reflections on the elections...

[heironymouspasparagus]

Wouldn't that be an unwarranted intrusion into a person's private life?

[Red Arrow]

Wouldn't that be an unwarranted intrusion into a person's private life?

Part of Civil Disobedience is the willingness to go to jail for your principals (see Mahatma Ghandi [sp?]).  Got something to hide?

[heironymouspasparagus]

Absolutely - my private life - as is (allegedly) my right under the US Constitution!  No rationalization, explanation or justification required.  By definition.

Oh, wait - I forgot - that has been trampled, stomped, spindled and mutilated almost beyond recognition.

[guido911]

This cannot be true:
[Emphasis mine]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/maggiehaberman/1110/Grief_counseling_after_the_wipeout.html

And now the crying:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/129327-dejected-dems-wipe-away-tears-as-gop-celebrates

[Conan71]

Absolutely - my private life - as is (allegedly) my right under the US Constitution!  No rationalization, explanation or justification required.  By definition.

Oh, wait - I forgot - that has been trampled, stomped, spindled and mutilated almost beyond recognition.

And that's just the TSA for starters.

[heironymouspasparagus]

"Patriot Act" - another "1984" allusion.  (Not illusion - well, maybe that too!)

Redefinition of terms to mean the exact opposite of what it really is.  Doublespeak.

[Townsend]

And that's just the TSA for starters.

They are very rude when you try to tip them.  

Do not, I repeat, do not expect them to pull out their thong for you to stick your dollars in.  (You get taken to the "screening room" for a very unpleasant experience.)

[Conan71]

They are very rude when you try to tip them.  

Do not, I repeat, do not expect them to pull out their thong for you to stick your dollars in.  (You get taken to the "screening room" for a very unpleasant experience.)

The problem is them trying to find the tip.

[Hoss]

They are very rude when you try to tip them.  

Do not, I repeat, do not expect them to pull out their thong for you to stick your dollars in.  (You get taken to the "screening room" for a very unpleasant experience.)

Sorry, I couldn't help but visualize a traveler at one of the TSA checkpoints physically poking one of these agents to push them over (tipping).

[heironymouspasparagus]

Went through Tulsa airport a few weeks ago and they have that porn picture crap setup and running.  I think I would almost prefer the sexual molestation if I could pick the one to grope me.  But even that would be distasteful, since none of them is really attractive enough to make it acceptable.

Oh, wait...it ain't a sex crime if the government does it....sexpecially if it is in the name of 'security'!


Sounds a lot like "It isn't illegal if the President does it..."   --Richard Nixon to David Frost.

[guido911]

Here's an interesting reflection on the election: