AIG Bonuses and Video of People and Dogs

So, is anyone else kind of aggravated that these executives from AIG got $165 million in bonuses?

These are the same people who were directly or indirectly responsible for putting their company in a mess, but they get millions in bonuses. So our taxpayer money goes to a bunch of guys who screwed up.

That would be like me doing something at the News-Herald that causes the owners to lose a lot of money and then go to the federal government to ask for funding. So after getting free money, they decided to give me a bonus.And then there’s the story about another company that received a bailout giving Sheryl Crow a lot of money to come and sing for them. Of all the news outlets to break this story, it was TMZ.com.

Someone needs to sit down and come up with some better guidelines before any additional bailout money is given out, like limit what these companies can do with their bailout cash. In other words, make sure they don’t give the money to executives or stars who already have enough money to survive.
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I came across a story that just proves there are some sick and stupid people out there. An Indiana woman was charged with two felony counts of bestiality. Michelle Owen was charged after she alerted police to a computer where she believed her ex was downloading child pornography. So the police were able to search it, but they didn’t find any child pornography.

Instead, they found two videos in which Owen was seen engaging in sexual activity with a dog. You can google her name to read all the details I can’t print here.

Forget about why in the world you would decide to let a dog lick your private area. Why would you tape it? How many times do we read about criminals who are doing something illegal and tape it? This just doesn’t apply to your everyday moron bank robber, celebrity and star athlete who only care about “making it rain” and their next endorsement deal. In this digital age, when everyone has a cell phone camera, you never know who is going to make a copy of your film or steal it.

And OK, so you film yourself engaging in sexual activity with a dog, tape it and it is on your computer. Wouldn’t you remember not to allow the police check that computer? And Owen’s ex is also allegedly on this videotape, and they have a child together. It is no wonder that there are so many stupid people running around who don’t know right from wrong. Their parents can’t raise them or teach them because they are too busy drinking and filming themselves with Lassie.

So a lesson to stupid criminals out there: Stop filming yourselves engaging in illegal activity. Or don’t, because it gives me something to write about, and it puts money in my pocket. So go ahead, film yourself robbing a bank or performing sexual acts or beating someone up. Better yet, while you are taping such crimes, you should Twitter them so we know for sure that it is you.

Speaking of Twitter, yes I am on it. And yes, you should follow me. But people don’t have to update it every time they decide to go to the bathroom. This is just another example about why there is no privacy anymore in this world. Everywhere you go, there are cameras watching. And where they aren’t watching, people are posting that they are “loving American Idol tonight.”

(Chuck Salvatore is a reporter for the Southwest News-Herald. He may be reached at (773) 476-4800, ext 241, at chucksalvatore@hotmail.com or at chucksalvatore.blogspot.com. Also, don’t forget to catch him at 8 a.m. every Thursday with Ray Hanania for his entertainment report, his sports reports from noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday on the Linda P Show, and from 2 to 3 p.m. every Friday on the Out’N’About show with Ron and Joe — all on WJJG 1530 AM.)