Marriage Amend't: Meaningless Sop?

Now that moral conservatives have the upper hand in the mid-term elections, President Bush and Senate Republicans are advocating a ban on homosexual marriages in the form of a marriage amendment to the Constitution. Their efforts to regain their base's strong support would seem more genuine if  the amendment has a realistic chance of passage and the Bush and Congressional Republican poll numbers were not in the tank. Reasons for the abysmal ratings are that the Republican base is dissatified with profligate government spending, weak illegal immigration control efforts, and a wearing war in Iraq. Republicans are fortunate in that Democrats appear leaderless and rudderless on national issues and policies. It remains to be seen whether Republicans can hold the House and Senate in their weakened position this fall.

Bikini Strangler Suspect Nabbed

Around 11:45 p.m. last night, Jerry Buck Inman, 35, a registered sex offender in FL and NC, was arrested in Dandridge, TN, on charges of the murder, rape, and kidnapping of Clemson student Tiffany Marie Soeurs. Inman was driving past his parents' home when Jefferson County's sheriff's deputies nabbed the suspect without incident. According to Robert Steward, division chief of the South Carolina State Law Enforcement, Inman's DNA matched that taken from Souer's apartment. Soeur's was found dead on May 26, 2006, with her wrists and ankles bound and a bikini top still around her neck.Souer's brother Trevor said that he hugged his mother when he heard the news and related that his mother stated that she was happy for the first time in a while.

Cf. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/07/D8I39D3G1.html.

Readers, please be patient because a recent electricity surge destroyed my computer modem. I am using someone else's computer on occasion to make updates. At least, on this PC (unlike my Mac) I can give you interactive links.

Tricky Dix Chix

The Dixie Chix' "Taking the Long Way" is the number one album this week after a long exile stemming from lead singer Natalie Maines' statement in London that "just so you know, we're ashamed that the President is from Texas." Later, she sloughed it off as an unplanned joke and apologized. Country fans were outraged, boycotted their music, and even trampled their CDS; and country radio stations no longer gave them air play. Consequently, the Dixie Chix tried to reposition themselves muscially. Natalie stated on 60 Minutes, "I've never pretended to be country to the core." In the AP, Natalie is quoted as saying, "I don't even know what's played on country radio. . .." Now that Bush's poll numbers are in the cellar, the Dixie Chix are taking back their apology and singing "Not Ready to Make Nice." Silly Chix, Trix are for kids: unless you're in the red light district.

Bikini Strangler Suspect Pics

Greenville County prosecutor Bob Ariail released photos today of the suspect thought to be a young (18-25) white male in the Bikini Strangler case. The pics showed the suspect, masked by two bandanas, trying to access Tiffany Marie Souer's account with her debit card. He tried unsuccessfully to use it six times at Wachovia and Sun Trust banks: ironically, Tiffany's killer left $500 in cash in her apartment. Further, the prosecutor indicated that the purported perp had a light-colored, two-door SUV (probably a 1982-1994 GMC Jimmy or Chevy Blazer) and remained in the area. Moreover, he believed the slaying to be sexually motivated. (Seemingly, the suspect removed Tiffany's sheets, perhaps, indicating his attempt to remove incriminating dna evidence.) On O'Reilly last night, Geraldo stated that the suspect was probably a male Facebook.com. "friend." Of course, he has also conjectured that Al Capone's vault held newsworthy contents.

Alien Quack?

Has Marie Travers, assistant manager of the International Bird Rescue Research Center (hereafter I.B.R.R.C.) in Cordelia, CA, discovered an alien? After x-raying a rescued duck with a broken wing, she was shocked when she examined the radiograph to see what appears to be the clear visage of an ET. Unfortunately, the duck died subsequent to its examination. Karen Benzel, the p.r. director for I.B.R.R.C., said that the results of the autopsy are still pending. The center is offering the original x-ray with a certificate of authenticity on eBay in an auction that begins on June 4, 2006 (this Sunday).

Cf. http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060601185009990001&ncid=NWS00010000000001 for the article and photo.

Anchors Away

How many of you care that Katie Couric has ended her reign as the perky princess of the Today show and is in route to be the voice from above the glass ceiling at CBS? Once America was riveted when an anchor passed his mantle a la Cronkite. And we, as a nation, actually stopped what we were doing and sat in front of the television to hear the nightly news. As the NYT gave us all the news that was fit to print, Cronkite told us the way it was that day. All was well with the world, Beaver was a lad who exemplified Everyboy who lived in a nuclear family, and we liked Ike. Now the world is confusing like a pastoral parishioner who no longer has the patriarchal priest to read the text, explain its meaning, and tell him how to act in accordance therewith. I'm Rather sad.

Halle Berry Bounds to Please

Oscar winner Halle Berry, that comely cafe au lait honey, showed once again why she is so much loved and adored by her fans, especially, her besmitten swains. Yesterday morning on Fox & Friends, Halle disdained the grand dames of cine who dare not condescend to fun and frolic in the public eye. Even though she had a broken toe and was sporting four-inch heels, she cheerfully cartwheeled on request showing that her claim to doing all of her stunts in X-men 3 was no empty boast. Superbly talented, friskily feminine, and absolutely gorgeous: a modern day Josephine Baker!