Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[Xyzzy]

[Batalov]

How well do you know the world? Play Geoguessr to find out!

[kladner]

http://readersupportednews.org/opini...ety-nine-years

Last week’s indictment of Texas Governor Rick Perry has sparked widespread bipartisan support for the concept of sending politicians to prison for ninety-nine years.


While Americans are divided about the merits of the specific charges levelled against Perry, there is near-unanimous agreement that imprisoning politicians for ninety-nine years is an idea worth exploring further, a poll released on Monday indicates.


According to the poll, eighty-seven per cent of voters from both parties agreed that sending politicians to prison for such a lengthy period would “solve a lot of problems” and “make the country safer.”

[retina]

Originally Posted by kladner

http://readersupportednews.org/opini...ety-nine-years

The problem is that it would be those same politicians that would vote to enact such laws. So basically it has no chance of ever happening.

[only_human]

Originally Posted by retina

The problem is that it would be those same politicians that would vote enact such laws. So basically it has no chance of ever happening.

The use of pardons could also defang such laws. Politicians have a lot of control over things intended to reign in politicians.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by retina

The problem is that it would be those same politicians that would vote to enact such laws. So basically it has no chance of ever happening.

This is one of the rare Borowitz pieces which is not prominently labeled as satire, which is what his gig is.

[kladner]

Now here is a Borowitz bit which has the usual disclaimer. Unfortunately, it sounds all too real.

http://readersupportednews.org/opini...rom-rick-perry

Lashing out at what he called the “Soviet-style” tactics of the indictments against him, Texas Governor Rick Perry said on Tuesday that the government had “grossly overstepped its traditional role of mandating transvaginal ultrasounds.”

[xilman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28929626

[kladner]

Originally Posted by xilman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28929626

I thought it was rather funny.

[xilman]

Originally Posted by kladner

I thought it was rather funny.

Truth be told, so did I.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by xilman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28929626

Originally Posted by kladner

I thought it was rather funny.

Originally Posted by xilman

Truth be told, so did I.