Ah yes, let the pettiness continue...with all the half-assed rambling going on that President-elect Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States, leave it to the most half-assed Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to throw his three-quarters of a cent into the mix. Justice Clarence Thomas, best known as the premier seat-filler on the high court for maybe having only said four words the entire time he's been there, has asked the other Justices to consider a lawsuit that questions the citizenship of our soon-to-be 44th President. The matter has actually been scheduled for a conference tomorrow, leading me to wonder if the Supreme Court has ran the hell out of sensible matters to look into, and if so, why they are following the lead of the most disinterested stone-faced mute to ever occupy space in the highest level of our judiciary.
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to facepalm...former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is mulling over whether or not to run for the U.S. Senate seat Mel Martinez is going to leave after 2010. While it seems by far and large margins that Jeb is the least repulsive of the Bush offspring, one has to be curious to his chances. His older brother is currently holding simultaneous spots as not only the worst president in the history of this country, and judging by the GOP's performance, a big time political liability, and you know that fact has weighed in on Jeb's mind. Sure, a 2006 Quinnipiac University poll showed that 57% of Florida voters thought Jeb was a good or great governor, but that very same poll had 59% of those same voters disapproving of the job Dubya was doing. I want to see a poll taken in the here and now, showing what not only the voters in Florida, but voters across the country think about the prospects of yet another Bush remaining in public office. I for one, welcome a day when the Bush political machine, if ever it could have been called such, finally sputters to a stop.
Closing out today's column with failure of a different sort, James Pischel's attorney, public defender Matt Graff, argued to the Supreme Court that Pischel had been entrapped, by a Lincoln police investigator posing as a 15-year-old girl, by the use of emoticons, even after Pischel had supposedly tried to break off online contact two months prior. Pischel was busted in June 2007 after trying to meet the girl for sex near a public park in Lincoln. So let me get this straight...some dipshit guy working as a state corrections officer gets busted for trying to hook up with a 15-yr-old girl, and he is going to blame the emoticons the cop used? Dumbass said he tried to break off contact online, and that's all well and good, but why the fuck did he go try and meet the chick? Never mind your Ps and Qs...maybe you should have minded your :)s or your ;Ds instead. What makes this an even bigger fail in my book is the fact Pischel had already served out his 1-2 year sentence, having been released in late-October. If they weren't going to pay this any mind then, what makes you think it's gonna hold water this time around?
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
The Daily Breakdown - 11.22.08
Interesting read, checking out Kerry Picket's post on NewsBusters.org on President-elect Obama's attorney general pick, Eric Holder. Holder, a former deputy AG during the Clinton administration, made the following remark after learning the Columbine High School shooters had learned bomb-making skills online: "The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. We tried with regard to pornography. It is gonna be a difficult thing, but it seems to me that if we can come up with reasonable restrictions, reasonable regulations in how people interact on the Internet, that is something that the Supreme Court and the courts ought to favorably look at."
Intriguing and a little unsettling. For a President-elect who used the Internet more effectively than any other political candidate since its integration into the mainstream, and more to the point supports net neutrality, this seems a little contradictory. Additionally, Holder has advocated for a federal hate crimes law, nothing wrong at all with that, but throw in an unfortunate "Sarah Palin" like moment, when asked in 1998 to name specific cases where states had not prosecuted hate crimes while testifying before Congress, he couldn't do it. Couldn't name one. Later, Holder did send written answers to Sen. Arlen Specter, listing three such cases, but the only problem was the defendants had all been acquitted in federal prosecutions.
I have sat back, waiting to see what the Obama administration accomplishes first before making any real comments about the fact it is shaping up to be a new administration with the entire Clinton White House staff on board, but I can't say I'm now overly impressed with this pick for Attorney General. I think the public is due an answer as to whether or not Eric Holder is going to tackle more pressing matters of law, or simply pick up an illogical crusade against the Internet. Time will tell, I guess...
