Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

2.22.2012

It Was A Big Deal After All

Edit: Remember, I won't post comments that assert facts that are not readily verifiable.

Decatur Won't "Have Another Tequila Sunrise"

That Was Almost Perfect Timing With Her Script

Do These Look Like Girls Involved (At Least Some Way) In The Same Bar Brawl?

Borromeo

Hart

Natasha Poly

Rubik

Zelyaeva

Am I gonna have to teach the world how to act when you're in a bar that just happens to be full of supermodels? Sheesh. I've been in Frilly's on a Saturday night and the cops have never had to be called. Lightweights.

And it gets better: One of the guys who got decked was the Prince of Monaco -- the grandson of the late Grace Kelly. It had to have been the greatest bar fight in the history of ever.

Story.

College Football Post -- Nothing To See Here For Most

About a month ago, I learned that Oklahoma State would play Savannah State this fall. That got my attention because I had never heard of anyone playing that school. Today, Florida State announced they would play Savannah the week after Oklahoma State.

If that at all interests you, check out this article which tells you who SSU is and proclaims that they will be the worst opponent of Oklahoma State in the history of the school. To give you an idea, SSU plays in a 7,500 seat stadium.

Oh, one other thing: Savannah ain't a real state. I checked.

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

The media got up in arms yesterday about the "found" audio from 2008 of Rick Santorum saying that America was under attack by Satan. Statements like that don't even raise an eyebrow around here, do they?
The First Baptist Church of Decatur is charging $18 for a Christian concert on March 2nd?
When I was a kid, a fire and brimestone evangelist wanted to sell his albums in the foyer of the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport during a revival. He even had the tables set up with his products before the evening service. After the deacons of the church told him that wasn't allowed (that money-changers in the temple story does have a meaning, you know), I'm pretty sure he got angry and in the middle of the service told those in the congregation just to "take them" because it wasn't about the money.
It was probably about the money.
There was a highly touted Bill Clinton documentary on PBS last night. I was able to watch most of if (in between kids, wife, and a Glee interruption), and it was fantastic. Why would any institution trust Kenneth's Starr's judgment by hiring him?
One thing I forgot to mention after watching The Voice the other night: I want to replace the Family Cat with Cee Lo's cat.
After I went on my rant about Public Notices and their cost in the local paper, I decided to look at them today. I had Failed Smile when I noticed one was purchased by Smith and Green, P.C. Win the battle, lose the war.
The chances of the defendant in the the Parker County Torture Case being given life in prison by the jury? About 100%.
Man, everyone dogged me yesterday for my methamphetamine "with a taser chaser" line. Comedic value? Anyone?
If I remember correctly, the dad of the Frisco-maybe-kidnapped-teen said after her return that the event was a "personal matter". If she was making that story up, I bet he's smart enough to keep it "in house". If so, this news story will die over the next 48 hours.
But Fox 4 dropped a stunner last night: They admitted they had mistakenly reported that the Frisco teen claimed she had been sexually assaulted two days ago. That's a serious "oops."
Maybe that Frisco story has my skeptical radar on high alert because the news story about the guy who allegedly destroyed an antique store in Saginaw yesterday afternoon with fire and then fled sounds a little fishy. Fox 4 called the story "bizarre" and "crazy".
One more Fox 4 note: Having Clarice Tinsley read Facebook responses after each segment is a beating.
Abilene Wylie knocked out the Decatur Lady Eagles last night in the basketball playoffs. I'm not sure any school has more playoff victories in all sports than Abilene Wylie over Decatur.
Some kid from Ector made a full court shot against Slidell last night. Anyone got a video?
There was a DWI arrest in Wise County a couple of months back where the blood alcohol content was .42. I've been doing DWI defense a long time, and I've never seen anything like that.
That mysterious Zombie Convention actually advertised in the Messenger this week after I gave them a ton of free press here. Their ad is on page 7 under the Sudoku puzzles.
Not sure why Highland Park's leading basketball scorer's DWI arrest over the weekend made so much news.
Lent begins today. Saw a Facebook post of some girl who was going to get drunk last night before she gave up alcohol for Lent. Interesting theology.

Messenger Above The Fold

2.21.2012

Frisco Teen's 911 Call

Here.

In Case You Haven't Seen Kim Kardashian In A While

Yes!!!!!!

No!!!!

More.

Emergency Landing?

I'm not certain, but I think there is talk on a scanner about an emergency landing of an aircraft in the county.

