“This year marks the first Thanksgiving in which travelers will get molested before they get to their uncle’s house.” – Seth Meyers “At the airport if you refuse to be patted down, they arrest you. And what’s the first thing they do when they arrest you? They pat you down.” – Jay Leno “‘Has anyone […]
© Ruben Bolling UPDATE: Roger Ebert weighs in on the TSA. UPDATE 2: For people who wonder what airport security in the US should look like.
The CBC is reporting that the US government has notified the Canadian government that WikiLeaks is about to release US diplomatic files that are so sensitive that they could “damage US relations with allies around the world” and could even “result in the expulsion of US diplomats from foreign postings.” If this is true, it […]
“Sarah Palin says she’s going to run for President in 2012. 2012. Donald Trump said he’s going to run for President in 2012 against Sarah Palin. Nice to know there will somebody equally unqualified.” – David Letterman “Now that would be some presidential race. You’ve got Donald Trump and Sarah Palin and the debates. Get […]
The US airport security chief pleaded with Thanksgiving travelers to not boycott full-body scans this Wednesday, warning that would only “tie up people who want to go home and see their loved ones.” “Just one or two recalcitrant passengers at an airport is all it takes to cause huge delays. It doesn’t take much to […]
© Tom Tomorrow Letter from Congressman Rush Holt to the TSA Administrator.
© Nate Beeler Obama defended the use of the new full-body scanners, while public opinion is starting to turn against the use of the new machines. And security expert Bruce Schneier claims that the new machines won’t catch anybody. In fact, even the manufacturers of the machines say that they would not have caught the […]
“The Situation from ‘Jersey Shore’ just shot a PSA with Bristol Palin about safe sex and abstinence. Wait, they wanted to do a PSA about not having sex and getting pregnant and they chose The Situation and Bristol Palin? Who’s doing their anti-drug campaign, Lindsay Lohan?” – Jimmy Fallon “By the way, if he gets […]
[From Saturday Night Live] Two economists have come to an interesting conclusion about the new body scans and aggressive pat-downs. If people forego travel by air because they don’t want to be seen naked or groped, and instead drive during the upcoming holiday seasons, then more Americans will die because driving is mile-for-mile much more […]
“The New Oxford Dictionary has declared Sarah Palin’s word ‘refudiate’ to be the 2010 Word of the Year. Palin was honored and said she would do her best to ‘dismangle’ the English language.” – Conan O’Brien “Over 5 million people tuned in to watch the premiere of Sarah Palin’s new show on TLC. It was […]
© Glenn McCoy “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Ben Franklin. UPDATE: Here’s a case where the TSA arrested someone for taking off too many clothes.
[by Geechee Girl, reprinted from Smoke Rings, Coffee Stains, with permission. Thanks Leslie.] I’ve been pretty vocal about the new TSA “security” procedures lately and how against them I am. I’m sure the next time I fly will be be “interesting” because of it. Heck, I was vocal about it when it first started changing, […]
© Clay Bennett Unfortunately, the same thing applies to Medicare and the defense budget.
“This will be a rough week for President Obama. He’s got a lame duck Congress, he has to pardon a turkey, he has to eat crow, and the Chinese just flipped him the bird. It’s been a fowl week.” – Jay Leno “President Obama’s picture book for kids is coming out. That’s when you know […]
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