WWE 14 Suspended Wrestler's Names

WWE Suspensions 10 Wrestlers: violations of steroids and drugs policy August 31st, 2007 by Daniel

According to The Star, there has been 10 WWE Suspensions and these Wrestlers are rumored to be Ken “Mr. Kennedy” Anderson and Chavo Guerrero, Darren “William Regal” Matthews, John “Johnny Nitro” Hennigan, Anthony Carelli, Mike Bucci, Shane Helms, Robert “Booker T” Huffman, Adam “Edge” Copeland, Charles Haas, Jr. and Randy Orton.
The Wrestlers names were apparently first posted on the New York Daily News site and the 10 WWE Suspensions are said to be due to “violations of a policy that tests for steroids and other drugs”.
They issued the suspension notices because of information that was given to them from the Albany County New York District Attorney’s Office.
They have been investigating illegal steroid sales, so this does seem bad news for the ten wrestlers and I wonder how much this will affect the WWE brand name.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/08/31/wwe-suspensions-10-wrestlers-violations-of-steroids-and-drugs-policy

Thursday, August 30, 2007

WWE Suspensions Explain SummerSlam, RAW, and Smackdown Spoilers
For those of you who are not the best at connecting dots, I will do it for you. These 14 suspensions explain all the weird and odd match endings at SummerSlam. Here is the list of who was suspended again, and I will do some more explaining.

Mike "Simon Dean" Bucci
Gregory Helms
Edge
Charlie Haas
Santino Marella
William Regal
King Booker
Chavo Guerrero
John Morrison
Mr. Kennedy
Randy Orton
Funkai
Chris Master
Batista

So, as I was saying, this all makes perfect sense. Although reading this list at first your jaw may be dropped so low it is now resting in your lap, trust me, this makes sense.Let's start at the top. The top 3 don't really matter, Simon Dean, Gregory Helms, and Edge, because they are not currently wrestling.

While Charlie Haas is somewhat irrelevant, and the Santino, Maria, and Ron Simmons angle was completely worked out of RAW last Monday.William Regal is a little harder to explain, but he wasn't involved in any feuds so he will slip out nicely. King Booker's angle with Triple H wasn't continued, so he'll slip out easily too.Now, I don't want to give away to much from the Smackdown Spoilers I read, but I will say Chavo wasn't in the show. So Chavo too, slips out nicely.

John Morrison is by far the toughest to explain. I think the fact that he kept the ECW title means that these suspensions are short. Also, ECW doesn't need him on TV. He could have shot some promos last Tuesday, and they could just air them in these coming weeks. So they don't really need him there.Mr. Kennedy makes sense too. This may be why he didn't win the IC Championship like many were expecting. Same goes for Randy Orton only with the WWE Title.

Funkai is irrelevant, and so is Chris Masters, for the most part. I will say that from the spoilers I read, his new angle could involve him being gone for a few weeks.Finally Batista. (Again, trying not to tell to much about Smackdown) All I will say is that the feud with The Great Khali isn't going to continue.See? Perfect sense.

http://www.wwegeek.blogspot.com/

(I have a pic of each of the 14,underneath is the charchter name they are best known by currently,as well as thier real names. Underneath each of the names,is a link/web address to the wikipedia page of that WWE Superstar.)

1 - Mr Kennedy (AKA) Kenneth Anderson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Kennedy

2 - Chavo Guerrero (AKA) Salvador Chavito Guerrero III

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavo_Guerrero%2C_Jr.

3 - William Regal (AKA) Darren Kenneth Matthews

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Matthews

4 - Johnny Nitro (AKA) John Randall Hennigan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hennigan

5 - Santino Marella (AKA) Anthony John Carelli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santino_Marella

6 - Simon Dean (AKA) Mike Bucci

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bucci

7 - Shane Helms (AKA) Gregory Shane Helms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Helms

8 - Booker T (AKA) Robert Booker Tio Huffman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Huffman

9 - Edge (AKA) Adam Joseph Copeland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Copeland

10 - Charlie Haas Jr. (AKA) Charles David Haas Jr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Haas

11 - Randy Orton (AKA) Randall Keith Orton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Orton

12 - Funaki (AKA) Shoichi Funaki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki

13 - Chris Masters (AKA) Chris Mordetsky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mordetsky

14 - Batista (AKA) David Michael Bautista
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Bautista

More Hogan JR Crash stuff

Police Interview Driver Of 2nd Car In Hogan Crash
Date Added: August 30, 2007Story By: Andy Steven[Source: TMZ]

TMZ are reporting that a driver of a silver Dodge Viper have been interviewed by Florida police as it may have contributed to Nick Hogan's car accident last Sunday night, which left Nick’s friend in critical condition.Witnesses have placed the silver Dodge Viper near Nick’s car and the crash scene moments before and after the accident. TMZ says that it may not be the only vehicle involved.A rep from the Clearwater Police Department told TMZ, "We suspect there may be other witnesses and we encourage them to come forward."Hulk Hogan owns a silver Viper, however the police have made it very clear that Nick’s father is not a suspect.TMZ are also reporting that in a worst case scenario, Nick Hogan could face charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, if proof of alcohol, excessive speeding or drag racing were involved. The maximum sentence for that offence is 15 years in prison.

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/6002

Police interview alleged Hogan racer, uncover new pre-crash details

By Christopher Rocchio, 08/30/2007

The driver of a silver Dodge Viper eyewitnesses alleged was racing Hogan Knows Best co-star Nick Hogan's Toyota Supra moments before it crashed Sunday evening has been interviewed by Clearwater police, the St. Petersburg Times reported Thursday.

While Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor did not identify the Viper's driver, the Times reported Nick's father -- wrestling star Terrence "Hulk Hogan" Bollea -- was not behind the wheel.

Mr. Bollea was not in the car, was not driving the Viper and had no proximity to the wreck," Shelor said on Wednesday, according to the Times.

The statement was needed due to the fact that Florida state records show the elder Hogan owns three Vipers: a 1994 roadster, a 2003 roadster and a 2006 roadster coupe. Despite being cleared by police as the Viper's potential driver, the Times reported police have not said if the wrestler owns the vehicle involved in the crash. Pinellas County -- the Florida county that includes Clearwater -- has only about 130 registered Viper vehicles (many of them presumably not in silver), according to the Times.

Although police have not publicly identified who was driving the Viper at the time of Nick's crash, Rabih Cheaib -- a local resident who was one of the first eyewitnesses to speak with reporters following the crash -- told the Times he saw the vehicle return to the scene after Nick's Supra crashed. Cheaib told the newspaper that he he recognized the Viper's driver as Danny Jacobs, a nearby Dunedin resident that he knows through friends, but said he did not know if Jacobs was behind the Viper's wheel at the time of the crash. "He was upset," said Cheaib, who told the Times he saw the police interview Jacobs at the crash scene on Sunday. "His head was down most of the time." Police allege Nick was speeding in a Toyota Supra around 7:30PM on Sunday in Clearwater, FL when he lost control and hit a raised median, spinning the vehicle and causing its rear end to strike a palm tree.

While he was released from Bayfront Medical Center on Monday, his front-seat passenger -- 22-year-old U.S. Marine John Graziano -- is currently in a "medically-induced coma," according to the Times. "It's just a matter of time. It's going to take time," Ashley Berry, Graziano's longtime girlfriend, told a crowd of gatherers at a Wednesday night vigil, Tampa Bay's WTVT-TV Fox affiliate reported. "He's progressing little by little, and we just need everyone to keep praying. He is in critical condition. He is in ICU and we just need everyone to pray." "It's been rough. It's been restless," Berry said of her own bedside vigil. "We've had great people delivering food and stuff. I'm not leaving [the hospital], I'm sleeping on the chairs and stuff." Graziano "hasn't been responsive" since the crash, Barbara Cognetti, a Berry family neighbor who organized the vigil, told The Tampa Tribune. Earlier this week, Graziano's grandmother Catherine told the newspaper that her grandson may have suffered brain damage in the crash. Nick and his family have visited Graziano "several times" since his Sunday evening hospitalization, Tampa Bay's WFTF-TV ABC affiliate reported Thursday, however no Hogan family members attended Wednesday evening's vigil. Nick's whereabouts since being discharged from his own hospitalization on Monday are fairly well known, however what he was doing prior to the Sunday evening crash remained a public mystery until Thursday. Gerri Shephard -- manager at Clearwater Beach resort Shephard's -- told the Times that Nick, his father and at least one friend were at the establishment on Sunday between 5PM and 7PM, adding they stayed on a boat outside the tiki bar. In addition, she claimed Nick and a friend attempted to enter the tiki bar but were refused entrance because they lacked proper identification. On Wednesday J. Kevin Hayslett -- a Clearwater criminal defense specialist who also handles driving-under-the-influence cases -- confirmed the Hogan family had retained his services, but he has yet to comment on the ongoing investigation. Nick has received three speeding tickets in the last year, according to Florida state driving records. Last September, he was ticketed for driving 105 MPH in a 70 MPH zone in Collier County; in February, he was cited for driving 57 MPH in a 30 MPH zone in Dade County; and in April, he was ticketed for driving 106 MPH in a 70 MPH zone in Osceola County. According to the Times, Pinellas Park, FL police also cited Nick for a fourth speeding offense on August 10 -- a 82 MPH in a 45 MPH zone violation that, due to its pending court status, does not yet appear on his state record. He's reportedly due to appear in court on September 10 for the Pinellas Park offense, which took place in a construction zone that had workers present. Due to his speeding history, Nick's license had reportedly been restricted to daylight-only driving, according to WTVT, however it was still daylight when Sunday evening's crash occurred. "Let's just say I have a terrible driving record," Nick openly boasted to RIDES Magazine in an interview published in the magazine's September 2007 issue. During the interview -- which centered around the discusion of a nine-car collection that the 17-year-old presented as his own -- Nick also recounted a recent law-enforcement run-in that involved "his" silver Viper. "In my silver Viper, I was driving from Miami to Tampa," he told RIDES.

"I got pulled over going 107 [MPH] and the guy let me off. He's like, 'Hey, I know who you are, just keep going, ya know.' Dude, I got back on the road and two minutes later I get pulled over going 113 [MPH]. Another highway patrol from the same county said, 'I just heard on the radio that my buddy pulled you over and let you go. I'ma let you go this time. It's your second warning. You get pulled over again, you're probably going to go to jail.'" "Three minutes later, [I was] doing 123 [MPH] in a 50 [MPH zone]. The guy is like, 'Hey, I just heard you got pulled over twice in the last 10 minutes. I got to write you a ticket.'" Charges have yet to be filed from the Sunday night crash, the Times reported.

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/police-interview-alleged-hogan-racer-uncover-new-pre-crash-details-5714.php

Nick Hogan -- My Supra Is "A P***y Magnet"
Posted Aug 30th 2007 11:00AM by TMZ StaffFiled under: Celebrity Justice
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Nick Hogan boasted to a magazine not long ago about how girls' panties "start dropping off" at the mere sight of his yellow Supra -- that is, of course, until it ended up in a hideous heap of metal after he totaled it last weekend, leaving his friend John Graziano in very serious condition.

What's more, in an interview in the upcoming Rides magazine, Hogan brags that he got let off not once, but twice by cops, after going over 100 mph in one of his other cars, a silver Viper, because he's a Hogan, and that he didn't get a ticket on the same trip until he was stopped doing 123 mph in a 50 mph zone. Cops said yesterday that a silver Viper was the other car involved in the accident.Elsewhere, Hogan boasts about "dusting" a Ferrari, "stomping out" a Lamborghini, and even racing his parents and sister in their rides. He also posed for a snap -- with his beloved Supra, which he called "the god of the import tuners."

http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/30/nick-hogan-my-supra-is-a-p-y-magnet/

Hulk Hogan JR Car Crash

HOGAN'S SON WAS RACING DAY BEFORE CRASH: PICTURES

Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Bollea, 17, drives his yellow Toyota Celica Supra twenty-four hours before crashing and leaving best friend John Graziano, 22, fighting for his life.

Nick races other cars before losing control of his own and wrapping the vehicle around a tree.

Paramedics attempt to pull Nick and John from the wreckage.

The two friends were taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.

John Graziano remains in critical condition at Bayfront.

A discharged Nick waits on the health of best friend.

Post Staff Report

August 30, 2007 -- Hulk Hogan's son was street racing the day before he was involved in a horrific crash that left one of his best friends clinging for life, new photos show.

Obtained by Splash News, the pictures taken by a motorist show Nick Bollea racing his yellow Toyota supra in Clearwater, Fla., on Saturday night.
Witnesses have told police that Bollea was racing a Silver Viper when his yellow Supra ploughed into a tree on Sunday evening, leaving his 22-year-old friend, U.S. Marine John J. Graziano, fighting for his life.
Frances Vitalis, a registered nurse from Plant City, saw Bollea's Supra and a silver Dodge Viper revving their engines and racing between traffic signals before the crash.
On Saturday, "He was acting like a jerk, racing the Viper and, at on stage, a Mustang, and probably doing speeds of 80 or 90 mph in an 45 mph limit," the motorist who saw Bollea Saturday night told Splash News.
"They were racing between lights for 10 minutes or more. Speeding off and weaving in and out of traffic. The driving was incredibly irresponsible."
Bollea's father, real name Terry Bollea, is the registered owner of the Viper that is seen in these photographs. But the car was being driven by a youth, aged in his late teens or early 20s, when the photographs were taken on Saturday in Clearwater, Florida.
Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor also declined to comment Wednesday, citing an ongoing investigation. Police so far have said only that excessive speed contributed to the crash.
Shelor issued a statement Wednesday saying Hulk Hogan "was not driving a car beside or near the one his son, Nick, was driving when it crashed." Shelor said Hogan arrived at the scene minutes after the crash.
Bollea appears on VH1's "Hogan Knows Best" with his father, his mother and sister.
Post wire services contributed to this report.

Barney Frank 1980's Wild Man

BARNEY FRANK:
GOOD POLITICS GONE BADStephen Gobie never did write his tell-all book, Capitol Offenses, but he still has a juicy story to tell. A male gigolo, in 1985 he placed an solicitous ad in Washington, D.C.'s weekly gay paper, the Washington Blade: "Exceptionally good-looking, personable, muscular athlete is available. Hot bottom plus large endowment equals a good time." That was all that U.S. Representative Barney Frank needed to hear. A powerful Democratic representative from Massachusetts and one of the few openly gay politicians at the time, Frank met with the hunky Gobie on April Fools' Day, 1985.
At first their (paid-for) relationship was all sunshine and twittering birds. Gobie and Frank became inseparable friends, with benefits. Gobie joined Frank's team in the Congressional Softball League and, according to him, became "the star player." He attended a bill signing at the White House with Frank and they all but skipped through the Rose Garden.
But a darker underside was about to surface. Gobie lived loose. He had a felony past with convictions for cocaine possession, oral sodomy and "production of obscene items involving a juvenile." Gobie also had a habit of not paying his parking tickets.
Frank did what he could to extricate Gobie from his legal troubles. Using his congressional position, he successfully urged the sheriff to dismiss at least 33 parking tickets for Gobie. He also went on to hire Gobie as his personal aide, housekeeper, and driver. Gobie later explained the job was a "cover" concocted for his probation officers.
Meanwhile, Gobie had settled comfortably into the congressman's Georgetown brownstone. One night while lounging around the home, he was watching The Mayflower Madam on TV, a movie about an upscale madam. That story inspired him to become a pimp. Over the next few months, he ran a prostitution ring from the congressman's home. In 1987, the Washington Post broke the story.
An attempt to expel Frank from the House of Representatives failed on a vote of 390-38, but he was censured with a vote of 408-18. Happily, Frank's political career has survived and he still serves in the House of Representatives. PHIL BUSSE

Riley Martin Upset

07/17/07

Riley Martin came in to promote his show airing on Tuesday nights at midnight on Howard101. Howard noticed Riley was missing a tooth and speculated that he must've lost it as a result of his drinking. Howard said he thought Riley only sees aliens when he's drunk, and Riley responded that whenever he's drunk, he only sees “half-a-billion-dollar Jews.” Riley then repeated his demand for more compensation and accused Robin of smoking crack in order to lose weight. To Riley's surprise, Howard admitted that Riley deserved a raise.