Anybody heard anything?

Something about problem with landing gear and waiting for "first responders" to be there?

Edit: The Messenger just put up a blurb about it. They say it is Bridgeport Airport.

My source said "Pilot will shut down all electrical and try to land." (I presume that's the smart thing to do.)

Edit at 10:53 a.m.: "Landed. No injuries."

Supreme Court Will Strike Down Affirmative Action?

A white girl, Abigail Fisher (and, for the life of me, I can't find a picture of her), was denied admission to the University of Texas. She sued the school claiming UT's use of race in its admission policy violates the Equal Protection Clause. So far she has lost.

But today the Supreme Court announced it will hear the case, and many believe it will reconsider the legality of using race in college admissions altogether.

Here's a fact I didn't know about the Evil Empire. As of 2008, a staggering 80% of its students had been admitted under the Top Ten Percent rule. I think that rule requires a high school student who graduates in the top ten percent of his class to be guaranteed admission in publicly funded Texas colleges. In fact, the rule was supposed to help alleviate the whole Affirmative Action problem since that rule applies to all Texas high schools. So a black or Hispanic student in a predominately black or his Hispanic school would be guaranteed admission if he could finish in the top ten percent.

However, UT went one step further and favorably "considers" race of minorities in determining who will be admitted for those who don't qualify under the Top Ten Percent Rule. That's what Ms. Fisher claims caused her to be denied admission simply because she is white. Interesting stuff.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

WFAA did a story last night on the new DPS "gun boats" that I mentioned about three months ago.
The Star-Telegram has begun to realize that the TCU "drug bust" coverage was completely overblown. For me, why the TCU administration acted like their only reference point about marijuana was Reefer Madness is puzzling. TCU deserves better. The Board of Regents needs to seriously consider some changes at the top.
Regarding the "kidnapped" Frisco girl, I've never seen so many news reports say "she's lying" without ever saying "she's lying."
Watched a little of The Voice last night since Christina is on it. Then I powered down when they would post "tweets" from the hosts on the screen.
A Fort Worth lawyer received more than $700,000 in court appointed fees from one judge between 2001 and 2007? (That nugget was buried in a story that otherwise didn't make a lot of sense.) Tarrant County needs to consider a Public Defender's Office.
Mrs. LL planted some flowers in the flower bed this fall and they are still alive. (And it might hit 80 degrees tomorrow.)
Somebody commented yesterday about a Decatur girl who allegedly made up an abduction/assault story about fifteen years ago. I was DA at the time, and it occurred right after Scream was released. I offered her a diversion program to avoid prosecution -- didn't see any reason to mess up her life.
I saw that in the Mav's game last night that Dirk moved in to the top 20 of all-time scorers while Jason Kidd became second all-time in steals. When the core of your team is setting "career" records, that means the core of your team is old.
Rick Santorum says that President Obama's "theology" is "not based on the Bible" and now he insists he wasn't talking about his faith? Please. This is the same guy who wouldn't correct a lady who called the President a Muslim. And then his official spokesman compared the President's policies to "radical Islamic policies" yesterday and then said she "misspoke."
Media News: The Dallas Morning News has hired Robert Wilonsky, the editor of the fantastic Dallas Observer blog, to manage the newspaper's "online presence." That's huge. It's the Dallas Morning News admitting they have no idea how to deal with the Internet -- something everyone else already knew about them.
Baylor beat Texas last night which many believe might cost Texas any chance to make the NCAA Tourney. Longhorn coach Rick Barnes' days have to be numbered, right?
The Rhome man who died after being tasered by Fort Worth police after a car chase was ruled by the Medical Examinerto have died from methamphetamine use . Yeah, a hit of methamphetamine with a taser chaser.

2.20.2012

The Happiest Place In The World

I was hoping they would mace (1) the "there are kids here" lady, and (2) the camera guy's friends.

This Gal Better Not Be Making This Story Up

This Frisco teenager claims she was abducted and taken to Oklahoma over the weekend before she got away. WBAP has reported this afternoon that police now say she says the abductor was a black male, around 5'10", in his 20s, who wore a hoodie. I haven't seen that report anywhere else, however. Edit: Frisco Press release here. (PDF)

This may very well be legit. But if she's making up a fictional black man as her abductor, this story is going to be a lot bigger than she ever dreamed.

Edit: Wow. She is now claiming sexual assault. (And the media's general policy of not identifying sexual assault victims is going to be a little tough to enforce.)