Looks like the jury has reached a verdict in the Enron trial. It’s going to be read at 11 am CST. I’m sure the Houston Chronicle will have an assload of coverage.
Skilling guilty on 20 counts, Lay guilty on 6 counts. [CNN]
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | admin
We read today in the NYTimes that our state Public Utilities Commission is one of 21 state commissions that the ACLU is complaining to about the whole phone-companies-turning-over-our-phone-records-to-the-NSA thing. You can click the ACLU link above to complain to the FCC, or you can go to the TX PUC complaint page to lodge a [...]
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | admin
ABC News reported last night that Speaker of the House Denny Hastert has been fingered by Abramoff (gross), and as a result, Hastert is now “in the mix” of an expanding Congressional bribery investigation. I suppose that would explain why Hastert was so vocally opposed to the recent FBI raids into Rep. Jefferson’s Capitol [...]
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Pat Robertson is at it again. Pat claims to leg press 2,000 pounds all because of his amazing fitness shake! (Available online) There’s a problem here, though. The all-time record for leg presses is 665 pounds held by Dan Kendra at Florida State University and apparently his eyes burst or something like that. Plus, they [...]
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Dick Cheney may be called to testify in the case against Scooter Libby. Wouldn’t you love to get this man under oath on the witness stand? Oh the questions we could ask! “Mr. Cheney, why are you such a total prick?” Do you think we could get a straight answer on that one? [DMN]
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
No more school, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks! Today is the last day of school here in Austin. Let the summer vacations commence! Anybody got an exciting vacation planned? Anybody want to take me to Italy for a week? Remember, I’d probably put out. Just sayin’.
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
We here at PinkDome are not following the race for the TDP Chairmanship. We’d rather clip our toenails than get involved, to tell you the truth. If you are paying attention, Glen Maxey is having a get together tonight so you can meet and greet. Details in the permalink.
05.25.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Apparently, DeLay’s legal fund thinks that Stephen Colbert is a conservative. Check the video on their site while it’s still up. . . before they realize how many people are laughing at them and not with them.
05.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
CNN aired a report on the controversial ex-gay therapies, also called ‘reparative therapy’ to ‘cure’ homosexuality. Richard Cohen counsels men to overcome their homosexual feelings by doing things like lying with him on a sofa in a tender embrace. Also effective is beating a pillow with a tennis racket. Additionally, Cohen encourages his clients [...]
05.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome