Friday, August 24, 2007

93-Year-Old Charged With Drug Dealing

93-Year-Old Charged With Drug Dealing

A 93-year-old man was charged with cocaine-trafficking Thursday, the same day
police netted three other people on charges of possessing heroine, opium and a
slew of prescription drugs, police said Friday.


Guess you are never too old to make a little money on the side.

Stowaway cat hitches 1,000-mile ride

Stowaway cat hitches 1,000-mile ride

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Annie the cat loves to roam, but she got a bit more traveling
experience than she bargained for last month. She sneaked into the back of a
truck — bound for Virginia.
After traveling 1,000 miles, the 10-year-old
calico roamed in the woods in Roanoke, Va., for 18 days before being caught.


...and the cat came back, the very next day.

Ex-astronaut apologizes to romantic rival

Ex-astronaut apologizes to romantic rival

ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak apologized Friday to the woman she is accused of assaulting at the Orlando International Airport,
saying she was "sorry to have frightened her in any way."


She is sorry that she reached for the pepper spray and tried to spray it into her car. Sorry that she wore adult diapers while driving across the country in a love forlorn rage. Sorry that she was just so sorry. Nowack was in court asking to have her ankle bracelet taken off, which she has been wearing ever since the attack. The womyn she attacked when asked if the bracelet should be taken off, replied that it shouldn't be. Nowak expressed surprise and concern about the amount of press that this has gotten, claiming that her neighborhood had been taken over by the media and her neighbors harassed.

Self-Described Pedophile Ordered to Stay Away From Schools

Self-Described Pedophile Ordered to Stay Away From Schools

LOS ANGELES — Self-described pedophile Jack McClellan was told Friday to
continue staying away from children by a judge who reissued a restraining order
against him.


This man is sick, and I don't mean just in the mental way. The interesting thing about this case though, is that he has never broken the law with a child. He has posted pictures on his website and talked about where to find children, but there are no reports that he has harmed one. While I understand where the judge is coming from, and the concerns of the community, he is basically being punished based on the fear of what he might do - not on what he has done. A parent would no doubt argue, would it be right to wait for him to harm a child and then wonder why it wasn't prevented. I don't know what is right in this case.

Man Bites Off Head of Girlfriend's Snake in Fight

Man Bites Off Head of Girlfriend's Snake in Fight

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — A Northern Ireland man bit off the head of his
girlfriend's pet snake during a fight and remarked that it "tasted lovely,"
lawyers testified Friday.


I doubt that it was the snakes fault that they were fighting.

Lunsford Killer to Die for His Crime


A Florida judge this afternoon sentenced sex offender John Evander Couey to die
for the brutal 2005 rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.
This is justice.

Mother Teresa Questioned God, Faith

Mother Teresa Questioned God, Faith

In dozens of letters spanning 66 years, Mother Teresa described the "emptiness"
she felt and confessed her struggles with faith and the existence of heaven in
pages she had planned to have destroyed. A decade after her death, they have
been published in the book "Come By My Light" as part of the petition for her
sainthood.


This is instructive I think to everyone. I am not a religious person, when I think of the holy mother I think of her as being a shining example of faith and determination. If that faith is in a Christian god, some other god or even something as basic as a faith in yourself and who you are you can take heart from this. A person with a faith as strong as the holy mothers, still had doubts, moments that she wasn't sure. What does it teach us, that doubting and uncertainty are natural and not to be feared. You should not give yourself over to them, but understand that their passing is a part of life.

'Abandoned' DNA Solving Cold Cases

'Abandoned' DNA Solving Cold Cases

DNA -- it's a key clue in TV dramas, in addition to helping crack old cases in the real world. Today, all over the country, detectives are re-examining evidence collected at the time of the crime, comparing it to so-called "abandoned" DNA, like the saliva on Athan's letter. Detectives are solving crimes using sweat collected from a steering wheel, or saliva from a discarded cigarette butt. In a Detroit case, it was spit on a leftover cinnamon roll that sent a man to jail for car theft.
"People leave parts of themselves all over all of the time," said Seattle Police homicide detective Nathan James. "DNA is like fingerprints, only better. It is just more precise than fingerprints. At this point it is more reliable than fingerprints."


