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Bill Clinton: Al Gore Will Enter Race

Hillary Clinton may be the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but her husband Bill thinks she’ll likely face stiff competition from a yet unannounced source – Al Gore.

Bill was at a get-together at the apartment of Air America’s new chief Mark Green when political blogger Andy Ostroy asked the former president if he believes Gore is going to run, according to the New York Post’s Page Six column.

"Someone’s got to fizzle,” Clinton answered. "If someone fizzles, then yeah, he could enter the race. He’s got plenty of money, his own money, to do it.”

Ostroy predicts that it will be Barack Obama who fizzles by September, and "Gore will toss his hat into the ring and enlist the junior senator from Illinois as his running mate. An unbeatable ticket.”

Source: Newsmax

Judge Who Seeks Millions for Lost Pants Has His (Emotional) Day in Court

Before trial began yesterday in the case of the D.C. judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaners after they lost his pants, the most extraordinary fact was Roy Pearson's demand for $65 million in damages.

That was before Pearson, an administrative law judge, broke down while testifying about the emotional pain of having the cleaners give him the wrong pants. It was before an 89-year-old woman in a wheelchair told of being chased out of the cleaners by an angry owner. And it was before she compared the owners of Custom Cleaners in open court to Nazis.

"I knew it: It's all my fault," said the reporter from German television who was sitting next to me.

The global import of Pearson v. Custom Cleaners was evident from the start. The courtroom was packed with members of the Korean Dry Cleaners Association and reporters from print and broadcast outlets in at least five countries. The guy from the tort reform lobby handed out bright green buttons protesting the $65 million "pantsuit." The gent from Fox TV sported neon-color paisley pants....More?

source: washingtonpost.com

What Was Chuck Liddell Doing Before, After UFC 71?

Chuck Liddell lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title belt at UFC 71, and the world of mixed martial arts today is abuzz with talk about what Liddell was doing both before and after the fight. First, let's go to the video (courtesy of With Leather) that allegedly comes from after the fight:


Yeah, that doesn't look like a guy who's too despondent about losing.

And as for before, Sports by Brooks notes that fellow UFC fighter Vernon White suggested in an interview that Liddell was in substance-abuse rehab shortly before he lost his title to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

White later backtracked -- kind of -- from those remarks, but there has long been talk that Liddell could stand to have a little more commitment to his craft, and none of the information that has become available today will change that.

source: sports.aol.com

HHH Against Jackass Angle

Heat continues backstage concerning the “Jackass” angle planned for SummerSlam. Triple H says he doesn’t want any of the top superstars to be involved with the angle and is pushing for them to be involved with only one match instead of three.

Source - Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Well I couldn't agree more. What happened to wrestlers wrestling on a wrestling show?

DX and Spirit Squad

Hunter has some fun at the expense of the cheerleaders.

Earnhardt Jr. to drive for Hendrick in '08

Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Wednesday will announce his intent to move to Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in 2008, multiple sources with intimate knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. likely won't be Driver 8 anymore, but will he still pilot the Budweiser Chevrolet?

Hendrick Motorsports declined comment, and e-mails and calls sent to Earnhardt's representation were not returned. A news conference was scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday to officially announce the deal.

Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, who has handled contract negotiations for her brother, declined to comment on the report.

There was some speculation that the wheels are already in motion to plant Earnhardt in the No. 5 now driven by Kyle Busch before season's end, but Dale Earnhardt Inc. president Max Siegel, contacted by phone Tuesday, discounted that scenario, saying Earnhardt would remain in the No. 8 through season's end.

Sources said there are indications that Busch may not finish the year in the No. 5. Busch is under contract with HMS through the end of next season, and Hendrick had been working to sign the 22-year old driver to an extension.

