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Thursday, September 4, 2008

The Morning News

posted by on September 4 at 8:25 AM

Quite a Pair: Curmudgeon vet and baby machine seek to lead the free world.

Danny Westneat: He loves, loves, loves Sarah Palin so much. She didn’t talk much about policy but he also liked that.

Dick Cheney: Supports Georgia’s inclusion in NATO and smacks Russia for invasion.

You Mean That Wasn’t Already the Rule? City board recommends that lawmakers found guilty of ethics violations pay fines with their own money, not with city money.

You Mean That Was the Rule? Teenager pleads not guilty to manslaughter after shooting a hiker, because it is legal for 14 year olds to shoot rifles without adult supervision.

Rough Rider: Mayor Nickels announcing plan to fund $8.6 million for completion of Burke-Gilman trail, extending to Ballard, this week.

Rough Patch: Port Commissioner Pat Davis appeals to block a recall petition. She had signed a memo extending payment to a retired chief; now 180,000 signatures are required to get Davis recalled.

Rough and Tumble: Detroit mayor pleas guilty to felony charges of obstruction of justice and perjury, arising from affair.

An Army of One: Quaker asks to distribute counter military recruitment leaflets in high school, where military is recruiting students, but school superintendent has refused. ACLU preparing to sue.

Lights on Broadway: Car hits gas pump, igniting fuel and giving a bystander second-degree burns.

Fashion Police: Fourth person arrested in Riviera Beach, Florida for wearing sagging pants. 29-year-old Kenneth Smith was charged with disorderly conduct and exposure of his undergarments in public.

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1

Didn't Danny Westneat declare outright (on the front page of the Seattle Times - how's that for "reporting"?) that Obama "is going to win" just last week?

On a side note, who is/was Danny Westneat? Why was he given this assignment?

Posted by Just Sayin' | September 4, 2008 8:44 AM
2

@1 - It's this new-fangled thing called a "columnist" -- crazy!

Posted by twee | September 4, 2008 8:55 AM
3

What, nothing about Next Top Model?

Posted by Greg | September 4, 2008 8:55 AM
4

> Teenager pleads not guilty to manslaughter after shooting a hiker, because it is legal for 14 year olds to shoot rifles without adult supervision.

How does the fact that it's legal for 14 year olds to shoot rifles unsupervised lead them to believe they're not guilty when they accidentally kill someone with that rifle? I guess when it's difficult to have a strong grasp of the law and legal maneuvering when you're only 14 years old. It's not as simple as not killing someone with a gun, after all.

sincerely,
diggum

Posted by diggum | September 4, 2008 9:16 AM
5

With any luck, John Bailo will run over Pat Davis on his tricycle, killing her and sending him to prison for life. Hey, it can't be any worse than that grim shithole of an East Hole apartment he lives in.

Posted by Fnarf | September 4, 2008 9:22 AM
6

that little puke is pleading not guilty?... he admits he shot her... he just thought he was shooting at a bear.


any sympathy a jury might have had just went bye-bye

Posted by Phenics | September 4, 2008 9:50 AM
7

Pat Davis thinks that nine members of the State Supreme Court are unanimously wrong?

Yeah, good luck with that.

Posted by NapoleonXIV | September 4, 2008 11:46 AM
8

As a former Quaker, I hope she wins.

Posted by Will in Seattle | September 4, 2008 12:48 PM
9

If 5 children = "Baby Machine"

-then-

Nancy Pelosi = "Baby Machine"

We could end up with a Curmudgeon vet for President, a Baby Machine one heartbeat away from the the Presidency and another Baby Machine two heartbeats away form the Presidency.

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me | September 4, 2008 2:57 PM

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