I know Anglico said it was a slow news day when he posted the castration story but, still, I have to say it seems like fun and games in comparison to this horrible Duke lacrosse team debacle. At least there, the survivors were willing.

Maybe I missed the discussion of this topic. Or maybe we're all too repulsed to comment? I sure am. I just hope the sentence for rape in North Carolina is appropriate to these alleged crimes.

Finally, it's time again for Drinking Liberally Chapel Hill! This whole "only meeting twice a month" thing is kind of a drag. Our goal for tonight has got to be to get enough people out to Tyler's to justify at least one more monthly meeting. And to show up the Repubbies who mocked—that's right: mocked—our flyer while I was at Kinkos. Yes, it's truly hard to be enlightened these days. For most folks, anyway. For the rest of us, there's Drinking Liberally. Who's With Mah!?

Oh, I almost forgot—don't forget the words of the dread Pirate Robert: Ye'll walk yourself home with heart heavy and black if ye forget the Speakeasy's in the back!

The boys over that the John Locke Foundation are in a swivet this morning about the fact that two North Carolina wingnuts fought hard to pull in some pork barrel money for the Sparta Teapot Museum. It's a recycled story from last year, but it does warrant thinking through.

I did some maintenance on the site tonight. Let me know if anyone experiences any new problems.

Good things come to Graham County, Thanks to Heath Shuler & State Senator John Snow!50th Dist.

New Vet's Office In Robbinsville With help of Shuler & Snow!

VFW - American Legion Veteran's Service Office & Recruiting Office Opening.

On Wednesday , March 29th, 2006, Allen Garver, American Legion Commander and Danny Siler, Joint Legion-VFW Veterans Sercice Officer met with US Army Recruiters Sergeant First Class Fritz Hodges & Staff Sergent Thomas Arthaud to finalize office plans for the first fully dedicated VFW - Legion Post sponsored Veterans Service Officers Office &

An anonymous person in my neighborhood has been leaving books in my mailbox. The second one arrived today. It is called "The Final Days" by Barbara Olson. This one promises to reveal:

How the Clintons and the Rodhams enriched themselves with "Pardons for Sale." The scandalous story of Marc Rich - his connection to Castro's Cuba, Libya's Gaddafi, and Bill Clinton. How Hillary shamelessly solicited gifts, a shakedown artists in a pink dress. The other Travelgate: how Clinton's globtrotting cost taxpayers half a billion dollars.

I suppose my anonymous neighbor thinks I'll read this piece of crap book and come to the startling realization the the Clinton administration was a horrible blight on our nation's history. Think again, dear neighbor. And while you're at it, think about the $27.95 you paid for this hardback book being dumped in the recycling bin along with the first book you gave me. Because frankly, I don't spend one second of any day thinking about Bill Clinton. Nope, the person on my mind is Dear Leader, King George W. Bush, the continuing disaster that is our president. So please. Keep your trashy books out of my mailbox.

Jerry Conner has responded to the Governor's letter setting a time for Mr. Conner's clemency hearing.

"Mr. Conner will not petition for clemency, nor will we appear on his behalf at a clemency hearing until a DNA test is conducted and the results are returned. We trust that as Governor you share our interest in ensuring access to all available information in order to make a fair and informed decision about clemency."

A number of North Carolina groups are starting a fair wage campaign today. Facing South has a post on these events here:

This week, a coalition of groups including ACORN, the NC Justice Center, and Institute for Southern Studies are launching a new coalition: North Carolinians for Fair Wages. The coalition's immediate goal is to pass an 85 cent increase in the state minimum wage in 2006, which has a very good chance of passing.

Among the events:

NEWS CONFERENCE

Wake Forest University is receiving international recognition for its groundbreaking and successful work in building bogus bladders. Right now these are being hogged by people with bladder disease, but we hold out hope that mass production will one day lead to the option of having a spare bladder for long car trips or Peter Jackson films.

From the Winston-Salem Journal:

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, said she was surprised by DeLay's decision, but that his donations of $15,000 to her campaigns have not affected how she votes.

"Contributions don't play a role in my decisions on voting either way. You can't let that cloud the way you think," she said.

Yeah, Ginny's record of voting with Tom 96% of