Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

9.18.2012

As A Defender Of Civil Rights Everywhere

I oddly felt pretty good when "T. Barnes" pulled out the ol' Tazer and gave that guy the what for. I don't think Mr. Irritating thought he would pull the trigger.

Asian Chick Killin' A Whitney Houston Song At A Karaoke Machine In A Grocery Store

Didn't expect to write that headline today.

Lunch Time Links

Remember the golfer (who had Decatur ties) who was attacked on a metroplex golf course with a broken golf club? He almost bled to death. Well, he's taking legal action: He's suing the golf course.
NFL Films' Steve Sabol died this morning. I used to hate NFL Films (want to see a tight shot of a a slow motion spiraling football for 10 seconds?), but that outfit really improved over the years.
Today is the anniversary of the capture of Patty Hearst -- one of the strangest stories I ever heard.
There's a woman in Dallas who is said to be worth $13 billion. And she's the late Anna Nicole Smith's daughter-in-law.
There were three people on my jury panel this morning who had family members that I had represented in DWIs.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

ESPN had the most confusing online poll in the history of polls yesterday.
Twinkies and Ding Dongs are in jeopardy because Hostess is at odds with the bakers union. Wait, there's a bakers union?
Someone asked yesterday if we are finally getting to the point that NFL players are too big and too fast to safely play the game. Maybe.
For some reason yesterday, I watched the (deleted) scene from The Exorcist where Regan did the "spider walk" (walking upside down on all fours) down the staircase. Last night, I looked up and saw the Fourth-Grader-In-The-House playfully doing the same crazy walk down our stairs. (And no, she's never seen the scene, I had not talked about it, and it was 100% coincidence.) But it freaked me out.
It surprised me to learn that Jerry Sandusky had not been sentenced. It happens October 9th.
Yesterday was the 150 year anniversary of the Battle of Antietam -- the bloodiest day in America. Two things: (1) I'd love to visit Civil War battlegrounds, and (2) I have the hardest time remembering how to pronounce "Antietam".
Jim Carrey is dating a "Hey, Now."
I finally read a chapter of a book using an e-reader. The part that allows highlighting and notes almost seemed like a game-changer for me.
I took a long walk around the neighborhood yesterday evening. I could do that for hours this time of year.
Paradise ISD is getting 250 Macbook Airs? It seems like the statewide school budget crunch from one year ago is now a distant memory.
It'll be a little quiet around here today. I have a DWI trial unless we can reach a last minute agreement. (Speaking of, Atlanta running back Michael Turner scored a touchdown last night on Monday Night Football and then later got arrested for DUI.)

9.17.2012

Mitt Romney described almost half of Americans as “dependent upon government” during a private reception with donors this year and said those voters were likely to support President Obama because they believe they are “entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it.”

It's a modern day "Let them eat cake" moment.

Source.

From The Suburban Crime Blotter

Story. But there might be a question as to whether she was even there. She lives in the same neighborhood as the vandalized house, and that is one high tone neighborhood.

And not bad . . .

She is not amused.

Tear Jerker?

This kid gets reunited with his monkey toy and it gets filmed. The loyal reader who sent me this said it was a real tear jerker. But I'm conflicted. I'm an ol' softy at heart, and I've got more stuffed monkeys in Liberally Lean Manor than I can shake a stick at, but I don't know about this. I mean, how old is that kid?

If there were an electoral college tie (and it is possible), the House selects the President and the Senate selects the Vice-President. Romney/Biden 2012?
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, LSU and TCU will meet in the 2013 Cowboys Stadium Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It will be like a home game for LSU with the number of people they will bring.
Students at Texas were griping about the text messaging system not working perfectly last Friday when the "clear the campus" message went out. Sheesh. I knew about the alert in Decatur moments after it happened.
And with that many buildings on campus, how in the world can they ever determine that a bomb was not in one of them?
And that UT president is one strange looking guy especially when he holds a press conference in a Nike turtleneck shirt and a jacket.
The NFL Red Zone channel may be the greatest sports channel ever.
First SMU date rape case in years to be prosecuted.
Low moment this weekend: During my jog I was passed by lady with a stroller
Federal, state and local government employs 22 million people. The number of people indirectly employed by the government (i.e. me, who has no job if there weren't cops, prosecutors, and judges) has to be many times more than that. And you think big government is a bad thing? Those people buy things and need services that keep the private sector functioning.
Hockey is officially in a strike/lockout. Anyone care?
Great picture of the moment of impact when Sean Lee of the Cowboys got crushed yesterday.
The Talking Heads' David Byrne was featured in Time magazine. Make that a white haired David Byrne who still oozes coolness.
If you would have taken my betting advice from Friday you would now own your home mortgage free (Alabama) but you would have to pay $20 (Texas).
Wrong way driver in Irving last night (that's a lot of damage in that photo.)
The Update reports a stabbing in Bridgeport over the weekend. This is the street.