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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race

(CNN)
Polling station (way in)

Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race = Keep a set value: no one clear winner!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Paul Albertella

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

James Bond Casting: Here Are The 7 Actors Reportedly In The Running To Replace Daniel Craig

(CinemaBlend)
Cool 101

Actors reportedly in the running to replace Daniel Craig as the new Agent Double O Seven

1. Tom Hiddleston
2. Idris Elba
3. Michael Fassbender
4. Luke Evans
5. Charlie Hunnam
6. James Norton
7. Jamie Bell
= Re-engineered as James Bond persona?

1. Lean, muscular performance in "Thor"
2. John Luther (a black detective) in TV series in England
3. Magneto
4. Welsh
5. "Cold Mountain"
6. Heard has diabetes
7. "Billy Elliot"
Anagram: Jason Lofts
Photo: raymondclarkeimages

Hillary Clinton Treats Theories About Coughing Attack With Dose of Humor

(The New York Times)

Hillary Clinton Treats Theories About Coughing Attack With Dose of Humor = About clearing out her throat: Achy mouth? It fits! I know! She's allergic to Don!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo:

Monday, September 5, 2016

Editorial cartoonists

(Go Comics)


Tom Toles
Glenn McCoy
Stuart Carlson
Lisa Benson
Ted Rall
Michael P. Ramirez
Signe Wilkinson
Steve Breen
Jack Ohman
Gary Varvel
=Zeal, no sarcasm
Anti-Hillary
A Lib
Wacko job
L.A. Times canned
Right venom
Girl lacks mercy
Even Steven
Gores Trump
Nonsense troll
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

"Motherhood is hard" post

(MSN)
Motherhood

"Motherhood is hard" post = The post has horrid mood
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Photo: Wilvia

Wine: Sing the praises

(The New Zealand Herald)
Fine wine and good friends

Wine: Sing the praises = I sense grapes within
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Photo: Derrick Nguyen

Mother Teresa to become saint amid criticism over miracles and missionaries

(The Guardian)
Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa canonised = Seemed an orchestration
Anagram: Jason Lofts
Illustration: Ariel Quiroz

Sunday, September 4, 2016

No Longer a Hurricane -- for Now -- Hermine Winds Up for Big Northeast Punch

(NBC News)
Sarasota weather map

The storm Hermine is no longer a hurricane = It rages much more in a Northern shoreline
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Abby flat-coat

Mother Teresa declared a saint by Catholic Church

(Fox News)
Mother Teresa
Art: Penny Ovenden
Saint Teresa of Calcutta's ~ fast status acceleration!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Mother Teresa declared a saint by Catholic Church = Could be character, the charity, and those miracles
Anagram: Dharam

Cash for catastrophes?

(BBC)
Auto

Cash for catastrophes? = Photo car crashes, fast!
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Photo: Omar Landeros

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Mika Brzezinski Thinks Donald Trump Has Serious Mental Health Issues

(Fortune)

Mika Brzezinski Thinks Donald Trump Has Serious Mental Health Issues = Alzheimer's hits paranoid bullshit skunk? It's nut shrieks! Demon amazes!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard

CNN Poll of Polls: Clinton's lead cut in half

(CNN)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New Zealand - the second day - Wellington and Christchurch, November 2010

Clinton's lead cut in half = Still a confident launch!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: US Embassy

So what exactly could be wrong with having taco trucks on every corner?

(Los Angeles Times)
El Tonayense

"You're going to have taco trucks on every corner" = Take cover, country! No, gosh, you're overreacting!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Todd Lappin

Friday, September 2, 2016

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine aims at Florida

(CNN)
Sandbags ahead of Hermine

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine aims at Florida=Then I hear a fierce, giant, full marine rainstorm. Hide!
Anagram: Chris Davis
Photo: North Charleston

Melania Trump sues Daily Mail and US blogger for $150m over sex worker claims

(BBC)
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss-Trump

Melania Trump sues the Daily Mail = Um, all I see in the "lady" is... um, a tramp.
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Photo: WEBN-TV

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Donald Trump under fire for comments about shooting death of Dwyane Wade's cousin

(Los Angeles Times)
IMG_6679

Donald Trump under fire for comments about shooting death of Dwyane Wade's cousin = Feuds of a shooting would destroy them...no doubt, African Americans'd need Trump now!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Intensivtäteraggressor

Mermaid Thighs - The Latest Trend in Body Shaming Bullsh*t

(Huffington Post)
mermaid

Mermaid thighs = I'm girth shamed
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Photo: Ryan McCullah

A landslide election?

(Christian Science Monitor)
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump - Caricatures

A landslide election? = Senile candidate, LOL
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Caricature: DonkeyHotey

Trump's health 'excellent' especially 'his mental health', says Dr Harold Bornstein

(Stuff.co.nz)
Donald Trump - Caricature

Doctor Harold Bornstein's medical report concludes: ~ Donald Trump - he's a cordless, electronic, Nordic robot!
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Caricature: DonkeyHotey

Indian floods wreak havoc

(Yahoo!)
Flooded roads in Delhi

Indian floods wreak havoc = Varanasi choked? I'd flow on.
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Photo: Veeresh Malik