Category: Bizarre

Bizarre, Politics, Society

Wife of Clarence Thomas Organizes Tea Party Group

Virginia Thomas, wife of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, forms tea party group. Virginia Thomas told a recent panel “I am an ordinary citizen from Omaha, Neb., who just may have the chance to preserve liberty along with you and other people like you.” She specifically went on to say that she was going to work against Obama’s “hard-left agenda.” It is an association that will likely add to a further patina of politics surrounding the Court, which just ruled in favor of conservative groups in the Citizens United case. I will be discussing this story tonight on Countdown.

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society

What Inquiring Prosecutors Want To Know: Rielle Hunter Offers Details on Edwards Affair — And A Potential Criminal Prosecution

With reports of an expected indictment of former presidential candidate John Edwards for use of campaign funds on his mistress, it would not exactly be the time for a tell-all interview from the mistress. However, Rielle Hunter gives a highly damaging account to Gentleman’s Quarterly that could play a role in any prosecution. Nevertheless, Edwards has reportedly proposed to marry Hunter, who appears in a series of somewhat seductive poses in the magazine.

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society

Over Exposed: Utah Man Arrested After Allegedly Taking Abuse of Infant Son Pictures to Walgreen to Be Developed

In Utah, Sergio Diaz-Palomino, 34, is accused of not just being a sexual deviate, but a moronic sexual deviate. He was arrested after he allegedly photographed himself sexually assaulting his infant son and then took the pictures to be developed at a Walgreens store.

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Bizarre, International, Politics, Religion, Society

Until Nothing Remains: Scientology Accused To Trying To Block Film on Church Abuses

Bis Nichts Mehr Bleibt, or Until Nothing Remains, is a movie based on an account of how a German family was ripped apart by its associations with Scientology, which is depicted as authoritarian, abusive, and cult-like. The Church is being accused of campaigning to block the airing of the film on German television and has charged that it should be blocked as fostering “intolerance and discrimination against a religious community.” It appears to be the latest version of a blasphemy claim in the West, here.
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Bizarre, International

Boy Toy: Two-Year-Old Boy Climbs Into Claw Machine

Customers interested in using a claw machine to secure a candy or prize were a bit surprised in Perth, Australian to find Cohen Stone, 2, staring back at them from inside the machine. Stone had climbed through the hatch of the machine in search of candy and become trapped. The picture with the story below makes the read worth it.

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Military, Politics, Society

Woman Declines to Cooperate With Police in the Investigation of Her Partner So Police Report Her to Air Force as a Lesbian

Jene Newsome, 28, had succeeded in living under the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy of the Air Force for years despite the fact that she lived with her lesbian partner in Rapid City, South Dakota. However, her nine-year career as an aircraft armament system craftsman came to an end when members of the Rapid City police department outed her as a lesbian in what appears to be an act of raw retaliation. Police Chief Steve Allender has supported his officers’ decision to report Newsome.
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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society

“Open The Door, I’ll Get It Myself”: James Brown’s Body Reportedly Goes Missing

LaRhonda Pettit, 48, daughter of James Brown claims that the singer’s body has gone missing from its crypt. Brown, 73, died in December 2006 and she claims his body is being hidden to prevent a a full autopsy being carried out. She has always challenged the claim that he died from pneumonia.

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society

In Hot Water: Utah House Majority Leader Goes Public With Hot Tub Incident With 15-Year-Old Girl

Rep. Kevin Garn, Majority Leader of the Utah House of Representatives, has disclosed that he had a nude hot tub experience with a 15-year-old employee in 1985 and later paid Cheryl Maher $150,000 if she would keep quiet. He was running for Congress at the time.

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Bizarre, Criminal law

Pubic Enemy #1: Woman Crashes Car After Allegedly Shaving While Driving

Megan Barnes may have succeeded in establishing the most bizarre case of distracted driving. Barnes is accused of crashing into a car in the Florida Keys on her way to visit her boyfriend. Police say that she was driving while shaving her bikini area — as her ex-husband held the wheel from the passenger seat.
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