just not sure

Give yourself an extra point for getting the pun in the headline without having to read this. Seems like the world will be stopping until this Syria thing is resolved. Until then there will be no worrying about the debt or whether science is a good thing. BTW, I once entered ten puns in a contest, but won nothing. That’s right, when it came to winning no pun in ten did.

Have you woke up since Labor Day? Let’s see.

1) Another group of workers staged job actions this Thursday asking for higher wages and better working conditions. What major employer was this job action aimed at?

2) The “Secretary of Explaining Stuff” was explaining Obamacare to a crowd in Little Rock. Who is this secretary?

3) Speaking of Obamacare, when do the exchanges open for people to make choices on health insurance?

4) Down in Florida on Labor Day a man decided to go a step beyond ‘Stand Your Ground’ in shooting his neighbors. What doctrine did he invoke as the reason he shot and killed 2 neighbors and injured another?

5) Gov. Branstad is on the road. Where in the world is Gov. Branstad?

6) Last weekend one student fan tried to get on the field at Kinnick and was arrested. She registered an extremely high blood alcohol content on arrest. Any idea what her BAC was?

7) An old joke says that war is America’s way to teach geography. Without looking, what countries or seas border Syria?

8) Wow – look at those car sales. GM sales for August were up what percent over the same time last year?

9) John Boehner has responded to the crisis in Syria by announcing that the House will have more votes to do what?

10) Whoops! Iowa lost its football opener to Northern Illinois. What conference is Northern Illinois in?

11) Marital troubles! What infamous alleged murderer in a famous “Stand Your Ground” case is getting divorced?

12) Tuesday is a special day. Why?

13) It is beginning to look like the Democratic primary for NYC mayor will avoid a runoff vote. Who is leading with a more than 40% rating in recent polls for mayor of NYC?

14) Siskiyou County, California and a couple of adjoining rural counties in Oregon are discussing doing what?

15) This NFL team announced it would promote the open enrollment for Obamacare. What team will promote access to healthcare?

“Very Syrias” – I kill me! We have crises all over this country – mostly created by Republicans and their tax cuts for the rich – and we are spending time on Syria. Time to set priorities folks.

Answers:

1) Walmart at some 15 locations in major cities across the country.

2) Bill Clinton

3) October 1

4) The Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive strike if you feel threatened.

5) India on a trade mission

6) .341 – dangerously high

7) Turkey, Iraq, Jordon, Israel, Lebanon and the Mediterranian Sea

8) 15%

9) revoke Obamacare or defund Obamacare. They have already had 40.

10) Mid- American Conference

11) George Zimmerman

12) School Board elections! Don’t forget to vote

13) Bill de Blasio

14) seceding from their states and forming a new state because their states are too liberal.

15) Baltimore Ravens