Crap Throwing Monkey

No, not at all. I'm just pointing out to Ed that he bought a gay car. He can't defend himself from the charge - since he did, in fact, by a gay car. So he does what he can instead: engages in feeble counter-attacks against my uber-geek-mobile, in a futile attempt to distract himself from the fact that he bought a gay car.

So does Hudson v. Michigan. You're really arguing about to SCOTUS decisions that conflict with each other on their face, and picking the one you think is "right" over what you think is "wrong". Which is simply to say: you and I disagree on which SCOTUS decision we think is horseshit. No, it's not. As a point of criminal law, the manner in which a warrant is executed does not invalidate the validity of the warrant or evidence collected by it. It doesn't make legalized B&E by the police in the execution of a warrant right - were the police, in possession of a warrant, to break down my door right now and search the premises, I'd raise holy hell in civil court. But were they to find the evidence that the warrant was issued for...that evidence should be invalidated in court because they executed the warrant without knocking?

Only when they make decisions he agrees with, which is the crux of the issue I have with his argument. The contested ruling now goes against the unanimous ruling 10 years ago...which means the court under Clinton was "right", while the one under Bush is "wrong". The common law argument he quotes is the only really convincing one...and even then, it's not immune to having holes poked into it...for example, Louisiana law is based not on English common law but on Napoleonic law...so does that mean the "politeness" aspect of a reasonable search, such as it is stated in English common law, doesn't apply in Louisiana?

You know what Fit stands for? "Fire Island Transportation."

You never did tell us what options you got on your car. Did you get the George Michael option package, or splurge and go straight for the Elton John luxury option package...?

Actually...I'm not quite seeing the problem here. SCOTUS, according to everything you just posted, ruled on a point of procedure in executing warrants; which can basically be summed up as "be polite". There is no "politeness" requirement in the Fourth Amendment, it only protects against illegal search and seizure, and the legality of a search and seizure doesn't stem from the officers knocking and announcing themselves, but from two other little words notably absent from your post as well: "due process". And due process is satisfied, not by knocking and announcing the intent to execute the warrant, but by the issuance of the warrant in the first place. And yes, I know Wilson v. Arkansas says otherwise - but I thought Wilson v. Arkansas was a horseshit decision to begin with.

I boldly predict that we'll see the Mickey Mouse fake end-around bull sh-- reverse !@#$tard halfback option screen pass for a loss run by Miami more times than by the Bills. Which is just fine with me, frankly.

Gotta love the LAPD...couldn't even frame a guilty man.

One thing you have to ask yourself, though: what's T-Bone more likely to be seen in? Because I have a hard time picturing him in a Vette. On the other hand, I can easily see you and him cruising around in your gay little car, Liberace blaring on the CD player, GLAAD bumper sticker on the back...

So are the lobsters...

"Anderson ranked 26th among guards in modified YPA and was 6th in success percentage" Does that even mean anything?

But I wasn't suggesting both familes...just give up, and pick one for all eternity. And were that the case...I'd have to go with the Clintons, just because I'd trust Chelsea before I'd trust Barbara or Jenna.

Ed. Gay. Car.

Dude, you have a riding lawn mower.

Send evil B word snake woman a mirror? So she can turn herself to stone?

I was thinking 1) It's really cool technology, which appeals to the uber-techno-geek in me, 2) It drives rather well, with surprisingly good handling and power (it's not a Vette, obviously...but for a hybrid it's pretty good. More than enough for regular driving.) 3) It's surprisingly roomy. My 6'4" frame fits very comfortably, and with the front seat down, I can carry 8 foot pieces of 5/4 mahogany easily. 4) It's a well-made Japanese car, not an American union-bulit "I get $40/hr to tighten a bolt, and I can't even manage that without !@#$ing it up" piece of sh--. 5) It cut my monthly gas bill from $180 to $60. And though I thought it was butt-ugly at first as well...it kind of grows on you. It at least isn't as hideous a styling as a Honda Insight or Scion. And while I'll admit it's not a masculine car...it's still not an overtly gay Honda Fagmobile like Ed bought...

That attempt at an insult was as lame as your gay-ass car.

I sold my stock Tuesday. Finknottle told me to.

Uhhhh...so what?

More importantly, US Steel is up about $4 right now. The difference being - and pay attention, finknottle, this is important here - people actually OWN US Steel (myself included - bought into it yesterday around $58 ). But now I see why this is so hard for people. Tough to be a successful investor when you can't distinguish between sh-- you own, and sh-- that doesn't measure the sh-- you own.

Hey, man, don't knock it. It's on the cutting edge of law! Ba-dum bum.

Does anyone even care outside of Wacka?

Again. Still. The candidate that scares me most is Hillary Clinton. Not just because I loathe her as a candidate...but if she were to be elected, we would have a string of Presidents from 1988 on as Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Clinton. A quarter century of being "led" by two families. May as well just cancel all further elections and declare a !@#$ing monarchy in that case...

Not too soon, though...the Dow's off it's highs of the day. Must be the start of a new bear market. Good thing he's apparently never heard of the NYSE Composite...if he saw what that was doing, he'd be slitting his wrists.

I'd invite Condi Rice over any of those other choices. Julia Roberts is apparently a major prima donna B word, from when I've heard her speak Jennifer Aniston's probably not the greatest conversationalist, and I may as well try to converse with a blender for all the brains Simpson has. Condi Rice, though, is one smart lady, irrespective of her politics, and would be a hellaciously interesting dinenr companion. Now, if the question were "With whom would you prefer to play 'Hide The Salami' in a vat of jell-o?"...Condi'd be last on the list.