Weekend Roundup
USA/ARIZONA - something wrong with no nudity?: First the above photo. It appeared on a campus blog, The Dirty, and the entire cheerleading squad was cut as a result. Rather an extreme response, since 1) It only involved 6 out of the squad's 16 cheerleaders, 2) there was no nudity involved. But when it comes to nudity (even when it's none), hysteria seemed to be the watchword this week. Similarly, Miley Cyrus was forced to publicly apologize over a non-nude photo in Vanity Fair, and a teacher in Florida was fired simply for posing in a bikini on a boat! Can we say "overly repressed"??
USA/Texas - Justice tragically slow: In one of the most bittersweet events ever, a man was freed from prison after serving 27 years for a rape and murder he didn't commit. James Lee Woodard is the longest serving inmate who has been cleared through DNA testing. It's hard to imagine how much life was taken from him. He is now 55 and missed the death of his mother, and likely missed any chance to have a family of his own. He could have been released earlier on parole, but this man of courage refused to show remorse or confess to a crime he didn't commit. His overturned conviction was largely due to efforts of the Innocence Project, a non-profit group that has returning countless numbers of lives to innocent people.
Afghanistan - We have got to do a better job with this country: A woman in Afghanistan watched as her son was killed. Then she was repeatedly raped. The man was sent to prison for 20 years. She, the victim, was then sentenced to jail for four years for "adultery":
Prosecutor Qayum in unrepentant: "She spent several nights with the man. She committed adultery. It was rape, but the woman is also guilty."
USA/Japan - incredible waste: This is one of the reasons the US economy is so weak right now: Dozens of brand-new Mazdas on a derelict ship were destroyed over the mere speculation of future lawsuits.
UK - Gypsy madness: In a real wake-up call to the UK, a entire community of gypsies takes advantage of the UK's generous property laws and surreptitiously sets up a squatting encampment right next door to a government minister.
Germany/Canada - Oops: For those who support "hate crime" laws: what would have happened if Germany had such laws in the 1930s, before Hitler? As Mark Steyn points out, they did!
USA - Communist Holiday: Ahh, May 1. The traditional day of communist revolutions everywhere. In the USA, that means you always get to add in anti-war protestors, illegal immigrants demanding citizenship, USA haters, and a whole load of Che Guevera fans. This year was no exception. With slogans of "My immigrant vagina is angry" and "This land is not America", you just have to see it to believe it. Byron Dazey at My Own Side has got the photo proof. Seeing is believing.
USA - I read these idiots so you don't have to: John Cole of Balloon Juice says he can't help rooting for a fugitive wanted for securities fraud, drug trafficking and bribery, simply because he's "getting one over on 'the man'." I think I outgrew that kind of rebellion-for-any-reason stage when I was like 16 or so. Mr. Cole is in his 50s.
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Notice all the Mexican flags you see at the May Day protests, most far larger than American flags. This is from the same people that condemn borders and patriotism. Obviously that only applies to Americans? Absolutely disgusting.
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