- News reports don’t say exactly what the kid did to other students, but a 1st-grader has been accused of sexual harassment. Wouldn’t there have to be intent for there to be sexual harassment? Could you have intent at that age?
- The plot thickens… Two mothers of Kankakee stun gun victims have sued the school district, the police department, the city of Kankakee, the officer himself, and Big John Howell. They are claiming their children were targeted because they are black.
- Moments in racial insensitivity: The Denver Public School system honors Martin Luther King by serving fried chicken and collard greens for lunch.
- Poll Position: According to a new poll majority would vote against President Obama if the election were held today. Ouch. Of course coming up on Monday I’m sure another poll will say that 90% would vote for Obama.
- Oh you’re gonna pay… President Obama has proposed a new “financial crisis responsibility fee” They are literally taking money from banks that did well and paid back their bailouts, and give them to failed banks and GM. Yeah… great idea.
- The latest fashion trend? High heels for toddlers. Really. Amber Dempsey was unavailable for comment.
- World’s Dumbest Criminal: A British man escaped from prison, and successfully evaded authorities for four months… until he decided to taunt the authorities by posting pictures on his Facebook page.
- Scare in the Air Update: Michael Winston Hicks is on the terrorist watch list and can’t get on an airplane without getting patted down. You might think this is the TSA keeping us safe, except Michael Winston Hicks is 8 years old. He just happens to share the name of someone on the watch list, but that’s enough to earn him some special scrutiny every time he flies.
- Conan Update: TMZ is reporting that Jay Leno has signed a new deal to be the host of The Tonight Show. Conan’s last show will be January 22nd. What the Zuck?
- Health desk: Very bad news for all of us… Experts say that you can’t make up for lost sleep.
- Remember the soldier who said that she shouldn’t be deployed because she’s a single mother and couldn’t find someone to take care of her child? The army has filed charges against her.
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Fri. Show Prep – Schoolyard Sexual Harassment Edition
Thurs. Show Prep – Big Bang Edition
End of the World Update: Astronomers from Villanova say that we’re way overdue for a supernova to explode and, thus, wipe out Earth by stripping away our ozone layer. The good news is that the star is more than 3,000 light years away, which means that it may have already blown up and we just haven’t seen it yet.- The Chicago Police Department is seriously considering scrapping the police entrance exam. They are trying to open the process to as many people as possible and boost the number of minorities accepted.
- Today’s pointless study: Women steal more than men… from hotels.
- Gitmo on the Mississippi is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability voted in favor of letting Gov. Pat Quinn sell the Thomson prison to the feds for use as GitmoMidwest.
- Mayor Daley won’t comment on reports that Rahm Emanuel is already measuring his office for new carpeting.
- Senator Schultz? Democrats in North Dakota are trying to convince MSNBC talking head Ed Schutlz to run for the Senate. Hey, if Al Franken can pick up a few votes suddenly Ed Schultz doesn’t seem to far fetched.
- Moment of racial insensitivity: The other “N” word. Question 9 on the census form asks participants about race, giving people the option to check a box labeled “Black, African Am. or Negro.”
- People are buying up Saabs, Saturns, and Pontiacs like they are going out of style… oh wait. The fact that they are selling for less than half of sticker price in some cases doesn’t hurt. Would you buy a car knowing that the entire brand is going away?
- Tsutomu Yamaguchi has died at the age of 93. Who is Tsutomu Yamaguchi, you may ask? He had the worst luck in the history of the human race. He is the only survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
- Tragedy + Time = Musical? Ed Gein: The Musical makes debut.
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Keith Conrad
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