"LOS ANGELES - A fisherman accused of stabbing a sea lion with a steak
knife after the animal stole his bait was charged Thursday with violating the
federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. "
"An 11-month-old boy was fatally beaten at a home day center, and
authorities have charged a 9-year-old boy also attending the day care with the
death and the center's owner with putting the child in harm's way. Authorities
said the older boy repeatedly hit Tahir Francis in the head a week ago, causing
skull fractures. Tahir was taken to a hospital and died about six hours later
while undergoing surgery."
"If CBS were as proud of Kid Nation as the network would have us believe,
then why were such pains taken to shoot in secrecy, and do it in a state that
did not protect children on show-biz sets, and in such a way that guild rules
didn’t apply? Moonves should lift the gag orders on the 40 children and their
parents who signed a 22-page agreement in which a strict confidentiality clause
prohibits disclosure of information about the show and contact with the media
over the next three years. If violated, a $5 million penalty is levied. I say,
if CBS has nothing to hide, then let everyone involved talk freely.–Nikki Finke,
commending the New York Times"
"ATHENS, Greece - Promises of aid poured in from around Greece and overseas
Friday as firefighters doused most of the huge wildfires that ravaged the Greek
countryside for a week, killing 64 people. "
"Oh, crikey. A San Francisco federal judge appointed by guess-who interferes
with stiffer employer sanctions for businesses that knowingly hire illegal
aliens because she says she needs more “breathing room:”"
"I don’t know what’s more alarming, the fact that they’re so dim to public
sentiment about the war that they’d consider putting one of its architects on
the ticket or the fact that they think Texas might be in play next year and need
him as an insurance policy. Surely also-rans like Brownback and Hunter aren’t so
far in denial about their chances that they’d be thinking about running mates,
so it’s got to be three of these five: Rudy, Romney, McCain, Fred, and Huckabee.
Probably the first three, just because they’re suspect for one reason or another
among conservatives and could use some of Franks’s deep red state appeal."
"At one point, as [Reps.] Moran, Tauscher and Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.) were
heading to lunch in the fortified Green Zone, an American urgently tried to get
their attention, apparently to voice concerns about the war effort, the
participants said. Security whisked the man away before he could make his
point…But even such tight control could not always filter out the bizarre world
inside the barricades. At one point, the three were trying to discuss the state
of Iraqi security forces with Iraq’s national security adviser, Mowaffak
al-Rubaie, but the large, flat-panel television set facing the official proved
to be a distraction. Rubaie was watching children’s cartoons.When Moran asked
him to turn it off, Rubaie protested with a laugh and said, “But this is my
favorite television show,” Moran recalled."
"Demonstrators in Lahore, Pakistan, burn the Swedish flag today in protest
against the publication of a drawing of Mohammed."
"In the most recent debate, [Richardson] asked the other major candidates a
clear question: how many troops would you leave behind and for how long? We have
yet to hear an answer. All the major Democratic candidates say they are eager to
end this war, and they all say they don’t believe there is a military solution
in Iraq. Why, then, do they maintain that we must leave an indefinite number of
troops behind for an indeterminate amount of time to work hopelessly towards a
military solution everyone says doesn’t exist?"
"As ThinkProgress reported today, Fox News attacked CBS rival and single mother
Katie Couric for her upcoming trip to Iraq. But while Neil Cavuto, John Gibson
and the gang at Fox grew hysterical about Couric, they remained silent about 26
year old Michelle Ring and other single mothers fighting for the United States
in Iraq. The issue for Fox, of course, is that anyone else’s coverage of Iraq
inevitably brings the facts of Bush’s Baghdad fiasco directly to American
television screens. But in a new low even for Fox, Couric (whose husband passed
away from colon cancer in 1998) was accused of placing her children at risk all
in the name of ratings."
"Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will announce Saturday he will resign from
the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a police sex sting in
an airport men’s room, Republican officials said Friday. Craig's communications
director Dan Whiting told the Idaho Statesman, 'I won't say either way.'"
"'I believe that there are millions of Americans who know that our security and
prosperity are at risk if we don't address the challenges of our time,' Thompson
said in a statement. The formal announcement will come in a webcast on September
6, followed by a tour of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. A second leg
will hit Florida and wind up at home in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, on September
15. 'We enter this campaign in a strong position,' said campaign manager Bill
Lacy. 'Fred is consistently near the top in the polls, and conservatives across
the country have put together the closest thing to a draft in recent
presidential campaign history in an effort to bring about this day.' But
Thompson's long-delayed formal entry had made some supporters anxious and
sparked complaints he was violating Federal Election Commission laws by running
a shadow campaign."
