June 30, 2011
The Casey Anthony trial may be a circus, but you simply can't raise your middle finger at the folks on stage. A young man in Orlando learned that lesson the hard way today, when he decided to flip off one of the prosecutors in the ultra-high-profile murder case...
Found guilty of "direct criminal contempt," he was sentenced to six days in the Orange County Jail, and a fine of 400 dollars (plus 223 dollars in court costs). All things considered, a rather pricey decision to flip the proverbial bird.
"He will have to explain to the American people why his vision for bigger government, more spending, and higher taxes will work over the next four years when it hasn't worked in the past three and a half years.” – Sen. Rob Portman on President Obama
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the...
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