You just have to love a country where a person can pretty much file a lawsuit for any damn reason, no matter how absolutely fucking asinine the reason. The case, set to be heard in a Collier County, Florida court, centers around a woman who was unsatisfied with the remedies to her, ahem, "problems" provided by Doris Palm & Card Reading. Eumanthe Dufrene, of Naples, Florida, said she was promised a money-back guarantee if she wasn't happy, but thus far has not received satisfaction, psychic or otherwise. The $13,200 paid out was to battle the forces of "evil," as well as "grave calamities," which were around Dufrene's family members. Yeah, while it would be more than fair to call me a skeptic, going beyond that, who the hell believes they are going to get a money-back guarantee from a freakin' palm reader. What lawyer, outside of those who practice from strip malls, takes cases like this? Theft? I don't think so, lady. You paid for these services. Deceptive trade practices? Maybe if you got something in writing on the money-back guarantee. Fraud? Lady, you went to a fucking psychic. Makes me wonder if the palm reader can countersue for legal costs in defending herself from someone that utterly fucking stupid to begin with. While I'm no master of predictions, or any of that other crystal ball bullshit, allow me to predict one of two things: either this is going to get tossed out for the waste of the court's time and taxpayer's money that it is, or Dufrene's lawsuit will ultimately be the fail it is at face value. And no, ladies and gentlemen, I do NOT offer a money-back guarantee on my prognostications of future-type events, so leave the shysters alone...
Taking out ad space on tests and exams? I can dig it. California teacher Tom Farber came up with the idea after seeing the usual ads on public buses and at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, and figured this would be an ideal way to bolster his budget for printing materials for his class, which had been recently cut by the Poway Unified School District. That has turned out to be the typical response from coast to coast, rather than cutting staff, the school districts have been putting the axe to materials and supplies. Sounds more like no faculty member left behind. The ads, which run $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, and $30 for a semester final, have allowed Farber to more than pay for the gap in his printing costs the budget cut left him, with the remainder going to the math department at his school, to help out the other teachers. The ads, which are usually local businesses or personal quotes, only appear on the front page of the quizzes and tests, and must be appropriate, so don't go thinking you can promote your hot amateur porn site through Farber's calculus tests. The damnedest thing of all about this idea? The students are actually checking out and paying attention to the ads. If you can get behind this idea, and you want to contact Farber regarding ad space, hit him up with an email at tfarber@powayusd.com
But on the other side of the country, there is the usual controversy brewing, this time over a cafeteria/playground aide at D'Ippolito Elementary. Louisa Tuck, the aide under fire, was once known as Crystal Gunns, an adult film star. In typical overreaction style, parents demanded the school district take some kind of measure against Tuck, and when the district looked into their options, their lawyers advised against doing anything, as Tuck had not done anything illegal. While some parents do not see this as a big issue, the school superintendent and the district are taking a closer look to see what their options are. What a load of shit. With all the yelling and screaming that was done over the last few months about our President-elect's past associations, such as they were, with William Ayers, the fact of the matter remains that Ayers is a teacher, and apparently a very good one at that. So how then, is a retired porn star that big a deal? For all their worries over a former adult movie actress, maybe the offended parents and district muckety mucks need to remove their heads from their asses. Bottom line, she has done nothing wrong, and to try and remove her from her job based on previous careers, sends the wrong message all the way around.
Intriguing and a little unsettling. For a President-elect who used the Internet more effectively than any other political candidate since its integration into the mainstream, and more to the point supports net neutrality, this seems a little contradictory. Additionally, Holder has advocated for a federal hate crimes law, nothing wrong at all with that, but throw in an unfortunate "Sarah Palin" like moment, when asked in 1998 to name specific cases where states had not prosecuted hate crimes while testifying before Congress, he couldn't do it. Couldn't name one. Later, Holder did send written answers to Sen. Arlen Specter, listing three such cases, but the only problem was the defendants had all been acquitted in federal prosecutions.
