Tata Nano: Sales are So Hot They're on Fire; Nano Nightmare

One poor schnook took delivery of a new Tata Nano, and this is what happened as he was driving it home:

No injuries were reported, other than the crushing humiliation and pain of having your new car self-immolate during the first hour or so of ownership.

You can read all the gory details here.

Toyota, you're not alone.

Jesse James NAZI Photo Hits the Net!

Pow! Try and deny it now, Mr. West Coast Choppers!

TMZ can kiss my ass!

If You Missed the 2010 Paralympics, You Missed a Great Show!

Words cannot express the wonderful quality of the competition nor the individual and group achievements. From March 12-21, this Olympics was at least equal to if not greater than the able-bodied version. Alas, it did not get the TV time, but I was able to catch several hours of the programming and fell in love with it.

I especially enjoyed the Ice Sledge Hockey competition, which was fast, furious and fun.

My compliments to all of the athletes and the hosts for putting on a great event, even without that glare that accompanied those other Olympics.

Google Quits China Bitch: Will No Longer Filter its Results for Commies

After a protracted battle with Chinese authorities over censorship, Google has pulled the plug on their Chinese search engine. Queries to that address are now redirected to Google Hong Kong.

Here's what Google had to say about the closure:

Buy Airtime and Play Your Own Ad on TV

Slate has a really cool story about running your own TV ads -- inexpensively -- via a new service from Google. Watch the video after the jump.

Robocop's Car Appears: E7 Squad car from Carbon Motors

Billed as the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle, this is the E7 Squad car from Carbon Motors.

It's a green vehicle that is to be powered by BMW-supplied diesel engines. Expected to be available in the marketplace by 2013, Carbon Motors Corp claims they will directly and indirectly employ upwards of 10,000 Americans.

And they describe their company as follows:
"Carbon Motors Corporation is a bold, new homeland security company on a critical mission to design, develop, manufacture, distribute, service, and recycle at end-of-life, the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle."

Dems Finally Win One, Frum Points Finger, Drudge Displays His Stupidity

David Frum, former speechwriter to President George W. Bush writes:

Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s.

It’s hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they’ll compensate for today’s expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections. [...]

No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster to re-open the “doughnut hole” and charge seniors more for prescription drugs? How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition? How many votes to banish 25 year olds from their parents’ insurance coverage? And even if the votes were there – would President Obama sign such a repeal?

Britney Spears' Nipples Are Sad, Alway Looking Down

Depression is no laughing matter and yet when it spreads to your nipples, it's almost funny.

Here's Britney busting by a fan with a bottle of orange soda and some coffee -- two items that taste great together -- at a gas station.

Everything about this scene says White Trash, although the look of joy on the fan's face says this is a moment she'll remember forever.

TMZ: Nazi Picture of Sandra Bullock's Husband Forthcoming - Jesse James

TMZ reports that they have seen a photo of Jesse James in Nazi hat making Nazi salute and that they will be posting this shortly.

Stay tuned for more info on this breaking news story.

Racists Among The Teabaggers? In Other News: Earth Not Flat

MSNBC has some details on the charm offensive launched by the Tea Party on members of Congress.

And then there's this:

Kirtsie Alley Sells World's Worst Weight Loss Program

Scientology-affiliated or not, just how effective can her new program be when she looks as she does in this recent video?



This is not snark, this is not an anti-scientology screed, it's just stating the obvious facts.
Kirstie is fat, really fat, and her selling a weight-loss program makes about as much sense as Tiger Woods hawking a book on fidelity. It's absurd.

Porsche Panamera: World's Ugliest 4-Door Sports Car

Porsche has made a lot of money selling its 4WD 4-door vehicles, so why not try the same trick with their flagship sports car, the 911?

Why not indeed.

After having viewed the many available photographs of this vehicle, I have finally witnessed one in the flesh at a local Porsche dealer, and I have only one word to describe it: Fugly.

While it may look all right from the angle shown immediately below, in the flesh, it just looks like someone's stretched wheelbase 911, and that is not a good look.

Starting at $74,000 with a fully tricked out model costing almost twice that, this has got to be the ugliest 4-door sports car I have ever seen and certainly ranks as the ugliest Porsche of all time. And that includes the Cayenne.

Sure, it's fast and has all kinds of fabulous technology beneath its homely sheet metal, but this dog will not hunt. If it lasts four years as a production vehicle I'll be shocked. Some may find it pleasing in the accompanying photos, but seeing it in person you realize this is one hot mess of ugly.