Online story: "Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Gets Australian Peace Prize " -- As ridiculous as this is, it does make you think about one thing: Whether he deserves it or not, Assange actually did something to get his Peace Prize.
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From the Emperor Scarlet O'Bama's border security stand-up routine: "We have gone above and beyond what was requested by the very Republicans who said they supported broader reform as long as we got serious about enforcement," Obama said. "But even though we've answered these concerns, I gotta say I suspect there are still going to be some who are trying to move the goal posts on us one more time." * "Maybe they'll need a moat," he said mockingly to laughter from the crowd. "Maybe they'll want alligators in the moat." -- I would normally tell someone with this little grasp of comedy and solutions to "keep your day job", but in this case, that IS the issue.
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L-E headline/story: "Police officer placed on administration leave with pay after shooting suspect * “The male came to the door, holding something in his hand behind his back,” Boren said of Apt. “They ordered him to drop it. The man came around with a pistol, pointing it at them. * (Officer Derrick) Moore then fired his weapon, striking Apt in the wrist. Apt was taken to the hospital, and Moore was placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Boren said." -- Why's this guy on administrative leave? We NEED him back on the street!
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L-E headline/story: "PHENIX CITY MAN ON DEATH ROW GETS NEW TRIAL * The charges against Harrison stemmed from a stabbing on Jan. 13, 1998. Authorities said Harrison, now 52, attacked Day inside his 18th Avenue home. * Harrison drove Day’s car around for several days after the slaying, trying to sell the Mazda 626 along with Day’s television and VCR. Surveillance cameras inside a local pawn shop later recorded Harrison selling more than 200 of Day’s CDs. * Harrison has maintained his innocence throughout his proceedings. He admitted fighting the victim but claimed Day struck him first, punching him in the ribs. Harrison pulled out a knife but said he only nicked Day’s neck. He claimed someone else must have killed Day later that night" -- Only 'nicked' his neck? Guess that's the excuse the al-Qaida would claim if brought to trial over beheading Daniel Pearl.
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Carmike's loss this past quarter really reflects how out-of-touch the industry is with reality. Showing the same movies in "2D and 3D" splits the audience of a movie and doubles the cost of showing it. In addition, all those 'kiddie movies' being offered in 3D have backfired as parents look at it as being forced to pay adult prices for their children, and having to pay a premium adult price just to go with them. Throw in the high price of "celebrity voices" for animated characters just adds to the misery.
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So Omar bin Laden wants proof... show him the pictures...maybe even insert them into a Father's Day Card.
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L_E headline: "Mayor Tomlinson comes under fire for her public safety supplement proposal " -- This is exactly one of the issues of discussion between Mayor Wetherington and myself. Told him I could believe him if he told me this wouldn't happen, but there was nothing to prevent another mayor from trying to use the LOST money to prop up the ordinary budget by dipping into those funds for ordinary expenses
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L-E's "Quotable": "Credit you give yourself is not worth having.” Irving Thalberg American film producer (1899-1936) -- Is this not the perfect adage to carve in the desk of every elected official and government administrator at every level of government?
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The one question we haven't heard: "Why is a Ph.D a bonus for the director of Parks&Rec? Is it rocket science?
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