This Week in the Mercury
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
News Good Morning, News!
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM
As mentioned earlier, the man who was killed by police at the Hoyt Arboretum on Monday has been identified as Jack Dale Collins. Here's a thought: How about a special branch of cops who are specifically trained to deal with victims of mental illness? THAT'S CRAZY TALK!!
Pope Benedict accepts the resignation of an Irish Bishop who didn't do jackshit about kids who were molested by priests.
Obama's deal with Satan comes to fruition today as he signs an executive order ensuring that existing limits on funding abortions do not change under the new health reform law (as 12 anti-abortion Democrats look on and smile).
Those lawsuits being filed to overturn Obama's health care law are nothing but a bunch of smoke and mirrors—but you already kind of knew that, didn't you?
A federal judge determines that a homophobic Mississippi school district violated Constance McMillen's rights by refusing to let her attend prom with her lesbian girlfriend. In your homophobic FACE, homophobes!!
Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods: Partly sunny today (high of 66), showery tomorrow and Friday with glorious sun returning on Saturday.
And finally, during his visit with President Clinton to Haiti, President George W. Bush shakes the hand of a native—and then wipes his hand off on Clinton's shirt! (Still subtle after all these years.)
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