Chuck: Everyone calls Crystal "mamasox?" I never listen to the judges...save Simon. Lorrie: Ryan acts like an ass sometimes Chuck: Simon asks Ryan if he wants his job The Judges "save"...not again Lorrie: Judge's save! You want them to have "The Judge's Take-Back" so Lilly could come back Chuck: Evidently the group couldn't learn the song so they had to call Cook in. Wait, what are you talking about? Lilly is safe this week. Lorrie: Chuck, are you off your meds again? Chuck: I'm high on life, Lorrie. BTW, David Cook is not Mick Jagger...not even Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan Lorrie: Wonder why DC is singing this? Thought Idol winners are supposed to push their latest hit? Chuck: Why didn't the group do a song? It's a last minute substitution I tell you. Lorrie: I think DC has hair plugs Chuck: some men have no trust in their Male Pattern Baldness. Lorrie: You may be the only one who is friends with the ol' MPB Chuck: He's going to Africa? Wow, everyone gets to go to Africa: Geldof, Bono, and Cook Wait...is it a superband in the making? Lorrie: only if you add Sebastian Bach in the mix Chuck: Bach? Hasn't he been dead for a 2-300 years? Lorrie: Dude, he was in the supergroup with The Nuge! Chuck: The Nuge? The old Domino's pizza character? Lorrie: You're starting to irritate me. The Noid...that brings back memories of a summer spent babysitting three kids who had a gigantic, blow-up noid and I had to blow-up by hand- er, mouth. Chuck: You were supposed to Avoid the Noid Lorrie: I would have, but he had a slow leak, thus requiring a great deal of attention Chuck: 1st idiotic Ford commercial of the season! Lorrie: oh, how I've missed the Ford commercials. Not. Casey faked the flu so as not to humiliate himself in that commercial. Nice move, Casey Chuck: Wow, watching singers have others use photoshop...exciting TV! Lorrie: Bottom 3...are you feeling lucky in your predictions? Chuck: Yeah, I want a paint job "designed" by an AI loser. PAIGE in bottom 3 YES! Lorrie: Well, I'm not upset that Paige Miles is in the bottom 3, even though I didn't pick her. Chuck: Lee is safe Lorrie: agreed Chuck: I forget who I picked...but Paige, and Andrew had to be 2 of them Lorrie: We both picked: Katie, Andrew and Tim. Chuck: ok Lorrie: Paige was your #4. SIOBHAN! My girl! Ryan speaks of Adam Lambert as though he's been successful. He hasn't. He's just been obnoxious. Woohooo! Siobhan is safe! Chuck: Siobhan is no Adam Lambert. Adam Lamert IS the lead singer of Dead or Alive reincarnated....yes, even though Pete Burns isn't dead. Lorrie: The Davenport Denier is safe! Chuck: As long as 12yo girls can vote...Aaron is safe Lorrie: well, crap. Already, we're both wrong again Chuck: Andrew...please...I am comfortable with both of them leaving. Damn. I am wrong this week Lorrie: Tim, take a seat and pass the dutchie to Paige...you both need it. Chuck: Who is singing? They have an Orthodontist on stage this week? Lorrie: no comment. Chuck: Katie in the bottom 3 next? Lorrie: Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise! Chuck: Ah, I am in the South. Commercial. I am buying a Toyota...and giving it to the person I just purchased a huge life insurance policy for... Lorrie: LOL Chuck: Paige is sitting in Andrew's chair. I was saying "WTF!" That's a quote from Paige. She doesn't look like an orthedontist Lorrie: how many different ways do you plan to spell orthodontist this evening? Chuck: The advantage of being able to edit after Lorrie: lol I think Orianthi (sp?) is the chick who was supposed to be on Michael Jackson's tour. Chuck: This just in...she was Michael Jackson's orthodontist. Well, that's kinda what my dear wife just said. She got that outfit from Joan Jett's closet. Speaking of Joan Jett's closet..... Lorrie: Catherine confused orthodontist and guitarist? Chuck: lol...evidently the confusion is my "attempt at humor." She auditioned with MJ? Lorrie: