- There are three things Rick Perry knows how to do. Talk
big, hate Democrats and….uh……he can't remember the third one. But it doesn’t
matter because the first two things he does know how to do – and can remember –
will be more than enough as long as the Texas governor follows through with his
promise to deploy as many as 1,000 National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border after
growing tied of "lip service" from the federal government. Gov. Perry
laid the verbal smack down on the Obama administration on Monday, saying the
National Guard will provide additional support to a state-funded border surge
that is costing an additional $1.3 million a week. The area in question has
been swamped in recent weeks by tens of thousands of unaccompanied children
illegally entering the U.S. and while that has spawned scores of angry,
anti-immigrant protests by conservatives who view the children as costly
moochers regardless of their age, Perry is taking a different angle here. He
said in announcing the troop surge that criminals are exploiting the situation
for human and drug trafficking and therefore, it’s time for Texas to act and
provide additional assistance to the more than 3,000 Border Patrol agents who
currently work in the region. The National Guard units being sent to the border
will roll in over the next 30 days and not surprisingly, Democrats and some
Texas border sheriffs are criticizing the plan as an ill-conceived
militarization. That seems harsh and not only because ill-conceived
militarization contains far too many letters and syllables for Perry to
possibly understand in between viewings of his favorite Yosemite Sam cartoons
and barbecue rib lunches………
- This is a refreshing change. Normally, if two athletes
are involved in bar fights, there are two separate incidents that police must
investigate and two police blotter entries to pay attention to. This time
around, St.
Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar and NBA free agent Donte Greene stepped up
and teamed up for an athlete-on-athlete brawl outside a Miami Beach nightclub.
Essentially every athlete enjoys at least part of their offseason in Miami
Beach at some point, so the fact that more of these fights don’t happen is
somewhat surprising. In this case, Dunbar and Greene were arrested early Sunday
outside Dream Nightclub in South Beach. According to Miami Beach Police
Detective Vivian Thayer, the athletes got into a fight outside the club.
Details are scarce about what happened and how it started, which will continue
to be true until one athlete’s crew gets loose on social media and starts
talking junk about the other side, at which point 20 different sides of the
same story will emerge and hopefully a hastily snapped smartphone video will
emerge to clear the matter up. Regardless of who started it, Thayer said Dunbar
and Greene each face charges of battery and disorderly conduct. Both posted
bond before the weekend was up and assuming neither used a gun, knife or other
weapon during their scrap and no one was injured in the melee, these two
testosterone-peaking pros will likely escape without any serious charges and
should face a minimum of discipline from their respective league when this all
clears up………
- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is an angry,
forcibly retired despot. Noriega is always irritable, but he’s particularly
irked with the publishers of a popular video game that features a mission to
capture him. Technically, Noriega isn't so much upset that he’s in the game in
a less than flattering way as he is pissed that he’s not getting paid for it.
The peeved despot has filed a lawsuit against the Activision Blizzard video
game company accusing it of harming his reputation with "Call of Duty:
Black Ops II." The
80-year-old once known as one of Latin America's most powerful strongmen and someone
who was convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering and killing political
opponents is currently serving out a prison sentence in Panama, where he was
extradited in 2011. In his lawsuit, Noriega argues that his portrayal "as
a kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state" in the 2012 video game
damaged his reputation. Granted, his reputation was sh*t before, but somehow it
suffered harm here and if you believe Noriega, the company used his image and
name in order to make money and therefore he's entitled to a share of the profits.
“Plaintiff was portrayed as an antagonist as the culprit of numerous fictional
heinous crimes, creating the false impression that defendants are authorized to
use plaintiff's image and likeness," the lawsuit says. According to the
company, In
2012, the company said "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" had netted more
than $1 billion in sales worldwide in its first months on the market. It does
include several real-life characters in Cold War scenarios, including Oliver
North. However, North did his own voice over for the game and acted as an
adviser, while Noriega said in his lawsuit that he wasn't consulted -- or
compensated -- for the use of his likeness……….
- The Rock long ago made the official jump from former
professional wrestler to bonafide movie star, but he hasn’t stopped working to
draw the line between guy who delivers chair shots for a living to thespian
chatting with the guy in the director’s chair. The man known as Dwayne Johnson
outside the ring has hinted in recent months about a possible superhero role in
the offing and now, Johnson has confirmed his involvement in a new DC Comics movie, on that appears
to have him on track to star as the hero Shazam. No, he will not be acting as a
cool smartphone app that helps you identify that cool song you heard at the
club last night. DC Comics character Billy Batson says the word
"Shazam" to transform into superhero Captain Marvel and after being
created in 1939, the character was renamed Shazam in 2011 due to conflicts with
Marvel Comics over their hero of the same name. In the comic books that
inspired the movie, Batson is a 12-year-old boy who is granted his powers by
the wizard Shazam. The name actually comes from an acronym for legendary
figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, who bestow their
wisdom, strength, stamina, power, courage and speed upon Batson when he says
"Shazam." In the process, he transforms into an adult with superhuman
strength, speed and intellect. Johnson will make an official announcement for
the basement-dwelling dorks at San Diego Comic-Con this week and sounds
legitimately excited about his latest action role. "This character has the
power of Superman," Johnson said. "He can throw down. Just say the
word. That's all I'm going to say." Prior to becoming a hero, Johnson can
be seen later this month in “Hercules” and next year in “Fast & Furious 7”
and more………..
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