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[shyvas]

David Frost is dead: Legendary Broadcaster Dies At 74 - Huffington Post

I loved David Frost. I went to one of his shows when I was at school and still remember his aura.

You know, I saw television footage of that sicko guy in court when he was charged. He didn't even open his eyes. He wasn't under suicide watch at the jail; just judging by his demeanor that day and all the publicity that was surrounding him, that's surprising.

I hope his death helps the women that he imprisoned come to an easier closure.

I saw it too. He gave an neverdending speech about himself and that he didn't kill anyone so basically said that he was a 'good guy' ! I thought that he was a bit looney.

 

[kazyeeqen]

Hey there, better spoiler tag those boobies, people might be at work!

 

[Amy SF]

This story made me laugh.

Boobies Banned On Facebook: Birdwatching Ad For Christmas Island's Nature Week Pulled

 

[beancounter]

He just can't give up his 15 minutes of fame...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/05/george-zimmerman-caught-speeding-again/2770345/

 

[Amy SF]

He just can't give up his 15 minutes of fame...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/05/george-zimmerman-caught-speeding-again/2770345/

More likely it's the media who can't get rid of their George Zimmerman fix. It was the same thing with Rodney King, who got the media spotlight when his vicious beating by some LAPD cops was videotaped, sent to a local TV station, and then rebroadcast all over the world. When put on trial, the cops were acquitted, which set off the 1992 L.A. riots (black guy beaten to a pulp by white cops got off). And for a while after the news of the beating broke, every time King got stopped for speeding or whatever, it made the news. After a while, the media lost interest in him, and life went on as usual for everyone, and his name didn't come up again until last year with the 20th anniversary of the riots. King has since died.

Zimmerman will also find that only time will solve the media fix. A year or two from now, the media will be going, "George Zimmerman got stopped for speeding again? Who cares?"

 

[rainforests1]

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/09/05/lawlessness-and-ruin-in-libya/
Libya is having a lot of problems right now.

 

[Calliegirl]

Iowa grants gun permits to the blind
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Here's some news that has law enforcement officials and lawmakers scratching their heads:

Iowa is granting permits to acquire or carry guns in public to people who are legally or completely blind.

No one questions the legality of the permits. State law does not allow sheriffs to deny an Iowan the right to carry a weapon based on physical ability.

The quandary centers squarely on public safety. Advocates for the disabled and Iowa law enforcement officers disagree over whether it's a good idea for visually disabled Iowans to have weapons...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/08/iowa-grants-gun-permits-to-the-blind/2780303/

 

[Amy SF]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/08/iowa-grants-gun-permits-to-the-blind/2780303/

 

[rainforests1]

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/09/06/corporate-and-financial-debt-soars-to-precrisis-levels/
I don't understand financial articles very much, but it seems like we're repeating the same mistakes that put us in this mess. If the economy suffers from this, there will be a lot of anger in this country.

 

[Blobbenstein]

How did the referee not spot the 12th man?
A Brazilian fourth division match was thrown into farce when one team's masseur sneaked onto the pitch and stopped the opposition scoring a winner.

http://www.newstalk.ie/Brazilian-teams-masseur-saves-potential-winner

 

[SummerRain]

Not sure that this is actually news, but didn't know where else to put it.

Russell Brand "kicked out" of GQ party after nazi jibe.

The offending speech:

 

[Blobbenstein]

cutting edge political comment from Brand there.
Does he think that the Nazis should have gone around naked?

 

[Amy SF]

Not sure that this is actually news, but didn't know where else to put it.
Russell Brand "kicked out" of GQ party after nazi jibe.

The offending speech:

It would have been nice of you to post the text of the remarks for those of us who can't watch videos. So here it is:

http://gawker.com/this-nazi-joke-got-russell-brand-banned-from-the-gq-awa-1277181312

I've never been a big fan of Russell Brand. I am now.

 

[SummerRain]

I didn't realise some people couldn't. I can type some of the rest up if you're still interested?

 

[Blobbenstein]

Brand must have had a blow to the head from a fire extinguisher.

Don't mention the war.

 

[Amy SF]

LOL @ Basil Fawlty.

I don't mind if English people keep bringing up the war. If they don't, who will?

 

[das_nut]

A Tennessee woman says that when her adoptive parents gave her away to new parents at age 14, she and 17 other adoptive kids in her “nightmarish” new home were sometimes forced to dig their own “graves” in the backyard and scrub the floor with toothbrushes.

“’Get out and go dig your own grave,” Nora Gateley, now 26, says her new mother told her. “’I don’t care if you die. Nobody will find you. You were not even here in the first place.”

- NBC

 

[Moll Flanders]

BBC News - Many older people with HIV 'face age-related stigma'

I thought this was interesting as I think that there are older, sexually active people that don't think of HIV as being a concern to them.

I've never been a big fan of Russell Brand. I am now.

I have been a fan for quite a few years.

 

[Spang]

Russell Brand is often hit-or-miss, but lately he's been hitting them out of the park.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Vegetarian mother refused to let son, 5, see meat-eating father for a year | Mail Online

Some of the comments are quite annoying as you would expect.