Oh, the confusion also was my attempt at humor. We really suck at humor tonight. Chuck: Speak for yourself. I really liked the Noid/Nuge juxtaposition. Chuck: Did she have to beat MJ at HORSE? Lorrie: I think she just had to bring Oxycontin as payment. Lorrie: ewww, too soon? Lorrie: On the next break, Ryan will play Suck, Suck Goose with the bottom three. They all suck as contestants. Chuck: lol Duck DUCK goose Lorrie: ...maybe in YOUR world. Chuck: and welcome to it. CSox is safe. She was upset watching her dad? Obviously, do not watch the tape of death before singing Lorrie: Sit down, Dirtysox, you're all good this week. I like how she's setting the record straight again. Girl's got a backbone on her! Chuck: Ryan should never ever go off script. Stevens is safe???? Lorrie: Katie...stand up and walk it on over to the bottom three. I don't CARE what Ryan is doing with the order! Chuck: I bet it's Lacy...If it is Casey...I'm ok with that Lorrie: Refrigerator Mike the Boy George impersonator could be the #3 Chuck: Kara & Randy switched places? Casey & Lacy? and it will be Casey? Lorrie: Did Michael Lynche even perform last night? BWAHAHAHA! Chuck: lol good one! I love the people. I was thinking the same joke as Ryan...shoot me Chuck: Why is Lacy wearing a weight lifting belt? Lorrie: she needs it for stability to hold up that huge-ass flower in her hair. OK, real quick: who's going home? Chuck: Paige or Tim and neither will be saved Tim Lorrie: I say Tim. Lorrie: Save that Save this week, judges. Lorrie: Holy Crap. Damn! Chuck: The "Vote for the Worst" group is kicking ass this year Lorrie: LOL. No kidding. Maybe he really WILL get to sing "pass the dutchie" next week. Chuck: They will not save either Lacy or Paige even though Simon thinks Paige is worth saving Chuck: I really hate watching commercials. Can we do this 10pm to 11pm next week? Lorrie: No. Chuck: Lots of room for negotiation. Thanks. Lorrie: Just call me The Negotiator. Chuck: You don't look like Jackson or Spacey Lorrie: DiDi reminds me of Brooke from last season. Or whenever she was on. Chuck: She is supposed to...with some Megan thrown in Lorrie: Kesha? Chuck: Who is that singer? She is wearing Siobhans boots. she is Pink sans talent. Lorrie: She tries to sound kind of like Fergie. Only suckier. Chuck: Forget Tim, Paige, and Lacy...vote her off Lorrie: She tries to look like Lady Gaga, only trailer trashier. Chuck: OH god...white rappers...THAT'LL make it better Lorrie: Who the hell are those two losers? Now Kesha is channeling The Village People? Chuck: If I was on stage with her, I'd demand one of those TV heads myself. Oh, she's edgy..she kicked a tv...a well prepared faux tv Lorrie: It's a sad day when blah blah blah can be words in a song. Chuck: They're roommates? Someone is getting more room tonight! I always look for the sunny side. Lorrie: rah rah ah ah ah, on the other hand, now THAT's some lyrics I can dance in my car to. Chuck: boring boring boring. Of course. It's Lacy Lorrie: gawd. this irritates me to no end. Chuck: Anyone following at home...choose the opposite of what I pick Lorrie: They won't use the save. Of course, we've already established that. Chuck: They will not save Lacy They're not even listening Lorrie: Oh yeah, judges, gather 'round for the obligatory huddle, even though you know you're not saving Lacy. Chuck: Katie is singing along...does that mean she is eligible to be sent home? Lorrie: My husband just pointed out that Lacy looks like Liza Minelli Chuck: Lacy is too much like Didi who is too much like Sibhon who is too much like Crystal...to save. Your husband is old. I would have said she looks like Judy Garland because I am, well, old. Chuck: Please send Katie home so she will stop crying at the end of every show Lorrie: Katie needs her binkie and her pacifier. It's gonna be a long night for her. I bet Lacy could sing Lucinda Williams-type music really well.