Howard asked Riley about his jail time, and Riley claimed he did 2 and a half years because someone sneaked onto his property and planted “a couple acres” of marijuana. Dominic Barbara called in to say that Riley was also once found with enough marijuana to get all of Newark high. Riley said he was driving to the police precinct to turn in the pot, because he'd found 611lbs of it “planted” in his truck, but he'd ran out of gas and tried to sell a little of it for gas money.
A VICTIM OF “WHITE PEOPLE OF JEWISH EXTRACTION”
Riley said he never claimed to be the pope and declared he'd been screwed by “white people of Jewish extraction.” Wood-Yi called up to offer Riley a bucket of chicken for a handjob, but Riley asked if Wood-Yi would throw in fries as well. George wondered if Riley had ever thought of parlaying his knowledge into a job at NASA, but Riley responded that he didn't like George W. Bush, leading George (Takei) to speculate that Riley had a “victim mentality” instead of a “do-er mentality.”

Howard welcomed Riley's son, Victor Love, into the studio, and asked him if he'd seen aliens. Victor said he has not been abducted by aliens, but has seen their “ships.” Howard asked why Victor's last name was different than his father’s, and Riley answered that “name changes are sometimes necessary when you're on the run from the Feds.” Victor said he was a former military man, “book author”, and masseuse, revealing that he recently gave a massage to Andrew Dice Clay at the health club he works at in Georgia.

Howard asked Victor if a client had ever asked for a handjob, and Riley became upset, telling Howard to return to “the gutter from which you came.” Howard then brought in Eron, the co-host of Riley's show. Eron admitted that he had the hardest sidekick gig on Howard's channels, and reported that he even has to fetch beers for Riley during their show. Nino, Riley's manager, also came in to say that the sales of Riley Martin-brand “piss jars” have exceeded his expectations.

http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1184644800


(The following below is from the 08/22/07 show.)

WATERPIG, MEET SUCKALUFFAGUS
Howard started the show by playing some clips of Riley Martin complaining about his salary yet again. In one of the clips, Riley called Tim Sabean a “waterpig” and said Mel Karmazin was purposefully withholding his check. Riley also claimed that Howard, “the golden Jew suckaluffagus,” was trying to aggravate him. Howard said they did send Riley a check, but an error in the space-time continuum sent it back to 1954.

http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?month=August&day=22&year=2007&x=69&y=11

Ducks' Offerman suspended after assault charges

Ducks' Offerman suspended after assault charges

BY MARSHALL LUBIN marshall.lubin@newsday.com
8:58 PM EDT, August 15, 2007
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Furl Google Reddit Spurl Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback text size: Jose Offerman has been suspended indefinitely by the Atlantic League after a wild bat-swinging incident Tuesday night in Bridgeport, Conn. The Long Island Ducks infielder was arrested after charging the mound and injuring two players with his bat in the second inning of the Ducks' 13-12 win.

Offerman had homered on the game's first pitch. He came to bat in the second inning and after a first-pitch strike, he was hit on the left calf by left-hander Matt Beech. Bat in hand, after initially taking a couple steps toward first base, he charged the mound, taking three swings at Beech and also hitting catcher John Nathans in the back of the head during his backswing. According to Bridgeport police, Beech broke the middle finger of his right hand and Nathans suffered a concussion. Offerman, Beech and Bluefish manager Tommy John were ejected after order was restored. Nathans remained in the game but upon returning to the dugout at the end of the inning, he passed out.

Police arrested Offerman in the visiting clubhouse, allowing him to dress before taking him from the stadium in handcuffs. He was charged with two counts of assault in the second degree and posted $10,000 bond. He will be arraigned Aug. 23. According to Connecticut assistant state's attorney Mark Durso, second-degree assault carries a maximum sentence of up to five years per charge.
Beech said the entire episode shocked him since he had faced Offerman many times before in the Atlantic League and Dominican Republic without incident.

"I had absolutely no intent to hit Jose Offerman," Beech said. "As soon as he got hit, he raised the bat over his head and ran toward me. He didn't say anything, just came running at me. My only thought was to get out of the way and try not to get hit with the bat. I've never been more surprised in my life."

While the initial concern was for Beech, Nathans turned out to be the more serious victim. Bluefish officials expect Nathans to miss the remainder of the season, while Beech expects to make his next start, pending the investigation.

"Everyone was fearful for Matt Beech because apparently something set Offerman off, because he's played a long time and nobody could believe what they were seeing," said Bluefish pitcher Mike Porzio. "Unfortunately, though, he got out to the mound before we could. Luckily for Matt Beech, he was agile enough to dodge a bat. But it may have only been John Nathans taking one on the backswing in the head to have saved Matt Beech from really taking one in the face."

The ultimate issue is the bat. Had Offerman charged the mound without a bat, the entire incident most likely would not have been the focus of the media and there wouldn't have been news conferences held in Central Islip and Bridgeport.

"This type of thing happens but you don't go toward the mound with a bat," said Frank Boulton, the Ducks' principal owner and chief executive of the league. "It was not unprovoked but in no way do the Long Island Ducks condone Jose Offerman's actions."

John said that a pitcher intentionally hitting a batter is part of the game but doubted that was the case here.

"If you're going to hit somebody, you're not going to hit him on the calf," John said on ESPN's "First Take." "If you're incensed and think the pitcher's throwing at you, you drop the bat."

Torii Hunter, who played with Offerman on the Minnesota Twins and has remained friends with him, was shocked. "There's demons in everybody," Hunter said.

It is unclear how police arrested Offerman immediately after the incident. Boulton wasn't sure who signed the complaint, while John said that Beech and Nathans filed charges. Bluefish chief executive Mary-Jan Foster immediately called for Offerman's ban from the league. Atlantic League executive director Joe Klein is in Bridgeport speaking with the umpires and all parties involved. At an afternoon news conference, he said he hadn't spoken with Offerman but expected to by day's end.

"The unwritten rule is like hockey, you drop the gloves," Klein said. "This is with the bat and we have to find the trigger that caused it to happen."

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Al Gore III Update...GLOBAL SPEEDING PRIUS

Published: July 31, 2007 06:57 am

Al Gore’s 24-year-old son pleads guilty to drug possession

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Al Gore’s son pleaded guilty Monday to possessing marijuana and other drugs, but a judge said the plea could be withdrawn and the charges dropped if he successfully completes a drug diversion program.

Authorities have said they found drugs in Al Gore III’s car after the 24-year-old was pulled over July 4 for going 100 mph in his Toyota Prius.

He pleaded guilty to two felony counts of drug possession, two misdemeanor counts of drug possession without a prescription, and one misdemeanor count of marijuana possession, the district attorney’s office said.

Jaime Coulter, senior deputy district attorney, said Gore’s sentencing will be continued until Feb. 7. If he has complied with all the conditions of the diversion program, the sentencing will be continued again for another year, with charges possibly being dropped in 2009.

