Tuning In With Betsy  

Today is the last day of winter and also my birthday.

That means, that no crab, lobster, mussel, oyster,
shrimp, scallop or salmon is safe tonight, because
my dear friend Dorina is taking me to Mandarin.

Forget any pork, who wants to detox and have to get rid of parasites.

Well, except for that pork on Wall Street and in DC, but we won't go there tonight.

I'll let Obama take the responsibility and clean this Economic Mess up.

Let him deal with it and figure it out.  He volunteered yesterday.

I will be too busy cozying up to the shrimp salad, shrimp souffle, shrimp cocktail,
oyster bar, scallopsC coquil St. Jacques, Crab Legs, Lobsters and any other
crustacean that crosses my path tonight.

Sponge Bob and Friends, you have been warned.

On a more somber and serious note, prayers to Liam Neeson and family.

The autopsy revealed that his wife, Natasha Richardson, passed away due to an
epidural hematoma.

That is a brain bleed.

This is a l esson for all of us.

Not just to wear helmets when we are skating, snowboarding, riding, skiing, but
to tell someone you love them today/tonight, because it may be the last time you
get to say it.

Don't be shy.

And Happy Spring.  It arrives tomorrow at 7:44.  Now wait a minute.

I just went to the Weather Network to see if that i 7:44 AM or PM.

And according to "Them" Spring arrives March 20 at 11:45 UTC

What does that mean?

Is it AM or PM.

UTC?  Did we annex a new province since I last visited the Weather
Network? 

I can't find out on the website what UTC stands for, and i am too tired to go Google.

But, I did learn that the Weather Network is celebrating 20 years of weather forecasting on tv.

Hmmmm, how did that happen.  I don't remember them 20 years ago.

Of course, 20 years ago, I didn't have Satellite TV either.  I think I had basic plug in.

CBS, C ity TV and maybe CFTO.  I was too busy outside, enjoying the nice weather to watch movies all the time.

Well, as of tomorrow, sounds like a plan.  Gee, 20 years ago.  No Satellite Dish, no Internet, no cell phones, no iPod, no iPhone.

Was I happy?

Yes.

Was I content?

Yes.

Time to go back to the future.

How can this happen?

A man goes into a Casino, the Casino at Georgian Downs, Ontario, close to Barrie.

He plays the slots and wonder of wonders, the machine begins to go off, flashing
$42.9 Million along with all the whistles and bells.

He must have The Luck of the Irish.

Not according to the OLG.  The Ontario Lottery Corporation.

They say they will not pay out the chunk of change, due to a
machine malfunction.

I am flashing back to the Super Bowl with Justin and Janet.

This is no time for any malfunction, whether wardrobe, weather or
slot machine.

How can this be?

Simple.

No slot machine is programmed for such a high winning amount of loot.

Now, a Toronto lawyer has been hired to sue the OLG.

Stay tuned.

Only in Canada.

Not too long ago, the same lawyer, successfully sued the OLG, for an undisclosed amount, when his client thought he had won over $100K on 3 Instant Scratch and Win Tickets.

Not so said the OLG.

The tickets were not winners.

I don't know about you, but think i'll stick to St. Monica's Bingo.

A lot closer to home and definitely better odds.

Anybody wanna pass the hat to buy some secondhand knives from Benihanna of Tokyo?

Senator Grassley, of Iowa, if I wasn't from Pennsylvania, you'd get my vote.

Of course, anything can happen in Politics, Crime and Wall Street, so perhaps some day, I'll be able to vote for you.

In the meantime, like Anderson Cooper, Keepin Them Honest, is turning into a daily event.
Watching Anerson Cooper 360 last night, I saw how disgusted the American People are with A.I.G.  Fellow Americans, you are not alone.  Canadians can't stand them either.

The chit chat at the Canadian Coffee Shops, is, will Obama be able to get his Bailout Money back from A.I.G.?

The International Eyes are upon you, Mr. President.

If you don't succeed, we're expecting to see not only does The Emperor have no clothes, but The President of the United States, doesn't have any Power.

Lou Dobbs was great last night, as always.

Senator Grassley is recommending A.I.G. Execs commit  hari kiri, to "restore honor."

Senator, a looooong time ago, my Irish American Mother, said these words to me:

There is no honor among thieves.

Yes, she was a Politician, and an honest one.  A rarity then, and rarer today.

Thank God she had no interest in Wall Street.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone.

