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2010-01-08 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2010-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 A misspelling of Mr. Abdulmutallab's name contributed to the State Department's failure to revoke his visa

Whistle blowing, BS flag down:

Leanard, give me a US Visa name search. Last 12 months please, any combination, any sequence found in the name......Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Too easy boss, gimme 1 minute.

Also, cable all missions. This could be a Pan Am-103 redux. No sense our people taking any unnecessary chances.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-08 02:53|| 2010-01-08 02:53|| Front Page Top

#2 We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately! Immediately! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph! - Governor William J. Le Petomane

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-08 07:04|| 2010-01-08 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 "We are at war with al Qaeda."

No Mr. President. AQ just happens to be one of the most virulent strains of this plague. Based on grammatical precision, your decision to scrap the phrase War on Terror may have been justified. Yes, terror, minimally defined, is a tactic and therefore obfuscates the real threat. But, at least its understood to be a universal moniker albeit a vague one. However, this shift in nomenclature makes your statement even more absurd. No Mr. President, we are NOT at war with al Qaedawe are at war with Islamic Jihadists!

Posted by DepotGuy 2010-01-08 11:10|| 2010-01-08 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Weak speech, weak excuses, weak response. "Shocking" my butt. It was obvious he had something more to say when they made the announcement that everyone's gotta watch because they're going to be "shocked", but I'll bet he decided not to pin the blame on those whose heads ought to be rolling right now, so he just amped up the words he decided to use to replace the substance of whatever it was he threw out.

I can't say I'm disappointed because I'm becoming all too-accustomed to his underperforming.

Posted by gorb 2010-01-08 12:11|| 2010-01-08 12:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Obama is implementing the following policies:

1) Al Qaeda will not be permitted to conduct operations when Obama or senior administration officials are on vacation.
2) Al Qaeda must contact the administrations prior to scheduling an operation to make sure that the timing is convenient.
3) Al Qaeda must provide a minimum of two weeks notice before conducting operations so that the Obama administration can prepare suitable public statements.
4) Al Qaeda must change their name, which sounds too much like 'Al Gore'. Obama suggests they call themselves 'George Qaeda'.
5) The Obama administration is deploying total body scanning devices in major airports. Initial implementation will involve screening of women only. Bill Clinton will be in charge of this part of the program.

Posted by DMFD 2010-01-08 14:21|| 2010-01-08 14:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Painfully close to the truth DMFD.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-01-08 14:30|| 2010-01-08 14:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Initial implementation will involve screening of ~~women only~~ elderly women, WWII veterans in wheelchairs, guys in business suits, anyone with a John Deere or 'Navy SEAL' ballcap...

Posted by Pappy 2010-01-08 22:13|| 2010-01-08 22:13|| Front Page Top

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