The New York state government, one of the most corrupt bodies in America, has just passed a tax break for purchasers of yachts costing more than a quarter of a million dollars. "It's about job creation," said one of the many Albany indistinguishable leaders who will, god willing, be marched off to jail one day.
"Lawlessness will rule," warns former New York police commissioner and convicted felon Bernard Kerik in an essay on Time magazine's website.
Frank Luntz Says This Election Meant What He Was Paid to Say it Meant
There must be plenty of people who think about politics who have reactions to Tuesday's election results. Rather than bringing in any of them, though, the New York Times opinion section decided to run a piece today by the fraud and shill Frank Luntz.
The "Nanny From Hell" Is an American Hero
As the story of the so-called "Nanny From Hell" continues to unfold, it becomes clearer and clearer that America is a nation of cringing dupes and shameless predators, and that most of the predators are also dupes. The coverage, very much including this site's own coverage, has been dedicated to the peculiar notion…
A Long Island deli owner and his son have been charged with grand larceny after they told a lotto winner who spoke limited English that he had won $1,000. In fact, he'd won a million, and the deli owner had pocketed the rest.
The Atlanta Braves Will Not Be Stuck Playing in a 20-Year-Old Ballpark
"Nostalgia's a fad," Stan Kasten, then president of the Atlanta Braves, said in 1996. "This is classic." He was talking about the brand-new Centennial Olympic Stadium, which was designed to be converted after the Atlanta Olympics into a state-of-the-art baseball stadium for the Braves, at a total construction cost of…
Biggest Crook in America's Crookedest Town Headed to Prison
Remember Bell, California? It is the most corrupt little town in America, a poor city where eight elected officials were arrested for paying themselves tremendous salaries and robbing the taxpayers blind. You may be glad to hear that the former big bossman is about to go to jail.
Jonah Lehrer Is Still a Crook, and Simon & Schuster Is His Accomplice
It's comical, but no real surprise, that pop-science plagiarist and fabricator Jonah Lehrer appears to have lifted someone else's work for his new book proposal. Lehrer has established by now that he is a pathological fraud. The question on the table is: What kind of a fraud is Jonathan Karp, the publisher of Simon &…
Insufficiently disgraced journalist Jonah Lehrer sold a comeback book proposal yesterday. Slate's Daniel Engber notices it looks a lot like something somebody else wrote.
Corrupt fraud-lizard Lanny Davis comforts jabbering bigot Tim Brando about Twitter meanies who "spew hate and venom—almost always anonymously." You're both stains on humanity. Signed, Gawker.
Corrupt Lobbyist Jack Abramoff's Plan to End Corrupt Lobbying
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff knows a thing or two about political corruption and lobbying. And in his new book "Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist," he has a few ideas on how to fix the system:
Bernard Madoff Feels Safe and Warm in His Cuddly Prison
Bernard Madoff has told ABC News' Barbara Walters—in an interview on the occasion of his daughter's book—that he feels safer in prison than he has in 20 years.
Tucker Carlson Is Proud to Host Jack Abramoff's Book Party
The birther website World Net Daily might have gotten the publishing rights to Jack Abramoff's forthcoming memoir, but Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller gets to host the book party.
Bell, Calif. Police Chief: 'I Am Looking Forward To... Taking All of Bell's Money'
In Bell, California—America's Crookedest Little Town—the crooks were almost too god damn crooked to be believed.
New York's 'Sixth Worst' Cabbie Heading to Court, Possibly Jail
Joseph Kastner—called New York's sixth worst scamming cabbie in a report—is heading to court for ripping off passengers and could be sent to Riker's Island for a month. Harsh! It must really suck to be the #1 worst.
Your Tax Dollars at Work: Crooked Politician Memoir Edition
Shameless crook and former New York state senator Pedro Espada has always had a liberal interpretation of what he could purchase with public money: a job for his son, $20,000 worth of sushi, etc. And now: a half-finished memoir!