Law enforcement officers from a multi-department task force in Polk County (FL) were caught on camera playing video games during a drug raid.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s office, Winter Haven, Auburndale and Lakeland police department’s all participated in the raid, and all caught on camera. [...]
Records show 16 detectives spent 9 hours searching Difalco’s property, the cost to taxpayers $4,000.[...]
[Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd] “It’s an embarrassment to the detectives involved and its an embarrassment to the organization but you know what we employee 1800 people and not one of them is perfect we all make mistakes. They made a mistake.” via.
What’s the big deal? They’re just people goofing off at work in the midst of gathering evidence for a fruitless war on drugs. Funny how the most addictive thing in that house apparently was the Nintendo Wii. Seriously, I could play Wii Bowling all day. That thing is like crack. UPDATE: Deadspin has the video.
Linda McMahon stepped down as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. to seek the Republican nomination for Connecticut’s US Senate seat currently held by Chris Dodd, who’s noted for having dark, mysterious eyebrows and a wife almost 20 years his junior. Oh, and he’s been on lots of committees and stuff since he took office in 1981. IT’S GONNA BE A REAL SLOBBERKNOCKER!
Linda McMahon, 60, formally announced her candidacy Wednesday morning. She said Washington is “out of control” and Dodd has “lost his way and our trust.”
McMahon is up against three other Republicans — former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, state Sen. Sam Caligiuri and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley.
Dodd plans to run for a sixth term next year. via.
This is not a political blog, but it’s amazing to me that everyone seems to be pissed off about something in Washington these days. It almost makes the idea of locking two people in a cage to sort out their differences seem civilized. WHATCHA GONNA DO, CHRIS DODD! WHEN TITAN SPORTS RUNS WIIILD ON YEEEWWW?!?!?! Connecticut is weird.
After a losing decision from a panel of judges from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, the state of Delaware is now petitioning for its case to be heard by the entire Court, and not just by a smidgeon of judges.
The request comes two weeks after a three-judge Circuit Court panel in Philadelphia ruled Delaware’s sports-betting plan violated federal law. The ruling limited Delaware to allowing parlay betting on NFL games only. That wagering, which requires bettors to correctly predict the outcomes of at least three games, was launched at the state’s three horse racing track-based casinos last Thursday, the day the NFL regular season began. via.
Seven of the Court’s 12 judges must approve the petition…wait a second, seven of twelve?! How many judges does a federal circuit need? Are there even 12 people that live in the state of Delaware? But honestly, it’s ridiculous that you can bet on anything in Nevada, but you can’t bet anywhere else. It’s like Jack in the Box serving breakfast all day, but nobody else does. Although I’m not sure what Taco Bell would ever serve for breakfast, aside from day-old flan and a bottle of tequila.
It’s bad enough that the citizens of Clearwater, Florida can’t go to the beach and smoke weed. Listening to the waves crash down with that smoke in your lungs sure would get your mind off a lot of things. Blah blah blah playing catch is just as bad as smoking weed. And now city officials are trying to change it.
Cretekos said the idea behind the law was to give police the authority to stop a game on the beach or in a park that could possibly hurt someone else. He said he’d like to see the city narrow the law to more careless activities that could actually hurt someone. via, via.
Glad they included that language about the javelin in there. That’s terrific; it’s another ignorant law that exists just so police can enforce it whenever they feel like it. Kinda like possession of marijuana and running over construction workers.
UPDATE: Ain’t happenin’…There’s been a big to do about Lou Holtz entertaining the idea of running for Congress, possibly representing the district encompassing Orlando and the central Florida region where he currently lives. Everyone thinks that Holtz would be nuts to pursue such a thing, and I’m hard-pressed to disagree. But there’s also been some discussion that Holtz couldn’t cut it in the US House of Representatives, and that’s where I have to stop you.
At age 72, Lou Holtz is entering his legislative prime. He’s been bossing people around for years. Hell, he just invaded Japan. He won’t be the worst representative in the federal legislature. Hell, he won’t even be the worst rep in his own state. That dubious honor belongs to none other than the honorable lady from Florida, Jacksonville’s own Corrine Brown. Remember her? How could you not?
U.S. Representative Corrine Brown was in front of a video camera yet again, and yes, internet magic was made. Brown (D-FL) says to Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) that she’s planning to attend Game 5, and nothing pleases me more than the prospect of The Honorable Lady From Florida sitting in an empty arena, waiting for the start of a game that will never come. “Where’s everybody at,” she might say. “They all better get up in here and get this party started.” No wonder we bought GM. Over/under on total taxpayer cost to produce this video? $50,000.
|Extra Mustard, via Deadspin|
