Unfortunately, he appears not to have been a (closeted? In denial?) gay Republican. Otherwise, his party affiliation may have found its way into the article. You know, eventually. From the Commercial Appeal: His voice breaking and fighting to hold back tears, a contrite John Ford asked forgiveness Monday from his family, the public, and foremost, from the judge who holds his future in his hands. “I accept the jury’s verdict.

“Tolerance” means never having to say you’re sorry… (h/t ccs)

Ironically, his request for privacy will be linked by a gajillion sites, this one included: Oscar-nominated film star Owen Wilson, best known for comedies like “Wedding Crashers,” sought time on Monday to “heal in private” after media reports claimed he was hospitalized for a suicide attempt. “I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time,” Wilson, 38, said in a

Yeah. Kind of an embarrassment that some of the country’s most self-avowed “progressive” locales have so gentrified that they’ve become, in essence, that second America John Edwards is always going on about. It’s one thing to rule the proles. But another thing entirely to have to live near them, what with their plastic lawn furniture and their 40 oz bottles of Schlitz tucked inside paper sacks. From USA Today: African-Americans