Badass of the Day

homie don't play that.

JetBlue Attendant Goes Ballistic On Flight To JFK
A JetBlue flight attendant was arrested Monday following a bizarre incident onboard a flight incoming to John F. Kennedy Airport in which he allegedly inflated the emergency exit slide and rode it down to the tarmac after cursing out passengers over the plane’s intercom.

Sources said Slater lost his temper when a passenger attempted to pull baggage out of an overhead bin as the plane taxied to the gate. Sources also said Slater told the passenger to sit down until the plane was parked at the gate, but the passenger yelled expletives at Slater and pulled the bag out, hitting the flight attendant.

Aviation sources said Slater got on the plane’s public address system and yelled:

“To the passenger who called me a (expletive), (expletive) you. I’ve been in the business 28 years. I’ve had it. That’s it.”

Sources said Slater then grabbed some beer from the plane, deployed the inflatable slide, and took off in his car parked in an employee lot.

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helen thomas: another one bites the dust

thank god, this chick is so annoying. on the other hand, does this mean that the Jews do control the media? (joke)

Helen Thomas Retires
The longtime White House journalist has stepped down from her latest role in the wake of controversial remarks made in late May about the need for Jews to "get the hell out of Palestine" and return to Poland and Germany.

"Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately," read a statement from Hearst Newspapers on Monday. "Her decision came after her controversial comments about Israel and the Palestinians were captured on videotape and widely disseminated on the Internet."

Thomas said in a statement that, "I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.’’

The decision to retire came as Thomas faced rebuke from nearly every corner after video of her remarks during an interview with RabbiLive.com's Rabbi David Nesenoff emerged online late last week.

"Those remarks were offensive and reprehensible," Gibbs said during the Monday briefing, adding that Thomas's remarks "do not reflect certainly most of the people here and certainly not those of the administration." Thomas did not attend Monday's briefing and journalists, perhaps sensing the closing of an era, were spotted taking pictures of Thomas' empty front row.

via politico

specter out, paul in

last night was a very interesting night in politics. i'm glad that the turncoat arlen specter is out of the picture, and am excited to see what rand paul can do in kentucky (something we've been following for almost a year).

Arlen Specter out, Rand Paul advances, Blanche Lincoln fights on
The defeat of Arlen Specter – Pennsylvania’s longest-serving senator in history – and the victory of “tea party”-backed Rand Paul in his Kentucky Senate primary Tuesday signal a restless electorate disinclined to follow the wishes of the Washington establishment of both parties.

In Pennsylvania, the storied political career of Senator Specter comes to an end despite the backing of the president and governor, the latest evidence that political coattails are a myth in this age of the independent political operator. Despite final polls showing a tight race, Specter lost to Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary 54 to 46 percent. Congressman Sestak will face former Rep. Pat Toomey (R) of Pennsylvania in November.

In Kentucky, novice politician Rand Paul – son of the libertarian former presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R) of Texas – decisively beat the GOP’s hand-picked candidate, state Secretary of State Trey Grayson, 59 to 35 percent. The Paul victory represents the largest win yet for the tea party movement, an antitax, small-government backlash that has energized conservatives across the country for more than a year. The Grayson defeat was also a defeat for Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, who had recruited Mr. Grayson to run. In November, Paul will face state Attorney General Jack Conway, who narrowly defeated the more conservative Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo in the Democratic primary.
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bill murray left the club after midnight, with three women

via thetalkinghead

good picture of what's happening in the gulf

obama is not a drunken sailor

amateur video from polish crash shows survivors may have been shot

very creepy, listen from around the 1:05 mark until the end, there are 2 distinct gun shots.

massachusetts moves state investments out of big banks to protest credit card rates

hell yea massachusetts, now if you could only stop taxing the hell out of everyone in the state, that would help too.

Massachusetts moving money out of 3 big banks to protest credit card rates

Massachusetts officials on Wednesday announced plans to move millions of dollars in state investments out of some of the nation's biggest banks to protest credit card interest rates.

State Treasurer Timothy Cahill said the state has removed Bank of America, Citi and Wells Fargo from a list of institutions approved for new state investments. Massachusetts, which is the only state to make such a move, is also beginning to divest $243 million in funds held at those banks, though the process could take up to six months.

"We want to bring some fairness into the issue," said Cahill, who is running for governor. "I don't think what we're asking is . . . out of line."

full story here
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could ron paul actually win?

i've liked this guy for a few years now, never really thought he had a shot at the presidency. i know that polls are a dime a dozen and don't hold much weight, but it's still quite amazing. i just hope the republicans don't screw the pooch like they did in 2008.

Election 2012: Barack Obama 42%, Ron Paul 41%

Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is – virtually dead even.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds Obama with 42% support and Paul with 41% of the vote. Eleven percent (11%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.

full story via rasmussen
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elian gonzalez joins communist youth organization

in related news, grass is green, world not flat.

Now 16, Elian Gonzalez Shown at Cuba Youth Meeting
Cuba has released photos of one-time exile cause celebre Elian Gonzalez wearing an olive-green military school uniform and attending a Young Communist Union congress.
Gonzalez, now 16 with closely cropped black hair, is shown serious-faced with fellow youth delegates during last weekend's congress at a sprawling and drab convention center in western Havana. The images were posted Monday on Cuban government Web sites, then widely picked up by electronic, state-controlled media.
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U.S. Military begins regional preparation for possible Iranian conflict

Final destination Iran?
Published on 14 Mar 2010

Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster” bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran.

