An unstable U.S. market, the striking workers at a primary supplier, and plunging sales of sport utility vehicles and pickups are being blamed for a $3.3 billion first-quarter loss for General Motors. This is just the beginning; we’ll be seeing lots more of these reports in the future. It’s the beginning of a vicious cycle. [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Too Stoned For Common Sense? Maybe!
Posted in Common Sense, People, tagged arrest, bust, domestic dispute humor, drug dealers, pot, search warrant on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bahahahahahaha! Can you say dumb ass?
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) – A family called police to their home to report a fight and ended up being arrested on drug charges. Police said they went to the Roehl family home on Monday after getting a call about a fight, possibly involving baseball bats.
They said that when 17-year-old [...]
McJounalism
Posted in People, tagged celebrity scandal, news, Brittany, Miley Cyrus, tabloids, public opinion on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A vicious circle, McJournalism. An article I read states that an overwhelming majority of the public (87%) says celebrity scandals receive too much news coverage. This criticism generally holds across most major demographic and political groups. Virtually no one thinks there is too little coverage of celebrity scandals, according to new national survey by the [...]
My Daddy Was a Drunk, How ’bout Yours?
Posted in Life, tagged ACOA, alcoholism, denial, guilt, responsibility, secrets, stumbling through life on April 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Adult Children of Alcoholics, I’m surrounded by them. I am one. There are 2 variations of an ACOA, one who stumbles through life unaware of the ‘qualities’ that come with this affliction and one who is aware of the affliction and stumbles through life in spite of it. I am of the later ilk, but [...]
This Week’s Richard Cranium Award Goes To…
Posted in Common Sense, tagged awards, Common Sense, federal penn, machoism, misdemeanor, Snipes, tax fraud on April 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I can’t believe it, I really can’t! I know drug dealers and axe murderers who’ve gotten lesser sentences!
U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges sentenced Wesley Snipes to 3 years in prison for a misdemeanor tax fraud. The judge was quoted as saying, “Snipes exhibited a history of contempt over a period of time for [...]
