Yesterday many news organizations were hawking that it was 100 days until the 2012 Election. 100 more days of negative national and soon local ads. 100 days of hearing how Obama believes that government builds business and no one is paying too much tax. Hopefully, it will be 100 days until Obama is a lame duck and can do little until someone else is inaugurated.
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Have you been watching the Olympics? If so, you are really not alone. The 2012 London games is drawing huge audiences in the US. There are critics who criticize NBC for not airing as much as they can live in prime time. I'm certain the Olympic organizers don't want to hold competition until midnight in London.
The Saturday night fare drew 28.7 million viewers on average during the 4 hour broadcast according to Nielsen. This is nine percent higher than the first evening of competition during the 20089 Beijing games.
If the ratings continue at this high level, NBC may not need to worry about making money with the thousands of hours of coverage. More from Multichannel News
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Did you miss Justice Antonin Scalia on Fox News Sunday? It is one interview everyone should have seen, recorded or transcribed.
The longest serving member of the high court said he has no plans to retire. When questioned about the type of jurist he would like to replace him, Scalia said, "I would not like to be replaced by someone who immediately sets about
undoing everything I’ve tried to do for 25 years, 26 years.”
Justice Scalia admitted that the decision on Obamacare was wrong because "there is no way regard this penalty as a tax . . . it does not bear that meaning."
True to form Scalia was combative and chose not to criticize fellow justices or court decisions. When asked about criticism from Obama during a State of the Union address, Scalia pointed out that he was not there and had no plans to attend "political spectacle."
He seemed to criticize Obama's attempt to pressure the court following oral arguments on Obamacare. Scalia said in part this is why Justices have lie tenure and "we have it precisely so we will not be influenced by politics, by threats from anybody.”
Scalia did seem to leave the door open for some form of gun control and conceded “there are some limitations that can be imposed.”
More from Newsmax
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He's back!?!
Former president Bill Clinton will have a key role at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
The last two-term democrat president will be given a primetime speaking slot and will officially nominate Barack Obama for a second term.
On the surface this may seem a bit strange. During the 2008 campaign there was no love-lost between the former president and upstart Obama. At one point Clinton railed against Obama for "playing the race card" on him.
In recent months Clinton has made various speeches that seem to disagree with Obama policy and economics.
You have to ask why a very popular president would seemingly support a failed president. Simple. Very simple. For all his foibles, Bill Clinton remains popular. His primetime speech will attempt to unify the democrat base behind Obama. He will bring out of the Clinton charm and rhetoric. It could be the highlight of the convention. Frankly, I do not understand why Clinton is nominating Obama.
With so many democrats retreating from the convention both Clinton and Obama may be speaking to a largely empty arena.
More from The Hill
That's it for now.
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