First Natalie Holloway, now Diplomats!

As many of you know, I will be entering the Foreign Service next year.  The experience is scary enough, without reading news like this!

Being a diplomat is dangerous work, I'm sure they got him because he refused a visa or something. After all, he was the vice consul...which means he manages the consular section aka the visa mill.

Que Triste.

This is also a good time to say that anything read on Poplitics isn't an official view from the US government and should not be understood as such.  Hey you can't blame me for covering myself!

Can you walk and chew?

Hopefully you can walk and chew, its a basic motor skill.  However, texting and driving or holding the phone and driving can't be done, no matter how well you think you're doing at it, or

These stories are so sad...I can't imagine the guilt of the survivors, they probably have a phone phobia now.  As for the families...they probably want to punch everyone who's using a phone and driving.

My only question: Is anti-cellphone legislation possible...if so can it really be enforced? There's already so much UNCHECKED douche-baggery on the road.

Anyhow, please use your ear piece at least and don't text at all.

Another reason I drive my car even though there is public transit...

A person decided to leap in front of the metro today.  Not only did it cause delays, it made a big mess.

Why Reading is Fundamental

WTF.  The army notified a family that their son, Jesse Jasper, was dead when in fact he was very alive.  The girlfriend of the "fallen" soldier was confused to be on the phone with her "dead" boyfriend and see condolence groups forming on Facebook around his death.

The liason, wife of a deployed soldier, apparently misread the message that should have read:

"Sergeant Tyler A. Judin ... was killed in action while conducting combat operations in support of Bravo Troop 473 Cav."

to:

"I'm sorry to inform you that on September 12 Sergeant Judin and Sergeant Jesse Jasper were killed in Afghanistan,"

Big difference lady!Chick can't read.  Note to army: Don't get people to read  messages to be delivered verbatim if they can't read.

Note: Video is included just because I wanted to hear the themesong, and thought others would too.

Touching!

Honoring a promise to his fallen commrade, Barry Delaney attended his best friend's funeral in a lime green and hot pink 80s ensemble. What a friend!

Also, three snaps to the photographer for this emotion evoking photo:

Haven't these wars gone on enough? Now I see how our parents and their peers felt during Vietnam...

DC Sniper Sentenced to Death!

Remember John Allen Muhammed aka the DC Sniper, the crazy man who was randomly shooting people in the DMV (thats DC, Maryland, and Virgina for non-natives/implants) area and inciting terror? Well, he was sentenced to death today for crimes committed years ago.  Malvo, the teen accomplice, has already been hanging out in jail for a while serving his life sentence.  Despite a November 22 execution date being set, Muhammed's lawyer has said that his client will be appealing to the Supreme Court.

Well, here's a little flashback...he's guilty and didn't want to appeal, the conveniently was found to be mentally unable to defend himself...whatevs, November 22 should stand, don't waste time and tax dollars taking this to the Supreme Court





Hopefully, they'll be able to find a vein...

Too soon?