News flash: our economy is fucked, the stock market is falling pretty damn fast and our dip-shit President tried to pass a worthless bill earlier today (read: 2/3 of Republicans voted no). Now that thats settled, lets talk Kanye.

As reported earlier this month, Kanye West was being a huge dick at LAX and decided to go postal on some photographer. Continuing with the rest of the celebs retaining their untouchable stature amongst the US Justice Dept., the felony assault charges were dropped.

The hip-hop star Kanye West will not face felony charges over an altercation last month at Los Angeles International Airport, BBC News reported. Mr. West, and his road manager, Don Crawley, were arrested on Sept. 11 after they were involved in a fight with a photographer while Mr. West waited to board a flight to Hawaii. During the incident, the photographer’s camera was damaged. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office referred the case to the city attorney’s office, which will consider whether the pair should face misdemeanor charges.

I’d say that busting a camera and roughing a guy a little bit shouldn’t instantly equal a felony conviction, but it will be interesting to see the results of the city’s consideration for the misdemeanor charges.

In other news, Shy LaBuff Shie LaBloueffe the kid from the Transformers movie will not be serving time for his DUI charges… even though he was Driving Under the Influence.

Shia LaBeouf will not be charged with drunken driving for a West Hollywood traffic accident that badly injured his hand, but he could have his license suspended for refusing to take a breath test.

There was “insufficient evidence” to charge LaBeouf with drunken driving, Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison said Thursday. She said prosecutors are considering charges against two other people involved in the July collision.

I feel like the court system thinks that week need these celebrities to function. I dunnow about you, but I could live without Kayne’s bitch ass rants and whatever the hell Shia LaBeouf’s next project is.

Freeman, who is still hospitalized for the epic car crash he was in, is now seeking divorce from his wife of 24 years. I wonder if this has anything to do with Demaris Meyer, the mystery girl that was riding shotgun in Freeman’s car at the time of the accident.

A spokesman for Freeman - who is in hospital recovering from a broken arm, a broken elbow and minor shoulder damage - told Access Hollywood he is seeking a divorce from his wife, costumer Myrna Colley-Lee.

“(They) are involved in a divorce action,” the actor’s Mississippi-based attorney and business partner Bill Luckett said.

“And for legal and practical purposes, (Freeman and Colley-Lee) have been separated since December of 2007.”

The mystery woman in Freeman’s car at the time it rolled has been identified as Demaris Meyer, a friend of Freeman’s.

The jaws of life were required to cut both passengers from the wreckage when the car swerved off the road and rolled end-over-end on Sunday night, on a highway near a home Freeman has in Charleston, Mississippi.

This is kind of getting messed up. First the poor guy is in some horrific car crash, and then he makes what we can only assume is a slit second decision and drops this bomb on his wife. Granted, they were separated since last December, but it’s not too much of a coincidence the 2 events happened one after another.  I’m kinda confused about it, so I’ll let Dr. Seuss do my talking for me…

Luanda, Angola — The 27-year-long Angola civil war has been over for six years but the number of civilian victims continues to rise. Tens of thousands have been injured or maimed by landmine explosions, leaving the population shattered and ravaged by a war whose fallout has yet to meet its half-life.

In an effort to restore dignity and confidence to its civilian population, the de-mining commission of Angola is hosting a Miss Landmine Survivor Pageant, with eight women, one from each province, each maimed by a landmine, competing and simultaneously becoming the public faces for their own cause. Its intent is to boost the self-esteem of landmine survivors, and to show the beauty in strength and determination, and truly, the “beauty in all people.” The pageant will be held on April 2nd in Luanda, Angola.

Following the pageant, the First International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action will be held on April 4th. For further information on the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, please right-click here.

Millions of un-detonated mines litter the southwestern African nation. While it costs roughly $5 to manufacture a landmine, it takes nearly $1,000 to safely dismantle one.

Voting for the Miss Landmine Survivor Pageant is to be held online. You can VOTE for who you would like to see win. Me, I’m voting for Miss Cubango. Right now she’s in 2nd place. Check out her stats:

Miss Cuando Cubango
Generosa Cassinda

Age: 30
City: Menongue
Mine accident: 1989
Kids: 2 (10,8)
Occupation: Street vendor
Dream job: Economist
Favourite color: White

Clothes: American Apparel, € 36
Jewellery: Myffdesign, € 15
Location: Fortaleza São Miguel, Luanda

Mine: NO-4 anti-personnel
Release: pressure
Explosive: 188 g TNT
Produced by: Israel

Daaaamn….

This blog is nice and heartfelt. Here’s where I fuck things up.

I’m sorry, I know that it’s wrong to reference things like amputee porn in a blog about such a moving, good-hearted and humanitarian event like the Miss Landmine Survivor Pageant. But really, there are few rewarding job opportunities for people missing their limbs, and life is tough as it is. I’m pretty sure that in America, you can’t even get a meatpacking job if you’ve lost your hand (unless you lost your hand at a prior meatpacking job, then I think they’ll “hook you up.” Ouch.). And let’s face it, these women are gorgeous and legless, and I am pretty sure there’s a market for that. Actually, I’ve seen the aisle at the ‘specialty video store,” I’m sure there’s a market for it. Oh please one-leggy lady, won’t you ampu-tease me.

Yes, I know you think I’m going to hell.

It was reported last night that Randy Rhodes, the guitarist widely thought responsible for re-launching Ozzy Osbourne’s post-Black Sabbath musical career, was attacked in New York city near 39th Street and Park Avenue. In addition to his noted career as a heavy metal guitar virtuoso, Rhodes, who died in a plane crash in 1982, was an avid classical guitarist….

It was reported last night that Randi Rhodes, talk show host on progressive radio station Air America, was attacked in New York city near 39th Street and Park Avenue while walking her dog…

Damn, blog-journalism is hard. Looks like Randi Rhodes’ “attack” has been reduced to an “accident,” according to a post on Air America’s web site:

October 16-NEW YORK-On Sunday evening, October 14, Air America host Randi Rhodes experienced an unfortunate incident hindering her from hosting her show. The reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded. Ms. Rhodes looks forward to being back on the air on Thursday.

…and of course, a Wikipedia post (which is ALWAYS A TOTALLY RELIABLE AND FACTUAL RESOURCE…)

On Sunday, October 14, 2007, Rhodes was walking her dog when she fell and sustained injuries that kept her off the air for several days. Air America host Jon Elliott erroneously claimed on his October 15 show that Rhodes had been the victim of a savage mugging. Elliott went on to speculate that this was not just a random event, but that it may have been politically motivated. [1] A lawyer for Rhodes subsequently confirmed that the incident was an accident and no crime had taken place. [2]

Now I don’t know what to believe… I’ve resorted to assuming this whole thing is just propaganda; a liberal plot to gain sympathy from weak minded fence-sitters in middle America… Hell with it, I’m just gonna find my Randy Rhodes Tribute cassette and tune the fuck out…