VBVW for August 29, 2008: Labored Days

• The Very Best

Barack Obama became the first African-American to accept the Presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party. Of course, he was also the first one to be offered it, but at least we’re making progress.

The 2008 Olympic Games came to a superb end, which means no more Bob Costas on primetime.

Georgia’s Clayton County school district lost its accreditation, the first school district to achieve that stellar distinction in almost 40 years. While this seems like a very worst, the fact that someone is finally paying attention to crappy U.S. schools makes it a very best.

• The Very Worst

Vladimir Putin blamed America for instigating the war in a Georgia as an election year tactic. Who would have figured that formerly important world leader Putin and his BFF George Bush would morph into Tweedledee and Tweedledumshit?

We love irony here at VBVW, but even this is too much for us: Dave Freeman, the author of “100 Things To Do Before You Die” died. He considered himself an adventure traveler, and was only up to about 50 of the things he wrote about when he fell and hit his head in the safety of his own house.

Air Canada is removing life vests from some flights to cut down on aircraft weight. The company says the move will help save fuel, although it probably won’t help save lives.