Saudi "Clerics" Ban Women Vendors

Perhaps the biggest laugh is that MSNBC put this under the "A-List Lifestyle" heading. Saudi "clerics" (i.e., pompous old savages in nighshirts) have again thwarted the brave efforts of the Saudi royals to modernize their theocratic kingdom. Tough break, O Sons of the Desert Sands. Look on the bright side: instead they'll be home, barefoot and pregnant and furthering the demographic jihad.

Meanwhile, CNN has the goods on some sheep and goats at a halal slaughterhouse in New York decided to make a run for it, but got busted by the cops. Where is the Chicken Run gang when you need them? (If the video doesn't load immediately, look for it further down on the page. I can't be playing do-you-have-a-Java-block-on games with CNN all night.)