
- He’s going to give a whole new meaning to “the swearing-in ceremony”.
As part of a movie promotion, 20th Century Fox surveyed 3,000 people over 18 who live with their parents, and 1500 parents. They were surprised to find that parents are 3 times more likely to let adult sons move back-in with them, than daughters. Why? Well, so called “Boomerang Boys” were seen as more likely to pay rent, help around the house and take advice than daughters. Girls were seen as lazier and more trouble.
- NOTE TO SELF: Send this story to all of my six daughters.
Meanwhile, over half of the moms said they were happy their sons moved home, even though moms are actually more likely to cook, wash, iron, chauffeur and loan money to sons.
- They’re already doing most of that for their husbands so I guess it just feels natural.
- Maybe the moms like to sit around all day playing video games too!
- We all know that mom’s want their sons to be with the only woman on earth who’s good enough for them… Her!
Hersha Howard of Florida is charged with aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon in a dispute over… Girl Scout Cookies! Police say Howard went into her roommates bedroom and accused her of stealing her Thin Mints. The two began arguing, then fighting. The roommate’s husband pulled Howard off his wife who fled the room, but Howard allegedly followed her, threatened her with sciccors and hit her with a board.
- All this over Thin Mints? Tagalongs maybe…
- Howard says she was just following the Girl Scout Motto… “On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to beat the crap out of anyone who touches my cookies.”
- If convicted, this woman’s gonna end up in the “Lemon Cooler”.
- If only she’d asked politely… “Please can I have Samoa?”
- Howard’s lawyer says she’ll not only walk, she’ll “Do-Si-Do” on the charges!
According to the National Enquirer, Mom-to-be Tonya Harding is nearly broke! She’s due to deliver a baby any day now, but she’s so hard-up that she and her new husband are living with his sister. The beer-guzzling bad girl married husband No. 3 — heating and air conditioning repairman Joseph Price — in a quickie wedding last June after learning she was pregnant. One source told the tabloid, “Tonya should be celebrating the arrival of her first child, but instead she’s complaining that she’s nearly broke, fat and cramped in a home she doesn’t want to live in.”
- Why her? Why now?
- Pregnancy hormones can cause anyone to have this kind of “knee-jerk” reaction.
- She thinks she’s living in a cramped home? How does she think the baby feels?
It’s almost here! The 24th Annual 16 Hour Radiothon benefiting the Salvation Army Bed and Bread feeding and sheltering program is this Friday, February 25th. This year, it will air live from the Oakland Mall from 6am to 10pm on 760 AM - WJR, and will be hosted by their personalities. It’s a different station, but the same great cause!
Three trucks go out on the streets every day, 365 days of the year no matter what the weather. One of the trucks is named for Gene Taylor and Doc Andrews, and another truck for me and my wife Gail.
I hope you’ll support this vital program - that feeds five thousand people a day and shelters nearly 600 people a night! You can even donate right now by calling 248-528-0760 or going to www.wjr.com. And remember, no matter how much you donate, not one penny is taken out for administrative costs!
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here tomorrow!
-Dick
In honor of President’s Day yesterday, the Gallup pollsters released the results of a survey of Americans on who they consider to be the greatest President of all time. Here’s the top 5…
#1- Ronald Reagan (19%)
#2- Abraham Lincoln (14%)
#3- Bill Clinton (13%)
#4- JFK (11%)
#5- George Washington (10%)
Coming in at #7 was Barack Obama with 5% of the vote and George W. Bush at #10 with 2%.
Here’s my abbreviated list:
#1 - Abraham Lincoln
#2 - George Washington
Who’s your number one? Let me know here by hitting the comment button or post it on my Facebook page!
Fox News reports that the U.S. government is looking for software experts to create “fake people” on social network sites. The job would allegedly require computer geeks to design “Persona Management Software” that would generate fictitious profiles that are so convincing, people will follow them on Twitter or accept them as Facebook Friends. That would give the government access to you and your friend’s private information. As the fake persons become more and more popular, their influence could even be used to sway public opinion.
- Go ahead! Be one of the first of your friends to “like” this idea!
- They tried this last year but it tanked when they named the fake guy, “Charles Manson”.
- Doesn’t the government already have all of our private information?
- Bottom line: Twitter everyone you know reminding them to Google any one who wants to “friend” them on Facebook!
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding guest list is out and it contains some surprises. Sir Elton John and David and Victoria Beckham made the cut, but William’s Aunt, Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is not invited. Neither is President Obama. His seat will be filled by Kate’s black sheep “Uncle Gary” who was once secretly taped smoking pot, arranging drug deals, and organizing call girls. Also invited… Kanye West!!!
- I can’t wait to see Kanye Jump up on the altar in the middle of the vows and say, “I’m really happy for you and I’m gonna let your finish… but Beyonce had one of the greatest weddings of all time!”
- They didn’t invite Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson because they would have had to triple the budget for hor d’eouvres.
- Rumor has it Elton John will perform a special song for the couple… “Unity Candle in The Wind”.
