TSA: Toddler Security Administration

The TSA continues to protect us from the most sinister of foes:  toddlers.  

This much is true: An 18-month-old was pulled from a JetBlue flight and her family was questioned by Transportation Security Administration agents because the airline said the child appeared on a “no-fly” list,  her parents said.

I have an 18-month old niece and while I do call her "The (Giant) Baby of Destruction", I think her taking down an airliner is probably outside the realm of possibility (at least as long as they keep the cockpit doors closed and locked).  Also, she knows about five words, so it would be interesting to see the TSA "question" her.  

I know times are tough and jobs are hard to find, but I would like to believe that I have enough honor to quit my job if it required me to 1) suspend disbelief and assume a toddler is a terrorist, and 2) forcibly sequester that toddler from his/her family and interrogate him/her.  

Do stories like this make you feel any safer?  We keep hearing more and more stories like this coming out about the TSA and yet, they continue to operate without any oversight or any semblance of common sense.  They don't seem to care at all about public outrage, which begs the question:  what do we have to do to get their attention and make them accountable to us (the people they supposedly serve)?  

More Decades-Old "News" About Obama

Related to this previous post about Obama's dog-eating, it becomes ever more obvious that no one read his book.  A news story this week is that one of the girlfriends Obama talks about in Dreams from My Father is actually a composite of several girlfriends of his over the years.  

Except this isn't news because Obama made note of the fact that he used composite characters in his book to protect the identity of actual people.  Ergo, people just bought this book to put up on their shelves and pose as ... I-don't-know-whats, people-who-buy-the-memoirs-of-other-people-too-young-to-have-authored-memoirs?  Ridiculous.  And all of these so-called reporters and journalists should be ashamed of themselves.  

Plus, the country is still in the crapper and we're talking about "news" pertaining to Obama's girlfriends coming out of a book that was written almost 20 years ago?  Pathetic.  And I am pathetic for talking about it as well.  

From One Julia to Another*

Alright, I was busy with some other things yesterday so I only became aware late yesterday evening of "The Life of Julia" -- the Obama campaign's attempt to bribe stupid/ignorant, shameless, and unambitious women into voting for him.  

The youtube video shows Julia from cradle to grave and how she lives (and even thrives!) off the government's largesse, thanks to President Obama.  It also has helpful reminders of how each of these vital "gimmes" will be taken away under a President Romney.  

I have a few questions for my liberal, female friends:  1) does this bother or offend you in any way?,  2) if not, why not?, 3) if not, have you no sense of shame?  Because of all my liberal, female friends -- I'm not aware that any of you need the government's help to live your lives.  You are all productive, tax-paying citizens who contribute positively to the fabric of our society (not counting your voting record, of course).  This should offend you.  I am offended for you.  This is how your government sees you -- as a damsel in distress, waiting to be saved because you couldn't possibly save yourself.

Are American women unable to provide for themselves?  Are we unable to actually earn a scholarship to college or work to pay our own way?  What is the role of parents and family in our society? Are we truly helpless without government handouts?  And if so, is that something to be celebrated?  Is that a reason to vote for a particular candidate?  He's just trying to buy your vote:  "if you elect me, I will pay for __________."  

The most offensive thing about this gambit is that he and his campaign think it will work -- they think we all operate on greed.  That the most important thing to any and all of us is how much we can get for nothing.  So, if your greed exceeds your desire for freedom (and it's responsibilities), then vote for Obama.  (But before you do, take a look at this rebuttal:  "The Real Life of President Obama's Julia".)

*My first name is Julia.