Showing posts with label Rolling Stone Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rolling Stone Magazine. Show all posts
Monday, April 6, 2015
Don't Jump To Conclusions
People react to unproven actions and after remarks like "But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy" and "If you want your health insurance, you can keep your health insurance", you'd think they would learn.
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, after riots, looting and fires, is now a complete disaster after the now disproven, "Hands up! Don't Shoot" stories were revealed to be false.
Rolling Stone is the latest to retract and issued an apology for, a November 2014 article that detailed allegations about a gang rape at the University of Virginia. You'd think people would learn, wouldn't you.....
One of the great things about the day after Easter is that Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs go on sale. Second only to Ghiradelli dark chocolate, I stock up on sale day.
I was surprised that Fox's Chris Wallace would make a remark about singer Kelly Clarkson's weight problem. It was really uncalled for and none of his business. He has since apologized but it's hard to stop a bullet once it's fired. Nevertheless, the media has responded negatively.
While it's always impolite to bring up another person's personal problems, in actuality, the remark was not quite as bad as the media has made it
While a guest on the "The Mike Gallagher Show", the two men were talking about fat-shaming and soon enough the host brought up Clarkson's name. Gallagher said, "Have you seen Kelly Clarkson? You know the singer, Kelly Clarkson? Holy cow, did she blow up."
Wallace looked as if he was defending the artist by replying, "Really? Do we want to talk about some of your friends? Kelly Clarkson's got a lovely voice." But, unfortunately he added, "She could stay off the deep dish pizza for a little while." Inappropriate and Wallace should have known better.
The News As I See It: After months of negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reduce its nuclear weapons program. Which was great until Putin showed up and said, “Hi, I’m here about Craigslist ad for nukes." Iran said it will give up trying to make a nuclear weapon. But it got awkward when Iran said, "But just for Lent. We’ll start again on Monday."
Kids in Washington, D.C. had the big Easter egg roll on the White House lawn. The kids found 300 Easter eggs. They also found about 10,000 missing Hillary emails.
It's nearing that time of year to reflect and remember how much I love my tax deductions. Kids!... I meant my kids.
According to a new survey, almost half of the voters in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania say that they do not trust Hillary Clinton. Republicans immediately got together and said, "OK, this is a huge opportunity for us. How are we going to screw it up?"
This Date In History: 1830; Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York. 1862; The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began. 1896; First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1909; Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole. 1917; U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I. 1994; The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash.
Picture Of The Day: Lonely.....
Printable Things I Never Told You: 1) Even if I’m mad at my girlfriend, I should be mature enough not to flush the toilet on purpose while she’s in the shower, but it turns out I’m not. 2) I got in touch with my inner child today and the little shit hung up on me. 3) At my high school reunion everyone kept asking where my date was, so I finally told them the dingo ate her. 4) If you think women are the weaker sex, try pulling the blanket back to your side. 5) And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world. Then, he made the earth round and laughed and laughed.....and that's five !
Today's Horoscope: Aries - April 6th: Don't trust any one who says, "A little birdie told me." Besides the fact that little birdies can't speak, they're renown liars. If for some unknown reason, someone was able to communicate with little birdies, chances are they escaped from a farm.
Birthdays: Raphael Santi, major Italian Renaissance painter 1483, James Mill, philosopher, economist, and historian 1773, Anthony Fokker, aircraft manufacturer 1890, Andre Previn, conductor, composer, and pianist 1929.
The AREA 51 Retirement Home Bar And Grill: A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation in Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband, "You can have her buried here in the Holy Land for $150 or we can have her shipped back home for $5,000.
The husband thought about it and told the undertaker he would have her shipped back home. The undertaker asked him, "Why would you spend $5,000 to have her shipped home when you could have a beautiful burial here, and it would only cost $150?"
The husband replied, "Long ago, a man died here, was buried here and three days later, he rose from the dead. I just can’t take that chance!"