The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu” bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures.

Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons.
Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971.

The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs.

full story via herald

tiger woods hires ari fleischer for PR. (not from the onion)

step 1 to rehabilitating public image - don't hire W's ex-press secretary

Tiger Woods Hires Ari Fleischer, Former Bush Press Secretary, to Rehabilitate Image

The New York Post reports that Tiger Woods has hired former George W. Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer to help rehabilitate him image.

Two sources in the golf community have told The Post that Ari Fleischer, the former presidential advisor to George W. Bush and the man who was brought in to help repair the steroid-shattered image of Mark McGwire, has been huddling with Woods, plotting a strategy for his return to golf -- at the Arnold Palmer Invitational starting March 25 at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla.

"They were in his living room this week going over a strategy for how to handle Bay Hill in two weeks," one source told The Post.

The other source told The Post, "I would be shocked if he didn't play the Arnold Palmer."

via huffpo

well now that's just absurd

= nostradamus? 'hurt locker' cleans up

congrats to the hurt locker!! i told yall back in october '09 about the greatness of this film. f*@k james cameron.

Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow's 'Hurt Locker' wins Best Director and Best Picture at Academy Awards

"The Hurt Locker" dominated the Oscars on Sunday night, winning six awards - including Best Picture and Best Director.

Kathryn Bigelow took home the Best Director Oscar, beating out "Avatar" director James Cameron.

via ny daily news

Riot at Chuck E. Cheese leads to marijuana arrest

who would've thought?

Chuck E. Cheese Riot in Tennessee Leaves Several People Facing Charges

Chuck E. Cheese, the restaurant and game center for children, is not where one would expect a riot to occur, but that's what happened when two families began fighting over a long line at the photo booth.

The alleged aggressor's family was there celebrating her son's birthday at the Chuck E. Cheese in Hickory Hill, Tenn. when a girl began complaining that their lengthy use of the photo booth was causing a long line to form.

The woman's stepfather reportedly punched the complaining girl in the face, which sparked a wider physical altercation between both families. Customers and children began running for the exits to escape the melee. The young woman denies that any of this is her fault but admits she's "embarrassed" by the incident.

Members of both families face a variety of charges, from inciting a riot to threatening police officers to possession of marijuana.
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full, unedited o'reilly/stewart interview

Kurt Cobain's daughter makes singing debut with wrong people

i don't have high expectations but hope i'm pleasantly surprised. weird al??

Kurt Cobain's daughter to make singing debut with My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way
Frances Bean Cobain sings as part of a "gang" on Dresden Dolls side-project. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter Frances Bean is to make her singing debut on a track also featuring My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, Andrew WK, and Weird Al Yankovic.

Seventeen-year-old Cobain sings on "My Space," which will appear on the eponymous debut album by Evelyn Evelyn, who are made up of Dresden Dolls frontwoman Amanda Palmer and Seattle musician Jason Webley.
via yahoo!

it has arrived

me = not impressed.

Apple unveils "iPad" tablet device
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off the "iPad" tablet on Wednesday, looking to define a new category of wireless device that will play video, games and all sorts of other media.

Jobs, who returned to the helm last year after a much-scrutinized liver transplant, is hoping to sell consumers on the value of tablet computing after numerous technology companies had failed to do so in recent years.

Called the "iPad," the device is Apple's biggest product launch since the iPhone three years ago, and arguably rivals the smartphone as the most anticipated in Apple's history.

After months of feverish speculation on the Internet and among investors, Jobs took the stage at a jam-packed theater in San Francisco and, with his famed showman's flair, began detailing the device's basic features.

full story via reuters

Conan, meet Fox. Fox, Conan

so it goes.

Fox ready to swoop in on Conan

FOX is set to move fast to pick up Conan O'Brien for a rival late-night show, according to sources. Talks between O'Brien and Fox could start as early as this week.

"Chances like this don't come around very often," says the source with knowledge of the situation. "If Fox wants to be in late night, now's the time."

That Fox is interested in Conan is no secret.

"He's one of the few guys on the planet who has demonstrated he can do one of these shows every night," Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment president, said last week. What is new is word that Fox wants to complete a deal with Conan quickly.

Fox has long wanted to create a late-night show -- and a morning show -- to compete with NBC, ABC and CBS.

full story via nyp

na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye

more "modest" healthcare reform? what a novel idea!

Pelosi: House lacks votes to OK Senate health bill
WASHINGTON – Democrats' last-ditch approach to saving President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul — prodding House members to pass a Senate version vastly unpopular with them — isn't working.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she lacks the votes to move the Senate's bill through the House and to Obama's desk. Under a plan backed by the White House, the new law would be followed by a separate measure making changes sought by House members, such as easing the Senate's tax on higher-cost health plans.

Many rank-and-file Democrats said the stunning defeat in this week's Massachusetts special election — in which Republicans captured the Senate seat held for decades by the late Edward M. Kennedy — meant it was time to seek more modest health legislation.
via yahoo!