Jeff Dickerson, an attorney for Busch, told ESPN.com that "a lot of things may or may not occur. Out of respect for Hendrick Motorsports, we're not really sure what's going on yet. But we're trying. I don't think anything's changed yet. I cannot tell you that Kyle is out of the No. 5 for 2008." ...More?

source: sports.espn.go.com

27 Confessions Of A Former Circuit City Worker

"I had worked at Circuit City for quite some time, until recently when I could no longer stand the shady operations of its business. While working at Circuit City I worked in the Media and Technology department. I believe there are a few things that people should know about Circuit City..."



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Radio Station Reports Vince McMahon Is Really Dead

In a "wow, I don't believe some people are fooled" moment, I was driving to work this morning and a local Connecticut radio station ( Kiss 95.7 ) was doing their daily "Hollywood Report" segment.

Basically the segment is a gossip page speaking about what's going on in Hollywood. This morning the segment reported the following, "In a scary moment, on live TV last night, Vince McMahon, the President of Stamford based WWE was killed when his limousine exploded on live TV. I would assume an investigation is in the works, but we'd like to send our condolences to his family and friends."

They then spoke for a minute or so about how that clip will probably become internet banter on sites like YouTube and whatnot, and they even spoke about "that wrestler who fell a few years ago", I can only assume they meant Owen Hart.

At first I thought it was tongue in cheek, but amazingly enough they were actually serious, which is scary.

I'm not sure if other places are reporting it as well, but I've been asked several times at work thus far today about "What happened to Vince last night?", all by non-wrestling fans.

If this is the publicity they want, I guess they're getting it, but why they'd want that kind of publicity is beyond me.

source: wrestlezone.com

Gee whiz people...it just wrestling...

WWE'S "Vince Presumed Dead" Angle

...Although full details have not been disclosed, initial reports indicate that Mr. McMahon is presumed dead. An official investigation into Monday night’s events is currently underway with no one being ruled out as a suspect. Throughout the night, people from Mr. McMahon’s past - from Donald Trump to Snoop Dogg to Bob Costas to Stone Cold Steve Austin™ - had less than flattering things to say about the WWE Chairman, but would any go so far as to actually blow him up?... source: corporate.wwe.com



One of the best shows in a very long time.

WWE 2007 Draft Results

I think it is clear by the results the direction the company is going. I'm especially thrilled that Ken Kennedy is coming to Raw.

Pick No. 1: SmackDown selects The Great Khali

Pick No. 2: ECW selects The Boogeyman

Pick No. 3: Raw selects King Booker (w/ Queen Sharmell)

Pick No. 4: ECW selects Chris Benoit

Pick No. 5: SmackDown selects Torrie Wilson

Pick No. 6: SmackDown selects Chris Masters

Pick No. 7: Raw selects ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley

Pick No. 8: SmackDown selects “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Picks No. 9 and 10: Raw selects Snitsky and Mr. Kennedy

Supplemental Draft for Wednesday, Noon ET on WWE.com has been rescheduled for Sunday at Noon ET.

source: wwe.com

Last minute appeal in teen sex case sparks outrage

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Jubilation turned quickly to anger Monday after Georgia's top prosecutor vowed he would fight a judge's order that would have set free Genarlow Wilson, a Georgia man serving a 10-year prison sentence for a consensual sexual encounter he had as a teenager.

Wilson's attorney, B.J. Bernstein, said her client would not accept a proposed plea bargain that would get him out of prison because it would require Wilson to plead guilty to a felony.

A judge ruled Monday that his conduct should have been punished as a misdemeanor.

"We're going to keep fighting," Bernstein told reporters at a news conference at the state Capitol. (Watch Wilson's mom, lawyer's tearful reaction to the judge's ruling)

She was flanked by civil rights leaders and black lawmakers, who expressed anger at the decision by Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker to block Wilson's release by filing an appeal of the judge's ruling.

Joseph Lowery, former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, called Baker's decision "unnecessary, unjust and unfounded."

"We don't understand the reasoning or rationale of the attorney general on this issue," Lowery said. (Watch Lowery call the top prosecutor's action absurd and unjust Video)

Wilson is black, as is Baker....More?

source: cnn.com