Miscellaneous

Just Give It Up Already

Posted on February 20, 2008
It's as though the Hillary Clinton enthusiasts are in a battle royale to see who can suck the most. First, there was Hillary4U&Me video, and now some enterprising tone-deaf woman has decided to bring a little "Laverne and Shirley" flavor to her campaign...

Can't we all just get along

Posted on February 20, 2008
The new Mayor of Philadelphia, Michel Nutter, thinks people need to stop being assholes to the city workers. He said that Philly folks aren't always "as nice as they could be when they encounter a public employee.... Treat people the way you want to be treated...

Small-Time Politicians Generously Donate Stupidity for our Benefit

Posted on February 20, 2008
Three current and former politicians around the country are in trouble this week for being dumbasses. In Colorado Springs, Robert Ptasy -- an ex-councilman -- is facing a felony after he dropped a pill into a date's drink. The pill: Valium. The problem: His waiter saw him do it and reported it to the police...

The Daily Memo - 2/20/08

Posted on February 20, 2008
Not exactly law-related (unless/until CNN gets its ass sued), but friend of sister-site Pajiba has posted the details on his blog-related and unceremonious firing from CNN. (Deus Ex Malcontent) Jessica Simpson and her pops are being sued because they hate fatties...

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Racist Dipshit Sticks Foot in Mouth; Bites It Off

Posted on February 20, 2008
Remember last week, when I told you about the classy Utah Senator, Chris Buttars, who said of a bill he opposed: "This baby is black . . . It's a dark, ugly thing"? Well, Buttars wanted to make amends with the NAACP after the incident; unfortunately, he doesn't know how to shut his racist mouth...

Uhm, no you won't

Posted on February 20, 2008
Seriously Hillary, don't try to play Obama's game, because you won't win. (Feel free to stop watching after the 35 second mark, although there is a bizarre bit of crowd interaction at around 1:30 -- I don't know if there's anything worth watching past that, because I just couldn't stick with it...

Send us the bill

Posted on February 20, 2008
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has decided that the city of Fitchburg needs to beef up its local wastewater facility. So it issued a mandate that the city install a new facility at the plant, a facility that will cost almost $10 million to build...

The Slate Roundup

Posted on February 20, 2008
I found so many interesting links at Slate yesterday, that instead of just tossing them in the Daily Memo, they're getting their own entry (how you like me now, Slate?!). First up, Jack Shafer contemplates Barack Obama, the Plagiarist, looking at the media's quick defense of Obama and then concluding that he is not, in fact, a thieving thief...

Well yeah, that's a no brainer

Posted on February 20, 2008
Last week, Above the Law asked if lawyers should date lawyers, and I gave the rather simple and undetailed response of "no." In the comments, three elle touted the joys of law school students dating each other, which made me realize that I should clarify last week's post...

Bubba Will Smite Your Ass

Posted on February 19, 2008
A couple of things: First, as I've stated, I am fully on the Obama bandwagon -- that said, I'm not keen on the way he's been blowing off this plagiarism charge. He's admitting to borrowing parts of this speech from his friend Deval Patrick, but he's not really taking much responsibility, saying he probably should've attributed it to Patrick, but not doing so isn't a "big deal...

Somebody Best Be Getting They Ass Canned

Posted on February 19, 2008
Go to the 00:35 second mark. Register shock. Forward to friends. That ain't OK, folks. And it ain't even subtle. Somebody needs to get fired. Today.

Suck My D**k F**k Face

Posted on February 19, 2008
Man: I dig the audacity of the waiter responsible for the bill to the right. Unfortunately, the restaurant manager is, apparently, an unforgiving dick who felt obligated to apologize to the ten patrons who received the bill after they complained about poor service...

Wrong Number, Dumbass

Posted on February 19, 2008
How playing a video game can lead to one's arrest for cocaine possession: The Louisiana State Police arrested Thomas Ballard, 29, of Delhi, after a concerned citizen called authorities saying she received a call shortly after midnight saying, ?I have killed them all...

The Daily Memo - 2/19/08

Posted on February 19, 2008
Keith Olberman thinks Bush is guilty of his own brand of terrorism. Wait, Olbermann doesn't like Bush? Get outta here! (The Raw Story) Ouch. Local tagger Gustavo Romero has been charged with 72 acts of vandalism for throwing his "Guser" tag up all over the city...

That's not illegal ... that's love

Posted on February 19, 2008
Snuggly the Security Bear loves you! (A big ol tip o' the hat to Concurring Opinions.)

Oh Dana, why gotta come at us like that?

