March 21st 2008

Friday Leftovers... be sure to send me an e-mail if you have comments, suggestions, ideas or anything you wanna say: pedrobartes@hotmail.com
You all have a nice weekend.
Pedro

Obama
Two contract employees of the State Department were fired and a third person was disciplined for accessing passport records of Sen. Barack Obama. They claimed that they wanted to see the countries Obama visited to know how far away Obama had distanced himself from reverend Wright.

Osama
Osama bin Laden released a new audio tape Wednesday. Middle Eastern officials believe that with all the recorded material and video he has released in the last decade he’s guaranteed a place in Afghanistan Cave of Fame.

Pope Benedict XVI rejected a taped accusation from Osama bin Laden that he was leading a "new crusade" against Muslims. After the denial, the Pope went back to the room and continued listening to conservative talk show host, Michael Savage.

American Idol
Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest will host "American Idol's" upcoming charity concert. Ellen will set an example and donate all the skirts she has not worn in decades to Ryan Seacrest.

ABBA
The drummer for the pop band ABBA was found dead in his garden after shattering a glass door and cutting himself in the neck. His last words were “S.O.S.” (thanks, Dan)

Teachers
On Wednesday, two teachers of Columbia, South Carolina, were arrested for getting into a fistfight. Apparently, they were fighting over the heart of sixth grader, little Billy.

Language
Stores in Philadelphia are starting to post "Speak English" signs -a clear sign of people’s discontent with President Bush-.

Studies
A new study shows that men tend to be clueless when it comes to communication signals from women, so women make up for it by talking a lot.

A new study by the University of British Columbia said that giving money to other people makes you happy… Unless you gave that money to a politician and he uses it in hookers….