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  • June 2009 Buzz

    by Vera H-C Chan

    Jun 30, 2009

    13 Votes

    As if to make up for the relative quiet of May, June brought news of transportation mayhem, historical revolutions, political scandals, and celebrity passings. Below, the stories that reverberated on Yahoo! Search and beyond.

    In Memoriam
    The word icon was invoked repeatedly with shocking deaths, sad passings, and unexpected departures. In the TV arena, David Carradine's apparently accidental hanging exposed a startling private life, while Ed McMahon's end reminded us the importance of sidekicks. Farrah Fawcett's strength to the end underscored the sex symbol's dignity. The unexpected death of pitchman Billy Mays brought in many tributes. But, it was the King of Pop's passing that stunned the world. News and questions persist over his death, but the loss restored the luster of his legacy.

    International Relationships
    President Barack Obama reached out to the Muslim world at Cairo University, managed to find destinations for Guantanamo's Uighurs, and pulled out troops from Iraq. That might've been enough drama on the world stage, but Iranians took to the streets and online in a historic protest over presidential election results, putting the country's theocracy in doubt. Leadership issues also explain North Korea's bristling stance (with two American journalists embroiled in the morass), and a coup in Honduras.

    Domestic Affairs
    A superstitious mind might start considering the label 'possible 2012 presidential candidate' a curse, at least among the GOP. The first extramarital confession came from Nevada senator John Ensign, but his startling admission was soon overshadowed by the mysterious case of the missing South Carolina governor. Mark Sanford's reapperance and rambling confession of an Argentinian liasion gave new meaning to hiking the Appalachian trail—and finally pushed "Jon & Kate Plus 8" from headlines. All these scandals made Alaska governor Sarah Palin look good, especially after her victory in a (TV) late-night spat.

    Yahoo! June 2009 Web-Hot Searches


    Search Terms with the Biggest Percentage Changes
    1. Air France Flight 447 (off the charts)
    2. David Carradine (+175,919%)
    3. Bing (+8,094%)
    4. Billy Mays (+6,306%)
    5. US Open (+4,368%)
    6. Michael Jackson (+1,494%)
    7. Transformers 2 (+414%)
    8. Heather Graham (+409%)
    9. Father's Day (+317%)
    10. Sandra Bullock (+302%)

    Biggest Search Terms
    1. Michael Jackson
    2. Megan Fox
    3. Transformers 2
    4. Britney Spears
    5. Farrah Fawcett
    6. Beyonce
    7. Miley Cyrus
    8. Jessica Alba
    9. Angelina Jolie
    10. NASCAR

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NObamie

June.

People died. Some that were well known. Happens. Will continue to. Can't change it. Oh well.

Obamarxist continued to attempt to ramp up his Socialist s***, and attempted funeral dirge for America. We need to "change" that. We can and we will.

posted Jun 30, 2009 |
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JB

Well said no bamie. We need to stop the death of this country at the hands of the usurper and enemy combatant obammy.

posted Jun 30, 2009 |
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dru

AN EVENTFUL MONTH, INDEED ! ALTHOUGH, WE COULD DO, WITH LESS LOSS. THE NEWS OF JUNE, CERTAINLY PROVIDED SOMETHING OF INTEREST FOR EVERYONE. AND, IT REALLY WAS FUN TO BE ABLE TO VENT ABOUT IT ON THE BUZZ. I FIND THAT TO BE MOST ENJOYABLE. READ YOU LATER.

posted Jun 30, 2009 |
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GOP = nazi skinheads

posted Jul 1, 2009 |
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2009 Award Winner - SARAH PALIN
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) created the Sitting Duck Award, an honor bestowed each year on the crème de la crème of the most ridiculed newsmakers in America.

The Sitting Duck Award is an important and beautiful recognition of someone whose world-class folly, villainy or obnoxiousness is a boon to columnists everywhere

posted Jul 3, 2009 |
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Even though Sarah Palin is being sold to moderates, it turns out she is an extremely hard-core wingnut, supporting Pat Buchannan and a whole host of other disturbing things.

posted Jul 3, 2009 |
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And throughout the land there was great lamenting among the repub party.
O' please save sister Sarah Palin from the democrats, please save her o great one!"
And lo, cometh Rev Muthree and saith unto sarah's followers "Be of good cheer, my loyal ones, for I shall perform an excorcism, and I will only bless sister sarah." "I shall rid the land of all witches." During the excorcism, Rev Muthree realized that only sarah had disappeared. He was heard to say, "Oooooops".
And sister Sarah was never heard from again.

posted Jul 3, 2009 |
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palin the idiot, hillbilly!!!!
I knew that broad was a QUITTER and LOSER.

posted Jul 3, 2009 |
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Apr 2009 - Complaint: Palin misusing government office for personal gain by securing unwarranted benefits and receiving improper gifts thru Alaska Fund Trust. The fund was recently established by supporters to help Palin pay off more than $500,000 in legal debts from ethics complaints, including "troopergate".

posted Jul 5, 2009 |
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Jan 2009 - Ethics Complaint: Two complaints that 2 of Palin's top aides misused their official positions for Palin's personal & political purposes.

Mar 2009 - Ethics Complaint: Palin improperly used state staff, property and time and equipmment for partisan political purposes.

Mar 2009 - Conflict of Interest Complaint: She wore Artic Cat logo gear druing the Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race - Palin's husband is sponsored by Artic Cat in the race.

posted Jul 5, 2009 |
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