Category Archives: Asshats in the News!

” A Play-By-Play: The JL Kirk & Associates Saga “

… ” 1. Katherine Coble writes opinionated blog entry about her bad service at an employment agency, JL Kirk & Associates. 2. Subject of initial blog entry leaves long comment on said post defending herself and her company. 3. Coble … Continue reading

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Assholes of the Year

I liked k5’s Assholes of the Year post enough to not only link it on Jason’s site but also put it here. I’ll have to addend Virgil Goode to the list.

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(W)iretap, continued

” The federal government filed a lawsuit against state officials and Verizon Communications Monday to prevent the release of information about the company’s alleged role in the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program. The lawsuit comes after 22 residents asked … Continue reading

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What happened to “no one is above the law”?

“WASHINGTON – President Bush effectively blocked a Justice Department investigation of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program, refusing to give security clearances to attorneys who were attempting to conduct the probe, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday.” http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4056228.html

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Booooooo! PRI C&D’s on TAL rss feeds

“My friend Jared, techblogger Jon Udell, and apparently some others have been sent emails from the PRI radio program This American Life’s webmeister requesting they halt publishing RSS podcast-feeds of TAL shows that simply link to MP3s hosted on TAL … Continue reading

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Foes of Phelps

You may remember Rev. Fred Phelps Sr, the crazed militant homophobe leader from such batshit past antics as the God Hates America on September 11, Ronald Reagan burns in Hell, and his Katrina Celebration. Phelps Sr and his spawn (jr) … Continue reading

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Md. Passes Rules on Wal-Mart Insurance

Maryland lawmakers yesterday approved legislation that would effectively require Wal-Mart to boost spending on health care, a direct legislative thrust against a corporate giant that is already on the defensive on many fronts nationwide. “We’re looking for responsible businesses to … Continue reading

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Bad Garrison- go sleep with Rick, the TV dog tonight

Mr Garrison Keillor has decided (according to some attorney) to sue a person making t-shirts with less then flattering statements about his show on them. Boooooo.

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Only fact may be taught in science books

Two weeks after a federal judge ordered Cobb County to remove evolution disclaimers from science books, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring that only “scientific fact” to be taught in public schools. To Republican State Rep. Ben Bridges … Continue reading

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Worst Corporations of 2004

… A February 2004 report issued by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) encapsulated the ways that Wal-Mart squeezes and cheats its employees, among them: blocking union organizing efforts, paying employees an average $8.23 an hour (as compared to more than $10 … Continue reading

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