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TAMPA, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 19, 2009: Checks totaling $24,000 were presented today to the families of two local law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, or from injuries they suffered, by syndicated radio host Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem and representatives of local businesses that raised funds for the donations.
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<strong>TAMPA, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 19, 2009:</strong> Checks totaling $24,000 were presented today to the families of two local law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, or from injuries they suffered, by syndicated radio host Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem and representatives of local businesses that raised funds for the donations.</p>
<p>Checks for $12,000 each were presented at a noon event held at Stingray Chevrolet in Plant City, Florida to the families of Tampa Police Corporal Mike Roberts, who was killed in August during a confrontation with an armed suspect, and Polk County Sergeant Ronnie Brown, who died in September following complications from surgery after being wounded in an altercation with an inmate at South Polk County jail.</p>
<p>In attendance were Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd; Tampa Police Major Sophie Teague, who accepted on behalf of Cpl. Roberts’ widow, Cindy Roberts; Albertina Brown, widow of Sgt. Ronnie Brown; representatives from local businesses who contributed funds, including Stingray Chevrolet, The Car Store, Old Northeast Jewelers and Auto Trader; members of Florida Highway Patrol; and Tampa-based syndicated radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge®, whose Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation initiated the fundraising effort and also contributed funds.</p>
<p>Speakers included Sheriff Grady Judd, Major Sophie Teague, Albertina Brown and Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem.</p>
<p>With today’s donation, the Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation has raised a total of $50,000 in 2009 that has been donated to the families of fallen police officers. In September, checks totaling $26,000 were presented to the families of three area law enforcement officers who were injured or killed in the line of duty.</p>
<p>More information about the Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation is available at<a href="http://www.btlsfoundation.org."> www.btlsfoundation.org.</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday on the show… Steve and Dan Diaco joined us in the studio, Dan gave Ned a breast exam; MLB superstar Aubrey Huff called in to talk about his career and how much he tips batboys; and Bubba reduced the price of the “Bubba Wonka” box set and crashed the site!(At least we were 8th place on Google Trends) Don’t forget to tune into Monday’s show!]]></description>
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<p>This is your loyal blind scribe, with today’s recap.<br />
Enjoy,<br />
Lawrence</p>
<p><strong>Segment 1 – Channel 10 audio, sports scores<br />
</strong></p>
<p>The show started off with Powerman 5,000 as bumper music. Bubba<br />
selected the ball; he said that it landed on Ned’s ball a few times,<br />
Ned thinks Bubba is a nutcase. Bubba likes how channel 10 shows you<br />
the other stories in the corner, Brent said PTI on ESPN does that,<br />
Bubba said he’s the fourth story, he told the anker to say it when she<br />
said Bubba’s name, then followed that up by saying “A bay area<br />
favorite”. We then heard some people talking about Bubba’s donations;<br />
Bubba is impressed with the crosstalk. Spice wonders what Ned would<br />
look like on TV. The guys then discussed the Dolphins game last night,<br />
Manson thinks he’s powered by weed, Bubba then recapped some sports<br />
scores, he then went on to thank the people of Orlando for opening up<br />
a track. Bubba plugged the Miami appearance tonight; he said that Dr.<br />
Dan Diaco reserved a spot. They then went to commercials a few seconds<br />
later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 2 – Bubba’s Sting Ray Chevy appearance, Hogan VS. Flair audio<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the show’s Miami<br />
appearance, then into “Spanky’s Thanksgiving” from “bubba’s Holiday<br />
Classics Vol. 2”, track 7, and “The Holiday CD” disc 2, track 23.<br />
Events include dressing Man well up like Pocahontas and screwing him<br />
worse than all the native Americans put together, getting a female<br />
midget dressed like a turkey, and ten guys get to baste her, and Elsie<br />
the barmaid gets blindfolded, and goes around the bar bobbing for<br />
turkey necks. Bubba had no idea what the music was, Spice said it’s<br />
some swing movement song. Matt in California said he just got ordered<br />
his Bubba Wonka and a T-shirt, he said he just got a nice inheritance,<br />
he said he doesn’t’ need any more money. Bubba wonders how many people<br />
are going to fly in that weekend and just show up, Matt said he’d let<br />
the guys know, Bubba thinks Joe the Supermark would probably do that.<br />
Bubba said he’s never had a problem with the IRS, he suggested the guy<br />
get into blue chip stocks like Coke. Bubba thanked the people for<br />
coming out to Sting Ray Chevy, he went on to say that Grady Jud has a<br />
lot of moxy, he said they all got a picture with him, he said Steve<br />
from Purple People movers couldn’t make it, he then went on to recap<br />
the various amounts of money each person donated, he said he almost<br />
cried when Officer Brown’s wife broke down. Bubba said as a show, they<br />
need to do something for Mike Grady’s family, he wants to take care of<br />
them next, he wants to do that in conjunction with thanking Orlando.<br />
We then heard a clip of Hogan and Rick Flair arguing, Bubba and Spice<br />
thinks Rick is drunk, he told Flair to settle down, the guys were<br />
laughing their asses off at the clip. They then went to commercials a<br />
few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 3 – Birthdays and emails<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the 12 Boobs of<br />
Christmas®, then into “Thank You For Being Todd Clem” from “Bubba’s new<br />
and Misc hits Vol. 9”, track 5, and “The Clemulus Package” disc 4,<br />
track 1. We then heard some messages from the fans, then into some Van<br />
Morrison as bumper music. Bubba said David Reutimann will be on next<br />
week to plug his golf event, he then plugged the stuff on btls.com, he<br />
then plugged what’s coming up on the show. The guys discuss how the<br />
public schools do Thanksgiving vacation, Spice think it’s lack of<br />
funding, Bubba said he really likes getting out on Friday. Bubba went<br />
over some birthdays; Spice thinks Billy Gene king couldn’t beat him in<br />
Tennis. The guys wonder if Jamie Lee Curtis is a dude or not, Spice<br />
thinks it’s a conflict. Bubba remembers one of his classmates who was<br />
a nerd, but he became really cool when the guy brought in a playboy<br />
issue. Bubba wonders when they’ll have a “Spice Messes with Blind<br />
Lawrence” DVD, Spice said he likes him, he said he feels kind of bad<br />
when he leaves, he said Tasha thinks the stuff he does to Lawrence is<br />
mean, Manson said he doesn’t feel that bad if they didn’t like him,<br />
Bubba thinks it’s their way of showing that they like him. Lamar in<br />
Pulk County said he liked how Bubba put Grady Jud over. The first<br />
email of the day wondered if they’re responsible for hospital room<br />
fees, Bubba said no. Another emailer said they hate it when Bubba is<br />
compared to Bob and Tom; the emailer went on to chide Bob and Tom.<br />
Another emailer thinks the n word should be thrown out altogether,<br />
Bubba thinks it’s just words. Another emailer asked about the chicken<br />
dip the guys like, Bubba wonders where it is. Another emailer asked<br />
for a plug for a bar on Davis Island, it’s called the anker bar.<br />
Another emailer said they first heard some Ned bits on another<br />
station, Bubba said someone is stealing their stuff. Another emailer<br />
said Sirius has a listen online feature, Bubba said they might have a<br />
lot more options by next year. Greg in South Florida said the urban<br />
stations are getting a Bubba effect, he said there’s a lot of beeps<br />
going on. Bubba thinks censorship is nonsense, Spice thinks it’s a<br />
waste of money. Freddie in Miami said he’s excited about tonight.<br />
Another emailer thanked Bubba for his work; Bubba thanked him for what<br />
they’ve done. Another emailer thinks a sixth golden ticket is a great<br />
prize, Bubba said when you get the sixth ticket, you get the whole<br />
shooting match. Another emailer said there’s nothing in Dayton<br />
compared to Bubba. Another emailer said they saw Bubba on Bay news 9,<br />
the emailer thanked Bubba for his work. Jamey in Boston wondered if<br />
Bubba would be going to Howard’s party, Bubba said he would go for his<br />
love of Howard. Bubba went over the affiliate websites; they then went<br />
to commercials a few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 4 – Phil Hendrie discussions, Football picks<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the show’s Miami<br />
appearance tonight, then into some messages from the fans, then into<br />
some Notorious BIG as bumper music. Bubba came back goofing on Mili<br />
Cyrus’s part in the song, he thinks the remix is much better, he said<br />
he’s not about editing a man’s art. Bob in Mellborn said Phil Hendrie<br />
gave him a shout out last night, he said that Ted Bell said bubba The<br />
Love Sponge went to Ted’s of Beverly Hills, Manson said he’s great,<br />
Bubba said when he talked with Howard, they discussed at length to get<br />
Phil Hendrie on the satellite side of things. TJ in Miami said he’s<br />
going to the appearance tonight. Kevin in Naples said he’s a manager<br />
at a grocery store, Bubba guessed it was a prank, the guy said he’ll<br />
kick Bubba’s ass, Bubba hung up on him. Bubba asked Brent if he heard<br />
the Phil Hendrie mention, Brent said he knows Phil’s producer. The<br />
guys went over they’re football picks; you can read those at btls.com.<br />
They then went to commercials a few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 5 – Steve and Dan Diaco, Hogan calls in, Dave from Back9BBQ<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the 12 Boobs of<br />
Christmas®, then into some Jimi Hendrix as bumper music. We then heard<br />
a promo for Steve and Dan Diaco, Bubba called them rock stars. Bubba<br />
told Steve he got his message yesterday, he thanked him for what he<br />
did, Steve said the Vincent family was confronted with charges of<br />
flipping MJ off, Steve said they made sure that the appropriate people<br />
know what’s going on. Bubba said Norman Konella is a bad man, in a<br />
good way. Bubba recapped a story when Joe diaco chewed Dan out for<br />
something. Steve thanked the Bubba Army for staying away from MJ,<br />
Bubba thinks people should reverse it on him and say how great he is,<br />
Steve said kill him with kindness, Manson as MJ said that was a<br />
threat, this had the guys laughing their asses off. Bubba said Clear<br />
Channel is making a big error paying MJ the money they pay him; he<br />
said that today is Steve’s wife’s birthday. Lorry said she had a<br />
breast augmentation a few years ago, something went wrong after, she<br />
found out she was pregnant, the doctor said he would fix them after<br />
the pregnancy, it never worked out, she said she was stressed out like<br />
a coke can. Bubba said Hogan was on the line, we then heard one of his<br />
bumpers. Bubba thinks Hogan has a lot of juice, Hogan came on in an<br />
Australian accent, Hogan thinks the previous caller complaining, Bubba<br />
thinks Hogan sounds really good. Hogan said he’s going to bed now,<br />
he’s having his first show tomorrow, Hogan said he didn’t know<br />
anything about the business, he said he got the biggest wakeup call of<br />
his life, he said he got worked big time. Bubba wondered about the<br />
toilets flushing counter clockwise, Hogan said it just goes straight<br />
down with a turbo flush. Bubba said a lot of people are talking about<br />
TNA, he thinks Dixie is on board with what he has, Hogan said he’s<br />
going out guns a blazing. Bubba thinks Hogan is a better person not<br />
being with Linda, he said that Ed Graziano got his house repossessed.<br />
Bubba told Hogan to be careful over there; he let him go a short time<br />
later. Bubba went back to Lorry, Lorry said she wasn’t pregnant when<br />
she got the augmentation, Dan gave her the wha treatment; he then said<br />
he was only kidding about that. Dan asked her if he took the whole<br />
nipple off, Lorry said yes, the guys had some fun after she said they<br />
were done in Pasco County. Dan explained what he could do for her;<br />
Bubba said if you don’t get picked, you’d get correspondents from<br />
Dan’s office. Chris in St. Augustine said he has a problem, he had a<br />
divorce, he said his house caught on fire, Bubba hung up on him, Spice<br />
joked it was caused by mystery lightning. Bubba said David from<br />
Back9BBQ was there with the chicken dip, he listed some Honey Baked<br />
Ham locations that have it; Steve said he’d like to try it. Bubba said<br />
Chris Speelman’s wife died from breast cancer last night, he said he’s<br />
heard Chris in interviews; he always takes time to discuss breast<br />
cancer. Dan said he’d like to do a breast examination on Ned, Ned said<br />
he’d do it under the guise of research. Dan said some new guidelines<br />
are out saying women don’t need mammograms, he thinks it’s a travesty,<br />
he thinks women should get pap smears and mammograms, he said a self<br />
examination, he said breast cancer deaths are decreasing for self<br />
examination, ned wonders if he needs to disrobe, Bubba told ned not to<br />
take his pants off. Dan said they’re checking Ned for lumps, Spice<br />
said the other techniques is with his tongue. Ned thinks in order for<br />
this to be on the same level, Dan should take his pants off. Dan told<br />
Ned to lay down and put his arm over his head, and make circles with<br />
his hand, Ned is bummed out he doesn’t get a happy ending. Dan said he<br />
knows someone who is 28; she developed a bi lateral toomer. Bubba took<br />
a call from a guy who said he has two painful lumps under his nipples,<br />
Dan said it happens to a lot of people, Bubba had to dump Dan for<br />
saying tits, Manson thinks Dan can say it, Bubba said Dan is the kind<br />
of guy who reads the directions. Michelle said she has a pace maker,<br />
she wonders if she could get a boob job, Dan suggested she contact her<br />
brother who does that. Debra said she had a breast reduction, she’s<br />
having an issue with something, under her arm, the circulation gets<br />
cut off if she sleeps on her side, Dan suggested she get it checked<br />
out. Dan said the four fs for a gall bladder to be removed are fat,<br />
forty, female and fertile. Bubba said he’d like to keep the guys on<br />
the air to have them try the chicken dip. Brent asked if breast<br />
reduction is being outlawed, the guys were shocked. Dan’s website is<br />
doctordiaco.com, his number is 18888diacos, he said he’ll be in Miami.<br />
Bubba had the guys try the chicken dip; he liked how Dan was reading<br />
the directions. Dan liked it, Dave from Back9BBQ said there’s just<br />
four ingredients in the dip, Dan said it’s like crack, he thinks he<br />
sees more than four ingredients, Dave said it gets refrigerated, Bubba<br />
wanted to name it after himself, Spice and Brent impersonated Bubba<br />
talking about the dip, the guys were laughing there asses off at that,<br />
Manson thinks the show has come to a halt, Dave said the dip is $10.<br />
Bubba thanked the guys for coming in, they then went to commercials a<br />
few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 6 – Chicken dip, Miami Appearance<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the 12 Boobs of<br />
Christmas®, then into the Beach boys as bumper music. Bubba said Ned<br />
isn’t there, as he has commandeered the chicken dip, Manson is bummed<br />
out he’s got nothing; he wants Manson to try it. Bubba said he really<br />
loves the chicken dip, he thinks it’s the most amazing thing he’s ever<br />
had, he told Dave that he blows his diet. Ronnie in Pasco county said<br />
he’s trying the dip, Bubba doesn’t’ believe it, the guy then told<br />
Manson to hold on, as he has an impersonation for Manson, Bubba hung<br />
up on him. Bubba said a country store near him used to have stuff like<br />
this. Dave said he’d like to sell it to a restaurant. The number is<br />
813-451-0173. Brent said he loves it, but he doesn’t eat meat, Dave<br />
said he’s making a shrimp one for Brent. Spice as Bubba said some<br />
stuff, this had the guys laughing, Dave said he’ll put some on the<br />
plane, Spice joked that they’ll get stopped for that. Bubba thinks<br />
this trip will make him nervous, he said this is the litmus test,<br />
Spice joked that Kevin Vargas hired a bunch of extras. They then went<br />
to commercials a few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 7 – “I Made it To The USA”, tipping discussions<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the 12 Boobs Of<br />
Christmas®, then into some messages from the fans, then into Ned’s “Mr.<br />
Wrong Is Me” from “bubba show classics Vol. 11”, track 19. We then<br />
heard a news clip about Bubba’s check presentation. We then heard Bob<br />
Seger’s “Hollywood Nights” as bumper music, Bubba said this was a good<br />
selection, Ned thinks Bob had six packs of smokes a day. Mike said<br />
he’ll be in Miami tonight, he wondered if Brent will burn a wheel,<br />
Bubba said Brent would never turn down marijuana, he went on to say<br />
that one of the radio stations in Miami has a song called “I Made It<br />
In Miami”, it sounds like Manson and Berlin, he said he knows DJ Laz.<br />
Heath in Davenport said on the tna pay-per-view fans were saying how<br />
Hogan sucks. We then heard the clip the guy was talking about, the<br />
song parodies “Party In the USA”, Bubba thinks it’s pretty good, Spice<br />
likes the music video, Manson thinks some of the vocals are a little<br />
flat. Bubba thinks the previous caller was an idiot, he said he would<br />
be the first to say that the bit sucked if that was the case, he said<br />
DJ Laz is kicking his ass. We then heard a news clip about Oprah’s TV<br />
show going off the air in 2011. Spice said he can’t exactly hate on<br />
her for her following. Bubba told Spice the guidelines about tipping<br />
over the holidays, he said he hates this stuff, he wonders where it<br />
starts. Mike said Dj Laz lives two houses down from him, Manson said<br />
it’s not a rip-off of anything they’ve done. Spice said he gets<br />
various professions that require tipping, he doesn’t get other places,<br />
he said Huff texted him, he said he doesn’t like having to tip the guy<br />
who gives you gum in the bathroom. Bubba thinks you’d have to be a<br />
millionaire to tip people, Spice said he doesn’t like people in<br />
general; he doesn’t want to throw money at people. They then went to<br />
commercials a few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 8 – Aubry Huff calls in<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for tonight’s Miami<br />
appearance, then into “Main Street” as bumper music. Bubba went to<br />
Aubry Huff, he doesn’t know what team he’s going to be on, he went on<br />
to say that he’s not like Spice with his money, Bubba said Spice is<br />
the worst with his money. Bubba wondered how much of a tip has Aubry<br />
given a bat boy, Aubry said it all depends, he said one of the guys<br />
got tipped $10,000. Bubba asked what the most outrageous stuff has<br />
Huff ever done, Aubry said he just uses them for what they do, Spice<br />
said Aubry has a casino in his house. Bubba asked Aubry what he has,<br />
Aubry listed off the stuff he has, Spice thinks Aubry dealing nude is<br />
hilarious. Bubba said they’re speaking in parody, if you believe it<br />
you’re a sucka. Bubba asked Huff if he’d like to come back to Tampa,<br />
Aubry said yes. Bubba asked Aubry why he left Detroit, Aubry said it<br />
was weird to him. They then ended the show a few seconds later.</p>
<p>Sirius Show</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 1 – Bubba lowers the price for Bubba Wonka<br />
</strong></p>
<p>The show started off with some messages from the fans, then into<br />
“Juicey” as bumper music. Bubba told Ned he could take the ball gag<br />
out of his mouth, he said the Colombian-match.com girls provided a<br />
horrible segment, Brent said it took him six hours to get rid of the<br />
headache he had. Bubba said he’s promised a promo code for<br />
BubbaArmy.com, he thinks he knows how to change the price, he said<br />
Dave gave him ping pong balls with 1-400 on them, he said he’s taking<br />
a big risk, he got caught off guard with someone outside his office,<br />
Spice said it was one of Mike’s pilots, Bubba said you don’t want to<br />
be mean to those guys. Ned said he tells the pilot to shut up and fly<br />
the plane. Bubba said he’s taking a big risk by doing this, he said<br />
you can’t do percentages, Ned thinks Bubba is a moron, he told Bubba<br />
to think these things through, he said there’s a difference between<br />
swagger and foolishness. Bubba told Ned about Bubba Wonka.com, Ned<br />
called Tom Bean a buttoned up asshole, he thinks they should have Tom<br />
serve drinks. Bubba got the bucket of balls, ned thinks Bubba has<br />
jiggled balls before, Spice and Brent clowned Bubba a little. We heard<br />
him go through the balls, he then stopped to ask the guys if they<br />
should lock in a time, Manson suggested they go all weekend, Bubba<br />
