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Practice what you preach
Bush is urging people not to travel if they don't need to in order to conserve gas. Rich, coming from a guy who likes his vacations.

Death by Taser
A man, who was Tasered after biting and assaulting a police officer, went into medical distress and died. The police were called to address an issue between a man and a woman on William Cannon Drive, and he resisted arrest. He should have asked for the non-life threatening shot to the arm or leg. Seriously, death by taser?

Teen in custody
We told you yesterday about a teenager who was shot and killed by another kid after school. The shooter is sixteen so his name is not being released. The victim was "loosely affiliated" with some people who were involved in a gang.

What can Brown do for you, America?
Well, he's got his little speech of why he f'ed up during Katrina ready. If you like your morning bagel with a crap schmear, click here and read Michael Brown's take on FEMA and his own leadership skills.

We know it was "hard." We know that the Mayor and the Govenor were a little "off." But, when you're the director of emergency relief, does that really matter?

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  • Allen

    Crap schmear ... I nearly spat my coffee out

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