meet David Theiss, TOAD-LICKER

according to KMBC news in Kansas City...

A 21-year-old man has been accused of using a toad to get high.

Clay County sheriff's deputies said David Theiss, of Kansas City, possessed a Colorado River toad with the intention of using it as a hallucinogenic.

Experts said it's possible to lick the toad's venom glands to achieve psychedelic effects.

there's video at the link. more details here...it looks like this toad-licker wasn't being singled out, he was caught up in a sting operation called "Operation Bad Candy"...it's just that most of the other people were just busted for regular stuff like weed or coke. (hat tip to some poster named "veggie" at shroomery.org)

i love the end of the KMBC story...

Theiss was released on bond.

The toad is in custody at a police crime lab.

did stone-age feminists cause the extinction of neanderthals?

Catherine Price at Salon doesn't think so...

but, recent studies cited in this Boston Globe story say otherwise...

The Neanderthal extinction some 30,000 years ago remains one of the great riddles of evolution, with rival theories blaming everything from genocide committed by "real" humans to prehistoric climate change.

But a recent study introduces another explanation: Stone Age feminism. Among Neanderthals, hunting big beasts was women's work as well as men's, so it's a safe bet that female hunters got stomped, gored, and worse with appalling frequency. And a high casualty rate among fertile women - the vital "reproductive core" of a tiny population - could well have meant demographic disaster for a species already struggling to survive among monster bears, yellow-fanged hyenas, and cunning Homo sapien newcomers.

back in the kitchen, woman!

was last thursday's Democratic debate COMPLETELY phony?

for reference, here is the CNN transcript.

a few weeks back, the Hillary campaign slammed Tim Russert of NBC for being too tough on Nurse Ratchet. then, last week rumor had it that Wolf Blitzer of CNN was warned by the Hillary camp to not repeat the Russert performance.

then you watch the debate last thursday and it was more or less a Hillary pep rally, with the audience cheering wildly for her and laughing at the answers given by her opponents, notably Obama's. was all of this staged?

i just read one of the most amazing pieces of investigative journalism i've ever seen..."CNN goes green, by watering plants", written by "Jenny Bea" over at the The War Against Political Correctness blog. she has taken the trouble to investigate the backgrounds of each and every "average voter" who got to ask questions of the candidates, and provides proof of their not-so-average backgrounds. she finds that these people were all political activists, congressional interns, the head of the Islamic Society of Nevada, etc, etc...

the fakeness of the whole thing, and the crushing blow to the notion that these questioners were anything but plants by the Democratic Party in concert with CNN was best illustrated in this exchange--

BLITZER: All right. Thank you, senator.

Let's go back to Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: We have Judy Bagley here with us. If you would stand for a moment.

You have been working in the casino business for some 27 years now, a cashier?

BAGLEY: That's right.

MALVEAUX: You've seen a lot of people come and go, obviously.

BAGLEY: Absolutely.

MALVEAUX: What is your concern?

BAGLEY: I'm a booth cashier and we moved here over 30 years ago. And I have three children, and as of yesterday, 8 grandchildren.

(APPLAUSE)

MALVEAUX: And what is your -- congratulations. That's amazing.

BAGLEY: Thank you.

MALVEAUX: And what is your question to the candidates?

...

okay, so we've established that this woman, Judy Bagley, has worked in the casino business for 27 years, currently at a cashier position. okay. now--Obama responds to her question, which is basically about how will the candidates deal with the coming crisis in social security...

MALVEAUX: Thank you very much. Very important issue.

(APPLAUSE)

Senator Obama? OBAMA: Well, first of all, Judy, thank you for the question, and thanks for the great work you do on behalf of the culinary workers, a great union here.

we have to assume now that Obama has previously met Ms. Bagley, the "cashier", or was at least provided this information. either way, it stinks of staging.

not to mention the girl that asked Hillary the really tough question which came near the end...

MARIA PARRA SANDOVAL (ph): Maria Parra Sandoval (ph), and I'm a UNLV student. And my question is for Senator Clinton.

This is a fun question for you. Do you prefer diamonds or pearls?

(LAUGHTER)

(APPLAUSE)

CLINTON: Now, I know I'm sometimes accused of not being able to make a choice. I want both.

(LAUGHTER)

(APPLAUSE)

MALVEAUX: Do we get to ask any of the other candidates or I supposed just Senator Clinton?

BIDEN: I'm for diamonds. Diamonds.

SANDOVAL (ph): It's the only thing -- it's the only thing shiny up there.

MALVEAUX: OK. Thank you so much.

"Maria Parra Sandoval", the "UNLV student", was/is an intern for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as being an activist on many other fronts. Maria was miffed about being forced to ask such a frilly question by CNN, which she expressed on a blog at her myspace page. she wanted to ask about Yucca Mountain.

none of this is earth-shattering, because anyone with half a brain knows that politics is pure theater, but you would think that the Democratic party and their media accomplices at CNN would be a tad more careful about it.

UPDATE-
here's some wrestler dude covering the same ground here on YouTube...



the huffington post weighs in...
my live blog of the debate, volume 1
my live blog of the debate, volume 2

yesterday's live blog on heismanpundit.com...

i was playing around on my blog yesterday hitting links to stories about tebow's heisman chances and i ran across a link to a site called heisman pundit, which, according to Sports Illustrated, is "the Heisman's foremost authority". intrigued, i read his blogs and read "The Ten Heismandents", and noticed that he was going to live blog a set of games which included UF/FAU.

him being the "foremost authority" and someone who has a set of actual heisman voters who conduct weekly straw polls, i decided that he needed influence beyond the "TEBOW ROX!! ALL THE REST SUX!!" variety...i plotted my entry into his live blog early, before he started...

my first question/comment was going to be about tebow becoming the first 20/20 college player EVER (20 rush TDs, 20 pass TDs)...

1:24 Do you guys know what Tebow was for Halloween?

1:24 [Comment From J.R. Deluxe]
doesn't this make tebow the first 20-20 player ever?
1:24 Clark Kent

1:25 Good question Deluxe

1:25 I think so

1:25 Amazing

okay, this guy is the "foremost authority" on the Heisman and i had to inform HIM of this fact? i detected a strong urge from "the establishment" to hurry up and find a frontrunner to replace the injured Dennis Dixon QUICK, with someone besides SuperTim...i wasn't having it.

so, i'm not going to take credit if Tebow eventually wins this thing, but i will say that i might have influenced an "influential player" in the game...

UPDATE--i don't mean to brag, but i think my pointing out the 20/20 angle seems to have become the talking point nationally. i think i re-framed this debate...

"i'm sorry i answered the question"...dem debate vol. 2

...'because from what i've heard on this stage we're not supposed to'...this is paraphrasing Joe Biden, after he gave a detailed answer about his plan for Pakistan. interesting.

Richardson also gets detailed, kinda, and the he name-drops "Halliburton". pathetic. i take back anything nice i've said about him.

Edwards--will get rid of nukes world-wide. O-K.

Obama wants more international cooperation. O-K.

Dodd talks tough to Pakistan, Hillary agrees. both blame Bush for Pakistani problems. solution elusive.

IRAQ/SURGE/TROOP LEVELS

"One American death is too much"--Richardson. One. money should be used for programs in US.

TRADE

hillary got NAILED on NAFTA. NAILED. tried to joke her way out of it, in response to "was ross perot right?". criticizes bush on poison chinese products...

ENERGY

john roberts asks obama whose backyard nuclear waste should go. no answer given in a long monologue. "...we CAN do it", was his answer. "do WHAT?" is my question...

HILLARY--ARE THEY PICKING ON YOU?

hillary gives parts of her stump speech..."glass ceiling", etc... no answer to "who are the 'boy's club'".

"this pantsuit is asbestos tonight", dem debate vol. 1

hillary did not shake hands or even acknowledge the other candidates during introductions. wow. is it HATE, ego, script, low self-esteem, gender????

it was weird...in the pre-debate, Wolf Blitzer made a comment to the effect of "hopefully the internet can inspire these young people to vote"...y'know, i always really thought the candidates should inspire them...

1st question--from campbell brown, about clinton "parsing" answers, generally, and specifically about her answer to illegal aliens getting drivers' licenses.