While I see the concern regarding the fact that there is no reasonable way that someone can pass through their life and not leave DNA some where, abandoned, it is a weak argument. Arguably this is less of a violation than the standard tactic of going to court to get a warrant, or confronting the suspect and heavily requesting a sample. If the person under investigation turns out to not be the right person, the person might never even know that he was being investigated.

U.S. Childbirth Deaths on the Rise

U.S. Childbirth Deaths on the Rise

U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new
government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe
increasing maternal obesity and a jump in Caesarean sections are partly to
blame.

One more reason to watch your diet.

Is this the forbidden “Opus” cartoon? Update: A Doonesbury double standard?

Is this the forbidden “Opus” cartoon? Update: A Doonesbury double standard?

The Privatization Scam

The Privatization Scam

Seems you can’t go a day without hearing it at least once from someone who lets Grover Norquist or his disciples do his or her thinking: “Name one thing that government does better than private industry!”

– Pandemic disease fighting
– Old-age insurance and pension plans.
– Public utilities.
– Intelligence operations.
– Warfare

For more click on the link to the site.

Oral Arguments On Alabama Sex Toy Law May Reach Supreme Court

Oral Arguments On Alabama Sex Toy Law May Reach Supreme Court
In Alabama, you can sell guns on any street corner but you can’t sell sex toys.
That’s right. Alabama is a vibrator-free state!

Well, technically you can go across state lines and buy sex toys in Georgia and Tennessee and carry them home. But the Alabama Legislature, in its infinite wisdom and in the spirit of protecting citizens from moral turpitude, a while back banned the sale of sex toys (or “marital aids” as some lawmakers coyly call them).


This is just silly, what about skin lotion? Cucumbers?

Big, Bad, Bold Bolton: Hit Iran

Did Affirmative Action Hold Down The Number Of Black Attorneys?

Did Affirmative Action Hold Down The Number Of Black Attorneys?

Mr. Sander's original article noted that when elite law schools lower their
academic standards in order to admit a more racially diverse class, schools one
or two tiers down feel they must do the same. As a result, there is now a
serious gap in academic credentials between minority and non-minority law
students across the pecking order, with the average black student's academic
index more than two standard deviations below that of his average white
classmate.
Not surprisingly, such a gap leads to problems. Students who attend schools where their academic credentials are substantially below those of their fellow students tend to perform poorly.
The reason is simple: While some students will outperform their entering academic credentials, just as some students will underperform theirs, most students will perform in the range that their academic credentials predict. As a result, in elite law schools, 51.6% of black students had first-year grade point averages in the bottom 10% of their class as opposed to only 5.6% of white students. Nearly identical performance gaps existed at law schools at all levels. This much is uncontroversial.


This is an interesting idea. What it amounts to is that by placing people in situations that they were not prepared for, they did worse overall than if they had either earned that level or worked at the level where they were suited. There is some logic to the fact that they could be overwhelmed by the work, and over looked for being in the lower sections of their classes.

Another Step Reached In Zimbabwe's Collapse

Another Step Reached In Zimbabwe's Collapse

Earlier this week, I noted that Zimbabwe had begun accelerating towards collapse
with the imposition of price controls, backed up by enforcement squads that
provided little more than government-assisted looting. I wrote at the time that
when state-created shortages threaten the economy, dictators attempt to stamp
out the symptoms through even heavier state action rather than cure the original
disease. Now Zimbabwe has almost no domestic capital left, thanks to Mugabe's
ruinous economic diktats.


I don't know what this means as far as the bigger picture, how this will effect the rest of Africa or how it will effect America. The country appears to be on the brink of total collapse, no doubt it will mean an exodus of people to its neighbors.

Politicizing Terror

Politicizing Terror

No one would benefit from a terrorist attack on the US. The net results for the
political establishment, including the leadership of both parties, would be all
bad. The executive branch would have to answer many of the same questions asked
after 9/11 about how an attack could get past our defenses. The legislative
branch would have to answer for its reluctance to give more power to the intel
and military for early detection and prevention. Neither would have the "it was
inconceivable" excuse they had on 9/12.


