WHO IS THIS HERMAN CAIN GUY?

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AND FROM JAPAN...

Someone found a video in Japan for an odd fetish...model train crushing. Yes, that's women crushing model trains with various shoes and sometimes their whole body. Here's a little sample and you can click through for more stills. Site might not be safe for work.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Hey, did someone call a taxi? More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Remember the classic Chevy that Neal donated to Care-A-Thon last year? It has been donated again and is up for raffle. Find out more here.

Newt Gingrich criticized Democrats and Republicans for their approach to Iraq and their "single focus" on the Petraeus report. He says that politicians are having the "wrong debate about the wrong report."

MoveOn.org got a discount on their "Betray Us" ad in the New York Times? The Times needs all the revenue it can get right now ... but it managed managed to give a discount of $102,000.

Dennis Kucinich was the only congressman to vote against the September 11th Commemoration resolution. It establishes September 11th as a day of remembrance.

Iran is cracking down even more (as if that were possible) on 'immoral activity.' That basically means anything related to Western culture - dress, cafes, satellite receivers and the list goes on.

The Islamic Jihad Union claimed responsibility for the foiled attack in Germany. The terrorist organization is characterized as having a "profound hatred of U.S. citizens." You don't say??

A new study says that biofuels hurt the environment and drive up fuel prices. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development says that biofuels offer a cure that is worse than the disease.

The Swedes have determined that men are worse for the environment than woman because they spend more on gas and eat more red meat.

Hispanics in Jacksonville are upset because they are the targets of robberies ... but they say they are afraid to report the robberies because of the 'language barrier.' They also say they are targets because people know that they are only paid in cash ... can we say what's really going on here - illegal immigrants.

The President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus is going to appear in US ads blasting Al Gore and his global warming followers.

Hollywood is creating a political production company to produce web and TV content 'designed to move a political or policy message.' I wonder what liberal bandwagon they will jump on first ... as if they haven't already.

The British National Health Service received an extra $87 billion and guess what ... their nationalized healthcare services are still inefficient. But don't worry, once we have universal healthcare in the US ... we'll just increase taxes to pay for poor government services.

Here's another stellar government school. The administration refused to call 911 after one of their students had a stroke because administrators sent a memo saying that school deans can't call 911 "for any reason."

A rapist asked that he be castrated in order to avoid being sentenced to life in prison.

In Mount Dora, Florida you better have a non-barking dog. You will be cited for a noise ordinance even if your dog barks for less than five minutes, or if it barks for three periods in less than 24 hours.

Ralph Bell sends in this gratuitous vintage airplane porn video for all you aviation geeks out there.

So you think you can prank? Check out this and see if you still think so.

There are no ugly women...only poor women.

Today's PSA: a website that reviews beater cars and trucks.

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