Jesse Helms will likely be lauded as a statesman, a grandfather of the house, having held senior positions in the US senate for the Republicans for much of his time there. I'm sure he'll also get a State funeral as well.
It would be hypocritical of me to slander this man now he's dead so I won't. But read his wiki and determine for yourself if it was a life well led or an ideology served worthy of being served. Read more »
From the smh. Here's the sexy bit.
Police allegedly asked McKenney how he came to be in such a state and discovered a small quantity of the drug in a trouser pocket.
When he saw the drug McKenney allegedly told police he recognised it to be GHB, but emphatically denied ownership or using it. Read more »
Ah celebrities. When will you learn any electronic device you speak near should be considered both live and recording. You need to practice some op sec. Esp when said device is actually purpose built for it and you're knowingly leaving a message.
Take Charlie Sheen. I respect Sheen's body of work - he's a funny man and his movies are classic. He has some relationship issues, andalas for Sheen we all know about them. Read more »
The delightfully acerbic left-to-right journalist and thinker Christopher Hitchens has an interesting voice. It kind of has this meandering toffiness to it. And yet it seemed I'd heard it before.
Today I realized. He sounds identical to Colin Grigson (aka Rik Mayall) of Bad News
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Jane McGrath died of cancer. She was only 42. That bites arse hair. I hope all the best for her loved ones as they deal with her passing.
She did a lot of good in her life.
Today was new bus timetable day in the ACT. My usual bus now arrives 15 minutes earlier. Unfortunately it attracted all the early bus people who can now get an extra 15 minutes sleep and still make it to work on time and all the late bus people who had no fucking choice but to get it. Read more »
The Age has an article quoting the mother of the girl whose image is the most widely disseminated with respect to the investigation of complaints against artist Bill Henson’s nude studies of adolescents. Read more »
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