"After not being able to persuade the Republicans to agree with Reid’s proposal
for a springtime troop withdrawal, Senator Harry Reid said he will compromise
with them. Reid said, 'I don't think we have to think that our way is the only
way. I'm not saying, 'Republicans, do what we want to do.' Just give me
something that you think you would like to do, that accomplishes some or all of
what I want to do.'"
"Deciding that rehab just wasn't the right thing for her after she fell into a
coma due to an overdose of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, horse tranquilizers, and
ketamine in a London bar on August 8th, Amy Winehouse is doing what any heroin
addict would do. She's making well thought out, logical decisions. Her plan to
help her and her husband solve their relationship problems and kick drugs? A
baby."
"Jude Law has moved onto another woman, a 26 year-old German underwear model,
Susan Hoecke. They looked pretty cozy during their romantic dinner at a Japanese
restaurant in Berlin. Jude is so smooth with the ladies isn't he? I guess it's
easy for him because he's still hot!"
"Ashton Kutcher is in Las Vegas filming his new movie 'What Happens
in Vegas' with Cameron Diaz. Demi Moore visited him on the set. Could it be that
she's worried that Ashton and Cameron will hookup?"
"Sienna Miller was reportedly so hammered that she was literally falling out of
her shoes when photographers spotted her after a fashion launch party in London
last night. Sienna was seen walking into walls and needed the support of friends
to prevent herself from falling. What a party girl. "
"Yesterday evening was the premiere of the movie 'Anna Nicole' which stars Willa
Ford as the title character. Willa didn't show, but other major A-listers did.
Bobby Trendy who plays himself in the film showed as did Chyna Doll and Mary
Carey. Get my sunglasses, I'm blind from all this star power."
"David Beckham doesn't seem too concerned about the fact that his season with
the L.A. Galaxy appears to be over due to ANOTHER injury. It's been pointed out
that I don't know shit about soccer and only an ignoramus like me would be
pissed off that this bitch just got a boatload of paper and played 1 1/2 games."
"Judge Robert Hanson said he issued the stay about noon. Earlier, he had told
the county attorney to instruct the Polk County recorder to stop accepting
same-sex marriage applications. By the time Recorder Julie Haggerty stopped
taking applications around 11 a.m., her office had accepted 21 applications."
"REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A top Democratic fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in
California turned himself in Friday to face a grand theft charge."
"WASHINGTON - President Bush announced Friday that press secretary Tony Snow,
who has waged a battle with cancer while manning the White House lectern, will
resign and be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, on Sept. 14."
"GAZA CITY, Gaza City - A protest of Hamas rule by Fatah supporters turned
violent Friday when Hamas men began forcefully dispersing the crowd, firing in
the air and beating demonstrators and reporters."
"Asked by talk-show host David Letterman if Bill Clinton could serve as her vice
president should she be elected to the White House, the former first lady
acknowledged that he could not. 'Believe me,' she joked, 'he looked into that.'"
"Star Magazine insiders claim ’Mad Money’ star Katie Holmes will be battling her
hubby’s ex Nicole Kidman for the title of Vogue Magazine December 2007
covergirl."
"LOS ANGELES, Calif. (August 31, 2007) — After months of rumors and speculation,
pop princess Britney Spears will finally return with her first artist album in
four years, this fall."
"Five women have testified to his threats during their relationships with him.
Court TV has said that some of the women were credible at his trial, but the
last woman who testified had sold her story to the “Globe”."
"Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the script follows seven stories taking course during
a week in the life of a movie executive, his wife, his mistress, a rock star, a
vampire and a kidnapper. Thornton will play the movie executive, and Basinger
his wife. “Superman star Brandon Routh has been cast as the vampire, while
Ashley Olsen will play a sexually promiscuous girl. "
"Shannon Funk, the former assistant to Britney Spears, is apparently worthy of
paparazzi attention. Granted, she’s sort of hot in a slutty,
hey-she’s-not-Britney kind of way. But this chick is not a celebrity. Want
further proof? She’s hanging out with Jamie Kennedy. "
"Here's Tim Gunn baring his choppers and looking a little tipsy. 'I love your
handbag so much that I'm going to chew on it, darling!' The tall elegant Park
Avenue lady that is Mr. Gunn has a new show that premieres Sept. 9 on Bravo.
It's called 'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style'. Who gives a shit? What's up with
'Project Runway'? I need 'Project Runway' like Amy Winehouse needs a rail to
blow"
"Kim Kardashian, had a less than friendly reception at Tangerine nightclub in
Vegas last night. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Kim, who was in
town to support the launch of friend and other Paris pal, Caroline D'Amore's new
clothing line, was booed at the club! "
"So, Linds has been through a lot this year. Currently she's in a rehab
facility in Utah... but hasn't it been a month already? Lohan checked in just
days after her July 24th car chase, and now it's August 30th. The minimum length
of stay at the Cirque Lodge treatment center is thirty days - of course, she
might stay longer. It's nice out there! But if not, and Lindsay decides to
return to her L.A. life soon, will she be ready, rested and rehabilitated? "
"One of our videographers was posted up outside of Area last night when he
happened to notice a sight which we've been seeing more and more often lately -
the subpoena-delivery team who works for K-Fed's lawyer! Even the now-infamous
Israeli ex-commando Aaron Cohen made an appearance, watching over his team as
they watched the clubgoers making their way home. Unfortunately for Cohen and
his crew, service was a little slow last night - despite waiting for hours (and
passing the time by smoking cigarettes by the dozen), the team eventually packed
up and left without handing anyone any papers. The big question, then: just who
do you think they were at Area to serve?"
"The nine-months-pregnant Hayek (dad is her fiancé, Francois-Henri Pinault, 45,
CEO of luxury goods company PPR) even received doubles of several gifts off her
registry at L.A.’s NoMi Boutique. She got Petunia Pickle Bottom Cake bags in
both black ($325) and pink ($425), as well as two Bloom high chairs ($400 each)
and Graco Snug Ride car seats ($130 each). “She was very excited about
everything,” said Pia Lindstrom, who attended the party, where guests –
including Hayek’s mother – enjoyed homemade Mexican food. "
"These paparazzi have learned, much like Jane Goodall did by studying her
subjects from a distance for years, that the way to approach a Cameron Diaz in
the Mist is to try to come bearing gifts. That way, you're much more likely NOT
to end up with a camera being thrown in your own face. So, to celebrate Cammie's
35th birthday, the paps met our girl on the set of her comedy, 'What Happens in
Vegas,' with a bouquet of balloons, emblazoned with 'Happy Birthday!' on them. I
guess it worked, cause I don't see any bloody noses left in Cameron's wake. Good
work guys...this time. "
"The seven remaining South Korean hostages taken captive last July by the
Taliban have been released, and insurgents have vowed they will abduct more
foreigners. 'We will do the same thing with the other allies in Afghanistan,
because we found this way to be successful,' Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef
Ahmadi told The Associated Press by phone on Thursday."
"Summary: On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan claimed that a U.S. attack on Iran is
'comin[g]' and went on to assert that a military strike against Iran would be 'a
very popular initial move.' Joe Scarborough agreed, stating that 'a military
strike against Iran initially would be extraordinarily popular with the American
people.' But polling data show that most Americans say they would oppose an
attack on Iran. Summary: On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan claimed that a U.S. attack on
Iran is 'comin[g]' and went on to assert that a military strike against Iran
would be 'a very popular initial move.' Joe Scarborough agreed, stating that 'a
military strike against Iran initially would be extraordinarily popular with the
American people.' But polling data show that most Americans say they would
oppose an attack on Iran. Summary: On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan claimed that a U.S.
