Miscellaneous

Bill Clinton is Kind of a ... Dick

Posted on August 27, 2008
Did anyone find Bill Clinton's facial performance during Hilary Clinton's speech last night a little dishonest? It was, without a doubt, a fantastic speech, and I actually felt all of my pre-campaign fondness for Hillary return, at least for...

Didn't I See This on "The Practice"?

Posted on August 27, 2008
Does anyone remember the episode of David E. Kelley's "The Practice" where an obese woman opted to plead guilty to killing her husband instead of revealing the truth: That she rolled over him in her sleep, suffocating him. This case...

Well sure, if you go out boozing, you're practically begging for it

Posted on August 27, 2008
Across the pond, a 29-year-old woman was raped several years ago after someone spiked her drink. She eventually wound up before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, some British governmental thing which apparently gives compensatory money to victims...

The Daily Memo - 8/27/08

Posted on August 27, 2008
Kate Hudson has been sued for giving away the volcanic secret to a line of hair products. (Defamer) Fun -- Maryland's high court has cited to "Seinfeld" in ruling on Tom Clancy's fight with his ex. (Law.com) Not fun --...

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Well of course he was arrested

Posted on August 27, 2008
A Florida man was arrested because he went up to hooker and tried to buy some sex. And since the hooker was actually an undercover sheriff's deputy, well, so it goes. But you ask me, Fausino Diaz Hernandez wasn't arrested...

Who Was that Bouncy Little Crazy Troll at the DNC?

Posted on August 27, 2008
Great speech, but dude might want to get some pine tar for the back of his shoe heels. All that bouncing gave me vertigo. On second thought, he should've just given that speech to Bill Clinton, for tonight....

Oh, bother

Posted on August 27, 2008
In Tokyo, two people were robbed when a man and three teenagers came up to them, picked a fight, drug the pair off into a park, and stole their cash. The man, Masayuki Ishikawa, was arrested and says that "it...

You Know What? Parents are Sucky Whiners

Posted on August 26, 2008
Have you folks heard about this story, about a kid who was basically kicked out of Little League because he threw too hard? That an opposing team actually refused to take the field, because the parents were afraid their poor...

Oh, Arkansas -- You Run Deep in Me

Posted on August 26, 2008
Good for Arkansas! After proudly collecting the requisite number of signatures, my home state has made the right, moral, fair decision to put an initiative on this November's ballot that would ban unmarried couples who co-habitate from adopting or fostering...

The Daily Memo - 8/26/08

Posted on August 26, 2008
Tonight, the DNC Convention will put a light on the Supremes with a speech from a Supreme Court litigant. (Law.com) Well hell, you know I'm alway going to link to a blawg post that references Sheboygan. Fucking love that city's...

Awwww, poor Fox News just can't catch a break

Posted on August 26, 2008
On Fox News last week, we got to see a nice little, uhm, anti-Fox Noise chant (the highlight is around the 2:20 mark): So wait, if someone doesn't want to talk to Fox News, they don't believe in freedom of...

Where's my ten dollars?!

Posted on August 26, 2008
Ridiculous. An Ohio couple was almost arrested for owing $10 in city income taxes. They were late on the payment and the city, apparently desperate for the Hamilton, issued an arrest warrant and sent to county sheriff's deputies out to...

McCain don't know much?

Posted on August 26, 2008
With the DNC Convention now in full swing, Barack has taken a new ad to the streets:...

Strippers say the darndest things!

Posted on August 26, 2008
In Chandler, Arizona, Ruby Elaine Bojorquez ... sigh. People, come on. You name your daughter Ruby, of course she's going to grow up to be a stripper. Christ sake. Any way, Ruby's been arrested for stabbing her boyfriend in the...

Upstate Assemblyman Sure Wishes for a Lot of Things ...

Posted on August 25, 2008
A married assemblyman and father of two in upstate New York sent out an email titled, "What I wish," to a 19-year-old intern, which included these lovely wishes: ". . . that i could be painting your toenails right now...

