They Should Give You A Vicodin With It.

I read some News today, and gadd-dang, what an astounding procession of agogifying items there was.

China says it will execute the agency head who took bribes to approve possibly poisoned food. To look tough and hang onto its trade cred with the world. WHAT?! I can't believe how many times I saw or heard this reported without further commentary on that one capital punishment point. Got a better headline: "Chinese Scapegoat Dead For Doing Business As Usual." Capital punishment as global image-polishing? (We really should think about giving the FDA head the electric chair to show 'em: we mean bidnizz too. (Vioxx? Hello?!) We don't really care what China does as long as everything is still wicked cheap, and no kids' stuff has lead paint or toothpaste has antifreeze, or, you know, no bakery snacks have cardboard and lye, and, you get the idea.)

The Travoltas publicly deny their son has autism, because of Scientology.

A lobster was "spared" because it is a "freak."

The second annual Gay Pride parade in Russia erupted in beatings of marchers; police did not intervene. Gay celebs from London, as well as Oscar Wilde's grandson, came to march in solidarity and got beaten in solidarity.

Jim McGreevey is rather an asshole.

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