After a restorative week off, I’m back at the helm. For all of last week, I unplugged from the news. Not just because I was on vacation, but because I was on vacation with 12 other people, and no one wanted to hear about the royal baby for 12 hours straight. But I know you don’t want to hear about my vacation. How are you? What’s new with you? Actually, I don’t care. If you were busy waiting to find out if you would be kicked out of baseball this week, odds are you missed it.
Hands-on leadership
This week, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner had even more women accuse him of sexual harassment. We’re up to nine now that have accused him of inappropriate touching and other unwelcome advances. The 70-year-old mayor has not resigned from office, but instead checking himself into a clinic, where he gets updates on city business. This in the wake of Anthony Weiner’s latest sexting scandal. Reportedly, the Democratic National Committee is continuing its outreach to women voters by introducing its new slogan, “We support the right to choose, so why don’t you bring that sweet ass over here, baby?”
Ark. teachers can’t pack heat (yet)
Arkansas’ state attorney said that one of its school districts cannot move forward with a program to arm its teachers, because the state law it was trying to use only applies to private security companies. The school district had pointed to safety, as well as the inherent teaching benefits of guns in the classroom. English: “Today we’re learning the letters H and K.” Math: “If I have nine rounds, and I shoot three of them into the ceiling–like so–how many rounds do I have left?” History: “The Second Amendment says that the Founding Fathers thought it was fine to have automatic and semtautomatic weapons carried around strangers entrusted with educating the nation’s youth.”
Jodie Foster, you saved me!
On Thursday, actress Jamie Lee Curtis was involved in a car accident. Not many details are known, but Curtis was a passenger. She immediately called Jodie Foster, and then 911. Foster showed up there first. Curtis was checked out at the hospital and released. Is it me, or are people getting more desperate for parts in superhero movies?