TSA Mysteries

Questions Without Answers What happens to things fliers leave on airplanes?

“ Like bras and underpants? ”

JAIL CORZINE ...

Jon Corzine machine guns America

“ Ann Barnhardt, a hedge broker specializing in cattle and grain, is quitting the brokerage portion of her business, and has posted an announcement as to why. Big deal? Uh, yeah. [Full] “ Don sent me this from BizzyBlog. Ann Barnhardt  is a favorite here, so this is very, very disturbing.  It's one thing to know the chickens are coming to roost, quite another when they do. The reason for my decision to pull the plug was excruciatingly simple: I could no longer tell my clients that their monies and positions were safe in the futures and options markets – because they are not. And this goes not just for my clients, but for every futures and options account in the United States. The entire system has been utterly destroyed by the MF Global collapse. Given this sad reality, I could not in good conscience take one more step as a commodity broker, soliciting trades that I knew were unsafe or holding funds that I knew to be in jeopardy. The futures markets are very highly-leveraged and thus require an exceptionally firm base upon which to function. That base was the sacrosanct segregation of customer funds from clearing firm capital, with additional emergency financial backing provided by the exchanges themselves. Up until a few weeks ago, that base existed, and had worked flawlessly. Firms came and went, with some imploding in spectacular fashion. Whenever a firm failure happened, the customer funds were intact and the exchanges would step in to backstop everything and keep customers 100% liquid – even as their clearing firm collapsed and was quickly replaced by another firm within the system. Everything changed just a few short weeks ago. A firm, led by a crony of the Obama regime, stole all of the non-margined cash held by customers of his firm. Let’s not sugar-coat this or make this crime seem “complex” and “abstract” by drowning ourselves in six-dollar words and uber-technical jargon. Jon Corzine STOLE the customer cash at MF Global. Knowing Jon Corzine, and knowing the abject lawlessness and contempt for humanity of the Marxist Obama regime and its cronies, this is not really a surprise. What was a surprise was the reaction of the exchanges and regulators. Their reaction has been to take a bad situation and make it orders of magnitude worse. Specifically, they froze customers out of their accounts WHILE THE MARKETS CONTINUED TO TRADE, refusing to even allow them to liquidate. This is unfathomable. Here are some (maybe all) of Ann's videos.  I do recognize in Ann Barnhardt someone whose political awareness has grown to envelop every aspect of her life (ahem), and there is a potential danger in that - if she's wrong, for instance.  In some respects she reminds me of  Missy Kelly, a researcher (here in Letters) whose vision and sense of history drove her nearly mad. But she was right. PS - I've added BizzyBlog to the blogroll. ”

Fly Party Civil War

OCCUPY    Will the irony ever end? jodi

Beating Hippie to Glenn Miller

OCCUPY    Play it again Sam Cops Beating up Hippies to the Glenn Miller Orchestra

“ Featuring old favorites: Serenade in Black and Blue String 'em up Earl American Patrol Beat them Daddy, Use the Bar In the Mood to whack-a-hippie At Last Deporting Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita Lopez Arraigned in Room 1411 Have Ya Got A Gun, Chum? Little Brown Mug I'm In the Mood - Play it Again Sam ”   Alear, via BigFurHat,

Knock Knock Who's There? Natalie Wood ------

HLLYWD Sheriff's Department reopens Natalie Wood case

“ Q: What kind of wood doesn't float? A:Natalie Wood Q. Why didn't Natalie Wood take a shower on the boat? A. She wanted to wash up on shore. Q.What did Princess Grace have that Natalie Wood could have used? A. A good stroke. ca. 1981 Natalie Wood ( Associated Press ) The inflatable dinghy used by 34-year-old actress Natalie Wood, sits moored after it washed up on the rocks on Catalina Island on Nov. 30, 1981. Patrolmen discovered the actress' body 200 yards off Blue Cavern Point on Catalina Island, 100 yards away from the yacht Splendour, after a seven-hour search. I fell in love with Natalie Wood after seeing her in 1963's Love with the Proper Stranger, costarring Steve McQueen.  Aside from the tasteless jokes (it's American to joke about tragedies - shhhhhh), I remember rumors that she was involved in a 3-way with husband Robert Wagner (of whom I knew nothing) and Christopher Walken (of whom I knew even less).  Why is this being reopened?  Well, it's Hollywood; this is the 30th anniversary; so do the math.  Damn she was pretty;  looked very much like my future bride. Hmmmm. ”

