News, Etc.

I thought Paris Hilton was going to walk the straight and narrow, but evidently she threw caution to the wind and found herself arrested in Las Vegas on drug charges.

The AP mentions how contrite she was after her 2007 arrest and incarceration over alcohol-related reckless driving. But that was then, and this is now.
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If teachers' "unions," read "associations," are praising ruinous privatization policies put forward by the likes of Bill and Melinda Gates, then there really IS no hope for this country.

Selling teachers down the river has always been the way of life of the so-called unions, but now it's teachers as a professional group that are being sold down the river.
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As the World Turns.

Did Paris Hilton get any special treatment while she was in jail, and, if so, is anybody surprised?

Howard Kurtz

doesn't appear to be buying Paris Hilton's epiphany or whatever the hell you call it.

Not That She

needs any defending, but Salon's Joan Walsh decides to defend Elizabeth Edwards anyway.

John Edwards appeared on Hardball tonight and did well, as expected, but Chris Matthews had to keep beating the Coulter story into the ground by putting on more squawking heads after Edwards finished with his segment. I shut the television off and started working on my scrapbook of my recent vacation to the national parks.

Later I watched Paris Hilton on Larry King Live, which actually was taped. She sounded contrite and even likable, but it was probably all some clever p.r. to make herself look good.

She said she has changed, that jail after all was good for her even if the food was "terrible." Hilton even talked about the Bible and God a little bit.

Well, we will see if she really had a life-altering experience.

As the World Turns II.

Chaz Higgs professed his innocence so much, he slashed his wrist this morning in a suicide attempt.

The trial is set to resume Thursday, and Higgs' attorney predicts a mistrial.

The attorney appears not to be too smart by allowing Higgs to testify in his defense, considering the fact he would face cross-examination by the prosecution.

And what does Kathy Augustine's family think of this latest stunt?

Houston said he was told by the Higgs family that he wanted to testify yesterday to tell his story, and then was ready to join his wife.
“We don’t know why this happened,” Houston said. “But yesterday he was reliving the events and I’m told that he waited a year to clear his name so he could join his wife. It was his goal to do that for his family.”
But Augustine’s brother, Phil Alfano, said the suicide attempt was a hoax.
“It’s just another act,” Alfano said after the hearing. “He’s a cold, calculating SOB, that’s all this is.”
Augustine’s daughter, Dallas, agreed.
“He does this whenever he gets backed into a corner,” she said, referring to the suicide attempt he made in the days following Augustine’s death. Dallas found him and called 911.

Where is Nancy Grace on this one?
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I can't ignore the big story of today.
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Speaking of Grace, now I know why she was coy about marriage and kids when somebody asked her about that when she gave her lecture in Reno in April.

Apparently she's known this guy for decades.

More here.
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As the World Turns IV.

Thanks to a huge public outcry, Paris Hilton is being hauled back into court.

The judge ain't happy, to say the least.
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Edwin R. Hall ain't going anywhere.
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As the World Turns.

The rich ARE different.

But we've known celebrities get their own brand of "justice" at least since the infamous Claudine Longet got off with a slap on the wrist after she murdered her boyfriend, pro skier Spider Sabich back in 1976.

Unfortunately, Paris will still be in the headlines. After all, she hasn't killed anybody yet, unlike Claudine, who is basically a pariah and has never again surfaced publicly after the trial. (Fun fact: She married her defense attorney in 1985 after he ditched his own family for her. He is still alive today, and they both continue to live in Aspen, Colorado.)

Edit: Paris Hilton agreed to wear an ankle bracelet at home for the next 40 days, according to a press conference. Some "medical problem" played a role in this change. She wasn't released but "reassigned" to her home.
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As the World Turns.

Boxer Diego Corrales, 29, was killed yesterday in a motorcycle crash in Las Vegas.
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Computers are hard on the eyes and hell on the attention span, you billionaire, robber baron idiot.

Real books, newspapers, etc., will NEVER go out of style.
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It's not known whether any steak knives were stolen:

He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room.

Ruby said Simpson soon came up to him and said he understood and would gather the rest of his party to leave.

Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, did not immediately return phone calls Tuesday night seeking comment.

"It was the first time since 1994 he has ever shown any class," Ruby said. "He showed it that night in the restaurant" by leaving quietly.

Ruby said after Simpson left, people in the restaurant started applauding him. He said he has received about 100 positive e-mails since the incident.

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So help me God, if Arnold does this, HE will probably be recalled.

There are some good comments over there.

The well-publicized petition is here.

The problem with Paris Hilton is that she is a spoiled rich brat who thinks the rules don't apply to her. Well, too bad, so sad.

She got off easy as it was. It's a wonder she didn't go out and kill anybody.
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Tiny dogs are more and more being stolen.
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