oh bushy

from a recent interview with charlie gibson:

"I think I was unprepared for war. In other words, I didn't campaign and say, 'Please vote for me, I'll be able to handle an attack. In other words, I didn't anticipate war. Presidents — one of the things about the modern presidency is that the unexpected will happen."

oh really...



and, as you can see, this was not unexpected...still, as much as folks will continue their bush-bashing, donald rumsfeld's ignorance should not go unnoticed:

8 year old charged with murder?

this is an odd case..a third grader committing two acts of pre-meditated murder? something is not quite adding up...unless this kid is proven to be the son of lucifer, i'm not sure if he sould really be tried as an "adult." still, that leaves the question of what to do with him...

Yous a slave to a page in my rhyme book

Rubbing Salt in a Wound

At least Moss seemed pretty fired up to perform in future week, could've used those tds.

dick cheney must go to prison.

still, if he actually went to jail, imagine if he ended up in one of the jails he holds 85$ million in stock? cheney is such a crook that it's actually kind of funny..

Obama Invites Amadou & Mariam To Play Inauguration

"Le duo de musiciens maliens a été invité par le futur président américain lui-même à chanter le jour de sa cérémonie d'investiture à Washington le 20 janvier.

Amadou et Mariam cartonnent en ce moment avec leur tube Sabali issu de l'album Welcome to Mali, sorti le 17 novembre 2008. Selon le Figaro, le couple de musiciens maliens, produits par le très branché label Because Music, a été invité par Barack Obama lui-même à se produire à Washington le 20 janvier 2009 pour sa cérémonie d'investiture. Les festivités devraient durer trois jours et se termineront par le serment de Barack Obama et un défilé dans les rues de la capitale."

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I've been trying to read French news lately, and from what I gathered it seems like Amadou & Mariam will perform at the Inauguration on January 20th. Nice pick Barack...but think we could get Wu-Tang too? Or how about Dead Prez...don't you think stic.man and M-1 would bring our country together?

Walmart Worker TRAMPLED TO DEATH in Black Friday Stampede

A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said. The 34-year-old worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m. Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the man down. He fell and was stepped on. As he gasped for air, shoppers ran over and around him. "He was bum-rushed by 200 people," said Jimmy Overby, 43, a co-worker. "They took the doors off the hinges. He was trampled and killed in front of me. They took me down too...I literally had to fight people off my back." The unidentified victim was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:03 a.m., police said. The cause of death was pending.

A 28-year-old pregnant woman was knocked to the floor during the mad rush. She was hospitalized for observation, police said. Three other shoppers suffered minor injuries, cops said. Before police shut down the store, eager shoppers streamed past emergency crews as they worked furiously to save the store clerk's life. "They were working on him, but you could see he was dead, said Halcyon Alexander, 29. "People were still coming through." Only a few stopped. "They're savages," said shopper Kimberly Cribbs, 27. "It's sad. It's terrible."


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Jesus Fucking Christ, people are unbelievable. Trampled to death?!? So you could save $50 on a fucking HDTV? Good lord

Freakonomics VS Marginal Revolution

My two favourite economics blogs are facing off. In a Freakonomics post, Justin Wolfers shamelessly ripped off The New Yorker’s cartoon caption contest and asked readers to submit their preferred caption for a Bush/Krugman photo in the White House. Shortly afterward, Tyler Cowen challenged his Marginal Revolution readers to come up with better ideas. Then Wolfers made the rivalry official with this post. It included an offer for a side bet and a killer announcement:

we have a very special guest judge: Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman has agreed to pick the winning entry.

I wonder whether they asked President George Bush as well. Whose ego would have given up when determining the best caption winner? I am so excited I will not drink any more coffee today.

The Bush-congratulates-Krugman photo that started it all was first spotted on The Economist blog. You can submit your ideas to the first two links above.

$7,500,000,000,000

2009 is going to be fun...

This video is dedicated to whomever moves into the basement

Had to add this video

I'll Show you my monkey

This Album came out a few months ago.
Worth a view, could you at least one Del verse though.

wow. only in canada...

Meteor or UFO Lights up Alberta's Night Sky - 11/20/2008

obama should choose this guy instead of clinton for sec. of state...

"Ping Zui, of Hubei, was invited to perform at an awards night in Zhuzhou, reports the People's Daily.

By wearing a pair of specially made goggles, Ping blew up the balloon to the audience's applause.

Zhang Mingchan, chief eye surgeon at Xiehe Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, said Ping's performance was unbelievable.

"The only exit for air is the tear duct, but a tear duct is very narrow and winding. Even if some air can exit from the tear duct, the amount is tiny, so it's really incredible to be able to blow up a balloon using the eyes," he said.

An examination revealed that Ping's eyes are healthy and his eyesight is good.

Ping discovered his talent as a child: "When I was young and swimming with pals in the river, I found my eyes could blow out air," he said."

men who look like old lesibians...

the blog itself is pretty funny but the concept alone made me laugh out loud...

men who look like old lesbians...

land of the free. home of the brave.

Student arrested for 'passing gas' at Fla. school

STUART, Fla. – A student at a Florida school has been arrested after authorities said he was "passing gas" and turning off his classmates' computers. According to a report released Friday by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, the 13-year-old boy "continually disrupted his classroom environment" by intentionally breaking wind. He then shut off some computers other students were using.

The Spectrum Junior-Senior High School was arrested Nov. 4.

A school resource officer placed the boy under arrest after he confessed about his behavior, according to the report. He was charged with disruption of school function and released to his mother.

i salute you: president bush

well, as we all know, there comes a time in every president's life when he must bail out some buds and hand out some pardons. and, with bush just two months away from letting the door smack his ass on the way out, it's pardon time.

there's some real doozies in bush's most recent round of pardons. take for instance a few of his old coke buddies/dealers:

Andrew Foster Harley of Falls Church, Va. Harley was convicted of wrongful use and distribution of marijuana and cocaine

Robert Earl Mohon Jr. of Grant, Ala., who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

Ronald Alan Mohrhoff of Los Angeles, who was convicted for unlawful use of a telephone in a narcotics felony. (unlawful use of a telephone??)

John Edward Forte of North Brunswick, N.J., and James Russell Harris of Detroit, Mich. Both were convicted of cocaine offenses.

then of course you have the typical white collar criminals:

Geneva Yvonne Hogg of Jacksonville, Fla., convicted of bank embezzlement.

Carey C. Hice Sr. of Travelers Rest, S.C., who was convicted of income tax evasion.

Paul Julian McCurdy of Sulphur, Okla., who was sentenced for misapplication of bank funds.

but then, then you have your real scummy scumbags. we'll call them, bush's brahs:

Daniel Figh Pue III of Conroe, Texas, convicted of illegal treatment, storage and disposal of a hazardous waste without a permit.

Leslie Owen Collier of Charleston, Mo. She was convicted for unauthorized use of a pesticide and violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

what?! not only was this woman polluting the environment with dangerous pesticides but she was fucking with bald eagles? this had to be one of cheney's picks..

Pirates sign two pitchers from India

"The Pittsburgh Pirates announced late on Monday that they have signed pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel as non-drafted free agents. The two Indian pitchers were discovered while participating in the Million Dollar Arm competition in India last year to find the strongest and most accurate arm in the country.

Singh and Patel emerged as the winners and were then invited to train with University of Southern California pitching coach Tom House in the US. After months of training, the two pitchers — who had never played baseball before entering the contest — threw in front of numerous Major League scouts earlier this month.

Both have been reported to reach a velocity in the low 90s and have impressive accuracy considering their lack of structured training until this year.

Singh and Patel are the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract outside of their home country."

speaking of blood-thirsty robots...

i saw this a few days ago on lords of apathy and have been having nightmares ever since...



god help us.

Pretty soon, we'll all be unemployed

IBM to build brain-like computers.

Lawyers Wanted: Abroad, That Is

Major American law firms have long had a presence abroad, staffed by a combination of local counsel and lawyers from the home office. But as the economic downturn continues to cause upheaval in corporate America and the law firms that serve it, many firms are relying on their international outposts to keep profits up — and a growing number of lawyers are starting to look overseas for work. Not long ago, the City of London was New York’s primary competitor for financial talent, and Britain was often one of the first choices for lawyers deciding to head abroad.

But with Wall Street in tatters and London struggling as the credit crisis plays out, lawyers and analysts say that the most promising places for legal careers are such far-flung locales as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong. Even though Dubai’s booming economy has cooled sharply recently, lawyers say demand for their services remains strong there, and other overseas markets are still beckoning lawyers despite the global impact of the credit crisis — at least for now.


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Hmmm.......Dubai seems pretty hip, no?