I have sat back, waiting to see what the Obama administration accomplishes first before making any real comments about the fact it is shaping up to be a new administration with the entire Clinton White House staff on board, but I can't say I'm now overly impressed with this pick for Attorney General. I think the public is due an answer as to whether or not Eric Holder is going to tackle more pressing matters of law, or simply pick up an illogical crusade against the Internet. Time will tell, I guess...
You just have to love a country where a person can pretty much file a lawsuit for any damn reason, no matter how absolutely fucking asinine the reason. The case, set to be heard in a Collier County, Florida court, centers around a woman who was unsatisfied with the remedies to her, ahem, "problems" provided by Doris Palm & Card Reading. Eumanthe Dufrene, of Naples, Florida, said she was promised a money-back guarantee if she wasn't happy, but thus far has not received satisfaction, psychic or otherwise. The $13,200 paid out was to battle the forces of "evil," as well as "grave calamities," which were around Dufrene's family members. Yeah, while it would be more than fair to call me a skeptic, going beyond that, who the hell believes they are going to get a money-back guarantee from a freakin' palm reader. What lawyer, outside of those who practice from strip malls, takes cases like this? Theft? I don't think so, lady. You paid for these services. Deceptive trade practices? Maybe if you got something in writing on the money-back guarantee. Fraud? Lady, you went to a fucking psychic. Makes me wonder if the palm reader can countersue for legal costs in defending herself from someone that utterly fucking stupid to begin with. While I'm no master of predictions, or any of that other crystal ball bullshit, allow me to predict one of two things: either this is going to get tossed out for the waste of the court's time and taxpayer's money that it is, or Dufrene's lawsuit will ultimately be the fail it is at face value. And no, ladies and gentlemen, I do NOT offer a money-back guarantee on my prognostications of future-type events, so leave the shysters alone...
Taking out ad space on tests and exams? I can dig it. California teacher Tom Farber came up with the idea after seeing the usual ads on public buses and at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, and figured this would be an ideal way to bolster his budget for printing materials for his class, which had been recently cut by the Poway Unified School District. That has turned out to be the typical response from coast to coast, rather than cutting staff, the school districts have been putting the axe to materials and supplies. Sounds more like no faculty member left behind. The ads, which run $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, and $30 for a semester final, have allowed Farber to more than pay for the gap in his printing costs the budget cut left him, with the remainder going to the math department at his school, to help out the other teachers. The ads, which are usually local businesses or personal quotes, only appear on the front page of the quizzes and tests, and must be appropriate, so don't go thinking you can promote your hot amateur porn site through Farber's calculus tests. The damnedest thing of all about this idea? The students are actually checking out and paying attention to the ads. If you can get behind this idea, and you want to contact Farber regarding ad space, hit him up with an email at tfarber@powayusd.com
But on the other side of the country, there is the usual controversy brewing, this time over a cafeteria/playground aide at D'Ippolito Elementary. Louisa Tuck, the aide under fire, was once known as Crystal Gunns, an adult film star. In typical overreaction style, parents demanded the school district take some kind of measure against Tuck, and when the district looked into their options, their lawyers advised against doing anything, as Tuck had not done anything illegal. While some parents do not see this as a big issue, the school superintendent and the district are taking a closer look to see what their options are. What a load of shit. With all the yelling and screaming that was done over the last few months about our President-elect's past associations, such as they were, with William Ayers, the fact of the matter remains that Ayers is a teacher, and apparently a very good one at that. So how then, is a retired porn star that big a deal? For all their worries over a former adult movie actress, maybe the offended parents and district muckety mucks need to remove their heads from their asses. Bottom line, she has done nothing wrong, and to try and remove her from her job based on previous careers, sends the wrong message all the way around.
Friday, November 7, 2008
What part of body cavity search did you miss, dumbass?
The crackhead in question, pictured below, 38 year-old Evelyn Russo of Palm City, Florida, was arrested and charged after stealing two bucks in change from a car. While being booked, they found a glass crack pipe lodged between her ass cheeks, leading to an additional charge of introducing contraband into a detention facility. No word on whether or not charges are being considered for testing the limits of what latex gloves make it acceptable to touch.
