It Wasn't Because He Was Guilty As Sin

The Barbee guy was convicted today of capital murder for killing his ex-girlfriend and seven year old child. This caught my eye from the Star-Telegram: Shortly after [the judge] called a lunch break, a woman who identified herself as Jodi Fratta said she was a spokeswoman for Barbee’s family and spoke to reporters. Fratta said the family blames the guilty verdict on the unwillingness of Barbee’s attorneys to listen to their ideas. “The family still loves him and believes in him,” said Fratta, adding that his family believes that Barbee is innocent. “The state of Texas didn’t convict Stephen Barbee of capital murder, his own attorneys did.”

The "A" Word

South Dakota just passed law, awaiting the governor's signature, that outlaws virtually all abortions. It is clearly unconstitutional based upon the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade. Uh....wait....I don't think Alito and Roberts were on the court back then, were they? The battle has begun. (But if the Supreme Court overturns Wade, it doesn't mean that abortion automatically becomes illegal across the nation. It will be up to each State legislature to make that decision. With this caveat: If there are any abortion laws still on the books that were never repealed. they would automatically spring back into life. I'm trying to determine if Texas ever repealed its abortion law - something I serously doubt). Edit: Texas no longer has an abortion law because it has been "repealed by implication" (a concept that made my head hurt). See McCorvey v. Hill, No. 03-10711 (5th Cir. 2004)

Is This Wrong?

Mr. Britney Spears was spotted with this girl while his owner was out of town. A very funny explanation is here. A real explanation appears here.

A Very Disturbing Story

Do not click here.

Random Pic

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Originally uploaded by MARIO MARCANTE.

"Conviction"

That's the name of a new NBC series that features "young and aggressive" new prosecutors in New York City. Spare me. So I'm on my comfy couch rolling my eyes when I decide to google it to find out more. What I found surprised me: The premiere episode is available as a free video download at I-Tunes before it debuts on TV. The future is coming.

He Wants A "Do Over"

The crazy trial of Stephen Barbee "allegedly" killing pregnant Lisa Underwood and her young son is going on in Tarrant County. This was a incident in north Tarrant County. Barbee had recently married but had had an affair with Underwood. She ended up pregnant and Barbee allegedly killed her because she threatened to destroy his marriage. He kills Underwood and (this is the hard part to explain) her seven year old son. There was a bombshell yesterday: The autopsy revealed that the unborn child was not product of Barbee's uncontrolled sexual urges. She was screwing around with someone else. Doesn't matter. This guy is gonna die.

I Pray For The Day One Of My Clients . . .

. . . does what indicted Washington insider Scooter Libby has done.

My Crazy Movie Rule

I won't watch any movie that is based upon a time before electricity was invented [edit: er....make that "discovered".] One exception: Gladiator Possible exception: Gone With The Wind (I've never seen it).

I Forgot . . .

. . . to put in my collar stays this morning. My floppy collar drove me insane all day.

From The People That Brought You Cue-Cat

It may not be as exciting as a copy of American Profile, but in April the Dallas Morning News will begin distributing, as an insert, a CD-ROM of a monthly magazine called Hollywood Previews Entertainment iMagazine. Saving a few trees is always a good idea.

Remember . . .

. . . my post of the 62 year old lady that had a baby. Here's a post-birth pic.

Uh Oh

I'm a foreign affairs idiot but a story today out of Iraq seems huge. There are Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq. I'm not exactly sure what the difference is but is seems like they can be compared to The Union and the Confederacy. Well, today "the golden dome" of one of the holiest Shiite shrines was blown up. (Great before and after pic here.) And the Shiites blame the Sunnis. That led to massive retaliation. The use of the term "Civil War" in Iraq was all over the news. Mark it on your calenders. Today might have been Iraq's attack of Fort Sumter.

Oh, The Horror

The U.S. Hockey team was eliminated from the Olympics today after a brief and embarrassing stay. But Dallas Star Mike Modano had an excuse: "You'd think USA Hockey would be a well-oiled machine, but it's not," he said. "Basically we were on our own for hotels, tickets, flights, stuff like that. Normally we wouldn't have to worry about stuff like that." Way to sacrifice for your country.

Winona Ryder . . .

. . . is smokin' hot here. (And remember folks, she is a convicted criminal.)

Celine Dion Is An Alien

Rich AND Funny

Today, eight workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant have claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot. The seven men and one woman were introduced by Gov. Dave Heineman in Lincoln, Nebraska. When one of the workers was asked if he was still working at the plant, he replied: "I've been retired for about four days." By the way, after receiving the lump sum, taking out taxes and dividing by eight, each person got about $15.5 million.

Angelina Jolie Used To Be A JC Penney Model