Leno on Brokeback
> A movie theater in Utah abruptly cancelled a screening of the movie "Brokeback
Mountain.” They felt it was inappropriate for the community standards. Instead
they ran "Deliverance.”
Eric Scheske
So Get Off Their Backs . . .
. . . or they'll jump on yours:
> More than a quarter of obese and overweight people do not want to lose weight,
a
survey says. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4589010.stm]
The Old Ball and Chain
> A 75-year-old Polish man was chained up by his wife in a dog kennel because she
was fed up with him coming home drunk.
> Zdzislawa Bukarowicza was chained up by his wife Helena and fed on dog food and
water because she was sick of him
Not Just for Catholics Anymore
> Celebrity annulments are all the rage these days, with the latest "didn't
happen" marriage belonging to Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney. The pair got
married (there are pictures to prove it!) in May and by September had decided to
call it quits. Late last month,
Cashman the Criminal
If you missed it on Fox last night, a man pled guilty to raping a six-year-old
girl. The judge sentenced him to 60 days. Today, I learn part of the judge's
rationale:
> [The judge] said . . . his intent was to ensure that Hulett gets treatment
[which
The Lion Roars
> The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has now made $500 million (GBP277 million)
at the worldwide box office.
> The fantasy film, adapted from C.S. Lewis' classic novel, stormed to the top of
global film charts after it was released last month.
Link
[http://contactmusic.com/
South Continues to Get Exonerated
Thomas DiLorenzo visited the New York Historical Society's exhibit on "Slavery
in New York [http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/]" last Friday and was impressed by
the lack of political correctness. He offers this quote from a book published by
the Society:
> For nearly three hundred years,
Unfortunately, Not So Odd Consumer News
Condom key chains, courtesy of (who else?) Planned Parenthood
[http://www.ppct.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ppct&Category_Code=KEYC]
.
Thanks, Dawn Patrol [http://www.dawneden.com/2006/01/chains-of-fools.html].
Belafonte
From the left-leaning Jeff Jarvis [http://www.buzzmachine.com/]:
> Harry Belafonte calls Bush “the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest
terrorist in the world.” He also said that millions of Americans support
Venezuelan Hugo Chavez. This from UNICEF's goodwill ambassador. With goodwill
like this”¦.
I&
Vatican Silent on Agca
Probably the appropriate response
[http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=41708]:
> The Vatican is accepting the decision of a Turkish court to free Mehmet Ali
Agca. The would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II will be released on parole on
January 12.
> Questioned on January