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CHANGE YOU CAN’T BELIEVE IN

A day late and a dollar short, CNN (video) is finally vetting Barack Obama - after he's already won! (oh well, it won't help Clinton but it's great ammunition for Republicans) The so-called "candidate of change" wasn't exactly following his mantra when he ran for the Illinois Senate back in 1996. Rather than campaign against ... [Read More]

HOLY COW, ESTONIA “PASSES GAS” TAX

Earlier this month the government of Estonia passed legislation that would have charged large farms, which house more than 300 cows or 2,000 pigs, around $5,000 each; claiming these gassy girls account for 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions. But much like the felonious farts, the bill had little substance and was repealed ... [Read More]

READING IS FUNDAMENTALISM

Japanese publisher Shueisha has halted shipment of all Jojo's Bizarre Adventure DVDs & manga after online protesters complained about a single scene in which the villain orders the death of the hero while reading the Koran (screen capture left). They issued a public apology to their "Muslim audience" (link), vowing to ... [Read More]

VOTES FOR SALE

As if Superdelegates determining the "Democratic" election wasn't bad enough, one them wants to sell his vote to the highest bidder. Steven Ybarra says he will cast his vote for the candidate that gives him $20 million so that he can register 1 million new Mexican-American voters. Regardless of Ybarra's good intentions, last ... [Read More]

FRESH FRESCOES

Rabbi Benjamin Blech is raising hell in Vatican City. His new book "The Sistine Secrets" claims the Sistine Chapel's ceiling is riddled with hidden messages, which promote Judaism & criticize the Pope. Blech points to the scene of the Prophet Zechariah, which he says is actually a likeness of Pope Julius II and that one ... [Read More]

BITTER HILLBILLIES GIVE OBAMA THE BOOT

Despite outspending Hillary Clinton 3 to 1, Barack Obama was decisively defeated in the Pennsylvania primary, Tuesday. No doubt a result of his portraying Pennsylvanians as bitter hillbillies who "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them." Ironically, when Barack offered his congratulations to ... [Read More]

ABSOLUT PROPAGANDA

Absolut Vodka's latest ad campaign entitled "In An Absolute World" advocates returning the United States border to its pre-Mexican-American War status. After receiving numerous boycott threats of Vin & Spirits issued the following half-hearted apology "As a global company, we recognize that people in different parts of the ... [Read More]