They Can Also Run Really Fast

The American Family Association runs a news headline site called OneNewsNow.com. As part of their ongoing effort to shield their membership from the horrors of a heathen world, they set up a filter to remove offensive words that might might cause their heads to explode, or else somehow prevent them from ascending bodily into heaven when the Rapture comes. Among those dirty words is one that George Carlin apparently forgot about: "Gay."

So last week, when sprinter Tyson Gay won his Olympic qualifying match for the 100 meter, the AFA's news site put out the following headline: "Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials." Any mentions of his name in the accompanying story were also replaced by the word "Homosexual."

Well, at least anyone reading the censored story wouldn't end up being condemned to the fiery bowels of hell.

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Speaking of Fiery Bowels....

Federal health officials are now blaming raw jalapeños for at least part of the recent salmonella outbreak. However, in an apparent effort to cover their asses, they are also still blaming tomatoes.