LEAVE KEN LEWIS ALLLLOOOOONNNEE!

Will he or won't he? Be fired? Lose BofA chairmanship? Be kicked off the Board? From Dealbreaker, There's Going To Be a Showdown in Charlotte

After what's felt like months of discussing whether or not Ken Lewis should be canned from Bank of America, shareholders are finally getting their big moment today, at the firm's annual investor meeting.

Things are scheduled to get going later this morning, but ahead of the main event, SEIU is reiterating its message to, among other things, throw 2008's Banker of The Year out on his ass.* That truck's been circling BAC's corporate headquarters for the last hour.

*Meaning whether or not to re-elect Lewis to the board, but no one ever said they couldn't see him out of the building Fresh Prince-style.

12:26 Update: Lewis now says he was kidding about that stuff he said about Paulson and Bernanke coercing him.

11:45 am Update: CNBC is currently polling that 55% of viewers responding to their survey want him fired. To those 55% I ask, remember what happened to Wachovia when the Board showed Thompson the door?

That being said, I don't think Lewis will be removed from the Board (see my earlier post), perhaps he'll lose his Chairmanship. BofA is struggling mightily, and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future. An outright firing of Lewis now could be its death blow.

First North Carolina, then USA, then the Universe!

Chalk up another first in the nation for North Carolina. If you haven't heard, Miss North Carolina won Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant. I personally feel the Carolina blue evening gown sealed the deal.

Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

The 22-year-old aspiring motivational speaker and entertainer from Wilmington edged out first runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, and second runner-up Miss Arizona USA Alicia-Monique Blanco, of Phoenix.

Don't confuse her with Miss America and please, please don't EVER confuse her with Miss Teen South Carolina. We are soooooooo much smarter than our brethren immediately to the South.

Tarheels: Let's Finish This Thing

Today's rain brought a bright Tarheel blue sky (admittedly with a few clouds) and news that former Tarheel Michael Jordan was elected to basketball's Hall of Fame.

Will it be Carolina's night too? Tipoff for the NCAA Championship game pitting UNC against Michigan State is at 9:15 pm.

You know who we're rooting for.

Guess Who's Speaking in Charlotte Today?

From the Observer, FED's Bernanke to speak in Charlotte today.

The Queen City is excited to host our FED Chairman and in his honor, I submit for your listening pleasure, a Falco classic from 1983, Der Kommissar.

Enjoy!