News from The Smoking Gun

Dear Friends:


If you want to start the week off with a good laugh, take a look at the lengthy list of DVDs, comics, and videos reviewed recently by agents with Canada's Customs and Revenue Agency. Charged with enforcing obscenity laws, the border boys up north spend their days screening productions like "Filthy First Timers #28" and "Manflavor" to determine whether they are worthy of import. Not surprisingly, "Toilet Domination" just landed on the Canadian prohibited list. Story at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0823041canada1.html


In Episode Two of our video series "Blowing Up Gotti," the gangster explains to his daughter that the only proper way to settle a minor dispute is to break someone's head. Also, the Gambino boss makes sure to disparage blacks and Jews—all in a crisp two minutes. Watch it here:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/blowingupgotti/


Exhibiting "all of the traits desired of an officer in a combat environment," John Kerry proved "highly courageous in the face of enemy fire" during the March 1969 Vietnam action that is now being rehashed, ad nauseum, thanks to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth outfit. That glowing appraisal—penned after the Bay Hap river confrontation—came from one of the veterans now demonizing the Democratic nominee. Details at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0820041kerry1.html


Since they share a taste for black leather, Billy Idol and Lisa Marie Presley today join our backstage rider collection together. We'd love to know on what (or whom) that tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! is spread on Idol's tour bus. Riders at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/index.html


Kids say the darnedest things. In fact, you can win some fine loot in our new prize contest if you can tell us what the four-year-old called the acid hidden in mom’s crystal meth. Just enter here:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/contest/contest.html


Regards,

Your pals at TSG

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