Daily Rotten Archives January 21, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 White House Egg Roll not nearly gay enough CNN | Submitted by: anonymous "Three months before the annual Easter egg roll at the White House, the usually festive event is already taking on a divisive edge because of plans by gay-and lesbian-led families to turn out en masse in hopes of raising their public profile." ... "Yet some conservatives, alerted to the plans this week, accuse gay activists of trying to "crash" an event for children and turn it into a forum for ideological politicking. Some groups are discussing ways to respond." ... "On conservative chat rooms, some critics of Family Pride suggested the White House could make the egg roll an invitation-only event, as it did in 2003 when attendance was limited to military families. Other critics said conservatives should mobilize to outnumber gay families at the egg roll." Read article... Comments (106) Cop Discovers Internets Morning Journal | Submitted by: anonymous "Salem Township Constable Dan Valentine issued a warning to parents in the county: Be familiar with what children are looking at on the Internet and limit what they are doing. He said that a Web site called myspace.com was brought to his attention by some parents. After investigating myspace.com and a few others, he agrees this site and others are nothing but dangerous for children." ... "Some other sites to be aware of include alldumb.com, xanga.com, rotten.com and facebook.com." Read article... Comments (37) Chocolate KKK MSNBC | Submitted by: anonymous DAN ABRAMS, HOST, 'ABRAMS REPORT’: How does being black play into your undercover work? RON STALLWORTH, WENT UNDERCOVER WITH THE KKK: Well, obviously, it was an obstacle. Read article... Comments (82) Homeless Justice Wire Services | Submitted by: Dolph "Angered by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sided with a Connecticut city that wanted to seize homes for economic development, a group of activists is trying to get one of the justices who voted for the decision evicted from his own home." ... "They submitted enough petition signatures — only 25 were needed — to bring the matter before voters in March." Read article... Comments (35) Don't Drink [Red Bull] and Drive BBC | Submitted by: Spadester "Drivers have been warned about caffeine excess after a man was jailed for leading police on a 50-mile car chase after drinking 20 cans of Red Bull." ... Quote: "Caffeine in sensible qualities can help drivers stay alert, but if taken to excess, like many other drugs, it can have strange effects on people." Read article... Comments (34) UK Government secretly keeping DNA records BBC | Submitted by: Mad Cow "The [U.K.] has defended storing the DNA profiles of about 24,000 children and young people aged 10 to 18. The youngsters' details are held on the UK database, despite them never having been cautioned, charged or convicted of an offence, a Conservative MP found." ... Scary quote: "It is not a criminal record to which public authorities and others have access." ... "It is an investigative tool that the police can use according to their discretion." Read article... Comments (43) Hey mister, wake up Wire Services | Submitted by: pounce "A man was found dead on a subway car near the start of the morning rush hour, raising the possibility that his lifeless body rode the train for several hours overnight, authorities said." Read article... Comments (30) Stab Chaos in Brooklyn Court New York Daily News | Submitted by: Reel 10 "No! No! No! They're animals. They should have been killed!" Carmichael yelled hysterically after everyone was rushed from the chaotic courtroom. "Why didn't the police shoot them?" Read article... Comments (32) DO BONGS BBC | Submitted by: anonymous "I remember thinking one sunny day seven years ago that life was good, and couldn't get much better. I had a good job as a journalist, a great wife, and two lovely children. I was proud of both of my kids and thought they had a great future ahead of them. But I hadn't reckoned on cannabis." Read article... Comments (84) What is he, a botanist? WTOP | Submitted by: anonymous "A lawsuit filed by a Georgetown woman claims that a hot fudge sundae she bought for her 12-year-old son was contaminated with human blood, but the owner of a fast-food franchise says the red substance was really just strawberry syrup." ... "I hope she gets the same thing the Wendy's lady got," he said, referring to a woman recently sentenced to nine years in prison for planting a severed finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili to extort money from the fast-food chain. Read article... Comments (23) Consumer Reports for Whoremongers MSNBC | Submitted by: pillager "For the right price — which she pegs at $350 an hour, to start — Angelica will have sex with you. She will perform unprotected oral sex, and she will usually agree to anal intercourse. She will, if you have the money, bring a second lady with her, and they will have sex with each other for your enjoyment. Or, if you wish, she will set up an S&M scene." Read article... Comments (21) Pirates! WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: TickleMyElmo "They told us they were shooting a PG-13 scene, a Sinbad type of comedy, that would have skeletons and sword fighting in it," Pier spokeswoman Susan Robertson said. Read article... and This article... Comments (17) Heroin Dad Union Leader | Submitted by: popo "Facing a heroin possession charge, a father with a prior bank robbery conviction did what any other family-man felon would do..." [more] Read article... Comments (17) Death by Squirrel Minneapolis Star Tribune | Submitted by: Oobatz "A woman is dead and a man hospitalized after a squirrel became lodged in a pipe between the furnace and the chimney, causing propane fumes to enter [her home]." ... "Sheriff Gary Mills said investigators found the squirrel lodged in the three-inch pipe after locating strong propane fumes in the area near the furnace." Read article... Comments (16) Woman killed by falling banana News Corporation | Submitted by: HardCucumber "Friends said it was seen as an appropriate end to a unique and fruitful life." Read article... Comments (27)