Dozens of Tickets Issued in Dallas for Not Speaking English

After it was revealed that a rookie officer, Gary Bromley, had issued a citation on Oct. 2nd to Ernestina Mondragon for being a non-English-speaking driver --- a bogus offense --- it has now been revealed that dozens of tickets have been written in Dallas for similar "crimes."

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Dr. Joseph Lowery delivers Inauguration Benediction

Very short clip of the very cool Dr. Joseph Lowery delivering the benediction at President Obama's Inauguration. 

I'm expecting him to say "shiyyyeeeeet!" a la Clive Davis

Smile of the Week

This week's Smile of the Week is a very topical bit from Dave Chappelle

Councillor Refuses to Apologize for Asian Comments

I saw this story in the Toronto Star and just had to shake my head....

Don't expect a public apology from Rob Ford over remarks he made about "Oriental people slowly taking over.''

No stranger to controversial statements, the Etobicoke councillor stood by his claim that his comments during this week's council debate were meant as a compliment to Asian people.

"Those Oriental people work like dogs ... they sleep beside their machines,'' he said. "The Oriental people, they're slowly taking over ... they're hard, hard workers.''

Ford made the comments Wednesday during a debate over permitting shopping in the city on all holidays except Christmas. Council voted against the move.

"I don't know why I should (apologize)," Ford said. "People aren't asking me to."

Other Ford incidents that have attracted attention include:

In 2002, Ford calls Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti a "Gino-boy," a derogatory remark to Italian-Canadians.

In a war of words with Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby over a pothole, he calls her "a low-life" and "a waste of skin."

During last year's budget deliberations, Ford opposes bike lanes: "Roads are built for buses, cars and trucks. My heart bleeds when someone gets killed, but it's their own fault."

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