Stuff that bounces

More Obama gun tricks ..

Obama Pushing Shooters Off Public Lands

“ "As I said, I have never favored an all-out ban on handguns. What I think we can provide is common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets."   Candidate Barack Obama, 2008 “ He was lying of course.  The guy had a documented history of gun-nuttery even then.  As president however, his administration had problems finding these "illegal guns that are ending up on the streets,"  yeah?  His answer was the rubbish Operation Fast and Furious.  It didn't quite work out the way his people hoped, which was to present piles of illegal guns (they had provided to Messican drug gangs)as prima facie.  Anyway, Sid just linked me to Obama Pushing Shooters Off Public Lands .  Say this for the Gomer from Kenya, he has stick-to-itiveness.   via Washington Whispers Gun owners who have historically been able to use public lands for target practice would be barred from potentially millions of acres under new rules drafted by the Interior Department, the first major move by the Obama administration to impose limits on firearms. Officials say the administration is concerned about the potential clash between gun owners and encroaching urban populations who like to use same land for hiking and dog walking. "It's not so much a safety issue. It's a social conflict issue," said Frank Jenks, a natural resource specialist with Interior's Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres. He adds that urbanites "freak out" when they hear shooting on public lands. [Read about the subpoena issued as a result of Operation Fast and Furious.] Everyone in this Administration ought be on a "wanted poster." ”

Run you chicken turkey!---

Kid wants to turn a turkey into a chicken

“ "Gobble Gobble" - President G.W. Bush ”

Parental-fail

GUN NUTS ParentingFail

“ Starter ↓ pistol  I saw this Parenting FailBlog pic of the little girl the other day; it stuck in my craw.  There's a difference between having a healthy (knowledgeable) respect for guns, dogs, male erections, etc,, and growing up being neurotic about stuff.  You tell me which of the two is f'd-up?  ”

Eggs over easy ...

SCIENCE   Peace on Earth? ... fight to last man standing, and dominate

Learn it; plan accordingly

The New Kid -

Protecting one's turf from the new kid

Democrat Voter Fraud ...

FILTHY                                  Cemetary Petition

“ via Doug Ross I view vote fraud as  attempting to overthrow the government, a capital crime. ”

piffles and pissants

piffles and pissants

“ ” Michael Savage is pretty much spot-on in this vintage rant.  I like Savage, but he does suffer from the "looking for anti-antisemitism" disease that's every bit as annoying as the "looking for racism" virus that afflicts so many Liberals.  The video link appeared in a comment about Ann Coulter endorsing Romney.  She also dissed Newt at the same time.  Early in the week El-jefe sent me a link to an American Spectator piece, "Is Newt Gingrich America's Churchill." No, he is not, IMO.  I loved Newt for his role in ending 40 years of Democratic terror (for a while).  But I see him as a transitional character, more Patrick Henry than George Washington, and one with serious character flaws.  I addressed one flaw in a post 10 years ago (A strange comeuppance), about his treatment of  Christina  Jefferies*.  Newt had appointed her as House Historian, only to throw her under the bus after Democrats - filthy Democrats - called her a Jew hater. I was shocked, disappointed, and worried about his character.  During the same time, Newt, after it was discovered that a few million $imoleons were missing from the House operating fund, announced that he would let it slide, in an effort at appeasement.  I don't forget this kind of thing.  I disagree with a few  of Ann Coulter's stands, but I have never questioned her character. She wants Romney?  Fine.  Since Palin bailed, and Cain appears to have been pressed and folded,  it doesn't matter to me.  We're in the sh_t.  But that's just me.  * I later received a kind note from Christina  Jefferies

Great Picture Archive ..