said he would do that, Spice and Brent agreed, Ned said Friday at<br />
10:30, he said it gives them ten minutes to buy it at a lower price,<br />
bubba then thinks they should do it until Monday at 10:30. Bubba went<br />
back to going through the balls, Brent said it’s not good, ned thinks<br />
it was a bad idea to begin with, Bubba said this idea didn’t work out,<br />
Dave said he spent $194 with ping pong balls, Brent told Bubba he’s<br />
bound by this. Bubba said he’s thinking about having it on the<br />
website. Brent said you could get an ounce of weed for that, he asked<br />
Big dick to come in, Bubba wants to put a $0.99 on it, Big dick<br />
cracked up at this, Bubba said he’s not talking about it anymore, ned<br />
thinks he’s an asshole. They then went to commercials a few seconds<br />
later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 2 – Russ’s shitty phone, Bubba flips out over the website<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the 12 Boobs of<br />
Christmas®, then into Ned’s “Doug Clem Song” from “bubba Show classics<br />
Vol. 11”, track 15. We then heard “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” as<br />
bumper music, Bubba doesn’t like the selection. Bubba asked people to<br />
get off of Btls.com and bubbaArmy.com, as big dick can’t get on, Spice<br />
as Big dick said he’s frustrated, Brent said Sluggo is about to have a<br />
nervous breakdown, he suggested people go to Clips4sale.com, Bubba<br />
suggested Janessabrazil.com. Bubba potted up the audio of the site,<br />
Bubba talked to the clip a little, he’s not sure how good radio this<br />
is, Spice as Bubba said me a few times, Manson thinks the dicks are<br />
getting on the site just to close it down. Spice thinks they should<br />
separate the web guys and hear each story individually. Bubba said<br />
he’s on btls.com, James said the servers have been brought down; Brent<br />
thinks he’s just patronizing him. Bubba thinks they’re on a slippery<br />
slope, Spice said they have servers, but there from the olive Garden,<br />
Brent as a nerd said no one can crash his site, Bubba said he’s heard<br />
that stuff all his life. Bubba wonders what’s up with the website;<br />
James said a bunch of people got on it. Bubba had the Ferret on, he<br />
thinks the phone sounds horrible, Bubba mocked him for the phone<br />
sounding like that, Manson as the Ferret said he was sitting on the<br />
phone, he told Bubba to smell his farts. Russ said he’s talking to him<br />
on the phone he normally uses, Spice thinks it sounds like someone<br />
calling in a bomb threat, Bubba told him to work the mic on the phone<br />
like he normally does. Bubba said he got on BubbaArmy.com. Russ said<br />
the last time he did it was a year ago, Bubba thinks it doesn’t make<br />
it right. Bubba had a hard time understanding what Ferret was saying,<br />
Manson as the Ferret said he was rubbing his balls on the phone. Bubba<br />
asked James how the stuff is wired, James said this is a fairly good<br />
setup, Bubba thinks Lue Perlman fingered James’s ass. Spice said big<br />
dick got it changed, but the page won’t load. Bubba mocked the way<br />
Russ talks into the phone. Bubba said he gives up on the website, he<br />
said nothing ever works around there, he said he’s sick of this crap,<br />
he said now looks stupid. Russ thinks they should change internet<br />
companies, bubba thinks Russ is being a dick; he said he wants his<br />
stones back. Bubba told the people to sign off the website, or else<br />
the price won’t be lowered. They then went to commercials a few<br />
seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 3 – Pedro, Joe the Supermark and Randy Bernet calls in<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the various locations<br />
where you can buy BubbaArmy.com merch. We then heard Manson’s “Tuck<br />
Rock”. Bubba came back on and said he’s getting conflicting reports on<br />
the website. Steve in Utah thinks Bubba’s show is pussified; he thinks<br />
Bubba had bigger balls before he got fired. Bubba wonders what he<br />
supposed to do, Steve suggests Bubba stopping talking about MJ, he<br />
said the show has gone downhill; Bubba apologized for Sirius cutting a<br />
horrible deal. Bubba challenged the guy’s credentials, he told the guy<br />
to shut up. We then heard Pedro’s bumper, Bubba told him he<br />
single-handedly saved the Colombian segment, he thinks Bubba should’ve<br />
thrown them out. Pedro asked for a favor, he said he set up a<br />
Facebook, he thinks a lot of people are homos he asked for the girls<br />
to add him on Facebook, he thinks getting a friend request from<br />
another guy is homo, Pedro said his address on there is<br />
facebook.com/pedro69, he said he’s looking for women, he said he lives<br />
in Washington Hites in New York, he said he’s looking for anyone.<br />
Spice asked about some girls from Super fan roundtable, Pedro said one<br />
of the girls named Lorry is the love of his life, Pedro said he<br />
doesn’t’ want to mess it up, Pedro said he’s 32, Brent said he likes<br />
Sal’s line of “lie your balls off”. Bubba said Joe the Supermark is<br />
on, Joe said he was there, Bubba thinks he doesn’t have his<br />
positioning statement, Joe did his own little thing. Spice said Joe<br />
told Al-kida to shove it for trying to sell a picture. Joe said Al<br />
tried to work him, Spice thinks it’s not a bad deal, Joe said he’s not<br />
paying for a picture. Joe went over some Bubba show related birthdays,<br />
he said that Spice is supposed to provide Pizza for them; Spice told<br />
him it was good hearing from him. Joe said he couldn’t get in on<br />
BubbaArmy.com. Randy Bernet said that Bubba’s name was getting thrown<br />
around. Randy went on to say that he saw a Bubba Army flag on a<br />
trailer at a race, Bubba thinks Jessica Zimpkin has big tits, Spice<br />
thinks she has a fat ass. Bubba asked the guys to look at her picture;<br />
Spice thinks she doesn’t look bad, Bubba wonders why Spice has to be<br />
such a dick. Bubba pulled up another picture; he thinks it’s not that<br />
cool, he thinks it’s how rumors get started. They then went to<br />
commercials a few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 4 – Bubba Neezer Scrooge<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for “bubba Wonka”, then<br />
into “Bubba Neezer Scrooge” from “N.F.C”, track 23, “bubba’s Holiday<br />
classics Vol. 1”, track 9, and “The holiday CD” disc 1, track 1. The<br />
bit is a spoof of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”, with Bubba as<br />
Scrooge, and Spice and Brent as his workers. Bubba tells them they can<br />
go home to spend Christmas with their families, under the condition<br />
that they don’t get paid, adding that they drop the English accents.<br />
Ned plays all three ghosts, sniffing blow the whole time. In the past,<br />
we learn the family can’t stand Bubba for fing the shop vac. In the<br />
present, various BRN members voice there disgust with Bubba. In the<br />
future, Twenty-five Cent is pissing on Bubba’s grave, showing his<br />
disgust for being the token guy to say n. Bubba asks Ned if it’s<br />
too late to change, ned said he has to go take a shit. Bubba wakes up<br />
and, after learning its Christmas day, he hales a taxi to manson’s<br />
Christmas party. He wishes everyone there a merry Christmas, however<br />
