Thursday, July 31, 2008
You know what I was missing? Another reason to hate this guy.
Talentless load Freddie Prinze, Jr. hired as a writer by the WWE.
My new favorite wrestler will be whoever hurts him first.
My new favorite wrestler will be whoever hurts him first.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Didn't see that coming...
Everyone promised that China would totally not restrict the press during the Olympics.
Turns out that'll be the case, except when China thinks there should be restrictions.
And remember, everyone you'll see advertising during the Olympics swore to us that not bitching about China and letting them work behind the scenes or whatever it was they were going to do would totally improve things.
That's not quite true either.
Enjoy the Olympics.
Turns out that'll be the case, except when China thinks there should be restrictions.
And remember, everyone you'll see advertising during the Olympics swore to us that not bitching about China and letting them work behind the scenes or whatever it was they were going to do would totally improve things.
That's not quite true either.
Enjoy the Olympics.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Bridge to nowhere...or, in the alternative, prison
Continuing the Bush Justice Department record of protecting Republicans in high places - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens indicted on corruption charges.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
We need more public statements like this.
Australian man stands in freeway in his underwear, playing chicken with moving cars. He is, shockingly, struck by a car and seriously injured. The best part is the police statement on the matter:
"Police are dismayed at the utter stupidity of a man who decided to play chicken on the Tullamarine Freeway," the statement said.This is the kind of straight talk we need more of from our public servants.
Good news, bad news.
Good news for Barack Obama - he recieved another endorsement.
Less good news, it came from Dale Leo Bishop, shortly before he was executed for his part in the murder of 22-year old Marcus Gentry..
Gentry's sister wrote about the justice of Bishop's execution as his final appeals were resolved.
Less good news, it came from Dale Leo Bishop, shortly before he was executed for his part in the murder of 22-year old Marcus Gentry..
Gentry's sister wrote about the justice of Bishop's execution as his final appeals were resolved.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Brilliant.
Bank robber arrested after police note that his holdup demands were written on the back of his own personal checks.
How could such a brilliant plan have failed? It boggles the mind...
How could such a brilliant plan have failed? It boggles the mind...
Why America loves lawyers...
A lawyer wanted for having sex with underaged girls is caught in Canada with help from his credit card company, which apparently tipped authorities off to where he was using his card.
After a brief bout of outrage at being accused, during which his lawyer calls his 15 and 13 year old accusers "skanks," he eventually pleads guilty.
It's important to remember who the victim is. Apparently it isn't just the two girls who were exploited by this guy. You see, the former attorney is a victim too, as you can tell by the fact that he is not only suing his former firm for unpaid bonuses and salary, he is also suing American Express for diming him out to the authorities.
But what really matters is American Express just wasn't cool, man. Not cool.
After a brief bout of outrage at being accused, during which his lawyer calls his 15 and 13 year old accusers "skanks," he eventually pleads guilty.
It's important to remember who the victim is. Apparently it isn't just the two girls who were exploited by this guy. You see, the former attorney is a victim too, as you can tell by the fact that he is not only suing his former firm for unpaid bonuses and salary, he is also suing American Express for diming him out to the authorities.
"Is that why you pay fees to American Express - so they can spy on you?" Colliton said. "They're willing to sell you out."He claims he wasn't hiding. The DA claims he was using fake names.
But what really matters is American Express just wasn't cool, man. Not cool.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Why I couldn't be President, exhibit #2788
Morgan Tsvangirai manages to shake Robert Mugabe's hand without kicking him in the junk.
The two have signed an agreement that's basically a promise to have discussions again, where Mugabe will try and add a veneer of legitimacy to his series of stolen elections, and Tsvangirai tries to point out that by any reasonable measure of leadership, Mugabe sucks balls.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Dark Knight...
...was pretty awesome. Maybe 20 minutes longer than it needed to be, but it's better than Iron Man, and maybe as good or better than Spider-Man 2, the current title holder for best superhero movie of all time.
