fllickr.com/photos/NKDBYIn her June newsletter, Rep. Cynthia Davis, a St. Charles County Republican, offers some rather provocative commentary on child hunger. In fact, she says, there are actually hidden benefits to a child going hungry. Who would have thought?
"Hunger can be a positive motivator," writes Davis, who chairs the Missouri House Special Committee on Children and Families. "What is wrong with the idea of getting a job so you can get better meals? Tip: If you work a
house.mo.govDavis: Ass ClownWhich is the greater indignity? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann calling you the "World's Worst Person" in front of a national television audience measuring in the hundreds of thousands -- if not millions -- of viewers? Or being voted "Ass Clown of the Week" by dozens* of devoted Daily RFT readers?If you chose the latter, you're either A) completely checked out of reality B) on the payroll of Riverfront Times. And, either way, we salute you!Yes, in stunning fashion Daily RFT r
Okay people. It's time for a star-studded edition of Ass Clown of the Week. Each candidate is a more-than worthy contestant and -- unlike last week -- we need not worry about any hanging Chad(s). So, without further ado, which local headline-maker of the past seven days embarrassed themselves enough to become Ass Clown of the Week? 1. Andrew Schneider and Trent Gilliam -- The men charged with stealing a rolling barbecue grill from a Waterloo, Illinois, festival. Police arrested Schneider and Gil
If you missed any of the posts last week on Daily RFT, here are the top ten most-read posts:Five of the Worst Pitches Recorded on VideoWith the news that President Obama would throw out the first pitch at the All-Star game, we began wondering who had the worst first-pitches ever.President Obama to Throw Out First Pitch at All-Star GameYou have to wonder if the president will wear his trademark White Sox cap?Keith Olbermann Names Missouri Lawmaker "World's Worst Person"St. Charles County Republi
Rep. Cynthia Davis, who said in her June newsletter that hunger can be a "positive motivator" for young poor people to find jobs, says her controversial views have been misconstrued.Earlier this week, the St. Charles Country Republican drew national fire and earned the wrath of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, who named her the "Worst Person in the World." Davis, the mother of seven children, said, "What is wrong with the idea of getting a job so you can get better meals? Tip: If you wor
house.mo.govCynthia Davis may have won last week's highly-coveted Ass Clown of the Week award (though she was only Keith Olbermann's Worse Person in the World for the week, not Worst), but was it deserved?Some of our commenters thought that Keith didn't go far enough. Despite popular opinion, Daily RFT journalists do, you know, report. Sometimes. So we decided to look into some of their claims.
If you missed any of these items posted last week on the Daily RFT -- or were like some of us and just checked-out for the holidays by Monday -- here's your chance to catch up before you have to do any real work this morning.Michael Jackson Watched Donald Duck to Fall Asleep, Exercised with Incredible Hulk"I'm really not that obsessed with Michael Jackson's death (honestly!) but an Associated Press story yesterday about the pop star was just odd -- even for a man once rumored to be in the market
​Syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage planted his foot firmly in his mouth last night when he appeared on Keith Olbermann's MSNBC show Countdown and proclaimed that the goal of right-wing Republicans and their fear-mongering talk of "death panels" is to cause the assassination of Barack Obama.See for yourself: Anyone who has ever read his column knows that the Savage Love scribe is no stranger to controversy (see Santorum, for perhaps his finest moment) but he wrote this morning
Don't count Keith Olbermann among those poo-pooing the cigar-chomping talk show host's bid to buy the Rams.On his show last week, Olbermann declared that his arch nemesis shouldn't be excluded from owning a sports franchise solely because he is a douche. Such a criteria would disqualify all but three current NFL owners.He also says that Limbaugh buying the hapless Rams would be akin to "throwing his money down a rathole."