The Daily Memo - 8/25/08

Posted on August 25, 2008
So you're saying I shouldn't wear short-shorts to court? ...Dang. (Above the Law) A Mississippi lawyer has been defrocked because he loves his clients' money. (Law.com) Joe Biden's first speech as VP nominee may have been a little underwhelming. (Supreme...

One Man, One Vote

Posted on August 25, 2008
Literally: Angela Tuttle has won an election, but she won't have to spend a lot of time thanking the people who voted for her. Tuttle was running for constable of Hancock County, Tennessee, as a write-in candidate. Nobody else was...

Public Safety Continues...

Posted on August 25, 2008
Earlier, we helped rid the streets of those little bitch girls who had the audacity to sell some fruit. Now, we're throwing women in jail for having library books overdue for two months! Two whole months. I mean, lookit. A...

Illegal produce sales will not be tolerated! Not now, not ever!

Posted on August 25, 2008
You hear me -- no illegal produce. So just go back to slinging drugs or selling your bodies, you coke whore bitches. Because Clayton, Georgia is a wholesome family kind of place! Whazzat? The illegal fruit stand was being run...

This Explains A Lot

Posted on August 22, 2008
See more Adam "Ghost Panther" McKay videos at Funny or Die...

Today in C*nt Punditry

Posted on August 22, 2008
From a regular in this feature, Mr. Rush Limbaugh: I think this is a classic illustration here where affirmative action has reared its ugly head against them. It's the reverse of it. They've, they've ended up nominating and placing at...

Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Grandchild

Posted on August 22, 2008
Here's the math: A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday. Surrogate births are extremely rare in Japan and banned by industry groups, but they are not...

It's As the Bible Says: A Screw for a Screw

Posted on August 22, 2008
Adultery doesn't often result in million dollar judgments against you, but apparently, if you're a lawyer diddling your client's wife, you're gonna get fucked. Twice. Solo practitioner Ronald Henry Pierce of Mississippi will have to pay a $1.5 million verdict...

The Daily Memo - 8/22/08

Posted on August 22, 2008
California to drivers: "Nxt year, u might want 2 not txt while driving." (LAist) Guardian to Google: "Are you a 'friendly giant or greedy Goliath?'" (Concurring Opinions) Seth to Guardian: "Oh, no doubt a greedy bastard of a Goliath prick...

This Wisconsin church speaks the truth!

Posted on August 22, 2008
Nothing to do with the law whatsoever, but I feel like QuizLaw's true purpose is to spread the Truth, and if this ain't the Truth, I dunno what is.... (Hat tip to Deadspin.)...

Spice up your interview life!

Posted on August 22, 2008
So the Bitter Lawyer website recently sent us a link to a posting about a Southern California law student who also happens to be a porn star. She's apparently starred in over 100 flicks including Titty Titty Bang Bang (oh...

It may not be justice, but it sure as hell is karma

Posted on August 22, 2008
Joe Francis, Freedom Fighter! To be fair, from what I've read, I do think there were some shenanigans. Not a lot. Bus some. But whatever, because they couldn't have happened to a scummier guy. (Hat tip to reader Annelise, who...

Who's the Elitist Now, You Bitter Old Bitch?

Posted on August 21, 2008
You had to know that, the GOP candidate from one of the richest families in Arizona started calling Barack Obama an elitist because he ate arugula that it'd eventually bite him in the ass. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said...

Cop Gets Carried Away with Scared Straight Routine

Posted on August 21, 2008
It's one thing to warn high schoolers of the dangers of MySpace pages, but demonstration by example is probably not the best idea when you're showing sexual predators pictures of the very high school girls you're talking to. Students and...

This is What Happens When You Pay Teachers Peanuts ...

Posted on August 21, 2008
They are forced to go out and get real nuts, and by real nuts, I of course mean: Testicles. A Cleveland High School teacher was charged with prostitution after meeting a man in an online chat room and soliciting him...

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