Activist/protestor June Brashares shouted “Bush Lied, People Died” during the worship service/acceptance speech, and was quickly hustled out of the area. Another protestor, Jodi Evans, also protested and was also speedily removed. The onlookers gawk, smiling smugly, at the spectacle of a basher in Barbara Bush pearls getting tossed out of their little pep rally. This is a screen capture from the video. And yes, that’s a security guy’s hand, attempting to muzzle her as she passes by the press section and all their hungry, hungry microphones. Via MR in conjunction with Joshua Berman of the LA Weekly.
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I had my first “real” session with the new chiropractor last night. If you’ve been to the “back cracker” you know the drill; at some point, therapeutic violence will be done to your musculo-skeletal system. And at that point, you’ll make a loud “Whuff!” sound and hear alarming crackling sounds transmitted not through the air to your ears from without, but through your bones to your ears from within. Did that. Yep. No T-shirt, though. And I’ve been snap, crackle, poppin’ all day since then. My neck was temporarily loosened up last night (the masseur, Tyrone, went town on several…
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Racing ineptitude abounds as lost bags, new taxi arguments, and misread clues send the teams on a remarkably sloppy trip through India. Ah, India. Can Colin find a more intense way to make a brick? Can a Twinkie make a brick at all? Will Linda be this week’s arrested contestant? Will Nicole stop into a mosque for a latte? Will the locals hurt themselves pushing taxis for teams who don’t even want to help? And most of all, will Brandon shave his head for his half of a million dollars? The answers to these and other questions in this week’s…