Man, even with the grief I give police officers in my articles and posts from time to time for some of the stupid things they do, this is obviously one of those times when they are grossly underpaid, and judging from the picture, extra emphasis on grossly. Even for a crackhead, this dumbass is an embarrassment. It's 2008, lady...the law is well onto the tactic of hiding things in your ASS by now! Not to mention, after taking a look at you, and then this story, and then you again, I would dare venture the pipe was probably healthier before, when just used for inhaling crack, than it is now, after spending an exciting couple of hours crammed up your nasty ass. My advice would be to just go ahead and fucking hang yourself with jailhouse sheets, or your panties, should you even own any, or whatever you can get your hands on, because you obviously suck at life.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
News and Notes on Episode #19 of "Inside the Squared Circle"
Our second show at our new time slot and unlike last week everything worked this time. Our audience continues to grow each week and if you haven't been a part of the show yet then by all means, check it out!!!
Now down to business,
The video with Congress honoring Ric Flair can be seen only at the official myspace page for the show.
www.myspace.com/wrestlingradioshow
With less than a week before Backlash, I discussed the entire up to date card and later this week will be announcing my predictions for the PPV. Plus I took a look at the returning King of the Ring and after seeing William Regal take the crown. I can honestly say that it's about time!!!
WWE Fan Nation and Wrestlefanatic.com
Join the thousands of WWE fans all over the world in a WWE Chat room to talk about your favorite superstars from past and present. Create your WWE profile,share your photos and let your voice be heard. www.wwe.com/community is the official website.
I joined both of these websites and if you want to be my friend then here is the direct link to me.
www.fans.wwe.com/ppdingles - www.wrestlefanatic.com/ppdingles
I gave some insight on TNA house shows and how they are using old ECW tricks to make the shows look great. Plus their attendance continues to grow and TNA's product gets better every week.
Own A Piece Of Lockdown PPV History
If you saw the post-Lockdown edition of TNA Today, you know Don West couldn't wait to take a pair of bolt-cutters to the Six Sides of Steel!
According to Don, he's nearly finalized his huge Lockdown commemorative special, which will feature actual pieces of the steel cage that Samoa Joe won the World Title in!
Not only that, but according to sources Don actually has possession of Joe's towel from the Pay-Per-View as well.
Don is promising to unveil the Lockdown special in coming weeks...and he promises it will definitely be one of the coolest commemoratives ever!
Pre-Sale Ticket Information For TNA Slammiversary
Presale Code for Slammiversary will be - LETHAL Presale is Wednesday at 10am through Thursday 11:59pm.
SPRING OF HONOR SALE- TAKE 33% OFF YOUR NEXT ORDER!!!
Ring of Honor is kicking off spring in a BIG way. You can now save 33% off everything on the ROH website with no minimum purchase required.*As always our percent off sale includes all DVD's, live event tickets, figures, books, apparel, & more. Besides ROH DVD's you can also save money on Non-ROH items. Save 33% off all orders with no minimum purchase. You can save money with every order you place at www.rohwrestling.com
ppdingles question of the week was this...
Do you think Randy Orton will walk out of Backlash still WWE Champion?
My answer is yes I do. He has overcame the biggest odds that were against him at Wrestlemania 24 and I think he can do it once again. Of course you will have to tune in this coming Monday night to see if I am right.
This week in Wrestling History is now a Blog exclusive!!!!! With more History!
I will still be covering a few history moments but the rest will be in a blog each week and this weeks blog is already up for you to enjoy and relive those wrestling memories.
The official Parent of the year award is underway and here are the two first nominees...
Cutting-Edge Parenting: Sheriff's deputies in the Orlando area were on the lookout in March for two women who, according to surveillance video from the Magical Car Wash, had pulled into a stall and deposited coins but then proceeded only to scold and then pressure-wash a small child.
