New regulations will require passengers to/from the USA to be “cleared” before they’re allowed to enter a plane that might cross US airspace, even if they’re leaving. No-fly lists were such a rousing success that the DHS is expanding on the concept! Now if someone could only hack the names “george bush” and “kip hawley” into the no-fly list the world would be better protected from stupidity.
Random death and dismemberment that can occur years after hostilities are just so much more fun!
US, UK trying to destroy anti-cluster-bomb pact. Given the fact that their munitions stand a 25% chance of not exploding when they’re used, but rather stay on the ground waiting for some kid to get himself killed or maimed when he picks it up thinking it’s a toy, can there be a civilized excuse for cluster bombs? I don’t think so. The world doesn’t think so. But Tony Blair and Dick Cheney George W. Bush do. It’s no surprise that this unholy alliance is seen as a major threat to world peace.
O King George we beseech that you and your pretorian guards protect us from these n******!
Vote Republican or black men will rape your white women! It doesn’t say that in words — a picture is much more powerful. And repugnant. In a move that makes you smell their desperation all the way from Canada the GOP appeals to the white supremacist vote in New York state, but you know, somehow I don’t think the KKK strays very far from the Republican party comes election time anyway.
The worst part is, he’s said to be ‘still growing’.
World’s tallest man is a 8’4″ Ukrainian veterinarian. He’d 33, 440 pounds, but looks like a man of average build — just scaled up by about 33%.
‘While Jesus was appallingly lax in neglecting to mention His disgust with homosexuality, He did take Republicans (for some reason, called Pharisees back then) to task for being hypocrites’
Betty Bowers of Landover Baptist takes on the Ted Haggard sex scandal. If “the only difference between [Haggard] and George Bush is that Bush drives a Ford and [Haggard] drive[s] a Chevy”…Â well, never mind, I don’t want to know.
Tony’s Track of the Day — 11/04/06
Gone Daddy Gone by Gnarls Barkley. Clever video!
‘I am X, and I approve this message.’
Political ads in 2006, according to Mark Fiore. You have to admit, he’s got a point.
“From you, all right? I learned it by watching you!”
The US government deliberately publicly posted documents showing how to make a nuclear device. So, if Iran does come up with the bomb, it’s most likely to be based on the information contained in those documents. In the 1980s the US and other countries sold Saddam the means to build the WMDs it later used to justify invading Iraq, and it looks like the same scenario is in place for Iran now. It really is starting to look like the USA is the biggest threat to world peace and security.
Against all odds Microsoft starts listening to its customers.
Windows backs down on draconian new Vista transfer limitations. I think this might be related to a few stories floating about stating that nearly 30% of tech-savvy XP users would consider switching to Linux instead of Vista as XP support for new features begins to fade, largely due to Vista’s very stringent license limitations. Mind you, there are still plenty of excellent reasons to switch to Linux, make no mistake about that.
Tony’s Track of the day — 11/01/06
Reason is Treason by Kasabian. I love the video for this one.