Posted in Food, Justice, News, Pop Culture, Random, UK on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
My husband doesn’t think so, and I’m not sure I do either but I have to admit they are a guilty pleasure.
Meanwhile in the UK:
A Pringle is undoubtedly crisp - but it is not a potato crisp. That was the conclusion reached by a High Court judge today after an exhaustive inquiry [...]
Posted in Abortion, Bush, Decision 2008, Justice, McCain, Politics, Republican on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
In his own words, John McCain tells us what his judicial philosophy is. I am struck with how the current president and John McCain really do speak in code. He never uses the word abortion yet there is no doubt that the primary purpose of this speech is to ensure that he will appoint the [...]
Posted in Decision 2008, Humor, Irony, Justice, News, Politics, Religion on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Nun of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary comments on Voter ID disenfranchisement
WHO: Missourians for Fair Elections
WHAT: Press Conference on the impact of legislation to
require government-issued photo ID to vote
WHEN: [...]
Posted in Food, Humor, Justice, News, Pop Culture, Random on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
And apparently punishable by nine months in prison.
MCARTHUR, Ohio — A judge in southern Ohio must decide whether to send a man to prison for sharing a Little Debbie snack cake. The case involves 21-year-old Timothy Caudill, who last year was held in a residential community corrections program in Nelsonville for breaking into a bar.
While [...]
Posted in Bush, Justice, Lies, News, Politics on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Despite absolutely zero testimony regarding known voter fraud, the Republican inspired rules to require photo identification to in order to vote is upheld by the Supreme Court. Still think we can survive another four years with McCain?
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, [...]
Posted in Bush Administration, Justice, News, Seattle, Terrorism on April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Nearly two years ago Naveed Haq shot and killed Pamela Waechter at the Jewish Federation Center in Seattle. Today we learn that his interview with police after the shooting where he admits to the killing will be inadmissible because he requested a lawyer six times and was ignored each time. In addition, any evidence gathered [...]
Posted in Decision 2008, Hillary Clinton, Justice, Lies, News, Politics on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Clinton “took” Ohio, but did she really get votes from people who would vote for her in November?
Butler County in southwest Ohio is the most Republican county of all Ohio’s 88 counties. 26 county offices and none of them are held by Democrats. Yet, the strangest thing happened on Tuesday… the Butler County Democratic [...]
Posted in Decision 2008, Justice, Politics on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just what was this political consultant thinking?
Victor DiMaio, a political consultant from Tampa, tried to make the claim that Florida voters were being disenfranchised by the state Democratic party and the Democratic National Committee.
One problem. He never voted in the Florida Primary.
Well, one of the problems the judges had with the suit was that Mr. [...]
Posted in Bicycle, Justice, Lies, News, Seattle, Washington on February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m always fascinated by kleptomaniacs or pathological liars, because they often have fairly stable jobs and would seemingly have little reason to deceive.
On a drizzly day last February, a young, athletic man in hospital scrubs walked into a triathlon-supply store in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood and said he wanted to buy a very expensive bicycle, and [...]
Posted in Cartoons, Christianity, Islam, Justice, News, Religion on February 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Newspapers across Europe Wednesday reprinted the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked worldwide protests two years ago.
The move came one day after Danish authorities arrested three people allegedly plotting a “terror-related assassination” of Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist behind the drawing.
I will never understand how you can protest a violent depiction of your [...]
Posted in Circumcision, Justice, Medicine, Religion, Science on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m going to start out by apologizing for my lack of understanding on any faith that thinks cutting off a portion of the male genitalia makes you closer to God. No, I don’t get it and I don’t think I ever will.
And the so-called “health” benefits from circumcision are nothing but a desperately scientific justification [...]
Posted in Alcohol, Bicycle, Drunk Driving, Gay, Justice, News, Transportation on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Earlier I made case against the leniency of vehicular assaults that do not involve alcohol. Here is a tragic case of one that does. As an occasional bicycle commuter, I’m pleased to see this woman got what she deserved.
A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the maximum prison term for negligent homicide after hearing a [...]
Posted in Guantanamo Bay, Justice, News, Politics on December 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wonkette posts You Can Go Home Again, If You’re White in reference to Australian David Hicks’ release from prison — which reminds me of the less talked about John Walker Lindh. Let’s recap:
Captured on November 25, 2001.
Indicted on February 13, 2002.
Plead guilty July 15, 2002 and began serving his sentence shortly thereafter.
In light of [...]
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