Aron Pritchard, 27, was convicted of child endangerment in March in Hutchinson, Kan., after a jury declined to accept his explanation for his girlfriend's kids, age 2 and 3, being burned in a hot clothes dryer. Pritchard said he was just trying to show them they could have fun without necessarily spending money.
Throughout 2008 I will be keeping track of idiots like these and select a winner later this year. This should be fun.
Well that's it for this week, hope to see you all this coming Monday night for an all new episode and remember that this Monday is the Free Rein Media SUPER SHOW. Inside the Squared Circle at 7pm Eastern and then at 8pm Eastern is an all new episode of Probably Uncalled For.
See you at ringside!
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Now down to business,
The video with Congress honoring Ric Flair can be seen only at the official myspace page for the show.
www.myspace.com/wrestlingradioshow
With less than a week before Backlash, I discussed the entire up to date card and later this week will be announcing my predictions for the PPV. Plus I took a look at the returning King of the Ring and after seeing William Regal take the crown. I can honestly say that it's about time!!!
WWE Fan Nation and Wrestlefanatic.com
Join the thousands of WWE fans all over the world in a WWE Chat room to talk about your favorite superstars from past and present. Create your WWE profile,share your photos and let your voice be heard. www.wwe.com/community is the official website.
I joined both of these websites and if you want to be my friend then here is the direct link to me.
www.fans.wwe.com/ppdingles - www.wrestlefanatic.com/ppdingles
I gave some insight on TNA house shows and how they are using old ECW tricks to make the shows look great. Plus their attendance continues to grow and TNA's product gets better every week.
Own A Piece Of Lockdown PPV History
If you saw the post-Lockdown edition of TNA Today, you know Don West couldn't wait to take a pair of bolt-cutters to the Six Sides of Steel!
According to Don, he's nearly finalized his huge Lockdown commemorative special, which will feature actual pieces of the steel cage that Samoa Joe won the World Title in!
Not only that, but according to sources Don actually has possession of Joe's towel from the Pay-Per-View as well.
Don is promising to unveil the Lockdown special in coming weeks...and he promises it will definitely be one of the coolest commemoratives ever!
Pre-Sale Ticket Information For TNA Slammiversary
Presale Code for Slammiversary will be - LETHAL Presale is Wednesday at 10am through Thursday 11:59pm.
SPRING OF HONOR SALE- TAKE 33% OFF YOUR NEXT ORDER!!!
Ring of Honor is kicking off spring in a BIG way. You can now save 33% off everything on the ROH website with no minimum purchase required.*As always our percent off sale includes all DVD's, live event tickets, figures, books, apparel, & more. Besides ROH DVD's you can also save money on Non-ROH items. Save 33% off all orders with no minimum purchase. You can save money with every order you place at www.rohwrestling.com
ppdingles question of the week was this...
Do you think Randy Orton will walk out of Backlash still WWE Champion?
My answer is yes I do. He has overcame the biggest odds that were against him at Wrestlemania 24 and I think he can do it once again. Of course you will have to tune in this coming Monday night to see if I am right.
This week in Wrestling History is now a Blog exclusive!!!!! With more History!
I will still be covering a few history moments but the rest will be in a blog each week and this weeks blog is already up for you to enjoy and relive those wrestling memories.
The official Parent of the year award is underway and here are the two first nominees...
Cutting-Edge Parenting: Sheriff's deputies in the Orlando area were on the lookout in March for two women who, according to surveillance video from the Magical Car Wash, had pulled into a stall and deposited coins but then proceeded only to scold and then pressure-wash a small child.
Aron Pritchard, 27, was convicted of child endangerment in March in Hutchinson, Kan., after a jury declined to accept his explanation for his girlfriend's kids, age 2 and 3, being burned in a hot clothes dryer. Pritchard said he was just trying to show them they could have fun without necessarily spending money.
Throughout 2008 I will be keeping track of idiots like these and select a winner later this year. This should be fun.
Well that's it for this week, hope to see you all this coming Monday night for an all new episode and remember that this Monday is the Free Rein Media SUPER SHOW. Inside the Squared Circle at 7pm Eastern and then at 8pm Eastern is an all new episode of Probably Uncalled For.