This is the most practical response to a claim that has been made by both parties that one side or the other would benefit the most by another attack. Another attack would more likely than not harm people from every party, from every group, thus it would be bad for everyone. That aside the amount of responsibility is going to be spread out to everyone in power, and that is what Ed is saying here.

GOP: The Womb Control Patrol

GOP: The Womb Control Patrol

Abortion will never end as long as society approves the use of contraception.
The practice of contraception means children are unwanted and provides the
rationalization for abortion. It is a violation of human dignity to promote or
accept the use of contraception.


It is becoming clear that the final battle in this isn't against abortion, but extended control over all sexuality, limiting not only abortion but contraceptives of all types.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle continues gay-bashing campaign

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle continues gay-bashing campaign

He basically attributed every sexually transmitted disease to men on men sex,
including anal cancer (not a STD, but he repeatedly referred to this) and HPV.
When asked by a reporter why they are not addressing the increase in HIV cases
among African-American and Haitan-American heterosexual women, the population
that has seen the highest increase in Broward over the past few years, he blamed
it on gay men on the "down low". He essentially blamed gay men for every
new disease out there and on every new incident of HIV transmission. As I
told one reporter, I felt like it was August 21, 1985.


Why is this person in public office? The city is suffering from a tremendous backlash because of this, a large number of gay men take vacation to Fort Lauderdale and have started to take their money some place else. It is wrong for the city and it is bad for the city, this man needs to be removed from office.

Gen. Pace to Urge Removing Half the Troops From Iraq

Gen. Pace to Urge Removing Half the Troops From Iraq

According to the LA Times “The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is expected
to advise President Bush to reduce the U.S. force in Iraq next year by almost
half, potentially creating a rift with top White House officials and other
military commanders over the course of the war.

If the general says that the troops should stay longer, than I think that the troops should be kept longer. If the general says that the troops should be taken out, then that is what should happen. It can't be both ways, where you praise the general when he agrees with you, and not when he doesn't.

UPDATE: I was thinking of Gen. Petraeus when I wrote this post. As far as a stand between Pace and Petraeus, I don't know.

Operation Thundering Cameltoe - Rob Riggle supervises the worst mail call ever in his...

WristGate: The Signatories

Read a Mother F*cking Book



Caution based on language... too funny not to post though. Do you think it will work.

Ann Coulter Has a Miracle Bra or New Boobs?


Sleeparound Sienna Miller

Sleeparound Sienna Miller

She said: “I always hear things about me and different men. Is my nickname
Sleeparound Sienna? I can assure you I’m not.”
To add further weight to her claims, the 25-year-old star has rubbished rumors she is dating “Notting Hill” star Rhys Ifans.The 39-year-old actor recently moved into her London home, but Sienna insists their living arrangement is totally innocent.


Sienna you do have a little bit of a record, and while it might be true that you are not sleeping with this man - doesn't mean you haven't taken more than your fair share of turns in the bed.

Shiloh's Missing!

Shiloh's Missing!

This is just too funny....

The Truth Will Come Out

The Truth Will Come Out

We stand by our story 100%.

Fidel Castro is dead!

The only way the Cuban government can settle this once and for all, though, is to parade him (alive) around Havana this weekend. No pictures or video!



Gossip blogger Perez Hilton claims to have a source that confirms that Fidel is dead, and he is standing by his story. I think that this either means that Fidel is dead or Perez Hilton's site is dead. He is putting to much out there for people to accept that he is reliable if it turns out that Fidel is alive.

Update From Miami

Update From Miami

Watching Polos Opuestos on Channel 22 here in Miami, and the word is that the
rumors of fidel's death are just that. Host Maria Elvira Salazar interviewed
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, and the mayor emphasized that there have been no
movement of law enforcement to handle the rumored situation. Most importantly,
Diaz said that the city is maintaining contact with the federal government and
that the feds would notify the city once they receive the official word. There
have been no unusual movement of Coast Guard personnel or vessels either,
according to Diaz.


