Fire? What wildfire? You wanna go out some time? This dude knows how to take care of business. During a live KTLA report on blazing wildfires this shirtless guy with a dog, got the job done. “Wow, you’re super pretty. Wanna go on a date sometime?” h/t AATTP
Year: 2014
How Obamacare Saved The Life Of a Doubting Republican
Dean Angstadt fells trees for a living. He’s a self-employed, self-sufficient logger who has cleared his own path for most of his 57 years, never expecting help from anyone. And even though he’d been uninsured since 2009, he especially wanted nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. “I don’t read what the Democrats have… Continue reading How Obamacare Saved The Life Of a Doubting Republican
Here’s the Statement from Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford
The embattled crack pipe mayor of Toronto was found indulging with another crack pipe and this time, like all the other times, there’s a video tape. Ford, realizing that he is once again caught with his hands in the cookie jar, admitted himself to rehab. He released a statement. Here it is: For Immediate Release… Continue reading Here’s the Statement from Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Heading to Rehab as Crack Smoking video Emerges
The admitted crack smoker and heavy drinker has long dodged calls for him to resign or go to drug rehab. He relented Wednesday after a video, shot early Saturday morning, shows him reportedly smoking crack cocaine. An audio clip, recorded secretly Monday night, reportedly catches Ford during a drunken evening out at a bar. THE… Continue reading Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Heading to Rehab as Crack Smoking video Emerges
The Wide Left Turn
First it was marriage equality. Now it’s the minimum wage. And prison reform. And some lefty laboratories in cities across the country. It’s not a sharp turn to the left as many had anticipated with Obama’s election in 2008. It’s a wide turn, and the country’s already done the first hand-over-hand on the cultural-political wheel.… Continue reading The Wide Left Turn
Pharrell Reveals CeeLo Green Originally Passed on ‘Happy’
Craig Barritt, Getty Images Pharrell surprised us all when he broke down in tears while speaking to Oprah Winfrey about the global success of ‘Happy’ earlier this month. However, that very well could have been CeeLo Green getting all teary-eyed since the movie soundtrack cut-turned-pop culture phenomenon was originally given to him to record. The Neptunes producer revealed this gem of… Continue reading Pharrell Reveals CeeLo Green Originally Passed on ‘Happy’
Pitt Bull Sentenced to Spend The Rest Of Its Life Behind Bars
The Pit bull that mauled a four year old boy back in January, biting and holding on to the boy’s face for several minutes has been sentenced to life behind bars, a Phoenix judge has ruled. Mickey, a brown-spotted white pit bull who belonged to the boy’s babysitter at the time of the attack, will… Continue reading Pitt Bull Sentenced to Spend The Rest Of Its Life Behind Bars
Almost Half Of New Yorkers Are Poor
(Getty Images) From 2011 to 2012, the number of New Yorkers who were at or near poverty levels remained constant at 46%. According to a new report [PDF] released by the City’s Center for Economic Opportunity andobtained by the Times, “nearly half of New Yorkers were making less than 150 percent of the poverty threshold, a figure that… Continue reading Almost Half Of New Yorkers Are Poor
Oprah Winfrey Interested in Buying LA Clippers
Following reports that Donald Sterling will be forced sell his team, Oprah Winfrey, David Geffen and Larry Ellison are considering banding together to buy the Los Angeles Clippers. Music mogul Geffen told ESPN that he and Ellison (who founded Oracle) would run the Clippers but Winfrey would invest in it. “Oprah is not interested in… Continue reading Oprah Winfrey Interested in Buying LA Clippers
Game & T.I.: LAPD Standoff After BRUTAL Fight At L.A. Club [VIDEO]
GAME AND T.I. IN INTENSE STANDOFF WITH LAPD The Game and T.I. were in a super-tense standoff with LAPD after a VIOLENT fight at an L.A. club early Wednesday morning. A group of guys — who we’re told are “mutual acquaintances” of both Game and T.I. — were denied entrance at Supperclub. The guys began arguing furiously with… Continue reading Game & T.I.: LAPD Standoff After BRUTAL Fight At L.A. Club [VIDEO]
Democrats Will Schedule Vote On A Constitutional Amendment Against Citizens United
Citizens United, that infamous decision by the US Supreme Court that allows unlimited secret campaign contributions through SuperPacs, could be seeing it’s end days if Senate Democrats get their way. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), plans to introduce a constitutional amendment tackling the decision later this year. “The Supreme Court is trying to take this country back… Continue reading Democrats Will Schedule Vote On A Constitutional Amendment Against Citizens United
Minimum Wage Raised in Hawaii – Now $10.10 an Hour
Hawaii, led by a Democrat is doing the right thing for that people, and is following the president’s recommendations to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. The bill is expected to be signed into law on Wednesday. Hawaii is the third state to pass a wage at that level this year, following Connecticut… Continue reading Minimum Wage Raised in Hawaii – Now $10.10 an Hour