Month: August 2007
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White House Deems 'Rich Richer, Poor Poorer' Just Not Interesting
From Smirking Chimp: Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said the fact that nearly all of the growth in incomes was among those in the upper reaches of the income ladder and that the majority of investment tax breaks went to those making more than $1 million ‘is not a very interesting story.’
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LAPD Provoked May Day Crowd by Riding Motorcycles Into Crowd
‘Los Angeles Police and the May Day parade 2007 – cops claiming the crowd had forced the police to attack. New video just released – the police started it by riding their motorcycles at the crowd.’ (via Reddit) [youtube]Dcrj6RVdy9k[/youtube]
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For 50 Years, Mother Theresa Felt No God
From an upcoming book of correspondence between Mother Theresa and her superiors: The letters, many of them preserved against her wishes (she had requested that they be destroyed but was overruled by her church), reveal that for the last nearly half-century of her life she felt no presence of God whatsoever — or, as the […]
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Lap Dances in Nashville Illegal, Groups Sex Just Fine
Not sure how this affects my sister and brother-in-law: Under Nashville’s Sexually Oriented Business ordinance—which began being enforced last year—any strip club or cabaret must comply with a rigorous set of guidelines that limit everything from a dancer’s proximity to a client (three feet) to the required height of a stage (at least 18 inches.) […]
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Spineless Democrat FISA-monkeys Regret Bending
No shit, Sherlocks: In the weeks since this bill’s passage some Democrats have begun to regret the manner in which it was approved. They feel the vote was held in haste, with summer break looming. And they’ve started to worry that by changing just a few words in a massive piece of law they’ve opened […]
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Zigloo – Architect Creates Apartments from Shipping Containers
This is cool! This modern architecture concept utilizes 40’x8′ shipping containers as prefabricated living units. Similar to the idea of a time-share condo, the owner purchases a unit and buys into the community of properties located around the world. The unit can be shipped to any of the properties that have room to accommodate another […]
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Atlanta City Councilman Wants to Ban Baggy Pants
And sports bras: The amendment, sponsored by city councilman C.T. Martin, states that sagging pants are an “epidemic” that is becoming a “major concern” around the country. The proposed ordinance would also bar women from showing the strap of a thong beneath their pants. They would also be prohibited from wearing jogging bras in public […]
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Only 2 Countries Allow Drug Ads on TV
Talk to your doctor: Q: How many countries in the world allow prescription drug commercials on television? A: 2. Q: Which ones? A; The U.S. and New Zealand.
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Enriched Uranium Leaking Down the Hallway of a Tennessee Nuclear Plant
Remember how national security becomes the excuse to shield the public from all oversight and safety reports? A three-year veil of secrecy in the name of national security was used to keep the public in the dark about the handling of highly enriched uranium at a nuclear fuel processing plant – including a leak that […]