Chris Berman Loses It!

I absolutely love this. Be forewarned, though; Berman uses quite a few "sentence enhancers."

(H/T - Kevin from AZ)

Philadelphia Democrats

. . . are easily the most corrupt politicians in America. Get a load of this story and see if it doesn't make you want to retch.

A caucus of Democratic ward leaders yesterday endorsed state Sen. Vince Fumo for re-election, but with enough abstentions and absentees to suggest that his grip on the party organization may be slipping.

Meeting behind closed doors at Democratic Party headquarters, on Walnut Street, 15 ward leaders with pieces of Fumo's Senate district heard 10-minute spiels from Fumo and one of his rivals, electricians union leader John Dougherty.

Afterward, they voted 12-0 to endorse Fumo's bid for another four-year term, in spite of a 141-count federal corruption indictment for which Fumo faces trial in September.

Disgusted yet? Hell, even some fellow Democrat pols think this is a despicable move on the part of the Party.

Anne Dicker, the anti-casino activist who's running against Fumo and Dougherty, said she had not been invited and hadn't learned of the meeting until it was over. (H/T - The Philadelphia Daily News)

Normally, this is where I would write, "Remember this when you go to the polls, Philly!" but the majority of the voting populace here are ill-informed morons who vote a straight party ticket anyway.

There has not been a Republican mayor in this town since the 50's. The reason is because they grew too corrupt, and the public sent them a message with their ouster. Now, the same thing is happening with local Dems, but no one seems to mind. Frankly, we deserve what we get.

Yeah! Get Some!!

I found this little beauty over at The Jawa Report. Turn up the volume for the full effect. Enjoy!

Three Killed After Super Bowl Argument

Now, this is a real hardcore football fan . . .

LARGO, Maryland (AP) -- Three men were killed by a gunman after an argument broke out in a restaurant while the Super Bowl was being shown on television, police said.

No arrests had been made Monday.

The shooting happened Sunday night at the Uno Chicago Grill restaurant, part of a dining, shopping and entertainment complex near FedEx Field in the Largo area, Prince George's County police said. (H/T - CNN)

Remember the old days when people just shot each other over the "Tastes Great, Less Filling" debate? What happened to this country?

Death Photo Of Ernie Pyle Found

"COMMAND POST, IE SHIMA, April 18 (AP) - Ernie Pyle, war correspondent beloved by his co-workers, GIs and generals alike, was killed by a Japanese machine-gun bullet through his left temple this morning ..."

This is history, folks.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The figure in the photograph is clad in Army fatigues, boots and helmet, lying on his back in peaceful repose, folded hands holding a military cap. Except for a thin trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, he could be asleep.

But he is not asleep; he is dead. And this is not just another fallen GI; it is Ernie Pyle, the most celebrated war correspondent of World War II.

As far as can be determined, the photograph has never been published. Sixty-three years after Pyle was killed by the Japanese, it has surfaced - surprising historians, reminding a forgetful world of a humble correspondent who artfully and ardently told the story of a war from the foxholes.

Tobin, author of a 1997 biography, "Ernie Pyle's War," and Owen V. Johnson, an Indiana University professor who collects Pyle-related correspondence, said they had never seen the photo. The negative is long lost, and only a few prints are known to exist. (H/T - KYW1060)

The truly sad part about this story is that there are probably of dozens of people reading this who have no idea who Ernie Pyle was. Suffice to say, he was the journalistic icon of his day, who risked his life - and eventually, lost it - by covering our troops during World War II.

He makes today's "journalists" look like sniveling cowards.

Holloway Suspect: Body Dumped At Sea

Can we just summarily execute this piece of detritus and be done with him?

(CNN) -- An investigative judge said Sunday that sufficient reason exists to reopen the inquiry against Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway from the island of Aruba.

The announcement came shortly after Dutch television aired a program in which Van der Sloot told a man he considered to be his friend that he was with the 18-year-old on a beach near her hotel when she died, and that he arranged for a friend to take her body to sea and dump it.

"He went out to sea and then he threw her out, like an old rag," he told Aruban businessman Patrick van der Eem on January 16.

Van der Eem recorded their conversations on hidden cameras installed in the Range Rover he was driving, according to the report that aired Sunday night.

That's good enough for me. Fire up the "Dutch Oven," boys; we're gonna have a toad burnin'! Or, are we?

Van der Sloot has acknowledged making the remarks, but told an interviewer last week that he was lying. (H/T - CNN)

Oh, damn. He now says was lying, so I guess the video confession means nothing. Sorry everyone! Please resume your daily lives.

Sweet Gun Pr0n!

Meet the AA-12 shotgun. This is why The Discovery Channel is the greatest network on Earth.


By the way, the Caption Contest winners can be found HERE.

New York Giants: Super Bowl Champions

New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14

Are you friggin' kidding me? I mean, really, are you frakkin' kidding me?!!! This is fairly terrible news for a few reasons:

• Those jackass members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins will still claim that they are the NFL's only undefeated team. I truly wish they would just die.
• New York Giants fans are a small step above Dallas Cowboys fans in both ignorance and arrogance. I like Eli manning, but Giants fans? Not so much.
• I would have loved to see Michigan alum Tom Brady win another ring to shut up the previous two bullet points.

Oh, and one last thing: Patriots coach Bill Belichick left the field with 0:02 remaining in the game. He's like school in the summertime: no class.

A Very Special Announcement

My lovely wife bought me the Transformers movie for Christmas. I finally got the time to watch the film on Friday night. It frakkin' kicked royal ass!

Oh, and last night, the missus and I watched her Christmas present, Night at the Museum. That also rocked!

That is all.

Linky-Dinks!

Yours truly celebrated a very rare weekend off. Since Big City Detective is a full-time job where you work crazy shifts, weekends, and holidays, these rare occasions are fully appreciated. I tried to stay away from the dreaded computer on Friday and Saturday - I actually spent time with the family; what a concept - but in staying away from my blog, I also stayed away from yours.

So, I figured I had better dole out the linky love to some blog friends whom I haven't been able to visit as often as I should. What can I say? Irish-Catholic guilt is a beyotch. Enjoy!

Big White Hat is in the running for a kickass new job. Stop by and wish him luck. And ladies, he included a photo . . .

Moe answers the age-old question: "What do cops do during the graveyard shift?" I'll refuse comment on which of these I've done during last out

TrekMedic endorses his candidate for POTUS. Not like there are a lot of good choices.

BobG releases his inner-geek and gives us some items that combine cool with . . . well, cool.

Fitch has a link-fest of his own! And when you're done there, check out his Sunday Retarded Argument. It'll get ya laughin' . . .

And finally, Right Wing Prof gives us an episode of Elderly Cops. Nice to see the ladies still pack a punch.