Borat can now claim “Legal Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” A judge in New York has dismissed a defamation case against Sacha Baron Cohen and the producer, Twentieth Century Fox, of the movie “Borat. Jeffrey Lemerond is shown in an extremely poor light in the movie as he screams “Go Away” and appears to flee Borat when he tries to hug him. Federal Judge Loretta Preska treated the film as the equivalent to a news story in order to dismiss the complaint. Cohen has largely been successful in a variety of court challenges to the film. Continue reading “Very Nice: Borat Wins Defamation Case”
It took only a week. Police have arrested a couple who allegedly posted the Craigslist ad offering the contents of Robert Salisbury’s home. They are Brandon and Amber Herbert and ideally they will not be the last people to be charged. Continue reading “Police Arrest Couple Behind Craigslist Ransacking Hoax”
Yet, another prostitution scandal was triggered today with the disclosure that the husband of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Thomas Athans, allegedly admitted to police that he used the Internet to arrange for a prostitute to come to his hotel and paid for services. Continue reading “Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s Husband Implicated in Prostitution Arrest”
A couple was the latest to be put to face Rajam (stoning to death) for the crime of adultery after a sentencing by Pakistan’s Mohmand tribal agency. The couple was found guilty by a “qazi court” in Fata in a case reportedly over-seen by the Taliban. Continue reading “Islamic “Court” Stones Couple to Death for Adultery”
The Los Angeles City Council appears to be dropping the proposed 40-hour moratorium on killings that was supposed to start on Friday. The tabling of this proposal by advocates like Councilman Tony Cardenas should clear the way for other possible alternatives like requiring Los Angeles residents with even numbered license plates to kill only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays while people with odd numbered license plates could do their killing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. All would be expected to rest on Sunday. Continue reading “Los Angeles Debates a 40-Hour Moratorium on Killings”
The White House finally released some of the torture memos to Congress — justifications of coercive methods by Professor John Yoo. What is most striking about the memo below is its rather low-grade effort to justify torture — citing a type of self-defense theory for why an isolated detainee might have died or been injured during rough interrogation. Continue reading “Torture Memo Released: Yoo Argues Self-Defense in Cases of Interrogation Deaths or Injuries”
It appears that the national outcry over Wal-Mart’s litigation against Deborah Shank — a brain-damaged former employee — has forced the giant corporation to back off. It will no longer try to collect $400,000 from Shank and her cancer-victim husband. Continue reading “Wal-Mart Backs Down in its Litigation Against Brain Damaged Former Employee”
In a startling disclosure from an exchange at an East London mosque, Imam Abdul Makin and a leading Muslim lawyer have supported the killing and raping of non-Muslim, declaring all non-Muslims as guilty and subject to lethal abuse. As the videos show below, moderate Muslims have a considerable fight on their hands to rid their faith of these unhinged characters. Continue reading “Leading English Muslim Endorses the Killing and Raping of Non-Muslims”
An 18-year Nebraska state trooper is appealing his termination due to his political association with a group affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. Robert E. Henderson was fired after he disclosed his association with the Knights Party, a group led by racist David Hale. The case before the Nebraska Supreme Court is only the latest in a long line of terminations of police officers for private or politicalassociations during their off-duty hours. Continue reading “Trooper Appeals Termination for Off Duty Political Activities”
With the various legal controversies involving Wal-Mart, one would think that its legal department would seek to avoid another lawsuit. Yet, Wal-Mart’s hard-nosed approach to legal disputes appears to be again getting the store into hot water — this time with the U.S. government. Wal-Mart reportedly refused to re-hire Sean Thornton, a former airman with the United States Air Force, after he returned from deployment, leading to a lawsuit by the Justice Department in Orlando Florida. Continue reading “Big Box, Small Heart: Wal-Mart Sued By U..S. Over Termination of Veteran”
Hamas has long adopted a slightly different approach to the education of children. First there was the homicidal Hamas Mickey Mouse. Now the geniuses at Hamas production have come up with the charming Hamas killer puppet. The video is shown below in case your children have not run off to school yet. Continue reading “Hooked on Hamontics: Hamas Television Shows Puppet Killing Bush”
In what could be a major new religion clause case, the Supreme Court has taken a case involving a Ten Commandments monument in a public park in Utah. The Tenth Circuit ruled with little known church that the city it must allow followers of the Summum religion to erect a similar monument displaying the “Seven Aphorisms of Summum.” Continue reading “Supreme Court Takes New Ten Commandments Case”
In a startling development, the FBI announced on April 1st that it has finally analyzed the recently discovered parachute in Washington and found DNA evidence establishing the identity of the famed D.B. Cooper. To the astonishment of many (except readers of this blog), the DNA matches Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, who has vowed to continue his presidential run despite the disclosure.
Continue reading “Parachute Evidence Confirms Ron Paul is D.B. Cooper; Paul Vows to Continue Race”
Max Mosley, President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), is at the center of scandal that makes ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer look like a junior leaguer. In the video shown below, Mosley is reportedly engaged in a five hour orgy with five prostitutes dressed as Nazi guards — a particularly embarrassing performance given the fact that Mosley’s father, Oswald, was the pre-war leader of Britain’s fascist “blackshirts” and even invited Adolf Hitler to his wedding. Update: Mosley prevailed in a court action in showing that the party did not have a Nazi theme and that his privacy was violated. Continue reading “Max Mosley Shown on Video in Five Hour Sado-Masochistic Orgy”
One can only imagine what Freud would do with this. Prince al-Walid bin Talal has announced the construction of a mile-high tower in the Saudi Arabian desert. Continue reading “Building Envy: Saudi Prince Announces Building That Will Be Twice As Big as Nearest Rival”