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Interesting article on the “Super Bowl Sweep” that netted 69 illegals, 34 with prior convictions, amongst the security workers and cab drivers who will be working in and around the Stupor Bowl.
I couldn’t help but take severe exception to the last few paragraphs of the story, though. Fox reports; I’m deciding.

John Mansfield, the lawyer for a Nigerian-born British citizen who was picked up in the sweep, filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday, alleging that Anthony Ajayi’s rights were violated when he was picked up Jan. 10 at the private security company where he had been working with a false social security number.
Ajayi, 25, who married a U.S. citizen nearly a year ago, was in the process of obtaining permanent residency and had a legal work permit that he planned to use once he switched jobs. His lawyer, who insists his client is not a security risk, is challenging the INS’s plans to deport him without an immigration court hearing.
“The Super Bowl sweep is a great idea in its general concept. The problem is the way the INS goes about it. They pretty much pick up any person who’s overstayed their visa whether or not they’re a security risk,” said Mansfield, a Temecula-based immigration rights attorney.
“I’m all for combatting terrorism but I also think the moment we start infringing on individual rights, that’s the moment we need to be concerned,” he said.

Counselor…whose rights were violated? Let’s enumerate the problems here. First, your client was working under a false social security number. I believe that’s a felony.
He had a legal work permit…how did he get it? With his false social security number?
You say, “The problem is the way the INS goes about it. They pretty much pick up any person who’s overstayed their visa whether or not they’re a security risk.” Last time I looked, that’s their job. If you overstay your visa, you’re in violation and liable to be deported. That’s the whole point of all the screaming that was done over the visas for the 9/11 murderers.
Counselor, maybe you ought to find another line of work that you’re better suited for. Hint: Might not want to try security or driving a cab.

Woman Says Doctor Branded Uterus During Surgery
Actually I’d pretty much expect this from a UK alumnus. Too bad your doctor wasn’t from IU, ma’am. They take medicine seriously up here.

I can’t believe this is being passed off as news. Or as academic research, for that matter.
Fox, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Professor Liu, MSU should immediately terminate you, and your license to mold the minds of the youth of today should be torn to bits and fed to the fire.

I must be infallible of late.
Since I know that’s not true…

Just heard on Fox that State has sent out a “warden’s message” (not sure I heard that correctly) to all consulates and embassies to warn citizens abroad to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.
I’ll throw a link in here when Fox has one.
UPDATE: Here’s the link.

Here’s a great breakdown of the judge’s ruling in the McDonalds vs. fatasses case. Milloy isn’t exactly thrilled by it (and frankly neither was I; I still think it should have been dismissed with predjudice).

Lady Ann Coulter, in her inimitable way, deconstructs Democrats on race discrimination as practiced in our nation’s universities.
And she’s absolutely right. Dems must just love to discriminate.

but I agree in principle with this article by Matt Hayes on “Rethinking Citizenship“.
I really don’t think that a child should receive U.S. citizenship just because it’s born here. One or both of the parents should have to be full-fledged U.S. citizens for that to occur.
I was thinking about this with regard to children born here to parents who just never bothered to become citizens, and at first it bothered me — it’s not the child’s fault that it was put into this situation — but then I decided that if the parents don’t care enough to become citizens of this great country of ours, then their children, even if born here, can bloody well go through the citizenship process later if they want the benefits of citizenship. Till then: NADA.
So it’s probably time to tighten up our immigration and turn back pregnant women who are trying to enter the country for this purpose alone. That’s harsh, but the Roman Republic/Empire diluted its citizenship, too; and for this and other failings, it ended up on the trash heap of history.

Sell Amtrak to the highest bidder and let it go private. This has gone on far too long and it’s holding up the prospect of both regional and high-speed national rail.
Maybe one of the airlines would consider buying Amtrak? It’s not the most ridiculous notion. They’ve got flight attendants and all kinds of support personnel who are looking layoffs in the face who could probably switch over to rail service with a minimum of retraining (no pun intended). Airlines already have computerized ticketing, mileage awards, etc, etc…the only difference is that trains run on tracks instead of flying through the air.
And then CUT OUT all the God-damn milk-run stops and use terminals in major cities ONLY. I’m sorry if you live in Podunk, Ohio, halfway between Indianapolis and Columbus; you’re probably better off driving (or taking regional rail instead, which should run on separate, light rail tracks, and can afford to make milk run stops). A train that goes from, say, Chicago to Miami, probably should stop ONLY in Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Atlanta, then maybe Savannah, Jacksonville, Orlando (gotta make Mickey happy) and then arrive in Miami. Or whatever. I’m looking at a map and that looks reasonable for that route. It’s a crow-flight trip of about 1400 miles and that a stop, on average, about every 200 miles. If the train is able to average 60MPH, that’s somewhere in the neighborhood of every 3-1/2 hours, and the entire trip (and I know my mileage numbers are off because it won’t be a straight line trip) would take around 20-24 hours, not including stops. But since I’m not stopping at every podunk wide spot on the railroad, stop time will be limited.
And the beauty is that you don’t even have to involve TSA. At least if someone blows up a train, it’s already on the ground.
Maybe I’m just a dreamer.

My God. Some sanity breaks through in this crazy mixed up world of ours:
Judge Dismisses Obesity Suit Against McDonald’s

U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet said the plaintiffs, including a 14-year-old girl who is 4-foot-10 and 170 pounds, failed to show McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) products presented a danger unknown to consumers. He also cited concerns the case could “spawn thousands of similar ‘McLawsuits”‘ against all types of restaurants.

Unfortunately he didn’t dismiss it with predjudice. But hooray for our side. My doctor told me to get in shape…well, round is a shape. And it’s not fast food’s fault that I’m round. It’s MY fault.
Kind of like it wasn’t Big Tobacco’s fault that my dad had emphysema. Dad chose to continue smoking long after the cigarette companies admitted that cigarette smoking was dangerous to your health. In fact, he was smoking the day he died, and we put his last pack and his Zippo in his pocket when we buried him.
Hand me that humidor…I need a puff.