NSA May be Wagging the Dog with New Spying Policies
By Andy Alt / Political Dimensions
May 17, 2006 – White House spokesman Tony Snow has announced three new policy changes which will be enacted by the National Security Agency. His announcement, however, is not causing much concern about invasion of privacy.
The NSA will start monitoring all messages contained within fortune cookies. Mister Snow has made it clear that while most fortune cookie messages are not a direct threat to national security, the possibility for communication between terrorists utilizing fortune cookies exists in our reality. Continue reading ‘NSA May be Wagging the Dog with New Spying Policies’
Municipal Pornography and Fantasy Gifts Store against Liquor Store | Non Humor
Published August 30, 2008 Commentary , Legal , Non Humor Leave a CommentTags: adult movies, business, economics, fantasy gifts, liquor, municipal politics, northfield minnesota, pornography, x-rated material
Municipal Pornography and Fantasy Gifts Store against Liquor Store
By Andy Alt / Political Dimensions
[I originally posted this as an opinion at Northfield News Letters to the Editor 8/30]
Aug 30, 2008 – Mister F. has written that Northfield needs a new Liquor Store. He very handily stated several supporting reasons why it would be a good idea.
Does a liquor store pose more of a threat than a pornography and fantasy gifts store? In Minnesota, one must be 21 to purchase liquor; you must be only 18 to purchase an “adult” movie, 17 to see an Rated “R” movie (unless you are accompanied by an adult, whereas you only need be six years old).
So the reason no one is screaming for a porno shop is because less people talk about porno than liquor. Liquor is much more socially acceptable. Anyone can verify that there is a healthy market for pornography. Logically, if pornography was made more available by retailers to consumers, there would be a substantial increase in sales and profit from X-rated material. Talk about reaching new heights! Continue reading ‘Municipal Pornography and Fantasy Gifts Store against Liquor Store | Non Humor’