The Week We View: All the news that's fit to miss

>A group calling themselves "4Chan," recently uploaded hundreds of porn videos to YouTube by hiding them in Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana clips. The debate is on as to whether this should be handled as a simple prank, a useful exposure of the shortcomings in YouTube's filtering process, or a prosecutable offense. I don't know, but I have long thought that the popularity of the Jonas Brother's was, in itself, quite obscene.

>Several pundits speculated this week that the aim of Dick Cheney's terrorism-torture-tirades are not only aimed at Obama, but also at former president, George W. Some say that Cheney is refighting “the battles he lost in the last two years of the Bush administration" --the administration that ended Dick's much loved waterboarding.” Who knows? Dick Cheney never did have good aim. Just ask Harry Whittington.

>More great stuff coming out of the United State of Texas governor, Rick Perry's office. Here is what one of his political advisers had to say on broadening the GOP platform to make it more inclusive: "That doesn't mean you take your principles and throw them out the door and become a whorehouse and let anybody in who wants to come in."

Comic of the Week. Obama tries to lead the chorus:


>According to a survey by AARP, eleven percent of the U.S. population between ages 35 and 44 is now living with parents or in-laws. A larger number of Generation X (25-34) are doing the same. They are calling them "Boomerang Kids." I imagine this is good news for population control. I mean, how many women are going to sleep with a man who lives with his mom?

>More bad news for the GOP: About 226,000 fewer people illegally emigrated from Mexico last year --a 25 percent decline over the previous year. Those guys are running out of issues to run on.

>In related news: How bad is the U.S. Economy? Officials say Mexicans are deciding to delay illegal crossings into the U.S. because of the lack of jobs in America.

>According to Politico.com Since 2000, 56 additional U.S. counties have become majority-minority—meaning more than half of the residents are nonwhite. Minorities now account for 34 percent of the U.S. population and 47 percent of children under the age of 5. No wonder FOX news is worked up in such a lather.

>Ahhh, my sweet home state of Florida: Prison officials there are apologizing for using 50,000-volt stun guns on children on Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day. According to state corrections head, Walter McNeil, 43 children were stunned at three separate prisons, most with their parents’ permission. This from the state the brought you Jesus on a license plate? Shocking!

>A defector reports Kim Jong-il is grooming his second son as the next ruler of North Korea, despite his concerns that the 29-year-old is "too girlish." When told of the neighboring South Korea's "Sunshine Policy,"Jong-il's son, Kim Jong Chul reportedly began obsessively applying sunscreen to his exposed skin.

>In related Korean news, former South Korean president, Roh Mu-hyun killed himself following continuing allegations that he accepted as much as $6 million in bribes during his term as president. Efforts to revive him with the miraculous powers of Kim Chi at the scene failed. This doesn't bode well for South Korea's image-conscious public --they already have the top suicide rate in Asia and one of the highest in the world. Sad day for the South Koreans. While I have little sympathy forRoh Mu-hyun, I wish to express my condolences to the South Korean people who once again are faced with another disgraced president.

>Barack Obama appointed the first black man to run NASA --veteran astronaut, retired Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. No reports yet if he will be referred to as the NASA "Mastah."

>And finally, in a twist on dogs being man's best friend, a Wyoming man saved the life of his dog, "Tank'" life by sucking snake venom from his nose after he was bitten by a rattler. Gotta love it.

Have a good week~