December 2009
8 posts
“According to the official TSA Security Directive, all passengers must now be...”
– Culf of Mac
In a little-known corollary to “security through obscurity,” the Transportation Safety Administration has apparently decided the best way to prevent plane-based terrorism is to ensure no one ever flies again.
“A prominent Nigerian banker said Saturday he feared his son was the man...”
– Salon
Weirdest 419 scam ever …
It’s amazing that the NYT would claim that Al Jazeera’s description of the Bush administration’s conduct as it concerns al-Hajj and other detainees — “one of the victims of the human rights atrocities committed by the ex-U.S. administration” — departs from precepts of “journalistic objectivity.” How can the lawless detention, brutal torture,...
Just so we're clear
Via The New York Times:
In a recent opinion, the state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee decided it was time to set limits on judicial behavior online. When judges “friend” lawyers who may appear before them, the committee said, it creates the appearance of a conflict of interest, since it “reasonably conveys to others the impression that these lawyer ‘friends’ are in a special position to...
Tax Money
From an AP article on the House Commerce & Energy Committee passing a resolution to the full house not allowing CFB to call the BCS Championship a “national championship”:
In a statement before the vote, BCS executive director Bill Hancock said, “With all the serious matters facing our country, surely Congress has more important issues than spending taxpayer money to...
Crudibility
From The Gospel According To Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust:
In an extremely muted way, Return to Neverland makes the same point as the live action film Life is Beautiful. In that movie, a father attempts to protect his son from the grotesque realities of a concentration camp by telling him stories and creating a fantasy word.
Regardless of what point you’re trying to make, if you...
Internet much?
CBS’ Barbara Bloom on the cancellation of the long-running soap As The World Turns:
“The almanacs will show As The World Turns as a pioneer of the format, a hallmark for quality with its numerous Emmys, the launching pad for many television and film stars and a daytime ratings powerhouse for parts of three decades.”
They still print almanacs?