Al Gore’s SUV Left Running While He Lectures About Global Warming

For a man not unaccustomed to hypocrisy, given the carbon footprint of this home, this should not be surprising.  But, one would think that he could at least turn off the AC.
According to National Post, while Al Gore lectured the unwashed masses about abandoning fossil fuels, his
two Lincoln Town Cars and a full-sized SUV [...]

Test Drive Russian T-55 Tank

Now is your chance to test drive a Russian T-55 tank.  All you need to do is travel to the German countryside and bring along $215.
yojoe out

PAC-10 Media Day: USC No. 1, McKnight Better Than Bush, And Cushing Talks About Senior Season

Today, 24JUL08, the PAC-10 held its football media day.  The West Coast media members reveled their preseason poll.

USC
Arizona State
Oregon
California
UCLA
Oregon State
Arizona
Washington
Stanford
Washington State

Smith & Wesson Commemorates D.C. Gun Case: Free Guns

Recently the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller.  The case involved a challenge to Washington, D.C.’s ban on handguns, brought by policeman who was denied a permit to keep a handgun in his home.  The Court held,
The Second Amendment protects an [...]

Navy Abandons Zumwalt-Class Destroyer

US Navy cancels its “stealth-ship” the Zumwalt-class Destroyer (DDG 1000), because of increased costs.

UC Berkeley Ejects Hippies From Trees To Build Football Facility

The Cal athletic department has finally succeeded in ejecting a group of longhairs who had been living in trees in an area the university had selected for construction of a new $140-million sports-training center.  A judge in Alameda County ruled,
late Tuesday, Miller orders the injunction that has been in place since February 2007 to be [...]

Joint Strike Fighter: Air Force Wants Boeing To Stop Talking Smack

Ok, that is not a direct quote.  Major General Charles R. Davis, USAF, the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Program Office, is far to articulate, educated, and gentlemanly to utter such a comment.  But, reality is not that far off.
According to Flightglobal, LtGen Davis is not pleased with, what he characterizes as [...]

Trojans Continue To Recruit Well For 2009

Matt Barkley signed in January.
Hebron Fangupo, the top JUCO defensive player, signed in May.
Alshon Jeffrey signed in June.
And the recruiting just keeps getting better for the Men of Troy.  The 2009 class is shaping up to be the number on recruiting class in the nation, according to Paul Peszko of bleacher report,
Vontaze Burfict, a five-star, [...]

USC Football: Preview Of Stanley Havili

It is no secret that here at Dreadnaught Stanley Havili is a favorite.  At WeAreSC, there is a great preview of the USC fullback:
Two years ago, the Trojans got a taste of life without a fullback when Stanley Havili became the third fullback to suffer a season-ending injury within the team’s first three games.
Last year, [...]

Forum On Physics And Society: No Consensus On Global Warming

Forum on Physics and Society (FPS), a subdivision of the American Physical Society (APS) recently reversed its stance on human-induced global warming,
There is a considerable presence within the scientific community of people who do not agree with the IPCC conclusion that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are very probably likely to be primarily responsible for global warming [...]

Jason Taylor Traded To Washington Redskins

The Miami Dolphins have traded Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins.
ASHBURN, Va. – Jason Taylor is leaving the only NFL team he has known, his wish to be traded to a contender granted on Sunday.
The Washington Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round selection in 2010 to acquire the six-time [...]

Jesse Jackson Uses N-Word When Commenting On Barack Obama

As previously mentioned on Dreadnaught, Rev. Jesse Jackson threatened to cut the nuts off Senator Barack Obama.  Now it is being reported that Rev. Jackson dropped the N-bomb when discussing Senator Obama,
Barack…he’s talking down to black people…telling n—s how to behave.
It seems inconsistent for Rev. Jackson to use the N-bomb given the calls he has [...]

USC Football: Rey Maualuga Discusses Decision To Return For Senior Year

Senior linebacker,  and college football’s scariest defender, Rey Maualuga discusses his decision to forgo the NFL and play another year at USC,
How’s the summer going?
“It’s going good, we’re finishing our summer workouts strong, like usual. We’re inching down to the final days of summer workouts and summer school. Just getting ready for that last hump [...]

The Religion That Is Global Warming, Or Climate Change

Bret Stephens of the WSJ, captures the essence of those who expose the theology of global warming (or climate change):
The first is as a vehicle of ideological convenience. Socialism may have failed as an economic theory, but global warming alarmism, with its dire warnings about the consequences of industry and consumerism, is equally a rebuke [...]

Brady Quinn Involved in Gay Dating Scandal

Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn is doing his best impression of Mike “I’m not gay. I’m heterosexual” Piazza.  According to TMZ, Quinn’s lawyer has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a homosexual-dating website demanding that photos of Quinn be removed from the advertisement.
The message: Brady Quinn is not gay.  Evidently Quinn is willing to go [...]

USC v. Ohio State: Early Predictions

USC will face Ohio State (without “the”) on 13SEPT08 at the newly expanded L.A. Coliseum.  SI.com predicts Ohio State’s defense will bring them a victory. 
In other SC news, the recently honored Matt Barkley explained that he does not plan to party as much as Matt Leinart. 
yojoe Fight On!

SEC Complaining About The BCS Before The Season Starts

Is the SEC already complaining about the BCS?  It looks like it,
Say Southern California goes 12-0. Say Florida, Auburn or Georgia finishes 11-2 with an SEC championship. Those teams’ schedules are much harsher then Ohio State’s slate. The conference in which they play is projected to be much tougher than the Big Ten.
So what then?
Does [...]

Fake Environmentalist Sheryl Crow

From The Huffington Post comes the story of celebrities and their eco-friendly causes.  Sheryl Crow, who,
wants to put her designs on the eco-fashion world. Sheryl has teamed up with Western Glove Works and plans to create a denim-based collection. When it comes to fashion, this eco-chick already goes green. She’s known to donate bags and [...]

Man Sues Holy Spirit: Church Answers

From Lowering the Bar,
We learned last month about the Knoxville man who sued his church claiming he had been injured in a fall caused by the holy spirit.  (It wasn’t capitalized in the complaint).  Matthew Lincoln did not blame the spirit, however (let alone sue it), instead arguing that the church is liable for negligent [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© Sues Venture Capitalist Vinod Khosla

Jonathan Lee Riches© (known as the JLR on Dreadnaught) the litigious inmate from Florida has reappeared in the news.  The JLR has sued venture capitalist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures:
“Khosla’s fund invests in prison buildings. I’m suffering from no medical treatment. This is a conspiracy. Bhutto was killed on my birthday. I can’t see outside, [...]

Former Trojan Mike Williams: Back To Form With The Tennessee Titans

Update on former USC wide receiver Mike Williams.