Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

4.07.2006

Civil v. Criminal

A lawyer friend of mine in Decatur who I refuse to name (Allen Williamson) sent me this video clip from youtube.com. It appears to involve a deposition of an expert witness being conducted by the very famous Texas lawyer named Joe Jamail (you can see his name on one end of the UT football field - which you, too, can get if you'll donate a ton of cash. But, based upon the photo, you won't have anything left over to buy some new shoes). But back to the video: If you thought civil law was more civil than criminal law, guess again. Hello, WWF. This is great stuff. And I hate guys like Jamail.

"I Promise You'll Get A Spanking - And I Really Mean It"

Fun fact: Bush has publicly threatened to veto legislation 134 times. He has never followed through.

What The Heck . . .

. . . is this dust storm that is going on?

Enjoy Your Weekend As All Hell Breaks Out In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Three suicide bombers -- two of whom were disguised as Shiite women -- struck a Baghdad mosque affiliated with a major Shiite political party Friday, killing at least 74 people, according to the Iraqi Health Ministry. (Full story) That's a civil war to you and me. They are no longer interested in blowing up U.S. Troops - They are focused on blowing up each other.

Googled Out

Apparently you can send a text message to Google without the "e" (that's number 46645) on your cell phone and it will give you some informative responses. Google explains it here. I'll never use it, but it's kinda cool.

Schlosser Not Guilty

Just like I predicted here. (Dallas Morning News story here)

A Fellow Blogger

Suggested you look at some fake "Love Is" cartoons at your own risk due to their shocking content. Boy, she wasn't kidding. (And I'm insulated by linking only to her and not the actual site fake "Love Is" site - like she does. That makes me feel holier than her).

Scott Sams

The former WFAA anchor has a new gig. I'd be depressed.

Don't Look

Britney Spears Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston sculpture on display in Brooklyn. This picture has been around for about two weeks. A different angle is now available. Don't look.

Funny

There is a NASCAR race this weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway. At the same time, there will be thousands of hispanics marching in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth. It truly is "race weekend". (Credit: The Ticket this morning)

4.06.2006

I Feel Safer Now

Tom Delay had a concealed handgun license. Thank god it was suspended. And based upon the number of times he has uttered the phrase "liberal Democrat" in the last 48 hours, he doesn't need to be carrying a gun.

Fascinating News Today

I think things like this are amazing: There is a 1700 year old document which is believed to be a handwritten copy of the original "Gospel of Judas". It's text was released today (the copy was found 30 years ago in the Egyptian desert and scholars have spent the last five years translating it). That "gospel" did in fact exist in that it was first acknowledged in another document that was written in the year 180 A.D. No one knows who, whether Judas or someone else, wrote the gospel. It quotes Jesus as saying to Judas, "You will exceed all of them (the other disciples) for you will sacrifice the man who clothes me." That is, Judas understood Christ's purpose. (National Geographic is all over the story).

Ranger Observations

As I had the Ranger game on in the background, I just saw two very odd things: (1) Ranger pitcher R.A. Dickey was pulled in the fourth inning after giving up SIX home runs (that's what happens when a knuckle ball doesn't knuckle). (2) He was replaced by some first time major league pitcher Fabio Castro. Fabio (I wish I had that name) is 5'7" and 160 pounds. I've never seen a pitcher that small. And get this: He was born in 1985.