Syrah Palin is a Buzz Kill Among Democrats

Lately Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been criticized by the media for repeatedly contradicting herself when it comes to her stances on governmental issues. In a recent interview she couldn't even give one example of how John McCain would reform Wall Street after Katie Couric prodded for an answer. Although she continues to stir up controversy in this respect, she also seems to be helping some people maintain their buzz and improving sales for a small wine industry in northern Chile.

Palin Syrah, an organic red wine, has risen in popularity ever since the Alaska governor was asked to be McCain's running mate. In places across the country, such as Houston, the wine has even sold out. Although there are areas where the wine is in high demand, there are also some people on the other end of the political spectrum who are refusing to drink the wine.

These Palin Syrah-haters in a nutshell are saying, 'Oh, I don't want to drink that. That's too close,'" said Chris Cavelli, co-owner of the Yield Wine Bar in San Francisco. "It reminds them too much of Sarah Palin."

I'm guessing that the majority of these non-supporters of this wine are democrats or may just be crazed Obama lovers. I won't disagree with the people who are saying Palin is a tad bit air-headed when it comes to answering rapid-fire questions or sticking with one viewpoint related to government policies. One thing is for sure, Palin and her crazy antics are a hot topic in current news and now that she has a wine promoting her unintentionally, this will only advertise her name more unfortunately. For those who are not following the duration of this political race and are planning to vote for the person who's name sounds the most like your favorite wine, be aware that if you do this you're voting for a woman who says she can see Russia from her backyard. Is that who you want in partial leadership of this country?

Iowa man faces charges after hugging officer

A hug has landed an Iowa City man in hot water. An Iowa City man who thought a police officer just "needed a hug" faces several charges including assault on a peace officer and public intoxication.

Police said a 21-year-old man was arrested on Saturday. According to police records, the man ran up to the officer and stuck out his arms.

The officer told him to "get away," but the man didn't take the hint and embraced the officer.

When the officer told the man to put his hands behind his head, he refused. He was then handcuffed.

You know I gotta be honest. This is absolutely ridiculous. perhaps the officer arrested the man because he felt threatened, which is completely understandable, and the public intoxication makes sense to a degree as well, but assault on a peace officer?!?! assault!? cm on! that's just crazy. The man was intoxicated and was embracing a police officer with a hug which im sure he would not do if sober, but to charge the man with assault is absolutley ludacris and although we are not aware of the extensive details, if all the man did was hug the officer, an assault charge on top of public intoxication just seems a little far fetched

The Dangers of Elections

Who knew that a campaign trail could be deadly?

In Bangkok recently a man who was being used as an example of how people get rashes in the dirty polluted water. The staff for the Leena Jangjanya campaign for the governor of Bangkok were displaying the water to journalists. 

The 32 year old campaign manager was flailing about in the water at the time. All the people in presence thought that he was simply acting and therefore were not alarmed. After he disappeared they called the police and discovered he had drowned.

Jangjanya has put her campaign on immediately halt, as she focuses on the funeral and taking care of her former campaign manager's seven month pregnant wife.  Jangjanya claims that if she were to continue the campaign now, it would make her no better than an animal.

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Pig takes woman hostage

In Australia, a woman was held hostage in her own home by a pig that was reportedly the size of a Shetland pony. 

It started in the early Tuesday afternoon. Caroline Hayes, 63, awaits in her house as the pig outside breaks into the garage and drags out a king size bed that she has kept stored in there. As the bed is dragged out, the pig, affectionately named, Bruce, tears it into pieces, depositing them all over her yard, making it look like a fantasy war zone of fabric and spring. 

She is perfectly content to stay inside, however, Bruce has started taking over. Clearly not a fan of the decorative mat she had on her door step, he rolls it up perfectly with his nose and pushes it aside. All in all you think he would be content with his new pen. He still wants the inside. 

He goes to the door and attempts to get inside, headbutting it and being exceptionally annoying to the poor woman whom is just trying to get some sleep. Awakened from a tumultuous slumber, she decides she needs to use the toilet. The only problem... It is outside. Not one to surrender, the strong woman goes to the door to push the stubborn Bruce aside and make it to her outside toilet.

It is early morning, after a night of sporadic sleep. She really has to use the bathroom. She stands at the door and begins to struggle it open. She fails. Bruce is on the other side using his 176 pounds of pure pork to keep the door closed. Hayes, acting even more persistence than Bruce, tries again, this time prying the handle of a broom into the face of massive swine in an attempt to scare him away. Bruce takes the handle in his mouth and snaps the broom in half.

After this Hayes promptly called the authorities.

The Rural Lands Protection Board came to Hayes residency and captured the irritated, and extremely hungry, animal.

After all of this you would think that Hayes would harbor some resentment towards the beast. In fact, she is a vegetarian and did not want to see the animal sent to the big pig pen in the sky. So as  requested by her and other animal rights group the sent him to a piggery where he will be a used as a stud.

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LOOK OUT!! IT'S A DEMOCRAT!!

Apparently John McCain and his supporters have one major difference: their reflexes.

According to a study conducted by political scientist Kevin Smith of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there is a link between a person's startle reflex and their political affiliation.

The study, conducted on 46 randomly-chosen people, first examined each participants view on popular issues such as immigration and gun control. Two months later the same group returned and underwent a series of stress and reflex tests.

These tests monitored people's responses to things such as disturbing images and loud noises. Other things such as skin electrical conductivity and blinking reflexes were also tested.

The report from Kevin Smith's team showed some interesting results.

"[People displaying] measurably lower physical sensitivities to sudden noises and threatening visual images were more likely to support foreign aid, liberal immigration policies, pacifism and gun control."

