News & Media
Even Sarah Palin is Awesome Sometimes
In her “book,” Palin throws a little unoriginal wit at prey vegetarians. “If any vegans came over for dinner, I could whip them up a salad, then explain my philosophy on being a carnivore: If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?” (source) I say “unoriginal,” because I had a T-Shirt that said that back in 1989. Nevertheless, it is nice to see that Palin and I agree on something. I still think that Palin is dumber than veganism, but its nice to see two forces of stupidity duke it
ABA seeks a bailout – we should bail out the legal profession by disbanding the ABA
The American Bar Association thinks that the U.S. government should give law grads a bailout by letting them convert their private loans into government loans. (source) The American Bar Association thinks that there is a crisis in the profession caused by too much debt. Yes, the ABA — that festering slop bucket of do-nothing bozos who stamped their seal of approval on every head injury clinic that wanted to call itself a law school, as long as its faculty and administration dropped to their knees and fellated the ABA’s absurd “educational” requirements. The ABA, the same organization that gave accreditation
Rhode Island Governor Carcieri – You're a Dick
So much for me being a smug New Englander who thinks that the Northeast is intellectually superior to the peckerwood hellholes of the Confederacy. Hot on the heels of Maine voters deciding that they don’t want all eight gay couples who live in Maine to have the right to marry who they want, Rhode Island Governor Carcieri vetoed a bill that would allow domestic partners to make funeral arrangements for each other. (source) In his veto message, Republican Carcieri said: “This bill represents a disturbing trend over the past few years of the incremental erosion of the principles surrounding traditional
MEEP – M33P is teh L33T!
Today, I was at the Children’s museum in San Diego, and I scrawled MEEP on the chalkboard. You know why? Because it’s my goddamned right to do so, and because Danvers High School is run by asshats. Apparently, students at Danvers High, in Massachusetts, have adopted a little meme of using the word “meep” as a catch-all / one-word-sentence. This is just one of those things that teenagers do. This is one of the things that makes teenagers awesome. They come up with goofy antics that make us shake our heads, it makes them laugh, we move on. Well… that
Damn Dirty Apes! A Call to Arms!
Ladies and gentlemen, I have a few questions for you. I’m just asking… no, I’m not just asking, I’m RAISING THE ALARM!!!!! More terrifying than SARS, Bird Flu, and H1N1 combined. More scarier than a SHOE BOMB wearing SOCIALIST! Its…. THE DAMN DIRTY APES!!!!! Everyone laughed at Zippy the Chimp, and Clyde from the Any Which Way movies… but did anyone see how the apes were plotting their attack? Placing “Ape Cells” among us? Jesus fucking christ on a crutch! There are organized groups of apes in EVERY MAJOR CITY!!!! And now THEY are on the move. To make sure
I Believe . . . South Carolina Just Got Schooled On the First Amendment
By: Zac Papantoniou “Whatever else the Establishment Clause may mean (and we have held it to mean no official preference even for religion over nonreligion), . . . it certainly means at the very least that government may not demonstrate a preference for one particular sect or creed (including a preference for Christianity over other religions). The clearest command of the Establishment Clause is that one religious denomination cannot be officially preferred over another.” – U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, ruling in the case of Summers et al v. Adams et al, quoting from Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun’s
Best. Wedding. Ever.
The St. Petersburg Times reports: TAMPA — Mary Wright, 74, was thrilled Sunday night to see her grandson marry his longtime sweetheart in a beautiful, white wedding at the waterfront Rusty Pelican Restaurant. Thrilled, that is, until she found herself with a stranger’s hands around her neck — amid a sprawling melee involving 30 to 40 wedding guests that resulted in a flying brick, the appearance of a gun, a call to the cops and, inevitably, a bride in tears. (source) H/T to Alexis
Ike Turner was just trying to teach Tina about critical race theory!
