Open Blog weekend!
I’m having fun doing Fox and Friends Weekend today. Boy is that a fast moving show! They do weather inside and out! (literally!) so I’ve been running back and forth from the hot muggy conditions into the freezing cold studio. We had some very impressive talent on the show this morning - The U.S. Army Fife and Drums Corps and the U.S. Army Drill Team. It was an honor to see them in person, and meet some of these extremely talented men and women! (You know how I’m a big fan of a man in uniform! :) They did not disappoint!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I still have relatives in town - we’re going to do a BBQ in Brooklyn this afternoon with my husband’s family. I can’t wait! I’ve been craving hot dogs and hamburgers all week! Yippeeee!
We visited my hubby’s firehouse yesterday, and we took a few pictures, so I will post those soon. I’ll make sure I capture some fun moments in Brooklyn at my Sister-in-Laws today.
Talk to you again soon!
jd


JD…..
What a pleasant surprise to wake up and see you on the air this morning. After 95 on Thursday it is gray, cold and windy in Denver this morning. Rather pleasant I must say.
Well, I finally did it!!! We had a story on The Church of Global Warming last night right before the weather and I went off, right on the air. It seems I have ignited quite the controversy. Got lots of calls and emails on my little diatribe. Everything from Fire the S.O.B. to congratulations for someone finally speaking up. There is a way to have a video recording of the event and later today I will send a copy for everyone to see.
My basic premise was, if anyone can explain to me how the ice ages came and went all on their own before man and the use of carbon, then I will start to believe in man made global warming. Plain and simple.
Stay tuned, this could be very interesting…..We’ll see if I lose my job over this??????????????
Sunny
Hey Sunny - I had to edit your comment…you can’t swear on here! (kind of like you shouldn’t swear on tv either!) If there’s swearing, the comment goes straight to the spam file. Otherwise, I’d love to see your GW response on tv. You are a brave soul. Keep us posted!
Hey JD…..
I sent a message and once again it did not post?
Sunny
I saw the drill team this morning! You should see the Marine Corps silent drill team and if any of you ever get the chance, watch the evening tattoo at Arlington National cemetary near the Iwo Jima memorial.
Enjoy the week-end! Don’t eat too many burgers!!
I had a big tummy ache afterwards. Maybe too many chips and dip along with those burgers and dogs!
Hey Janice..
Sorry I missed the Drill Team..I am a bit of a sleepy head this morning.And I know what you mean about a man in uniform..WOW-WEE!!!
I have been craving hamburgers and hotdogs cooked on the grill too. I like my hotdogs well done with a little brown on them..not burnt, but almost..YUM YUM!!
But I’ll have to wait until our get together on Friday..I hope you enjoy yours. And have Fun!!:)
Deb
Hey Deb! Good to hear from you!!! I know what you mean by being a sleepy head!
I didn’t have any hot dogs…but I did have some ribs and a burger! (and some cup cakes for my hubby’s bday that was last week…) Still popping the antacids!
Hi Janice…Glad you are enjoying family time!!
We are doing the picnic thing tomorrow…this time celebrating my father’s 70th B-day….and Yep doing Deb’s Straw. Frig cake again….Cake it cooling as I type…
(Deb it really is a great recipe….Easy as pie {cake} and tasty as all hell)
Have a great weekend all…Tell all those you love that you do….
Dawn! Happy Bday to your father!! That’s wonderful. Did you have a good time? Did he love Deb’s Strawberry frig cake?
Hey Dawn..
Happy B-Day to your Father..I am glad you and your family are enjoying the cake..I am going to make one for Friday.. for our cookout/multiple family B-Day’s and the 4th.
Enjoy your Weekend and picnic..:)
Deb
Happy Birthday to your Dad Wenchie!
I gotta admit, my gal still likes me to put my uniform on when attending events that call for it. She says it makes me look “distinguished” especially when you have the medals and ribbons. I’m not sure of that but looking at myself in it kind of makes me feel old. Go figure
Hey everyone,
I am working all weekend, 12hr shifts, but this Mon and Tues will be my weekend. It is nice, especially up here during fishing season, to have weekdays off. I plan on Monday trying to get my king salmon for the season and on Tuesday trying to fill the freezer after dip netting. Alaska is so great. I will try to post a few pics.
I have a blog topic…idiot drivers.
Take care,
Hey David! Yeah, I’m working too….it’s a drag…but it’s quiet around here, so that’s kind of nice. Would love to see those pictures! I’m glad you love Alaska. And what made you bring up idiot drivers? New York is chock full of em!
