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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:50 AM

That's Not All, Folks: First American dies from swine flu, British chief medical officer says still too early to oink at the disease.

L8R, GFE: State AGs to ask Craigslist to remove erotic services listings.

Empty Threat: Proposed congressional legislation would slap hostile bloggers with two-year jail terms.

Every Three Minutes: London police conducted 170,000 anti-terror searches last year.

Ringing Endorsements: Jan Drago robo-calling to test her viability in mayor's race.

The Kiss Off: Seattle Cop accused of kissing teen says he's being railroaded by top brass.

Judgment Day: What will the history books say about Governor Schwarzenegger?

Teh Suck: Physicists prove vampires don't exist.

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Politicians seriously don't understand how the internet works.
Removing the "erotic services" section from Craigslist will only cause people to go back to posting those ads in other parts of craigslist, which I believe is the whole reason craigslist put in the erotic services section in the first place.
Duh.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on May 6, 2009 at 8:21 AM

Politicians also don't understand how much people hate robo-calls. If I get robo-called for Jan Drago, I will NOT be voting for her. There is a reason those calls are illegal for everyone but politicians, people hate them.

Posted by SchmuckyTheCat on May 6, 2009 at 8:27 AM

When will Seattle cops and Youth Pastors learn that if you want to get away with hitting on teenagers you've got to be a homosexual Mayor?

Posted by Sheeesh on May 6, 2009 at 8:33 AM

@3 You're kinda icky!

Posted by Aqua Regia on May 6, 2009 at 8:42 AM

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Why; Thank You....

Posted by Thank You Very Much! on May 6, 2009 at 8:50 AM

RE: the vampire article - if you read it, it seems that the paper is still being argued. What amazes me is the fact that the second paper cites a third source from 1982.

That's right...physicists have been arguing about the non/existence of vampire for nearly 30 years. Maybe longer.

Posted by Rebekah on May 6, 2009 at 8:55 AM

@ 2, I find robocalls annoying too, but you can always hang up. It seems like a silly reason not to vote for someone. Are you going to abstain from voting if Drago and her opponent both robocall you?

Posted by Matt from Denver on May 6, 2009 at 8:56 AM

From what I have read the teen accuser has some serious credibility issues according to many people that know her from school and the program in question. Not that we should discount her claim just because she comes from a broken family but some describe her as starving for attention. It comes down to her word against his. Maybe he finally did give into temptation based on her overly affectionate persona which means he is guilty. But I would not put it past the cops to "railroad" someone that dared to stand up against the force in defending the female officer, while at the same time the cops look like they are protecting a child. It’s a win-win situation for them.

Posted by a little birdie told me on May 6, 2009 at 9:01 AM

The flu victim had a pre-existing medical condition, which makes her one of the high-risk groups for ANY kind of flu. Tell me, how is she different from one of the 36,000 regular flu deaths in this country? 36,000 a year is about 700 a week, so presumably a couple thousand people have died of flu since the panic began. Why do we only hear about the one with swine?

Posted by Fnarf

on May 6, 2009 at 9:10 AM

I find your lack of respect for Cptn Kirk disturbing.

Posted by Your Name Here on May 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM

I find your lack of respect for Jonah's lack of respect for Captain Kirk upsetting!

Posted by Fnarf

on May 6, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Smells like Honey!!

Posted by subwlf on May 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM

Re: the cop sexual harassment story.

I'm the last person to defend sexual harassment, but if what the woman is saying is true, the guy immediately realized he did something wrong and apologized for it. A genuine apology wasn't enough for her?

Posted by keshmeshi on May 6, 2009 at 11:01 AM

The Robocall was a push poll trying to find a reason to justify Drago's run. "Did you know Drago was a teacher? Press 1 if this makes you more likely to vote for her, Press 2 if this makes you less likely to vote for her".

Posted by Zander on May 6, 2009 at 3:03 PM