Reading around the internet, this appears to be a rumor but it seems that he is close to death at any rate. I will be checking ABC, CNN and other sites to see if I can relay any more information.

Fidel Castro Dead (again)?

Fidel Castro Dead (again)?

Supposedly South Florida Police departments are calling in for reinforcements
before any official announcement is made.

Even Val Prieto made an announcement earlier. and then came back on saying that nothing is official yet.

Update 5:35 PM EST - Val at Babalu Blog is reporting that although no
announcements have been made several sources in different branches of the
government are verifying that the story is true. As soon as I get confirmation
(TV,Email,CNN) I will post it (if I am not too drunk)



Claims of confirmation from sources in the American government. I will continue to bring you information as I get it, this is not confirmed yet in my book.

DITA GETS DOWN

DITA GETS DOWN

It has been to long since I have been able to engage in my addiction to Dita.

YOU DECIDE!

YOU DECIDE!

Insufferable actor Jared Leto bid farewell to his trademark grungy clothes and
mangy hair in place of a new dapper and sophisticated look at last night’s
Kerrang Awards in London.


It's about time he cleaned himself up. Click on the link to see the picture, he looks like a decent person now.

Dick On Fire





A Russian woman was arrested after she set fire to her ex-husband's penis
while he sat naked, drinking Vodka and watching TV. The couple divorced three
years ago, but continued to live together. This is common in Russia, because
rent is so high.

I really have no comment, this is not a funny issue and that is not a funny picture... ok that is a funny picture and I am going to keep a pail of water handy for the rest of my life. Just when I thought that it was safe in its knife proof sleeve that I bought from the Bobbit Company.

OMG BREAKING CASTRO IS MAYBE DEAD AGAIN!!!

OMG BREAKING CASTRO IS MAYBE DEAD AGAIN!!!


Fidel Castro has outlived the following ten U.S. presidents who always tried to
kill him: Dwight “I like Ike” Eisenhower, John “JFK” Kennedy, Lyndon “LBJ”
Johnson, Richard “Dick” M. Nixon, Gerald “Jerry” Ford, Jimmy “James Earl Jones”
Carter, Ronald “Nancy” Reagan, George “Wimp Factor” Bush, Bill “Monica” Clinton
and George “Junior” Cheney-Bush.


At this point it is a wild and speculative rumor, but there are some sources that are claiming that Castro is dead. This means little as far as Cuba goes, since his brother has been in power for about a year now anyways. Cuba being Cuba, they may or may not come out with the truth, but it might need to be forced out. He has been leading his country far longer than anyone thought he would, maybe even far longer than he thought he would when he left Mexico in a boat named "Grandma".

I will post more as it becomes available.

A Bone-breaking Slap On The Wrist Explained: The Sheriff's Dept. Defends Their Cruel Treatment Of Nicole Richie

A Bone-breaking Slap On The Wrist Explained: The Sheriff's Dept. Defends Their Cruel Treatment Of Nicole Richie

On Thursday, [Los Angeles County Undersheriff Larry] Waldie said, 143 people
facing charges similar to Richie's were freed early -- 89 males and 54 females.


For those of you that don't know California and the jail system, it is common that non-violent offenders are released early (earlier than the release of violent offenders who are released early).

Mischa Barton is Working


When did she start to look so hot?

Brad Pitt Asks Paps to Step Off

Brad Pitt Asks Paps to Step Off

Brad Pitt approached a group of photographers in New York City yesterday and
respectfully asked them to back off when his four children are out in public
with him. Brad suggested the paps should employ their long-range telephoto lens
if they wanted close-up shots of the family.



Guess what, it worked - when the family was out the next day to get hot dogs the photographers stayed further back, Brad thanked them as he was leaving. It isn't that hard to be respectful of others is it, yeah I am talking to you Liev.

Ali Lohan NOT in Car Crash

Ali Lohan NOT in Car Crash

It was falsely reported that Ali was in a car driven by a 16-year-old boy
with a learner’s permit that crashed on Friday night. TMZ contacted Nassau
County Police who told us they were unaware of the accident. According to
reports, the boy had taken the car without permission, picked up Ali and
crashed.

