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The suspect, who led police on a multi-state chase, was identified as 27-year-old Grayson Lee Clevenger. Burnsville police said Clevenger answered his cell phone at one point during the chase, telling a detective he couldn't talk because he was being chase by the police.(edit)Detectives followed the vehicle until marked patrol cars could meet up and attempt a stop. In an attempt to end the pursuit peacefully, detectives called the suspect on his cell phone. Clevenger answered the phone, saying, "Dude, I can't talk, I'm being chased by the police" and hung up. (edit)Clevenger eluded police and remains at-large

Today FR mysteriously disappeared from the internet. When it came back numerous posts were missing. In other words, it experienced "missing time", a classic symptom of Alien Abduction.

An Illinois-based animal-rights organization is claiming that horses at this year’s Fiesta de Los Vaqueros were treated with unnecessary cruelty. An agency called SHARK, or Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, has filed a complaint Monday morning with the animal services division in Arizona’s Department of Agriculture because horses were shocked during the rodeo, said Janet Enoch, a SHARK investigator. Steve Hindi, SHARK’s president and founder, said he took video footage of horses being shocked with a prod that can deliver what he described as much 6,000 volts of painful electricity. In a video posted on the video sharing Web site...

Durham police have arrested a 93-year-old man on cocaine-trafficking and related charges. William C. Tinnen was arrested Thursday during a raid at 204 Teel St., police said in a news release issued today. Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said she assumed police had a tip that drug activity was taking place there. In addition to trafficking, Tinnen is charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to sell or deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling for the sale of drugs. Officers also confiscated three firearms from the house. Tinnen's bond was set at $200,000.

Last week, Deputy Gil Flores of the Twin Peaks Sheriff Department discovered 150 marijuana plants after he investigated a suspicious circumstances call in Cedarpines Park. Kurt Norlander placed the call after his chocolate Labrador, Maple, had eaten a large quantity of marijuana. “We had a new neighbor move in a couple of weeks ago,� explained Norlander. “He was unloading things at night and seemed kind of suspicious. Maple kind of befriended the guy and went over there sometimes. “We believe the man fed him, and Maple grabbed some marijuana off a table and ran off with it,� Norlander continued. “He...

I was looking at the Republican's running for President in '08 none really get me excited other than Gov. Jim Gilmore, but not sure he has the name id nationally to win. I think for Conservatives their is only one clear choice we should urge VP Dan Quayle to run for President in '08. He is a solid conservative, hasn't changed his opinons like Gov. Romney, nor has he sold out like John McCain, as for Rudy he was a great mayor, but he is wrong on the family values issues, I am not too sure we would get Supream...

Surfer fights off shark attack near Florence jetty    VIDEO   FLORENCE, Ore. - A surfer says he will return to the ocean after he was attacked by a shark that bit his foot, requiring more than 30 stitches. Tom Larson was surfing Tuesday with a small group off the South Jetty when his buddy, Keenan Keeley, thought he saw a dorsal fin. "We were like, 'No, dude, that's a porpoise,"' the 23-year-old welder from Eugene said. "We'd seen some porpoises in the water earlier." Larson said conditions appeared safe - no wind, no ominous overcast skies, no sea...

Surf’s Up as Wounded Servicemembers Crest New WavesBy Mike DulevitzSpecial to American Forces Press Service PISMO BEACH, Aug. 25, 2006 -- For one wounded warrior, the thought of never being able to surf again haunted him after losing his left leg above the knee in Iraq to a vehicle-borne bomb. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek McGinnis hits the waves again in Pismo Beach, Calif. McGinnis and 12 other wounded warriors from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, took part in the six-day event Aug. 15 to 20. McGinnis hoped to surf again after losing his leg in...

• Q2 jumps by 67 percent year over year • Buyers done in by ‘creative mortgages’ according to figures released Monday by Foreclosures.com, a Central Valley-based real estate investment advisory firm and publisher of foreclosure property information. "Year over year at the end of the second quarter of 2006, foreclosure activity in California has increased more than 67 percent," says Alexis McGee, president of Fair Oaks-based ForeclosureS.com. The once hot housing markets in Las Vegas and Phoenix are cooling off rapidly and defaults there are on the rise as well, she says. "Both Las Vegas and Phoenix were impacted by...