I won't mention plot points in case you haven't seen it yet, but Christian Bale is still the best Batman ever, and while Heath Ledger getting an Oscar may be a stretch, his Joker is easily the scariest comic book villain on screen, unless you count Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempts to display emotion while playing Mr. Freeze.
And the movie is apparently going to set box office records this weekend.
I won't mention plot points in case you haven't seen it yet, but Christian Bale is still the best Batman ever, and while Heath Ledger getting an Oscar may be a stretch, his Joker is easily the scariest comic book villain on screen, unless you count Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempts to display emotion while playing Mr. Freeze.
And the movie is apparently going to set box office records this weekend.
Friday, July 18, 2008
A good right wing conspiracy would wait until after we bought one...
The thing about collecting toys is you want them to make a media splash after you buy them,not before. Which my wife noted when she said "Thanks to your crazies, (she means right-wingers in general - everything bad they do is my fault), we're going to have to pay a premium now to get the Black Canary Barbie!"
Gotta admit, I don't see what all the fuss is about...
It is, after all, a reasonable likeness of the character, and isn't that what the kids are concerned about?
Besides, this came out a few years ago, and nobody made a fuss about it. Which enabled us to get one before it doubled in value.
Which is how this sort of thing is supposed to work.
Gotta admit, I don't see what all the fuss is about...
It is, after all, a reasonable likeness of the character, and isn't that what the kids are concerned about?
Besides, this came out a few years ago, and nobody made a fuss about it. Which enabled us to get one before it doubled in value.
Which is how this sort of thing is supposed to work.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The title alone is poetry
Joss Whedon's latest side project - Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, starring Doogie Howser, the guy from Serenity, and some chick I've never heard of.
And they sing, too.
And they sing, too.
Everybody's got a right to their bugnuts crazy defense...
Interesting article in the Washington Monthly about some murder defendants in Baltimore who are trying to claim the government lacks jurisdiction over them.
These kind of claims aren't new - defendants have made them for years, citing centuries old cases and acts of Congress that have no bearing on what they're charged with, trying to claim that somehow laws don't apply to them. The case discussed above is a little unusual in that the defendants in the Baltimore case are all black, and their unusual claims have their origin among disaffected white supremacists upset with a legal system that was suddenly doing things like enforcing civil rights laws.
Still, I suppose, any port in a storm when you're facing the death penalty. And for whatever reason, after several years of proceeding as a death penalty prosecution, the government has withdrawn its intent to execute the defendants in question.
These kind of claims aren't new - defendants have made them for years, citing centuries old cases and acts of Congress that have no bearing on what they're charged with, trying to claim that somehow laws don't apply to them. The case discussed above is a little unusual in that the defendants in the Baltimore case are all black, and their unusual claims have their origin among disaffected white supremacists upset with a legal system that was suddenly doing things like enforcing civil rights laws.
Still, I suppose, any port in a storm when you're facing the death penalty. And for whatever reason, after several years of proceeding as a death penalty prosecution, the government has withdrawn its intent to execute the defendants in question.
Color. Me. Stunned.
Andy Dick arrested on drugs and sexual battery charges.
It's like there aren't any role models left anymore.
It's like there aren't any role models left anymore.
Maybe 2nd greatest. Third, tops.
A man was arrested in Michigan for allegedly trying to solicit sex online from what he believed to be a 14-year old girl. When arrested, he was wearing a T-shirt that proclaimed him "The World's Greatest Dad."
Some of you may recognize the WWE logo on the shirt. It's the WWE's idea of a touching father's day gift. Personally, I think they should re-do the shirt with pictures of Finlay and Hornswoggle.
Some of you may recognize the WWE logo on the shirt. It's the WWE's idea of a touching father's day gift. Personally, I think they should re-do the shirt with pictures of Finlay and Hornswoggle.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Welcome to the job...
Police officer's car is wrecked less than half an hour into his first day.
To be fair, it wasn't his fault. An apparently drugged drive
But remember - those are the kind of people we want our police officers to find. We were just hoping you could find them before they found you.
