• $900 million for the crown jewel of the news company source

• I hope he wasn’t speaking for Obama … You wouldn’t speak to an idiot of that nature. I was very angry with him.
• Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe • Saying very nice things about Johnnie Carson, the U.S.’ top African official. You know, Bob, we don’t know what Johnnie said to you, but we’re guessing Johnnie has a strong enough handle on diplomatic and economic matters that he wouldn’t let this happen. • source

• Ya know how your legs get cramped after sitting on a plane for too long? Ever wish you could just stand the whole way instead? …no? Well, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary thinks you might – it’ll save him a couple bucks too. Inspired by a Chinese airline which charged passengers a reduced fare to sit at a bar stool with a seat belt around their waists, O’Leary is now asking the Irish Aviation Authority if it’s A-OK for the company to do the same. Since the seats are crappy, does that mean the plane has an open bar? source

• 44% of people nationwide disapprove of the guy who spent eight months fighting Norm Coleman for his Minnesota seat source

• “Caravan 5, spike strips nothing.” We have huge admiration for Shepard Smith, the one guy on Fox News who’s unafraid to tell it like it is. But man, we wonder to ourselves sometimes whether he should be calling baseball games instead of car chases. Because he’s so hilarious with his phrasing that you just want to give Shep a high-five.source

• We *think* that’s good, but man, we wish they’d clarify. Patrick Tracy Burris, 41, was identified by authorities as the man killed in a standoff with police in Gastonia, N.C. While they’re not 100% certain he’s the guy, they say he probably is. We’re sure there will be some evidence which will verify this in the coming days, but until then, expect the words “think” and “probably” to be tied very closely to the man who killed five people in Gaffney, South Carolina in the last two weeks. source

• $42.3 million weekend take of “Transformers 2,” based on official results released today source

It’s a new department, so it’s kind of slow.

• It’s a new department, so it’s kind of slow.
• West L.A. Best Buy sales associate Jackie Martinez • on what it’s like being in charge of the store’s new electric vehicles department. In May the big-box retailer started selling electric bikes, scooters and Segways at 21 of its stores, and is moving up to electric motorcycles this month. The company is staying mum on when helicopters will be thrown into the mix.  • source

• $15,000 the reported amount people are bidding for tickets on eBay. Event organizers say they won’t be welcome. source