Thank god for TMZ, since no one else can afford fact checkers - they are the fact checkers for the rest of us. It wouldn't have been so hard to believe that this crash had happened, maybe it just wasn't reported.

SIZZLER: Dina To Haters — “My Children and I Are in a Wonderful Place”

SIZZLER: Dina To Haters — “My Children and I Are in a Wonderful Place”

"My children and I are in a wonderful place in our lives," Dina told
24Sizzler.com Thursday evening, "and people just want to make things up and see
us fail!"

When Dina says that she is in a wonderful place, what she means is that she is in the spotlight of the media again.

SIMI-LEBRITIES: Welcome 2 Kid Nation

SIMI-LEBRITIES: Welcome 2 Kid Nation

The new fall tv season is right around the corner. And no other show, save the
new season of The Office, has whetted our pop culture appetites like the awkward
pre-pube train wreck that is CBS' Kid Nation: "The Show That Let's KIDS Abuse
THEMSELVES!" Kid Nation rounded up a solid group of small children -- most of
whom seem to come from intelligent, upper middle class homes -- and threw them
into a southwest shantytown to fen for themselves. And if you think that this is
some sort of fakey movie-set where the kids are secretly coddled, think again:
The parents of these poor kids signed a waiver removing CBS from any sort of
responsibility of one of the kids happens to DIE. Where are the pro-lifers when
you really need them, people??? And the parents only got $5,000!


I have posted about this show and how much of a bad idea I thought it was before. Soon enough we are all going to be able to judge the show ourselves. Well except for me since I don't get TV - it will probably be on the internet somewhere.

SIZZLER: Britney Spears WILL Perform at the MTV VMAs!!

SIZZLER: Britney Spears WILL Perform at the MTV VMAs!!

MTV might not want you to know it, but Britney Spears is, in fact, going to
perform at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas! The “mystery man” she’s been seen around with is actually her choreographer R.J. Durell, who we only hope is smart enough to invent a new dance called “The Trainwreck”, which we believe
would have twice the lasting power of “The Wahtoosy.”


While I am thinking about what kind of dance the "Train Wreck" would be, you can start getting ready to watch Britney make her come back at the Video Music Awards. What she really needs to do to get her vibe back is kiss Madonna again.

That’s Professor Ryan Phillippe to You

That’s Professor Ryan Phillippe to You

“If I ever gave up acting, I’d probably teach - that’s something I’ve always
thought about, and I might do yet.”


I bet that his classes would be popular with the ladies, but the subject had better be interesting otherwise he would never be able to get them to pay attention to the material.

Writer Sues Disney Over 'Hannah Montana'

Writer Sues Disney Over 'Hannah Montana'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A comedy writer is suing The Walt Disney Co., alleging he
came up with the idea for the teen television show “Hannah Montana” but was
never compensated. Buddy Sheffield filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior
Court on Thursday alleging breach of contract, breach of confidence, unfair
competition and unjust enrichment. Disney officials could not be reached at the
company’s Burbank offices Thursday evening for comment.


Yawn, I am only posting this because my sister and my niece watch the show. I have never seen it. Sounds like a silly lawsuit to me, like Disney would be so stupid to attempt to steal a show idea.

'John From Cincinnati' Star Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

'John From Cincinnati' Star Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

JACKSON, Mich. (August 24, 2007) — Austin Nichols, the title character in
HBO’s “John From Cincinnati,” was arrested early Friday on suspicion of drunken
driving.The 27-year-old actor was stopped by police about 2:40 a.m. after
being spotted driving a silver Mercury Mountaineer the wrong way down a one-way
street in the city, said Jackson police Lt. John Holda.


He heard all the cool kids were doing it, and thought he would give it a try. He even did the wrong way thing like Nicole Richie. Two things though, one is that he isn't one of the cool kids and two is that he didn't do it in LA. Hope he gets it worked out, maybe it will be good news and he will get kicked off the stinky show before it ruins his career.