attack on Iran is 'comin[g]' and went on to assert that a military strike
against Iran would be 'a very popular initial move.' Joe Scarborough agreed,
stating that 'a military strike against Iran initially would be extraordinarily
popular with the American people.' But polling data show that most Americans say
they would oppose an attack on Iran. "
"John Edwards is betting that a strong showing in the Iowa caucuses will
catapult him into national contention, and so far his strategy in the state is
on track. A new TIME poll of likely Iowa caucus goers, taken a week after
Edwards' seven-day, 31-stop bus tour of the state, gives Edwards 29% of the
vote, five points ahead of Hillary Clinton and seven ahead of Barack Obama. This
latest TIME Poll of 519 likely Iowa Democratic caucus goers finds that, among
the so-called 'second-tier' candidates, Bill Richardson has 11%, with Joe Biden
at 5%, Dennis Kucinich with 2%, and Chris Dodd at 1%. (The Poll was conducted
August 22 � 25, 2007. The margin of error is approximately +/- 5 percentage
points.) "
"In a letter today to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), Fine said his office
'has ongoing investigations' related to Gonzales's testimony on several key
issues, including the prosecutor firings and allegations of improper hiring; the
National Security Agency's Terrorist Surveillance Program; the FBI's use of
national security letters; and allegations that Gonzales sought to improperly
influence a witness who was under investigation by Congress and the Justice
Department. Gonzales's often contradictory remarks and his repeated assertions
that he could not recall key events drew fire from lawmakers of both parties and
contributed to his dwindling support on Capitol Hill."
"A spokesman for Senator Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat who is a rival
of Mrs. Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination, said Mr. Obama intended
to give away $7,000 that Mr. Hsu contributed to his committees."
"Wouldn't you know it, the GOP is treating Sen. Larry Craig, who solicited
sex from a man, very, very differently than it treated Sen. David Vitter, who
admitted to using a (heterosexual) prostitution service. You can check out Think
Progress for details, but here's what you need to know: a number of Republicans
have called for Craig to resign, the party leadership has stripped him of his
committee assignments, and the GOP has asked for an ethics investigation into
his actions.Wouldn't you know it, the GOP is treating Sen. Larry Craig, who
solicited sex from a man, very, very differently than it treated Sen. David
Vitter, who admitted to using a (heterosexual) prostitution service. You can
check out Think Progress for details, but here's what you need to know: a number
of Republicans have called for Craig to resign, the party leadership has
stripped him of his committee assignments, and the GOP has asked for an ethics
investigation into his actions."
"MATT LAUER: By all accounts these are some tough times for the Republican
party. Last fall Democrats took control of both houses of congress, largely
because of opposition to the war in Iraq. In 2006 the Republican party was also
hit with distracting scandals involving Congressman Mark Foley's inappropriate
emails to male congressional pages and lobbyist Jack Abramoff's corruption case
that brought down several prominent Republican congressmen. This year the phone
number of Republican senator David Vitter turned up in the records of a
Washington, DC escort service, and now recent polls show voters prefer a
Democrat over a Republican by 51-27% and at least one poll found the most
popular choice among Republican presidential candidates is 'none of the above.'
The question now is can any of the damage be reversed? Former House Majority
Leader Tom DeLay served in congress for 22 years and knows personally how
scandals can impact a party. He's also the author of a new book called No
Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight. Tom DeLay, congressman, good
morning. TOM DELAY: Good morning, Matt. LAUER: So I went through a litany there,
and maybe I should start by stepping back. We've got two members out of 49
Republican senators in office right now embroiled in controversy. So do we have
a party embroiled in scandal or do we have two bad apples?"
"Audio of Sgt. Dave Karsnia of Minneapolis Airport Police interrogating Sen.
Larry Craig after his arrest in June. "
Now, the levees were designed to protect New Orleans. They were tragically
under-engineered, and they still are. Even as we speak, the city continues to
literally sink towards the seafloor. The protection of the Mississippi Delta
continues to wash away with the delta itself. It is disappearing by 25 to 30
square miles, an area the size of Manhattan, each and every year. That means
that over two more acres will be gone by the time tonight`s show is over. So
tonight, here`s what you need to know. President Bush can propose to pledge
another $1 billion or hundred gazillion dollars into rebuilding New Orleans. It
doesn`t matter. You can`t change New Orleans` doomed geography. As hard as it
may be hard to say, or maybe for you to hear, the Big Easy is a lost cause. And
we`re throwing good money after bad.And more importantly, we`re sending people
back into a water hole death trap. That`s what New Orleans is. And it is as
foolish as those misguided people in Malibu who continue to rebuild their homes
on sliding mountains of mud. At the end of the day, Mother Nature always wins.
