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Teenage burglars think they stole cocaine until they realize their mistake.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/teen-burglars-mistook-cremated-remains-for-cocaine-876593

I not so fondly recall going up in an elevator in NYC with a Chinese man and his wife, where he proceeded to fart loudly several times as soon as the door closed. Not a hint of embarrassment (let alone an apology) crossed his mind as the fragrant fumes accumulated in the confined space.

Menendez is as sleazy as they come.

According to what I have read in the NYC papers, Bratton is blaming liberalized marijuana laws in general, not Colorado specifically, for this uptick in crime.

Certainly can't count on Roberts to do the right thing. Idiot.

How easy is it for the average person in China to get a tourist visa to come here?

Far from guaranteed, but very many are granted.

In the old days before the 10 year visas, women used to have to hide their pregnancies under loose clothing, etc. and make up some touristy reason for travelling to the US. No longer necessario -- now they simply get their visa whilst unpregnant, and have ten years to become pregnant and come here as a "tourist." What could be easier?

Pelosi says she was 'near tears' during Netanyahu speech

Pelosi, a California Democrat, said she was "saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States"

http://www.marketwat...3?siteid=yhoof2

Oh, the trauma!

Nasty Pelosi can still cry with that tight face?

Another thing: This has definitely worsened recently with regard to China. The approval of the new 10 year visas between China and the US has exacerbated this phenomena of birth tourism. One can get one of these visas, and have 10 worry-free years to try to get pregnant and travel to the US.

Hardly. While it is fairly easy to live undocumented in this country, a walk in the park, it is not. If you think you had it rough after immigrating lawfully, you wouldn't stand a chance surviving undocumented. It's really just that simple.

Try NYC. They have done all but roll out the red carpet for these criminals.

Good.

It's always a plethora of headlines when the right wing echo chamber lights up. One of them blogs posts some nonsense and everyone - including Fox News - picks it up and runs with it. None of them ever bothers to check or verify anything. If they like what they see, they run with it. That's how it works. And that's why it's always a good idea to look into any claims they make. Usually turns out to be garbage.

Like the left and MSNBC doesn't do the same thing.

Most bloggers/radio talk show hosts feed off each other. I was listening to Thom Hartmann today, same kind of drivel coming from the left.

Exactly.

demographics research - hey ! you gotta start somewhere !

and speaking of starting somewhere (with apologies o thread-hijaak) - did exExpat get the boot or leave us?

No, it looks like a name change -- check out xxClosedxx in the thread on the Jordanian king - unless that is how closed or suspended accounts appear on this site.

He is your brother, lives in the same town, and everything. You should be letting us know. I think there was some Admin action. Suspension maybe?

As far as I can see, he has nothing to warrant a suspension, and I hope he has not left voluntarily.

That would hardly work. Thing is that political leaders in several other developed countries don't have term limits and they get sh!t done. The state of corruption in this country - at thirds world levels, really - stems from the undue influence that money has on the political process. The ludicrous idea that money is free speech and that corporations are people - a view the highest court of this nation holds - is what tears at the fabric of the country. Term limits my #######. We have term limits for every elected office here in FL and yet this is one of the most corrupt states in the nation.

But certainly the less time in office, the less time to collect bribes and coddle special interests, no?

Also don't forget you can get shyt done and still be corrupt. Many people in all parts of the world are, unfortunately, OK with that.

Who cares what "color" they are? In my book, a freeloader is a freeloader.

I think all elected officials should only be allowed one term in office. Hopefully that would stimulate them to get things done and build their legacy as quickly and effectively as possible, while simultaneously minimizing cronyism and corruption.

How sad. Rest in peace.

You would think borrowing 50,000 to go to a school someone would spend a few minutes of research to see these were not good schools. I am glad the government took the step of getting these schools closed down. I wish they would stop giving loans and grants to students of other schools that charge way to much compared to what they offer - looking directly at you University of Phoenix, Apollo, and ITT.

From the Wall street Journal (quoted on WP): "In February 2015, ECMC, a non-profit education firm, took ownership of more than half of Corinthian Colleges' campuses. ECMC also agreed to forgive student debt on Corinthian College's Genesis loans after a series of years"

Why school assets were not taken and sold and used to pay the students debts owed to the government is beyond me.. Someone was able to walk away with the cash while the schools went to another set of owners.

I think it is not just the "for profit" schools that are a scam. Prestigious private and state universities charge much more than the costs of education, and their tuitions go up much more than the rate of inflation each year. They are immune from the state of the economy and market forces, and the government facilitates this by continuing to lend students money for these endless increases. Universities answer to no one, and are not truly non-profit either. Take a look at their endowments and building and development funds, for example. With not-so-creative accounting, this vast amount of money is going somewhere.

Arabs are Semites too, but not Persians.

True, strictly speaking, but I am sure you are aware that the term "anti-Semitism" generally refers to prejudice specifically against Jewish people.

These "students" need to direct their wrath at their school, and not the government (and hence taxpayers). Others are NOT responsible for their poor decisions.

Either way, each of them still owe that money,

Give the poor kids a job.

I don't have any openings for whiners.

So when is Israel turning in her nukes?

Here come the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic nuts.

Why won't Israel sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran has. The IAEA can inspect Iran's facilities. They cannot inspect Israel's. What is Israel hiding?

We all know that Iran's signature on such a document ain't worth the paper it is written on.

Signing and complying can be two different things, no?

Exactly.

I'm almost of the opinion that Iran should be allowed to have nuclear weapons. I believe that eventually most countries will have nukes and they will be used again, it's only a matter of time. I won't be surprised if they have nuclear weapons before Obama is out of office.

Just because most countries will have nukes eventually doesn't mean shouldn't try to stop (or slow) certain countries from obtaining them.

There is not even a consensus that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons. If you discount all the crazy talk by Netanyahu, then at worst Iran has the capacity to make a bomb, or at least is heading in that direction, and at best, Iran is doing exactly what they are saying they are doing, that is an active research program focused on medical uses and power generation.

Why would one of the world's most oil-rich nations need another source of power generation? Get real. We all know what they are up to.

Shoot, what did I miss??

I said nothing untrue. Anyone who enters the borders illegally, or overstays in these borders is a criminal. That is not slander. That is the truth!

slander

[ ˈslandər ]

NOUN

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

I agree.

This is an outrage that I am afraid won't be corrected in our lifetime. Political correctness gone amok. All those illegals will eventually vote Democratic. And if by some miracle they suddenly closed off the southern border, but still made it exceedingly difficult for legitimate foreign spouses, undoubtedly people in your shoes would still be very unhappy.