“At that point, he will be able to withdraw his guilty plea as if he never entered it,” Coulter said.

Gore has been at a live-in treatment center since his arrest, said Allan Stokke, his attorney.

“He’s actually doing more than what other people do as far as treatment goes,” Stokke said. “He’s got great family support.”

Gore’s parents did not attend the hearing at the request of their son, but they were in California to support him, Stokke said. The family had no comment, said Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman.

Gore was treated the same as other defendants with no prior convictions for drug charges and no criminal record, according to a defense attorney not involved in the case.

“It passes the sniff test,” said lawyer Rosanne Faul, who specializes in DUI and drug cases. “As far as first-time offenders and drug diversion, it doesn’t sound like he’s getting special treatment.”

Deputies who pulled over Gore said they discovered less than an ounce of marijuana and a variety of medications, including Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall. Authorities said he did not have a prescription for any of those medications. Gore also was charged with a traffic infraction for speeding.

The son of the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee was previously arrested for marijuana possession in Maryland in 2003, when he was a student at Harvard University. Gore completed substance abuse counseling to settle those charges.

He now lives in Los Angeles and is an associate publisher of GOOD, a magazine aimed at young people that is about philanthropy.






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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — Al Gore's son was charged Friday with possessing marijuana and other drugs that authorities say were discovered in his car after he was pulled over this month for speeding.

Al Gore III, 24, is free on $20,000 bail and scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 1 in Superior Court in Laguna Niguel.

He faces two felony counts of drug possession, two misdemeanor counts of drug possession without a prescription and one misdemeanor count of marijuana possession, the district attorney's office said in a statement. Gore also was charged with a traffic infraction for allegedly driving faster than 100 miles per hour.

Prosecutors said he could be sentenced to a maximum of three years and eight months in prison if convicted on all counts, though he might be eligible for a drug treatment program instead of prison.

Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for Gore's parents, said the family had no comment. The charges stem from July 4, when Orange County sheriff's deputies say they pulled Gore over for speeding.

Gore was allegedly driving a 2006 blue Toyota Prius at about 100 mph. Upon searching the car, deputies say they discovered less than an ounce of marijuana and a variety of medications — including Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall. Authorities said Gore did not have a prescription for any of those medications.

The son of the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee was previously arrested for marijuana possession in Maryland in 2003, when he was a student at Harvard University. Gore completed substance abuse counseling to settle those charges.

Gore is the youngest of Tipper and Al Gore's four children. He now lives in Los Angeles and is an associate publisher of GOOD, a magazine about philanthropy and aimed at young people.




Will ‘Three Strikes’ Law Earn Gore III a Life Sentence?
July 4th, 2007 · 8 Comments
UPDATE: Fox News is reporting today that Al Gore III faces up to three years in prison if convicted on felony drug-possession charges and lesser offenses related to the July 4 traffic stop described in the post below. According to People.com, he was found to be in possession of 140 Vicodin pills, among other items, at the time of his most-recent arrest.

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According to news reports, Al Gore III (below right) was arrested in San Diego this morning on charges of driving under the influence after being clocked at 100 miles per hour in his Toyota Prius hybrid. In addition to the DUI charge, the 24-year-old son of the former vice president faces charges related to possession of marijuana as well as several medications — including Xanax, Valium and Vicodin – without prescriptions.

Today’s arrest of Gore III marks his third such encounter with law enforcement in recent years and prompts this blogger to speculate as to whether or not California’s “Three Strikes and You’re Out” Law, approved by Golden State voters in 1994, will earn him a life sentence in prison.

What I lack now are details as to whether Gore III’s previous two arrests resulted in felony convictions. If they did, and if today’s arrest results in a felony conviction(s), Al Gore Jr. might be forced to run for president — and win — in 2008 in order to be able to grant his law-breaking offspring a presidential pardon.

Please let this blogger know if you have details of Gore III’s previous convictions — in particular, whether or not they were recorded as misdemeanors or felonies.

Stay tuned!




Al Gore's son arrested, with pot, after doing 100 mph in a Prius
Posted Jul 4th 2007 8:38PM by Sebastian Blanco
Filed under: Etc., Hybrid



Guess the Tesla Roadster isn't the only green car that breaks the speed limit. Al Gore III, the son of Mr. Inconvenient Truth, was arrested this morning at 2 in the morning for having marijuana, as well as the medications including Xanax, Vicodin and Adderall without a prescription. The reason police found these drugs on him: they stopped him after he was going 100 mph in a blue Prius. This isn't the first time Gore the third has been in trouble with the law for drugs and illegal driving. The Independent reminds us that he was charged with marijuana possession in 2003 after being caught driving without headlights. He plea bargained that one away. The Daily News points out he was charged with reckless driving 94 back in 2000.

We would have been much more impressed had he been doing 100 mpG in a Prius, not mpH.



Al Gore's son charged with pot possession
Sunday, December 21, 2003 Posted: 12:57 PM EST (1757 GMT)


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested Friday night on a marijuana possession charge after police stopped the car he was driving for not having its headlights on, according to a news release from the Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Police Services.

Albert Gore III, 21, was behind the wheel of a Cadillac driving in downtown Bethesda at 11:30 p.m. EST Friday when it was spotted by a unit with the Montgomery County Police Holiday Task Force, the statement said.

After he pulled the car over, Officer Robert Cassels noticed all of its windows and the sunroof were opened despite the freezing temperature, and he "smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the car," the statement said.

A search of the car found "a partial marijuana cigarette" and "a cardboard cigarette box with a baggie containing suspected marijuana," the police statement said.

In addition to Gore, police charged two male passengers in the car with a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana. The three were released from jail, pending trial.

Gore, a Harvard University student, has had previous brushes with the law. He was ticketed for reckless driving by North Carolina police in August 2000 when he was clocked going 94 mph. Military police arrested him for drunk driving near a military base in Virginia in September 2002.

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The 24-year-old son of former vice President Al Gore has been arrested for drug possession after being stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius.

Al Gore III - whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming -- was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 160 km/h on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy about 2.15am today.

The deputy smelled marijuana and searched the car, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.

The search turned up a small amount of marijuana, along with prescription drugs including Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, Adderall and Soma. There were no prescriptions found, he said.

Gore was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and booked into the Inmate Reception Centre in Santa Ana, about 55 km south of Los Angeles, on $US20,000 ($A23,500) bail.

Although he quickly identified himself as the son of the former vice president, Amormino said Gore received no special privileges.

Gore made bail and was released at 2pm, Amormino said. He will receive notice of a court date within 30 days.

The youngest child and only son of the former vice president, Gore has had previous brushes with the law. He was arrested in 2003 for marijuana possession and in 2002 for suspected drunken-driving.

In 1989, aged six, Gore almost died when he was hit by a car, and required extensive surgery and physical therapy.

A spokesman for the elder Gore said he was travelling and could not immediately be reached for comment.

The one-time presidential candidate is one of the organisers of the Live Earth concerts taking place around the world on July 7. The concerts are designed to raise awareness of global warming.

Reuters



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SLED arrests former deputy

SLED arrests former deputy
By Noah Haglund (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, August 15, 2007



Accused of using unnecessary force

The State Law Enforcement Division arrested a former Charleston County deputy Tuesday on charges that he kicked a handcuffed suspect and delivered knee strikes to the head of a mentally ill man during separate incidents in June, warrants state.

Christopher M. Lanoue, 24, of Charleston, was charged with two counts of official misconduct.

The Sheriff's Office fired Lanoue on June 26 shortly after allegations of misconduct arose, sheriff's spokesman Maj. John Clark said.

An internal investigation led the agency to refer the matter to SLED, said Clark, who declined to discuss some details of the firing, calling it a personnel matter.

Deputy Sheriff Lanoue patrolled the western area of the county that includes West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island, Clark said. He joined the agency about three years ago.

