Well, it looks like we have a political scandal in these parts, eh? Haven't had one of this scale in quite a while. Can't tell if it's one of those, "Hey, I'll give you this contract, if you construct my pool." kind of a deal. Or if it's your standard skimming money out of some diverted fund account that until recently was thought to be secret.

Bottom line is either someone finally pissed off the wrong person or the corruption was so blatant even the old-timers were embarrassed by its audacity. Too early to tell what's up until more details come out. But public statements lately by Dimora and Russo reflect an arrogance even more abrasive than in the past.

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I saw Billy Mays on another infomercial today. Good grief, does he have a piece of all of these products. Today, it was the Awesome Auger. While watching the demo, all I could say was, "Fuck you!". No way that thing does what it claims for $19.95.

"The Office" had a panel at Comic-Con. This year's Comic-Con was probably the most covered in its history.

Here are 12 foods that you don't necessarily need to be organic. Here are 12 that probably should be organic.

I was surprised to hear the Foo Fighters sing "Big Me" the other day. Last time in town, Weezer was on the bill with them and they sang the song. But I always liked the video.

"Big Me"/Foo Fighters



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I would think Brad Friedel is the most famous soccer player from these here parts. He just signed with Randy Lerner's Other Team.

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