Archive for October, 2011

Plugs for Pain Interview

Watch a State Trooper Chase Down a Cop Driving 120 MPH to His Second Job

www.gawker.com – The Blue Code of Silence might be stronger than ever within the NYPD, but in Florida, cops aren’t just snitching on other cops — they’re chasing them down the Florida Turnpike at speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour, pulling them over, and reading them the riot act before placing them under [...]

Bubba on Goldman Sachs

A former board member of Goldman Sachs has plead not guilty to federal charges of sharing insider information with a convicted hedge fund trader.
102.5 The Bone nationally syndicated radio show host Bubba the Love Sponge thinks it’s just another reason why the U.S. government is corrupt.
“While Mr. Gupta is not on the presidents financial team, [...]

Two recent Florida laws prevent some sex offenders from participating in Halloween, but most offenders can legally welcome kids to their door.

www.wtsp.com – TAMPA, Fla. — Halloween is the time of kids in costumes, candy, and criminals?
“If you run your address at any time, you’re going to find at least 3 sexual offenders or predators in your area,” says Detective Kat Poynter with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s sex offender unit.
Poynter gets concerned this time of year [...]

EU Sets 50% Greek Writedown, $1.4 Trillion in Crisis Fight

 www.businessweek.com – Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — European leaders persuaded bondholders to take 50 percent losses on Greek debt and boosted the firepower of the rescue fund to 1 trillion euros ($1.4 trillion), responding to global pressure to step up the fight against the financial crisis.
Ten hours of brinkmanship at the second crisis summit in four [...]

Bubba on Dontae Morris

www.wtsp.com – Lawyers for accused murderer Dontae Morris says he’s being treated unfairly at the Hillsborough County jail.
Morris is charged with the murder of two Tampa Police officers and even while in jail his criminal acts still continue. Morris is accused of witness tampering and it’s been reported his friends are threatening the deputies guarding him.
Someone [...]

“I’d like to buy jurors pit bulls,” says Jose Baez

www.wtsp.com – Kissimee, Florida – Jose Baez was notorious during the Casey Anthony trial for two things: fiercely protecting his client and saying very little to the media.
The lead defense attorney on the high-profile case would walk briskly into the Orange County Courthouse each day, briefcase in hand, and give a quick smile to anxious [...]

Bubba on ADHD

www.wtsp.com – It feels like more and more doctors are diagnosing children with behavioral problems and prescribing more drugs along with them.
Nationally syndicated 102.5 The Bone radio show host Bubba the Love Sponge, however, thinks parents and Big Pharma have maybe blown things out of proportion.
“In the continuing saga of Americans making excuses, we are [...]

Who qualifies for Obama’s refi plan?

www.wtsp.com – Tampa, Fla. — Nearly half of all Bay area homeowners are underwater. In other words, they owe more than what their home is worth.
In an effort to provide some relief, President Obama announced on Monday that he wants to revamp the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP, a program adopted two years ago that’s already [...]

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