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Barack moves a little bit closer!!

Barack Obama is about 200 delegates from making history as he as already secured North Carolina, and Yahoo had even stated that Hillary had already won Indiana, with only 70% of the vote in, but now it is being called too close to call. The interesting point about all of these candidates is that none of them can relate to the average person financially as their wealth truly separates them. Each of them have strengths and weaknesses and with our country being in a terrible recession, we can thank the retarded son for that, race, gender, and age are no longer issues for what is considered a "Perfect prototype President." The economy, healthcare, the war/foreign policy, immigration, and Homeland Security are some of the more "hotbutton" topics and one way or another, one of these eventual winners had better come up with some realistic solutions, or this will be one of the quickest terms in history. Read

Gas tips to help you save a couple of bucks...every bit counts!!

Remember the good old days when gas was two dollars a gallon...oh I believe in yesterdays. With the oil companies charting record profits and no forseeable end in sight in gas increases, we must share whatever tips we can on saving money at the pump. And, I don't want to hear any blah blah about alternative fuel sources because WE ALL KNOW THAT ALREADY, but it is not as though some switch can be flipped to make the change, it will take time, research, and enough sabotage to make it work. What's interesting about the whole world wide gas increase is that it doesn't matter if you are Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Atheist, Agnostic, Scientologist, or Terrorist, we are all getting screwed! The following link should provide some common sense tips to help all of us, please utilize them. Read

Autism medical coverage is a must...Insurers have compassion, YEAH!!

Ryan Unumb a 7 year-old boy that like millions of others around the world, is normal, cute, and inquisitive youngster. However being diagnosed with Autism, the challenges of his young life may not seem apparent to him, but to his mom and dad, Lorri and Dan, it is all too real. Presently, most states don't have medical coverage for Autism, although it is slowly changing the financial burden for this semi-epidemic can be staggering. Dan and Lorri are lawyers that wrote a bill to change the law in South Carolina, and with the support of families and State Legislators, Ryan's Law will be in effect in July. "Ryan's Law mandates that insurance companies provide up to $50k a year for behavioral therapy up to the age of 16. It also prohibits insurers from refusing other medical care to children because of their Autism. It doesn't, however, apply to people or companies who are self-insured, such as the Unumbs." Read

A fine British Luxury Tank...only a few schillings or pounds needed!!

Most people that know me, know that I am not a very materialistic fella, but there is something about this three ton piece of fine British automotive engineering that has piqued my interest. The Bentley Brooklands is a car that the everyday man or woman can enjoy, especially the wealthy readers of MorningPaper, but unfortunately not the writers. Oh gas shmas! A sultry but powerful V-8, pushing 530 pedigreed horses, at the affordable price of $340k, $400k loaded, who is gonna be the first one to send us pics? According to President Bush, there is no recession, so come on people, what's the hold up? Check out the following slideshow, read.

Big Top slavery...Some people are truly sick!!

In Rome, Italy, two teenage Bulgarian sisters 19 and 16, that were employed by a circus in southern Italy were recently rescued by the police as they were forced to swim in a clear tank with piranhas and the other was forced into a container and was injured by snakes being thrown at her by co-workers. According to Yahoo, three Italians who managed the circus were arrested for having the sisters subjected to slavery conditions. This definitely not your father's Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus, the three that were arrested should be forced to swim naked with the piranhas, I bet they won't find it so damn funny.

Rattlesnake Vodka...going, going, gone!!

The reason why other countries and cultures absolutely despise us Americans is because of that indomitable entrepeneurial spirit that says "Freedom". Bob Popplewell is the largest exporter of live turtles to Asia, and with the success of that business, he next logical move would be to sell his baby rattlesnake vodka to them as well. To some Asian countries, rattlesnakes are considered an aphrodisiac, so to that ol' crazy Bob, 1+1 does equal 2. The unknown snag was that he doesn't have a liquor license, so the 411 ten inch bottles that were going to be sold for an affordable $23 were all confiscated by The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Is there a genuine market for baby rattlesnake bootleg shine? Because I gots a whole mess of baby snakes and vodka and no where ta goes. Bob, I can't knock your hustle, just keep it legal. Read

Four of the five people should get the guillotine...Evil, certainly exists in this world!!