Lionel McIntyre, a black Columbia professor, got drunk and pissed off about “white privilege,” and at a white female colleague who didn’t seem to agree with him. So, what did he do about it? He laid the smack down on the uppity bitch. That’ll teach her. But Professor McIntyre wanted to make sure that he got his pedagogical message across to the whole class. He didn’t just lay down one smack, but brought a whole can of whup ass. The other patron involved in the dispute said McIntyre then took a swing at him after he yelled, “You don’t hit
The USPTO Embraces the Blogosphere, Lobbies for First-to-File
Kappos: “Hey Ted, can you show me how these here tubes work?” The U.S. Government Agency that is responsible for validating which technologies are new and useful has discovered a not so new, yet highly useful tool: web logs. In an effort to open a line of communication between the USPTO and the practitioners who deal with the office on a daily basis, newly sworn in Director David Kappos published the inaugural post on his new blog. In it, he takes up the long-raging debate over whether moving to a first-to-file system of prosecution would have a drastic impact on
Hipcheck16 is no Turk 182 – but Anonymous Political Speech is Sacred
This one is a little disturbing. Political Race Gets Nasty During an election in Buffalo Grove, Ill., an online debate started about a candidate for Village Trustee, Lisa Stone. During that debate, this public official’s 15 year old son, Jed, got a little upset about some harsh statements lobbed at his mother, so he joined the debate — in particular, getting into a flame war with “Hipcheck16”. At one point, the teen asked to know the poster’s identity and challenged him to debate the issues in person. Declining an invitation to pay a visit, Hipcheck16 posted a response that said,
Glenn Beck's UDRP Complaint Gets The Smack Down
First Amendment juggernaut Marc Randazza is having a very good week. On Wednesday, Professor Donald Marvin Jones a/k/a the “Nutty Professor”voluntarily dismissed his invasion of privacy lawsuit against Randazza’s client Above the Law. Today, word comes that WIPO Arbitration Panelist Frederick M. Abbot has denied Glenn Beck’s UDRP complaint against another Randazza client, Isaac Eiland-Hall, the man behind www.glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com … Read more …
Marc Randazza’s Arbitration Win Over Glenn Beck
Free Speech Wins Again. The Decision is available here: Glenn Beck v. Isaac Eiland Hall, WIPO Case No. D2009-1182 Other case documents available here: Complaint Request for Stipulation Response and annexes. Supplemental Filing Surreply I am delighted that I got this decision today, which is the birthday of my friend and mentor, Larry Walters. Larry, this win is hereby dedicated to you. Happy Birthday. UPDATE: Respondent Isaac Eiland-Hall voluntarily gives Beck the domain, saying “point made, sir.” Another Update: The Brown Tweed Society does a three part story on the case. In this discussion, the author really gets to the
Asshat or Imbecile?
Lets say you make $94,000 a year in a great job as a clerk at the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. Lets then say that some kid emails you asking you to write a term paper for him for $300, and you agree to do it. Does that make you an asshat or an imbecile? Now lets say that the “kid” was really an undercover investigative reporter. That makes you screwed. Damian Bonazzolli, the man in question, even wrote to the undercover reporter that there was nothing illegal about writing a term paper for money. In an email exchange, Bonazzolli said
Sweet Home Trademark Infringement FAIL
The University of Alabama needs to fire its attorneys and fire its public relations department. Daniel Moore is a famous artist who has devoted his painting career to depicting scenes from Alabama football games. Some dim wit at the University of Alabama decided that A) this violated the University’s trademarks (because Moore painted the players in their crimson and white uniforms) and B) that it might be a good idea to sue him for trademark infringement. Moore denied violating trademark laws and claimed his art is speech protected by the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Propst, in an
The domain business is full of sleazes? O RLY?
I am shocked… SHOCKED to hear that in domain name auctions, “SnapNames admitted that one of its executives was shill bidding…” The article accurately states: Anyone who doesn’t know how dirty the domain name business is just doesn’t know the domain name business.(source)
Wonderful Things
Science fact of the day: Blowjobs provide an evolutionary advantage. Boingboing. Quote of the day: “The First Amendment means nothing if we don’t protect reprehensible speech.” Jon Katz.
I shaved my balls for this?
Well, that was fast. This lawsuit got filed, and before I got to have any real fun with it… the Above the Law Lawsuit was dismissed. I got to write one measly letter. Shame… I was really hoping to open up this can of whup ass I have lying around. Now what am I gonna do with it? Hat tip to commenter #9 for the title.
Shame on Maine
Maine’s citizens have voted to repeal the civil rights of their neighbors. Shame on Maine. I wonder how this vote squares with the Maine Constitution. Article I in the Maine Constitution states that ‘no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor be denied the equal protection of the laws, nor be denied the enjoyment of that person’s civil rights or be discriminated against.’
Boulder Police Chief, Mark Beckner, You are the Asshat of the Week
Beckner is exactly the kind of petty little douche that becomes a cop because he got beat up too much as a kid. Rod Farva and Salvatore “dude” Rivieri come to mind. Beckner represents exactly the kind of cop that should be stripped of his badge, covered in shit and bees, and then rolled off a cliff in a shopping cart. Why? Because when people don’t respect his authoritah, he decides that it is time to use draconian sex offender laws to get his way. Beckner’s previous claim to fame was running the JonBenet Ramsey case. Bang up job you