Archive | November, 2010
TSA gropes woman in St. Louis airport
November 19, 2010
The body scanner wasn’t available, so when Penny Maroney’s artificial knees set off the metal detectors they patted her down, put their hands down her pants and touched her bare skin, then touched her genital area (outside the pants). By the time they got through with her, Penny felt like she had been raped. I [...]
Rockefeller: Out with FOX and MSNBC
November 19, 2010
“There’s a little bug inside of me which wants to get the FCC to say to FOX and to MSNBC: ‘Out. Off. End. Goodbye.’ It would be a big favor to political discourse; our ability to do our work here in Congress, and to the American people, to be able to talk with each other [...]
Keys
November 18, 2010
Our nation is blessed with so many breathtaking sights… mountain ranges, canyons, vistas… but when the rest of the country is covered with snow, you can’t do better than the Florida Keys. Look at that water…
Machine converts plastic back into oil
November 17, 2010
Science is wonderful. I wonder how quickly this guy will get rich and the technology will subsequently vanish…?
Tuition for illegal immigrants upheld
November 17, 2010
California court upholds tuition for illegal immigrants A group of non-California residents sued in Yolo County to block the state law in 2005, arguing that it violates a 12-year-old federal law that bars states from providing benefits to illegal immigrants based on their residence. A state appeals court sided with that argument, but the state [...]
Come fly with me
November 17, 2010
Iowahawk’s latest, in concert with ‘Comply With Me’. A snippet: Comply with me, before you fly away Remove those shoes and take a cruise Through my peekaboo X-ray Comply with me, I’m your friendly TSA Brilliant and funny, as usual. But for some reason I don’t feel like laughing. Or being groped. Is the answer [...]
Rangel Guilty
November 17, 2010
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), who was until his recent troubles one of the House’s most powerful members, was found guilty Tuesday of breaking 11 separate congressional rules related to his personal finances and his fundraising efforts for a New York college. The trial subcommittee, divided evenly between Democrats and Republicans, essentially ratified all but [...]












November 19, 2010
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