Author: Richard

Housing discrimination PSA

I heard this ridiculous waste of taxpayer money on the radio at least 4 years ago. I was shocked and dismayed to hear it again a few days ago. Its sooooo stupid. When I first heard it I thought Tyrone was a white guy with a country accent, and I thought that again hearing it after a few years. Then Grahm comes in with the punchline and I guess Tyrone is black and the lady on the other end of the phone knew that because his name is Tyrone. That’s how you tell people’s race you’ll notice. Because she hears Juan’s accent for awhile and only denies him the apartment after finding out that his name is Juan.

MAN:
(Hispanic) Hello, can I ask a few questions about the apartment on Park Street?
MAN:
My name? My name is Juan Hernandez.
PHONE:
It’s been rented.
MAN:
Oh, it’s gone?
MAN:
(Indian) Hello my name is Sanjay Kumar. I am calling about the apartment on Park Street.
PHONE:
It’s not available
MAN:
Not available?
MAN:
(African-American) Hello, my name is Tyrone Washington, I’m calling about the apartment on Park Street.
PHONE:
It’s just been rented.
MAN:
(Chinese) hello, I am Chen Ling.
MAN:
(Arabic) My Name is Khalid Bin-Ali.
MAN:
(Vietnamese) I am Tuan Vo.
MANMAN:
(Jewish) Hello my name is Moshe Goldberg, I use a wheel chair.
MAN:
It’s gone?
MAN:
Not available, alright thank you.
MAN:
(Caucasian) Yes, hello my name is Graham Wellington. I’m calling about the apartment for rent on Park Street.
Is that still available?
PHONE:
Yes, it is.
MAN:
Oh it is? Really?
VO:
Housing discrimination is illegal. If you think you’ve been a victim because of your race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability or family status, call us.
TITLE:
Fair housing. It’s not an option. It’s the law.1-800-669-9777 (TDD# 1-800-927-9275)www.fairhousinglaw.org
LOGO:Ad Council/HUD/LCCREF

http://www.fairhousinglaw.org/

Cheerloser fraud mom might for realz be my friend Lauren in the future

Hot on the trail of the story of a 30-year-old pedophile who posed as a 12-year-old boy and got away with the deception for two years in a local Arizona public school system comes THIS one about 33 year old mom posing as her 15 year old daughter so she could be a cheerleader.

Oh ya. and it’s my friend Lauren. I think.

I’m still looking into the science of this, but it appears as though Lauren’s future self (she’s 22 currently), realizing she’s wasted her life in a downward spiral of alcoholism, meth amphetamine and a shotgun marriage to a mechanic named Dallas whom she met through Myspace, tried to regain her youth any way she could and somehow through her experiments, accidentally exited her own time zone and entered ours. It’s not all that farfetched when you think about it: Remember how Jack Skellington accidentally wandered out of Halloweentown and into the forrest containing the portals to the other holidays? Something similar may have occurred here.

Disappointed at the mistake in her effort to turn back the clock, she did the next best thing and tried to relive her youth from when she was a cheerleader at our highschool and I was the dude that graduated 2 years ago but still comes to the football games so he can try and score with her.


Left: 33 year old “Wendy Brown” (future-Lauren). Right: 22 year old “Lauren” (present day Lauren)

More deets:

A 33-year-old woman who enrolled at Ashwaubenon High School posing as her 15-year-old daughter and practiced with the cheerleading squad told police she was trying to relive her high school years. Wendy Brown was charged Friday in Brown County Court with identity theft, a felony, after using her daughter’s documentation to become a student at the school. Officials said the woman stopped attending school after the first day, prompting a truancy investigation and leading to the discovery of the woman’s true identity. Brown enrolled using her daughter’s official transcript, Social Security card, birth certificate and other personal identification, according to court documents. School officials and teachers said the student appeared older but had a teenage-like demeanor. Brown had told teachers and some school officials that she and her mother had to leave Nevada to get away from her father. “In school you see a lot of children who look older and dress older,” said Don Penza, liaison officer. “At what point do you say, ‘You’re lying’?”

Read More at DailyGut cuz that’s where I saw the picture

Revealed: The liberal media taking orders to smear Palin deep within evil liberal lair

Finally revealed: footage of the rallying liberal blogs held to whip up their footsoldiers in the news media, all presented in a sinister musical number. Subtitles provide a helpful translation from the left wing liberalese into mainstream americanapplepieEnglish.

(false) Claim: Johnny Depp will be the Riddler, Hoffman to play Penguin

There have been insane and scary buzz rumors about the next Batman movie, including Cher playing Catwoman, Johnny Depp give us a new interpretation of the Riddler and suggestions turned into speculation about Hoffman playing the penguin (which he denied just days ago, which shouldn’t surprise anyone considering the weakness of these claims and rumors).

johnny depp as the riddlerOne rumor’s source has been confirmed though, and that is that Johnny Depp and Phil Hoffman were in fact suggested to play their rumored parts. Stuff.co.nz has “confirmed” that both actors will appear in Batman 3, but the actual claim is just that they were wanted for the job.

