THIS JUST IN!

This Just In!

News You Need to Know, or Not!

On Feb. 20, police found the Mayor of La Mesa, California, Art Madrid, drunk and lying on the sidewalk near his SUV, its engine running. A city employee was slumped over on the driver's side. Police drove them home without testing or citing them, raising questions of favoritism. Ya Think?

It was an odd scene when the city of La Mesa honored its Mothers Against Drunk Driving DUI Officer of the Year on Tuesday. Mayor Madrid, presented the commendation.

What more can I say!

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To hear Jesse Ventura tell it, he’s either out to become president or an expatriate.

In the opening to his fourth book, due out April 1, the former wrestler and governor of Minnesota writes: “As I begin to write this book, I’m facing probably the most monumental decision of my 56 years on this planet. Will I run for president of the United States, as an independent, in 2008? Or will I stay as far away from the fray as possible, in a place with no electricity, on a remote beach in Mexico?”

Jesse, please just go away!

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I listened to George Bush’s speech to the Economics Club of New York. I had a feeling he had no clue as to what he was talking about. Perhaps he does know, but this man has no ability to communicate even when reading the speech. One of the essential traits of a leader is the ability to articulate a vision. No wonder he is not viewed as a good leader.

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CEOs say being bald doesn't impede success and, given a choice, it's better to be bald than short. So widely held is this conventional wisdom among top executives that when asked to choose, most CEOs say they'd take 2 more inches of height over a full head of Robert Redford hair.

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Then why do we sometimes see bad toupees in the executive office, when platform shoes would be more appropriate. Now I know why Ross Perot was not elected president.

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WASHINGTON - Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian plans to run for Congress, complicating a Michigan race that is expected to be among the most competitive in the nation.

The so-called "Dr. Death," who was released from prison last year and remains on parole, will run as a candidate with no party affiliation for a congressional seat representing Detroit's suburbs, an associate said.

Now maybe he will help congress commit political suicide. PersonalIy, I don’t think congress needs any help.

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In a bid to get Sen. Larry Craig's disorderly conduct conviction overturned, defense lawyers filed a brief Tuesday, taking issue with the prosecution's "exaggerating flourishes," including the use of term "prehensile stare" to describe the senator's peering into the men's room stall at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Whud the hell did he just say?

Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya has become a bat mitzvah singer. He appeared at a bat mitzvah in Long Island, New York for free.

Does this tell us his market value?

Have a nice day!

Sammy C.