Monday, October 25, 2010

How An iPad Got A Guy Placed On The No-Fly List

How An iPad Got A Guy Placed On The No-Fly List
"Last night, I flew home from Chicago.

As the plane taxied the runway, the guy next to me turned on his iPad. By the time we reached LaGuardia, cops were waiting to arrest him.

He's now on the no-fly list."

Delicious!

Debt Has Increased $5 Trillion Since Speaker Pelosi Vowed, ‘No New Deficit Spending’

Debt Has Increased $5 Trillion Since Speaker Pelosi Vowed, ‘No New Deficit Spending’ CNSnews.com
"When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.”

Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department."

Cities Weigh Letting Noncitizens Vote

Cities Weigh Letting Noncitizens Vote - FoxNews.com
"Portland residents will vote Nov. 2 on a proposal to give legal residents who are not U.S. citizens the right to vote in local elections, joining places like San Francisco and Chicago that have already loosened the rules or are considering it"

If someone asks if there is a difference between the GOPer and the democrooks, this is a pretty big difference!

America hasn't improved much over past 3 decades, Jimmy Carter says

America hasn't improved much over past 3 decades, Jimmy Carter says Deseret News
"'We had almost complete harmony with every nation on Earth,' the Nobel Peace Prize winner said of his administration.
'We not only preserved peace for our country, we never went to war.
We never dropped a bomb.
We never fired a missile.'"

Longtime GOP backers favor Democratic candidate Patrick Miles Jr. over Republican Justin Amash in race for 3rd District House seat

Longtime GOP backers favor Democratic candidate Patrick Miles Jr. over Republican Justin Amash in race for 3rd District House seat MLive.com
"The list includes former Kent County Republican Party chairmen Bob Eleveld, Elliott Serafin and Bill Farr; and children of two of the Republicans who have held the Grand Rapids-based Congressional seat."

GR GOPers redefine RINO.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Park Twp. Manager Jerry Felix closes Smitty's Pronto Pup for violation of ordinance

Park Twp. Manager Jerry Felix closes Smitty's Pronto Pup for violation of ordinance wzzm13.com Grand Rapids, MI
"'He [Felix] told me that he was closing us down for selling donuts,'"

'Frequent fliers' misuse ambulances

'Frequent fliers' misuse ambulances - City & Region - The Buffalo News
"One man last year called Rural/Metro Medical Services, the region's busiest ambulance company, 313 times for a ride to a hospital.
Two other people used the company's ambulances more than 180 times.
Still others received rides once or more a week."

Think this economy is bad? Wait for 2012.

Think this economy is bad? Wait for 2012.
"I, for one, have no idea what will cause the next economic disaster.

But I do have an idea of when it will begin: 2012"

Clinton:

Clinton: Democrats must make strong showing at Nov. polls detnews.com The Detroit News
"But he began his speech just before 3 p.m. in a high school gym that was less than half full."

Oh, the charisma!

Recession? Not in D.C.

Recession? Not in D.C. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Shortly after I arrived, I was contacted by a headhunter to see if I was interested in another assignment with a large quasi-government agency that is receiving billions every month in taxpayer-funded bailout dough.

I told the headhunter I could never work for such an organization, but was curious about the salary.
When he told me, I nearly fell off my wallet.

It was an absurd amount of money.

But then, a lot of things are absurd in the 'land of milk and honey.'"

Coach Mannie...

Coach Mannie...

"Yeah, I probably told this story before but my best man from my wedding had a friend from h.s. who was dying from cancer.

I sent a ball up to the football office and I wanted it signed for him while he was in the hospital.

Anyway, at the time, there was a former h.s. player of mine on the football team there too.

He was in the weight room when Mannie came in with the ball and yelled, 'O.k., every body get over here and sign this ball, some mother ****er is dying and we're gonna send it to him'."

Nisar Ahmed: The first teacher banned for life for being useless

Nisar Ahmed: The first teacher banned for life for being useless Mail Online
"He had taught for a total of 13 years at schools across the South-East."

The bigger news is that any incompetent teacher is ever banned from un-teaching!