Nutty News

In World news today Iran has been ranked among the world’s most corrupt countries in an annual report issued by an international corruption watchdog.
The theocratic regime scored 2.7 on the zero-to-10 scale, with zero indicating the highest level of perceived corruption. Dick Cheney has since been seen in the area.
John Howards own coallition scored a 9 on the perceived honesty scale and a negative 3098468546 on his actual honesty bringing his average to a grand total of lying scum.

Over in the U.S today the issue of whether the Democrats take control of one or both chambers of Congress this November, or even if they don't, little will happen in Washington, D.C. to solve most of the nation's critical domestic problems.


No doubt the majority of the winners time will be taken up highlighting the areas in which they felt their predecessor failed.

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's Senate narrowly voted Tuesday to lift the country's ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research.

The bill, which was approved 34-32, would relax rules on stem cell research and allow therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research. The House of Representatives still needs to pass the bill before it becomes law, but lawmakers had expected the Senate to pose the biggest hurdle.

Upon hearing the news members of the Liberal party were spotted getting to work cloning themselves in hopes of drumming up more mindless support for economic growth and supposedly low interest rates.


Speaking of Australian interest rates after yet another rise today caused the Australian PM to inform us that we aren't worrying.
"Our economy is still very strong, we have a 30-year low in unemployment, we have very strong business investment and consumers are very confident," Mr Howard said.



There was a brief moment of confusion as some members of the public experienced de je vu upon hearing Mr Howard state this was the rate rise we had to have..

Mr Howard said his election slogan of keeping rates low would still apply. "Historically, even if interest rates go up tomorrow by a quarter of 1 per cent, they will still be low," he said despite repayments now taking a higher % of household income on average.

And If you're in Australia and your coffee tastes like … well … poo, don't complain. Just hand over your $50 and enjoy it, lest you be considered uncouth.

Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms in Queensland will soon become the latest to jump on the Kopi Luwak coffee bandwagon, and they seem to think this strange brew will be a hit with those seeking more than just your average cuppa joe.

You see, Kopi Luwak coffee beans are collected exclusively from the brown biscuits left behind by the luwak, a cat-like critter that lives in the Indonesian jungle, News.com.au reports.

Onto discrimination against minorities now as Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem have found common ground in their fierce opposition to a gay rights rally due to be held in the city this week.

Leaders from both faiths have united to denounce the parade, which has prompted nights of street protest by ultra-orthodox Jews - who regard homosexuality as an "abomination" - and death threats against those taking part, thus exemplifying the all men are equal practise forgiveness foundations religion is built upon

Naturally you'd never witness such hypocrisy in a Western moral religion like Christianity..