Pssst—  Wanna see some pitchers?

“ German Wehrmacht General Anton Dostler is tied to a stake before his execution by a firing squad in a stockade in Aversa, Italy, on December 1, 1945. The General, Commander of the 75th Army Corps, was sentenced to death by an United States Military Commission in Rome for having ordered the shooting of 15 unarmed American prisoners of war, in La Spezia, Italy, on March 26, 1944. (AP Photo)                                                                          Only Bigger ”     cuzzin ricky

Loverboys

The Lover

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Hints

Helpful Hints from the Queen Dowager

“ Wadded newsprint is the best thing to clean windows and mirrors with. Cheap, and won't  lint. ”

Politicos "Mirror Image" Asshattery ..

OCCUPY    Some "Mirror Image"

“ Ben Smith at Politico suggests this could be a huge problem for the Occupy movement. "The mirror-image campaigns to tar the Tea Party and the "Occupy" movement are based, in no small part, on guilt by association. But nobody anywhere near the Tea Party ever took a shot at the White House. " [The Guy Arrested For Firing A Shot At The White House May Have Spent Time At 'Occupy' Protests] ” Here's Ben Smith's "Mirror Image" Tea Party OCCUPY Spontaneous Formed and funded by leftist groups and unions Attend town hall meetings and ask hard, but legitimate  questions (to the horror of elected Democrats who can't answer them ) Have no idea, and  no clue, except to create mayhem, use drugs, and get laid. Never physically attacked anyone Physically attack anyone with whom they disagree (usually by groups like SEIU and other unions, and the general thugs these people attract) Sing God Bless America Chant "Fuck Sarah Palin" Are contributors Are takers

Water For Elephants ...

Water For Elephants ½

“ We just watched this, and loved it.   Plot in short - Rosie the dyslexic Elephant is acquired by a psycho circus owner.  Except, The elephant is just the smartest thing, but only understands Polish.  Fortunately  Jacob Jankowski – the film's protagonist, speaks the language.  By today's standard, I rate this a family friendly movie. ”

The DOO DAH Plantation Blues

Liberal Racism   What Liberalism Hath Wrought

“                                                                                                                                                                    DOO DAH                                                                                                                                                                                             DOO DAH       They's more where     ______                                                         this comes from blackie                                                                                                                                                                                                               ”                                                                                                            MO

Son of Stuxnet ---

ISLAMO FASCISTS  Iran Admits Nuclear Sites Hit by 'Son of Stuxnet'

“ Iranian officials admitted Sunday that they had uncovered evidence of the Duqu computer virus -- labeled "Son of Stuxnet" by cyber experts -- at the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, state-controlled IRNA news agency reported. "We are in the initial phase of fighting the Duqu virus," Gholamreza Jalali, was quoted as saying. "The final report which says which organizations the virus has spread to and what its impacts are has not been completed yet." Duqu is the second major weaponized virus to turn computers into lethal weapons with devastating destructive power Read more: ” $2 on the  blue horse please    skoonj

The Wrong Diner ...

Gunny's Finest

jodi sue

Dueling Judges ...

