BONER CANDIDATE #1: I KNOW WHY RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIM
Sen. Rand Paul read aloud the name of the alleged whistleblower who first raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. And most Republicans didn’t seem to care. After being denied by Chief Justice John Roberts last week, Paul used a period reserved for senators’ impeachment speeches to read aloud the name of an intelligence community official alleged to be the whistleblower. “They made a big mistake not allowing my question. My question did not talk about anybody who is a whistleblower, my question did not accuse anybody of being whistleblower, it did not make a statement believing that someone was a whistleblower. I simply named two people’s names because I think it’s very important to know what happened,” Paul said on the floor. It’s the type of move that might have prompted a backlash from within his own party not too long ago, and several senators said they would not have done it. But after three weeks of the impeachment trial and with Trump’s firm grip over the party, there was little blowback from his colleagues on Tuesday. Read More
BONER CANDIDATE #2: BACK SEAT ONLY
An Uber driver in Phoenix was not only offended when one of his passengers called him the N-word, but he was also appalled when he found out the passenger was a CEO and in a position of power. The driver, Randy Clarke, takes pride in his Uber rides. “Inside the car, I got two iPads for games and music,” Clarke said. “You got the drinks, the snacks, super clean.” Clarke has been driving for more than four years and has completed more than 14,000 rides. The 25-year-old has a nearly perfect driver rating on the Uber app. But one ride in 2018 changed everything. “I was sexually assaulted,” Clarke said. “He was drunk, grabbed my crotch. I said, ‘Whoa, you can’t be doing that’ and ended the ride.” The assault is the reason why Clarke now has signs on the inside and outside of his car that ask passengers to sit in the back seat unless they’re part of a party of three or more people. But on Friday night, a rider tried to hop in the front seat. Clarke asked the passenger to move and explained that he prefers passengers to sit in the back. The argument quickly escalated. “Are you f***ing serious with me?” the passenger asked, according to the video. Clarke offered to cancel the ride and refund the passenger, which both men agreed to. But the passenger in the front hoped in his back seat. With the ride already canceled, Clarke asked the passenger to get out of the car. “Is it because I’m White? And you’re a f****ing n******? You are a f***ing idiot,” the passenger said, according to the video. “I was in shock. And I shamelessly felt like laughing because I did not know this was real,” Clarke said. “It’s not just any word.” Clarke quickly filed a complaint with Uber but had a gut feeling the passenger was a person with some power. “Something told me inside that this man is probably a business owner,” he said. Clarke did some digging and determined it was Hans Berglund, founder and CEO of AgroPlasma — an organic fertilizer company based in Tempe. “This man probably is employing people of color,” Clarke said, concerned by the blatant racism he displayed to a complete stranger in a matter of seconds. When contacted by reporters, Berglund apologized for his comments. “I deeply regret and apologize for the hurtful and derogatory language I used during the altercation with Mr. Clarke,” Berglund said in a statement. “I firmly believe that there is no excuse for the use of racial slurs under any circumstance, so I will not offer any. It is my sincere hope that Mr. Clarke hears and accepts my apology and believes me when I say it is honest and heartfelt.” Read More
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