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Whistleblower Cop Charged in Russia After Blog Appeal to Putin

Posted on December 28, 2009
We have another blogger being prosecuted for embarrassing a government. The Russian prosecutors have charged former police major Alexei Dymovsky who achieved international acclaim with his video blogs accusing colleagues of corruption and forcing witnesses to accuse innocent people...

Parking Man To The Rescue

Posted on December 28, 2009
There are some heros who go unheralded. You have seen Bicycle Man. Now there is Parking Man. Parking Man will not soon be forgotten by this driver.

Dead Man Walking: Coroner Stops Autopsy Have Found Man Alive

Posted on December 28, 2009
The medical examiner in Caracas, Venezuela faced an odd situation this week when the man they were cutting began to bleed — an indication that he was very much alive. Carlos Camejo, 33, was declared dead after a highway accident and taken to the morgue...

High School Officials Allegedly Cuts Science Program Because It Primarily Benefits White Students

Posted on December 28, 2009
Berkeley High School is in the midst of a difficult debate over the elimination of science labs and five science teachers to shift resources to help struggling students. Some have objected that the science courses primarily help white students and should be reduced to add greater “equity” for struggling and minority students...

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Was Baucus Drunk on Senate Floor or Are Conservatives Seeing This Video Through Beer Goggles?

Posted on December 28, 2009
Conservative bloggers are running this video and accusing Senator Max Baucus, Finance Chairman, of being drunk on the Senate floor during the health care debate (and accusing the media of ignoring the story, here). This has triggered a hilarious debate over whether Baucus was drunk...

FLOG THE BLOG: FOUR DAYS LEFT FOR BLOG IMMORTALITY

Posted on December 27, 2009
We are now four days short of the finish line in the ABA top blog competition. While the vote count has now been hidden by the ABA, we must learn to fight blindfolded and trust our senses, Little Grasshoppers. As Elaine has pointed out, we are in need of a heroine to [...

THE PIOUS PRAIRIE DOG

Posted on December 27, 2009
As a special gift to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, I wanted to show that his denouncing of atheism was not ignored. He clearly touched this creature. It is believed that he is praying for new grass. The important thing is that he is praying and . ...

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Accuses Atheism as Cause of Holocaust and Other Great Crimes Against Humanity

Posted on December 27, 2009
The global campaign against the scourge of secularism continues. As we previously saw how the Chief Rabbi and the former prime minister of England attacked secularism as the threat to Western Civilization. Now, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is adding his voice to this chorus — singling out atheists as responsible for the greatest crimes [...

Putting the Bad Into Hyderbad: 86-Year-Old Governor Resigns After Sex Tape With Three Women

Posted on December 27, 2009
In Hyderabad, India, Narain Dutt Tiwari knows exactly how Carrie Prejean feels. A sex tape has surfaced showing Tiwari in bed with three women. The difference is that he is 86 and the governor of a southern Indian state and a leader in the Congress party...

The Scream of Faith

Posted on December 27, 2009
I just saw this video of Minister Kerney Thomas who basically preaches that being full of faith is a lot like eating really really hot Mexican food. Kerney Thomas also will send you a prayer cloth that, in one case, allowed a man to buy two houses. This account in his website could be [...

Peppermint Pusher: Ten-Year-Old Girl Suspended From School For Bringing Peppermint Oil To School

Posted on December 27, 2009
School officials have suspended a 10-year-old girl in New York for bringing peppermint oil to the John Mandracchia-Sawmill Intermediate School and giving drops to her fifth grade friends to flavor their water. The Commack School District insists that the oil “is an unregulated over-the-counter drug...

The Wheels of Justice: Chinese Man Fights Thieves With Bicycle

Posted on December 27, 2009
A Chinese man is being celebrated as a hero after stopping thieves by throwing his bike at them. Now that Bicycle Man has saved the day, he may want to call on that other hero of the Justice League: the Bicycle Repair Man:

Maru?s Moments ? In Slow Motion

Posted on December 26, 2009
This guy really loves this cat. I have to admit that the jumping in slow motion is pretty cool. As cool as this is, he is probably spending too much time with his cat.

SUV-CHALLENGED

Posted on December 26, 2009
Perhaps this is why they do not spell out Sports Utility Vehicle and just let owners get by with SUV. I do not want to even look at the handicapped section.

Four Irish Bishops Resign in Wake of Abuse Report

Posted on December 26, 2009
The Irish are running low on Catholic bishops after two more bishops resigned on Christmas Eve in the wake of a report on the cover-up of sexual abuse. Two bishops previously resigned. Bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field offered their resignations to Pope Benedict on December 24th...

Into the Air Junior Birdman . . .

Posted on December 26, 2009
Ok, I admit I find this really cool despite the promise of a host of injuries. This guy mounted a camera on his RC plane and filmed as his kids tried to shoot it down with fireworks. This is why Dads need constant supervision after Christmas toys are opened...

