http://rinemania.com Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:54:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I started this blog well over a year ago, the goal was to humiliate myself into  getting okay enough to do it for a living.  Well, folks, that has indeed happened.  I have a job that I love, live in a great, great city, and get paid to rag ... http://rinemania.com/?p=690 - THE JONOLOGUE   MTV is leaving its studio in Times Square at the end of the year because the rent is too expensive. Fittingly, they’ll be moving in with my parents.   President Obama attended a town hall meeting in New Hampshire to discuss his health care proposal. While there, his Secret Service codename ... http://rinemania.com/?p=670 - THE JONOLOGUE   According to a new survey by the Daily News, eight out of ten women said they feel guilty after shopping. Meanwhile, the other two were honest.   The Yankees swept the Red Sox in a four-game series at the new Yankee Stadium.  Today, David Ortiz tested positive for disappointment.   Two American journalists ... http://rinemania.com/?p=652 - THE JONOLOGUE   Happy Birthday to President Obama.  Tomorrow he turns 48—wait, I'm sorry, that's his approval rating.   President Obama’s approval rating has dropped to an all-time low of 48%. President Bush said it looks like he’s finally getting the hang of things.   Barack Obama’s physician reports the president is in great shape, saying ... http://rinemania.com/?p=638 THE JONOLOGUE   A Southwest Airlines flight on its way to Orlando made an emergency landing in Long Island after a flight attendant smelled smoke in the cabin – but it turns out there was no smoke or fire and the plane landed for nothing. Hey flight attendant—wanna get away?   President Obama’s primetime ... http://rinemania.com/?p=635 THE JONOLOGUE   40 Years ago today, man landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the surface—which made it really awkward, when Buzz Aldrin stepped in gum.   Buzz Aldrin joined Neil Armstrong on the moon's surface. Aldrin said he hadn't planned on being an astronaut—but his name was ... http://rinemania.com/?p=626 - THE JONOLOGUE   Your move, Amy Winehouse.   Perez Hilton is suing the Black Eyed Peas manager for $25,000 after he punched him outside a club in Toronto. The good news: it only costs $25,000 to punch Perez Hilton.   On last week’s episode of “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” they had a some guys build ... http://rinemania.com/?p=613 - THE JONOLOGUE   ESPN is reporting that Brett Favre is likely to return, just after announcing yet another retirement.  Jeez, who would do something like that?   President Obama played Golf on Father's day before taking the family out for frozen custard. Rush Limbaugh said he hopes it melted.   President Obama wrote an article for ... http://rinemania.com/?p=596 - THE JONOLOGUE   Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denied calling for a ban on Facebook during the country’s presidential election.  He said he did impose a ban on Myspace, but…nobody noticed.   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez began a marathon four-day edition of his television talk show to mark its tenth anniversary.  Chavez took the ... http://rinemania.com/?p=591 - THE JONOLOGUE   The NBA and World Wrestling Entertainment were locked in a bitter dispute over arena privileges, as they were double-booked at the Pepsi Center on Monday night.  Sports writers are calling the situation a silly argument between a phony organization where all the outcomes are predetermined, and the WWE.              Google ... http://rinemania.com/?p=585