- Riot
Watch! Riot Watch! It’s on and the masses are enraged in Hungary, where hordes
of irate protestors gathered to call on their government to abandon construction of an anti-immigrant fence of the border with
Serbia and provide more support to refugees seeking asylum in the European
Union. Apparently no one delivered the memo to these folks that fences are good
and border crashers are to be avoided at all costs because some 800 of them
went ape-sh*t at what was allegedly supposed to be a peaceful gathering, breaking
through a makeshift barrier set up outside parliament as a symbol of their
opposition to the 13-foot high fence which the government starting building
this week. Credit for this fine display of dissidence goes to MigSzol, an
organization which assists migrants and refugees, and MigSzol representative Amy
Rodgers asked the Hungarian government to open more refugee camps and on the EU
to create legal ways for refugees to reach Europe. This issue is at the forefront because some
80,000 migrants and refugees have reached Hungary so far in this year and it’s
an ironic twist because Hungary is one of the eastern European nations known
for foisting its gypsy population on the rest of the continent. Dealing with
Hungary’s unwanted unwashed masses is something of a difficult situation
because most request asylum but leave for richer EU countries before their
claims are settled. Why protestors are getting angry about people who use their
country as nothing more than a stopover on their way to a better place is
unclear, but any reason to riot is a solid reason……..
- Double
dribbling is bad for a point guard. Double DUI arrests in a single year is
worse. So as bad as former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb looks for racking up
a possible extreme DUI in Arizona for his second arrest for impaired driving in
the past couple years, Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson looks even worse
for getting arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Los
Angeles, marking his second DUI arrest in less than six months. California
Highway Patrol Officer Jennifer Cassidy confirmed that Lawson was driving at a
high rate of speed before being pulled over around 2 a.m. on state Route 101 in
Hollywood, at which time he displayed several signs of intoxication. Making
matters that much worse, the timing of the arrest could not have been worse.
Lawson was already due in court Friday for his first arrest, although Denver
District Attorney's office spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough acknowledged that the
second arrest could impact those proceedings. "Mr. Lawson posted a $1,500
bond in the Denver case earlier this year and is currently on pretrial
supervision," Kimbrough said. "The conditions of his bond include no
alcohol consumption and monitored sobriety." Monitored sobriety? What a buzzkill.
Do you not realize that this dude is facing two DUI charges, spent a night in
jail and is likely facing serious discipline from his team and the NBA? If ever
there was a time a man needed a drink, this would be it. It has to be very
reassuring to the Nuggets that the player to whom they’ve given the keys to
their team when he’s on the court has such solid decision-making skills and the
ability to handle pressure situations with a deft touch……..
- Totally
harsh, U.S. Department of Justice, totally harsh.
Janet Lim Napoles became extremely rich by questionable means and is serving up
to 40 years in prison in the Philippines for illegally detaining a
whistleblower, so why is the D.O.J. looking to pile on by attempting to seize
$12.5 million in Southern California property and assets from this craft
entrepreneur? The agency wants assets they contend Napoles bought for herself
and her daughters with a decade's worth of money intended to fight poverty and
before you judge a lady for robbing from the poor to make herself ridiculously
rich, just know that the money went to some great causes. Those causes, or
assets as authorities have deemed them, include a motel near Disneyland;
properties in Covina and Irvine; money from the sale of a Los Angeles luxury condominium;
a Porsche and a stake in a California-based consulting company. Unfortunately
for Napoles, she won't be on hand to fight any of this in person because she’s
behind bars halfway around the world for allegedly using bribes and kickbacks
to siphon off Philippine government development funds and then allegedly
attempting to detain a whistleblower who was set to torpedo her empire of
greed. It’s a truly great story of a person chasing the American dream and
refusing to allow anything - laws, common decency, integrity, honor, respect,
compassion or honesty - to get in her way. Rather than looking to tear this
empire down, maybe it’s time we all started appreciating it……….
- If a
Grammy winner sings inside a crowded subway car and no one gives a damn, does
it make a sound? Ask Grammy winner - are
we sure she actually did win one? - Brandy, who hopped aboard a subway train
zipping ‘neath the crowded, bustling streets of Manhattan and found out that
all people really want when using mass transit in New York City is to be left
the hell alone so they can stick their nose in their phone or tablet and not
have to talk to any strangers with questionable hygiene habits. The singer, disguised
in a hoodie, headscarf and glasses, decided
to film herself singing a rendition of the song "Home” and despite the
presence of a successful and world-famous recording artists displaying her
vocal talents right in front of them, most of her fellow passengers paid much
attention. In a video posted online, she was pretty much ignored. "Nobody
heard me singing?" Brandy asked after she finished singing. "Nobody
cares? OK." She posted the video anyhow and wrote about the experience on
her blog. "I decided to hit the
subway and sing my little heart out,” she wrote. “You've GOTTA check out this
video and see why this fun-filled morning left me asking: Can a Sistah get ONE
fan?!" To be fair, one man did offer a few words of encouragement. "You
got talent, man; go for it," he told her. "We've seen this a million
times. You've gotta do something different." Tough freaking crowd, yo. But
the man was right. Tyrese also recently took to the subway to promote his new
independent album, "Black Rose." New York devours new trends quickly
and moves on to the next big thing………..
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