Saturday, July 15, 2006

COORS EXEC GETS DUI
"Beer baron Peter Coors' driver's license has been revoked after his arrest for drunken driving following a wedding celebration."
(MSNBC, unearthed by Joel Sogol)

Friday, July 14, 2006

RELIGIOUS OUTREACH TO CUBA LIMITED BY NEW POLICY
"The ties between Christian communities in Cuba and the United States are currently being threatened by proposed limitations on religious interchange, including stringent restrictions on travel and humanitarian aid. During the past year, major U.S. church denominations and religious organizations have experienced a number of unprecedented obstacles that impede their relationships with partner churches in Cuba. Administration actions have restricted their religious travel to Cuba and limited their ability to bring Cuban religious leaders to the United States, thus hindering their capacity to exchange, encourage, and commune with their faith partners in Cuba."
(LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP)

Thursday, July 13, 2006

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND LUNACY
The Department of Homeland Security has classified 77,000 businesses as part of the "critical infrastructure," a terrorist target that is vital to the operations of the U.S. and, thus, eligible for a $50,000 grant. On that list of national assets are ... 1,305 casinos, 234 restaurants, a tackle shop, a flea market and an Amish popcorn factory."
(SEATTLE TIMES)

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

FREEDOM FIGHTER OR VICTIM OF PLOT?
"Scholars regard Denmark Vessey as a precursor both to the Civil War and the civil rights movement, but he is among the most divisive Southern figures. In Charleston, S.C., many blacks exalt him as a freedom fighter, while some whites condemn him as a terrorist."
(ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION)

Monday, July 10, 2006

HEAD BUTT
"Italy grabbed the trophy, slid and dashed and danced as fireworks soared above.

Zidane was nowhere to be found. He had used his big head for stupidity, instead of for genius."
(SEATTLE TIMES)

Sunday, July 09, 2006

ANN COULTER'S FLATULENT FIXATION
"Though she stops short of saying that the earth is 6,000 years old and Adam and Eve rode through the Garden of Eden on the backs of dinosaurs, in her quest to disprove evolutionary theory, Coulter echoes the arguments of the creationists from whom even many religious conservatives distanced themselves long ago. "
(MEDIA MATTERS)