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The TSA's back to their same ol' shit again. Initially, we only had to worry about these security people getting their rocks off to people undressing. Then we had to worry about the guards with foot fetishes asking us to take off our shoes. Now? Apparently they're into cancer-patient geriatrics:

Anyone could see that Bernice "Bea" Bogart, 83, was a fragile woman, Moon said. Bogart had breast cancer surgery in 1997, a total hip replacement after a fall in 1999, a major stroke in 2004 that caused dementia, and is hard of hearing.

So what did they make her do? Jump through hoops, of course.

So when Bogart, who was in a wheelchair, was required by airport security on Saturday to stand against doctor's orders and undergo a rigorous screening by a testy female screener, Moon got furious.

Of course, you can assume where it whent from there. Rude pseudo-cop, irresponsible supervisor, arrogant behavior-- the works. But seriously, what for?

Around 200 high schoolers went on over to South Beach to protest the alcohol consumption at spring break. What's funny is not that these people don't have a life-- it's that they never will. I find it ironic that most of the people who protest alcohol use (and other drug use) are either those people who got sick on it (eg, can't hold their liquor) or have never tried it. The Miami Herald article on it rocks, though, in conveying how futile their efforts are:

Prospects on that front were dim. Faint. Very. Consider this instructive historical analogy: What would happen if you asked Ghengis Khan, nicely, to cut out the pillaging? Maybe he would, and maybe he would do some community service, too. But probably he would just cut off your head.

Even better, the little bastards tried protesting early in the morning, but there were problems:

The Defiers began proselytizing at 10 a.m., when approximately all of their intended audience was still unconscious from the night before. The ones who weren't -- there was slight movement on the Ocean Drive hotel patios -- appeared to be drinking Bloody Marys.

God damn, I love it. I love all of it. Totally awesome. *drinks a shot of vodka to celebrate Russian style*.

I might note, though, that these poor sods were high schoolers. Now, while high school has opportunities for drinking, it pales in comparison to college. I would like to see how many alcohol protestors have a "change of heart" in a couple years.

Of course, I'm not holding my breath. People who set out to ruin other people's fun seem to have some sort of self-hate for themselves or their lives to the extent that they need to bring others down to their own level of misery. It's bullying for the bullied-- how ironic.

Anyway, their reasoning for protesting drinking?

Yes, that's right, DeLay says he sees war on Christianity in U.S., and apparently I'm at the forefront of it, as I'm both atheistic and gay. Of course, I can't really disagree with him, because everything he stands for in Christianity is what I hate: intolerance, murder, theft, and deceit. Delay addressed some students:

...in a sense, there always has been and always will be.... Our faith has always been in direct conflict with the values of the world. We are, after all, a society that provides abortion on demand, has killed millions of innocent children, degrades the institution of marriage and all but treats Christianity like some second-rate superstition.

THEN... get this... he compares himself to Jesus:

Scarborough said DeLay had been "nearly destroyed in the press," and he made a vague pitch for the conference participants to support DeLay in his general election race in November. DeLay should not worry about it, however, he said: "God always does his best work after a crucifixion."

Somehow, I don't think God would appreciate a lying, cheating, son of a bitch politician comparing himself to His son who allegedly died on the cross for dickheads like DeLay's sins. Then there's the argument that christians are being persecuted. Hmmmmmmmm. Well, I think a few pictures I've found on the 'net summate my feelings toward that topic:

Guinness has been notified, and these people might have the smallest kitten ever:


Coming in at 3 inches tall, 1.2 pounds, this little rascal is tiny, and he's already 9 weeks old. It's like a kitty midget.

Check out the original article w/ more pix.

You might be like "Hey! this isn't your normal material!" Yeah, well, I've got a paper to write, so I need to save my writing skills for the next 12 hours. We'll return to our normally scheduled broadcast tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy the kitten.

The people who say this country could never be a dictatorship under the Bush administration seem to becoming more and more wrong, just like everything else in which they put their faith. Turns out Dubya signed into law a bill that didn't actually make it through both houses, and basically said, Well, folks, I'm on a mission from God and I don't really have to use mortal means to get what I want. From Fort Wayne's Journal Gazette Article on the bullshit:

...last month, Washington threw all that old-fashioned civics stuff into a tizzy, when President Bush signed into law a bill that never passed the House...in this case, a major budget-cutting measure that will affect millions of Americans – became a law because it was “certified” by the leaders of the House and Senate.

That made my blood boil beyond the actual boiling point... it was like adding salt and boiling my blood. I would like to see a Democratic president try that without making CNN headline news the next day, much less the next month.

Of course, Democrats wanting to follow the constitution is, of course, a partisian issue: