Two "Celebs" Vie for Hillary's Senate Seat

New York Governor David Paterson, who has the sole authority to name Hillary Rodham Clinton's replacement as New York Senator, has a couple of interesting applicants. The "quiet and non-assertive" daughter of a former president, and a screechy voiced television sitcom star. That's right - we have a face-off in New York State between. . . Caroline Kennedy and Fran Drescher!

Obama and McCain at Ground Zero 9/11/08

Barack Obama and John McCain met today at Ground Zero on the seventh anniversary of 9/11:

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My thoughts exactly. . .

From my dear friend in upstate New York, who's "represented" by Hillary Clinton, come these wise words:

i am tired. bone achingly tired. but i cannot stay silent any longer. i am taking a deep breath and i swear i am going to try to say this nicely... oh screw it!

if you are a hillary clinton supporter- you are stupider than any republican on the fu**ing planet. should i repeat that slower so that you get it?

since i have already voted in my primary, i have tried my damnedest to not get into a lather about politics- because this election, is fairly meaningless. what you don't seem to be getting here- this isn't politics as usual. i don't even know why i am wasting my time typing this. it isn't about white or black- it isn't about misogyny- it's about who the fuck will put some brakes on the continuing erosion of civil liberties in this country. look folks- get your head out of your assholes here. the reason hillary clinton is 'winning' in more states is what is called 'crossover voting'- even the msm talks about it. let me explain it very carefully for you- that's where republicans go and register to vote as a democrat in the democratic primaries. yeah- i don't get why they can do it either- but all you have to do is listen to rove- who was talking about it on fox today or the fatster himself- the self proclaimed leader of 'operation chaos' himself- limbaugh. look at the voting numbers and look at the states clinton 'won'- take a look at the fact that she is campaigning so dirty against a fellow democrat- and you can see that she is not a democrat.

oh- and fyfi- i am from new york- upstate new york- and i can tell you- she has done precisely shit for new york state. precisely shit- in spite of all of the promises for jobs and healthcare and blah, fucking, blah. so please- spare me how wonderful she is. how much she does for working families and women. i can attest that we haven't received any of her campaign promises. nope. so when you are all puffed up and feeling groovy about the fact that clinton took pennsylvania- the state that voted for rick santorum- keep it to yourself. you are the biggest reason that the republicans will win in november. oh- and another fyi- if you bothered to listen to the right once in awhile instead of gloating at the digs clinton lobs at obama- you would know that they want a mccain and clinton matchup- because they don't feel they can beat obama.

so- screw you all for squandering any opportunity we may have had to at least staunch the flow of blood that the neo cons have let over the last 15 years or so. just go out and pat yourselves right the fuck on the back and keep believing that another clinton term will be wonderful.

Thank you, Betmo! We'll do our best to end this here in the Hoosier State! Although we enjoy both, we're more into hoops here than bowling. Let's see who aces the tip off. . .

Anti Drug War Ad Turns 3 AM Ad On Hillary Clinton

A recent web advertisement has turned around Hillary's original 3 AM ad and turned it into a powerful call for the New York senator to address New York's harsh and discriminatory drug laws:

David Paterson is sworn in

"Good Natured Guv" replaces "My Way or the Highway"

New York's new Governor David Paterson drew applause and hoots of laughter as he delivered an inaugural speech laden with jokes about fellow Albany lawmakers. Paterson made fun of his disability - he is legally blind - by recounting how Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver prevented him from cracking his gavel down on a glass. According to Paterson, Silver said that event would have turned the legislature into a "Jewish wedding." Paterson also knocked the republican State Senator Joseph Bruno's tough-guy person by saying he'd go to his upstate New York ranch for dinner only if he brought his "taster" along:

Manhattan Crane Collapse

The vacant space between these two buildings, where the tower of a massive crane juts out from, was a five story residential building until approximately 2:20 pm today. The 15-story crane, working on a building on East 51st Street and 2nd Avenue, also demolished a restaurant in the bottom of the building that was ironically named Fubar. Although the pub was closed at the time, an employee is feared to have been in the restaurant at the time. Here is video from the scene:



At 5:50 p.m., one man was recovered from the rubble alive and taken to a local hospital. So far, officials have reported at least 10 people injured, three critically. The rescue effort was focused on a woman who was said to be in Fubar when the town house above was flattened by the collapsing crane. Rescue dogs, thermal-imaging cameras, and listening devices are all being used in the recovery effort. Firefighters will be working through the night.

The owner of the crane, New York Cranes, was implicated in another crane accident from October 2006 wherein an 800-pound chunk of crane fell on a New York City cab, almost killing the driver and h is passenger. The crane fell on the right side of the vehicle; fortunately for the two occupants, both were on the left side.

Dead Men Cash No Checks

Not wanting to let an opportunity for a financial windfall pass, New York criminal masterminds David J. Dalaia and James O'Hare concocted a brilliant scheme to earn a quick $355 - remove their dead neighbor from his apartment, place him in an office chair, and wheel him down to the local check-cashing outlet to cash his Social Security check.

The pair ran into a few snags along the way. They were unable to fully dress Virgilio Cintron's corpse, having to cover his lap with a jacket when his pants refused to pull all of the way up (DAMN that rigor mortis!). And onlookers during the trio's one-block journey wondered about the man in the office chair who's body was bouncing around like, well, a dead body.

Then, after leaving Cintron's body outside the store, the pair presented the check to the clerk inside who just happened to know Mr.Cintron since. . .wait for it. . .Pay-O-Matic was the nearest check-cashing outfit to the man's apartment and he usually cashed his SS checks there. When asked for ID, the men stated that Cintron was right outside and they would go get him.

In the meantime, drawn by the crowd surrounding the obviously deceased man in an office chair, a police detective who was having lunch at a restaurant next door became curious and stepped outside to appraise the situation. Uniformed officers from the local precinct were quickly called in, Dalaia and O'Hare were apprehended, and Mr.Cintron's check was saved. For all eternity.