Time to open-up a can of whoop ass!
Bush White House fires back at Jimmy Carter - The White House on Sunday fired back at former President Jimmy Carter, calling him "increasingly irrelevant" a day after Carter described George W. Bush's presidency as the worst in history in international relations.
CIA: Iraq Wealth Funding Al-Qaida - Iraq is bankrolling Al-Qaida's efforts in Pakistan, fueled by kidapping ransoms and money donated to anti-American efforts, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Although my faith in the CIA has faltered over the past half a decade.
College students caught in music industry crackdown on online music piracy - A group called the Recording Industry Association of America was accusing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore of illegally downloading 381 songs using the school's computer network. Ms. Barg couldn't imagine anyone expected her to pay $3,000 -- $7.87 per song... "Obviously I knew it was illegal, but no one got in trouble for it," Ms. Barg said.
Sly Fined for Importing Restricted Drugs -Actor Sylvester Stallone was formally convicted Monday of importing restricted muscle-building hormones into Australia and ordered to pay $10,651 in fines and court costs. New South Wales state Deputy Chief Magistrate Paul Cloran said the "Rocky" and "Rambo" star failed to show he had a valid prescription for dozens of vials of human growth hormone found in his luggage when he arrived in Sydney for a promotional tour in February.
DiCaprio bites back over eco 'hypocrisy' - Leonardo DiCaprio hit back at charges of hypocrisy Saturday as he unveiled an eco-documentary he wrote, produced and narrated at the Cannes film festival. When asked after the premiere of "The 11th Hour" whether he had taken a fuel-guzzling jet on his way to the French Riviera, the "Titanic" star spat back sarcastically: "No, I took a train across the Atlantic." DiCaprio later came back to the reporter, saying that he was irritated with the media for going after prominent environmentalists such as former US vice president Al Gore for supposed inconsistency in their private lives.
How did An Inconvenient Truth become required classroom viewing? - First it was his world history class. Then he saw it in his economics class. And his world issues class. And his environment class. In total, 18-year-old McKenzie, a Northern Ontario high schooler, says he has had the film An Inconvenient Truth shown to him by four different teachers this year."I really don't understand why they keep showing it," says McKenzie. "I've spoken to the principal about it, and he said that teachers are instructed to present it as a debate. But every time we've seen it, well, one teacher said this is basically a two-sided debate, but this movie really gives you the best idea of what's going on." McKenzie says he has educated himself enough about both sides of the climate- change controversy to know that the Al Gore movie is too one-sided to be taught as fact. Even scientists who back Mr. Gore's message admit they're uncomfortable with liberties the politician takes with "science" in the film. God bless the little children...
For 2008, Who Isn't a Flip-Flopper? - Flip floppery is everywhere in American politics these days. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) used to support abortion rights, but now, seeking the votes of conservatives in New Hampshire and South Carolina, he doesn't. Former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) voted to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, but now that the state is hosting an early caucus, he opposes such a plan. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in 2000 that he saw no benefit from ethanol, but now, hoping for a win in corn-crazy Iowa, he sees the alternative fuel as practical, though he's still opposed to subsidizing it.
Yucky News of the day - Nude photos of nursing home residents prompt investigation - Authorities say they have identified 3 of 4 nursing home residents who were photographed nude. The elderly residents at Greenwood Manor in Iowa City don't know who took the photos, or why they were taken.
Another candidate for Mother of the Year - Mom blames Satan for burning baby in microwave - A woman blames the devil and not her husband for severely burning their infant daughter after the 2-month-old was put in a microwave. Eva Marie Mauldin said Satan compelled her 19-year-old husband, Joshua Royce Mauldin, to microwave their daughter May 10 because the devil disapproved of Joshua's efforts to become a preacher.
More lawmaker hypocracy.(CA) - A Vallejo woman reportedly suffered minor injuries Friday when her car was rear-ended by State Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, while driving her new state-issued 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV talking on a cell phone. Migden: Voted last year to impose a $20 fine for talking on cell phones while driving.
Legislation to add "weight and height" to anti-discrimination law in Massachusetts has been proposed to give special protection to short and fat people. - The bill, which would make Massachusetts the second state in the United States to offer such protections, applies mainly to the workplace but also covers landlords and real estate interactions. "This is one of the last physical aspects of people that you can acceptably laugh about," said Rep. Byron Rushing, a Boston Democrat who is sponsoring the bill, said it is a question of civil rights. "You can be a shock jock on the radio and talk about fat people for a solid week and no one would ever think of having you lose your job. It's still acceptable." Is there any end to what will be included into civil rights?