Posted on February 19, 2008
Dana Parino, the White House Press Secretary, is pointing the blame for why Congress is standing up to President Bush and his desires to "keep us safer." She says it's the fault of "left-wing bloggers." That's right -- troublemakers like your very own QuizLaw are going to bring down this country: The "people's House" should reflect the priorities of the American people, not the fantasies of left-wing bloggers...

Wake up people!

Posted on February 19, 2008
Yesterday's pair of Obamatroversies taught us that Obama is a thieving wordsmith and that he likes to get hummers from rednecks. (Well to be fair, who doesn't? I mean, they give the best gum, know what I'm saying?) Well whatever with all that -- yesterday's news, sir...

"One shot?" "Two is pussy."

Posted on February 19, 2008
I've never understood the allure of hunting. I mean, I've shot guns before and will admit that shooting can be pretty damn fun. But I'm totally ok with shooting cans and clay whatchamacallits and other non-living things. No desire whatsoever to pump lead into Bambi...

Obamatroversy II

Posted on February 18, 2008
Oh, it's on. The smear campaign is in full force, y'all. First, Obama is accused of plagiarizing one of his speeches. And now, in this video, Larry Sinclair -- voter, upstanding citizen, civic kook -- reveals that he performed "oral sex on [Obama] in the back of his limo" in 1999...

Obamatroversy

Posted on February 18, 2008
Plagiarism? Borrowing? Right-wing conspiracy? Coincidence? You be the judge:

Less Filling! Tastes Great!

Posted on February 18, 2008
The less filling/tastes great controversy took a violent turn last week, when a scuffle broke out between two men over a case of beer. A 60-year-old Redding man has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he attacked a friend with a machete in a dispute over a case of beer...

The Daily Memo - 2/18/08

Posted on February 18, 2008
A class action lawsuit on behalf of Rams fans because the Patriots are cheaters? Well, as much as I hate the Pats, I still have to hate stupid lawsuits more. (Deadspin) Decades after breaking up the Beatles, Yoko Ono is up to her old tricks again, trying to ruin the musical career of another Lennon...

"Oh, we're supposed to try to stop that sorta thing? Our bad."

Posted on February 18, 2008
Carol Kline used to work for a state agency in Utah, until she was fired in 2005 after seven years of service. Kline has now filed a federal lawsuit against the agency, claiming that she was fired because of three complaints she made between 1999 and 2003 regarding discrimination and harassment, complaints which were upheld by the U...

"Devil's Den." ...tee-hee

Posted on February 18, 2008
This little Valentine's story from last week has nothing to do with the law whatsoever. But the link was sent to me by a lawyer/reader of the site (who kindly requested that no hat tip or flowers be given to him, so no hat tip shall he get). And it also makes me think I definitely chose right when I thought about maybe going to med school over law school...

I am so smart. I am so smart. S-M-R-T!

Posted on February 18, 2008
With a hattip to friend of the site Coffee from a Cardboard Cup I found an interesting op-ed in Sunday's Washington Post. Called "The Dumbing of America," it's about, well, the dumbing of America. Author Susan Jacoby talks about how anti-intellectualism, anti-rationalism and low expectations are damaging the fuck out of our country...

Sometimes there are no words...

Posted on February 15, 2008
...other than "what the hell, it's Friday."

That's-a spicy meatball!

Posted on February 15, 2008
That Justica Alito, he-a no likka "Da Sopranos." He-a say the show spread-a stereotypes about Eye-talians. Whas he-a talkinabout? "Da Sopranos" ... that's-a spicy TV show. But-a this, I get -- Alito say "Da Sopranos" make-a folks think all Eye-talians are from-a Jersey...

C ... O ... N ... G ... R ... E ... S ... S ... CONGRESS!

Posted on February 15, 2008
Earlier this week, in my other blogosphere role, I went on a little bit of a rant about the Eagles chant. Well it seems that Representative Patrick Murphy is one Congressman who doesn't probably need to be told about the chant. On Wednesday, the House considered a resolution to congratulate the (god damned) New York Giants on winning the Super Bowl...

The Daily Memo - 2/15/08

Posted on February 15, 2008
"Everything you've ever wanted to know about delegates and superdelegates." (The Huffington Post) Yeah, legislation to "allow for police to withhold misconduct reports the public," that's a brilliant fucking idea. (KUTV) "Unfair competition triggers advertising injury coverage...

You're out your damn mind

Posted on February 15, 2008
Above the Law asks. "Should lawyers date lawyers?" QuizLaw answers. "No."

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