Court Order Allows Protesters to Return to Zuccotti Park

The National Lawyers Guild said it has obtained a court order that allows Occupy Wall Street protesters to return with tents to a New York City park. Occupy Wall Street protests Leslie Gersing for CNBC.com The injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules, which were published after the Occupy Wall Street protest began. Those rules would bar protestors from bringing tents, tarps and sleeping bags into the park. ” But, wait Judge Lucy Billings, who signed Occupy Wall Street order, is an ACLU veteran and kicked off the case A different judge assigned to hear arguments on her order “ But within hours, she was off the case as court administrators chose a new judge — and excluded Billings’ name from the list of candidates. Billings’ biography notes that before she became a judge in 1997, she spent three years as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and also worked work community legal services. How did Obama miss Lucy?  She was a natural to get the ACLU seat on the SCOTUS vacated by what's her face,?  You know, the one whose husband gave Clinton's DNC a few mil to get her appointed?  Ginzy.

Israelis strike again? --

ISLAMO FASCISTS  Did Israel assassinate Iran's 'missile king'? fits a pattern.

“ Iran today buries a senior commander of its missile force, amid claims that the huge explosion that killed him and at least 16 others at a Revolutionary Guard base on Saturday was the work of Israeli agents. ...   in what appears to be a concerted Spy vs. Spy campaign – from assassinations and facility explosions, to three destructive computer viruses, by Iran's count – that have dealt setbacks to Iran's controversial nuclear and ballistic missile programs in recent years.  [Full] It's telling that subsequent to news that a forthcoming Israeli attack were "leaked", Israel announced, rather publicly,  that she would no longer tell Obama about future plans. ”

A Failed Pick-up Line ....

Today's Failed Pick-up Line from two wild and crazy guys

“ "Excuse me miss, but you dropped your Tampax" "I can put it back if you like?"

A filthy cancer run amok ...

Our Toxic Culture It began with Democrat "Borking"

“ Now it's a cancer. ”

RAHM KNEW!

Rahm knew

“ Hey, remember when Rahm Emanuel said he couldn't remember anything about Solyndra because he's the mayor of Chicago now, so shut up? Guess What? Despite his claim of municipally triggered memory loss, at one point Rahm did know all about it. In fact, he's the one who wanted Obama to tout the now-bankrupt "green energy" company. Look, that sumbitch Charlie Rangel is still in congress.  He's still not in jail.  So we all know that in order for a democrat to  pay for his crime, one of two things must exist. The democrat must annoy the party leadership (Jim Traficant) Must testify against himself (Clinton's DNA) Else forget it.  Except let the air out their tires every chance you get.  What?  Crap. That's illegal too.  Sigh. ”

DC POOPER- ( w/comeuppance)

OCCUPY    Caught On Video: Occupy Protester Defecates In Public Street

“ I thought this video needed an more cathartic ending, so ... voila!  All in fun of course. ”

Rol over Doggy

Roll Over Doggy

“ Woof ”

Obama is a mole. Has to be. ....

‘splain to me again how this is “mere incompetence”? They’re practically begging US. Coming to US, America’s Hat in Hand. “Please. Why won’t you help Canada save this continent’s economy?”

Voter ID Crap

Nast-y Nadler photo voter identification a “deliberate plot by conservatives

“ New York Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told The Daily Caller that laws requiring voters to present photo identification are part of a “deliberate plot by conservatives and Republicans to suppress votes” that would be cast by minorities, the elderly and young people. [Full & Video] Democrat policy is  keep the waters muddy enough  to give the generally disinterested voter reason to vote for them. But, how this practice could work with voter ID laws is mind boggling—  at first glance.  But, it's not voters who have misgivings.  Voter ID laws are routinely passed wherever they find their way onto the ballot.  So, golly whiz, why is it that states are allowing groups like ACORN to keep using the fraudulent vote to get Al Frankens elected?  Simple.  Democrat judges. Arizona voter ID law overturned - UPI.com Court Overturns Mississippi Voter ID Ruling Civil rights group uses black students in Texas to overturn voterID law ACLU, others ask feds to overturn SC voter ID law Support The Suit To Overturn Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Indiana Appeals Court Overturns Voter-ID Law Justice Department Might Investigate States' Voter ID laws These judges would vehently deny that thet are crooked.  The are instead, Liberal. Ahem. ”