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Deputy: VW Clocked At 115 Mph On Interstate 25

I'm embarrassed to say that I have driven faster than 115 on Interstate 25... albeit down south in a rural area.

The Denver Police have a local reputation for shooting first and asking questions later/never, so I'm not surprised to see the following story of an ABC reporter/producer being shoved into traffic, then arrested via the always-popular choke hold:

ABC Reporter Arrested

I've had a few run-ins with the DPD myself (but I have never been arrested) and have to say that the behavior they exhibit here is not out of the norm. It's their city and we're lucky they can't shoot you for holding a Diet Coke -- oh, wait... apparently they can.

This Fox News “reporter” thinks that the freedom of speech requires the protesters to agree to be interviewed by him. Since they won't say anything he can use as a sound bite, he starts admonishing them. I think he calls the protesters “thugs” at the beginning of the package. “Fair and balanced,” indeed.

The beauty of YouTube is that I don't actually have to tune FNC on my television and give them any extra advertising revenue.

How does FNC know the protesters are "leftists?" What is their source for this tag?

And seriously? “Griffin Jenkins?” Were all of the cool reporters' names taken already?

The Chinese were bragging about their cloud-seeding technology that was supposed to prevent rain during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, but Denver has them beat! The DNC starts tomorrow, and to prevent weather from distracting the media, we had a couple of preemptive tornados around the metroplex tonight. Or was it Focus on The Family practicing their rain prayers for Thursday's spectacle?

Fabi and I went up to Steamboat Lake State Park this weekend to get our bodies and minds clear and ready for the Democratic National Convention taking place this week just up the street from our house. Fabi, of course, is an independent voter and will feel the pressure this week as the Dems attempt to sway her vote their way. I just wanted to get the fuck out of town for a while, and since next weekend is Labor Day, I chose to not fight the insanity that is a three-day weekend at a Colorado State Park.

We had a nice campsite next to the lake. I cooked hot dogs and pork 'n' beans for five different meals (including breakfast), and the dog swam/chased chipmunks/chased squirrels/chased crows/chased other dogs/pooped all weekend long. One downside was that she awoke at every strange new sound, all night long... which meant I was awake, too, as she got up from the bedroll and investigated by glaring menacingly at the tent door flap.

So the Obama 08 campaign tells me to sign up early to be notified first when tickets to the big Acceptance Show are available and that will ensure a ticket will be mine. Now they tell me I can't go unless somebody dies or has some other plans. But, hey, won't you host a watch party at your house? It will be just as fun as being there. Really, it will.

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Apparently, I was not the only person on the waitlist who signed up for the "first come, first served" tickets within minutes of their availability: Rocky Mountain News, Westword. I find interesting the comments that claim that volunteers were baited with special all-access passes in exchange for volunteer work, only to find out they had to perform the work by a certain date that was announced after the initial sign-up. I can't understand why people were allowed to continue to request tickets if there were none left to be had.

This is not going to make the Democrats' job any easier by pissing off several (forty?) thousand locals.

One dollar is not even worth a dollar anymore!

Okay, on further consideration, this is only funny if you realize this widget defaults to showing foreign currencies in relation to 1.00 US dollars. When I looked at the widget today, it had changed to 0.97 and my first impression was that the dollar is not even worth a dollar anymore. But then again, I am easily amused.