» Jester’s Court — December 12, 2009 Foolocracy: Government by fools, silliness and unintelligent people

Posted in December 12th, 2009

The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture has reported that up to 2,300 people have been infected with goat flu.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may eschew his salary, but the cost to the state to guard him and other state representatives has tripled since his predecessor left office from $14.4 million to $43.3 million.
A homeless tent city in Colorado labels itself as “Obamaville.”
Homeland Security awarded $2.6 million to develop sensors capable of determining a person’s “malintent.”
China’s crackdown on online porn has led to the arrest of 3,470 so far.
A crackdown on corruption in China has uncovered $1.5 billion in public funds held by corrupt officials.
A UK court has banned the publication of nude photos and videos of Tiger Woods. At this point it does not matter because no one has found one yet.
Holocaust denial may become illegal in Hungary.
The body of a former President of Cyprus has been removed from its grave.
Serbian President Boris Tadic was fined $550 after toasting with a glass of champagne at the stadium where Serbia defeated Romania to advance into the World Cup. Serbia has strict anti-drinking laws at sporting events.
Bollywood wants to become the new Hollywood but first it needs to get past Indian censors who target violence and nudity in films.