China Set To Execute Mentally Ill British Man for Drug Smuggling

Posted on December 26, 2009
China is moving forward with the execution of a mentally ill British man for trafficking drugs. The British government has been protesting the treatment of Akmal Shaikh, whose family insists that he was duped into going to China by promises of becoming a singer and star...

Merry Christmas from India

Posted on December 26, 2009
This one seems to have escaped us . . . It is not just catchy but you can dance to it.

China Sentences Human Rights Leader to 11 Years in Jail For Drafting Pro-Democracy Paper

Posted on December 26, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has insisted that the Obama Administration will not fight with China over human rights and instead seek a “more practical” approach that emphasizes trade issues, here. Yesterday, China showed the world that it doesn’t feel any pressure to allow free speech or basic rights to its citizens...

Justice Delayed and Denied: Police Chief Receives Only 6 Months and $20 for Assault of 14-Year-Old Girl

Posted on December 26, 2009
There is a horrible case out of India where a former senior police officer has been able to openly flaunt and manipulate the legal system after molesting a 14-year-old girl. SPS Rathore allegedly used his authority to harass the family of Ruchika Girhotra and obstruct the investigation into the assault of the promising tennis player...

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 25, 2009
Best wishes to everyone celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. To paraphrase Tiny Tim, “And God bless us, everyone . . . even Legal Satyricon.” Here are a few of the holiday offerings from our denizens. From CCD: From Mespo: From Mike Spindell: From Bob: From Nal: From Pardon Me: From Lottakatz (2): From You Know Who: From Former Federal LEO (4): From Gyges (2): From [...

Woman Knocks Down the Pope At Christmas Mass

Posted on December 25, 2009
I thought that I could get through this day without an actual Christmas tort worth noting. However, an astonishing breach of security occurred Thursday night in the Vatican. Somehow a mentally unstable woman was able to jump the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knock down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the [...

Santa Spotted In Micronesia

Posted on December 24, 2009
The good people of Norad are tracking the jolly fat man and spotted him in Micronesia, here. The Turleys are again celebrating Christmas in Chicago with the entire Turley clan. (Or kids actually double dip and get to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas)...

Blasphemy Blog: Egyptian Court Upholds Four-Year Sentence of Blogger for Criticizing Islam

Posted on December 24, 2009
An Egyptian court has affirmed the four-year jail sentence imposed on blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman for posting writings critical of Islam and the government. The sentencing comes after the Obama Administration caved into pressure from Egypt to support a resolution that recognizes the basis for such blasphemy prosecutions, here...

Man on a White Horse: Idaho Gubernatorial Candidate Rex Rammell Holds Closed Meetings with LDS Elders on the ?White Horse? Prophecy

Posted on December 24, 2009
Rex Rammell may be running for Idaho’s governorship, but he is clearly preparing for (or at least thinking of) something more grand. The Mormon candidate will be holding closed door meetings with elders from the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) on the rather apocalyptic predictions by Joseph Smith called the “White [...

PETA Publishes Photos of Elephant Abuse Taken By Late Trainer

Posted on December 24, 2009
PETA has released photos taken by a former elephant trainer with the circus of a baby elephant being taught to perform — and hit with sharp metal hooks when it fails to do so. The photos were reportedly taken by trainer who died recently and wanted them published...

No School Left Behind: Taliban Blows Up School for Girls in Pakistan

Posted on December 24, 2009
The Taliban gave the world another example of why its educational programs are so low cost and effective. In the Khyber District of Pakistan the Taliban blew up a girls’ school. This was a moderate response for the organization, which is known to throw acid in the faces of girls trying to go [...

Police Enter Backyards of Citizens Without Permission or Notice in Exercise and Shoot Man?s Dog When It Attacks

Posted on December 24, 2009
In Chilliwack, B.C., the Mounties are facing heavy criticism after they decided to use the backyards of citizens for an exercise without either notice or permission. Fendi, a six-year-old pit bull, was not happy when armed men and tracking dogs appeared around his yard...

A Place to Hang His Hat: Man Walks Into Diner With Knife Stuck in His Chest

Posted on December 23, 2009
A man walks into a diner with a knife stuck in his chest and orders coffee . . . No, this is not a lead up for a joke. In Warren, Michigan, a52-year-old man walked into Bray’s diner with a 5-inch knife stuck in his chest and ordered coffee and complained about the weather...

Vampire Jailed for Threatening to Torture and Kill Judge and His Family

Posted on December 23, 2009
Jonathan Sharkey, 44, was once a proud vampire who ran for president and other public offices while leading the Vampyre Nation. Now, he has been arrested for allegedly threatening to torture and kill Judge David Certo. This is not the first confrontation between the Vampyre Nation and the rest of the nation for Sharkey...

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