Hey David..
Alaska sounds wonderful..King Salmon huh..love to see the one you catch..
Idiot Drivers..I live in the rural south.. so anything could happen..we have our many tractors on the 2 lane roads..with a mile or two of cars behind it..and people trying to pass them on a double yellow line.
And then there are the ones that when it is pouring rain..they drive faster..and end up in an accident..that happens alot here in my area. we have this curve called the Turner curve..and just about everytime time it rains heavy someone wrecks there..and sometimes they are fatal wrecks.
And then there are the good ole boys..that still think it is okay to drink and drive..they get a 6pk of beer and hit the back roads..and sometimes the main roads.we have alot of fatal accidents here due to DUI offenders. My cousin was killed by a drunk driver in 1984, she was only 21.
I wish people would slow down and never drive while intoxicated.
Hey Deb, I’m originally from VA and know all about the back roads. Yeah drinking and driving is just a dumb thing to do. I have done my fair share of it through my college days but I have wised up and just think it is ridiculous to even think of it.
My commute to work is about 50mins so I have had my share of idiot drivers. I hate the ones that speed up behind you then zoom around you to just get off at the next exit. I don’t know why people are in such a hurry…most of the time to just to get to the next light. People just need to leave the house earlier or something. I can’t wait until the 55mph speed limit gets implemented again. I don’t mind speeders because that is your gas you are waiting. I put my cruise on at 67 and I get 22mpg.
Another thing is hate are the right lanes that disappear after making a left turn. While waiting at a light there are 2 lanes that turn left. After the turn…the right lane merges to the left. Now I hate…I mean hate it when people get in the that right lane and try and speed past maybe 2 cars to just cut them off while the lane merges. I hope I explained that clearly.
Point is just be courteous and don’t be in such a hurry. If you are late…you may as well be really late because late is late.
Take care,
Fox and Friends Weekends is on the air between 4 and 7 AM (Pacific) on Sunday morning. I’ll try to watch, Janice, just to see you, but there’s a chance I might sleep late and miss seeing you. I hope not.
Your buddy,
George Spink
Los Angeles
I hope you slept in!!!
I just got home from work but I grilled a couple burgers before.
YUM!!! Lots of cheese and ketchup please!
Hey Janice-
Glad to hear you are enjoying some well deserved quality time with your family.
That is precisely the reason why we cant forget our proud servicemen serving overseas and what they are doing to prevent another attack here in our country.
So how was the Wall-E movie? Did it live up to its expectations? Good luck on that BBQ, i wish i would have been invited as one of your guests. Its always nice to enjoy a down home cooked meal.
Did anyone hear about a 17 year old boy got his head cut off at the batman roller coaster ride at a 6 flags in georgia? It was on the Fox Report earlier tonight. He apparently entered a restricted area of the ride, and some onlookers said he was looking for something he lost. What a sad and tragic story.
You hear these things happen a lot in theme parks. Remember last year when a girl got her bottom part of her legs cut off on another roller coaster ride? I think it was also at a 6 Flags.
And i am sure you guys heard about that pregnant soldier who was found dead at a motel room under mysterious circumstances. I heard that a soldier at Ft Bragg is being sought out as a person of interest.
That is really strange, because i just also heard that a NC newspaper printed a letter from a guy that said he was supposedly the killer, and he gave distinctive details about what was found at the crime scene, including a cryptic sign that was found inside the motel room where her body was found. He called himself a serial killer, and claimed he has murdered a dozen other people from years past.
It really is sad to hear about all these pregnant people getting killed. And it always ends up basically the same, either an acquaintance, or maybe the husband of the victim. I guess its because they dont want to take the responsibility of raising the unborn child, and they go into a mad rage and commit a cold blooded crime.
Didn’t get to see the Wall-E movie. I’m bummed. But the BBQ was great fun. It’s hard to watch the news sometimes with all of these tragic stories.
Hey Wenchie-
Happy Birthday to your father!
TnDeb-
I really love hotdogs also, especially corndogs. Have you ever tried those Morningstar Farms veggie dogs? They are exceptional, and taste like the real thing. Plus turkey dogs from Healthy Choice are good for grilling too.
And timdub70-
Be sure not to forget the A1 Steak Sauce when you grill your burgers. That is the secret to making it moist and tender.
I saw the Army Drill Team on Geraldo at Large tonight. Very good show, about how the liberal mainstream media is ignoring good news happening out of Iraq, and are so blatantly biased when it comes to the negative.
