Thursday, December 09, 2004

Martha's Show
NBC said that after she gets out prison, Martha Stewart will star in a new show where she will interact with guests in the studio audience. Experts say the show may not do so well because women who liked to get verbally abused while they learn new recipes usually just go to visit their Mothers-in-Law.

Top 5 Reasons John Snow Begged to Stay on As Secretary of the Treasury

5) Wouldn't mind going back to the corporate world, but he doesn't speak Hindi

4) Still waiting for his invitation to go duck hunting with Scalia

3) Is often soothed by the site of all those shiny new nickels

2) Has six new re-designs of the $20 bill to finish... including one featuring an angry, naked and drunk Andrew Jackson

1) It's not like there are any real jobs out there anyway

Canadian Gay Marriage Ruling
The Canadian supreme court has ruled that the government can make same-sex marriage legal. But it's not clear if the court made that decision because it really supports gay rights or because it wants the Conservatives to retake control of Parliament.

Manhattan Brothel
Jenny Paulino, a 44 year-old Manhattan woman, was arrested Tuesday on charges she ran a high-price prostitution service on the East Side. Paulino says she's learned her lesson and from now on she will do only what police and state prosecutors want... by running a low-priced prostitution service on the East Side.

Brawl Indictments
In response to last month's brawl, county prosecutors charged 5 Indiana Pacers with 6 criminal offenses and 7 fans with 7 separate offenses of their own. The indictment actually contains more offense than we've seen from the Knicks all season.

Held Back
A new study says a Florida policy that holds back third graders who can't read significantly benefits the kids forced to repeat the same grade. Not because they learned more, but because they were able to beat up all the younger kids in their class.

Brazile's Take
Al Gore's former campaign manager Donna Brazile says that the Democratic Party isn't dead it's just "gone fishing." But most Democrats think "gone fishing" means making reservations at sushi bar.

Gay Soldier
A U.S. military appeals court has overturned a conviction of a gay soldier for sodomy. The ruling is seen as a victory for everyone; gays in the military can breathe easier, and the Pentagon can continue having Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison gang-raped.

Veterans Affairs
President Bush says Ambassador Jim Nicholson is the perfect person to become the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. That's because after three years of being the U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, Nicholson should have no trouble dealing with lots of frustrated and angry men.

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