Stories, like the following, I get no pleasure out of reporting, but I realize that although it pains me and brings me to tears, our readers deserve to know it. I firmly believe that the greater amount of us on this planet, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation/or not, geographical location, or political beliefs, are working for/towards the greater good of society. However, when we are faced with such abject evil, my tolerance is zero, and my usual high level of compassion goes M.I.A. A pregnant, 29 year-old mentally challenged mother of a one year-old boy, Dorothy Dixon lived the last few months of her life in hell. The horror story centers around five people who physically and mentally abuse Ms. Dixon, but the ringleader, Michelle Riley, worked with the developmentally disabled, befriended and took in Ms. Dixon. Riley, who had suffered from years of drug abuse while raising her children, overcame tremendous odds only to become a manipulative monster with a sense of entitlement. Dixon was made to sleep on a thin mat in the basement of their home, having her Soc. Security checks taken from her by Riley while being beaten by the four accomplices. Although she was allowed out of the house, the neighbors didn't suspect any wrongdoing. Fast Forward, during the autopsy, x-rays showed 30 bb's lodged in her, deep tissue burns over 1/3 of her body, and she was severly dehydrated. It was not reported what abuse her son received, but when he was taken into State Custody, the one year-old was only fifteen pounds. My heart aches for the pain this infant/toddler must have endured to witness his mother being abused and the pain Dorothy endured to provide for her son. May each one of these souless beings face a punishment 100x worse than imaginable. Our condolences to the family and those who knew Dorothy Dixon. Read

Shame on the IOC...China should have never been a candidate!!

China, a country known for it's dogged secrecy has been involved in more than one scandal over the past year, from widespread lead poisoning to an epidemic of mining accidents/censoring the families of the deceased. Also, with the most recent issue being the "little misunderstanding" involving Tibet, you know, that absolutely lawless and hostile region of miscreants. Oh, that should go away any day now. FYI, China has 16/20 most polluted cities in the WORLD, and Beijing is the air pollution capital of the World. My question is, how in the bloody hell can you allow a country with such a horrible grasp of air quality, to host the Summer Olympics? This absolutely boggles my mind, but I do hear that Mosul, Iraq is vying for the next one. Haile Gebrselassie, a long distance record holder who has exercise related asthma, actually has to sit out this Olympics because of the short-term and long term effects. How can a governing board not look at pollution as a criteria for candidacy? I have nothing personal at all against the people of China, but to hear that their government is giving assurances that the air quality will be much better prior to the Olympics, leads me to my next head scratcher. Why the hell hasn't something been done about the air quality prior to getting the Olympics? I can only imgine the cancer and respiratory failure that is going to befall the citizens who are trusting their government to protect their safety. It is astounding the parallels that exist between the U.S., China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and North Korea, as all of it's citizens are at the mercy of leaders/regimes that compromise citizens rights. There seriously needs to be a citizen revolution as the greater part of the world is tired of the incessant bullshit being lobbed at us by our respective leaders as just having a decent job and funds to support our family is far more important than hating one another. I say to all of the leaders of the world talking "big game", let them all fight one another in the squared circle or the octagon, instead of having us to fight their battles for them! Read

Obama doesn't cosign on "Driving Mrs.Clinton", go ask Morgan!!

Sen. Obama may not be perfect, but the reason why he has such a following is that he is not afraid to "tell it like it is" and that is what this country so desperately needs as there have been foolishness the past eight years. When it was recently suggested that perhaps him and Sen. Clinton should join forces for a super ticket he had this to say: "Sen. Clinton is fighting hard. She is tenacious. I respect her for that. She is working hard to win the nomination. But I want everybody to be absolutely clear, I am not running for Vice President, I am running for President of the United States of America. With all due respect I won twice as many states as Sen. Clinton. I've won more of the popular vote than Sen. Clinton and delegates. I don't know how somebody who's in second place if offering the Vice-Presidency to the person who is in first place." Read

With Eliot Spitzer on the Budweiser "Hot Seat", here comes Dave Paterson!!

With the N.Y.GOP basically telling ESpitz to "kick rocks" for his very public call girl scandal, embarrassing himself, his family, and constituents, his resignation should be imminent. With that being said, who is David Paterson? David Paterson is the Lt. Governor who is the first African-American and legally blind person to hold his position. He has optic atrophy, and is unable to see out of left eye and seriously limited vision in his right eye. History could be made very shortly, but I seriously hope that he doesn't have any career ending skeletons in his closet as well. Read