- Queen Elizabeth threw a fit when she found out fellow Royal, Lady Gaga, wasn’t coming.
- It doesn’t look like William will become King anytime soon… so it may be years before Kate sees his Royal Scepter.
It’s official: women would rather be thin than have sex. Fitness magazine surveyed 2400 women to ask if they’d go without sex for a full year to be skinny, and 51% said yes. Their choice of thinness over sex didn’t surprise psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein, a body image specialist, who told CBS’s “Early Show” that in another study, 61% of women admitted they were thinking about how their bodies looked even while they were having sex.
- As opposed to the men, who admitted to thinking about baseball during sex.
- This is good news guys! Since she wants to be skinny, she may not want you to take her to dinner first!
- 39% of the women said they’d give up sex for three months to just be “pleasantly plump”.
- 100% of men said they wouldn’t give up sex for a year for anything!
On this day in 1732, George Washington was born on his parents’ plantation in the Virginia Colony.
- Ironically, he was one of the only kids in history whose father didn’t say, “My son is going to grow up to be President one day!”
Radiothon Day is Friday! Listen live from the Oakland Mall from 6am to 10pm - this year on 760 AM - hosted by the WJR personalities. Remember every penny raised goes to the Salvation Army Bed and Bread Club feeding and sheltering program!
It’s been an incredibly cold winter and there are a lot of people out there who are counting on your support!
Thanks, have a great day and I’ll see you back here tomorrow!
-Dick
Happy Presidents Day! The day set aside to honor our past and present Commander’s in Chief. We originally celebrated George Washington’s Birthday (February 22nd) but that was changed back in the 1970’s by none other than…
Richard Nixon! He felt that we should honor ALL of our Presidents, not just the first one.
- Especially President #37… Richard Nixon!
- Former President Bill Clinton will spend the day reminiscing about his two terms as “Commander-in-Briefs”
- I always mark the day by buying a new appliance at an incredible President’s Day Sale… and then spending some quality time thinking about William Howard Taft.
Protests continued to rage over the weekend in Madison, Wisconsin, where teachers and other publics workers are fighting a move by the Republican governor and legislature to roll back their collective bargaining rights and make them pay more toward their own pensions and health care. The latest twist: several doctors were caught on video handing out bogus “sick note” excuses to teachers who were skipping class to protest.
- Well guess who’s getting sent to the principal’s office now?
- The teachers should be careful… this kind of thing can end up on their permanent record!
- People have a right to protest, but shooting spitballs at the governor is a little extreme.
- One of the teachers is really in trouble… he got caught copying the slogan off another teacher’s protest sign.
- Police thought the protestors were forming a human chain around the capitol building, but it turns out, it was recess time and the teachers were playing “Red Rover”.
Trevor Bayne of Knoxville, Tennessee, rocketed to fame on Sunday when he won the Daytona 500 on his first appearance in the race. He is by far the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 - having just celebrated his 20th birthday on Saturday. Bayne is so young, he doesn’t even own a suit to wear to any of the celebration festivities. He said, “I keep thinking I’m dreaming.”
- Not to take away from his victory, but what 20-year-old boy in a souped- up car doesn’t drive a million miles an hour?
- His dad said, “Saying ‘yes’ when Trevor asked to borrow the keys to my car on Sunday was the best decision I ever made!”
- George Zimmer Jr. of the “Almost-A-Man’s Warehouse” gave Bayne a suit, adding “You’re gonna like the way you look. My dad guarantees it”.
The Russian budget airline Avianova was forced to reduce the number of seats in their planes from 180 to 159 by a change in Russian customs policy… but they’re not letting the extra space go to waste. They’ve installed stages in the planes and plan to hire clowns, actors and musicians to entertain passengers during flights.
- The mimes will be strapped to the wings so people can watch them fight the wind!
- The first class passengers will get real singers; In coach, they’ll just lip-sync.
- I can hear the pilot now, “If you look out the right side of the plane, you’ll see Siberia. If you look at the stage, you’ll see “The Amazing Vladimir” pull a Capitalist Pig out of his hat!”
- This sounds like the perfect gig for David Hasselhoff… If he ends up falling down during his act, people will just think it’s the turbulence.
A Connecticut man accused of animal abuse for having a “romantic interlude” with a horse got the right lawyer. Even though the man was caught in the act, the accused’s lawyer, says his client denies “from the get go” that he abused the horse. He went on to say, “If this was a guy and a sheep - and I’ve had a few of those cases - this would not have gotten nearly the media attention it has.” But I guess because a horse is higher off the ground, it leaves a little more to the imagination.”
- The technical name for “a guy and a sheep case”: “Marty Had A Little Lamb”.
- His client must think he’s a real stud.
- I guess he just wanted to “sew his wild oats” with someone who actually eats them.
- This whole thing is like the XXX-Rated version of “The Horse Whisperer”.
- Their date went so well he’s thinking of Mare-y-ing her!!!
On this day in 1947, Edwin Land gave a public demonstration of his new invention: The Polaroid Camera.
- Then he went home, sat back and waited to see what developed.