Hillary Clinton is out walking and she passes a young boy selling puppies. The boy asks, "Would you like to buy a puppy Ma'am?" Hillary says, "No, sorry, but we have a cat already." The enterprising lad says, "But they are Democrat puppies, Ma'am." Clinton smiles, but again declines.
The boy nods and Clinton walks on. The next day, Hillary is walking by the same spot. There again is the boy still trying to sell the puppies. As Clinton walks by she overhears the youth telling the potential customer, "But sir, these are Republican puppies."
Hillary stops and says, "Young man, yesterday you told me those were Democrat puppies and today you are saying they are Republican puppies" The child replies, "Yes Ma'am." Hillary then asks, "Well, if they were Democrat puppies yesterday, how could they be Republican puppies today?" The young man replied, "Well Ma'am, since then, they've opened their eyes."
The Hits Just Keep On Coming: A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper, Guido, has cheated him out of $1,000,000.00. His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first place. It was assumed that Guido would hear nothing and would therefore never have to testify in court.
When the Godfather confronts Guido about the missing million, he takes along his lawyer, who knows sign language. The Godfather tells the lawyer, "Ask him where the money is." The lawyer, using sign language, asks Guido, "Where's the money?" Guido signs back, "I don't know what you are talking about."
The lawyer tells the Godfather, "He says he doesn't know what you are talking about." The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to Guido's head and says, "Ask him again or I'll kill him!" The lawyer signs to Guido, "He'll kill you if you don't tell him."
Guido trembles and signs back, "Okay! You win! The money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the shed at my cousin Bruno's house." The Godfather asks the lawyer, "What did he say?" The lawyer replies, "He says you don't have the balls to pull the trigger."
Little Johnny brings his grandfather into class one day to tell the children some of his WWII air force stories. His grandfather said, "The situation was really tough. The Germans had a very strong air force. One day, we were deep over enemy territory. I was protecting the bombers and suddenly, out of the clouds, these Fokkers appeared." (Several of the children giggle.)
His grandfather continued, "I looked up, and right above me was a Fokker. I aimed at him and shot him down. They were swarming. I immediately realized that there was another Fokker behind me." (Now, the girls in the auditorium are giggling louder and the boys are starting to laugh).
The teacher stands up and says, "Sir, I think I should point out to the children that 'Fokker' was the name of the German-Dutch aircraft company that manufactured the fighter." Johnny's grandfather replied, "That's true, but these Fokkers were flying Messerschmidt's."
That's it for today, my little candy kisses. Remember, teach a child to be polite and courteous and when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto a freeway.
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Portrait Of A Murderer
Boston Police Sergeant Sean Murphy, a tactical photographer with the Massachusetts State Police, was so angered by the cover of Rolling Stone magazine that he released less flattering photos of the terrorist to Boston Magazine.
The cover, featuring the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, set off a firestorm of controversy across the country. Critics believe that the cover glamorizes Tsarnaev, depicting him as a kind of rock ‘n roll outlaw rather than a terrorist who has been charged with killing four people and seriously wounding hundreds of others. Sergeant Murphy has since been suspended for this actions.
In the interim, a Facebook page has been set up for Murphy and as of this date, has more than 49,000 likes. He did break the rules, so he should be reprimanded and possibly even docked a day's pay. Then, he should be nominated for Officer of the Year for his courage and convictions. You can "Like" and support Sergeant Murphy on Facebook by clicking the following link:
The picture below has nothing to do with Sergeant Murhpy's released photos. It is simply the cover picture that I would have published on Rolling Stone Magazine.
Researchers in New Mexico say that brain scans of prison inmates can predict whether they will commit another crime. You know another good way to predict? They're already in prison.
The temperature rose to 100 degrees in New York City and now doctors are warning people about something called "heat rage." It's a real thing, where people to overreact when it gets too hot. It's similar to those other conditions in New York.....cold rage, lukewarm rage and just regular old rage.
