NEWS BRIEFS
Tragedy As 4 Helicopters Crash Covering Earlier Crash Of 2 Helicopters

Dual tragedies struck the city of Phoenix, AZ earlier today as total of 6 news choppers crashed in two separate fiery crashes. First, 2 news helicopters crashed while covering a high speed police chase near central Phoenix. Firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene, but were unprepared for what happened next.

“I saw the first fireball and the helicopters go down,” said Juan Perez, who lives with 13 other families in a single bedroom apartment near Phoenix Central Park. “Then about four other news choppers started circling the wreckage. You could see they were jockeying for position.”

Observers say overeager pilots and cameramen inched dangerously close to each other for a better view of the crash when four additional helicopters simultaneously collided, raining flaming debris onto the already wreckage strewn park.

A local station manager was nearly speechless over the tragedy. “What words are there to express the pain and anguish when a senseless tragedy like this ruins a ratings bonanza like a high speed chase?” he said. “I only hope that we can find solace when the overnights come out.”

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Dobson Snubs Thompson: "I Don’t Think He’s A Christian"

James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, publicly questioned Fred Thompson’s Christianity, saying “Everyone knows he’s conservative and has come out strongly for the things that the pro-family movement stands for, [but] I don’t think he’s a Christian; at least that’s my impression.”

Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Thompson, called the charge ludicrous, and more importantly beside the point, as “the real question in this race is whether Jesus is a Fredist.”

He said that Thompson would be making a public statement to counter the charge later in the day, after he finished attending “Wednesday Services,” which the spokesman explained involved Thompson throttling a filthy war protester with his left hand while he panfried some porkchops for lunch with his right.

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Chavez Says Castro "Almost Jogging", Depending On Slope Of Cliff

Venuezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his friend, ailing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has been walking, “almost jogging”, in recent days.

Despite widely-reported rumors of failing health, the 80-year old strongman’s doctors have devised a regimen of vigorous physical therapy involving variously sloped terrain that Castro “can scale down incredibly quickly”, depending on the percentage grade.

“Fidel seems to really love the steep ones,” said one doctor. “We can’t keep up with him. Almost as soon as we let go, he’s bounding down energetically with his arms and leg flailing and tumbling. Eventually we catch up, finding him sprawled out, quietly meditating at the foot of the slope, his arms and legs twisted behind his back. He’s eternally youthful.”

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Quinnipiac Poll Finds "Quinnapeeack" Most Popular Spelling

The latest Quinnipiac poll of Connecticut residents finds spelling challenger Quinnapeeack two points ahead of Kwinnapeiak among voters, 48-46. Quinnipiac, the actual spelling of the poll, is preferred among just 6% of respondants.

It is believed the contentious spelling of Iraq is driving the surprising results, as bitter divisions as to whether to call the nascent democracy, which may or may not be in a state of civil war, Irak, Irack, or Eyerach have split the Connecticut electorate and created an unexpected three- way race.

The poll also asked opinions on the Lieberman- Lamont matchup, but those results were largely boring, it being like at least two months until the election, which means that the poll is virtually meaningless.

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Filthy Jews Flood Streets Of Kiryat Shemona

Hundreds of filthy Jews wandered around the streets of Kiryat Shemona on Thursday, after a Ketusha rocket fired by Hizb’Allah struck a laundry detergent factory, setting it ablaze.

A Hizb’Allah spokesman said the strike was “just vengeance” for the continued attacks by Israel which have “killed no one but innocent civilians excersizing their 2nd Amendment rights, destroyed baby formula and medicine factories that I’m afraid are too dangerous for you to enter and inspect, and damaged playgrounds where our children play in spider holes and underground bunkers.”

When asked if Hezb’Allah would be ridiculing their Israeli enemies as “filthy Jews” after striking their supply of laundry detergent, he responded: “I don’t get it. What is that?”

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Archive for February, 2006



Mardi Gras Returns Sheen To Big Easy

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Six months ago, no one believed it could happen. But, almost impossibly, from the devastation of Katrina, says one longtime observer of New Orleans, the Big Easy is roaring back.




CBS Poll Puts Bush Approval At Negative Bazillion

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

A new poll released Monday shows a startling slip for the President’s approval rating, dipping to a all-time low of “negative one bazillion”, according to a CBS News press release.




Dubai Ports World — They’re Just Like Us

Monday, February 27th, 2006

If you’ve felt uncomfortable over the announcement of a UAE company taking over operations at six US ports, you’re not alone. But give Dubai Ports World a chance! You’ll find them a comfortable, familiar presence once you get to know them. Point Five is proud to educate you with this informative brochure.




Weekend Open Trackbacks: 1st Blogiversary Edition

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

That’s right, its been one full year since Point Five was first founded on that glorious, magnificent, dark, horrible, sad day. Everyone here has been celebrating in their own ways (mostly by not posting), but I have decided to bring out a device not often used in the Empire, except for the most important of […]




So Many Ideas, So Little Time

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

I may actually have time to get out another of Point Five’s trademarked near-clever, somewhat amusing posts later today.

Maybe.

Until then, go visit Conservathink for the Carnival of Comedy, which I was too busy to remember to enter.




Dems: Port Control Must Stay In Hands Of Greedy US Corporations

Monday, February 20th, 2006

A group of Democrats has come out swinging against the Bush Administration’s approval of the transfer of control over security of six major US ports to a company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. But a Point Five investigation has learned that despite their harsh rhetoric, the Democrats are having trouble recommending a US company that they would approve of for the task.




Baldwin Compares Cheney To "Fading, Paunchy Leading Man"

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Cheney, he said, "terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.” Additionally, “he seems to forget his place for someone who is only playing a supporting role."




Weekend Open Trackbacks: Where’s The Emperor? Edition

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Hey, it’s a4g. It appears the Evil Emperor has gone missing this Saturday. With rioting continuing throughout the world, mudslides in the Phillipines, and sloppy reporting on the Mac trojan horse, he could be literally anywhere. Maybe even asleep.

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Harry Whittington Released From Hospital, Shot Again

Friday, February 17th, 2006

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Tragedy once again struck Austin attorney and Bush-Cheney campaign A deadly game of cat and mouse between bird and Vice President threatens to take the life of a wealthy Texas attorney and donor.

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Scientist: Did Aliens Construct The Abu Ghraib Naked Prisoner Pyramid?

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

That’s the stunning hypothesis of crypto-archeologist Professor Stefan Duyavich, who presents his findings in a startling new book, The Lost Babylonian Pyramid.