Lakers beat Celtics for their 16th Championship!

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS - As a Laker fan since they moved to LA, this is one of the sweetest playoff games I ever saw them win! Beating the hated Boston Celtics in a Game 7 has never happened before. Up till now all four Game 7’s between the two storied franchises in their history, had gone to the Celtics. The real MVPs of the game were Ron Artest and Pau Gasol, but Kobe got the award based upon the whole series.

Winning this series against the Celtics makes up for the Finals two years ago when the Celtics beat the Lakers. This time, the Lakers weren’t bullied by the Bean Town Boys, and actually roughed them up in a decidedly ugly game.

PHOTO - Kobe Bryant runs up the court as the Lakers win their second consecutive NBA title in an 83-79 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / June 17, 2010)

Republican-on-Republican rage - Republican forced to apologize for BP apology

The Democrats are are sure to make hay in November with remarks like what Texas Rep. Joe Barton said when he called the deal with Obama and BP ($20 Billion for restitution) a “shakedown.”

He isn't alone in the GOP. There’s more than one Republican who wants to stay cozy with Big Oil and keep the rewards rolling. Barton (photo right) managed to piss off influential Republican leaders concerned about the November elections and was forced to backtrack from his own stupid statement.

What disgusts me is how these cheesy politicians try to put a spin on BP being a good business partner! What a laugh! The corrupt, and incestuous relationship between BP (and other big oil companies) with our lawmakers is like a cancer that keeps spreading. But how to stop it? Look at their gall. They’re already playing “poor me” because a private industry has to pay for it’s destruction of the Mexican Gulf Coast.

Before we know it they’ll be back drilling in deep waters. All we can do is watch our fragile coastlines deteriorate while the fat cats line their pockets with black gold from the blue sea. Or we could start voting the dumb shits out of office! Now there’s a thought…but where can an honest politician be found to replace them?

As It Stands, we all know there’s no such creature. 

 

Odd News for Thursday: Southwest seizes dozens of human heads

                 HEADS UP!

In case you weren’t aware there’s a thriving black market for body parts in this country. In this case it looks like the heads were shipped legally.

Nevertheless, authorities are being careful and checking out all the paper work involved in the shipment of skulls.

Ark. officials now investigating… whether body parts were legally obtained

The end of the childhood best friend?

I just don’t agree with the idea that having a best friend isn’t a positive thing. I think educators are going over the top in getting involved in children’s everyday function –

Concern over cliques means some schools discourage kids from having best friends.

Photo: Margaret Guest, center, in striped shirt, often has groups of friends at her home in Dunwoody, Ga.

Democrats challenge Pentagon on Afghan war

Someone has to bring America’s longest war to an end. The madness has to stop. I dare to hope that it will be soon.

A schism deepens between military leaders and Congress as lawmakers — crucial Democrats among them — challenge Pentagon assertions that progress is picking up in Afghanistan. Full story

Best Idea for 2010: Gates, Buffett to megarich: Give it up

What a great idea! Think what a boost it would be to the numerous charities that do a lot of good in this country, but are struggling because of the recession.

Enough funding can literally mean life and death for thousand of Americans who desperately need help.

They want their billionaire peers to pledge 50 percent to charity!

PHOTO: Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, shown in 2004, in Redmond, Wash., are spearheading a drive to get the superrich to donate an extraordinary amount of money to charity.

It’s tough everywhere: new tape reveals al-Qaida's finance worries

The worldwide economy is so bad that terrorist are soliciting donations:

Shortly before his death, group's No. 3 leader urged supporters to donate

Egyptian-born al-Qaida commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid ran the group's operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was killed in a recent drone attack in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.

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North Korea warns that military forces will respond if UN condemns it for ship sinking

“North Korea's U.N. Ambassador Sin Son Ho told a news conference Tuesday there is "a touch-and-go situation that war may break out at any time" because of South Korean accusations that the North torpedoed the ship and killed 46 sailors.”

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Really? BP executive says underwater response 'pretty effective'

I don’t know what alternative universe this McKay clown lives in. It’s certainly not the real world that the rest of us exist in. When I hear remarks like this, I know BP is not only piling on the propaganda, their executives are clueless or just outright liars that can’t see how ineffective they’ve been. 

Excerpt:

“12:28 p.m.: A BP executive said at a hearing Tuesday that his company's underwater spill response has been "pretty effective."

"I understand everyone's frustration with how long this is taking, but the spill response has actually been pretty effective in terms of dealing with it underwater," BP America President Lamar McKay said. "It's unfortunate we can't get it stopped at the source right now; we're doing everything we can to do that."

At the same time, other oil executives acknowledged that none of them are prepared to handle such a situation if it happens to them.”

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Bizarre auction items are Victorian-era taxidermy creations

Sid – a fanged, flying monkey creature with webbed feet – really does have an almost irresistible charm. That may help to explain why he sold for $2,475. “He was one of the favorites at the Duke Auction House, along with the flying cat – all a bit of fun, really,” said Rupert Perry-Warnes, the salesroom manager.

Unicorns and flying kittens auctioned off
NBC’s Dawna Friesen takes a look at some of the weird and wonderful Victorian-era taxidermy creations recently sold in England.

Golden Retriever gets makeover to attract visitors

A Golden Retriever, dyed to look like a tiger, plays at the Dahe Pet Civilization Park in Zhengzhou, Henan province June 8, 2010. The park bought theGolden Retriever and four Chow Chows, dyed to resemble pandas, from a pet market in Sichuan as an attempt to attract visitors, local media said.