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Earlier this week a 5-year-old boy was playing with his Crickett-brand "My First Rifle" when it went off by accident, killing his 2-year-old sister. Many online, reacting to the story, were horrified, not only because of the accident, but also the way Crickett Rifles marketed their rifles to children. As of Friday morning, Cricket's website has disappeared, replaced with a Linux Test Page. Their twitter account has vanished, as well.
Many online, reacting to the story, were horrified, not only because of the accident, but also the way Crickett Rifles marketed their rifles to children.
As of Friday morning, Cricket's website has disappeared, replaced with a Linux Test Page.
Their twitter account has vanished, as well.
In January 2006, the Commonwealth of Virginia had been without an official state song for almost nine years. "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," designated the state's anthem in 1940, had been retired in 1997 after civil rights groups protested the song's lyrics, which included such lines as "There's where this old darkey's heart am long'd to go." To amend this, State Sen. Charles Colgan (D-Manassas) introduced SB. 682, a bill designating the traditional folk song "Shenandoah" as Virginia's "interim state song". The debate over the song's merits took an odd turn on January 30th, when then-Sen. Cuccinelli filed an amendment to change the bill and replace "Shenandoah" with "Taxman," an anti-big government anthem by the Beatles. [...] Cuccinnelli added that his constituents would feel more of a connection to "Taxman" than to "Shenandoah," because "they feel like all they ever get from Richmond is more taxes."
To amend this, State Sen. Charles Colgan (D-Manassas) introduced SB. 682, a bill designating the traditional folk song "Shenandoah" as Virginia's "interim state song". The debate over the song's merits took an odd turn on January 30th, when then-Sen. Cuccinelli filed an amendment to change the bill and replace "Shenandoah" with "Taxman," an anti-big government anthem by the Beatles. [...]
Cuccinnelli added that his constituents would feel more of a connection to "Taxman" than to "Shenandoah," because "they feel like all they ever get from Richmond is more taxes."
Get scarred for life for a little extra cash! That's the tempting offer being floated by New York City's Rapid Realty, which is offering employees 15 percent raises if they get the company's logo tattooed on their person. Some 40 employees have already done so—either because they love the firm, need the money, or both. "I was like, Why am I throwing my money away when I could get myself from $25,000 to $40,000 for the same amount of work?" Stephanie Barry, who might not understand what 15 percent means, tells CBS News. "My wife was a little concerned but I said, you know what, it was the best commitment I could think of," said another employee, who's been on the job all of one month. There are no size or placement restrictions—one clearly ashamed employee got a tiny tattoo behind her ear. And actually, the design isn't terrible. Rapid Realty owner Anthony Lolli pays for the tattoos, which cost up to $300 each. But tellingly, he has yet to get one himself.
Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer whose career was irrevocably changed after a spider bite, has died. He was 49. [...] He had been slowly recovering from what was believed to be a spider bite that nearly cost him his arm after he failed to seek immediate treatment. [...] Robinson-Fitzgerald said it’s believed the spider bite contributed to the failure of Hanneman’s liver, but it is unclear whether an autopsy will be scheduled.
He had been slowly recovering from what was believed to be a spider bite that nearly cost him his arm after he failed to seek immediate treatment. [...]
Robinson-Fitzgerald said it’s believed the spider bite contributed to the failure of Hanneman’s liver, but it is unclear whether an autopsy will be scheduled.