One arrest warrant affidavit accuses the deputy of using excessive force by twice kicking a driver involved in a high-speed chase that ended on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard at Orleans Road around 1 a.m. June 21. The driver clearly was restrained in handcuffs, the document states. A VHS recording from a deputy's patrol vehicle captured the incident.

Another affidavit accuses Lanoue of delivering several unnecessary "knee strikes to the head and face area of a mentally ill person" around 8:30 p.m. the same day on Honeyhill Road.

The affidavit does not identify either person Lanoue encountered. Lanoue left the Charleston County jail Tuesday on $20,000 bond, court documents show.

Reach Noah Haglund at 937-5550 or nhaglund@postandcourier.com.

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Bonds hits 755th HR, ties Aaron's record

SAN DIEGO (AP) - With a short swing, a half stare and an emphatic clap of his hands, Barry Bonds rounded the bases. After so many days and so many tries, he had finally caught Hammerin' Hank.

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"The hard part is over right now," Bonds said.
High above the field in a private box, baseball commissioner Bud Selig was a reluctant witness to history. Choosing to overlook the steroid allegations that have dogged the San Francisco slugger, Selig watched Bonds tie Hank Aaron's home run record — his mouth agape, hands stuffed in pockets and nary a cheer on his lips.

No. 755 was a strong shot for all the doubters, an opposite-field drive of 382 feet to left-center, moving Bonds within one swing of having baseball's pinnacle of power all to himself. It came on a 2-1, 91 mph fastball Saturday night.

"This is the hardest thing I've had to do in my entire career," he said. "I had rashes on my head, I felt like I was getting sick at times."

And it was a long time coming.

It had been eight days and 28 plate appearances since Bonds hit his 754th home run, and he came out for early batting practice Saturday, hoping to break his slump. He did it quickly, leading off the second inning.

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"No matter what anybody thinks of the controversy surrounding this event, Mr. Bonds' achievement is noteworthy and remarkable," Selig said in a statement.

Selig said either he or a representative would attend the Giants' next few games "out of respect for the tradition of the game, the magnitude of the record and the fact that all citizens in this country are innocent until proven guilty."

Bonds said he hadn't spoken to Selig, but welcomed him anytime.

Aaron was not in attendance. The Hall of Famer had previously said he would not follow the chase in person.

"We as baseball players, especially as African-American ballplayers, have so much respect for Hank Aaron and all our fellow African-American athletes as well. They have paved the road for what we're doing now," Bonds said.

Bonds drew a mixed reaction from the crowd at Petco Park after he homered off Clay Hensley. Several fans held up asterisk signs and the San Francisco slugger was booed as he headed to left field at the end of the inning.

"I want to thank the fans. They have been outstanding," Bonds said. "It's been a fun ride. I really appreciate the way San Diego handled it and the way their fans handled it."

Bonds walked his next three times up and left the game in the eighth for a pinch-runner. He raised his helmet with his left hand, then his right, and drew a standing ovation from many fans who chanted his name.

The Padres won 3-2 in 12 innings.


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Saturday's action:


Bonds slugs No. 755, ties Aaron...

...but Padres win in 12

A-Rod joins 500-homer club

Brewers rally past Phils

D-backs extend NL West lead

Big Hurt hits 504th, 505th HRs

Cubs rough up Maine, Mets

Twins bullpen shuts down Indians

Blanton, A's beat Angels

Dice-K, BoSox beat M's

Kazmir wins again for D-Rays

Zimmerman, Nats crush Cards

Wild pitches help Marlins prevail

Hudson rights Braves' ship again

ChiSox smack slumping Tigers

Dunn's HR in 10th beats Bucs

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Bonds hits No. 755







Bonds said he would not start Sunday, which would give him a chance to break the record at home beginning Monday night.

Bonds hit the tying homer off a former Giants draft pick who was suspended in 2005 for violating baseball's minor league steroids policy.

"I don't think we're here to discuss those matters," Bonds said.

Earlier in the day, Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run and spoke with Selig, who reportedly has not spoken with Bonds in several years.

Bonds had been closely monitoring A-Rod's quest in the past week — like Bonds, Rodriguez took advantage of his first opportunity of the game, connecting at Yankee Stadium.

Both Bonds and Rodriguez gave their batting helmets to the Hall of Fame.

Bonds' milestone shot clunked off an advertising sign on the facade and fell into the navy blue bleachers below — right under the main scoreboard featuring a giant photo of the smiling slugger.

A fan sitting in that area threw back a ball onto the field, but that was not the historic one. Instead, the prized souvenir wound up in the hands of 33-year-old Adam Hughes of La Jolla, and he was whisked to a secure area so the specially marked ball could be authenticated.

Bonds walked a half-dozen steps after connecting, clapped his hands and rounded the bases with no hint of a smile.

After Bonds crossed the plate, he lifted his batboy son, Nikolai, and carried him several steps in an embrace.

The 43-year-old star got a hug from teammate Ryan Klesko, and Bonds slowly walked through a greeting line of other Giants. Moments later, he walked over to the field-level seats and kissed 8-year-old daughter Aisha and wife, Liz, through the screen.

Bonds then lifted his cap before going to the far end of the dugout and hugging Sue Burns, the wife of late Giants ownership partner Harmon Burns.

The home run came at 7:29 p.m. PDT as much of the country was getting ready to head to bed. By the time Bonds did postgame interviews, most fans surely were asleep.

Only two other major league games were being played when Bonds connected. The news was met with scattered boos at Dodger Stadium and Seattle.

"It's nice to see Barry get it over with. Now, let's see how many more he hits," Boston star David Ortiz said.

Mariners hitting instructor Jeff Pentland coached Bonds at Arizona State.

"I think he is probably the best hitter since Babe Ruth, but that's my opinion. I think the things he's done, the records he's broken. He's stood out amongst the players of today and been way above them, head and shoulders above them for his career," he said.

The godson of Willie Mays and the son of an All-Star outfielder, Bonds seemed destined for greatness from the start. Funny thing, his speed drew a lot more attention than his strength when he broke into the majors as a lanky leadoff hitter.

Even when Bonds became a threat to Aaron's record, many fans thought age would slow him down. Instead, his power numbers surged — as did speculation about steroid use.

Bonds steadfastly denied that he knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs and let the allegations bounce off him, the same way fastballs deflected off his bulky body armor.

Choking up an inch or so on his favorite maple bats, No. 25 became the No. 1 target for boobirds outside the Bay Area. He has remained beloved back home through all of the off-field issues, refusals to sign autographs and his own surly behavior.

Bonds was constantly shadowed by doubts rather than showered in affection the way Mark McGwire was nearly a decade ago.

The whole baseball world — the whole country, really — joined the celebration when McGwire broke Roger Maris' season home run record in 1998. After Big Mac launched No. 62, he pointed to heaven, hoisted his son and hugged Sammy Sosa.

Yet that story did not have a happy ending. Disgraced by a poor performance in front of a congressional panel looking into steroids, McGwire basically became a recluse and didn't come close in his first bid to make the Hall of Fame.

Bonds broke McGwire's mark of 70, hitting 73 homers in 2001. Ever since, he's been on a path toward Aaron, a journey that hasn't been full of joy. Bonds has been hobbled by bad knees and bickered with Giants management, and his chase was hardly backed by Selig.

The commissioner is a close friend of Aaron's, who began and ended his career in Selig's native Milwaukee.

A lot of fans, in fact, are already rooting for the day when Bonds' record falls. While Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas are next up among active players, Rodriguez is considered the most likely successor. The Yankees star just turned 32 and is well ahead of Bonds' pace at the same age.

That said, Bonds' quest was the main reason Giants owner Peter Magowan brought Bonds back for a 15th season in San Francisco, signing the slugger to a $15.8 million, one-year contract right before spring training

Even with Bonds at 755, there is bound to be a split among many fans over who is the real home run champ.

