Randi Rhodes: Terminal Hypocrisy

Travel alert: There’s a revolt brewing against the new airport security measures. People object to the full-body scanners because of possible radiation, as well as the intrusive nature of the scans. Essentially, they don’t want to be exposed to radiation OR to TSA employees. I guess of the two, the radiation isn’t quite as bad. At least radiation won’t snicker at you.
Newly elected Republican Congressman Andy Harris, who ran against ObamaCare, threw a fit when he found out his own government-subsidized healthcare takes a month to kick in. Andy, just why did you want the job as a Congressman? Was it to get health insurance for yourself, or to deny it to others? Get your priorities straight, buddy. On top of everything else, Andy Harris is a doctor! Physician heal thyself! Oh, I forgot, there is no cure for terminal hypocrisy. I don’t know what conditions Andy Harris may need his health insurance coverage for, but the good news for his is that I’m pretty certain that he’s immune to irony.
It seems that Lisa Murkowski now has an insurmountable lead in the counting in Alaska. But Joe Miller isn’t giving up. The Miller campaign says that Alaska’s entire computerized voting system is “suspect.” Uh oh. We know what Joe Miller’s campaign does with suspects—it handcuffs them. The Miller campaign is also suggesting possible voter fraud. If there’s any fraud in this election, I’m pretty sure his name is Joe Miller. Joe isn’t going to be happy until they allow him to count votes they way they do for Bristol Palin on Dancing With The Stars. If you haven’t been watching DWTS, organized and rabid Tea Party voters have gone in under the radar and foisted a completely unqualified Bristol Palin on an unsuspecting public… which is pretty much the plan they have for getting her mother elected in 2012.
Finally, it’s very doubtful if Congress will get around to extending unemployment benefits before they expire at the end of this month. My advice to the unemployed this Thanksgiving is—save those leftovers extra carefully this year.

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Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger speaks out against the use of full body scanners for pilots and junk-touching pat downs for others…