the celebratory atmosphere is short lived. After inviting the party<br />
goers to go to the Dollhouse with him, he gets denied, reverting back<br />
to his old ways, telling everyone to f off. He leaves in a huff,<br />
only to come back and say “F tiny Tim Too”, the bit closes with an<br />
announcer saying the bit was brought to you by Levitra, “Help keeping<br />
your cock hard for the holidays”. They then went to commercials a few<br />
seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 5 – Manson as Billy Mays out takes, Scout and Big gulp calls in<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard some messages from the fans. Bubba<br />
called Ned an asshole for his message, he wonders if ned does creative<br />
stuff anymore. Bubba thinks he and Manson need to go to Back9BBQ<br />
rehab, as he thinks they’ve had too much. We then heard a clip of<br />
Manson as Billy Mays saying some stuff. Manson said he shot the Billy<br />
Mays for cocaine bit, he said it turned into a bunch of out takes,<br />
Bubba really likes Tony for his work. We then heard Manson’s “Billy<br />
Mays For cocaine” from “Bubba show classics Vol. 11”, track 20. Bubba<br />
wants to have a screen shot of Manson dressed as Billy Mays. Brent<br />
said one time, Billy Mays and Hogan called them, Bubba doesn’t<br />
remember it, he accused Brent of being high, he then told him to get<br />
back on the meat, Bubba said he can’t wait for this stuff to be<br />
released, he thinks he should rent his house out for infomercials.<br />
Brent said they’ll have the call from January 19, 2007. Bubba said<br />
he’s been told that Billy was impossible to deal with. Bubba told<br />
Spice to send Billy Mays III the clip, we then heard Scout and Big<br />
Gulp’s bumper. Scout came on and said that they were cruising through<br />
Mississippi, Bubba wonders if dildos are illegal there, Scout<br />
admonished a trucker for throwing stuff out on the highway. Scout said<br />
that Big gulp spit out some kids a while ago, she said she was just<br />
being a smart ass. Bubba wonders why they’re going to Orlando, Scout<br />
said they have a friend who has a baby, she used to get paid to eat<br />
pussy back in the day, she said they’ll put some old bubba box sets<br />
out for people who want them. Bubba asked her if they pick up the same<br />
trailer, Scout said no, Bubba said he’s trying to get a back door<br />
sticker, he thinks they should have Bubba Royalty. Jared on protection<br />
said ned rules and hung up. Jim in Baltimore had a f, merry kill for<br />
him. Oprah, Rosie and Ellen, Brent said it’s an easy one. Bubba said<br />
he would f Ellen, merry Oprah, and kill Rosie. Manson said he’d<br />
kill oprah and merry Rosy. They then went to commercials a few seconds<br />
later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 6 – Bubba talks with Billy Mays replay, emails, Janie Cakes Calls in<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard some messages from the fans. Bubba<br />
played Slide Job Jones’s bumper and brought him on, Slide said that<br />
Good year has messed up something, Bubba thinks Good year are being<br />
dicks. Some rang the bell, followed by a gong, Slide wondered if an<br />
African concert was going on, we then heard some anti racing bumpers<br />
with some noises, Bubba said he offered Sirius all the stuff he could,<br />
but it didn’t happen, he thinks they might be sold out. Bubba told<br />
Brent his memory is like that of a serial murderer, we then heard the<br />
clip, he thinks they should run it, as various people might have flash<br />
backs. In the clip, Bubba called to tell Hogan that Bam Bam died,<br />
Bubba said he doesn’t remember Billy Mays talking to him, Brent thinks<br />
bubba has a ton of stuff going on in his head, he said this was six<br />
days after Ned smashed Brooke’s car. Billy Mays came on the line,<br />
Spice had him do a spot for Sirius, Billy did it, Bubba thinks they<br />
missed the boat, he admonishes Brent for not remembering this clip, he<br />
mentioned Blind Lawrence. Bubba thinks Hogan sounded low energy<br />
compared to Billy. Bubba said when Hogan says someone is brutal, it<br />
means the other person parties harder than he is. The first email of<br />
the day asked about the golden ticket, Bubba said it’s the whole<br />
thing. Another emailer wondered if they’ll do a Bubba199, bubba said<br />
yes. Another emailer asked about podcasting, Bubba said in a year,<br />
everything will shake out. Another emailer asked about the chicken<br />
dip, Bubba said its back9bbq.com. Another emailer said Christian<br />
chicks are the dirtiest in bed, he pretends to be born again. Another<br />
emailer asked for a Bubba199, Bubba said he’ll do it today. The last<br />
email asked about being responsible for the hospital room, Bubba said<br />
that’s not the case. Zach in Minnesota said they are doing solar<br />
running cars, Spice gave him the knock knock treatment. Coon dog in<br />
Alabama said some stuff, Bubba had no idea what he was saying. Coon<br />
Dog thinks Bubba is pussified, we then heard “the Boopity Song” from<br />
“Bubba show classics vol. 11”, track 23, Spice thinks the guy’s phone<br />
is worse than the Ferret’s, Manson thinks this is Soulja boy’s son,<br />
coon dog said he’s got titties in his mouth. Bubba called up his Mom,<br />
he has a bit of a situation, he thinks she never answers the phone<br />
these days, she picked up, we then heard her bumper. Bubba asked what<br />
the weather will be like, Janie said snow on Thursday. Bubba wonders<br />
what he should wear, Janie said Heather called her this morning to<br />
talk about that. Bubba told Spice to take his counter programming hat<br />
off, Spice said he would. Bubba said the girl Jill Kissel is<br />
organizing the event, she asked Bubba for a bunch of Bubba Army merch,<br />
Russ came to him and recapped it, he thinks it’ll look like he’s<br />
bragging, Janie said people in Warsaw know, Manson said he understands<br />
where he’s coming from, Manson thinks it’s a no win situation. Janie<br />
thinks it will be appreciated, she said some Chinese dude got her<br />
Bubba Army shirt, Ned wonders if she sucked his cock, Bubba thinks it<br />
hasn’t happened in a long time. Janie told the guys to bite her. Spice<br />
asked her how many dicks she had inside of her, Janie thinks Spice is<br />
the biggest dick ever. Janie said that the way she was treated, why<br />
she didn’t have more guys around her. Ned told Janie to stab Jeff’s<br />
asshole, Bubba thinks they’re old. Jeff came on and said he cares,<br />
Spice asked Jeff about Doug, Jeff said he couldn’t give a shit, ned<br />
thinks Doug is twice the man Jeff is. Jeff said it doesn’t matter to<br />
him, ned called Jeff a pussy, Jeff said f you to Ned. Bubba listed<br />
some names – Jay Parky – no. Monty Gashorn – kind of. Stan Zachery –<br />
kind of. Bubba said he couldn’t think of any others, he said Jeff<br />
started out as his math tutor and ended up marrying Janie. Bubba told<br />
Janie to try some chicken dip from back9bbq, Jeff said he had to go,<br />
Janie said they just played around. Bubba said he saw Anne Zachery’s<br />
pussy hair once, he then recapped how it went down. Bubba went over<br />
the girls he used to beat off to, Bubba told her about talking blind<br />
glen through a jacking, Janie said no, Bubba thinks it’s fed up<br />
