Those Wacky Idaho Legislators, and Bizarre Animal News

Just when you thought most legislators were ego-centric, data-spinning, fast-talking opportunists, along comes the Idaho state legislature to restore your faith in their status as down-to-earth folks with senses of humor.

Among BlogPulse's top links today, No. 7 is a resolution passed 69-1 by the Idaho House of Representatives commending the makers of the "Napoleon Dynamite" movie for promoting good things about the great state of Idaho...everything from Tater Tots to Idaho beef, skateboards to llamas, tetherball to the city of Preston's public schools, and St. Anthony Sand Dunes to multi-ethnic friendships. Sweet.

On a political theme, the No. 2 link, Who Should You Vote For?, helps undecided UK voters figure out which party to support in that country's upcoming May 5 elections.

On the business side of Intelliseek, we frequently talk about the impact of "consumer-generated media" (CGM) on everything from a company's reputation to specific product success. Today, CGM plays a part in the rankings of the four names that top BlogPulse's Bursty People list. Seems Dennis Kyne is one of hundreds of people arrested during the Republican National Covnention last summer who's walked out of court a free man because testimony of the arresting Big Apple police officers conflicts greatly with on-the-scene videos shot by protest organizers. Speaking of videos, Joseph Jaffe's shares his self-created Tiger Woods commercial for Nike (you're forewarned: it takes forEVER to download).

Animal sightings
Animals definitely have a presence in today's BlogPulse discoveries. The April 29 release of Apple's updated OS X software, Tiger, is today's most-shared link. At No. 9 on the top link list is the "Save Toby" web site where someone promises to eat a cute little bunny unless people send money by June 30 to save its life. Elsewhere, pictures of snoozing felines provide fodder for the Silly Sleeping Pose Olympics (No. 25 link), while Wisconsin considers a different way to address cats.

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