Can the death penalty be executed humanely?
Should we even be implementing it at all?
Why are we talking about this on a comedy show?
John Oliver tackles the tough questions.
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Your lunch hour time waster
Can the death penalty be executed humanely?
Should we even be implementing it at all?
Why are we talking about this on a comedy show?
John Oliver tackles the tough questions.
Monday, May 05, 2014
Dan Oates, Miami Beach's new police chief, will get $207,500 salary plus a $2,000 monthly housing allowance
Miami Beach’s new police chief will be one of the highest-paid employees in the city.
Commissioners on April 30 approved Dan Oates as the Beach’s police chief. Oates will be paid $207,500 in salary. His five-year contract [embedded below] includes other perks, including a $2,000 monthly housing allowance, city car and an iPad.
Oates replaces outgoing Chief Raymond Martinez, who announced his early retirement in March. He pulled a $191,000 salary.
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According to his contract, Oates will get $2,000 a month to offset housing expenses. He is required to live in the city — and his contract provides him with up to $20,000 in one-time moving expenses.
Additionally, the chief gets to use a city car, for which the city pays all gas and other expenses, and $100 per pay period for his cell-phone bill. The city will also give Oates a notebook computer and an iPad.
Read the complete Miami Herald story by clicking here.
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Philip Levine, Miami Beach's not-ready-for-primetime mayor, traveled to Washington DC this weekend and made a complete ass of himself
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Levine traveled to Washington to participate in some of the activities surrounding this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Mayor Dickhead spent much of Saturday posting pics of himself to Facebook and Twitter...pictures that showed him at his douchey best.
Every photographer - myself included - who's ever covered an event like this has had to deal with someone like Levine: Pompous and obnoxious jerks who spend half their time constantly jumping in shots they haven't been asked to participate in, and then spend the other half of their time sucking up to famous and powerful people they've never met in order to get them to pose for a picture.
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| Wouldn't you love to have been a fly on the wall and been able to eavesdrop on the conversation that preceded this wonderful Kodak moment? Eric Holder's expression says it all. |
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| Question: Why is Wolf Blitzer not smiling? Answer: Because he just realized this picture is going to be posted on Mayor Levine's Facebook page. |
By now, you're probably asking yourself: Okay, so Levine does come off looking a bit like a douchebag, but how does any of this make him a hypocrite?
A long-time Miami Beach resident summed it up rather nicely in an email this morning: "For someone who completely disdains the press, it's ironic that he is celebrating at their big dinner. And I love that he keeps saying he is promoting Miami Beach. No. He is promoting Mayor Dickhead."
Random Pixels: And now, a few words from Mayor Dickhead...
Political Cortadito: Philip Levine goon boots blogger from 1st Amendment event.
Political Cortadito: Candidate Philip Levine’s handlers threaten political blogger.
Thursday, May 01, 2014
Memorial service announced for 'Sounds of the Caribbean' host Rich Davis
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RICHARD “RICH” DAVIS
A memorial service celebrating the life of Richard “Rich” Davis, formerly host of “The Rich Davis Show” on WAVS 1170 AM
radio and most recently Host of WLRN Radio’s “Sounds of the Caribbean” will be held on Sunday May 4, 2014 at the Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church 18900 NW 32nd Avenue Miami Gardens, Florida 33056, at 4:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting a donation be made to the COVENANT Seventh-Day Adventist Church Building Fund.
For further information regarding the memorial service, please contact Martin Anderson at 954-588-3928 or manderson@factumfg.com
Put your hands together, everyone, and welcome Megan Barrow
Megan Barrow will be joining the paper from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was digital news editor.
After learning of the Herald's newest hire, one veteran South Florida journalist had this to say: "Yikes, and check out her Twitter feed. Double yikes! I give her two weeks before she tweets something so dumb that she ends up on Romenesko."
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