Sunday, May 30, 2010

Ingrid the pit bull




Added On May 18, 2010
A dog shelter in Huntington, New York, offers to purchase Viagra for an adoptive owner. WABC's Josh Einiger reports.


I keep telling myself, "Jonathan Versen, you need more variety here at Hugo Zoom, not just CNN videos." OK, I'll listen to myself, but after this bit about Ingrid the pit bull.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

more on the Gulf spill



CNN's Brooke Baldwin and Rick Sanchez speak to Jean-Michel Cousteau about the consequences of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Hawaii 5.0.2

Apparently there's a new Hawaii 5-o Show. The new intro looks like something by "McG."

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Porn for the blind



Added On April 15, 2010
Never before has Braille felt like this. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Aaron Jamison




the verbiage at CNN reads:
Added On April 29, 2010

An Oregon man holds onto his sense of humor even though he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. KATU reports.


I note that the public health policy dimension, the fact that this man's widow-to-be would be unlikely to face crushing debts in most industrialized countries as a consequence of her husband's health problems, goes unmentioned. Maybe the reporter realizes that in 2014 people will still have these problems, even after Obamacare is fully implemented.

cross-posted at Dead Horse.

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Chinese knife killings CNN



Added On April 30, 2010
What's behind a series of violent attacks on young students in China? CNN's Jaime Florcruz reports.

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