Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
‘Support rodeo clown Tuffy Gessling’ soars on Facebook
A Facebook group created Monday for Tuffy Gessling, the rodeo clown who was banned for life from the Missouri State Fair for wearing a President Obama mask during Saturday's bull-riding event, has already gained more than 30,000 supporters who think he has been treated unfairly. Published August 14, 2013
Detroit police release bra sizes of its officers
Detroit police mistakenly emailed the height, weight and bra sizes of the department's female officers when they were notified that their bullet proof vests were ready for pickup, local media reported. Published August 14, 2013
Smartphones in a North Korean police state? Kim Jong-un tours ‘Arirang’ factory
Kim Jong Un visited a North Korea factory on Saturday where the country's first smartphone, the Arirang, is being developed. Published August 14, 2013
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood madam turns marijuana baron, gets busted for 392 cannabis plants
Heidi Fleiss, the former "Hollywood Madam" who ran a prostitution ring for the rich and famous in the 1990s, has been busted by Nevada authorities after they found nearly 400 cannabis plants on her property, TMZ reported. Published August 14, 2013
Filmmaker blamed for Benghazi attack speaks in first TV interview since release
In his first television interview following his supervised release from prison, filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who produced "Innocence of Muslims" blamed for inciting the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, urged the White House to be more careful in its assessments in the future, National Review Online reported. Published August 14, 2013
Utah teen accused in 2012 high school bomb plot loses mayoral race
A Utah teenager arrested last year in a Columbine-inspired plot to blow up his high school was eliminated in a race for mayor of the city of Roy on Tuesday, receiving less than 5 percent of the vote. Published August 14, 2013
Oliver Stone: ‘Obama is a snake and we have to turn on him’
A video released Wednesday shows American filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone telling a Tokyo audience that President Obama is a "snake" for "institutionalizing" illegal National Security Agency spy programs, the Blaze reported. Published August 14, 2013
Anthony Weiner vows single-payer health care system for NYC residents
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner faced off against his fellow Democratic rivals in a debate Tuesday, vowing a single-payer health care system for the city's residents, The Blaze first reported. Published August 14, 2013
Newark residents fight back against ‘unfriendly’ reputation: ‘I’ll be your friend!’
Newark residents are fighting against their bad rep after the Conde Nast Traveler magazine declared their city the most unfriendly in the world ahead of Islamabad, Pakistan. Published August 14, 2013
No Hooters for Bob Filner; 4 San Diego restaurants ban mayor using Glenn Beck signs
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is officially banned from at least four Hooters locations in the city, with the restaurants prominently displaying anti-Filner posters originally created by conservative radio host Glenn Beck, The Blaze reported. Published August 13, 2013
Giants fan who threw banana near Adam Jones apologizes
The Giants fan who chucked a banana near Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones during a game in San Francisco this weekend said he was shocked to learn he was at the height of the controversy. Published August 13, 2013
OFA rally for climate change gains zero concerned citizens: report
According to a blog post by the National Republican Congressional Committee, zero people showed up for an Organizing for Action (OFA) climate change rally today in Washington, D.C., and all mentions of the event have been scrubbed. Published August 13, 2013
Cindy Sheehan makes Socialist run for Calif. governor slot, cites Hugo Chavez as inspiration
Liberal activist Cindy Sheehan, the activist mother of a slain Iraq solider who ran as the vice presidential candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party alongside Roseanne Barr, announced last week that she's throwing her hat in the ring for a shot at being the next governor of California. Published August 13, 2013
Mo. rodeo clown called GOP’s ‘rank and file’ by MSNBC guest Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Liberal radio host Earl Ofari Hutchinson appeared on MSNBC Tuesday to lambast Republicans for alleged racial attacks on the president. Published August 13, 2013
Gunman takes three hostages at Louisiana bank
Authorities say a man armed with some type of automatic weapon has taken at least three people hostage at a bank in northeastern Louisiana, just southeast of Monroe. Published August 13, 2013
Rodeo clowns asked to take ‘sensitivity training’
The fallout from a Missouri rodeo clown's mockery of President Obama continued as the Missouri State Fair said it will force all clowns to undergo sensitivity training and the head of the state rodeo-clown organization resigned. Published August 13, 2013
President of Mo. Rodeo Cowboy Association resigns, cites rodeo clown
A rodeo clown at that Missouri State Fair made waves over the weekend after he donned a mask resembling President Obama during a bull-riding competition. Now, the president of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association, Mark Ficken, has resigned from the group as a protest that the association has not banned the rodeo clown from its membership. Published August 13, 2013
House cat blamed for starting fire, causing $200K in damage, police say
A house cat is being blamed for starting a fire on Saturday that caused about $200,000 worth of damage to a Boston home over the weekend while the homeowners were on vacation, the Boston Herald reported. Published August 13, 2013
Hugh Douglas fired by ESPN
ESPN has fired analyst Hugh Douglas after details emerged that he reportedly called fellow Numbers Never Lie host Michael Smith an Uncle Tom and threatened to beat him up while attending the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Orlando. Published August 13, 2013
Trayvon Martin’s father named honorary captain for FAMU football
Trayvon Martin's father Tracy has been named honorary captain of the Florida A&M football team after delivering a speech to the team Sunday, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Published August 13, 2013
