3/15: Morning Communique

THESE DAYS

As hybrid sales skyrocket, there's a growing concern that the battery-gas powered vehicles pose a risk because they aren't as noisy as gas-powered engines so pedestrians don't hear them coming.

The Las Vegas Wranglers, a minor league hockey team, are planning to goof on Vice President Cheney's prowess with a rifle by distributing bright orange hunting vests at Friday's game printed with the words, "Don't Shoot, I'm Human."

Investigators say over $1,500 worth of sex toys were taken from a conference room at a Jacksonville hotel during the Southeastern Erotic Cultural Conference.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

It looks a bit teal to me, but whatevs: Andy Smith, Amber Rose, dave, Trinhmaster, MNblue, AG, and Lyzzii contribute to liberal blog Minnesota Blue, covering local and national politics.

[Minnesota-based blog directory]

TIME WASTERS

25 Things I Hate About Google by Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Watch

The F-ing Short Version of Scarface

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

-- Jamie Raskin, professor of law at Annapolis University, to a right-wing senator at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage [via Andrew Sullivan]