Windypundit

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  • Justice for the Young and Attractive

    The story of Julia Diaco is bouncing around the legal blogosphere. She’s an attractive young white college girl who was caught dealing drugs on the NYU campus. She could have been sentenced to as much as 25 years, but instead received a slap-on-the-wrist sentence of 5-years probation. A New York Post story, “Pot Hottie Breathes… Read more

  • Fly Away

    Lenny Kravitz’s album 5 has been out for a few years now. I remember especially enjoying its hit single “Fly Away” which had an energetic video to go with it. You can hear “Fly Away” on Lenny Kravitz’s MySpace page (you’ll have to click the song yourself, I can’t figure out how to link to… Read more

  • The Dumbest Man In Texas

    I know, I know, some of you are thinking George Bush. But I think it’s Captain David Alexander of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. He’s having his officers arrest people for getting drunk in bars. He justifies it this way: “Going to a bar is not an opportunity to go get drunk,” TABC Capt. David… Read more

  • Slipping Backward in Afghanistan

    This is not quite what I was hoping for in Afghanistan: Abdul Rahman, 41, has been charged with rejecting Islam, a crime under this country’s Islamic laws. His trial started last week and he confessed to becoming a Christian 16 years ago. If convicted, he could be executed. I have nothing against Islam, but what… Read more

  • Kids, Don’t Do Drugs

    They might make you do stupid things. (I’m a little embarassed that Blonde Justice would scoop me on this local story.) Read more