Friday's What The Hamster?

Back by popular demand, it's Friday's WTH:


1. British Soldier Refused a Hotel Room. Showing that the United Kingdom is in serious trouble, an injured British soldier was refused a hotel room solely because he's a soldier.

Corporal Tomos Stringer was told by staff at Metro Hotel, in Woking, that it was company policy not to accept members of the armed forces as guests. The 24-year-old had traveled to the Surrey town to help with funeral preparations for a friend killed in action.

It was so late that Cpl Stringer, who had broken his wrist jumping off an Army truck as it was attacked, had no choice but to sleep in his tiny, two-door car, arm covered in plaster.

"In America, they treat soldiers as heroes,” said Stringer, whose son joined the Army when he was 16 and has done multiple tours of duty in Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan.

Damn straight we do. So anyone going to England needs to seriously avoid this hotel. Probably a dump anyway.

2. Florida Guardsman Steals Stinger Missile Launcher For Garage Ornament.

A Florida National Guardsman will face 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to the theft of a Stinger missile-firing simulator that he thought would make a great "garage ornament."

Scott Howarth was sentenced in a Tampa federal court Wednesday to a charge of theft of government property. The 21-year-old took a deal in May.

Howarth took the $37,000 gadget home after it was left behind in his vehicle during training in Fort Stewart, Ga., last October, authorities said.

What a freakin' dumbass.

3. Sarah Palin's Family Issues. Only a sleazy Commie wannabe would start a rumor that VP-to-be Palin's 4 month old son is really her daughter's thus leading to the revelation that the daughter really is pregnant at 17. First, it's no one's business since the daughter isn't running for office. Second, the baby has Down's Syndrome which is almost exclusively found in babies born to mothers over 40. If the uber genius over at Kos knew anything about genetics, he'd know that but then again the retards at Kos aren't interested in factual information. If I were Palin, I'd sue his ass for defamation.

4. John McCain. I thought McCain gave a good speech last night. It was a little long but he didn't deviate from who he is which is a person who doesn't march lock-step with his party. And you know what? That's fine because the Party isn't right ALL the time. I have serious issues with people who only want a person who thinks EXACTLY like they do. Maybe you're wrong. I don't agree with Palin's total ban on abortions but that's her opinion and she's welcome to it. Anyway, it sure beats the hell out of the Hitleresq candidate from the other party.

5. More People Shot and Killed in Chicago Than Iraq. 123 people were shot and killed in the city of Chicago this summer which is double the number killed in Iraq over the same time period. Hmmm. So it's safer in Iraq than in Chicago. Okay, why aren't the anti-war nuts protesting Chicago?