Archive for August, 2010
Obama to explain the withdrawal of combat troops tonight
President Obama will be making a national address tonight. Before you start whining about missing that rerun of Glee, you should know what Obama will be talking about, because it is sure to be brought up the next morning. Iraq will be the main focus of President Obama’s speech tonight. During much of Obama’s tenure, [...]
Salon.com’s take on the Emmys
It’s a pretty slow news day (unless you enjoy looking at actors dressed up and graded by magazine and website publishers), and while Dinner Topics doesn’t like to simply regurgitate the news, we’ll make an exception this time so you have something to read and talk about today. Here is a Salon.com article about the [...]
Emmy Awards tonight
The Emmy Awards are televised tonight, so even if you don’t plan on watching, here are a few quick tidbits about the broadcast and the shows nominated: Jimmy Fallon will be hosting. Glee is the most nominated show, with 19 nominations. Expect Mad Men to walk away with a handful of awards. Modern Family and [...]
Glenn Beck’s latest controversy
Glenn Beck is a conservative talk show host currently in the news because of a rally he plans on having Saturday in Washington D.C. to supposedly “pay tribute to America’s service personnel and other upstanding citizens who embody our nation’s founding principles of integrity, truth and honor.”1 If you aren’t familiar with Beck’s popularity, he [...]
Workers trapped in Chilean mine
33 miners have been trapped in a gold and copper mine in Chile’ since August 5. The story has been in the news for a few days now because after fearing the worst, they were found alive this week. It will take about FOUR MONTHS to get to the miners, so this story is sure to be [...]
And you thought post-game traffic was brutal
After you return home from your mildly inconveniencing traffic jam tonight, here’s a Dinner Topic you can share with the family and make yourself feel good about being home: a 10-day traffic jam in China is finally easing up. Yes, you read that right: a traffic jam that lasted for 10 days! Some truck drivers [...]
Is Obama a Muslim?
President Obama has gotten some criticism for his response to the planned mosque near Ground Zero. However, this isn’t the only time that Obama has had problems with Islam. In the last presidential election, the former Illinois senator was assailed because of his middle name Hussein as seen in the snopes.com article from 2008. Recently, [...]
How does salmonella get in eggs?
The big egg recall originating with eggs packaged in Iowa has many people talking and checking their refrigerators this week, and you can never be too safe when dealing with salmonella and other bacteria, but the truth is the risk of salmonella in eggs has actually decreased in the past 10 – 20 years thanks [...]