There will be some who always consider Babe Ruth as the best — those old films of him wearing a crown will last forever. Others will give that honor to Aaron, as much for his slugging as his quiet dignity in breaking Ruth's record in 1974.

While steroids tinged Bonds' chase, race was the predominant issue when Aaron took aim at Ruth's mark of 714.

Aaron dealt with hate mail and death threats from racist fans who thought a black man was not worthy of breaking the record set by a white hero, the beloved Babe. Bonds, too, has said he deals with racial issues and that threats have been made on his life at times.



Plumber and San Diego Padres fan catches Barry Bonds' record-tying home run ball

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A self-proclaimed San Diego Padres fan scooped up Barry Bonds' record-tying home run ball by standing behind the scrum of fans diving for a piece of history.

"I'm pretty ecstatic," said Adam Hughes, a 33-year-old plumber from suburban La Jolla. "I just happened to be in the right place at the right time."
Did he ever.

Bonds hit No. 755 Saturday, tying him with Hank Aaron as baseball's most prolific home run hitter. He sent a fastball from Kansas City's Clay Hensley the opposite way into the lower left-field seats at Petco Park to lead off the second inning.

"I was kind of rooting for it," Hughes said. "As Barry Bonds said, records are made to be broken. It was quite an accomplishment."

The ball clanged off an advertising sign attached to the upper deck and fell into the seats below.
"I saw it hit above me and came down on the ground," a still dazed Hughes said. "I was at the back of the pile. I pretty much jumped up and said, 'I got it!"'

The ball traveled an estimated 382 feet (118 meters) in the direction of Hughes, who was in the front row with his cousin Justin Marquardt. They got the tickets through Hughes' mother, who bought them from a friend.

The specially marked ball was immediately authenticated by major league officials.

Bonds and Hughes didn't speak when they crossed paths at a post-game news conference.

"He's probably anxious to go out and celebrate with his family," Hughes said.

And Hughes' plans?

"Just go home and lay awake for hours thinking, 'Why me? How did I get so lucky?"'

Liberals And The War

Date:
Aug 1, 2007 6:29 PM
Subject:
Not Even a Contest - Liberals and The War in Iraq
Body:
Not Even a Contest - Liberals and The War in IraqI’m a soldier; haven’t been in uniform in forty years but the six years of active duty I did serve and the ensuing thirty-plus years I’ve spent working with the U.S. military, instilled in me certain qualities and beliefs that have grown and persisted within me all these decades and provide me with the basis for my stance on the war on terror. I may now be only an armchair warrior, but I’m still a soldier. As such, I understand the value of a rapid counterattack when your enemy has struck and badly hurt you. I say this as a brief, prefatory explanation of why I believe the Bush Administration has done the right thing in carrying the war on terror into the heart of terrorism itself. Yes, I know there are legions of liberals, so blinded by their certainty that the Supreme Court cheated Al Gore out of the presidency that they actually profess to believe that there were no ties between Al Qaeda and Iraq. To them I would say consider this: Syria had ties to Al Qaeda; Jordan had ties to Al Qaeda; Egypt had ties to Al Qaeda; Yemen had ties to Al Qaeda; Somalia had ties to Al Qaeda; Saudi Arabia had ties to Al Qaeda; the various Gulf monarchies had ties to Al Qaeda; Iran had ties to Al Qaeda; Pakistan had ties to Al Qaeda; Indonesia, the Philippines, North Korea and several of the former Soviet satellites under Muslim rule had ties to Al Qaeda.But not Iraq.That’s right, according to Democrat politicians and the liberal Left in America and Europe, only one country in the Middle East, Iraq, a country under the iron-fisted control of an absolute dictator who had reason to hate the American government far more bitterly than any of the leaders of the above nations, and yep, sitting smack dab in the middle of all these other terrorist harboring countries, only America-hating Iraq, was lily white clean according to liberal Democrats when it came to affiliation with Al Qaeda.Excuse me folks, but Old Sarge’s bullshit detector is going off like a Geiger counter at ground zero in Chernobyl.Now, of all the countries listed above, one of you Democrats, real quick, tell me which of them is absolutely known to have used weapons of mass destruction against a foreign enemy and dissident elements within its own borders. Hmmm, only one? Really? Only Iraq? Imagine that…chemical weapons used in conjunction with modern weapons delivery systems against Iranian forces and rebellious Kurds? Trust me folks, Old Sarge’s specialty in the Army was chemical, biological and radiological warfare and he knows quite well that the use of lethal, disabling and disfiguring gases in bombs, rockets and artillery warheads constitutes the use of weapons of mass destruction under the rules of land warfare. Never mind that Saddam Hussein blew the world a huge raspberry as he was gassing his enemies without and within. Nah…this guy didn’t have any weapons of mass destruction. Ask any Bush-hating Democrat.So, contrary to all these liberals, whose only chance of seeing the light is when some proctologist’s probing proctoscope finally manages to locate their deeply-embedded eyes, this old grunt sees the value in hitting our enemies smack-dab in the middle of the threat; and that central target, folks, in this war on terror, just happened to be Iraq. And yes, Iraq has become a killing field, but far more so for radical Jihadists than for America and her allies. Potential bombers of Western cities flock like flies to the flypaper of a martyr’s death, not in New York or London, but on the killing field we have created for them. Remember one thing very well, Senators Reid, Durbin and Schumer: every single jihadist who dies in Iraq will never have the opportunity to die in one of our cities taking hundreds if not thousands of your potential voters with him.And for all you armchair, liberal strategists who continue to throw up that canard that our military efforts should be entirely focused on capturing or killing the Al Qaeda leadership, Osama bin Laden and Zayman Al Zawahiri, in Afghanistan and Pakistan; may I inquire as to where you obtained your advanced degrees in military science? Madam Chair, would perhaps that have been at Berkeley’s famed War College? We know Congressman Murtha obtained his multiple military degrees from a rural Pennsylvania diploma mill, established and funded entirely by earmarks in federal legislation, but that’s a topic for another essay.So, a simple question: did George Washington seek to capture King George? Did Abraham Lincoln focus all his military strategies on the capture or elimination of Jefferson Davis? In WWI, if we were hell-bent on capturing the Kaiser, why did we spend so many months in the hellish, intransigence of those trenches? Why on earth did MacArthur spend all that time and those American boys’ lives to move systematically up the Pacific archipelago in WWII if all we had to do was focus on capturing Emperor Hirohito? Would modern-day Democrat strategists label Eisenhower a fool and a loser for moving indirectly through Africa, Italy and the soft underbelly of Europe, Southern France, when all he had to do was attack Berlin directly and put Hitler in chains?The truth is, all you Democrat military geniuses, is that none of those enemy leaders was captured until the fighting was over and the respective war was won; truth is, most of them never suffered any ill effects other than the ignominy of losing. Hell, if we did capture Osama, you liberal turkeys would be clamoring for the Bush administration to give him a fair and speedy trial, afforded all the rights of a U.S. citizen, and the ACLU would be appealing his conviction long beyond his natural death.So what does this show America about its Democrat leadership? Well, it shows this old combat infantryman that you liberal wienies don’t know jack about fighting wars. It’s a far cry from forging voters’ registration certificates, stuffing ballot boxes and buying minority votes to standing solid under fire and defeating a lethal enemy on the battlefield. But since so very few of you have ever even worn the uniform, much less served in combat, you wouldn’t have any way of knowing that would you, ladies? I’ll make a wager right now: the average, enlisted, American military volunteer has more courage, integrity and patriotism than the U.S. congressman who supposedly represents him.Hell, forget the bet; that’s not even a contest.Russ Vaughn2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment101st Airborne DivisionVietnam 65-66Submitted 7-29-07

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Sal The Stockbroker

The Smoking Gun usually takes aim at bigger fish than Salvatore Governale, but the Howard Stern Show regular is such a pompous, colossal ass that he merits our special attention. Known on-air as "Sal the Stockbroker," the 29-year-old Governale delights in ridiculing and harassing Stern producer Gary "Bababooey" Dell'Abate via a barrage of prank phone calls and parody songs. And while Dell'Abate doesn't need us defending him, well, we just can't help ourselves.
So, Sal, this is your life:

*Before he became the odious "Sal the Stockbroker," Governale was "Sal the Sandwich Maker" and "Sal the Paperboy." Those are just a couple of the amusing entries on Governale's resume, according to documents he has filed with the National Association of Security Dealers. Because Sal works for a brokerage firm (Millennium Security Co., 150 E. 58th Street, NYC), NASD regulations require him to disclose his prior employment history (10 years' worth). Click here for Governale's sorry resume, so that you can marvel at: Sal's stellar education (Suffolk County Community College); his work as a waiter (Houlihan's in Smithtown and Gilbert & Robinson in Lake Grove); his paperboy position with the Daily News; and his stint making subs (J&J Heros in West Islip).

