Friday's What the Hamster?

Well, what a strange week it's been. Not only in my personal life (see previous posts) but also in the news. Banks are closing, prices are rising, employers are firing people....where have I seen this before? Oh, yeah, the Crash of 1929 which was also fueled by rampant speculation. Anyway, here are my favorite stories of the week:

1. America is Fat. According to the CDC, we are a nation of fatties with the South taking 1st place in that category. Well, duh. All you have to do is look around to see how huge everyone is. The CDC blames poverty, claiming that high fat, high calorie foods are cheaper to buy as well as the South's tendency to deep fry EVERYTHING (like Twinkies). I don't buy the first part. Eating is a choice and people can buy fruit, vegetables, etc for the same price as a box of Ho Ho's except fruits and veggies aren't nearly as yummy as a Ho Ho. It's called laziness so let's call a spade a spade.

2. PETA'S Get Knocked Up Ad. PETA is launching an ad showing 2 parents urging their teenage daughter to "have a lot of sex" and push out as many kids as she can. Why? To call attention to the overpopulation of pets. Oh yeah, that's a GREAT idea. Do the people at PETA just smoke too much dope or what?

3. Best Man Set on Fire by Groom. This is what happens when you're too nice to people. The best man, who paid for this idiot's wedding 6 weeks prior, was set on fire after the two of them returned from a night on the town. The groom had fought with his new bride and went to stay at the best man's house. After beating the hell out of his best ma and setting him on fire, the groom stole $68k, a cell phone (in which he called escort services) and a car. I think this should be the What the Hamster story of the week.

4. Lawyer Drops His Pants at a News Conference. There are just some things I don't need to see and this is one. One of the Gitmo lawyers, to demonstrate the treatment of prisoners at Gitmo, dropped his pants at a news conference. If you click the link, you can see an example of the legal profession in his tighty whiteys. Mr. Remes, a Harvard law grad, is a partner at Covington & Burling law firm.

5. Obama Has 300 Advisers on Foreign Policy. Okay, does anyone else find this scary? 300? Oh we are so in trouble if this rube gets elected.