Indefinite Detention? But I Have Soccer Practice at 4: U.S. Politics 2012

cops were stationed in the bar?

they were outside the bar. most of the bars in the downtown area are on a couple of blocks and they have cops stationed there every weekend night. they were standing by the doorman for whatever reason and saw it.

When he finally fished out his military ID they let him go.

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/Superbad%20cops%20drinking.jpg

btw he is white and he speaks with a pretty thick southern drawl so at least it wasn't profiling, right?

and Alabama is usually such a progressive state.

Germany has such a violent past, I can really see the need there.

he might have been a mercedes-benz executive

Wait, it's not illegal to be a German tourist in Alabama, now, is it?

it has been since 1917.

My point is that, whether they determine that someone is there illegally or not, being a foreigner shouldn't be enough on it's own to warrant getting thrown to the ground.

being a foreigner is the first step someone takes towards being there illegally. it's a slippery slope and I can see why they'd want to play it safe.

well, remember: Germans are responsible for Hitler and Klaus Nomi.

Yeah 'cause illegal German immigration to Alabama is such a problem.

you let one in, next thing you know the place is littered with Udo Kiers and Rutger Hauers

I sure hope the USMNT doesn't plan to play there any time soon.

Germans don't wear deodorant in America.

Revenge for two world wars?

Officer Wiesenthal, Mobile PD

guys the immigration law in bama basically requires cops to do that to anyone that can't show proof of citizenship or work papers

well there's a subtle but noticeable difference between checking papers and throwing ppl to the floor

yah. i mean the real difficulty he had initially was that his Alabama Drivers License had expired while he was stationed in Germany.

Which part of Mobile?

Dauphin Street.

Well that just makes sense, then; can't be too vigilant in protecting the Wintzell's

was this guy's last name Farragut?

you let one in, next thing you know the place is littered with Udo Kiers and Rutger Hauers

dilly goose, rutger hauer is dutch

slippery slope etc

all these moments will be lost in time, like tears . . . in alabama

JessicaValenti Jessica Valenti Komen VP retweeted (then deleted) message saying "pro-abortion" groups should "cry me a river" yfrog.com/kkzyuyp via @KatieMStack

http://yfrog.com/kkzyuyp

the complete lack of self-awareness is sort of breathtaking

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/top-susan-g-komen-official-resigned-over-planned-parenthood-cave-in/252405/

karen handel ran for governor of GA in 2010, endorsed by sarah palin

Komen, the marketing juggernaut that brought the world the ubiquitous pink ribbon campaign, says it cut-off Planned Parenthood because of a newly adopted foundation rule prohibiting it from funding any group that is under formal investigation by a government body. (Planned Parenthood is being investigated by Rep. Cliff Stearns, an anti-abortion Florida Republican, who says he is trying to learn if the group spent public money to provide abortions.)

But three sources with direct knowledge of the Komen decision-making process told me that the rule was adopted in order to create an excuse to cut-off Planned Parenthood. (Komen gives out grants to roughly 2,000 organizations, and the new "no-investigations" rule applies to only one so far.)

one wonders if karen handel, or someone else, had a way of finding cliff stearns' phone number?

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/02/lieberman_cantor_defend_capitol_hills_inside_traders/

Shocking, I know

hurrah, ACLU sues over the "secret" assassinations that O boasts about to Jay Leno:

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/02/aclu_sues_obama_administration_over_assassination_secrecy/singleton/

This is an interesting post about the Komen's bumbling handling of their PR mess. Their initial silence and apparent lack of interest in controlling the story! http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2012/02/01/the-accidental-rebranding-of-komen-for-the-cure/

but on first glance "hundreds of thousands of dollars" doesn't seem like a whole lot of money

The WaPo story says: According to Planned Parenthood, its centers performed more than 4 million breast exams over the past five years, including nearly 170,000 as a result of Komen grants.

This week's Sully outburst.

Mike Bloomberg just donated 250k to Planned Parenthood, according to Carolyn Ryan of the NYT.

x-post--Shouldn't Morbs be thanking Obama for reducing US combat involvement in Afghanistan a year early?

I'm really disappointed in Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. That's not what I expect from Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. I always thought Susan G. Komen for the Cure® put women's health first. I guess I never really knew Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

believing L Panetta is a v dangerous thing, mudgey

Shouldn't Morbs be thanking Obama for reducing US combat involvement in Afghanistan a year early?

after sending in 60,000 troops in the first place? It's like being told you're getting slapped, then being told you should thank the abuser for stopping.

that too, and I'm sure the drones will keep flying and hey there's Iran to look fwd to, perpetual war for perpetual 'peace'

we've been scowling at Iran a lot lately.

http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/02/02/what-does-romneys-tough-talk-on-afghanistan-mean/?cxntfid=blogs_jay_bookman_blog

A vote for Romney will ensure that we stay tough on the Taliban until they are defeated (or at least for a year or two past Obama's designated time)

that too, and I'm sure the drones will keep flying and hey there's Iran to look fwd to, perpetual war for perpetual 'peace'

― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:12 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I don't see Iran as a good candidate for a war of choice. Obama isn't dumb enough to get involved there without Iran forcing him to. Maybe we'll have "incidents" or whatever but war with Iran is nuts. Better to pick a teetering dictatorship somewhere else.

i can't remember whether it was here we were discussing the pp/komen thing but fox news is teaching the controversy re: the gross irresponsible factually indefensible breast cancer thing:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/02/anti-abortion-groups-cite-cancer-abortion-link-to-explain-komens-split-with/

Obama isn't dumb enough to get involved there without Iran forcing him to

We kind of already are involved...?

That's basically Santorum's take, isn't it schlump?