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-Headline of the day-
"LA obscenity trial halted over Judge Alex Kozinski's online porn."
A judge trying LA-based porn producer Ira Isaacs on charges of obscenity has bumped heads with a little conflict of interest. Turns out Judge Kozinski really likes himself some porn.
According to the report, the "trial at the Los Angeles Federal Court was put on hold just hours after it opened after an LA Times report about obscene material posted online by Judge Alex Kozinski. The judge agreed to the prosecution's request for a 48-hour delay so that the Justice Department could look into possible issues of prejudice in the case."
Turns out that Kozinski, a conservative who's been mentioned as a possible Supreme Court nominee, posted images of masturbation, public sex, a "slide show striptease featuring a transsexual and a folder that contained a series of photos of women's crotches in snug-fitting clothing or underwear." He was also distributing copyright-protected mp3s by "Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Weird Al Yankovic."
But here's the money shot, so to speak; "[I]n an interview with the [LA Times] he defended as humorous a picture showing two women sitting in a cafe with their skirts hiked up to reveal their pubic hair. Behind them is a sign reading 'Bush for President'."
I think he can kiss the Supreme Court goodbye... (Times Online)
-SNAFU: "Situation Normal; All FOXed Up"-
There's something about the candidacy of Barack Obama that's making the nuts at FOX News stupider. Yes, apparently that is possible.
Fresh off a mountain of criticism over describing an interaction between Barack and Michelle as a "terrorist fist jab," FOX seems intent on proving that they haven't learned a goddam thing from the experience.
In an interview with pocket-sized chickenhawk lunatic Michelle Malkin, FOX newsmodel Megyn Kelly discussed an upcoming right wing hit piece -- I mean, "conservative documentary" -- on Obama. On the crawl beneath video of Michelle Obama were the words "OUTRAGED LIBERALS: STOP PICKING ON OBAMA'S BABY MAMA!"
Of course, "Baby mama" is a term for a mother who's not married to the child's father -- i.e., the mother of an illegitimate child -- but only gangstas, juvenile delinquents, Hollywood producers, people who watch Oprah, and other such unsavory and unpatriotic types are supposed to know that. FOX's target audience of white evangelical hillbillies and people with shrines to Ronald Reagan would only see it as a reference to a recent movie.
In related news, FOX has updated their catchphrase to better reflect their core demographic -- "FOX News: We report, you're a moron." (The Swamp, with video)
-Dick Cheney's a big fat liar-
I know, not exactly news. In seeking to blame anyone other than big oil (and big oilmen like Bush and some guy named Cheney) for high gas prices, Dick decided it'd be a good time to set his pants on fire. The reason you're getting dicked -- I mean, robbed -- at the pump is environmentalists, according to the Big Dick.
According to the report, Dick set his trousers ablaze by "telling the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that 'oil is being drilled right now 60 miles off the coast of Florida. We’re not doing it. The Chinese are in cooperation with the Cuban government.'"
"Even the communists have figured out that a good answer to high prices is more supply," he added. "Yet Congress has said . . . no to drilling off Florida."
How much of that is true? Pretty much none of it. No one's drilling off Cuba, let alone the Chinese. Unhelpful GOP Senator Mel Martinez of Florida calls this "akin to urban legend."
So this is just some crap the Big Dick pulled out of his butt. In fact, most of the GOP has been pushing this line lately, which explains the epidemic of congressional pants fires.
Will having this story proven to be a lie stop GOPers from telling it? It's never stopped them before. (The Carpetbagger Report)