that she’s not helping out, Janie eventually said she’d do it, Bubba<br />
asked Spice to write up a script. Bubba chided the guys for mentioning<br />
Doug clem, we then heard Ned’s “Doug Clem song” They then went to<br />
commercials a few seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 7 – Various callers<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard a promo for the 12 boobs of<br />
Christmas®, then into some messages from the fans, then into “Rubber<br />
Band Man” as bumper music. He said there’s no way he can do Bubba199,<br />
Spice told him to get after it. Randy said Bubba Wonka is great, he<br />
said he read Hogan’s book, he suggested people go out and buy it.<br />
bubba said he’ll give Randy $500, Randy thanked him for doing that,<br />
the money was provided by Pennystockchaser.com. Derrick said bubba Raw<br />
volume 4 is the best one yet. They then went to commercials a few<br />
seconds later.</p>
<p><strong><br />
Segment 8 – Bubba199<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Coming out of commercials, we heard “for those About To Rock” as<br />
bumper music, Bubba said he has a lot of buttons to deal with. We then<br />
heard a promo for the station as the song played, he thinks if you<br />
don’ like this song, you’re queer, Bubba said they’re targeting white<br />
rugged men. We then heard another bumper, Ned said they’re targeting<br />
white rugged man. We then heard another bumper, then into “Alright<br />
Now”. We then heard another promo, then into Kurdis Blow’s<br />
“Basketball”, Bubba sang along with it. We then heard another bumper,<br />
then into “Hollywood Nights”. Bubba said it may sound like a train<br />
wreck, but it should work itself out, Brent said that Seger kicks ass.<br />
We then heard another promo, then into “American Woman”, Brent said<br />
this isn’t the bullshit Lenny Cravits version. We then heard another<br />
bumper, Bubba said you’re a homo if you don’t like the song. Bubba<br />
said Taylor got some free Sirius units for Bubba’s high school<br />
reunion. We then heard another promo, then into “Black Betty”, Bubba<br />
said whenever he hears the song, he thinks of Artie or Kenny Powers.<br />
Bubba said he’d like to run all the over thinkers, they then ended the<br />
show a few seconds later.</p>
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<p><a href="http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/11/19/Chicken_interrupts_council_meeting/">durangoherald.com &#8211;</a> Entering the third hour of a dry City Council meeting, a person in a chicken costume surprised Durango&#8217;s five councilors with an unscheduled visit Tuesday, before heading back out under the lights of East Second Avenue and into a frosty November night.<br />
And one day later, officials at City Hall were no closer to naming a suspect.</p>
<p>The human-sized chicken made its bewildering appearance at council chambers just after 8:30 p.m., as Mayor Leigh Meigs was discussing the language of a recently-passed backyard hen ordinance.</p>
<p>Making a few characteristic chicken noises, the animal entered the room carrying a sign featuring a misspelling of &#8220;chicken&#8221; and a check mark, took a few turns, and then a seat in the otherwise-empty gallery.</p>
<p>The pseudo-chicken sat patiently and rocked its head while confused councilors chuckled and looked on and attempted to continue. Several minutes later, the council went into a scheduled closed session and the chicken appropriately rose from its seat to leave. On its way out, the bird approached the dais, crouched and left an egg on the floor.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have no idea who that was,&#8221; said Councilor Doug Lyon, who denied any involvement. &#8220;None of my associates has a chicken costume.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said fellow councilor and eat-local advocate Michael Rendon might be responsible. Lyon called the spectacle a &#8220;humorous interlude&#8221; in an otherwise business-like meeting.</p>
<p>Councilor Christina Thompson was relieved as well.</p>
<p>&#8220;I thought it was hilarious,&#8221; she said. I was laughing so hard my eyes hurt, and my cheeks &#8230; There are just so many other things for us to be serious about, it&#8217;s good to take a break once in a while.&#8221;</p>
<p>The chicken ordinance passed 3-2 at the Nov. 3 council meeting, after a year and a half of public hearings, study sessions and council meetings. Lyon and Meigs opposed the measure citing concerns about dust, odor and predators. Councilor Paul Broderick broke the tie with a vote in support but said later he wished someone had tackled that chicken.</p>
<p>&#8220;I want to know who that clucker was,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>At the time of the incident, Meigs and Lyon were asking that the term &#8220;predator-resistant&#8221; be a required term, not a recommended one, as was written in the ordinance. Meigs said she was glad to have in attendance a supporter of her argument.</p>
<p>&#8220;He was obviously there for safety,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Sanctuary.&#8221;</p>
<p>She, too, had no idea who the chicken was.</p>
<p>&#8220;Maybe Michael brought him,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Rendon, who introduced the chicken ordinance over a year ago, avows no knowledge of the event, despite being spotted previously in a chicken costume at a Snowdown parade.</p>
<p>&#8220;That was a white chicken head,&#8221; Rendon said.</p>
<p>The chicken Tuesday was yellow-headed.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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AP NEW YORK - Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is &#8220;the best decision I&#8217;ve ever made.&#8221;
The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star, who was born a girl to Sonny Bono and Cher, says he&#8217;s eight months into the years-long transformation and says he feels [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/chaz-bono-gender-is-betwe_n_363508.html">AP NEW YORK - </a>Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is &#8220;the best decision I&#8217;ve ever made.&#8221;</p>
<p>The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star, who was born a girl to Sonny Bono and Cher, says he&#8217;s eight months into the years-long transformation and says he feels great.</p>
<p>Formerly called Chastity, he told ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; on Thursday: &#8220;Life is short and life is precious. This is who I am. I need to finally be who I am.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bono says he always felt like a boy growing up and came out as a lesbian 11 years ago. Now he&#8217;s undergone gender-reassignment surgery and hormone therapy.</p>
<p>He tells ABC: &#8220;To me, gender is between your ears, not between your legs. I&#8217;ve felt male as far back as I can remember.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Father shoots son over sexual abuse of toddler</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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www.examiner.com &#8211; A father in Michigan is accused of forcing his son to strip at gunpoint, marching him to a vacant lot, and shooting him to death after learning the 15-year-old had inappropriate sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl.
