Comments on: “Disconnect”, the airport, and more to come http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2006/10/18/disconnect-the-airport-and-more-to-come/ A Discussion of Politics, Religion, Business, Science, Technology and Life - Comments Encouraged! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: leisa http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2006/10/18/disconnect-the-airport-and-more-to-come/#comment-60 leisa Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2006/10/18/disconnect-the-airport-and-more-to-come/#comment-60 Brian, depends on what media outlet you read. Some say Perry is a proponent based on the fact that he accepts $$$ from casinos. His reps say that he has backed off the issue after rebuke from conservatives. Two articles say two different things. http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/15766192.htm http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA101306.01B.gambling.305b628.html Tom, I'll wait for your other posts to comment on the airport thing — mostly because Jason will be here and can tell me what you mean (that's fun teasing in case you didn't catch it!) :) In other words, I don't get it. But that's okay. My greatest literary sin is also that of overstatement. At least you pay attention to it. I just keep on and on and on. Brian, depends on what media outlet you read. Some say Perry is a proponent based on the fact that he accepts $$$ from casinos. His reps say that he has backed off the issue after rebuke from conservatives. Two articles say two different things.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/15766192.htm

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA101306.01B.gambling.305b628.html

Tom, I’ll wait for your other posts to comment on the airport thing — mostly because Jason will be here and can tell me what you mean (that’s fun teasing in case you didn’t catch it!) :)

In other words, I don’t get it. But that’s okay.

My greatest literary sin is also that of overstatement. At least you pay attention to it. I just keep on and on and on.

]]> By: Brian http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2006/10/18/disconnect-the-airport-and-more-to-come/#comment-58 Brian Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:54:10 +0000 http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2006/10/18/disconnect-the-airport-and-more-to-come/#comment-58 To blatantly plagiarize your tagline, Tom (but it's on your blog, so I guess that's okay?): <b>{SARCASM}</b>What? You ...you mean we're not all created equal? But I thought differences in height, weight, color, race, religion, physical and mental ability, language, religion, even gender -- in short, everything -- was all just stage dressing that doesn't really matter anyway! At least, that's what Beaumont's finest public schools taught me...<b>{SARCASM}</b> I'm still trying to figure out why it's necessary to harrass Grammy when she's flying to visit the kids, and the story I read about a woman being forced to -- forgive me -- drink from a bottle of her own breast milk to prove it wasn't explosive... What is <i>that</i> all about? The IRA came to the table right after we went into Afghanistan (and hasn't ever attacked America -- source of their funding -- anyway), and the Basque separatists in Spain have little, if any, interest in us as well. Chechen rebels? Maybe, but I doubt it. And aren't they muslims, too? Sorry, I digress. As Mr. Sailer pointed out in the balance of your above quote, ALL NINETEEN 9/11 hijackers were muslims from arabic-speaking countries. I would be willing to bet that ALL OF THE "INSURGENTS" IN IRAQ are muslims. And since practicing any other religion was a death sentence under their rule, I can reasonably guarantee THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TALIBAN is muslim. I would further bet that all the above mentioned notables have, to a man, a given and surname that makes them sound like they may just have ties to a certain area of the world. The fact of the matter is, profiling works. Every time it's used, it works. Every time. So why is the government wasting <i>my</i> money stopping every Tom, Dick and Ahmed at airport security? Probably because they think it's <i>thier</i> money. But that's another discussion entirely. <b>{SEGUE}</b> Speaking of money: Can anyone confirm this? I haven't had time to, myself. Is it true that all -- get that: ALL -- four (that I know of) gubernatorial candidates strongly support casinos for Texas? To blatantly plagiarize your tagline, Tom (but it’s on your blog, so I guess that’s okay?):

{SARCASM}What? You …you mean we’re not all created equal? But I thought differences in height, weight, color, race, religion, physical and mental ability, language, religion, even gender — in short, everything — was all just stage dressing that doesn’t really matter anyway! At least, that’s what Beaumont’s finest public schools taught me…{SARCASM}

I’m still trying to figure out why it’s necessary to harrass Grammy when she’s flying to visit the kids, and the story I read about a woman being forced to — forgive me — drink from a bottle of her own breast milk to prove it wasn’t explosive… What is that all about?

The IRA came to the table right after we went into Afghanistan (and hasn’t ever attacked America — source of their funding — anyway), and the Basque separatists in Spain have little, if any, interest in us as well. Chechen rebels? Maybe, but I doubt it. And aren’t they muslims, too?

Sorry, I digress. As Mr. Sailer pointed out in the balance of your above quote, ALL NINETEEN 9/11 hijackers were muslims from arabic-speaking countries. I would be willing to bet that ALL OF THE “INSURGENTS” IN IRAQ are muslims. And since practicing any other religion was a death sentence under their rule, I can reasonably guarantee THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TALIBAN is muslim. I would further bet that all the above mentioned notables have, to a man, a given and surname that makes them sound like they may just have ties to a certain area of the world.

The fact of the matter is, profiling works. Every time it’s used, it works. Every time. So why is the government wasting my money stopping every Tom, Dick and Ahmed at airport security? Probably because they think it’s thier money. But that’s another discussion entirely.

{SEGUE} Speaking of money: Can anyone confirm this? I haven’t had time to, myself. Is it true that all — get that: ALL — four (that I know of) gubernatorial candidates strongly support casinos for Texas?

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