Serious movement in D.C. – and if I hadn't been there, I would not have believed it. For several months Joan Wire and her daughter have been trying to secure an appointment with a highly effective government official we'll simply call Mr. Washington. Joan Wire is the stalwart wife of Mike Wire. Mike is the storied "man on the bridge," the single most critical eyewitness in the saga of TWA Flight 800, the 747 that was inexplicably blown out of the sky on the night of July 17, 1996. The CIA built its notorious zoom-climb animation around Mike's position on...

Perhaps it's time to recolonize the Middle East. If we get our NATO allies and Russia together with us on the same page and invade the entire Muslim Middle East and re-establish European run colonial governments, we could save a lot of money on oil and put an end to government sponsored terrorism. Together, this alliance would have 90% of the world's military might. Without the mother's milk of oil revenue, it will be far more difficult fot terrorists to obtain the financing for nuclear weapon development or purchase. Russia could administer Iran, France could administer Syria, Britain could administer...

Psilyclbin Mushrooms, Bags Of Marijuana Also In CarGREEN, Ore. -- Three California youths had their road trip interrupted when a bong fell from their car at the feet of a policeman during a traffic stop. An Oregon State trooper pulled the car over Thursday near the Douglas County town of Green. Police said the large drug pipe fell out as 18-year-old Benjamin Breiner of Berkeley, Calif., opened the car door. The trooper said he found a bag of psilycybin mushrooms and several bags of marijuana. One occupant, 19-year-old Michael Fox of Oakland, Calif., told the officer he had a California...

The CHEEBA Club's celebration of marijuana is 'part entertainment (free food and dodge ball), but it's also about social justice.' So, like, check this out. These dudes at Macalester College are throwing this righteous party Thursday. They're calling it CHEEBAdanza — "the Twin Cities premier marijuana festival." Says so right on the green flier. This isn't one of those mediocre pot fests — it's A-grade all the way. Excellent. First of all, OK, you have the date, right? Thursday, April 20. That's 4/20. And you know the party starts at 4:20 p.m. That's the legendary tokin' hour, my friends. So...

A surfer off the shore of Galveston, Texas, was arrested Friday for not adhering to evacuation orders and surfing the large waves created by an approaching Hurricane Rita, according to a Local 6 News report. The man, who was not identified, was taken into custody by police after coming out of the surf. Police said he was apparently not taking Rita seriously, attempting to surf off the shore of Galveston. Mandatory evacuations have been in effect along the Texas and Louisiana coast. Friday, Rita remained a Category 4 storm, aiming its 135-mph winds at the Beaumont and Port Arthur area...

dude... like these arab dudes are always blowing themselves up man.

Back to Story - Help High School Plans Class on Surfing 1 hour, 34 minutes ago An Australian high school hopes to stop beach-loving students from bailing out of class by making surfing an approved subject.Byron Bay High School will offer surfing as part of a recreation course that from next year will count toward a high school certificate in New South Wales state."You've got students who are at risk of dropping out of school and the school has developed this course as a way to provide a pathway for these students into future employment and keep them connected...

Patients arrive broke, busted or abandoned at our methadone clinic in a raw section of Northeast Washington. They are opiate addicts, primarily dependent on heroin, though some take vast doses of street-bought painkillers like OxyContin. Drinking the pink methadone solution every day prevents withdrawal sickness. About half of our patients have also spent years on crack or alcohol. Not all have stopped, but at least they have cut back. We see almost no methamphetamine users, but that is a simple accident of geography - the corrosive drug hasn't yet reached epidemic proportions in this part of the country. The personal...

There is a document on the website of the Superior Court of California County of Solano which describes Case ID: FFL087021 - SHEEHAN, PATRICK VS. CINDY, filed Friday, August 12th, 2005. The case is described as "D - Dissolution without kids". This appears to describe a divorce between Cindy Sheehan and Pat Sheehan. Pat is the Petitioner and his attorney is Glen Andrew Deronde. Cindy Sheehan is the respondent with no attorney listed. The judge in the case is Alberta Chew.

Blame Bush, not liberals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My friend Joseph Farah is 100 percent right that the Supreme Court ruling against homeowners and their property is an outrage. But as I read on the WND website the usual accusations about "activist judges" and "liberals," I wonder if conservatives could just step back for a second and look at what has really happened. It seems to me this ruling is more an example of pandering to big business, rather than an example of liberal philosophy. Most liberals I know are quite opposed to the takeover of so much of our life by giant...

