Some 420 people have been hanged in Singapore since 1991, mostly for drug trafficking, an Amnesty International 2004 report said. That gives the country of 4.4 million people the highest execution rate in the world relative to population.
—Australia says Singapore hanging “barbaric”
You may have one of the world’s finest airlines, but you are a cold-hearted [...]
Yer Honor, obviously my client is a man of the highest moral caliber, and has no recollection of this matter.
This. Is. Just. Too. Bizzare.
Is this silly? You bet!
Do I enjoy writing like this? Sometimes.
Did I think it was a hysterical send up of Rummy when Doonebury did it? Absolutely!
Even Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who stood beside Rumsfeld at the news conference, found it impossible to describe the fighting in Iraq without [...]
Ah, nothing like a nice “strong, big man” in Africa to make the media go all wobbly.
My personal favorite (emphasis mine):
Although he introduced multi-party politics in the early 1990s under international pressure, Bongo has made no secret of the fact that he believes African states need autocratic leaders to deal with ethnic tensions.
Gabon’s history could [...]
Screw the tomtom, I want this!
“If necessary fan me!”
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency’s slow response to Hurricane Katrina, is starting a disaster preparedness consulting firm to help clients avoid the sort of errors that cost him his job.
Ex-FEMA head to start disaster planning firm
I’ve got the “You’re fired!” line for Apprentice: FEMA: You’re doin’ a heckuva job!
In the spirit of the season, we proudly present one of the greatest newspaper editorials ever written:
From the editorial page of the New York Sun of 21st September, 1897:
Is There a Santa Claus?
We take pleasure in answering at once thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful [...]
I’ve long felt, as have many other pro-life people I know, that the purpose of some on the other side of this issue is to gin up the number of abortions performed to as high of a number as possible. But I could never figure out why.
Yet, after reading this (inadvertly) honest piece on AlterNet, [...]
Who could have asked for more? T.O. told to shut up, sit down, and go away.
‘Coach Mumme questioned Mr. Ali repeatedly about Islam and specifically, its ties to Al-Qaeda,” the letter states. This made Mr. Ali uncomfortable, it says. And then, after the team’s first game, “despite being the star tailback for several years, Mr. Ali was relegated to fifth string and not even permitted to travel with the team,” [...]