To be fair, it wasn't his fault. An apparently drugged drive
But remember - those are the kind of people we want our police officers to find. We were just hoping you could find them before they found you.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Passing the smell test...
Would you recognize the smell of marijuana if you were around it? Cops are trained to notice the odor of marijuana - a distinctive aroma that has resulted in countless arrests and convictions. In many jurisdictions, the presence of an odor of marijuana, either raw or burnt, will give police probable cause to search a vehicle. (Limits on this rule vary from place to place - as always, please consult an attorney in your jurisdiction should you need legal advice on this or any other matter.)
Drug cases are frequently issues of search and seizure - the drugs are often found on or very near the defendant, and the defendant's best hope of avoiding conviction is to persuade a judge that the police were not legally justified in looking where they did. A common fact pattern in such cases is - the police stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. While getting the driver's license and talking about the violation, the officer smells the odor of marijuana coming from within the vehicle or the person driving, and ultimately searches the car, finds drugs, arrests defendant.
That's what happened to two men who were driving on the interstate in North Georgia. Thing is - they thought they had done too good a job packing it for anyone to smell it, and one of the men's lawyers filed a rather novel motion - he wanted the court to order the dope re-wrapped and placed in a random car in the courthouse parking lot, and order the cops to try and sniff it out.
Pretty clever, no? I wonder if the lawyers were familiar with this experiment, which purports to claim that picking out the odor of marijuana from other car-related smells, such as exhaust, isn't all that easy. Of course, this ignores other possible factors not discussed in the article - how many times has marijuana been transported or smoked in that car? Did the passengers fire one up prior to leaving town? Are we dealing with a car that pretty much always kind of smells like the front row at a Cypress Hill concert?
In any event - the judge refused to order the test. The defendant plans to appeal.
Drug cases are frequently issues of search and seizure - the drugs are often found on or very near the defendant, and the defendant's best hope of avoiding conviction is to persuade a judge that the police were not legally justified in looking where they did. A common fact pattern in such cases is - the police stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. While getting the driver's license and talking about the violation, the officer smells the odor of marijuana coming from within the vehicle or the person driving, and ultimately searches the car, finds drugs, arrests defendant.
That's what happened to two men who were driving on the interstate in North Georgia. Thing is - they thought they had done too good a job packing it for anyone to smell it, and one of the men's lawyers filed a rather novel motion - he wanted the court to order the dope re-wrapped and placed in a random car in the courthouse parking lot, and order the cops to try and sniff it out.
Pretty clever, no? I wonder if the lawyers were familiar with this experiment, which purports to claim that picking out the odor of marijuana from other car-related smells, such as exhaust, isn't all that easy. Of course, this ignores other possible factors not discussed in the article - how many times has marijuana been transported or smoked in that car? Did the passengers fire one up prior to leaving town? Are we dealing with a car that pretty much always kind of smells like the front row at a Cypress Hill concert?
In any event - the judge refused to order the test. The defendant plans to appeal.
Friday, July 11, 2008
You might be a redneck if...
...if going to the bathroom in the middle of the night involves shoes and a flashlight, you might be a redneck.
If you get married in a Waffle House parking lot, you are a redneck.
Best wishes to the happy couple.
If you get married in a Waffle House parking lot, you are a redneck.
Best wishes to the happy couple.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Take 2...
Jury selection begins in trial of Atlanta courthouse shooter Brian Nichols.
Nichols is using a mental health defense.
Nichols is using a mental health defense.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The music of love...
Following a country music festival, local health officials notice a spike in people coming in pregrant.
Here's Tim McGraw singing "Something Like That." Be careful who you watch it with.
Here's Tim McGraw singing "Something Like That." Be careful who you watch it with.
Friday, July 04, 2008
God Bless America
Happy 4th everyone...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Nobody rides for free
Woman charged with trading sex for gasoline.
Gas prices being what they are, I presume this transaction is somewhere in the Eliot Spitzer neck of the woods.
Gas prices being what they are, I presume this transaction is somewhere in the Eliot Spitzer neck of the woods.
