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Don't mess with Ellen Basinski. Off the Wall starts the weekend with a good one, the 70-year old woman fiught off intruders with a sauce pan! Tonya Harding is off to her next battle and it is with President Obama. is that really a smart choice for Tanya? The Smoking Gun has this headline, "Felony Charge For Craigslist Prank." According to police, the Wisconsin woman placed a "talk dirty" ad!

Tonya Harding, Obama Battle (Image: WENN)

"(Ellen Basinski) was on the phone with her husband Tuesday when four boys pushed their way into her home in Elyria, west of Cleveland. Lorain County Judge David Basinski overheard the scuffle and raced home, while his wife grabbed her favorite pan to defend herself against the intruders rifling through her purse and cabinets. Video and more at Mom Logic.


"During a recent interview with Bernard Goldberg of HBO's Real Sports, former Olympic ice skater Tonya Harding expressed her displeasure over Barack Obama's mention of her name." See Tanya at UK Guardian

"Meet Kari Heath. The Wisconsin woman, 20, is facing a felony charge for allegedly posing as an ex-boyfriend and posting a Craigslist personals ad seeking other men to call him at work and "talk dirty to him." Smoking Gun has the story.