So Errol Morris is the guy responsible for the greatest advertising campaign of all time. http://www.errolmorris.com/commercials/miller.html
I won't say High Life is one of the beers I prefer because of these advertisements, but they sure are a part of why I first tried it. (its a favorite of mine because 6-pack of bottles for less than 5 dollars of a beer that is extremely drinkable is most definitely gold.)
I find humour in the outrage of "educated" people who make mention of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib as though it is something new and unique. Certain strategic knowledge has (and always will have) more value then a few or dozen or hundred lives. Is the torture of an "enemy of the state" wrong if it preserves life? We have been torturing them for as long as we have been a country. So has France. And England. And Russian. And China. And Japan. And Iraq. And *.
There is nothing this administration is doing that the last one, or the one before that, or the one before that or the one before that ortheonebeforethat ortheonebeforethatortheonebeforethat did NOT do.
I've flown twice in the past 2 months carrying no ID (my license was suspended for missing a court appearance, was unable to aquire a state ID in enough time), and it was TO MY BENEFIT.
I alerted the ticket agent, they marked my ticket with a special code. When I handed it to the line-keeper, they ushered me to a restricted area away roped off from other passengers. Someone assisted me right away and explained the procedure, while I was ushered to the front of the line. He then put my carryon through the X-ray in front of the 50+ other people in line, I went through the body x-ray (once again, everyone waited for me) and went into the next phase. Full search of carryon and person. This was a simple pat down while they opened my bag and verified the contents.
I was then on my way.
Time it took from ticket agent to walking into the terminal: 4 minutes.
When have you EVER gotten through ANY airport security checkpoint in less time?
This was at PHL and RDU, same procedure at both airports.
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So Errol Morris is the guy responsible for the greatest advertising campaign of all time. http://www.errolmorris.com/commercials/miller.html
I won't say High Life is one of the beers I prefer because of these advertisements, but they sure are a part of why I first tried it. (its a favorite of mine because 6-pack of bottles for less than 5 dollars of a beer that is extremely drinkable is most definitely gold.)
won
Also of note... in some countries (is south Africa one of them?) saying the "F-bomb" is really not the same as it is in the US.
Its a "lower" level curse, like the US's "damn" or "hell".
That's what I assumed when I was watching... also thought it appropriate, given the circumstances.
*rant/flame*
I find humour in the outrage of "educated" people who make mention of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib as though it is something new and unique. Certain strategic knowledge has (and always will have) more value then a few or dozen or hundred lives. Is the torture of an "enemy of the state" wrong if it preserves life? We have been torturing them for as long as we have been a country. So has France. And England. And Russian. And China. And Japan. And Iraq. And *.
There is nothing this administration is doing that the last one, or the one before that, or the one before that or the one before that ortheonebeforethat ortheonebeforethatortheonebeforethat did NOT do.
Deal with it. Move on.
I've flown twice in the past 2 months carrying no ID (my license was suspended for missing a court appearance, was unable to aquire a state ID in enough time), and it was TO MY BENEFIT.
:)
I alerted the ticket agent, they marked my ticket with a special code. When I handed it to the line-keeper, they ushered me to a restricted area away roped off from other passengers. Someone assisted me right away and explained the procedure, while I was ushered to the front of the line. He then put my carryon through the X-ray in front of the 50+ other people in line, I went through the body x-ray (once again, everyone waited for me) and went into the next phase. Full search of carryon and person. This was a simple pat down while they opened my bag and verified the contents.
I was then on my way.
Time it took from ticket agent to walking into the terminal: 4 minutes.
When have you EVER gotten through ANY airport security checkpoint in less time?
This was at PHL and RDU, same procedure at both airports.
I'll never fly with ID again
You are right one my man! you said it! Also it WAS MUCH better the second time...
Alderweis
"I Am A Marxist of the Groucho sort"