"this pantsuit is asbestos tonight"--hillary

obama reiterates "drivers licenses".

hillary changes topic to health care, slams obama.

it's obama vs. hillary, TOTALLY. they're waving Wolf off, hillary supporters are trying to shout down obama from the rafters...

wolf brings edwards into the debate, edwards opens with 'none of us is perfect, even me'...powerful stuff, senator....

YOU CAN'T HIT A GIRL...

hillary arguing that pointing out policy differences amounts to "mudslinging", singles out edwards. doesn't rebut the charges, just attacks the messenger...

biden up...sounded good for a second...

edwards makes an effective speech, pandering to the victims of society...dismisses the picking on hillary charge...

dodd...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

richardson--"give peace a chance"...my god. pathetic. i like the guy, but ugh.....

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

obama says he understands immigrants "frustration". that was his first point. he went on to sound "tough" on the subject, but... he says he supports licenses for illegals, for "public safety". hold on, he DOESN'T support it now, gets boos...

edwards doesn't support it without "comprehensive immigration reform"

dodd strongly supports "comprehensive immigration reform", no to licenses

obama says the american people "desperately" want "comprehensive immigration reform", licenses are "not the issue"

kucinich wants to be overrun.

biden--"no"

TEACHERS, SCHOOLS

"merit pay?"...*crickets* from every candidate.

TIM TEBOW FOR HEISMAN

it looks like bias against underclassmen is going to rule the day, since Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon holds a commanding lead in first-place votes in all the sections of the country (even holding a sizeable advantage in the southern region). lame.

let's compare stats.

RUSHING...TEBOW 170-718 yds, 19 TDs, 4.22 avg, 71.80 ypg, ranked 71st in NCAA. let's not forget that on a lot of his TDs, he could've run a lot further... DIXON 103-549 yds, 8 TDs, 5.33 avg, 61 ypg. advantage--TEBOW.

PASSING EFFICIENCY...TEBOW is second in the NCAA with a 177.1 rating, with 23 TDs and 5 interceptions. DIXON is 4th in the NCAA with a 163.1 rating, with 20 TDs and 3 interceptions. TEBOW is averaging 1.5 yards more per attempt (9.93-8.43). advantage--EVEN (even if Tebow slightly leads).

so, it's either that UF's record is hurting Tebow (3 losses to 1 loss for Oregon), or Darren McFadden is siphoning off southern votes which would normally go to Tebow. by contrast, Dixon has virtually no competition in the west for votes, and there's probably a Florida Gator fatigue factor when it comes to the media types and whoever else votes for this thing, due to the incredible recent success of the UF football and basketball programs.

it looks like, per usual, the Heisman won't go to the best player. anybody that's seen Tebow play knows the real deal.

finally...a political ad worth watching....

uber-anti-illegal alien crusader and republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has just released a WHOPPER of an ad (probably the best since Goldwater's "daisy" ad in the '64 campaign), and the only way you'll probably ever see it is to click here, because they've yanked it off of YouTube for content...the same YouTube who routinely lets jihadi videos remain on their site no matter how much people complain.

his campaign will never make enough money to actually put this thing on TV anywhere.

i've heard comments to the effect of "it looks like he's claiming the Mexicans are terrorists", but i don't see it.

if you don't believe the islamo-fascists are infiltrating this country, due to our porous borders and weak enforcement, how about a story from YESTERDAY about how an illegal alien woman who worked for the CIA and the FBI pled guilty to conspiracy, unauthorized computer access, and naturalization fraud in a US district court. she had links to hezbollah. she's not allowed to leave the country now, due to the sensitivity of the information she accessed. and, of course, we can't forget the 9/11 hijackers, who all overstayed their visas.

another reason i'm endorsing hillary

until i saw the preceding video, i had no idea that she was such a renaissance "person"...that aside from being a public policy genius and someone who could run our lives from cradle to grave exactly how we need them run...she's apparently also heavy into physics. just look at how quickly she measured the problem and provided the solution...get on it, boys...

my favorite lesbian feminist writer Camille Paglia is not as enthusiastic towards Hillary as I am. she thinks the media is not doing her a favor by allowing her to skip through life not having to answer tough questions. but...why should she? most of the time these stupid people on the campaign trail already KNOW the answer that THEY want to hear...they just want to see if Hillary agrees with THEM. keep playing it coy, girl! HILLARY! '08


my original endorsement of hillary here.