See you at ringside!
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
tonight, on an all-new Probably Uncalled For
Join us on the show tonight, as Dr. Tom and ppdingles will be discussifyin' some seat belt laws (in Iraq?!?), truck nutz, water torture (oddly enough, in Wisconsin, not Iraq), motorcycles, out of control kids, James Bond, Adolph Hitler making a comeback in a comedy? (does Mel Gibson know about this?), the impending satellite radio monopoly, the weekend box office, a little King of the Ring analysis from last night's Monday Night Raw, and all other manners of sick TBA.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
More great moments in optimism
Part one...You gotta feel bad for Denise Crews, down in MacClenny, Florida. First, she loses her husband, then, some asshat starts stealing the flowers from her husband's grave! Aw, WTF, man?! What's the matter pal, your skank girlfriend no longer turned on by the panty roses you've been dropping three bucks on here and there?
Fed up, and rightfully so, Crews went to the extent of installing a hidden motion-sensitive camera to try and catch the dickhead at work. Nice try, Mrs. Crews, but damned if he didn't take the fucking camera, too!
Well, crap. Some people have identified an older model pickup parked near the grave, and First Coast Crime Stoppers is taking tips on leads. Here's to hoping they find whoever is doing this asinine shit. In a perfect world, Mrs. Crews, they'd let you smash the jerk's hands with the business end of a Louisville Slugger...
Part two...Then again, I suppose some optimism is more altruistic than others. Over in Washington, D.C., a new plan is being tweaked slightly over concerns that people's rights may be abused. The program? Allowing people to call and schedule an appointment for the police to come and check the house for illegal firearms. The program grants amnesty from firearm possession charges, but not for any crimes committed with the gun.
And yet, somehow, people aren't flooding the D.C. police stations with calls to get a gun search booked? I mean, it's not exactly like a radon check or something..."Yes sir, we just moved into our home, and we were wondering if you could swing through and check for any wayward illegal firearms. We're pretty sure nothing was done with them, but we'd like you to come and get them, just in case." I wanna hear the tape of that conversation.
I can't fault them for trying new tactics in the war on crimes, but if they could only figure out some options that seem a little more realistic...
Fed up, and rightfully so, Crews went to the extent of installing a hidden motion-sensitive camera to try and catch the dickhead at work. Nice try, Mrs. Crews, but damned if he didn't take the fucking camera, too!
Well, crap. Some people have identified an older model pickup parked near the grave, and First Coast Crime Stoppers is taking tips on leads. Here's to hoping they find whoever is doing this asinine shit. In a perfect world, Mrs. Crews, they'd let you smash the jerk's hands with the business end of a Louisville Slugger...
Part two...Then again, I suppose some optimism is more altruistic than others. Over in Washington, D.C., a new plan is being tweaked slightly over concerns that people's rights may be abused. The program? Allowing people to call and schedule an appointment for the police to come and check the house for illegal firearms. The program grants amnesty from firearm possession charges, but not for any crimes committed with the gun.
And yet, somehow, people aren't flooding the D.C. police stations with calls to get a gun search booked? I mean, it's not exactly like a radon check or something..."Yes sir, we just moved into our home, and we were wondering if you could swing through and check for any wayward illegal firearms. We're pretty sure nothing was done with them, but we'd like you to come and get them, just in case." I wanna hear the tape of that conversation.
I can't fault them for trying new tactics in the war on crimes, but if they could only figure out some options that seem a little more realistic...
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Tonight, on an all-new episode of Probably Uncalled For...
Come join Dr. Thomas Keister and ppdingles on The Smartest Damn Thing You'll Hear All Week, as they'll be pontificating on some MMA nonsense in Missouri, more stupid crap in the Florida schools, turmoil in Mexico, and the Sith Wars...began they have in Great Britain?...all this, the weekend box office report, some WrestleMania 24, and all the usual TBA you need and crave to get ya over that humpday!
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