Ramblings Before 9am

So, sometimes I'm a little ADD and cruise thru the channels just looking for something exciting. Got up early this am, and other than listening to the wingers screech on CSpan about Kofe Annans' speech later today ("I wasn't BORN a WORLD CITIZEN!!! I was BORN in the USA") the most interesting thing was Faux & Fonies.

6am cruise by..... Top of the Hour, First Story!!!!
"Were the 6 Imans removed from the US Airways Flight a test group for future terrorism?" Double Oy


Washington Times (I know, but hey it's Faux)

Imams seek to settle with airline
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
December 11, 2006

Iraqi Sunnis protested in a Baghdad neighborhood yesterday after fleeing from fighting. Officials fear chaos in Iraq if the U.S. leaves a weak government in place. (AP)
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Federal air marshals and pilots called the imams' actions a probe of airport security as well as a probe of the politically correct mentality of air passengers.
The Washington Times reported in 2004 that flight crews and passengers were experiencing a number of terrorist probes, most notably Northwest Airlines Flight 327 from Detroit to Los Angeles in June 2004, during which 14 Syrian men posing as musicians may have practiced a dry run.

Hmm, I'm not seeing any names of air marshals, pilots or officials of any stripe calling this a "probe". Not even a quote from an "unnamed source". Ya think if they thought it really was, their would be an investigation? They put people in jail for just talking bullshit about this stuff, and if they thought it was a real probe they wouldn't just whisk these guys away? Story one on Faux & Fonies

Story Two?

Faux Online

Seattle Airport Removes Christmas Trees Instead of Putting Up Menorah
Monday, December 11, 2006

SEATAC, Wash. — For people flying in and out of the Seattle area, there will be no holiday spirit to accompany the holiday travel season.

In response to a rabbi's request to add an 8-foot menorah to holiday decorations, officials at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport instead decided to remove all nine Christmas trees.

Okay, I get it. They're all "War on Christmas" blah, blah, blah. BUT, as I watched, I noticed something. The lady who was representing the airport basically said that they were just too lazy to put up a menorah!!!

They had two weeks of discussions about it, and at the last minute they decided to dump the tree instead of putting both up. She rambled on about how busy they were etc (which I'm sure is true) and then Doocy (He says what Cletis says about him isn't true, though I have my doubts) intones, "Some people say you're just caving to the PC Police."

In what planet do you live sir? That has nothing to do with anything she just said, it makes no sense on the face of it, unless the "memo" this am said you guys were losing traction on the War On Christmas^tm so start chatting it up!!

Repeat and regurgitate for 7a, 8a, 9a. Too bad it's too early to start drinking.