Now, the private sector, you know, if you want to go ahead and put New Orleans
back together and risk your life in that process, none of my business. But when
a dope like Mayor Ray Nagin wants to ship the poorest of the poor back into
harm`s way and says we need to do it with my tax dollars and your tax dollars,
it`s all my business. I`m all for compassion, but I`m out of tolerance for
stupidity. Now, it would be different if New Orleans were being built
bulletproof for a Category 5 hurricane, like the one that just rocked Mexico
just a week ago. But it`s not. New Orleans, the new levees, would be lucky to
weather another Category 3, the exact same storm that destroyed it two years ago
today.
"The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has thrown al Qaeda off balance and led to a
reduction in sectarian violence and bombings, the U.S. commander in Iraq was
quoted on Friday by an Australian newspaper as saying. 'We say we have achieved
progress, and we are obviously going to do everything we can to build on that
progress and we believe al Qaeda is off balance at the very least,' General
David Petraeus told the Australian in an interview after briefing Australia's
defense minister, Brendan Nelson, in Baghdad. Petraeus and U.S. ambassador Ryan
Crocker will testify before the U.S. Congress on either September 11 or 12."
"There are numerous reports today that people working at the UN discovered
vials of phosgene gas while cleaning the offices of UNMOVIC. The workers,
members of the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, were
wrapping up operations in their offices, when they came across a number of
vials, which turned out to be phosgene suspended in oil. Phosgene is a choking
agent and is properly considered a chemical weapon, not a nerve agent as the ABC
News story reported."
"Amy Wino and her husband are currently recovering from their
knock-down-drag-out-crack-fight last week. They are 'recovering' in St. Lucia.
Amy's father has been constantly speaking to the press as have Amy's in-laws.
Mitch Wino who said that her drug addiction makes him want to die. texted his
daughter the other day, 'I texted her first to see that she was OK. And she
texted me back saying, 'I'm right as rain, love you dad'.'"
"Keira 'Tits' Knightley would like to make it perfectly clear that she is not a
drunken, beaver-flashing slut like some of her loose-moralled Hollywood
counterparts. At least not in public, anyway.Keira 'Tits' Knightley would like
to make it perfectly clear that she is not a drunken, beaver-flashing slut like
some of her loose-moralled Hollywood counterparts. At least not in public,
anyway."
This really isn't news, she is in Paris, I just liked that headline.
"Hayden Panettiere headed to Paris this week for the “Heroes” World
Tour.Homegirl and a few of her co-stars, including Milo Ventimiglia, took a
breakfrom promoting the “Heroes” DVD to stroll around the city.
"Nicole Richie spent Monday night hanging out with Lindsay Lohan’s crack gf,
Samantha Ronson. Hopefully, there were no cocaine-fueled joy-rides for this
outting. "
"Now that is one tough mother. In her upcoming film, 'The Kingdom,'
JenniferGarner plays a U.S. government agent who heads to the Middle East and is
chargedwith the task of unraveling the details behind a bombing that took place
there.To get her into fighting shape, she had to undergo some pretty grueling
trainingand worked with a sparring partner. According to Jennifer:"
"In the papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the pop star’s
monthlyincome was also revealed. According to Kevin’s attorney Mark Vincent
Kaplan,Britney rakes in an average of $737,868 per month."
"LOS ANGELES, Calif. (August 30, 2007) – From the department of “you can
run,but you can’t hide,” Britney Spears’ former manager Larry Rudolph has
finallybeen served. Rudolph (pictured with Britney in November 2006) was
subpoenaedduring a visit to an LA tanning salon on Thursday, a source confirmed
to AccessHollywood."
"OK! Magazine is selling on Ebay, the Versace couture dress, that Britney
Spearssmeared with Kentucky Fried Chicken grease, during her disastrous ‘melt
down‘photo shoot with them. The bidding has started at $1,500.00."
"A few days ago, we heard that one of our favorite character actors,
BradleyCooper, had bought tickets to Cameron Diaz’s Slutapallooza 2007. We
weredisappointed, our hearts tainted, and our brains confused: Coops and Diaz
didn’tseem to really make sense as a celebrity couple. Which is why we were more
thandelighted to find out today that Bradley Cooper is actually dating a
differentsingle n’ desperate starlet, Jennifer Aniston. This made TONS more
sense. Why?Well… because they sort of look alike."
Best Week Ever » Blog Archive » We’re Not Saying You’re Literally An Alien, David Bowie, But…:
"Producers said Bowie, 60, will make a perfect villain because of his
“greatother-worldly look”… But the singer’s willingness to appear in the
two-part DrWho special will come as a surprise to his fans."
What I think David Bowie looks like an Alien, is that bad. Of course I always think about Jareth the goblin king when I see him though.
"“It’s just gone from one thing to another thing. Maybe it is a sign to give ita
rest, get it right and not come back until it is right,” Beckham toldreporters
after the game which the Galaxy lost on penalties. A Galaxy spokesmansaid
Beckham had suffered a sprain to his right knee while the midfielderindicated
the injury could be more serious."
"In my silver Viper, I was driving from Miami to Tampa. I got pulled over
going107 [mph] and the guy let me off. He’s like, “Hey, I know who you are, just
keepgoing, ya know. Dude, I got back on the road and two minutes later I get
pulledover going 113 [mph]. Another highway patrol from the same county said, “I
justheard on the radio that my buddy pulled you over and let you go. I’ma let
you gothis time. It’s your second warning. You get pulled over again, you’re
probablygoing to go to jail. Three minutes later, [I was] doing 123 [mph] in a
50 [mphzone]. The guy is like, “Hey, I just heard you got pulled over twice in
the last10 minutes. I got to write you a ticket."
"So, apparently, OK! Magazine is all in a tiff with Larry Birkhead,
canceling a$1.7 million deal for a photo spread, alleging that the father of
Anna NicoleSmith's daughter misled the magazine. OK!'s decision to pull the plug
on thisdeal that would have put the publication in the position of obtaining
exclusiverights to pix of Larry and Dannielynn has come amongst claims by the
magazinethat Birkhead and Howard K. Stern were somehow operating in cahoots with oneanother."
(CNN) -- An Iowa district court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples can marry
based on the state constitution's guarantee of equal treatment, court documents
show.
The ruling was in response to a December 2005 lawsuit brought by six
same-sex couples seeking to wed. They were denied marriage licenses and claimed
such treatment violates equal-protection and due-process clauses in the Iowa
constitution.
BERLIN (AP) -- U.S. computer company Apple Inc. and German automaker Volkswagen AG are discussing the possibility of building an "iCar" that would feature products by the producer of the ubiquitous iPod personal music player.
A historic decline in home values comes down to this: Even if you never signed
papers on a risky loan during the real estate frenzy, you may now be paying a
price. In recent decades, it has been uncommon for US home prices to fall
much, even during recessions. One government measure has never shown a
year-over-year decline in its three-decade history.
About 1:20 p.m. Friday, security personnel at the west Oklahoma City store
approached a man they suspected of shoplifting, the release says. When they
confronted the man, he ran, leaving the boy behind in a shopping cart.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Former astronaut Lisa Nowak can remove an electronic monitoring bracelet from her ankle while she awaits trial on charges she attacked a
romantic rival, a judge ruled Thursday.
Nowak had argued that the bracelet was expensive, bulky and uncomfortable. Judge Marc L. Lubet said that those claims did not matter, but that Nowak had behaved well enough over the past seven months to remove the device.
A person's entire life from birth to death could one day be recorded by a
network of intelligent sensors, according to a senior scientist.
By 2057, Martin Sadler of PC firm Hewlett Packard, said there could be at least 1m
devices for every UK resident.
I have a very important mission for all of you. Our good friend’s at Freedom’s
Watch are running a $15 million ad buy calling on the American public to tell
members of Congress to support full funding of the war in Iraq. These ads are
extremely powerful testimonials from veterans and their family members, some of
whom lost loved ones in the war. Naturally, the mainstream media is criticizing
the conservative organization for their message and their successful fundraising
for this project, and I guess that’s to be expected. But instead of simply
reporting on the issue at hand, NBC is outright refusing to air these pro-Iraq
war ads on MSNBC or CNBC.
Finance hotties Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett continue to catfight whenever
there are reporters handy. NY Post continues to diligently chronicle their
mostly manufactured rivalry. Insanely jealous female CNBC staffers continue to
hate them both equally. Jossip editors continue to rapidly lose interest.
"From shootouts caught by dashboard cameras to high-speed chases,
police confrontations caught on video are a huge spectator sport on the Web.
Originally, these videos were meant to help prosecute criminals, but now that
the public can view them with a single click, police are beginning to realize
that anyone can become judge and jury in just an instant — even the police
themselves."
