Motor Homers Imprisoned in Mississippi

The Tweet came across my feed this morning:

“We are in Jones County MS and @adammueller has been arrested for filming cops after they pulled us over.”  http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=q72.jpg&via=tfrog

That was the last word from Jason Talley until FreeKeene.com reported the freedom-seeking explorers of Motor Home Diaries were in prison.  Details are still sketchy at this point, but the charges look to range from Disorderly Conduct to Transporting Alcohol Across State lines.  There are even rumors of a firearms-related charge.

I don’t know the initial reason their motor home was pulled over, or how the charges escalated in the way they did.  But I seriously doubt these three are in jail because they were violent or dangerous.  More likely, the cops found any reason possible to throw them behind bars after they refused to bow down to police authority.

Hopefully more details to come.

Wednesday Links

“Dismissing Tiki drinks for their need of a blender is akin to a Jelly Roll Morton fan dismissing Herbie Hancock for his use of an electric piano–it’s blatant Luddism.”  I would still worry about over-diluting the drink, but for now I’m willing to take Derek’s word on it.

I could care less about the article, but it’s worth a mention with language like this: During downturns in sports, three rules of thumb are: Don’t panic, stay within your game, play to your strengths. This being politics, the Republicans naturally are violating all three.

We still love America, we’re just willing to fight those in the ruling class who are trying to take it away from us.

I love any list that tells you to drink beer instead of Coke.

So the government goes ahead and spends billions of our dollars, and then can’t be bothered to watch where the money is going. At least they’ll have regular citizens doing their job for them.

Nothing says national pride like vodka, lemon grass, thai chili, and coconut liqueur.

More Dangerous Corners for Bloggers

The attacks on digital free speech are coming from all directions these days.  This time, it looks like “hostile” bloggers could actually face jail time.

That is, if the Constitution is radically changed to eliminate the First Amendment.

Tuesday Links – Cinco de Mayo Edition

Make up your mind.  Either close Gitmo or don’t.  Just don’t keep it open so you can use it as a political point in the future.

World Cocktail Week kicks off in DC with some great events.

I’m still not sold on anything other than peanuts, Cracker Jacks, hotdogs, and Bud Light at ball games, but Eric Asimov makes a decent point.  At least his prescription is better than the airplane bottles of white zin I see around Nationals Stadium.

Obligatory Cinco de Mayo margarita roundup.

How much does you dignity cost?  The producers of this modern scarlet letter thinks about $4.

Can’t we just let the Post Office die?

Cocktail Bloggers Take Note

The Federal Trade Commission is working to update the 30-year-old advertiser and marketer guidelines.  Many of the discussed changes will add an extra burden to bloggers, and will possibly open them up to liability.

The regulations sound innocent enough.  The FTC says they just want to bring bloggers in line with other marketers who already must live by truth in advertising requirements.  But today’s communications landscape makes these regulations both unnecessary and potentially dangerous.

The RNC Fails Pennsylvania, Again.

The word on the street is that the Republican Party is (once again) shunning Pat Toomey.  In doing so, the RNC is setting up to lose another election in Pennsylvania, and destroy it’s base.

Monday Links

Check out Wine to Water.  This is the right way to get a much needed resource to the developing world.

Newspapers are going the way of the dodo, and I don’t feel guilty about it.

How many big, red, NOs does it take to ruin a night out?  Who cares if it is a sign or a “placard?”  As long as their isn’t any information backing up their effectiveness, the DC government definitely wants it.

The American tradition of embarrassing your kids with naked baby pictures is under attack.

Rule No. 826: The S&P 500 is to the Dow Jones Industrial Average as Gary Busey is to Nick Nolte (Nope, I don’t know what it means either).

Can anyone stop him?  Carl Crawford steals 6 as the Rays beat the Red Sox.

Another Dan Brown movie is about to hit the theaters, and the Catholic League is mad.  Am I the only one who doesn’t think it is the end of the world when fiction make crazy claims about reality?  Sound off in the comments on this one.  I want to make sure I’m not a heretic.

The Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling

The arch-RINO himself, Arlen Specter, has jumped ship.  The distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania is now a Democrat and plans to run as one in his 2010 re-election campaign rather than get beaten up by conservative Pat Toomey.

Tuesday Links

The car the 19-year-old was in, which featured a sober driver, had been pulled over for improper use of its high beams while driving down interstate 81 at night.  But because he had a .06 BAC, the poor kid was cited and run through ineffective Virginia alcohol classes.  (At least the VASAP isn’t funded by the state).

The (New Zealand) Law Commission has proposed significantly increasing the price of alcohol, raising the drinking age and radically lowering the legal breath alcohol level for drivers.  But it’s still not enough for the Salvation Army.

Behold the glory of the Bacone.  Call your cardiologist now.

Is the iPhone finally coming to Verizon (B.F.T.)?  I guess this means I need to get a job before 2010.

A little D.I.Y. repair after getting your Guitar Hero a little too on.

Go figure… New Yorkers panicked when a Boeing 747 flew low, near ground zero.  I hope the White House is happy with it’s new picture.

Listening to this week: Jamie Cullum, The Hold Steady, and The Black Keys.

Monday Links

DC’s anti-bar bias.

Meat and Lasers.  What else could you possibly want?

100 Days of Lies and Broken Promises. So far he’s only 1-for-11.

Spring might make you think of birds and bees, but my mind is on mint and chamomile-honey syrup.

“There’s a sense that the latte-drinking crowd is doing an end run around the regular people.“ And that’s from the same guy declaring Armageddon on the district.  (Say what you will about the issue.  At least the guy has a flair for language)

Cards take 2 of 3 from the Cubs and Ellsbury steals home against the Evil Empire.