Source: 'Very Strong Chance' Britney To Perform At VMAs

Source: 'Very Strong Chance' Britney To Perform At VMAs

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (August 24, 2007) – Following the news his daughter is headed to jail, Michael Lohan spoke to Access Hollywood about the latest on
his daughter Lindsay.“I’m happy to see that Blair Berk, Lindsay’s counselors
at Cirque Lodge and Lindsay herself have resolved matters pertaining to
Lindsay’s restoration. I have full confidence that the system and the public
will see that Lindsay has put her life back on track and that rehabilitation and
faith was all she needed,” Michael told Access.


Does someone else smell a media whore... I need some air freshener.

Ali Lohan Crashes



I think that Ali is going to be hotter than her sister when she gets older. She has a great cheek bones. That is of course unless she takes the same path that her sister did in which case who knows what she will look like.

Kristen Dunst Gets A-Burgled

Kristen Dunst Gets A-Burgled

It seems that early this month, Kirsten's pad was broken into shortly after she,
actor Simon Pegg and Kiki's assistant left the place. Hotel video surveillance
helped police to arrest suspect Jarrod Beinerman, who appears on the video tapes
with an accomplice.


Good thing for those guys that I didn't catch them, I would have had to whip out some Lily Allen Kung-Foo on their asses.

Mel Gibson No Longer

Mel Gibson No Longer

"The AA meetings are no longer under his probation's conditions," a spokeswoman
with the district attorney's office said.


I know that it is not normal for me to be saying good things about Mel, but I have to make an exception here. It appears that he has made a real change in his life, that is not easy and he should be recognized for his hard work. Good job Mel. This means he is no longer a drunk anti-Semite, he is a sober one.

Reese And Jake Enjoyed The Vineyard Together

Reese And Jake Enjoyed The Vineyard Together

Jakey G, wearing his best pair of homemade capris, is vacationing on the island
after wrapping his new film, "Rendition," -- in which he co-stars with the hot,
Oscar-toting Reese Witherspoon. Reports say Reese's Pieces are on the island as
well!


Now this is a couple that I can support, I bet that they would have such cute kids. I mean the ones that Reese has already are adorable.

Britney And Paris Hanging Out Again?

Britney And Paris Hanging Out Again?

Brit Brit, looking hottish (for her) and a covered up Hilton were spotted
leaving Opera last night, within 10 minutes of each other.


Ok, so maybe they weren't together... but maybe they were. Wonder how mother of the year Britney is doing these days anyways.

Wino In Bloody Hotel Fight With Husband!

Wino In Bloody Hotel Fight With Husband!

The two were caught wandering the streets of London at 4:30am yesterday.
Wino had blood on her beat ass ballet slippers and on her jeans. Her
husband...well..he looks like he was attacked by one of Pete Doherty's crack
cats!

At 11pm Wino was seen taking a package from a girl on the corner of her hotel. Hours later hotel guests complained about fighting coming from her room.


I didn't think that it could be done, but this crazy girl is starting to make Britney seem normal. No wonder there are rumors that she might be moving to the UK. She doesn't want to be the craziest person in the country anymore.

Bystanders Ignore Woman's Cries for Help During Sex Assault

Bystanders Ignore Woman's Cries for Help During Sex Assault

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A security video from an apartment hallway shows at
least 10 witnesses ignored a woman's cries for help for more than an hour as a
man beat and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors in Minnesota said.
The surveillance video clearly showed men and women looking out their apartment
doors or starting to walk down the hallway before retreating as the woman was
assaulted for nearly 90 minutes, police spokesman Tom Walsh said.
Police said they responded to a call of drunken behavior and found Somali immigrant Rage Ibrahim, 25, and a woman lying unconscious in the hallway early Tuesday. The woman's clothing had been pulled up and she had fresh scratches on her face and
blood on her thigh, according to the criminal complaint.

How hard would it have been to call 911 and report the crime. I could see myself witnessing the crime and not wanting to get involved physically. A simple call to 911 would have be easy enough, even if you don't know it is a crime - the police will figure that out when they arrive.

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