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Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Killing Woman in DUI and Gets 90 Days

Posted on September 09, 2010
Former NYPD Officer Andrew Kelly has received 90 days after pleading guilty to getting drunk and then running over Vionique Valnord, 33. Kelly killed Valnord with his Jeep and was found smelling of alcohol with slurred speech. He was reportedly with another off-duty officer and two other buddies at the time of the accident around [...

Creepier Than Thou: Questions Raised About Koran Burning Church

Posted on September 09, 2010
The Dove World Outreach Center (DWOC), headed by Rev. Terry Jones has already triggered violence internationally with its promise this weekend to burn copies of the Koran (Qu’ran) and prompted our military commander in Iraq to speak out that such a hateful act would put the lives of U...

Theory Proven: Brewer Debate Conclusively Shows That ?90 Percent of Success is Just Showing Up?

Posted on September 09, 2010
For years, political scientists have marveled at the new “strength” of candidates in being viewed as not too smart or educated. It is sometimes called the “beer test” associated with polls of George Bush who would make embarrassing mistakes only to go up in the polls as being more personally likable for voters...

Teens Beat To Death 81-Year-Old Man Attending Granddaughter?s Wedding

Posted on September 09, 2010
This is one of the saddest stories of the year. George Leroy Baker III, 81, left Tempe, Arizona to celebrate his granddaughter’s wedding in Lynchburg, Virginia. Walking across the street to a diner from his hotel, some teens allegedly beat him to death for fun...

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Meet Christine O?Donnell: Tea Party Candidate For Delaware?s Next Senator

Posted on September 09, 2010
If you have not previously encountered Christine O’Donnell (who is running for the Republican nomination in Delaware), she is becoming the new face of the Tea Party and what some hope is the new Republican party. One issue that makes her stand out is her rather expansive definition of what constitutes adultery...

Long Island Man Arrested for Firing Gun Into Ground To Scare Off Alleged Gang Members

Posted on September 08, 2010
There is an interesting case out of Uniondale, New York where a homeowner was arrested for firing a weapon into the grass to scare off what he described as a mob of gang members. George Grier had a lawful AK-47 and confronted what he described were gang members who were threatening him and his family...

Getting That Windblown Look: Illinois Man Drives 100 Miles an Hour To Dry Off Car

Posted on September 08, 2010
Lucas Wright, 24, has a novel defense for driving like a madman at 100 miles an hour in Illinois: “he’d just gotten his car washed and he was trying to dry it off.” That was the explanation when an officer finally caught up with 2006 Honda Accord...

Tea Party Head Ousted After Joke on Facebook About Hanging Gays

Posted on September 08, 2010
The president of Montana’s Big Sky Tea Party Association has been ousted after joking with a “friend” on Facebook about hanging gays and replicating the beating and murder University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. Tim Ravndal has apologized for the exchange, but the group has removed him...

Zombies! . . . For Credit: College Offers Course on the Undead

Posted on September 08, 2010
For some time, I have been a voice in the wilderness trying to warn the nation of the growing problem of zombies in confrontations with police and traffic accidents. Now, at least one academic is with me. Arnold Blumberg at the University of Baltimore is offering a course on Zombies...

Iranian Senior Cleric Calls Holocaust a ?Superstition?

Posted on September 07, 2010
Senior Iranian cleric, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, has denounced the Holocaust of Jews as nothing more than a “superstition” of the West. The cleric insists “[t]he Holocaust is nothing but superstition, but Zionists say that people of the world should be forced to accept this...

You Can?t Have Recess Until You Finish Your Whale: Japan Feeding Whale Meat To Schoolchildren

Posted on September 07, 2010
The Japanese continue their efforts to undermine or eliminate the moratorium on hunting whales, including allegations of bribing officials from other countries. What is fascinating is that the government’s obsession with killing whales has not diminished despite falling appetites in Japan for whale meat...

Ryanair CEO Calls For The Elimination of Co-Pilots To Save Money

Posted on September 07, 2010
We have followed the dubious work of Michael O’Leary, chief executive officer of Ryanair as he has struggled to make aircraft into human cattle cars and to charge from every possible convenience like use of a toilet. Demonstrating that he has even less regard for safety than he does comfort, O’Leary is calling for the [...

Till Death (or the D.A.) Do Us Part: Bride Accused of Faking Cancer To Pay For Wedding and Honeymoon

Posted on September 07, 2010
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Untrue . . . Michael O’Connell and Jessica Vega (both 23) are having a rocky start to their union. The couple had a wedding paid for by donors who wanted Jessica to have a picture perfect wedding and honeymoon in Aruba...

Police Taser Man Trying to Save Pets in Fire

Posted on September 07, 2010
Police in Pennsylvania tasered a man who was trying to save his own pets from a fire. The police said that they warned Damon Baker three times and then shot him with a taser when he insisted on using a hose on the house before the fire department arrived...

Lies Like a Rug: New Obama Rug Has Historical Quote Wrong

Posted on September 06, 2010
It appears that the Obama White House is intent on sweeping history literally under the rug after the new presidential rug was found to have a historical quote wrong. The quote attributed to Martin Luther King was actually the words of abolitionist Theodore Parker who will now have his misattributed words walked over by every [...

