Archive for July, 2005
“Nobody Has Thinner Skin Than Reporters”
Sorry Helen. Your make believe outrage is bogus.
HELEN THOMAS ANGRY AFTER ‘KILL SELF‘ OVER CHENEY COMMENTS PUBLISHED
White House press doyenne Helen Thomas is plenty peeved at her longtime friend Albert Eisele, editor of THE HILL newspaper in Washington, D.C.
In a column this week headlined “Reporter: Cheney’s Not Presidential Material,” Eisele quoted Thomas as saying “The [...]
Into Thin Air
I hadn’t heard about Trevor Stokol until I read this post from Steve Huff.
Trevor disappeared on Mt. Everest in the Himalayas on July 22, 2005. I had no idea how dangerous an Everest climb was until I read Jon Krakauer’s ‘Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster.’ I highly recommend [...]
I’m Sure There Are Worse Ways To Die
But this one sounds particularly bad.
Teenager murdered in axe attack
Student Anthony Walker, 18, died in hospital after being attacked in Huyton, Merseyside, on Friday night.
Mr Walker was taunted while at a bus stop on St John’s Road with his girlfriend and a male cousin. They moved but were attacked in a park.
His girlfriend [...]
Ego and Bias = Stupidity
There’s no other way to describe this than sheer lunacy.
Helen Thomas, a syndicated columnist for Hearst Newspapers who has covered the White House since the Kennedy administration, wrote in May that Cheney “certainly could campaign on the theme that he has had experience in running the White House.”
Thomas made the suggestion in a column she [...]
Eminem to Marry Paris Hilton!
Bridesmaids will include Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna and Jessica Simpson.
O.J. Simpson will attend.
Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake will perform.
Al Franken will broadcast live from the event.
The Reverend Al Sharpton will officiate.
Supreme Court nominee Judge John Roberts will preside over the signing of the marriage certificate.
Elton John, Moby and George Michael will be groomsboys.
And [...]
Schumer and Leahy: We Don’t Understand The Constitution
Infuriating, simply infuriating.
In a tag-team appearance with Senator Pat Leahy (D. Vt.), ranking minority member of the Judiciary Committee, Schumer confessed to the Nation that neither he, Leahy, nor the Democrat party for whom he spoke, understands a fundamental principle of American constitutionalism: separation of powers. Indeed, ever since Schumer confessed, his echo has been [...]
Supreme Court To Rule From Vatican City
Judging from the tone of this story by Richard Ostling, you’d think the entire court is on their way to Rome.
Roberts Would Be Fourth Catholic on Court
If John Roberts is confirmed, he will be the fourth Roman Catholic on the Supreme Court, an all-time high that is focusing attention on how faith might influence law [...]
But, They’re Still Up in Space!
Overreaction or does Houston really have a problem?
NASA says it is grounding future space shuttle flights because foam debris that brought down Columbia is still a risk.
A sizable chunk of foam insulation flew off the shuttle Discovery’s fuel tank during lift off on Tuesday, NASA officials said. They do not believe it hit the orbiter, [...]
Budd Dwyer Wannabe
Reminiscent of the state treasurer from Pennsylvania who committed suicide in front of live television cameras in 1987, suspended Miami Commissioner Art Teele shot himself in the Miami Herald building late this afternoon.
Early reports indicate that Teele survived the shooting, and was transported to Ryder Trauma Center. Witnesses said that Teele has one gun shot wound [...]
Looky, But No Touchy
‘Marriages’ but no sex for gay clergy
The Church of England is to allow gay clergy to enter into civil partnerships but only if they promise to abstain from sex, according to guidance issued yesterday.
Sounds like a Monty Python sketch to me. Just how does the church intend to enforce this policy anyway?
Regardless of your stance [...]
No Touchy!
Woman Accused of Groping Airport Screener.
A 62-year-old woman who was upset about being searched at an airport shoved a security screener and then grabbed her breasts, federal prosecutors said. The woman said she reacted in self-defense to “an absolute invasion of my body.”
Transportation Security Administration screening supervisor Anita Gostisha testified Monday that she saw Dintenfass [...]