posted on June 12th, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
This is astounding. The TSA will no longer allow you to fly if you decline to show ID. Previously, travelers who did not wish to produce their papers before boarding a flight were subjected to increased scrutiny, but were allowed to fly. If you lost your ID, but would otherwise be willing to show your ID, you still get to fly, but are subjected to the extra screening. The rant continues…
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Justice John G. Roberts: A Nation Unto Himself
posted on March 26th, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
It’s extremely gratifying to see a Supreme Court ruling in which the majority decision claims to be reining in the extraordinary executive powers that El Presidente has claimed for himself. Which makes it all the more upsetting when that ruling turns out to be a bucket of horse shit.
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posted on March 24th, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
Adam Nagourney has written a column in the New York Times describing Senator Clinton’s “stay alive scenario” for the remaining 10 state primaries. He argues that huge wins (not just wins) in Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico would bring to the forefront Obama’s perceived difficulties with working class whites and latinos of all stripes. This would cause a massive slide in the general election polls, and could force the Democratic superdelegates to intercede at the convention and broker a nomination for Clinton, even if, as is likely, Clinton is trailing in pledged delegates, states won, and popular votes at the time.
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Yup, I’m Playing the Race Card.
posted on March 21st, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
If you’re still not satisfied with Barack Obama’s explanation as to why he has condemned Rev. Wright’s statements but won’t sever all ties with him, then you’re a racist. The rant continues…
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posted on March 17th, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
Wired’s Threat Level blog is reporting that the gubmint is developing a program to detect terrorists in “virtual worlds and large-scale online games”; as revealed in a larger report on data mining from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The rant continues…
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Sexual Hypocrisy is the Kinkiest Kind of Hypocrisy
posted on March 15th, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
And no, I’m not joining in the chorus of people calling Spitzer a hypocrite. I’m calling everyone else a hypocrite. The rant continues…
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An Open Letter to the Staff and Supporters of Ms. Clinton and Mr. Obama
posted on March 13th, 2008 by Lawrence Miller
Stop it.
Just stop.
We all know she’s a woman. We all know a woman has never been elected President before. We all know he’s black. We all know a black man has never been elected President before. You guys don’t have to keep bringing it up. And you don’t have to get mad at the other side when they bring it up. And you don’t have to get mad at the other other side when they call you out for bringing it up. And you don’t have to get mad at the other other other side when they accuse you of distorting your response when you condemned them for bringing it up. We get it. Nobody’s calling anyone a sexist or a racist. We all agree this contest is polarized by race and gender. The rant continues…
