Posted on 06/28/2009 1:19:59 PM PDT by Fishtalk
He claimed a black man carjacked him and his pregnant wife. The carjacker then shot his wife and almost killed him.
His name is Charles Stuart and while he might be unknown today, several years ago he had the entire country in the grip of his terrifying story.
Only it was all a lie.
Here's a book review of Stuart's story by Joe Sharkey..."Deadly Greed".
(Excerpt) Read more at fishbookreviews.blogspot.com ...
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Other Blog posts this week:
It's coming upon the TV doldrums of summer and America's Got Talent steps up to fill the void.
Can a guy whose claim to fame is his ability to put a drill of his nose really win this thing?
Also, the new BravoTV cooking contest doesn't quite meet the standards of its cousin "Top Chef". For the "Top Chef Masters" cook up stuff way too heady for the humble home cook.
All with pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.
It's a whimsical collection of oddities, pics and smiles in this week's Thoughts. To include pics of the Obamas doing tasteless things, a story of a big star trying to reach his dead pig and an X-rated Burger King ad you gotta see.
"Bachelorette" Jillian's down to 5 fellows vying for her hand. She will soon visit their home towns and meet their parents.
There's lots of scripted drama going on in this reality series including some live stripping and one fellow out for no one but himself.
All with pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.
While BravoTV's "Top Chef Masters" disappoints, Food Network's "The Next Food Network Star" churns on. We've got drama between the contenders, all sorts of believable food, the ones you'll hate, the ones you'll love, liars and charletons.
All with pics of food AND people you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.
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