| TORCH NEWS TICKER 1/27: ROH notes including title change, Smackdown ...
Updated throughout the day, it's the Torch News Ticker with all the news and info that's not fit for print. Bookmark it every Monday! Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:00 a.m. - We're looking for reports from the two TNA house shows this weekend and last night's WWE supershow in Providence. - TV ratings: Smackdown from Friday night averaged a 2.7 rating, down slightly from last week's 2.8 rating. The show finished fifth out of the five networks on the night, but finished fourth in adults 18-49 with a 1.4 rating. - Mike Mooneyham's Sunday column has an interview with Jeff Hardy. Hardy talks about his rise to legit main event status, his current injuries, and avoiding serious injury. Regarding doing dangerous stunts, Hardy says, "I'm usually pretty comfortable with anything I look at or stand on top of.
The Ron Paul "Surge"
Paul says "Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about entangling ourselves in the affairs of other nations. Today, we have troops in 130 countries. We are spread so thin that we have too few troops defending America. And now, there are new calls for a draft of our young men and women...We can continue to fund and fight no-win police actions around the globe, or we can refocus on securing America and bring the troops home. No war should ever be fought without a declaration of war voted upon by the Congress, as required by the Constitution (OK, so far, so good. I can agree with just about all of that). The last sentence, however, puzzles me because Congress DID vote to authorize the War in Iraq. The real issue was the lying President who sold Congress on a phony idea (WMD's in the hands of Saddam).
The deal on wheels
Today, Ben and his brother Paul are training to take over the reins from their father, Mike. The dealership relocated in January 2003 from a 2-acre site in Motor City to 11 acres in Powers Auto Park, complete with a Jeep off-road track. The dealership is off East Woodmen Road near Powers Boulevard and has 70 employees. Bob Fenton: Chief operating officer and partner, Phil Long Dealerships. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, the auto group began in 1945 as Doenges-Long Motors and now has 17 new-car dealerships. Ten are in Colorado Springs and include Audi, Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Saturn and Suzuki. Other dealerships are in Pueblo, Denver and Scottsdale, Ariz. With used-car stores and the Phil Long Expo Center, the dealership operates 21 businesses and last year ranked 77th out of the nation’s top 125 dealerships, based on new-vehicle sales.
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