Every journalist has a dark secret. For Lorrie Delk Walker and myself, it's American Idol. Say what you will, but we like to watch and complain. A couple of years ago we wrote a series of columns for Lorrie's site. This year, we decided to capture a chat as we watched from our respective homes...
Metro I4 News makes it easy for you to see all of the ads from last night's Super Bowl. You can watch them in one shot, scroll to find one you missed, or search for a specific ad. Careful, there's a 14 minute Chevy Chase ad in there...
ABC News – This Week with George Stephanopoulos: This week, a health care roundtable will review President Obama’s address Wednesday night. The participants: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Senators John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, IV (D – WV) and Mary Landrieu (D – LA), and Governor Tim Pawlenty (R – MN). Then, followed by the regular [...]
Lots to talk about this weekend, as President Obama prepares for a speech before a joint session of Congress and America on the push for health care reform, plus a planned address to school students and the controveresy surrounding that. All that and the H1N1 flu, too. ABC News – This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A preview [...]
Orlando Sentinel: A Reputation At Risk – “That faint sound you hear is the truth about Ereck Plancher’s death. It’s finally trickling out almost a year and a half after the 19-year-old University of Central Florida freshman collapsed following an intense off-season workout supervised by Coach George O’Leary and his staff… UCF had six months to [...]
First, my apologies for anyone who missed the preview for last week. I took the weekend off. As one might imagine, many of the national chat shows will likely focus on the life and legacy of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, who lost his battle with cancer late Tuesday. But a bit of the conversation will also [...]
Daytona Beach News-Journal: So Long, Gov. Green, Vanishing In Political Smog – The newspaper laments the apparant reversal of Governor Charlie Crist’s activism from two years ago on enviromential issues, now that he is running for the U.S. Senate and seemingly needing to put up more of a radical conservative front to attract the Republican [...]
ABC News – This Week with George Stephanopoulos: . ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper fills in for George this weekend, and heads a special roundtable to discuss the news of the day. The panel features former Republican Party Chairman and Advisor to President George W. Bush Ed Gillespie, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, Atlantic Media Company [...]
The editorial pages along the I-4 Corridor this Sunday look at a wide range of issues, from the health care debate to space, from consumer protection to oil drilling. Here’s a summary: Tampa Tribune- A Fight At Every Level For Consumers: A call for the Hillsborough County Commission to reject a recommendation to eliminate the Consumer [...]
If you keep up with the Sunday chat shows and / or want to plan your watching before heading to church or other event, this weekly look check out who will be appearing on the various network (and one local) talk shows and what is expected to be discussed. ABC News – This Week with George [...]
There is plenty to talk about this weekend: The so-called “Beer Summit” Thursday evening at the White House, the continuing debate over health care reform, suggestions about our troops coming home from Iraq sooner than scheduled, and the ecomony leading the way. ABC NEWS / This Week with George Stephanopoulos: This weekend, two leading voices on the economy: Treasury Secretary [...]
As the debate over President Obama's health care reform plan heats up, with a decreasing likelihood that an agreement will be passed before Congress takes it's August recess, his surrogates and opponents will be all over the Sunday chat shows trying to make the American people better understand their point of view. There are a couple of different issues on the agenda here and there, so read on and check out where...
The Senate confirmation hearings for President Obama’s first United States Supreme Court justice candidate and his health care reform plan topped the news scene this week, so obviously those issues will take much of the discussion time on this weekend’s shows. Below are the details of who will appear, and who will ask the questions [...]
Tampa Tribune – Reducing Abuse Of State Pensions: “Few lawmakers have the stomach for it, but additional reforms do need to be made. Some workers have gamed the system by working huge amounts of overtime in their final few years to qualify for a much larger lifetime pension. That abuse should stop. Lawmakers should look into how [...]
Bio: This is a creative outlet and soapbox for Lorrie Delk Walker where, at times, she has stuck her foot so far into her mouth, surely she has quashed any hopes of ever being elected to public office. Lorrie is a writer, avid recycler, small-time chicken farmer, SPCA foster parent and fan of all things Downtown Lakeland. Posts from Delk Walker's popular blog, Takes From the Delk Side, were added to the Lakeland Local archives and can be found here.