Category Archives: Political Stupidity

Coroner rules death caused by gambling addiction

Andre Baril, 62, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, liked playing the lottery. He was a big fan of Loto-Quebec’s Banco game, from which he won $25,000 a few years ago. But since then he spent his entire life savings, over $50,000, … Continue reading

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Town supervisor signs hundreds of payroll checks

Satish B. Mohan has hardly been on the job as an Amherst, N.Y., town supervisor for a week, and already he’s made hundreds of enemies.

One of Mohan’s campaign promises was that he would personally review and sign all checks pertaining to town business, and that included payroll checks. So, when he did, the payroll wasn’t available on time last Friday. Continue reading

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Columbus mayor's wife sentenced for drunk driving

Frankie Coleman, wife to Columbus, Ohio, mayor Michael Coleman, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was sentenced Wednesday to three days in jail and a six month driver’s license suspension. Continue reading

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Candidate arrested for drunk driving twice in three hours

A candidate for public office in upstate New York was arrested twice in three hours for driving while intoxicated, authorities said Monday. Continue reading

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One-fifth of California high schoolers fail graduation exam

Nearly 100,000 California high school students in the class of 2006 have failed the state’s graduation exam, according to researchers at the Human Resources Research Organization. Continue reading

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Jesse Jackson to ESPN: Come to D.C.

Activist Jesse Jackson has found a new cause: bringing ESPN’s 50 States in 50 Days tour to Washington, D.C. Continue reading

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If "Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I'll kill myself"

Reporter Helen Thomas told The Hill newspaper, “The day I say Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I’ll kill myself. All we need is one more liar.” Continue reading

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Potholes as traffic calming device

A councillor in Bath, U.K. wants to suspend road maintenance and allow potholes in order to calm traffic. Continue reading

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Random bag searches (but only if you volunteer)

I’ve already snidely made it known that I think that random bag searches of subway goers in New York City is futile because terrorism isn’t committed by random people. But wait until you hear this. Continue reading

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