Wendy's finger-in-the-chili lady Anna Ayala gets nine years in jail. Sex offender Mark Hulett gets 60 days in jail for repeatedly abusing a small girl over a four year period. In Janesville, WI, a gay choir teacher is sentenced to 3 years' probation for sexual assault against one of his students, even after people came forward to testify that he'd been doing it for years with other students. Gary S. Hoff, 44, Janesville, was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation after h...
By sheerest coincidence, I was thinking about a scene this morning from the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The kids are surfing on the Internet, and stumble across a German scheisse video. (Just think "poo" and Cartman's mom, and you'll have all the information you need.) As they scream in horror and quickly click away, one of the kids exclaims: "Dude, what the f*** is wrong with German people?" And then, this morning I stumbled across this story, and asked myself the sam...
In a shocking betrayal of character, Sen. Hillary Clinton is showing the world just how she feels. Instead of well-scripted, calculated image construction to help her appeal to center and right-ish elements within America, she lashed out at Republicans, lumping them into the same camp as "slave-era plantation owners". But I'll let you read for yourself... From the New York Daily News : WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton's painstakingly crafted campaign to soften her limousine liberal pedi...
In a classic example of "preaching to the choir", Al Gore spoke on MLK Day regarding Bush and wiretapping before a forum of members of the Liberty Coalition, a civil liberties advocacy group, and the American Constitution Society for Law and Public Policy, a liberal legal group. They were on the edge of their chairs while Gore reviled the Bush Administration for what he deemed to be an utter disregard for the Constitution and the laws of the US. From AXcessNews.com : In speaking before...
The War on Terror is being fought using false information! The Bush Administration used faulty information to initiate an attack on allies' soil! I always thought Pakistan was an ally in the War on Terror! But here we are, bombing people on Paki soil! Here, read for yourself, from Yahoo News : Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader was invited to a dinner marking a Muslim festival on the night of the devastating U.S. missile strike in a Pakistani border village, but he failed to show up, P...
A fascinating article for those who don't realize the fight with terror is real. And the fight is all around us. From the Post Chronicle : The FBI has initiated an intense investigation into the increase in purchases of large numbers of disposable cell phones by individuals who emanate from the Middle East and Pakistan. The cheap cell phones, which do not require purchasers to sign a contract or have a credit card, have many legitimate uses, and are popular with those who have bad c...
From the Guardian, UK : In 10 months Maradona went from obese cocaine addict with a failing heart to slimline star of a hugely successful TV extravaganza. Argentinian journalist Marcela Mora y Araujo, who translated his autobiography and knows Maradona well, speaks to his family and friends in Buenos Aires about his astonishing new life. As for the diet, just cut out the pizza, get your stomach stapled and move in with mum ... Eighteen months before, in April 2004, he had been ad...
The NFL is the only place in the world where you spit at another person and he responds with a right hook to the face... that you are penalized, ejected, fined, and maybe suspended. But the guy who threw the punch is seen as the 'victim' and is not even reprimanded? From today's Washington Post : Since the NFL fined Redskins safety Sean Taylor only $17,000 yesterday for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman, the only thing we can conclude is that the league is ...
The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be depri...
The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution Link No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be d...
Here's a question for everyone, regardless of where you are... A friend from abroad who has never been to your country before is coming to stay with you. Name up to three places, attractions, or events that you'd be sure to take him or her to!
Apparently in an attempt to bring tourist dollars to a failed central economy, North Korea has opened its doors to the world. The only exceptions? "Few people are actually refused entry, unless they are a spy, a journalist or an American," said Ben Anderson. From BBC News : Grey apartment blocks, bugged hotel rooms, an erratic electricity supply and rumours of a secret nuclear arsenal - North Korea is not everyone's idea of a perfect holiday destination. But plenty of South Ko...
I know she is a woman and pregnant, but this takes balls... From today's Arizona Republic : A pregnant Ahwatukee Foothills resident ticketed for driving in a carpool lane is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to argue that her unborn child counted as a passenger. Candace Dickinson, 23, hopes to overturn her penalty and prove her point that even though her child was still in the womb while she was driving on Interstate 10 on Nov. 8 in Ahwatukee Foothills, there still was a seco...
I know she is a woman and pregnant, but this takes balls... From today's Arizona Republic : A pregnant Ahwatukee Foothills resident ticketed for driving in a carpool lane is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to argue that her unborn child counted as a passenger. Candace Dickinson, 23, hopes to overturn her penalty and prove her point that even though her child was still in the womb while she was driving on Interstate 10 on Nov. 8 in Ahwatukee Foothills, there still was a seco...
From Yahoo News : HALBERSTADT, Germany (AFP) - A new chord was scheduled to sound in the world's slowest and longest lasting concert that is taking a total 639 years to perform. The abandoned Buchardi church in Halberstadt, eastern Germany, is the venue for a mind-boggling 639-year-long performance of a piece of music by US experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992). Entitled "organ2/ASLSP" (or "As SLow aS Possible"), the performance began on September 5, 2001 and is scheduled t...