Happy Thanksgiving! But remember to toast to the Indians.
Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 6:34 AM
Archives for 2010
The Pope on Condoms … again?
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Frankly, Pope Benedict XVI is giving papal infallibility a bad name. In fact his authoritative pronouncements are beginning to smack of the moral relativism he so often condemns. After all, just last year he spoke in such doctrinaire and absolute terms about the abomination of condoms that I felt moved to note that: What most… Read more.
Prince George’s Executive Jack Johnson and Wife Arrested – While Flushing $100k and His Career Down the Toilet
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 6:10 AM
Jack B. Johnson is the chief executive for Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was as influential there as former Mayor Marion Barry was in Washington, DC. That is, until the FBI caught him and his wife flushing $100k down the toilet 11 days ago. Prince George’s executive Jack Johnson and wife arrested Prince George’s is… Read more.
Now New Zealand: more miners trapped
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 6:59 AM
One can be forgiven for wondering why relatively little media attention is being paid to the fate of the 29 miners who are currently trapped in an exploded coal mine in New Zealand. But it might be helpful to know that it was weeks before the 33 miners who were trapped in that exploded coal… Read more.
TSA to Passenger: You think I want to ogle or grope you?! Don’t flatter yourself…
Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 6:23 AM
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Ethics Committee Convicts Rep. Rangel on 11 Counts
Friday, November 19, 2010 at 5:12 AM
You’d think Rangel would’ve become a little more discreet and circumspect in his flouting of ethics rules in 2007 after assuming chairmanship of the high-profile House Ways and Means Committee, which is responsible for writing all tax laws and overseeing all revenue-raising measures. Instead, he became the poster boy for the presumption that rules do… Read more.
Manny Pacquiao – the best fighter ever?!
Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 5:39 AM
With all due respect to Andy Warhol, we live in a world now where anyone can cultivate a lifetime of fame. This means that, on any given day, Snooki from The Jersey Shore or one of Tiger’s mistresses can seem every bit as worthy of fame as Tina Fey or Kate Middleton. This might seem an… Read more.
Prince William to Kate: Enough of the Wait
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 6:39 AM
At long last Prince William has decided to make an honest woman of his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton. For here’s the long-awaited announcement that came out of Clarence House – the official residence of Charles, The Prince of Wales, and his two sons, William and Harry – today: The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of… Read more.
Passenger to TSA: If you touch my junk, I’ll have you arrested!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Advanced imaging technology screening is optional for all passengers. Passengers who opt out of [advanced imaging] screening will receive alternative screening, including a physical pat-down. (TSA statement issued November 15, 2010) The media are reporting on a passenger who refused on Saturday to consent to a full-image body X-ray and then complained when a TSA… Read more.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is Free. Now what? (Or, so what?)
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 5:40 AM
Her heroic, even if terminally futile, struggle to restore democracy has garnered her remarkable spurts of international attention and acclaim. Most notable in this respect was when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 – after the National League for Democracy party she founded won a landslide general election (in 1990), which the… Read more.