But we are interested in three of his more recent gigs, all of which surely involved Sal's highly refined telephone talents:

*According to the NASD records, Governale worked for almost four years (January 1990 to October 1993) at American Interconnect, a notorious Long Island telemarketing firm. He claims that his employment there ended on October 1, 1993. A month later, in November 1993, American Interconnect's offices were raided by federal agents as part of a large telephone fraud investigation. As this search warrant excerpt shows, criminal probers charged that American Interconnect ran a fraudulent "boiler room" operation where employees solicited donations by falsely claiming they were DEA agents and police officers.

Governale was not charged in the probe, which led to the criminal conviction of American Interconnect's six top officials (the scam's two ringleaders were found guilty at trial in late-1998, according to New York federal court records). We'd wager that Sal was still working at American Interconnect when the feds kicked in the door. But that wouldn't look so hot on his resume. And we're sure Sal claims that he had no idea that the firm was engaged in such rampant criminality--all of which involved duplicitous telephone tactics.

*Not long after Sal left American Interconnect, he landed at Investors Associates, Inc., a sleazy stock brokerage. The now-defunct firm was charged with improper sales practices by several states (Florida and New York to name a few) and was sanctioned by the NASD. We're sure Sal had no idea what was going on at Investors Associates. And he would never have used the kind of deceptive telephone script described in this December 1998 Harper's Magazine story. Poor Sal must have been an innocent bystander as telephone scams flourished around him--again.

*Governale then landed at Duke & Co., a New York brokerage firm that--amazingly!!--was also involved in a wide variety of questionable business practices, including high-pressure telephone sales. Some guys just have the worst luck. After fining a Duke principal $5 million in 1997, the NASD last year suspended the brokerage company.

*Sure, that's a tawdry employment trail. But here's something even more troubling: Sal turns 30 on October 8th and remains a proud member of the Kiss Army (we're not sure if he wears makeup to shows). Click here or here for some pathetic Governale prose on two Kiss performances. But if you want some real douche chills, check out this bizarre game Sally Boy invented.

*Finally, Governale is running a side business selling rock video bootlegs on eBay, the online auction site. Sal, that shit is illegal! Frankly, we think Kiss and Beastie Boys would be mighty pissed were they to find out. Click here to check out Sal's eBay offerings (his handle is salstkbkr@aol.com).

Eric The Midget

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Eric Lynch

Born: March 11, 1975 (1975-03-11) (age 32)
Rodeo, California
Occupation: Actor, Radio personality
Website: myspace.com/erictheactorlynch
Eric Lynch (born March 11, 1975), better known as Eric the Midget Or Eric the Idol Expert, is a frequent caller of The Howard Stern Show. He is a popular, albeit reluctant, member of The Wack Pack. Lynch's small lungs often prevent him from completing a sentence or speaking long words without pausing to take a breath. Lynch suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease of the connective tissue and states that he has outlived every doctor's life expectancy.[1] Lynch is 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) tall and weighs 85 lb (39 kg). He uses a motorized wheelchair to get around.[2] A self-styled "expert" on American Idol, Lynch is known for his fandom of the show, specifically winners Kelly Clarkson, and Carrie Underwood, as well as runner-ups Diana DeGarmo and Katharine McPhee. Lynch has repeatedly asked Howard Stern to use his influence to get him dates with Clarkson or Underwood, despite the fact that Stern has only a limited relationship with the show and its cast.

Stern did however once help Lynch land a guest starring role on one of his favorite television shows, American Dreams. Lynch was prodded on the Stern Show for expressing only limited gratitude for the favor at first. Because of the guest role, Lynch is known, by his own request, as "Eric the Actor," although he is rarely referred to as such. This is because he finds the word "midget" offensive to a "little person", equating it to referring to an African American as a "nigger".[3] He was also for a brief time jokingly referred to as "Eric the Astronaut," because he is as much of an astronaut as he is an actor. Lynch has countered this nickname with "Eric the Idol Expert".

In 2007, Lynch was listed at #3 on Something Awful's Big Ten List of Little People, finishing ahead of such notable little persons as Verne Troyer and Jason Acuña.[4]

Contents [hide]
1 Pre-Stern show and Initial appearances
2 Memorable Stern Show moments
2.1 His own Sirius show and subsequent feud
2.2 Lynch's inches, Wackipedia, and Katherine McPhee
2.3 Balloon stunt
2.4 Eric leaving the Stern Show
3 Footnotes and References
4 See also
5 External links



[edit] Pre-Stern show and Initial appearances
Lynch was born and raised in Rodeo, California, where he went to school with future Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt. Lynch attended high school at John Swett High School, graduating in 1994.[5] While in his late 20's, Lynch moved to his own apartment in Sacramento, California with a roommate named Jan. Lynch initially called in on September 19, 2002 to discuss American Idol[2]. Lynch had called to respond to Stern's statements that Kelly Clarkson[6] was not overly attractive[2]. Stern initially talked to Lynch with mild enthusiasm, but after an extended discussion regarding Lynch's unique voice and speaking style Lynch revealed that he was 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) tall, which piqued Stern's interest and led to further discussion[2].


[edit] Memorable Stern Show moments

[edit] His own Sirius show and subsequent feud
After many back and forth negotiations, Lynch performed a tryout American Idol recap show on Sirius. The show aired on March 8, 2006 and featured Brian Dunkleman, a former co-host of American Idol as a guest. Dunkleman usurped control from Lynch early in the show and began acting as the show's host. Some highlights of the show included Richard Christy calling in and asking, "How big is your midget cock?", and a phony Leslie Moonves congratulating Lynch on a great show. Afterwards, Lynch expressed that he felt "set up" due to the quantity of negative calls put through to his show and blamed segment producer Will Murray for this and vowed to never call in to the Stern Show again. Stern and his fans were skeptical, however, because Lynch's final message was "Bye for no-GOODBYE".