"Individuals displaying measurably higher physiological reactions to those same stimuli were more likely to favor defense spending, capital punishment, patriotism and the Iraq War."

The report was published in the Science journal on September 19.

For the full story jump on over to National Geographic.

Naked for a Worthy Cause

This week police have been receiving numerous calls from locals and tourists about a woman whose been seen riding her bicycle nude through the streets of Portland, Oregon. Scantily clad Gennifer Moss, otherwise known as Earth Friend Gen, continues to expose what mother nature has given her in efforts to promote peace among the public in her community, despite what some might think of as being indecent.

Moss declares that "Our bodies are an integral part of ourselves. I was created in God's creation and no part of me is obscene."

Portland police admits Moss has the right as an American citizen to commit this act of free speech, under two conditions: refraining from exposing her genitalia and if so, it must be for the purpose of arousing another person.

For the most part no one has expressed their distaste for Moss insisting she censor herself, except for the recent complaints from construction workers in the area, which can be seen in a news brief from Seattle Pi. These workers say the woman's displays are very distracting and seems to hinder them from doing their jobs.

When looking at this complaint from both perspectives, the workers do have a right to voice their opinion about such an issue, but when you consider the hooting and hollering construction workers normally do when they see a pretty girl walking down the street, clothed usually, should these workers really be complaining? Over the years, not all, but some construction workers have developed the reputation of being disrespectful towards woman while on job. Now that one has come to bare all, suddenly they want to object? If a good looking woman wants to pedal around town in nothing, why should it be a concern of theirs? Maybe these workers should be more focused on their tasks rather than on the events happening outside their workplace. Regardless of what they think, she has not violated any laws and has the right to do as she pleases, as long as she remains under peaceful protest. Overall, after getting over the shock of seeing this woman naked, people need to put aside for a minute her bold exhibit and consider what she is actually trying to promote, which ultimately is peace and concern for the earth's well-being.

In addition Moss is dedicated to living an eco-friendly life by maintaining a healthy diet, wearing organic clothing, and helping to preserve mother nature.

Dog Poop DNA??

An Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to reward and punish pet owners.

Under a six-month trial programme launched this week, the city of Petah Tikva, a suburb of Tel Aviv, is asking dog owners to take their animal to a municipal veterinarian, who then swabs its mouth and collects DNA.

The city will use the DNA database it is building to match faeces to a registered dog and identify its owner.

Owners who scoop up their dogs' droppings and place them in specially marked bins on Petah Tikva's streets will be eligible for rewards of pet food coupons and dog toys.

But droppings found underfoot in the street and matched through the DNA database to a registered pet could earn its owner a municipal fine.

"My goal is to get the residents involved, and tell them that together, we can make our environment clean," said Tika Bar-On, the city's chief veterinarian who came up with the idea for the DNA experiment.

Bar-On said the DNA database could also help veterinarians research genetic diseases in dogs, investigate canine pedigree and identify stray animals, replacing the need for electronic chip identification.

"The sky is the limit on how far we can take this," she said.

So far, Bar-On said, residents have "reacted positively to the program and are cooperating because they want their neighborhood to be clean".

She said Petah Tikva would consider making it mandatory for pet owners to provide DNA samples from their dogs if the trial program is successful.

This seems like this could be an effective program but will every dog owner take part? How accurate is this dropping testing going to be? Say someones pets or pet get out on accident and leaves an unpleasent dropping in an unwanted place. Would the owners be succeptible to a fine? One would wonder how enforced this would be and how serious of a "fine" could be slapped on someone for ignoring thier animal's doo-doo. There are most likely a handful of people who walk thier pets and let them do thier business freely, which would lead me to believe that those owners would avoid the program. With that aside, I must say that using this program to research diseases in dogs is a great idea, and I believe that the possibilities are indeed endless, but the hardest part isint the research, it would be convincing the pet owners to actually get down to the vet and have thier pets swabbed for DNA.

Everyone's a Comedian

As unfortunate as it is, food contamination does happen.  But when 16 people die as a result, maybe its not a great idea to make jokes about it. Especially if you are an elected official. Maple Leaf Foods was the company with the food contamination.

That is something that the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Gerry Ritz, (pictured at right) didn't take into consideration when he made some negative comments. When he was told about it he said " This is a death by a thousand cuts. Or should I say cold cuts." He made light of a situation in which 16 people died.

Not content to leave the extent of his disrespect at that he stated, when he found out that there had been a new death in the Atlantic province of Prince Edward Island, "Please tell me it's Wayne Easter," (pictured below) a resident of the island.

 I understand that in some cases people may take their humor to this level in order to aid in the healing process or even to further themselves from something that they do not wholly understand. Ritz, being the official that he is, should not be making these statements.  What the country of Canada should not require his immediate resignation, he should be made to make a public apology, acknowledging what he said as being wrong. 

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Wipe Your Feet Before Stepping Onto the Ceiling

Along Germany's Baltic Sea island of Usedom, in the town of Trassenheide, an upside-down house was constructed, properly entitled "The World Stands on its Head." The grand opening was on September 4, 2008 and is accessible to the public.

Every room is complete with upside-down furnishings. It is said that the house was bulit to instill a very unconventional way of living. Although my only question is, how do they expect to use the toilet if it's on the ceiling? I'm pretty sure the only way this topsy-turvy house would be useable is if NASA installed forces of anti-gravity. I'm guessing this house is just a metaphoric art piece meant not for usage, but to challenge the archetypal eye.

For more off the wall images of inside the upside-down house, visit InsideUpsideDown.