Insensitivity flies over New York and London
Terrified workers fled their buildings by the thousands as a White House photo op, eerily resembling the events of 9/11, played out of NYC yesterday. Air Force One flew dangerously close to buildings and the Statue of Liberty as a f-16 fighter jet tailed closely behind. The fighter that appeared to be pursuing Air Force One only 1,000 feet above Ground Zero were staging the spectacle to get publicity shots of the presidential plane with a New York backdrop. President Obama apologized for the incident. To read the rest of the story click here
The Obama’s made another faux pa during their recent visit to the Queen of England. Michelle Obama, showed her lack of formal manners when she greeted the queen with a handshake in place of a formal curtsy at Buckingham Palace. That was immediately followed by Barack presenting the Queen with an….IPOD? Obama and wife Michelle reportedly brushed up on etiquette on the plane trip to England for the G-20 summit. The Obama’s were largely made fun of throughout England after their first trip when they presented PM Brown with unusable DVD’s. To read the whole story click here
Craigslist advertises and welcomes crime
A Boston medical student, Phillip Markoff, 22, who is charged with killing a Manhattan woman he met on Craigslist pleaded not guilty this afternoon and was held without bail. Markoff allegedly searched Craigslist for massage therapists/prostitutes he could solicit, rob and then murder to pay off his gambling debts. Markoff was charged today with murder for his role in the April 14th attack and was also charged with armed robbery and kidnapping in an alleged attack on another woman on April 10 at another hotel. To read the full story click here
In other Craigslist crimes related news a self-described Satanist teen admitted stabbing a radio newsman to death during a sexual tryst arranged on Craigslist. John Katehis, 16, of Queens, who was arrested in upstate Middletown, admitted he’d agreed to to have sex and “hurt” 47-year-old ABC News Radio personality, George Weber, for a price. Weber allegedly placed ads on the site looking for gay men to arrange meetings with. To read the whole story click here
Pirate is a nice name for terrorist
An Easter miracle occurred on Sunday when the Navy’s elite SEALs saved the life of the American hostage in a dangerous standoff with pirates. The Capt., of a an American cargo ship headed for Kenya with food and medicine, was taken hostage last week when attempts to hijack his ship failed. His harrowing ordeal came to an end when Navy SEAL snipers fired three “miraculous” shots killing his three captors. For the full story click here
In other pirate related news, a hijacked yacht was overtaken by French commandos on Saturday after all talks of a peaceful resolution was rejected by the pirates. The French Navy offered its own sailors as hostages in exchange for Chloe Lemacon and her three year old son, Colin. The pirates response was ” Come near the boat and we will blow it up”. With that, French President Sarkosy ordered a daring raid to recapture the yacht.
Within 30 seconds, 20 commandos in high-speed watercraft raced from the naval ships toward the sailboat. They boarded the ship where they were met with automatic gunfire. The commandos returned fire killing three of the pirates and arresting the remaining three. At some point during the battle, Chloe’s husband, Florent, was killed. To read the complete story click here
College Girls and Cocaine don’t mix
In recent headlines , a group of rich, priveledged college students have been caught, in one way or another, enjoying the main export of Bolivia. Also known as nose candy, , the devil’s dandruff, fish scale or just plain old COCAINE.
Mickenzie Dippenworth and Christine Scafa, 22, of tony Princeton Junction, and Dippenworth, 21, of Bel Air, Md., are charged with selling undercover police officers a total 11 grams of cocaine. Dippenworth and Scafa were Fashion Institute of Technology roommates.
Although caught red-handed, both girls have retained high priced attorney’s and plead innocent. Both girls have claimed the undercover officers “seduced” them into selling the drugs.
The women are hoping their judge will believe that this description and others will show they acted merely as extensions, or “agents,” of the undercovers. They’re due back in court April 27. To read more on this story click here
In other cocaine meets affluence news, daughter of vice-president Biden, Ashley , 27, is now at the center of a scandal rocking Washington and Delaware, which her anti-drug dad had represented as US senator for decades prior to being elected as President Obama’s vice president.
Ashley Biden, has been caught on video tape using what appears to be a signifigant amount of cocaine at a college party.
Recently, a man claiming to be a “friend” of Ashley’s had two lawyers speak to the media offering for sale a videotape that he claimed was made earlier this month during a Delaware house party.
On a 90-second clip from the video that The Post viewed, a woman resembling Ashley is seen taking a straw from her mouth, leaning over a desk, inserting the straw into her nostril and snorting lines of white powder. The camera follows the woman from a few feet away, focusing on her as she moves about the room. To read the full story click here
Obama is equal opportunity elitist
Recently President Obama has been making the rounds on evening and late-night television. On Thursday night, Obama appeared on “The Tonight Show” and cracked jokes about his bowling, the pending first dog and his job. Critics blasted his late-night TV stint as a distraction from the economic crisis. Critics also focused on one particularly insensitive remark where Obama compares his bowling skills to that of a “Special Olympian”. The remark elicited an immediate apology from the White House. For More on this story click here
In related news, Barack returned to television by appearing on 60 minutes last night, laughing and joking when talking about the economy prompting his interviewer to ask whether leading the nation during a recession has made him “punch drunk.” The interviewer, Steve Kroft, interjected Quote “You’re sitting here. And you are laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems. Are people going to look at this and say, ‘I mean, he’s sitting there just making jokes about money’?”
