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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Morning News: GOP Feminists and the Death of a Genie Wife

Posted by on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:21 AM

McGinn Makes Peace with the Seattle Weekly: Mayor Mike McGinn says city departments can resume advertising in its pages now that the paper's new parent company has separated from Backpage.com, the Cayman Islands of child prostitution.

And Now a Little Something for the Kiddies: McGinn also wants to trade developers building height for an elementary school in our kid-free downtown.

Well Fuck, Jim McMahon, Can I Buy You a Beer? "Ex-QB Jim McMahon has early dementia, wishes he'd played baseball."

Listen Up, GOP Feminists (?): It's time you rise up like a swelling tide of lilac-scented fury and take back the Republican Party, says Gloria Steinem. (And then burn it on college campuses throughout the country.)

Battling the Army's Suicide Problem: This year we've lost about one soldier a day to suicide, on average—more than we've lost through combat.

Free Speech Is for Suckers, Hoss: Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, rejects Obama's calls for broader free speech rights, instead urging the U.N. to crack down on religious defamation.

$1 Million and a Personal, Hand-Written Apology: That's what a group of 21 UC Davis students are entitled to after being pepper sprayed by campus security while participating in a peaceful campus protest last November. Money is grand, but good goddamn! personal hand-written apologies are more precious than baby livers on the black market.

Cinching the Girdle: Spain embraces mooooar austerity cuts—$39 billion euros worth—amidst protests, a deepening recession, and 25 percent unemployment rate. Perhaps they are hoping to starve away their problems?

Snapping the Girdle: Greek protestors are marching 200,000 strong on their parliament to oppose new wage and pension cuts.

Got Your Nose Drug Lord: The Mexican Navy has captured a top Zeta drug cartel leader known as "El Taliban."

Teen Jailbreakers Charged: After escaping from Echo Glen juvenile detention center last Saturday. Three of the teens could be charged as adults for assault during the breakout.

Man Sentenced for Killing His Genie Wife: A UK man was sentenced to life in prison after killing his wife during an exorcism gone awry, because he maybe thought she had a genie in her. Sigh. If only he'd rubbed her and wished hard, things could've turned out better.

And finally, let's take our relationship to the next level, Slog, with a little Sex House, courtesy of the Onion:

 

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1
After reading the title, I thought Barbara Eden died!
Posted by Queerly Yours on September 27, 2012 at 7:35 AM
2
You mean I could have paid for college by getting myself pepper-sprayed? Shit. I've gone about this all wrong.
Posted by moosefan on September 27, 2012 at 7:54 AM
3
Even after lawyer fees they are looking at 30-35k each. Fuck you could pepper spray me for 10 grand.

But while OWS has often antagonized the police, in this case the campus cops were way out of line and a million actually seems pretty light.
Posted by giffy on September 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Pope Peabrain 4
Steinem is priceless. But even she must realize that religious fanatics are women, too. And that's what the Republicans have become. The American Taliban.
Posted by Pope Peabrain on September 27, 2012 at 8:27 AM
wisepunk 5
WE ain't here to start no trouble, we're just here to do the superbo-

HEY LOOK A UNICORN!
Posted by wisepunk on September 27, 2012 at 8:36 AM
mikethehammer 6
The hand-written apology really should've come from that sad, doughy rent-a-cop who did the spraying. Or perhaps an additional one should come from him.
Posted by mikethehammer on September 27, 2012 at 8:41 AM
OuterCow 7
Concerning the pepper-spray settlement, I was enraged by this part of the story "The settlement agreement notes that the regents are not conceding wrongdoing in the incident and that the defendants "acted reasonably and with good intentions.""

FSM, I hate that transparent legalese bullshit.
Posted by OuterCow on September 27, 2012 at 9:02 AM
8
Any bets that this is going to be the apology:

"Dear protester, I am sorry if you were offended by being pepper sprayed in the face. In the future I hope we can avoid this unfortunate situation."

@3 - Hell, I'd be pepper sprayed for a lot less than that.
Posted by MR M on September 27, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 9

Lynyrd Skynard in Kent tonight!

We still utilize the Confederate (Rebel) flag on stage every night in our shows, we are and always will be a Southern American Rock band, first and foremost. We also utilize the state flag of Alabama and the American flag as well, ‘cause at the end of the day, we are all Americans. I only stated my opinion that the confederate flag, at times, was unfairly being used as a symbol by various hate groups, which is something that we don’t support the flag being used for. The Confederate flag means something more to us, Heritage not Hate…


http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/board_posts…
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on September 27, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Urgutha Forka 10
@8,

"Dear Dirty Hippy Protester,

I'm sorry you're such a whiny crybaby.

I sincerely apologize for pepper spraying you. I should have used my baton on you instead.

With deepest regret (that you're still alive),
Your local law enforcement agency who have your home address"
Posted by Urgutha Forka on September 27, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Unregistered User 11
In addition to the president of Egypt, I heard Hamid Karzai and the ambassador too the UN from Pakistan say essentially the same thing on NPR yesterday. It was very disappointing, but the follow up question I had was whether or not that suppression of inflammatory religious speech applies to Judaism too...
Posted by Unregistered User on September 27, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Unregistered User 12
In addition to the president of Egypt, I heard Hamid Karzai and the ambassador to the UN from Pakistan say essentially the same thing on NPR yesterday. It was very disappointing, but the follow up question I had was whether or not that suppression of inflammatory religious speech applies to Judaism too...
Posted by Unregistered User on September 27, 2012 at 9:55 AM

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