The Orgeon primary is next Tuesday — the same day as the Kentucky primary. If Hillary wins Kentucky solidly, while Obama underperforms in Oregon, it will give new life to questions about Obama’s general election chances. He better hope this is a blip… Read More
One of the bloggers on the call alluded to a video featuring Chelsea Clinton. I wonder if it was this one:
A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to see Chelsea up close and personal, and she is an excellent spokesperson for her mother. And while she has ruled out a run for public office, a number of women in the room are certainly hoping she will change her mind.
The wheels of justice move very slowly sometimes, but it appears there may finally be justice for Megan Meier. Megan is the 13 year-old girl who killed herself, following a terrible online hoax.
What makes this even more tragic is the hoax was perpetrated by an adult. USA Today reports:
Lori Drew, 49, of O’Fallon, Mo., was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy and three counts of a computer crime and accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information used to inflict emotional distress … If convicted, Drew could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each of the four counts.
The only justice in this case is for Drew to serve time in prison for what I believe was a crime.
“Any adult who uses the Internet or a social gathering website to bully or harass another person, particularly a young teenage girl, needs to realize that their actions can have serious consequences,” said U.S. Attorney Thomas O’Brien. [...]
“Whether we characterize this tragic case as ‘cyber-bullying,’ cyber abuse or illegal computer access, it should serve as a reminder that our children use the Internet for social interaction and that technology has altered the way they conduct their daily activities,” said Salvador Hernandez, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office.
This happened a few days ago, and I think it’s very cool. Yves Rossy has realized his dream to fly without an enclosure — just wings. I can’t even imagine the rush he must feel when doing this.