“Are you punch drunk?” Kroft asked. Obama replied he was simply using “gallows humor” to cheer himself up. For the full story click here
GOP hopefuls kin make the news
Writing in her regular column for thedailybeast.com, Meghan McCain, daughter of Republican Sen. John McCain complained that popular author and conservative icon Anne Coulter is among “certain” GOP women who “continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about Republicans”. McCain further stated “I find her offensive, radical, insulting and confusing all at the same time.” Coulter, during a debate with fellow political lightning rod Bill Maher, countered by saying ” She is the daughter of John McCain right? Forgive me if I don’t care”. To read more on this story click here.
In other GOP related news, vice presidential candidate hopeful Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol and her fiancee Levi have called it quits. Levi, 19, and Bristol, 18, had a newborn son named Tripp on Dec 27th. The out-of-wedlock teen pregnancy was an awkward moment for the vice-presidential candidate, whose campaign supported sex education encouraging abstinence. The governor’s office declined to comment. For the full story click here.
Corruption and greed knows no boundary
The NYPD internal affairs department released a statement detailing the investigation of over 100 officers for crimes ranging from taking bribes and laundering drug money to partaking in armed robberies and drug dealing. The issue of crime amongst officers has been of growing relevance as the force has gotten younger and starting salaries have been lowered. Starting pay for a rookie police officer just recently was raised from $25,000 to $40,000 per year. As early as one year ago a rookie police officer made just over $12 an hour. One police source noted these low salaries as reason for supplementing their pay with ill gotten gains. The source goes on to say “You pay a low salary, and people come from neighborhoods where they grew up with people who didn’t make the move” in the right direction”. To read more of this story click here
In more greed and corruption related news, a judge in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, ruled accused Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff can keep his lavish Manhattan penthouse and sixty two million dollars of his money because they were not related to his crime. Madofff is accused of pulling off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, by stealing as much as fifty billion dollars from hundreds of investors who entrusted their money to his care. In a move considered sagacious and premeditated, Madoff transferred most of his money and assets to his wife Ruth to avoid seizure should he be convicted. To read the full story click here
Two pilots, two crashes, two very different public opinions
The tragedy of flight 3407, which crashed into a suburban Buffalo home on Thursday, is being blamed on ice… and on the pilot. According to the National Transportation Safety Board the plane was on autopilot for 26 seconds before it crashed into a Buffalo home, killing all 50 passengers on board. The pilot, Capt. Marvin Renslow, is being viewed as partially at fault for not disengaging the autopilot, which is apparently standard operating procedure for icing conditions. To read more about this story click here
In other pilot related news, Capt Sullenberg, of U.S. Airways flight 1549 that crashed into the Hudson river was back in N.Y.C. for the first time since the crash. Capt. Sullenberg was greeted with a hero’s welcome upon his arrival. While in NYC , the captain met with the mayor, took in a Broadway play, and was honored at city hall. To read the full story click here
Athlete irresponsibility continues to rear its ugly head
Today, baseball’s highest paid player, Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance enhancing drugs during his tenure with the Texas Rangers. Citing a “looser environment” in the early 2000′s, Rodriguez claimed ignorance to the rules and pressure to perform as his reasoning behind the use of steroids. For the complete story click here
In other sports related news, poster boy for bad behavior Plaxico Burress made the headlines again by being sued, yet again, for skipping out on his bills. A home inspector, hired by Burress to assess his home in Pittsburgh, sued the athlete for the $700 owed him for services rendered. After several attempts to contact Burress, the inspector went to court where a judge ruled in his favor. Burress eventually sent him the check which subsequently bounced. This is one of many legal woes for Burress, including felony gun charges stemming from a club shooting incident in November. To read more about this story click here
Long gone are the days where kids could look up to athletes as role models and expect that they act accordingly. The Mickey Mantle’s and Pat Tillman’s, of the sports world have been replaced by the O.J Simpson’s, Plaxico Burress’s and Jose Canseco’s. Unfortunately many of today’s most notable players are drug abusers, and failures to live up to expectations, who could care less about public perception as long as their paycheck is not affected. Of course once they are caught they act incredulous and force out some alligator tears while proclaiming the unfairness of it all. While not all athletes act in this reprehensible way, it seems today’s headlines are less about accomplishments and charitable acts in the community and more about cheating and bad behavior in the courtroom.
Reefer Madness hits the stars
Barack Hussein Obama’s half brother, George, was arrested in Nairobi for marijuana possession this week. In a statement to the press, Barack distanced himself from his brothers misdeeds by saying ” I hardly know him”. George is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, February 2nd. For full story click here
In an unrelated story, Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps was photographed by British tabloids smoking marijuana through a “bong”. The pictures are potentially so lethal to endorsement deals Phelps has that his handlers offered the British paper money to bury the story. To see full story click here
Showing once again how fallible today’s celebrities and “role” models are, two somewhat prominent people were busted this week using drugs. Michael Phelps is easily one of the most recognizable people on the planet and Obama is brother to THE most recognizable person on the planet. Millions of people have either tried or currently use marijuana but do not face a fraction of the scrutiny or condemnation these two are currently going through. Unfair? Not one bit. When you enjoy the perks of the limelight you must accept the responsibilities and consequences that go along with it. In an interesting note, when asked his opinion on Phelps, President Obama denied knowing who he was. 
