“…the former Minnesota governor claims that airport full-body scans and pat-downs violate his Constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures…

 Before November, 2010, Ventura had to go through a non-invasive hand-wand inspection when he set off the alarm. But since new security measures took effect last November, Ventura says he has been subject to pat-down body searches or whole body imaging, which uses backscatter x-ray or millimeter wave technology to look through clothing for weapons or explosive material.

Ventura, who has to fly two or three times a week for his television show, said in his lawsuit that the full-body scans are “intrusive” and “degrading,” as well as a possible health risk, while the pat-downs include “touching, gripping and rubbing of the genital and other sensitive areas.”

Ventura noted that he has to go through the scans despite the fact that he is a frequent flyer, a former governor, a U.S. Navy veteran, and has an easily verifiable medical condition. Ventura could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.”

“Samtaesung (Food) and Cool Beverages calls their sandwiches “minced meat and bread” to avoid using the American word “hamburger”.”

Wow I’d hate to live in a country so petty they change the name of common foods as some kind of a snub against a country they’re having a disagreement with… I wonder if they serve freedom fries over there.

Gee, wonder why that was illegal in the US.

A Poll I found on FOX NEWS. You have to love the options on this, YES CAUSE THEY’RE SHOVING IT DOWN MY THROAT, NO CAUSE THEY’RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH SHOVING IT DOWN MY THROAT, I DON’T CARE CAUSE THEY’RE SHOVING IT DOWN MY THROAT. Also gotta love the little disclaimer at the bottom about it not being a scientific poll, wouldn’t want any one participating in the devil’s dance that is since.

Only in the US could someone be too gay acting to ice skate

I was reading about that guy that tried to blow up that Northwest Airlines plane, and it got me wondering if they’ve ever actually caught someone before they were going to do something like this.  I mean they have all these draconian rules, but they never seem to actually catch anyone, at least you never hear about it.  You hear about how US senators are on the do not fly list, old white haired grandmas being given the full body cavity searches, and people having to pull their nipple rings out with pliers.  Not to mention the whole taking off your shoes, not being allowed liquids, or drinks that weren’t purchased inside the security check points.

And the people that actually want to harm people make it on the plane no problems.  Like this last guy, he was on a watch list, and his father had apparently even called up an embassy and warned that his son was radical and might do something bad.  Thankfully all the guy succeed in doing was setting his own crotch on fire.  If all the rules and harassment actually netted someone looking to do harm from time to time, I’d say it was worth it, but given that these people always seem to slip through makes it all seem asinine.