Many Freepers grew up in what they considered to be the golden age of Rock concerts. Of course, it may have had more to do with the fact that we were young and fanatical about the music in our youth. These days, ‘ol Pissant prefers the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Military Band music and Jazz, but I have some very fond memories of the craziness of my Rock concert yesteryears. I’m quite sure many of you have some concert stories that rival and surpass mine. So this thread is the place to share! Following are 2 concert experiences that left a...

In a recent Supreme Court decision, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote, “If the peasants sow the fields poorly, they should be helped—and this particularly applies to the poor peasants—by means of collective cultivation of the large estates. There is no other way of helping the poor peasants.” Therefore, “The landed estates must be confiscated immediately.” Actually, that was Vladimir Lenin writing in an issue of the communist publication Pravda on June 2, 1917. I’ve compiled a small list of quotes for use in this article, but at times it can be hard to remember who used which ones. It doesn’t...

Dale Velzy, surf pioneer who popularized the sport in California, dies at 77 Monday May 30, 2005 MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) Master surfboard designer Dale Velzy, who helped popularize surfing along the California coast and at one time was the world's largest maker of surfboards, has died. He was 77.Velzy died Thursday of lung cancer at the Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo, hospital administrative supervisor Brian Noakes said Monday.``Velzy's lasting legacy is the billion-dollar surf industry,'' said Sam George, global editor for Surfer Magazine. ``He created the archetype and everyone has followed it: Get the hottest guys...

I remember reading several months ago about some drug they developed from a tree or plant in africa. When people take it they go through this introspective journey and meet with some sort of spiritual being that sets them straight...? No I dont buy it but a "friend" wanted to read it. Thanks

dude... corporations have like, money.

Cops: Man Tries to Pay for Pizza With Pot N.D. Man Allegedly Assaults Pizza Delivery Driver Who Refused to Take Marijuana As Payment The Associated Press FARGO, N.D. May 1, 2005 — Police arrested a 21-year-old man early Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a pizza delivery driver who refused to take marijuana as payment for a pie, police said. The man, charged with robbery, was released from the Cass County Jail after posting $5,000 bond. Pizza Patrol driver Atif Yasin thought the man was asleep when he arrived to deliver a medium pizza and 20-ounce soda. After knocking a few times and...

Keanu Reeves and Diane Keaton are rumoured to be Hollywood's newest odd couple. Reeves, 40, and Keaton, 59, played lovers in 2003 film Something's Gotta Give and have become increasingly close in real life. She has become a frequent visitor to his Los Angeles home recently, they speak on the phone a lot and Diane attended the ceremony when Keanu received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Keaton's past loves include Woody Allen, Al Pacino and Warren Beatty while Keanu was linked with Amanda De Cadenet. His ex-girlfriend Jennifer Syme was pregnant with their child in 1999 but...

CALIFORNIANS really do live up to stereotypes about America’s most laid-back state - they are a bunch of tree- hugging, surfing "awesome dudes".A new survey found that 67 per cent of Californians referred to friends as "dude", while 63 per cent said they had hugged a tree. They were more likely than most Americans to attend wine tastings, go to barbecues and eat caviar. Dennis Tootelian, a professor at California State University in Sacramento who conducted the survey, said: "The lifestyles of Californians have been the subject of debate and ridicule over the years, but surprisingly we do a lot...

I apologize for being me, true and dedicated to freedom for everyone especially those who haven't seen it truly in a long time.

40th birthday plunges Keanu into depression 15/03/2005 - 07:22:43 Hollywood hunk Keanu Reeves found turning 40 so tough last year, he plummeted into a dark period of depression. The Matrix star says the months since his birthday last September have been a time of reflection, which quickly escalated into morbid brooding about how many years he has left before he dies. The Canadian actor says: "It was a nightmare. It reminded me of adolescence and it felt like an internal transformation with physical aspect, like when your hormones run wild. "But this time with a conscious shift, an awareness of...

SAN FRANCISCO - John Gilmore's splendid isolation began July 4, 2002, when, with defiance aforethought, he strolled to the Southwest Airlines counter at Oakland Airport and presented his ticket. The gate agent asked for his ID. Gilmore asked her why. It is the law, she said. Gilmore asked to see the law. Nobody could produce a copy. To date, nobody has. The regulation that mandates ID at airports is "Sensitive Security Information." The law, as it turns out, is unavailable for inspection. What started out as a weekend trip to Washington became a crawl through the courts in search...

