It's pretty sad when a guy gets the taser at a John Kerry lecture. This scene was disturbing on so many levels. First, we have a known prankster involved who probably didn't think it would escalate into what happened. We have the student committee who sponsored the event call in security. We have students in the audience encouraging security to remove the guy. Security cannot contain this guy? And Kerry reminds me of Al Lerner after Bottlegate at the Stadium: "Carmen, did you see any bottles? I didn't see any bottles." Kerry said he didn't know until he left the building that the kid got tasered. Bullshit, I say.

Maybe, he should listen to The Clash.

The Clash-"Know Your Rights"



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Catching up with Sean Young. Oh man, she makes my boy parts move.

Ten funniest Internet sites. Some obvious choices here. "Funny or Die" is newer, but really good. "Overheard in New York", a timeless classic.

Tim Horton's might not be a good stock play, but I'm sensing a Butter Caramel Smoothie in my near future. Methinks I'll flip a coin for the direction I travel. I'll take Romeo with me.

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O.J. hates the World Series. Remember the World Series was cancelled last time he committed felonies. Be alert, October.

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32 Across: Terrell who sang with Marvin Gaye (5 letters) Answer: Tammi

Denise asked me to go the Tribe game this evening, and you know I cannot pass on club seats. I think I did better this team by only snorting down the left side of the menu. It's good to go with someone who is familiar with this section, because you get to find out where the bathrooms are (who knew I had choices?) and I stumbled upon my new favorite activity, playing with the soda dispenser.

Anyhow, this developed into quite an exciting game as the Indians won in the eleventh inning, courtesy of a home run off the bat of everyone's favorite, Casey Blake. Other fan fave, Jhonny Peralta homered twice, including a game-tying shot in the eighth. The Tigers are not done, but this was one bitter defeat, blowing a 5-2 lead in the eighth. We are very close now. Start crossing fingers and lighting candles. The magic number is now 7.

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Times Select is over! Hey, if this was successful, they'd continue to charge for access, right? It's about time the NYTimes was free online again.

A Seinfeld time waster!

Even SNL staffers got tired of Jimmy Fallon's antics. I excuse his laughing on "More Cowbell" and not much else.

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It's O.J. again. Time to call the lawyers again. Let's see, Johnnie's dead. Kardashian's dead. Shapiro is still around, I see him on some commercial. Scheck does great work with The Innocence Project and I don't think DNA tests are part of this case. Hey, there's always F. Lee Bailey.

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18 Down: Journalist Bly (6 letters) Answer: Nellie

Wasn't that OSU-Michigan game "Shat-rageous" or whatever the ad for "Show Me The Money" says. And to witness the trailer for the new "Rocky" was almost unbearable. Also, I'm sure Bo was "looking live" from football Valhalla, but his death had not much impact on the game, as some misguided people thought.

I have been pretty much anti-Michigan-OSU rematch, but I think it may happen. Rutgers died in Cincinnati. USC won (and isn't it funny to hear the announcer say, "He got a piece of Booty.") and if they beat Notre Dame next week, the Irish are out. Realistically, how could Michigan fall behind Notre Dame, given the fact they beat them handily. I still believe the SEC winner has a shot, but 42-39 is tough to ignore.

As for the game, Michigan played OK, but they never really stopped OSU on defense. I think OSU may have had one or two punts all day. I thought Michael Hart and Chad Henne played big for Michigan, but it's tough to compete with the passing game of OSU. Troy Smith won the Heisman today, and their receivers had a really good first half. But the two long runs up the middle just killed the Wolverines.

We got to see another coach kick an extra point when he should have gone for two, but it only mattered from the standpoint of Michigan having to attempt a 2-point conversion after their next touchdown, which they did. It's becoming an epidemic of stupidity. Disappointing today, but as Gordon Gekko says: "You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting. And if you need a friend, get a dog."

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Man, O.J. is back. And no one likes it very much.

Lemmy sponsors youth soccer. Ain't that a kick.

Here are some of TV's memorable Thansgiving moments. "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

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I know the NBA is just starting to get going, as most teams have played around 10 games. But pay attention to the Utah Jazz, this year's most entertaining team to watch. Other NBA news.

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11 Down: 2002 skiing silver medalist (10 letters) Answer: Bode Miller