A woman in Pennsylvania gave birth to a baby that weighs 13 pounds, 12 ounces and is more than two feet long. You could tell it was big because when it was time to go home, the baby said, "You want me to drive?"
A new report says that Audis are more likely to be driven by men who cheat on their wives. While their wives are more likely to wind up with that Audi.
This Date In History: 1829; William Burt patented a forerunner of the typewriter. 1885; Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died at Mount McGregor, New York at age 63.
1914; Austria and Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, precipitating World War I. 1945; Vichy government leader Marshal Henri Petain went on trial for treason.
1952; Revolution erupted in Egypt as the military took power in a bloodless coup. The following year the monarchy was abolished and, for the first time since the pharaohs, Egypt was again ruled by Egyptians.
1995; The Hale-Bopp comet was discovered by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp. 1997; Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Picture Of The Day: The innocent, yet curious look of a puppy.
Printable Things I Never Told You: 1) I don't think the Swiss were ever overly concerned about war. They included a corkscrew in their army knife. 2) My friend's son asked what it is like to be married, so he deleted all the music on his ipod except for one song. 3) Probably the worst thing about dying a virgin would be all the dead terrorists that are waiting for you. 4) Friend: "Can you help me put this IKEA desk together?" Me: "I'll need a screwdriver." Friend: "Sure what type?" Me: "Greygoose or Kettle One." 5) "Hand me the phillips screwdriver, babe. No, the phillips. NO. Ok look, hand me the thing you stabbed me with on New Year's Eve. Thanks pumpkin!".....and that's five !
Today's Horoscope: Cancer - July 22nd: A beautiful woman will turn your head today and make you wonder whether you're as committed as you ought to be. Spank......it's a word that will recur surprisingly often this week.
Birthdays: Jane Long, early settler in Texas 1798, Raymond Chandler, author 1888, Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia (1930–74) 1892, Anthony McLeod Kennedy, associate justice 1936.
The AREA 51 Retirement Home Bar And Grill: They found about 200 dead crows near Boston and there was great concern about the possibility of "Avian Flu". They had a bird pathologist examine the remains of all the crow, and he confirmed the problem was definitely not Avian Flu, to everyone's relief.
However, he did determine that ninety-eight percent of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, and only two percent were killed by impact with cars. The Province then hired a Ornithological Behaviorist to determine why there were such disproportionate percentages for "truck versus car" kills.
The Ornithological Behaviorist determined the cause in very short order. When crows eat road kill, they always post a "look-out crow" in a nearby tree, to warn of any impending danger. His conclusion was that the lookout crow could easily say "Cah", but he could not say "Truck"!
A man was sitting at a bar when he noticed a woman with a particularly large diamond ring. As he admired the ring, the bartender came over and said, "That's the Glopman diamond. It's beautiful, but it comes with a curse." The man asked, "What's the curse?" The bartender replied, "Mrs. Glopman."
The Hits Just Keep On Coming: A man is sitting at the bar in his local tavern, furiously imbibing shots of whiskey. One of his friends happens to come into the bar and sees him. The shocked friend says, "Lou, what are you doing? I've known you for over fifteen years, and I've never seen you take a drink before. What's going on?"
Without even taking his eyes off his newly filled shot glass, the man replies, "My wife just ran off with my best friend." He then throws back another shot of whisky in one gulp.
The other man says, "But, I'm your best friend!" The man turns to his friend, looks at him through bloodshot eyes, smiles and slurs, "Not anymore! He is!"
A man found the following note on the company bulletin board:
Dear Employees: As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Obama is the President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a big way.
To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to increase by about ten percent. But since we cannot increase our prices right now due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off sixty of our employees instead.
This has really been bothering me since I believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who would have to go. So, this is what I did.
I walked through our parking lots and found sixty "Obama" bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the ones to let go. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. They voted for change......I gave it to them. I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.
Catwoman's full name is Catherine Woman....
That's it for today, my little bear cubs. Remember, lead your life so you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
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