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<p><img src="http://www.btls.com/wp-content/uploads/1590.jpg" alt="" title="" width="468" height="466" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6812" /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-30067-Knoxville-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Father-shoots-son-over-sexual-abuse-of-toddler">www.examiner.com &#8211;</a> A father in Michigan is accused of forcing his son to strip at gunpoint, marching him to a vacant lot, and shooting him to death after learning the 15-year-old had inappropriate sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl.<br />
The boy&#8217;s mother, Lazette Cherry, said her son had told her about the sexual contact.  &#8220;I called and told his father.  This isn&#8217;t something you sweep under the rug,&#8221; she said.  Then, she said, Jamar Pinkney Sr arrived at their home with a gun, ordered his son to strip, and marched him outside despite her protests.  She said her son also protested, &#8220;He got on his knees and begged &#8216;No, Daddy, no,&#8217; and he pulled the trigger.&#8221;<br />
Corbett O&#8217;Meara, the defense attorney for Pinkney, has said that prosecutors should keep in mind the father&#8217;s state of mind over the sex abuse allegation.  &#8220;If something were to happen that would cause a reasonable person to lose control of himself, that is something the prosecution would have to take into account.&#8221;<br />
The shooting took place in a vacant lot of Highland Park, a once-prosperous city of 16,000 which has now been left to decay, abandonment, and demolition.  &#8220;This is something that&#8217;s hard to deal with for all the parties concerned, including the police,&#8221; Chief Ted Caldwell said. &#8220;Highland Park is a small city.  These are people who have been members of the community for years.&#8221;<br />
Pinkney has entered a not guilty plea, and is being held without bond until a preliminary hearing on December 1.</p>
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		<title>Martha Stewart Says Prison Cost Her $1 Billion</title>
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www.businessinsider.com &#8211; Martha Stewart tells ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Nightline&#8221; that her past jail sentence might have cost her namesake company more than $1 billion.
&#8220;I was pissed. OK. Pissed that something could actually affect that. The company had nothing to do with anything. But yet, because I am the face and the brand, my person &#8212; it certainly [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/martha-stewart-on-prison-sentence-i-was-pissed-2009-11">www.businessinsider.com &#8211;</a> Martha Stewart tells ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Nightline&#8221; that her past jail sentence might have cost her namesake company more than $1 billion.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was pissed. OK. Pissed that something could actually affect that. The company had nothing to do with anything. But yet, because I am the face and the brand, my person &#8212; it certainly had a  harmful effect. When you are prosecuted in such a way, and a great portion of wealth is dissipated, all I can think, so much, is what I could&#8217;ve done with all of that for the good of mankind. And &#8212; and I hope I can continue.&#8221;</p>
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LCpl Marine, Jasen Bruce, was accused of beating up a Greek Orthodox priest; he was in the Studio to tell his side of the story. Jasen claims he was approached by the Greek priest and the priest started the altercation. See the full interview in the members section!



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		<title>Florida Family of 3 Blindfolded, Held Captive for 3 Days</title>
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www.foxnews.com &#8211; A family of three was bound, blindfolded and held hostage for three days by armed intruders wanting money before the mother was able to jump from a second story window and escape.
Three men have been arrested, and authorities are seeking a fourth suspect, a woman.
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<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575668,00.html">www.foxnews.com &#8211;</a> A family of three was bound, blindfolded and held hostage for three days by armed intruders wanting money before the mother was able to jump from a second story window and escape.</p>
<p>Three men have been arrested, and authorities are seeking a fourth suspect, a woman.</p>
<p>Police said four people knocked on the family&#8217;s door in Winter Garden, Fla., Sunday morning, burst into the home and used duct tape to tie up Rubens Morais, Marcela Borges and their 5-year-old son Ryan.</p>
<p>The intruders then allegedly blindfolded all three, taking them in their own SUV to a house in Apopka, Fla., where they held them captive overnight.</p>
<p>The gunmen apparently had been tracking the family, and one forced 27-year-old Borges to take out nearly $24,000 from her bank account the next day, police said.</p>
<p>&#8220;It appears to us that it is not a random act,&#8221; Winter Garden Lt. Keith Ralston said.</p>
<p>The home invaders targeted the family and knew a lot about them, according to police, but investigators did not say how the information was acquired. Morais, 48, is the president of RLM Trucks Carrier.</p>
<p>The day after the alleged abduction, the trio were brought back to their home and Borges was forced to drive one of the suspects to a bank — where she was ordered to withdraw $23,600 from the family&#8217;s account, according to MyFoxOrlando.com.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Borges removed her blindfold and pulled down the mask of the female suspect.</p>
<p>&#8220;She saw my face and knows who I am. You have to kill her!&#8221; the woman screamed, according to a police report.</p>
<p>Borges was able to break free and leap through a second-story window about 1 p.m. that day, but was shot in the process.</p>
<p>As she ran toward her next-door neighbor&#8217;s house, one of the intruders shot her in the left side of the back. The bullet passed through her and then struck her left wrist, shattering it.</p>
<p>Morais was struck on the head with a blunt object, but he was not seriously hurt.</p>
<p>Borges is recovering at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Ralston said. Her son was not injured.</p>
<p>&#8220;I heard some gunshots&#8230; looked up to where I heard the gunshots and saw a guy with a handgun shooting at this lady,&#8221; a construction worker in the vicinity told MyFoxOrlando.com.</p>
<p>The witness said two or three shots were fired before the gunman got into a black SUV, where a getaway driver was waiting. The pair sped off, according to the worker.</p>
<p>&#8220;After that, I saw a couple more guys come from behind the house and jump the fence and run,&#8221; he told MyFoxOrlando.com.</p>
<p>A man who police say escaped with the female suspect in the victims&#8217; Audi Q7 was arrested Wednesday in Apopka. Oscar Diaz Hernandez, 19, of Orlando was being held without bail on charges of attempted homicide, kidnapping and home-invasion robbery.</p>
<p>Cousins Miguel Diaz Santiz, 25, and Victor Manuel Sanchez, 20, who live together in Apopka, were arrested Tuesday and were being held without bail on the same charges. Immigration authorities are looking into their status.</p>
<p>The sport utility vehicle was found abandoned Tuesday at Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves shopping center. Two schools were locked down while authorities searched for the suspects.</p>
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		<title>2-Year-Old Helps Mom Deliver Baby</title>
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www.foxnews.com &#8211; When emergency services personnel didn&#8217;t arrive in time to help Bobbye Favazza deliver her baby, Favazza&#8217;s 2-year-old son Jeremiha Taylor stepped in, The Commercial Appeal reported.