As my neighbor, Mr. Malone (top hockey player for the Montreal Royals pre Canadien Days) says every day, "There are only 2 types of people in this world.  Those who are Irish
and those who wish they were Irish."

May Irish Eyes smile on you today. 

May the Leprechauns spread some Gold Dust on you.

May your life be filled with Rainbows.

And all your money be blessed by the Hand of God.

Schmucks.  Is that the right word? 

I think not, but it will have to do.  It's about as clean as I can get when discussing THE DISGUSTING of America.  And AIG is at the top of the list.  Along with Bernie Madoff and Jim Cramer.

I have nothing but contempt and disgust every time I see an AIG ad,  and wish the POWERS THAT BE AT BLOG TALK RADIO would please remove their ads from my show site.  I don't associate with borderline criminals.  In fact, the Mafia in the GTA behave better, in my humble opinion.  At least if they are going to whack you, screw you or put you throw minor/major  misery  you can see it coming and know you probably deserve it. It's most likely because you dun somethin wrong, took something that didn't belong to you, (someone elses money, girlfriend (ala JFK), or moved into someone elses territory, double crossed someone, or morphed into a rat.  Take yer pick.

What the hell is going on in America? 

I have absolutely nothing to do with AIG and am as tired as every American and Canadian, hearing that a large part of the Federal Bailout, given to them, is now being handed out to their executives.

Gimme a bleepin break.

As a Good Catholic Girl, I could swear up a storm, that would put any American/Canadian/British Sailor to shame.

The site of their commercials, and ads online, in newspapers, on tv, on the radio are enough to make me throw up ad infitum, from Here to Eternity.

What can I say?

In God I trust.

Everybody else line up for a polygraph.

Betsy Balega
She Who Tells The Truth

John Stewart 10    Jim Cramer  0

but I agree, WHERE ARE THE INDICTMENTS FOR AIG?????


So Bernie Madoff will die in prison.

And Mr. Levine, on Anderson Cooper, agreed with me, someone will take out a hit on Bernie Madoff and he will be found dead in his cell.

Reminiscent of Jack Ruby.

Which reminds me, don't miss Tuning in with Betsy, tomorrow, Saturday March 14 when my Special Guest is author Edward T. Haslam.   3 pm EDT. Lines open at 3:15 call in at 646-915-9574.


He and I will talk about his book, Dr. Mary's Monkey, the JFK Assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, the connection between Oswald and Jack Ruby, the New Orleans Mob, the Bay of Pigs and every Conspiracy Theory you can possibly think of connected to November 22, 1963.

God bless you Dorothy Kilgallen wherever you are.


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My Grandparents with 11 kids, ate better during The Great Depression, than the 3,000 people, in the Tent City, Shanty Town, in Sacramento, California.

What has happened in America?

Not only Sacramento, but that Centre of the MicroSoft Universe, Seattle, also has a Tent City.

People, who just a few months ago were living the Ameican Dream.

Which Screenwriter will win the Oscar, for Best Original Screenplay, next year, for their hit movie, The American Nightmare.

Each night, when i tune into  Brian Williams,  Katie on CBS, and Charles Gibson on ABC, I don't know whether to get on my knees and thank God, that I live in Toronto, or fill up my Merlot and then get on my knees.

Today, I treated myself to my favorite buffet lunch, at The Chef of India, at 38 Eglinton Ave. East, just a 13 minute walk sw of my residence.  The food is fantastic, the staff, friendly and helpful.  I counted 40 diners in the dining room with me.

As I sat eating my Butter Chicken and veggies, I couldn't help but worry and send sympathy through the ether, to those people making soup with water, and potatoes, on the West Coast.  Oh yes, they had some canned tomatoes to jazz it up a bit. 

And what about the Baby Boomer Couple, who retired with a million and a half in their nest egg, who, happened to choose Bernie Madoff, to guide them through their Golden Years.

They began  their Retirment Dream by traveling in their RV across America, and landed in Arizona, with no money, no investments, no home - just their RV, which is their home now.  But, they don't even have gasoline qnd are stranded in Arizona.

Thank God they chose a warm south western state.
God forbid they wanted to see the Land of Lakes, Minnesotota.

And then there is the 90 year old gentleman, another one of Bernie Madoff's clients, who is forced, to work as a  Greeter, at his local supermarket.

I am so happy to live in Toronto, i can't tell you.

But I just did.

What do i expect next week when Bernie Madoff goes to court?

I wouldn't be surprised to see a 21st Century Version of Jack Ruby.