Ranking #1 on today’s “You’ve got to be kidding!” list is the Garage Boys Fight Crew in Carthage, Missouri. Make that the OMG!! list. This is not a fight club like those in the movies, where groups of grown men decide testosterone, fists, and blood equal a fun “guy thing.” Nope. The members of this … Continue reading Garage Boys Fight Crew teaches cage fighting to 6-year-olds
A Pennsylvania judge has sentenced three Spanish-speaking men to four to 24 months in jail — or they can get full-time jobs and learn English within a one-year probation period. The men, all of whom needed interpreters in court, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery. They were accused of accosting two men on the … Continue reading PA judge orders three men to learn English or go to jail
That was a cheer for George Bush, something you don’t see very often in Pied Type. BBC News is reporting that President Bush called China’s President Hu Jintao and “raised his concerns” about the protests and Chinese crackdown in Tibet. If the situation in Tibet doesn’t improve, Bush should stay away from the Opening Ceremonies … Continue reading Hu gets call from Bush as the world prays for Tibet
More campaign shenanigans? Was Rev. Wright simply quoting Ambassador Edward Peck when he made those controversial remarks that ended with, “God damn America”? Over at the Daily Kos, naijaman seems to think so. He posted the following YouTube link showing approximately ten minutes of the sermon, rather than the short clip being run by the … Continue reading Wright was quoting someone else; media reports wrong?
It’s difficult for us idle retirees to imagine how anyone’s itinerary for any period of time could run to over 11,000 pages, but Hillary Clinton has just released one, finally. My first thought was of the old lawyer’s trick of drowning the opponents in paper when they insist you produce such-and-such document. “Okay, you win. … Continue reading Shame on you, Hillary Clinton! Shame on you
By now everyone knows that in Jordan yesterday, Sen. John McCain said Iran (predominately Shiite) was training Al Qaida (mostly Sunni) operatives to go into Iraq to fight. In fact, the Sunni and Shia are fighting each other in Iraq, and Iran is reportedly training Shiite extremists, not Al Qaida. However, not until Joe Lieberman … Continue reading McCain gaffe, Lieberman correction are cause for concern