Is Walmart a beautiful example of unfettered capitalism or really a joint venture with the Chinese government based on an artificially devalued currency that crushes the competition. Is Elizabeth Dole a communist for trying to do something about the Yuan? http://dole.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=354&Month=2&Year=2005 Should you care that Walmart is the 8th leading trading partner with China, a communist regime that bans all religions including Christianity? Does it matter that we depend on China and the Saudi Royals? Are cheap products the be all end all? What about moral values? Do costs to taxpayers for WalMart employees? http://timwest.blogs.com/the_new_libertarian/2005/01/what_walmart_co.html http://www.wal-martchina.com/english/index.htm http://en.ce.cn/subject/RetailinginChina/Developmenttrend/200411/26/t20041126_2433136.shtml

Missing tire attracts police attention Friday, November 19, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When state police pulled over a car that was traveling on only three tires, they said the driver appeared confused about where he was going, let alone how he was going to get there. They believe the reason may have had something to do with the marijuana pipe in the front console and the grassy aroma wafting from the car. State police in Butler said they were alerted to a car causing sparks as it drove north on Interstate 79 in Muddycreek Township early yesterday. When they pulled it...

Dudes you MUST read this one if you want to gloat!!!

Mayor Juan Alvarez (Arvin CA, near Bakersfield) was arrested on 5 felony child molestation counts one day before election day. Alvarez is a one-term mayor running for reelection.

Well as predicted, Lefties are now passing the Fallujah "Oh dude..." bombing video around, claiming that the pilot bombed civilians... but I remember somewhere on here (I have searched all the keywords I can think of) an article that said that group was on their way to fight US soldiers who were pinned down and that the jet got to them before they got to us... anyone?

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 Drifting sailboat found packed with bags of pot By Barney Burke Leader Staff Writer How much marijuana can be stuffed into the cabin of a 20-foot sailboat? About a million dollars' worth, according to investigators who searched an unmarked vessel found adrift in the shipping lanes off of Marrowstone Point on the evening of Sept. 1. One of the investigators likened the unloading to a circus "clown car" as they removed bag after bag of marijuana after obtaining a search warrant. The whereabouts of any suspects and the owner of the burgundy and white Hamon 20...

Over dued Due Process by Linda Eddy John Kerry’s 1971 Senate testimony put into the American public’s mind stories of war crimes being done by American troops serving in Vietnam. These stories Kerry told to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and to the American people were based on lies by men falsely claiming to be Vietnam veterans. Here is what Kerry said: “I would like to talk, representing all those veterans, and say that several months ago in Detroit, we had an investigation at which over 150 honorably discharged and many very highly decorated veterans testified to war crimes committed...

Alright, I'm not even sure how to go about posting this baby, especially considering the delicate nature of the subject matter. So, I'll attempt to tread as lightly as possible, without offending anyone's sensibilities and hopefully, without incurring the wrath of the omnipotent Admin Moderators. Earlier today, I was listening Rush's program, when I heard him read an item about Eve Ensler's most recent effort to energize the supposedly disenfranchised women's vote. She hopes to do this by staging yet another "V Day" celebration, on this occasion, one specifically tailored to increase voter turnout among single, urban, putatively liberal woman...

The new Iraqi government announced Sunday that US Forces conducted an air strike in Fallujah, under that government's authorization. An SAL source provided the Lightning with this footage, claiming that it is of an F-16 strike, within that region. The source, who claims to be a former US Air Force aviator, suggests that the weapon used is a 2000 pound bomb. The Lightning makes no claims as to the time, date or location of this strike. EXTREME DISCRETION IS ADVISE Click here for the video.

Dell Policy Forbids Spyware Removal Support Permlink | TopUpdateThis article has been slashdotted. I'd like to clarify that the posting at slashdot is misleading, suggesting that Dell itself is installing spyware. That is not the case at all and please don't be confused into believing that. Dell is absolutely NOT bundling spyware on their PCs.Slashdot's article is here If you or a family member receive a Dell PC as a gift this Christmas, you may be in for a surprise, if it becomes infected with spyware.Dell has instituted what has to be the most misguided tech support policy I have...

Dude, Where's My Intellectual Honesty? In his latest book Dude, Where's My Country? -- a polemic against President Bush -- liberal gadfly Michael Moore again demonstrates why he has a reputation as a slipshod journalist who has trouble getting his facts right. Moore established his reputation for playing fast and loose with the truth in his first film, the 1989 documentary "Roger and Me," centering on General Motors layoffs in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. As the New Yorker's Pauline Kael wrote at the time, he manipulated the chronology of his film, implying that certain events were a response to...