On April 6, 2006 Howard Stern noted that Lynch had been sending emails to the show discussing American Idol, but Stern wouldn't read them on the air due to Lynch's self-imposed ban. Lynch was interviewed by the Howard 100 News during the Stern Show's April 2006 vacation and stated that he would only return to the show if Will Murray is fired.[7]

Lynch called in to the Stern Show on May 10, 2006 to make a plea to be included on the show without being called a "midget", having his voice made fun of, or being associated with the Wack Pack. Lynch no longer demanded that Murray be fired, as Murray had since apologized to him. Lynch also asked to be a West Coast correspondent for Howard 100 News. Stern deduced that the real reason for the call was to get tickets to the American Idol finale and teased Lynch by suggesting that Gary the Retard should cover the event instead, as he is a real "Wack Packer".[8]

In May 2006, Lynch began calling the show with increasing frequency, despite none of his demands being met. It was during this time that Lynch coined his trademark sign off of "Bye for now", which is greeted with chuckles from the Stern staff at the end of each phone call. During that same period, Lynch called the show to turn down an offer from adult film star Tabitha Stevens to have sex with her.[9][10]





[edit] Lynch's inches, Wackipedia, and Katherine McPhee
On May 22, 2006, Lynch called the Stern Show and measured his penis in exchange for American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee's phone number. Lynch claimed to measure at just over five inches, and was given McPhee's phone number off air. Lynch was also insulted by "Derek the Midget" voiced by Howard 100 News Staffer Shuli, as well as a frequently played bit by Sal and Richard featuring a fanciful sexual encounter between Lynch and Tabitha Stevens.[11]

McPhee reportedly hates the Stern show now because Lynch had called her too many times, according to Howard Stern, who told Lynch this news during the January 31, 2007, show. (Lynch claimed he only called her three times.)[citation needed]

As a result, McPhee refused to record a message for either the Stern show or Lynch when she visited Sirius headquarters on January 30, 2007, according to Howard 100 News.

On June 5, 2006, Lynch called the Stern Show and complained that his parents had read about him measuring his penis on Wikipedia (which he called "Wackipedia") in the article on The Wack Pack. Stern read a paragraph of the article, regarding penis measuring, verbatim on the air. Also, Stern Show producer Gary Dell'Abate commented on the air he and the Stern Show staff enjoy the picture of Lynch in the article. Flustered, Lynch refused to perform any strange tasks to meet Katharine McPhee, including urinating or defecating in a diaper, inserting a ruler or a Sirius satellite receiver into his rectum, submitting to a proctological exam, wearing Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf's old bunny outfit, being vomited on by Richard Christy, being flushed down a toilet, being sent in the mail or holding seven-hundred and fifty helium balloons to see if he would fly (via cluster ballooning).[12]


An individual flying via cluster ballooning. Photo by omnibus
[edit] Balloon stunt
On June 6, 2006, Lynch agreed to sit in a lawn chair while he was lifted up by balloons.[13] Stern told Lynch that either he attach the balloons to his body (not a chair) or he would not be able to meet Katharine McPhee.[14] Stern then noted that perhaps Lynch would be hit by lightning, which could result in the merging of Lynch and the balloon, creating a new superhero, Balloon! [15]

On the next day, Lynch backed out due to new bits being played about him which he found insulting, including a song parody, "Fly Me with Balloons" (to the tune of "Fly Me to the Moon", sung by Sal The Stockbroker with a digital "midget" voice effect) and a prank phone call using recordings of Lynch's voice to a balloon shop. When Stern said one of the bits was great, Lynch responded, "That was not great you big-nosed retard!"[16]

Lynch has continued to call in and be put on the air regularly since his feud fizzled out in May 2006. On June 7, 2006, Stern commented that Lynch might be the "King of the Wack Pack".[17]

On June 7, 2006, Howard Stern played a voice mail message on the air indicating that Lynch is "at war" (see His own Sirius show and subsequent feud above) with Stern yet again, due to the constant mockery he had endured on the air recently. Lynch threatened to call Katharine McPhee to warn her not to do the Stern Show. Stern expressed his belief that Lynch will be back and will perform the balloon stunt.[18]

After not calling in for perhaps a handful of days during one of his feuds, Lynch began calling several shows on Howard 100 and Howard 101. In the week beginning with June 18, 2006, Lynch called The Intern Show, Superfan Roundtable and The Friday Show in addition to the Stern Show. He had expressed concern over whether the Little People of America would accept him if he was to perform the "balloon stunt" or a similar stunt. On June 26, 2006 Lynch called the Stern Show, angered by Stern's calm assurance that Lynch would perform the stunt.[19][20]

On May 14, 2007, when Jimmy Kimmel was a guest on the Stern show, he told Eric he could get him in to the American Idol finale, if Eric would do the balloon stunt on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Eric agreed to the deal, but some of the Stern show cast seemed skeptical, and didn't trust him.[21] The following Tuesday it was announced Eric had emailed Jimmy Kimmel Live saying he was unable to follow through with this promise because his handler could not get off work. It was speculated he was afraid to fly with balloons and caused many to want Eric banned from the show, and even from listening to Sirius by canceling his subscription.


[edit] Eric leaving the Stern Show
On June 26, 2007, Eric wrote a letter to Howard Stern detailing reasons why he will never call into the show again. His main topic of offense was Howard's "mockery" of the Chris Benoit murder-suicide. Eric took this as highly offensive and vowed never to ever call the Howard Stern Show again. In reaction to this, Howard then banned Eric forever from calling in to either of Howard's Sirius channels. In a myspace blog entry Eric vowed to continue to stay in the public eye by posting blogs to myspace and videos on Youtube.com instead of calling in to the show.

On July 2nd, 2007 Howard 100 news reporter Shuli revealed that Lynch broke his promise to refrain from calling the show and contacted the news department in regards to a photograph of him posted on Shuli's Myspace account. Lynch was outraged at that fact that the picture was made public (and his picture on Wikipedia) and that Stern Fan Network members were manipulating it using Adobe Photoshop.





[edit] Footnotes and References
^ http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1140757200
^ a b c d Mercer, Mark. "Goofing On Rosie O'Donnell And Eric The Midget. 9/19/02. 7:55am", Howard Stern Show News Archives, Mark's Friggin, 2002-09-20. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
^ This has also led to Artie Lange of the Stern Show to refer to Lynch as "Eric the Freakishly small actor", which Lynch considered equally offensive.
^ Zack Parsons (2007-03-19). The Big Ten List of Little People. SomethingAwful.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
^ In high school Lynch also garnered the nickname of Speed Racer from his speeding through the hallways in his electric wheelchair.[citation needed]
^ Clarkson was a contestant on the current season of American Idol
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-04-06). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-05-10). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-05-17). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Daily Highlights/News Archives For the week of 05/15/2006 to 05/19/2006 (2006-12-18 18:57:45). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-05-22). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-06-05). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Stern mentions the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as inspiring the idea, although it may also be inspired by lawnchair Larry
^ This has led to Lynch being called balloon boy on numerous occasions.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-06-06). The Rundown. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-06-07). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-06-07). The Rundown. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Mark Mercer (2006-06-07). Eric the Midget Angry Again. MarksFriggin.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-06-26). Staying Put on the Ground. HowardStern.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
^ Mark Mercer (2006-06-26). Eric the Midget Calls in, Hangs up on "Stern". MarksFriggin.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
^ http://www.marksfriggin.com/news.htm#mon

[edit] See also
The Howard Stern Show
The Wack Pack

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Eric Lynch (born March 11, 1975), better known as Eric the Midget, is a frequent caller of the Howard Stern Radio Show and a reluctant member of "The Wack Pack."

Eric suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease of the connective tissue. He says that he has outlived every doctor's predictions. He is 3' 5" tall and weighs 85 pounds and uses a motorized wheelchair to get around.

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NO FLYING, NO FOOTBALL

Eric the Midget called in to ask if he could participate in the show’s football pool, but Howard told him they had already decided to have Elegant Elliot Offen do that. When Eric asked what prompted the decision, Howard informed him it was because he didn’t agree to fly with balloons in the studio. Although Eric insisted flying wouldn’t have been good for his body, Howard responded that, after seeing what happened to the stars of “Jackass: Number Two,” he didn’t think Eric would suffer merely from having balloons attached to his body.

When Howard pointed out that David Letterman was able to fly Paul Newman using balloons on “Late Show” earlier in the summer, Eric told him that Paul was flown while sitting in a chair, which he felt made the stunt different. Upon hearing that, Robin told Eric she didn’t want to see him fly in his wheelchair, so the deal was off the table.