Can America seriously remove the stick from her ass? A $4 rubber bracelet meant to raise breast cancer awareness has done that and more: Students nationwide are wearing the “I (heart) boobies” wristbands, and running afoul of school administrators. Schools from California to Florida have banned the bracelets because they believe the “boobies” language is […]
Welcome to the new American political system: Police arrested a man around 5 p.m. Thursday outside KSPS studios after he drove by a group of Sen. Patty Murray supporters waving a meat cleaver. Johnny J. Sieler, 50, first drove by the group with a knife, shouting profanities about Murray. He upgraded his weapon to a […]
Remember bartering with chickens for health care? Well it seems like a bank has taken that advice to a whole new level when it comes to debt collection: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters Life!) – This little piggy went to market — to pay off a Russian woman’s overdue debt to a bank. Court officers in far […]
The foreclosure scandal probe is now being investigate by all 50 states: Regulators from all 50 states are launching a coordinated investigation into possibly “deceptive” and “unfair” foreclosure practices that may have illegally evicted families from their homes. A bipartisan group of state attorneys general from 49 states and financial regulators from 39 states will […]
This is a huge story and one that could make or break the Obama presidency: As promised, a federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the military from enforcing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Judge Virginia Philips last month found the policy unconstitutional in her ruling on a lawsuit brought by the Log Cabin Republicans and […]
Joe Scarborough has a pretty scathing opinion piece in The Politico, in which he doesn’t hold back against his former leader: The same man who once compared himself to Napoleon (and grandly told his lieutenants that he was at “the center of a worldwide revolution”) now grabs cheap headlines by launching bizarre rhetorical attacks. The […]
Brian Sandoval, the GOP candidate for Governor of Nevada, is joining Meg Whitman in the ranks of uber-hypocrite: Channel 2 News in Nevada reported Monday night that a woman has stepped forward saying that the family of Republican Brian Sandoval, who is challenging Democrat Rory Reid for Nevada’s governorship, hired her to be a housekeeper […]
This image of the streaker from yesterday’s event with President Obama is just riddled with all kinds of caption goodness. Have at it!
Again – these stories are becoming way too common: -New York City police say four Staten Island teenagers accused of bullying a Muslim classmate are now facing hate crime charges. The Staten Island Advance says the incidents occurred from October 2009 to June 2010. Authorities say the bullies called the boy a “terrorist,” frequently punched […]
A lot of talk yesterday about the foreclosure scandal sweeping the nation. With calls mounting for Congress to intervene, we are starting to see bigger names in Washington coming out to protect the poor bankers. Here’s Eric Cantor coming to their defense yesterday: What we’re talking about, Debbie, you have 10 percent, if that, of […]