Last week I wrote about death and funerals. I thought the column was extremely funny and it seemed -- based on the responses I received via E-mail -- that most of you did too. But there was a small minority of people who, although they also agreed that the column was funny, admonished me to "Stick to politics!" Sorry, but I can't oblige. I love discussing, reading and ruminating over politics and all its related disciplines in a way that's hard for those far less passionate about the subject to fathom. However, one thing I don't like to do is...

< snip> LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Real Lebowski lives. And people love him. Jeff Dowd, the inspiration for the main character in the Coen brothers’ 1998 mistaken identity comedy “The Big Lebowski,” joined more than a thousand fans at the second annual Lebowski Fest — a celebration of bowling, white Russians and all things Lebowski. < snip >.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Three teenagers who authorities say were apparently playing with fireworks were charged Friday with starting one of two wildfires that burned along the Rio Grande north of downtown and drove hundreds of people from their homes. An Arizona wildfire that devastated a mountaintop hamlet a week ago also was caused by people, officials said. But they said they do not know yet if it was deliberate. Ricky Navarette, 16, Fernando Anaya, 13, and Steven Sedillo, 13, all of Albuquerque, were booked on arson and related charges. Sedillo also was charged with tampering with evidence. The fire, which...

Rush and Malloy of the New York Daily News reports that Movie star Ashton Kutcher believes that the Secret Service has been tapping his phone since his partying encounter with the Bush Twins. (detailed in this months Rolling Stone Magazine)Kucker recounts how he met the first daughters at a Los Angeles party a year and a half ago. (where the underage drinking and pot smoking took place)A friend drew his attention to one of the First Daughters with a lustful (and unprintable) remark that drew glares from Secret Service agents.Kutcher introduced himself to the ladies, who asked what he was...

Known for his skills as a salesman, the “Dell Dude” got caught buying. NYU student Benjamin Curtis, who starred as “Steven the Dell Dude” in a series of successful TV commercials for the computer company, was arrested Sunday night for allegedly attempting to buy marijuana on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, CNN reported yesterday. Curtis was arraigned in New York City Criminal Court yesterday on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge, and the charges against him will be dismissed unless he is arrested again over the next year.

Our mayor, our premier, the opposition, restaurant and casino owners, the non-smokers and the smokers-rights types, they're all locked in a battle to the death over who gets to smoke -- cigarettes that is -- and who doesn't. Glen Murray to date won't let himself be pinned down on a citywide ban, ditto Doer on a provincewide ban. Restaurants that have bars attached continue to allow smoking while bar owners have nightmares at the thought that someday soon their establishments might have to go cold turkey. Meanwhile, booze is legal, cigarette smoking is legal and marijuana is not. There's something...

Grow houses, such as this residence raided in January on Inuvik Crescent in Kanata, are often dangerous firetraps because the growers bypass hydro meters to obtain the massive amounts of electricity to power the heat lamps and other paraphernalia to surreptitiously grow the plants. Homegrown marijuana has blossomed into a huge industry that collects billions of dollars annually, officials say. Police say there are at least 50,000 houses in Canada that are now used exclusively to grow marijuana, ranging from new homes worth as much as $600,000 in downtown Vancouver to more modest residences sprinkled through the suburban streets of...

SOUTH Derry company is to create 50 new jobs following an expansion project, it emerged today. South Derry Coachworks, which manufactures trailers, has extended its plant at Deerpark Road in Toomebridge following the receipt of several new orders.The news has been welcomed by Magherafelt Independent Unionist councillor Bertie Montgomery and SDLP councillor Joe McBride.Councillor Montgomery said the expansion would have a positive knock-on effect for other businesses in the area."We have to remember that many smaller firms in the (Magherafelt) district are providing particular services for SDC and this will undoubtedly be a big help to them also," he pointed...

Should all Drugs be Legalized? A conservative Mormon’s solution Edward K. Watson Ladies and gentlemen, I have news that will shock you – the Drug War is a failure! Cost of the War on DrugsThe Western world has spent TRILLIONS of dollars fighting drug use over the past century and what do we have to show for it? Millions of addicts, billionaire drug lords, phenomenally wealthy drug cartels and drug dealers, a more than $500 billion global illicit drug industry, corrupt security and judicial officers, millions incarcerated in overcrowded prisons, astronomical drug-related assaults, murders, thefts and prostitution and criminal...