Drink, Smoke, and Be Merry: Russia Unveils Its Recovery Plan

Posted on September 06, 2010
Russia’s Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin had some curious advice for citizens to help with the economic recovery in that country: drink and smoke heavily. Kudrin has told citizens that the government needs the taxes so they should party hearty, including the added benefit of “upholding birth rates...

Iran Reportedly Gives Mohammadi-Ashtiani 99 Lashes for an English Photo Without a Headscarf

Posted on September 06, 2010
The world has rallied to the defense of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. We have been following the case closely on this blog with a mix of both horror and anger. However, the Iranians continue to yield to their bloodlust over her fate, even recently calling for the [...

Warring Against God: Human Rights Activist and Journalist Tried Under Sharia Law

Posted on September 06, 2010
Iranian authorities are seeking a potential death sentence for a human rights activist and journalist, Shiva Nazar-Ahari, 26, for the crime of “warring against God.” Since the regime views itself as the expression of Allah’s will on Earth, Sharia law allows virtually any opposition to the government to constitute “warring against God” in the twisted [...

Reality TV Iraqi Style: Show Plants Fake Car Bombs on Celebrities

Posted on September 06, 2010
In perhaps the most frightening example of how life in Iraq has been permanently mutated by the war, a reality television show has gained popularity with the angle that they plant a bomb in a celebrity’s car and then have the bomb discovered at a checkpoint...

Canine Recycling

Posted on September 05, 2010
In light of our horrific Bosnian story, this picture may even out the day. Who needs the deposit when you can recycle bottles as puppy pillows. This is why dogs are always happy.

Anti-Illegal Immigration Critic Arrested in Major Human-Trafficking Case

Posted on September 05, 2010
The FBI has arrested Global Horizons Manpower Inc. CEO Mordechai Orian, 45, in a huge human-trafficking case. Orian is also a large GOP donor and a critic of illegal immigration. The FBI made a prior effort to arrest Orian, but he finally surrendered to federal authorities in Honolulu...

Bosnian Police Reportedly Find Teen Shown in Video Killing Puppies

Posted on September 05, 2010
Bosnian police believe that they have found the girl shown in a video throwing puppies into a fast-flowing river. The video has shocked people around the world. The girl is wearing a hooded top but her face is clearly shown as she kills six puppies one by one...

Iranian State-Run Paper Calls For Death of French First Lady

Posted on September 05, 2010
The Iranian Kayhan daily, a powerful state-run newspaper, has not only called French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a “prostitute” but called for her death. The reason: her support for Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death...

Muslim Cleric Calls For Beheading of Dutch Politician Wilders

Posted on September 05, 2010
Australian Muslim cleric Feiz Muhammad has called for the beheading of Dutch politician Geert Wilders. WIlders’ Freedom Party has been rising in popularity and will likely participate in the new Dutch government. Wilder is a critic of Muslim immigrations into his country...

Lima Site 85: Vietnam Hero Awarded Medal of Honor

Posted on September 04, 2010
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger has finally received the recognition that he deserved back in 1968. Etchberger will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his saving the lives of his comrades in a battle in Laos — at the loss of his own life...

Coming to a Battlefield Near You: Defendant Calls for Mass Murder at University, Alabama Judge Gives Him Probation and Sends Him To Join Army

Posted on September 04, 2010
In Alabama, Circuit Judge Tracey McCooey was faced with a man, Zachary Lambert, 23, who posted messages about wanting to commit mass murder at Virginia Tech. McCooey decided that best place for him was not jail, but enlisting in the Army. For the Army’s part, they do not want him ...

Irish Minister Proposes Higher ATM Rates To Reduce Hostage Taking in ?Tiger Raid?

Posted on September 04, 2010
Problem: Irish Banks are experiencing a rash of “tiger raids,” where customers are taken hostage to force another spouse to withdraw large amounts of money. Solution? More law enforcement? More surveillance? More training for bank officials? No, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern wants to increase ATM fees...

Karzai Demands U.S. Bailout Largest Afghan Bank

Posted on September 03, 2010
The United States is being asked to fund another bank bailout. This one however is in Kabul. This might not sit well with Americans who continue to watch billions spent in Iraq and Afghanistan as states shutdown critical programs. Moreover, Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently stated that he was considering joining the Taliban and fired [...

Teenager Sues After He and Friends Clamp Electrical Cord to His Nipples and Plug It In

Posted on September 03, 2010
A New Hampshire high school student and his parents are suing their school district, the city of Dover, and a former shop class teacher, Thomas Kelley, after the student was shocked and severely injured by an electrical cord in “trades class.” The student, Kyle Dubois, reportedly had friends clamp the electrical cord to his nipples [...

Neighbors Allegedly Leave Mentally Disabled Man Homeless After Convincing Him To Sign Over Home For $10

Posted on September 03, 2010
In Florida, a family is dealing with a shocking account from their relative, Michael Dever, a mentally ill man living in West Boca Raton. They say that Michael (who suffers from a paranoia disorder) was befriended by his neighbors and then taken advantage of by selling his house to then for $10...

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