Real quick nice surprise today seeing you on this afternoon I too slept in (Hmm could it be because the next few weeks I have places to go and people to see?) But hey that grill sounds good not doing anything for the 4th this year oh well. But got plans afterwards.
Yea ! , I’m finally in sync with Janice’s weather shift.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79199869@N00/
Hola from Puerto Rico Goddess
Coming home to the island is so rejuvenating. The foods, music and laughing with family recharges my batteries and prepares me for the upcoming trip to the Middle East. I will return to the states on July 3rd and leave for Saudi Arabia on the 11th.
Hope you and my fellow bloggers are well.
Enjoy the pics…
Ciao
What are everyone thoughts about ED Hill’s show being cancelled? I think she apologized, so that would have solved the problem right there.
Do you guys remember Kiran Chetry? She was a great asset to the FNC team, was was truly missed by a lot of viewers. Now she is at another liberal network hosting the morning show there. I hope she can return to FNC soon in the near future.
Hey! I tuned in to watch Chris Wallace before we head to the movies and there you are! We’re watching out for bad weather down here too. Got free passes to see a sneak preview of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” with Brendon Fraser so we’re off for that and dinner. Burgers and Dogs later in the week but all this talk makes me hungry for them!
Brad! Look Kiran Chetry up in Wikipedia so see details of the “arguements” between her and other co-hosts. I’m sure most of it is crud but it is entertaining reading!
“Kiran” is Nepalese for “really bad agent” or “really bad career move”.
Hey Don-
I knew about those supposed rumors of an arguement between Kiran and some of her co hosts. But they are no way of clarifying if they were true or not. I think that other liberal network needed to boost their ratings and image, so they lured Kiran, who has a successful future at FNC. That is exactly what happened to Paula Zahn in years past. It is such a shame.
Plus if you hear about another internet rumor about Kiran’s agent being abusive and demanding her get a higher paycheck, i wouldnt believe it also.
Smoking gun has some of the documents. It was covered in industry trade papers. Believe what you want about it but there are too many independent stories about what went down. Kiran really didn’t boost ratings at the new digs. And if your theory is true, ED Hill should be with CNN any day now.
Kiran Chetry won’t be back at Fox anytime soon…sorry.
Don’t have very much to add to the discussion, but wanted to say “Hi” to everyone. It’s been a busy weekend, but we did get some very much needed rain.
Yes, Kiran was good, but I don’t watch her now at the other network. I do miss Page, Greg and Kelly on the weekends. They used to be must-see tv for me, but I rarely turn the on the telly on Saturday or Sunday mornings now. The new crowd just doesn’t hold my interest. I hope E.D. will be back on. She’s quite good. Fox is doing lots of re-run things now, especially on the weekends. I’m watching less tv and getting out more. That’s probably a good thing!
Hope everyone has a great week!
Gwen
Hey Don-
I really like your insight and views about this subject, even though i have my own opinions of what really happened.
What is your theory of what happened to Kiran?
Plus that other liberal network’s morning show that Kiran is currently on, changes cohosts every 2 years, so i suspect Kiran getting the boot from there shortly, then like magic she will return somewhere on the FNC lineup.
Just my thoughts.
Hey Gwen-
I dont watch that other liberal biased network either. I just saw some recent pics of Kiran co hosting on some Yahoo group, and it looks like she isnt happy there. More of a reason to bring her back home, here at FNC, where she is familiar with her surroundings, and people treat her like family.
I know what you mean about the reruns on the weekends, but they are still a whole lot better, and hard hitting than most other networks. And tonights lineup isnt really a repeat. The Strategy Room, Hannitys America, and Geraldo At Large, are all brand new.
Plus that “America’s Future” documentary hosted by Megyn Kelly was really informative.
Wait until Jeanne Pirro’s new law show starts up in the Fall, then weekends will really be entertaining for you
Take Care.
Back from the movies! Journey to the Center of the Earth was GREAT!! It really is a good movie that everybody can go and see. I love those kind of movies where it emphasis is on the family and doing right.
Brad;
Look up Kiran Chetry on Wikipedia and you’ll see a brief synopsis of the story. It really shows that the business that Janice, Kiran, and others are in is brutal at times. As the saying goes: “You’re only as good as your last ratings book.”
Gwen;
Can you give me any info on Vicksburg? I’m thinking of coming down for a little Civil War trip later this month. Thanks!
Hey everybody!
Where has Laurie Dhue been? Ya gotta love a woman that can hold her own with both O’Reilly and Geraldo!!
