… and hits on a very Big Brother-esque idea to discourage aircraft hijackings.
Tiny cameras the size of a fingernail linked to specialist computers will be used to monitor the behaviour of airline passengers as part of the war on terrorism.
Fitted to seat-backs, the cameras will record every twitch or suspicious movement before sending the [...]
Archive for February 14th, 2007
England Swings…
Posted in The Nanny State/Country on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Supporting the troops… but not the war?
Posted in War News on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, someone at NBC gets it right (all emphasis mine):
MATT LAUER (co-host): Barack Obama made a comment recently. He’s taken some criticism for it, saying that 3,000 lives in Iraq may have been wasted. He clarified that and said instead they were not honored because he realized he had offended some military families. How big [...]
Gay Rights and “The Gay Agenda”
Posted in Gay News on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Gay Agenda seems to be a catchphrase used by those at least opposed to equal marriage rights, maybe even all gay rights. It seems their definition of it is the attempt of all gay people to convert those who are against them to champion around like the stereotypical homo at a Pride rally as [...]
Characterization of my Political Position – Pt. 2
Posted in General Politics on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As I said in my first post, I do lean to the left on a few issues. Included in these are: environmental policy, gay rights, separation of church and state… and I can’t think of any more right now, but I wll add more as I think of them. These “Characterization” posts are going to [...]
Characterization of my Political Position – Pt. 1
Posted in General Politics on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, so as I said in my previous post, I generally lean more toward the conservative side of the aisle. This in regards to fiscal responsibility by the federal government, military funding and support, foreign policy, government intervention in its citizens’ lives (read: smaller federal government), states’ rights, strict construction of the constitution, and others.
Blog Initiation
Posted in General Politics on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I have decided that I need a place to vent my political frusterations, and comments on other blogs and forums just didn’t seem to cut it. That is what this blog is for, and nothing else. The majority of personal entries will remain on the livejournal account, which I am not going to link [...]