Michael Caine, who plays Alfred in the Nolan-Batmen said to MTV: “I was with a Warner Bros executive and I said, ‘Are we going to make another one?’ They said, ‘Yeah’.

“I said, ‘How the hell are we going to top Heath Ledger as The Joker? And he says, ‘I’ll tell you how you top Heath – Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin’.

“I said, ‘Shit, they’ve done it again’.”

“Shit they’ve done it again” sounds like an odd exclamation for Cain to utter, but ok.

Work is expected to begin on the next movie, starring Christian Bale as Batman, some time next year.

A downer for Nolan fans however, as he says he ain interested in making another Batman:

Ain’t It Cool News: Eckhart: I think Heath was the one that was going to come back. And since he can’t… (Pauses) You know, Chris hasn’t said that he’s going to make another one.

[Interviewer]: True. He’s been on vacation. I spoke to David Goyer at Comic Con, and he said there have been no discussions.

Eckhart: (Smiling) He never said he’s going to make another one. I’m sure they drove the Brinks truck up to his house and dumped money on his lawn. But I think Chris wants to go out and make other movies, too. And he should. He’s an independent filmmaker at heart. He’s got a lot of ideas.

9/11 Anniversary. McCain and Obama visit ground zero

7th anniversary already. Bush 7, terrorists 0? or did they just get bored with us and decide to give the whole jihadist war on the Great Satan a rest for 7 to 10?

McCain and Obama at ground zero today, shook hands, then dropped roses in the memorial pool at the still unreconstructed site (no excuse for that) of the former World Trade Center in Manhattan. Demonstrators (mostly truthers) were out making a scene or course.

The two candidates met with firemen, police and others involved in the terrifying aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in which Al-Qaeda-hijacked airliners hit and demolished the Twin Towers.

The most striking thing about this video is clear I think: not the unity or spectacle of the contrasting opponents side by side or any of that garbage. It’s their walks. They both have silly walks… McCain waddles. Obama sways his arms and shoulders like a 1920’s cartoon. Ya, McCain is old and was tortured for a bunch of years which might excuse his a little, but what’s Obama’s explanation for that ridiculous swagger? I think this makes the election clear at this point. America needs to decide whether they want a president who waddles or limply swaggers.

The truce extended later to a televised forum where the two half-jokingly offered each other the job of cabinet secretary for civic service in their respective administrations.

McCain praised Obama’s “outstanding” early career as a community activist in Chicago — reversing belittling comments made previously by his running mate Sarah Palin — while Obama called his rival’s lifetime of service “inspirational.”

Exit: I wasn’t an Instapundit reader at the time, but its interesting to see the event unfold in Reynolds unique blogging format. Archive of Instapundit.com from 9/11/01 here.

The Evolution of the College Dorm

Time mag has this interesting photo essay that covers college campuseses (campi?) from the cinder block 30’s where the male dorm would communicate with the segregate chicks through light flashing morse code to the campus of today that features Coldstone Creameries, 7/11’s and rock climbing…
Here are the 3 best from the 15 picture slideshow:

The 1950s and 60s saw a surge in political and civil rights debates in America, with the college campus taking center stage in the debate over equality. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlined his plans for affirmative action during a graduation speech at the historically all-black Howard University, above. Meanwhile, massive state and federal spending sparked a boom in dorm construction, as minorities and disadvantaged students began flocking to campuses nationwide. In 1958, the University of California’s nine campuses could house only 2,900 students; by 1970, they had residential space for nearly 20,000.

campus pool

Though La Vista del Campo Norte seems at first glance more like a hotel than a dorm, Bill Bayless, CEO of American Campus Communities, says these buildings aren’t just real estate opportunities: “Our properties are not Animal House. There are no kegs out by the pool.” Nowadays, students demand privacy, technology and the same amenities they grew up with, he says. “It’s what the student expects when they leave Mom and Dad’s.”

farm campus

Not everyone agrees with the luxury-dorm fad. At Berea College in Kentucky, school administrators have adopted a unique approach to the problem of strangled budgets and coddled kids: Dorms are furnished by the college crafts workshops, cafeteria food is provided by the school’s farm, and students are required to work 10 hours a week in various campus jobs. “It’s about identity and the culture you want to develop,” says Gus Gerassimides, the college’s assistant vice president for student life. “Ultimately every community has choices to make. It’s who you choose to be.”

The Daily Show reacts to Britneys VMA performance. from 2000

8 years ago. there was a time. It was a time when America was at peace, Britney Spears was pure as the wind driven snow and a little television program starring Steve Carell, Steven Colbert and some jew named Stewart was skewering the popular culture.

On September 11th 2000 Nancy Walls reported on MTV’s thrice-yearly annual music video awards. And it was good…