I tuned into Kiran one morning over at that other network starts with C and ends with N, I call it the communist news network. I used to like that network when they actually offered up news reports, but they got into this ___ Presents and reaired stuff 25 times a week, that’s not news. I want live news, live coverage much as it’s reasonably possible for a network to deliver. People will tune out if it’s reruns. I know the first time I got to see FOXNEWS, I was soooooooo impressed with the quality and giving people the choice to let Fox report, and the viewers to decide. Look at Mr. Murdoch he is a genius, I only wish he could come and buy up the Canadian networks.
I’m likely the biggest Foxnews fan in the OV.
Long as JD and JB is on I’m a happy man.
Hey Don-
I dont really want to post about what happened to Laurie Dhue here, but google her name, or better yet, search her on wikipedia. It tells you all the details you need to know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Dhue
I really do miss Laurie, the chemistry between her and Geraldo was amazing, and most recently, Bill 0′reilly.
Did you know her father was the former president of WCW? I used to watch that, back in the day. Its a whole lot better than Vince McMahon’s WWE, or WWF, as it was called back in the day. He pushes his wrestlers way to hard, and supposedly even supplies them with steriods. Look what happened to Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero.
Peter-
That liberal biased network is the lowest standard of news reporting. Nothing over there means anything. It has nothing to do with the fact they show reruns of specials. Its the way the blatanly slant their news to the left, consistently rooting for their star candidate, BHO.
Of course, FNC is the gold standard when it comes to news. And its a place where all sides of the issue are presented, and the truth is reported. They arent called fair and balanced for nothing. Why do you think a lot of those liberal websites are constantly bad mouthing and saying nasty stuff about it? Because FNC is the number one news network out there, and no one can come close to it.
Same with the Fox Business Network, it has the best analysis out there. You cant beat it. I dont know if its available where you live, but i hope you call your local cable company and demand it be shown on your tv immediately.
I hope you tell all of your friends about FNC, and spread the word. The more people who know about this very special channel, the better it will be.
Hey Peter-
Isnt Journey to the Center of the Earth a remake of an old movie? I swear the name sounds really familiar.
Hey Janice-
That Wall-E movie took the number one box office spot this weekend. But there were a lot of speculation that is wasnt going to be that good, because it was a disney cartoon. But i guess it was proven otherwise.
What do you guys think about that russian supermodel who supposedly jumped several feet of a NYC apartment to her death? Was it a suicide of murder?
Authorities are thinking the latter because of a posting they found on a page she wrote on a social networking site, where she described her feelings of depression over a failed relationship.
Either way, it looks very suspicious.
Brad;
Yes Journey to the Center of the Earth is a remake of a classic but it is very well done and a movie you can take the family to but there is a little scare for smaller kids.
I think the model just hit the end emotionally. When you’re a “Supermodel”, it must be tough balancing the pressure of modeling and fighting crime.
What about their job makes them “super”.
Saw that woman lawyer on Geraldo say that it was suspect because she had never seen a woman kill herself that way. What a DITZ!! Sadly, it happens a lot! She all but had a noose in her hand for the former boyfriend. (who should be looked into thouroughly)
SEMPER FI!
“He who does not bellow out the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.” Charles Peguy
Too bad we don’t have folks on Capitol Hill willing to speak out like this. J.D. Pendry is a retired Marine Sergeant Major who writes for Random House. He is eloquent, and he seldom beats around the bush!
‘The Axis of Idiots’
Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people hostage. You’re the runner-in-chief.
Bill Clinton, you played ring around the Lewinsky while the terrorists were at war with us. You got us into a fight with them in Somalia and then you ran from it. Your weak-willed responses to the U.S.S. Cole and the First Trade Center Bombing and Our Embassy Bombings emboldened the killers. Each time you failed to respond adequately, they grew bolder, until 9/11/2001.
John Kerry, dishonesty is your most prominent attribute. You lied about American Soldiers in Vietnam. Your military service, like your life, is more fiction than fact. You’ve accused our military of terrorizing women and children in Iraq. You called Iraq the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time, the same words you used to describe Vietnam. You’re a fake. You want to run from Iraq and abandon the Iraqis to murderers just as you did the Vietnamese. Iraq, like Vietnam, is another war that you were for, before you were against it.
