Former American League MVP Jose Canseco has lost his house while he continues to be questioned about the controversy over performance enhancing drugs in basement. His account of the foreclosure of his $2.5 million suggests that he has burned through most of his hefty earnings from the major league. Continue reading “Jose Canseco Loses Home in Midst of Steroid Controversy”
Dear Beloved Readers:
I am taking the little livestock camping today, so there may be an interruption in Saturday’s blog entries. Should I return alive from this experience, I hope to be blogging again by Sunday. If you do not hear from me by Sunday, send the dogs.
Jonathan
Mickey Kantor was a close advisor to Bill Clinton, served as his Secretary of Commerce, and is currently a top advisor to Hillary Clinton. He is now being pursued after the video clip below surfaced — reportedly showing him calling Indiana voters “sh–” and “white n—-ers.” Yet, the maker of the film is now saying that it was doctored while the editor denies changing any words on the video. Continue reading “Hosing the Hoosiers: Was the Clip Showing Clinton Adviser Calling Indiania Voters “Sh–” Doctored?”
In a bizarre case out of Philadelphia, a teacher is shown in the video below apparently referring a fight between students in her special education class. However, two teachers claims that when they reported Tonia Brown, they were fired. They have filed a whistleblower action over the terminations. Presumably, “special education” is not meant to be training for the WWF. Continue reading “Teaching the Three Rs: Wrestling, Rough-Housing, and Refereeing in Philadelphia”
In Riverhead, N.Y., State Supreme Court Justice Robert Doyle held an unusual arraignment hearing: in the court’s parking lot. The defendant, Bernard Musumeci, 44, is a Long Island music shop owner accused of selling knockoff Gibson Les Paul guitars. At 500-pounds, however, the defendant could not appear to be arraign for justice effectively came to him. It is not clear whether the bail slip came with validation. Continue reading “Do You Want Validation with that Arraignment? 500-Pound Man Arraigned in New York Parking Lot”
Wendy Gonaver is a Quaker from Pennsylvania and a lifelong pacifist as well as an instructor in American studies. She was ready to start teaching at Cal State when officials presented her a loyalty pledge to to “defend” the U.S. and California constitutions “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” It is precisely the type of free speech and free exercise issue that Gonaver expected to teach about. She will not have the chance. When she declined the pledge, she was told that she could not teach in any public school in the state. It is the Cal State version of the Thomas More oath for teachers. Continue reading “California’s Thomas More Pledge: Cal State Fires College Instructor for Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oath”
It was bad enough when polls of Iraqis were polled as overwhelmingly supporting attacks on U.S. personnel. Now, Iraqi officials have expressed absolute outrage at the suggestion that they should bear a small fraction of the costs of the war through cheap fuel for the U.S. military. Iraqi officials have said that the U.S. has a greater debt to pay Iraq and that the request is “immoral.” Continue reading “Iraqis Are Outraged at Suggestion that They Pay Part of War Costs Through Fuel”
A Tennessee couple, Robin and Michael Read, who lost their son in Iraq has sued an Arizona tee-shirt maker, Dan Frazier for selling anti-war tee-shirts with the names of dead soldiers (including their son). They are seeking $40 billion in damages in a class action lawsuit. Continue reading “Family of Dead Soldier Sues Tee-Shirt Seller in Class Action”
Wheaton College professor Kent Gramm thought that divorcing his wife of 30 years was bad enough. Yet, he probably did not expect that the one asset that neither he nor his wife Lynelle would share is his income. He was fired by the college after 20 years, which viewed his divorce to be immoral. Continue reading “Matthew 19: Thou Shall Not Teach if Divorced — At Least at Wheaton College”
Northwestern University has rescinded an invitation to Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. to receive an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology in June due to the controversy of recent weeks. It is a shame that the University focused on the fact of a “controversy” as opposed to the merits. Despite his spin, Wright’s words have been legitimately denounced and he appears intent on fueling the controversy to the considerable disadvantage of Sen. Obama. Continue reading “Mr. Wright Wrong For NU: Northwestern Disinvites Rev. Jeremiah Wright to Graduation”
In Tarpon Springs, Florida, police has identified the body of a suicide victim as “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52. This is the second suicide associated with the case.
Muslims in the Indian state of Maharastra in the video below are shown tossing babies off a tower in a 500 year old tradition. While we would call the ritual child abuse, it apparently is called tradition in India — and an honor for the parents and terrified baby. Continue reading “Shock Video: Muslim Faithful Toss Babies from Indian Tower in 500-Year-Old Ritual”
For a young woman named Rukhma, it may be a bit unclear what the United States is fighting for in Afghanistan, or certainly achieving at such a great cost in lives and treasure. Our Afghan ally continues to impose strict Islamic laws against woman in shocking abuses. In this case, Rukhma was taken across the border from Pakistan, raped and abused and then forced to watch as her 3-year-old son was beaten to death. The result: prosecutor put her in jail for adultery and “escaping her house” in Pakistan. Continue reading “Afghan Woman Beaten, Raped, Forced to Watch Son Killed — Then Jailed by Afghan Government”
se defeat of the state’s mandatory ultrasound law for abortions — much like the recent bill in Oklahoma’s legislature. The bill would have required that a woman be shown the ultrasound unless she signs a waiver. Continue reading “Florida’s Mandatory Ultrasound Law Fails in Tie Vote”
In yet another outrage tied to India’s caste system, Madan Singh, 22, was arrested in Northern India for throwing a six-year-old girl into burning embers when he caught her trespassing. Singh comes from a higher caste while the girl is dalit — the lowest caste. Continue reading “Man in India Throws Lower Caste 6-Year-Old Girl into Fire”