From the "Uh, yes sir, this is a white house, but it isn't the White House" department:#posted by Dave 5:45:00 PM
Tassie's Bagdad under friendly fire from e-mails.
Web surfers seeking the latest developments on the war in Iraq have put Tasmania's small township of Bagdad under electronic siege.
Hits to the Bagdad Online Access Centre have more than doubled to 15,000 a day since the war in Iraq began two weeks ago.
"You've Got Bombs!"
Wrong Answer to al-Jazeera#posted by Dave 5:37:00 PM
To combat what is widely viewed as the slanted news coverage of Arab satellite stations, the White House and Congress are joining forces to spend tens -- perhaps hundreds -- of millions of dollars to launch an official Arabic-language U.S. government competitor.
Freedom fries, o, freedom fries...
So, wait a second: We're going through tens of billions of dollars for a war, and yet we still have some petty cash for an arabic television network?
While we're at it, lets go set up America's first network devoted to completely slamming America.
Hey -- we already got two canidates... Mr. Rivera, Mr. Arnett?
Teen Hires Prostitute From Hospital Bed#posted by Dave 4:22:00 PM
The woman reportedly came to the hospital, where she and the boy engaged in consensual sex - although the teen is not legally at an age of consent, according to police.
They start 'em off young up in the big D.
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Another 'American Idol' Kicked Off Fox Show#posted by Dave 1:17:00 AM
Fox said in a statement that Clark "withheld information about a prior arrest which, had it been known, might have affected his participation in the show."
"Due to his failure to disclose, compounded by an error in a police report which misspelled Corey's name, the incident was not discovered during a background check," Fox said. "The producers and network feel that Corey's behavior warrants his disqualification."
Step two: Disqualifying FOX from producing anything related to television.
Confusion surrounds Rivera's expulsion from Iraq#posted by Dave 1:13:00 AM
The U.S. military said Monday that Fox News Channel Correspondent Geraldo Rivera was being expelled from Iraq for divulging details of a future military operation, though later in the day a Central Command spokesman said he was not sure whether the newsman would be forced out.
Damn - can't we just, like, execute him or something?
[I don't know where this 'information' came from, but props to whoever got it.]#posted by Dave 12:59:00 AM
Things have been getting extremely bad in Iraq, really bad.
So bad that they've been having to close down all the American interest spots, namely Kmarts and Walmarts.
Instead they've just been putting up a whole bunch of Targets....
Frat pledges could face charges after prank airs on MTV#posted by Dave 12:27:00 PM
The Sigma Chi Omega stunt was part of the MTV reality series "Fraternity Life." The video shows three pledges climbing over the wall and walking by some animal exhibits.
We can only hope that this means one thing for the troubled MTV Series:
Cancellation.
Bank robber injured when stolen money explodes in pants#posted by Dave 12:25:00 PM
A bank robbery suspect learned a painful lesson -- never shove stolen money containing an explosive dye pack down your pants.
Always put your money where your m...., wait a second...