First Door on the Left

Anderson Cooper reports…

Jamey’s video…

Rest in peace.
 

Wikipedia says that “Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 5 in 2011) that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.”

That is, of course, if the Republicans haven’t managed to have it canceled.

Happy Labor Day.

Read “The last Labor Day?“
 

The United States Department of the Interior joins the “It Gets Better” campaign…

They say a picture is worth a thousand words…

I hope you are taking all necessary precautions if you are anywhere in the path of this monster.
 

I said all along that she was going to get away with it. She did…

Casey Anthony acquitted of killing daughter

ORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony was found not guilty Tuesday of killing her 2-year-old daughter three years ago in a case that captivated the nation as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing.

Anthony, 25, wept after the clerk read the verdict, which jurors reached after less than 11 hours of deliberation over two days. She was charged with first-degree murder, which could have brought the death penalty if she had been convicted.

Instead, she was convicted of only four counts of lying to investigators looking into the June 2008 disappearance of her daughter Caylee. Her body was found in the woods six months later and a medical examiner was never able to determine how she died.

Anthony will be sentenced by the judge on Thursday and could receive up to a year in jail for each lying count.

After the verdict was read, Casey Anthony hugged her attorney Jose Baez and later mouthed the words “thank you” to him.

Prosecutors sat solemnly in their seats, looking stunned. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton shook his head slightly from side to side in apparent disbelief. Across the room, Anthony’s father wiped tears from his eyes. Without speaking to Casey, he and his wife left the courtroom escorted by police as the judge thanked the jury.

You have probably seen the video of young Casey Heynes fighting back against the kid who was bullying him. It was even featured on NBC’s Nightly News last evening. Here is a follow-up interview with Casey and his parents and friends. It really is fascinating and worth the time to watch…

You go, Casey. I wish I had had your courage when I was your age.

UPDATE: The young bully in the video, Richard Gale, tells his side of story. He claims he was hit first…

P.S. If you have not seen the original video, it is available following the break.

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Winter wonderland… as in “I wonder what all that white stuff is?” Last night they said we could expect about half an inch of the stuff. It started coming down around midnight and so far we’ve got about five inches. Nobody around here even knows what a snow shovel is, let alone owns one. The kids haven’t been to school since Monday. I don’t know how you people up north handle this every year.

Happy Friday.
 

I realize this is nothing compared to the stuff you folks up north are dealing with, but we aren’t supposed to wake up to this here in Dallas… especially during Super Bowl week. Just about every school in north Texas is closed today. (We did this just so the folks from Pittsburgh and Green Bay would feel more at home.)

Stay warm!

P.S. Anybody know what’s up with Entrecard?

P.P.S. Entrecard appears to be slowly coming back. If you are getting that message on your dashboard saying that the widget checker was unable to locate your widget, just ask it to check again. The message will go away after a few minutes.
 

Bob Herbert’s latest New York Times op-ed column is entitled “How Many Deaths Are Enough?” I’d encourage you to read it. Here is but a paragraph…

We’ve allowed the extremists to carry the day when it comes to guns in the United States, and it’s the dead and the wounded and their families who have had to pay the awful price. The idea of having large numbers of college students packing heat in their classrooms and at their parties and sporting events, or at the local pub or frat house or gymnasium, or wherever, is too stupid for words.

Rick Perry is, unfortunately, being inaugurated today for his third full term as governor of the state of Texas. He is heavily in favor of legislation currently pending in this state that would allow college students to carry guns on their campuses. Too stupid for words.
 

This week’s “This Modern World” makes a lot of sense. Think about it…

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Happy Holidays!