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<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575718,00.html">www.foxnews.com &#8211;</a> When emergency services personnel didn&#8217;t arrive in time to help Bobbye Favazza deliver her baby, Favazza&#8217;s 2-year-old son Jeremiha Taylor stepped in, The Commercial Appeal reported.</p>
<p>Favazza, 27, of Olive Branch, Tenn., was scheduled to deliver her fourth child in the hospital — via C-section — on Dec. 6, but baby Kamron had other plans: Favazza went into labor on Friday, Nov. 13, although she didn&#8217;t realize it at the time.</p>
<p>After laboring all night, Favazza called her daughter around 8:30 a.m.. Her daughter then called 911.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Favazza started bleeding. Jeremiha remained calm, getting his mother a towel, without being told.</p>
<p>&#8220;It happened so fast,&#8221; Favazza said. &#8220;My water broke, and the baby came two to three minutes later. I just pushed and (Jeremiha) caught him.&#8221;</p>
<p>In order to open the door for the arriving firefighters, Favazza held her newborn with the umbilical cord still attached.</p>
<p>Mother and baby finally arrived to the hospital, where they were each given a clean bill of health.</p>
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(CNN) &#8211; Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday&#8217;s &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8221; that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for Winfrey&#8217;s Harpo Productions.
&#8220;Oprah will be ending her talk show,&#8221; Harpo spokesman Don Halcombe said Thursday. &#8220;She will be speaking about it on tomorrow&#8217;s live show.&#8221;
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<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/19/oprah.ends.show/index.html">(CNN) &#8211;</a> Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday&#8217;s &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8221; that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for Winfrey&#8217;s Harpo Productions.<br />
&#8220;Oprah will be ending her talk show,&#8221; Harpo spokesman Don Halcombe said Thursday. &#8220;She will be speaking about it on tomorrow&#8217;s live show.&#8221;</p>
<p>The show will air live from its Chicago, Illinois, studio at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET), he said.</p>
<p>The show will end on September 9, 2011, as its 25th season draws to a close, according to a letter from Harpo Inc. that President Tim Bennett addressed to partners and obtained by CNN affiliate WLS-TV.<br />
&#8220;Tomorrow, Oprah will announce live on &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8221; that she has decided to end what is arguably one of the most popular, influential and enduring programs in television history,&#8221; Bennett wrote.<br />
Marquee Blog: Oprah to make it official</p>
<p>The show has been the highest-rated talk show for 23 consecutive seasons, according to the Oprah.com site. It is seen by an estimated 42 million viewers a week in the United States and is broadcast to 145 countries.</p>
<p>The show had its origins in 1984, when Winfrey moved to Chicago to host WLS-TV&#8217;s morning talk show, &#8220;AM Chicago,&#8221; which became the No. 1 local talk show. The show surpassed ratings for &#8220;Donahue&#8221; one month after it began, the site said. Within a year, it had expanded to an hour-long format and been renamed &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show.&#8221; It entered national syndication in 1986.</p>
<p>In August 2004, Winfrey signed an extension for the show to keep it on the air through 2011.<br />
&#8220;I got a call from Oprah, and she told me that she is announcing that next year will be her last year,&#8221; talk show host Ellen DeGeneres told her audience Thursday. &#8220;It will be her 25th year, and she feels like it&#8217;s time for her to stop.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I could be here without her,&#8221; DeGeneres said. &#8220;I think she has blazed a trail &#8230; she is an amazing woman. She will always be the queen of daytime television &#8230; she is fantastic and I love her and I wish her the best. She deserves to rest. She has worked really, really hard.&#8221;<br />
Over the years, the show has made news on several occasions. In September 2004, for instance, Winfrey began a new season by giving each member of the audience a new car. In May 2005, Tom Cruise caused a sensation when he jumped up and down on Oprah&#8217;s couch, declaring his love for actress Katie Holmes.</p>
<p>Other guests have shared their personal struggles, such as Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former vice presidential candidate John Edwards; performer Whitney Houston and Lisa Niemi, widow of actor Patrick Swayze.</p>
<p>The show has also served as a launching pad for several experts &#8212; Dr. Mehmet Oz on nutrition and health; Suze Orman on financial matters; Dr. Phil McGraw on families and relationships; and Martha Beck, a life coach. McGraw went on to have a talk show of his own.</p>
<p>Along the way, Winfrey has revealed her struggles with weight loss and as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. From the talk show, she has created the popular Oprah&#8217;s Book Club; O Magazine; Oprah&#8217;s Angel Network, a charitable foundation; and co-founded Oxygen Media, a 24-hour cable channel aimed at women.<br />
In 2008, Winfrey announced that beginning in 2009, the Discovery Health Channel would be named OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. The network is &#8220;a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives,&#8221; according to Oprah.com. Harpo Productions has also grown to include Harpo Films.</p>
<p>Winfrey&#8217;s wealth was estimated at around $1 billion by Forbes in 2004. Last year, she topped the Forbes Celebrity 100 list that measures both power and money.</p>
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