January 31, 2010
In a surprising decision, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of lifting a long-standing law that limits political spending. “The spigot is … wide open,” says campaign finance specialist Richard Hansen of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. This ruling allows unions and corporations to spend limitless dollars on ads to defeat or elect federal officials. The justices stated that they made the ruling so that the public could think for themselves. However, that justification makes little sense because it flies in the face of well established psychology and is the exact opposite of what advertising is meant to do. For examples of how powerful advertising is, click here to read examples written in the USA Today newspaper.
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January 30, 2010
Some rifle parts used by the U.S. Military are really ruffling some feathers. Gun sites, produced by the Trijicon Company in Michigan, contain biblical verses in their product code. Things like JN812 (which is part of a longer string of tiny numbers and letters) refers to the New Testament book of John, chapter 8, verse 12. Some soldiers are referring to these weapons as “Jesus Rifles.” The problem stems from the military’s General Order Number One, which, in part prohibits Proselytizing while in a combat zone. According to Wikipedia, “Proselytizing is the act of attempting to convert people to another opinion and, particularly, another religion.” Trijicon currently holds nearly $1 billion in government contracts and recently was assigned a $660 million contract to be the sole supplier to the U.S. Marine Corps.
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January 29, 2010
On January 21, 2010 Toyota issued a recall of 2.3 million vehicles of eight different models. The reason, faulty gas pedals that can stick or suddenly accelerate, even while the car is stopped. Adding to Toyota’s troubles, they do not yet know the cause of the problem and shut down production lines. Once they identify the issue engineers must then design a remedy for the recalled cars and have it approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall has now expanded to the European markets, and also comes on the heels of a 4.5 million vehicle recall in Fall 2009 because of floor mats that jammed accelerators. Estimates are this recall will cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars and Toyota will need to work hard to convince customers of the brand’s safety and reliability. Other car manufacturers are seizing the opportunity and are offering incentives for consumers who trade in a Toyota for one of their vehicles.
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January 28, 2010
In Joliet Illinois, 2 men and a juvenile attempted to rob a grocery store. After donning ski masks and bandanas and carrying air pistols, one entered the store while the other two acted as lookouts. He quickly emerged and told is accomplices that there was no one minding the store – no one to open the register. A witness saw all of this take place and called the police who quickly arrested the trio.
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January 27, 2010
California’s Menifee Union School District made headlines this week when administrators pulled a book from their shelves that was deemed “age inappropriate.” The offending book, Merriam –Webster’s Dictionary. One parent complained to administrators after a curious child looked up the meaning of “oral sex.” School officials are forming a committee to determine the final verdict—and in the meantime, kids must turn elsewhere for the childhood right-of-passage to look up “dirty words” in the dictionary.
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January 26, 2010
Storied NFL quarterback, Brett Favre had a chance to end his career on a high note – an appearance in the Super Bowl. However, after a hard-fought game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, January 24th, his final play of the game cost them the season. The Vikings needed ten to fifteen yards to put them in field goal range to win the game. While running to his right he was solely focused on finding an open receiver – so much so that he failed to see that there were 15 open yards in front of him to run. Instead, he forced a pass, throwing across his body, which was intercepted. At age 40, Favre, who has come out of retirement twice, may be done with football for good after this season.
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January 25, 2010
Have you ever been on a really bad job interview? No. I mean a REALLY bad job interview – like where at the end you are arrested? Well Clarence W. Burnette can check that off his bucket list! While the Florida man was interviewing to become a deputy with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office he answered “YES” when asked if he had child pornography on his computer. After tests revealed he was telling the truth he was arrested and faces charges of a third degree felony.
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January 24, 2010
Lazaro Flores was in his girlfriend’s backyard practicing “quick draws” with his .32 caliber 1871 revolver. As he was holstering his revolver, he accidentally pulled the trigger and was treated for a bullet wound to his lower right leg.
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January 23, 2010
Dieter and Rosemarie Friebel could not figure out why, for years, the plants they tended to so carefully kept dying. The Hamburg, Germany couple even considered having the soil tested for poison but it was cost prohibitive. They never would have imagined that their neighbor, whom they had an ongoing feud with, was doing obscene things to their foliage in the middle of the night. But, when they anonymously received a CD containing 12 videos of the neighbor urinating on the plants, the mystery was solved. The neighbor has since apologized.
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January 22, 2010
When strip clubs open for business, often they contend with community protestors. However, the Lynx Gentleman’s Club in Coachella, California experienced a different kind of trouble. The weekend before they were due to open, a goat smashed through the double glass doors and accrued more than $2,000 worth of damage. A review of the surveillance video shows the goat staring at his reflection in the doors for hours and then suddenly rammed against them. The goat was not caught, and the Gentleman’s Club still plans to open as soon as it receives its liquor license.
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