I was never treated particularly well by cheerleaders in high school, so anytime I hear stories of cheerleaders living up to their ditsy stereotype, I express a kind of peculiar glee. At a local high school football game last Friday night, five varsity cheerleaders showed up sloshed. They were caught (of course) and received a […]
It turns out that the "uranium" seized by Turkish authorities consisted of "zinc, iron, zirconium and manganese." If you'll recall, in "Back to the Future," Doc Emmit Brown got the plutonium needed to fuel his time machine by agreeing to construct a nuclear bomb for some terrorists. Instead, he gave the terrorists a "bomb" made […]
Earlier today Instapundit pointed out a critique of America-hating, Taliban-loving Ted Rall and his cartoons in the wake of the terrorist attack on the United States. The critique, by an apparently left-leaning but honest John Giuffo, is summarized in just one line: "In short, Ted Rall is giving dissent a bad name." In the past […]
Usually I like Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. While I don't always agree with him, I think he does good work -- but this week hasn't been kind to Fox News' wunderkind. Exhibit A is his participation in a Saudi public relations campaign to keep American Pat Roush's now-adult daughters in the world's largest women's prison […]
I caught this on CNN's Inside Politics a couple of days ago and was waiting for the transcript to pop up so I could share it. The story was about a report on the number of women (not enough) on corporate boards and serving as corporate officers. It prompted the following quote. KIM KELLY, PRESIDENT […]
Money-grubbing landlord Denise M. Lyman of New York should be shunned by all New Yorkers. In the aftermath of Sept. 11, Americans of all stripes came together and gave from their pocketbooks. Gave of their time. Gave of their tears. Lyman has decided to take. (CBS)-(NEW YORK)-A New York City landlord is demanding more than […]
Sometimes I wish I'd been struck in the head with a sledgehammer hard enough to make me believe crazy things could happen in this world -- I'd be able to predict things like this. Talk about a waste of time. Seriously, if the Saudis are going to sue us in United States' courts over Sept. […]
Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has managed once again to do the foot-in-mouth maneuver. According to OpinionJournal.com's "Tony & Tacky" feature, Jesse "The Brain (fart)" Ventura has dubbed the week of Oct. 13 "Christian Heritage Week" in Minnesota. Ventura, an atheist, apparently signed it by mistake. A staffer told the Star Tribune: "Somehow it got in […]
A good friend of mine pointed out another case of disgusting corporate greed. Flood victims whose cable converters were destroyed during this month's heavy rains are being charged $300 for the damaged boxes by the company, officials said Tuesday. Karen Hartley, vice president for marketing and communications at Time Warner, said it is the company's […]
I don't religiously read all the comments posted on various items on this site. Sorry. It's just sometimes I'm not in the mood. Or I don't have time. Or I have some other reason that probably isn't really compelling. (I do however read the vast majority of my e-mail, even if I don't respond to […]