Philadelphia, PA

Customers in a frenzy for deals at a Long Island Wal-Mart trampled an overnight stock clerk to death, the NY Daily News reports. Witnesses said he tried to hold back the crowds as they took the doors right off their hinges in the dash when the store opened at 5 a.m. this morning for Black Friday:

“He was bum-rushed by 200 people,” said Jimmy Overby, 43, a co-worker. “He was trampled and killed in front of me. They took me down too…I literally had to fight people off my back.”

A pregnant shopper who made her way inside the store with the masses was pushed to the ground and suffered a miscarriage, a witness said. Sadly, no one stopped to help the victims:

Before police shut down the store, eager shoppers streamed past emergency crews as they worked furiously to save the store clerk’s life.

“They were working on him, but you could see he was dead, said Halcyon Alexander, 29. “People were still coming through.”

Only a few stopped.

“They’re savages,” said shopper Kimberly Cribbs, 27. “It’s sad. It’s terrible.”

As you may know, Prop 8, the proposition in California to ban gay marriage; has been passed.

If you would like to help out No On Prop 8, here are some rallies that you can attend in California:

San Fran
The Big SAN FRANCISCO march from the Civic Center is
TODAY, FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
5:30 pm
Market & 7th St.

San Diego
Marriage Equality protest
TODAY, FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
9 pm
6th and Laurel, marching to city hall!

Long Beach
Long Beach Marriage March
TODAY, FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
7 pm
Starting at Redondo & Broadway

Sacramento
Sunday, November 9, 2008
1 pm
At the state capitol (10th and capitol)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=34935479124#wall_posts

Los Angeles / Silver Lake
Saturday, November 8, 2008
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunset Junction (Sunset and Santa Monica)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=38682341090&ref=share

Huntington Beach
Saturday, November 8, 2008
2pm
Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach

Laguna Beach
Protest March & Vigil
Saturday, November 8, 2008
5:30pm
City Hall 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach
Marching to Main Beach

If can also visit them online at noonprop8.com.

We here at About Philadelphia, PA obviously feel that this proposition should not have been passed.

Well - I guess this just proves everything.

What are we becoming?

Federal agents have broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree.

In court records unsealed today, federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. Agents said the skinheads did not identify the school by name.

Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of the Nashville field office for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the two men planned to shoot 88 black people and decapitate another 14. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.

The men also sought to go on a national killing spree, with Obama as its final target, Cavanaugh told The Associated Press.

“They said that would be their last, final act - that they would attempt to kill Sen. Obama,” Cavanaugh said. “They didn’t believe they would be able to do it, but that they would get killed trying.”

Thank god the ATF solved this. People need to get out of the ignoramus dark ages.

Also, come check out the discussion of ignorance and the 2008 presidential campaign.

(Via our partner CBS 3 - ATF Disrupts Skinhead Plot To Kill Obama)

At least four students from a suburban St. Louis middle school are facing punishment for allegedly hitting Jewish classmates during what they called “Hit a Jew Day.”

Are you kidding me?

The incident happened last week at Parkway West Middle School in Chesterfield.

District officials said Thursday they believe that fewer than 10 children of the district’s 35 Jewish students were struck.

District spokesman Paul Tandy said that in most cases, the students were hit on the back of their shoulders but one student was slapped in the face.

It began with an unofficial “Spirit Week” among sixth-graders that started harmlessly enough with a “Hug a Friend Day.” Then there was “High Five Day.”

Soon, though, the days moved from friendly to silly. Next there was “Hit a Tall Person Day” and, finally, “Hit a Jew Day.”

District officials believe a handful of children were directly involved. Those who actually struck classmates could face suspension and required counseling, Tandy said. Others who weren’t directly involved but taunted Jewish students or egged on classmates could face lesser penalties.

“There is a mix of sadness and outrage,” Tandy said. “The concern is a lot of kids knew about it and they didn’t take action or say anything.”

Karen Aroesty, St. Louis regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said this was more than a case of bullying. Officials from the group will meet Friday with district leaders to discuss the matter.

Oh geeze…

A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Senator Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God.

Are you freakin’ serious?

The Senator said that God had made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents in Omaha, inspired fear and caused “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.”

The Senator said that he filed the lawsuit to make the point that everyone should have access to the courts regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

…what?

Suit against God thrown out over lack of address - Yahoo! News.

Warning: This video is highly offensive, because of its subject of race.

That video took place at one of Sarah Palin’s rally’s.

Click here to read more…

Holycrap! A seven year old boy broke into the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Australia, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile, and bashed several lizards to death with a rock.

The thirty minute rampage, caught on the zoo’s security camera, happened early Wednesday after the boy jumped a security fence.

The child then went on a killing spree, bashing three lizards to death with a rock, including the zoo’s beloved, twenty year old goanna, which he then fed to “Terry,” an eleven foot, four hundred and forty pound saltwater crocodile.

The boy also fed several live animals to Terry by throwing them over the two fences surrounding the crocodile’s enclosure, at one point climbing over the outer fence to get closer to the giant reptile.

That is unbelievable!

By the time he was done, thirteen animals worth around $5,500 had been killed, including a turtle, bearded dragons, and thorny devil lizards. Although none were considered rare, some are difficult to replace.

Alice Springs police said they are unable to press charges against the boy because of his age. Children under age ten can’t be charged with criminal offenses in the Northern Territory. His name was not released because of his age.

The centre plans to sue the boy’s parents.

The boy’s small size is probably the reason he didn’t trip the zoo’s security system, which relies on sensors to detect intruders.

[CBS 3.com - Young Boy Goes On Zoo Rampage; Feeds Croc]

That’s right! The house passed the $700 billion financial bailout bill in an effort to bring stability to reeling financial markets.

Prior to the official passing of the bill, member after member went to the well of the chamber to voice discomfort and displeasure with many aspects of the bailout legislation. But they also said said they would vote for it anyway. And nearly 30 who voted against it on Monday said they had changed their minds.

President Bush was ready to sign it into law, and the Dow Jones industrial average on Wall Street was up in early trading in anticipation of the climactic vote.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it a vote for “Mr. and Mrs. Jones on Main Street.”

For more visit our partner CBS 3.

Did you miss the Vice Presidential debate last night with Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin? Yes? Well, good news, you can watch it right here, right now. Here’s a little spoiler though. Palin is hilarious.

You can watch the U.S. House debate on the financial bailout bill online right now. Click here to watch!

John McCain said Tuesday that George W. Bush should spend $1 trillion of your tax money to buy up those “bad” mortgages without Congressional permission.

Yes. He’s encouraging W. to spend $1 trillion without permission.

He said it three times on Tuesday, apparently.

Click here to watch the video.

I wonder what sorts of things McCain would try do without permission should he be elected.

So, nothing exciting nor funny is happening in Philadelphia. Instead of posting an article about a depressing officers death or how bad our economy is, we’re going to take a little trip over to Cincinnati.

Police in Middletown made a rather bizarre arrest Monday night, taking into custody a woman dressed in a cow suit who was seen acting erratically.

Michelle Allen of Middletown was arrested on one count of disorderly conduct for allegedly getting in the way of traffic on Wilbraham Road and chasing children in her cow suit. (LMAO!)
She also urinated on a neighbor’s front porch, police say.

According to police, Allen talked back and threatened to cause problems in the jail if she was arrested.

Allen appeared in court Tuesday morning dressed in the suit.

It is not clear why she was wearing the costume.

…Now that just made my day.

Thank god for Jack Cafferty.

Pay close attention to the debate tonight people.

Plain and simple. Any thoughts?

Via thejakemarsh.com.