John Murtha, you said our military was broken. You said we can’t win militarily in Iraq. You accused United States Marines of cold-blooded murder without proof and said we should redeploy to Okinawa. Okinawa, John? And the Democrats call you their military expert! Are you sure you didn’t suffer a traumatic brain injury while you were off building your war hero resume? You’re a sad, pitiable, corrupt and washed up politician. You’re not a Marine, sir. You wouldn’t amount to a good pimple on a real Marine’s ass. You’re a phony and a disgrace. Run away, John.
Dick Durbin, you accused our Soldiers at Guantanamo of being Nazis, tenders of Soviet style gulags and as bad as the regime of Pol Pot, who murdered two million of his own people after your party abandoned Southeast Asia to the Communists. Now you want to abandon the Iraqis to the same fate. History was not a good teacher for you, was it? Lord help us! See Dick run.
Ted Kennedy, for days on end you held poster-sized pictures from Abu Ghraib in front of any available television camera. Al Jazeera quoted you saying that Iraqi’s torture chambers were open under new management. Did you see the news, Teddy? The Islamic Nazis demonstrated another beheading for you. If you truly supported our troops, you’d show the world poster-sized pictures of that atrocity and demand the annihilation of it. Your legislation stripping support from the South Vietnamese led to a communist victory there. You’re a bloated, drunken fool bent on repeating the same historical blunder that turned freedom-seeking people over to homicidal, genocidal maniacs. To paraphrase John Murtha, all while sitting on your wide, gin-soaked rear-end in Washington.
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Carl Levine, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Russ Feingold, Hillary Clinton, Pat Leahy, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, the Hollywood Leftist morons, et al, ad nauseam: Every time you stand in front of television cameras and broadcast to the Islamic Nazis that we went to war because our President lied, that the war is wrong and our Soldiers are torturers, that we should leave Iraq, you give the Islamic butchers - the same ones that tortured and mutilated American Soldiers - cause to think that we’ll run away again, and all they have to do is hang on a little longer. It is inevitable that we, the infidels, will have to defeat the Islamic jihadists. Better to do it now on their turf, than later on ours after they have gained both strength and momentum.
American news media, the New York Times particularly: Each time you publish stories about national defense secrets and our intelligence gathering methods, you become one united with the sub-human pieces of camel dung that torture and mutilate the bodies of American Soldiers. You can’t strike up the courage to publish cartoons, but you can help Al Qaeda destroy my country. Actually, you are more dangerous to us than Al Qaeda is. Think about that each time you face Mecca to admire your Pulitzer.
You are America’s ‘AXIS OF IDIOTS.’
Your Collective Stupidity will destroy us. Self-serving politics and terrorist-abetting news scoops are more important to you than our national security or the lives of innocent civilians and Soldiers. It bothers you that defending ourselves gets in the way of your elitist sport of politics and your ignorant editorializing.
There is as much blood on your hands as is on the hands of murdering terrorists. Don’t ever doubt that. Your frolics will only serve to extend this war as they extended Vietnam. If you want our Soldiers home as you claim, knock off the crap and try supporting your country ahead of supporting your silly political aims and aiding our enemies.
Yes, I’m questioning your patriotism.
Your loyalty ends with self. I’m also questioning why you’re stealing air that decent Americans could be breathing. You don’t deserve the protection of our men and women in uniform. You need to run away from this war, this country. Leave the war to the people who have the will to see it through and the country to people who are willing to defend it.
No, Mr. President, you don’t get off the hook, either. Our country has two enemies:
Those who want to destroy us from the outside and those who attempt it from within. Your Soldiers are dealing with the outside force. It’s your obligation to support them by confronting the AXIS OF IDIOTS.
America must hear it from you that these self-centered people are harming our country, a betting the enemy and endangering our safety. Well up a little anger, please, and channel it toward the appropriate target. You must prosecute those who leak national security secrets to the media. You must prosecute those in the media who knowingly publish those secrets.
Our Soldiers need you to confront the enemy that they cannot.
They need you to do it now.
Semper Fi,
J. D. Pendry - Sergeant Major, USMC, Retired
Don-
Which woman lawyer are you talking about? Kimberly Guifoyle or Jeanne Pirro?
If you are talking about the latter she is going to have her own law show coming soon.
Its just like went that high powered lady who ran that call girl escort service(cant remember her name), mysteriously was found dead by hanging in her parents garage. They questioned whether its was a murder of a suicide also. They even said that note they found next to her body was really her handwriting.
I guess they concluded that it was nothing more than a horrible suicide, she probably did it because she was facing years of hard time in jail, and i guess she couldnt handle it.
I guess you all heard about that 5 year old from Alabama who was tragically killed when a generator fell on her during an air show. It really sad, it sounds like a freak accident.