A federal judge is allowing a NYC bus driver to sue the New York City Transit over harassment he received at the hands of fellow workers. Mathen George, a bus driver since 1987 and was born in India, claims that after September 11, 2001, colleagues called him "Bin Laden," "Saddam Hussein," "caveman" and "camel jockey." And all this allegedly took place at a depot in Queens.
News that a man had mugged 85-year-old and 101-year-old women in vicious attacks has infuriated New Yorkers all over the city. After the NYPD released surveillance footage of a man punching 101-year-old, walker-wielding Rose Morat, Police Commissioner Kelly vowed to pull out all the stops in trying to find the attacker.
Taking a break from Anna Nicole Smith coverage, Larry King interviewed former mayor Rudy Giuliani who finally admitted that he's running for president. In fact, King asked Giuliani three times if he's running (we don't know if that's because King's so old, he's hard of hearing and forgets). During the interview, Giuliani actually criticized the Bush administration, and gave what his strategy would have been to go into Iraq. From the NY Times:
His comments more closely aligned him with his chief rival in Republican primary polls, Senator John McCain of Arizona, who has supported the war, as Mr. Giuliani does, but has criticized its conduct.Continue reading "Rudy Giuliani Is Running"
A few days after Saddam Hussein was hanged, he became the subject of an art exhibit. And who does Hussein share the canvas with? None other than Donald Rumsfeld. Back when Rumsfeld was Special Envoy to the Middle East under the Regan Administration, he and Hussein met to discuss the Iran-Iraq War. Oh yeah, and oil (see sections 18-19 on pages 15-17 of this then-confidential report). Two years ago, Jonathan Podwil began a series of paintings based on this historic encounter. Now on exhibit at Greenwich Village’s Plane Space till February 4, Meeting 1983 becomes even more significant than when the artist began his work.
After a nine month long trial, the Iraqi High Tribunal sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death by hanging. Two other defendants, half brother and his former intelligence chief Barzan Hassain and former judge Awad Bandar, were also sentenced to death for the 1982 execution of 148 men and boys in Shiite town Dujail (the town incurred Hussein's wrath when Hussein visited and his assassination was attempted).
After a day of the world could not afford to take. The world is safer because Saddam Hussein is no longer in power. And now the challenge is to help the Iraqi people build a democracy that fulfills the dreams of the nearly 12 million Iraqis who came out to vote in free elections last December.
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Other examples noted are Whoopi getting mad at the President for using the bathroom at her hotel and Larry David's would-be affair being halted on Curb Your Enthusiasm because the woman had a framed picture of Bush, which was a classic moment. Let's face it, any framed pictures of a politican, of any party, without your date in the picture, is almost grounds for being a dating dealbreaker. Or at least, this is what Gothamist experienced when someone saw our Dennis Kucinich glamour shot displayed prominently in the home.
Conan O'Brien was also interested in filming the show in Toronto, because it's the home of Canadian comedy, especially SCTV. Gothamist wants to know, when is SCTV coming to DVD? If Toronto wants to help its tourism, they should sell SCTV DVDs only in Toronto – tons of people would make the trip.
The capture of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was met with elation. Iraqis rejoiced, as President Bush and Prime Minister Blair breathed a sigh of relief. American forces found Hussein just outside of his hometown of Tikrit, hiding in a "spider hole," 6 feet underneath the safehouse hut (safehut?) with two AK 47s, a pistol, and $750,000. In the cowboy vigilante style, U.S. Administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him," to cheers from Iraqi journalists at a press conference.
Gothamist has decided to share with you one of our favorite games. Born out of some discussion about a party invite list, "I Believe You Know My Date..." isn't really a game in the traditional sense: It's more a way of annoying and humoring your friends. The premise is that you're bringing a date (could be a romantic interest, it could be a friend) to some function that your friends will be attending. And you introduce your date by saying, "I believe you know my date...your first serious boyfriend who cheated on you." Or "I believe you know my date...that professor who gave you an A-minus, ruining your GPA!" Obviously specificity is preferred (for example, a good one for us might be: "I believe you know my date, Lauren Weisberger") as it shows you know which of your friends' buttons to push. Another variation is a shared discussion of "dates" for some other person, which lets you dish about that friend who is not present. The idea is simple, your friends' pasts are rich, and "I believe you know my date..." can make for minutes, if not drunken hours ("I believe you know my date...Saddam Hussein.") of fun. Getting your friends to give a smirk or ruefully smile or start laughing is the ideal goal, although getting a "harrumph" and some sulking might show you know your friend's hang-ups too well.
With the clock running out on Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq, New York's steps to beef up security have reached a fever pitch. "Operation Atlas" is in effect, complete with check points around the city. "Broadly speaking, we are tightening the protective net around New York City," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly at the press conference. Speaking of the tighter security net, doesn't it seem like time for protective shield technology to reveal itself?
Once in awhile I check the odds on Saddam Hussein at Tradesports- right now it seems like a lot of people want to make a bet that he's not going to be in power by the end of March- that contract is up $12 just today. TradeSports... Is anyone here willing to guess what day this war is going to start? I'm thinking Wednesday morning.
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