Boomer's Buzz: Friday, May 2, 2008

Posted May 2, 2008, 5:34 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Friday, May 2, 2008. There are 243 days left in the year and 185 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Analysis: Momentum, Obama's Distractions Give Clinton Hope (AP)
McCain, Clinton Push Gas Tax Holiday (NY Times)
Obama Wins Support on Opposition to Gas Tax Holiday (Boston Globe)

Developing News:
Time 100: The World's Most Influential People (Time)
Barbara Walters Reveals Past Affair With U.S. Senator (AP)
'D.C. Madam' Who Vowed Not to Go to Prison Kills Herself (AP)
All Salmon Fishing Banned on West Coast (SFGate)
Trip of a Lifetime: How LSD Rocked the World (Independent)

Latest Health News:
Measles in U.S. at Highest Level Since 2001 (NY Times)
Congress Votes to Ban Genetic Discrimination (Reuters)

By the Numbers:
9 Toughest Movie Characters of All Time (CultCase)
15 Reasons Mr. Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever (MentalFloss)

Pic of the Day: Breakfast



Video of The Day: Don't Be Hatin' on the Ewoks Gospel



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member Cliff Eggink! Click his name to send him a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor Theodore Bikel is 84. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 72. Singer Lesley Gore is 62. Actor David Suchet is 62. Country singer Larry Gatlin is 60. Rock singer Lou Gramm is 58. Actress Christine Baranski is 56. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 46. Country singer Ty Herndon is 46.

On This Date:
In 1932: Jack Benny's first radio show debuts on the NBC Blue Network.

In 1939: New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games played comes to an end.

In 1957: Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, who coined the term "McCarthyism" and was known for his anti-communist practices, dies at age 48.

In 1978: The Bee Gees are awarded their second platinum single in less than two months for "Night Fever." It was preceded by "Stayin' Alive," both from the soundtrack of "Saturday Night Fever."

In 1994: Nelson Mandela claims victory in South Africa's first democratic elections.

In 1997: Tony Blair became, at age 44, Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years.

Today's Thought:
"The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself."
-- Billy Mills




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