Archive for June, 2009

Michael Jackson is Dead

Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. According to TMZ, Paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back. He was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a [...]

Something’s Rotten in Argentina

UPDATE: Yep, I was right. Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to having a marital affair. What an idiot.

Previously…
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford resurfaced yesterday after mysteriously disappearing for seven days. His wife didn’t know where he was. His staff didn’t know, then did know, then didn’t know, then misled the press about it. What makes it [...]

North Korea: What If?

While all eyes are on Iran, trouble continues to brew on the Korean peninsula. The regime in Pyongyang has ratcheted up their rhetoric significantly in the last few weeks. The latest threat comes in the form of a missile pointed toward Hawaii. Allegedly, Kim Jong Il has plans to fire a Taepodong-2 with a range [...]

Another Republican Screws Up

Great…just great.
Sen. John Ensign of Nevada resigned his Republican leadership post Wednesday, one day after confessing marital infidelity. Aides refused to answer questions about records showing that a woman on his political payroll received a promotion and a pay raise around the time he said the affair began in late 2007. Nor would Ensign or [...]

Want an iPhone 3GS?

Be prepared for long lines and shortages.
Apple will officially begin selling its iPhone 3GS on Friday, but some analysts are predicting shortages that could leave some consumers disappointed. If advance orders are any indication, the demand for the iPhone 3GS may outstrip the at-launch supply.
AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the United States, and [...]

MySpace Cuts Staff

It’s a drag when you’re no longer #1.

MySpace, the social network owned byRupert Murdoch’s News Corp, said it will cut 30 percent of its staff to lower costs as it struggles to stay popular in the face of rising competition.
MySpace will be left with about 1,000 employees, it said in a statement released on Tuesday. [...]

David Letterman Apologizes to Sarah Palin

David Letterman finally officially apologized to Gov. Sarah Palin tonight after he told some off color jokes about her and her daughter last week during a “Late Night with David Letterman” monologue.
“I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke,” he said. “It’s not your fault [...]

Ahmadinejad Came In 3rd Place

According to leaked results of the actual vote in Iran over the weekend, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came in 3rd place, not first as originally reported.
The statistics, circulated on Iranian blogs and websites, claimed Mr Mousavi had won 19.1 million votes while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won only 5.7 million.
The two other candidates, reformist Mehdi Karoubi and hardliner [...]

Tehran Live

Just came across this site after browsing over at Bill Quick’s place. It’s called “Tehran 24” and the folks there are doing a great job chronicling the protests and demonstrations that have been going non-stop since the fixed election results were announced yesterday. Go check ‘em out.

Obama’s Brother Has Book Deal

They didn’t meet as children. They’re 20 years apart in age. Yet, Simon and Schuster, the big time New York City publisher, thinks there’s a story for George Obama to tell. In fact, he’s worthy of an entire memoir. George is Barry’s half brother, and another on a growing list of Obama family members to [...]

CBS Compares Bush to Ahmadinejad

CBSNews.com has published a report from The New Republic’s Laura Secor who compares the dictator of Iran to George W. Bush.
Believe it.
Iran’s Holocaust denier and “wipe Israel off the map” sponsor of terrorism is evil incarnate, and equal only to the 43rd President of the United States.
Outrageous.

CBS and the rest of the state sponsored alphabet [...]

The Desperation of Calvin Klein

Has the clothing market gotten so bad that to be noticed you must put up an ad that has nothing to do with jeans but everything to do with orgies?
Apparently.

So, you’re a mom and you’re taking your kids out for a walk and all at once they look up and say, “Mommy, what are those [...]