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The only word is “chilling”. Not that people like this are out there, and not even that they are apparently successful scientists — what is chilling is that (at least a slice) of the professional scientific community would give (or even feign) approval or endorsement of such diabolical insanity.

Meeting Doctor Doom >>

Congresswoman McKinney Allegedly Punches Cop (via Drudge)

/sigh

If this is even partially true — and come on, who’re we talking about here? — it makes me want to just up and move somewhere else. So I think we will. As Neal remarked when the apparently-brain dead voters in District #4 voted to send Crazy Cynthia back to DC, this district has essentially lost its representation in Congress. No one but the MSM media pays any attention to her, and only when she’s said or done something wacko. Best part of this apparently nipped-in-the-bud debacle was this statement in her first comments to the press, before her handlers could repackage things:

“Do I have to contact the police every time I change my hairstyle? How do we account for the fact that when I wore my braids every day for 11 years, I still faced this problem, primarily from certain white police officers.”

Lollerskates :D Ah, the race card — when it’s gotten you so far, it’s probably hard not to play it at every opportunity.

To her credit, McKinney’s office has issued a surprisingly levelheaded statement, complete with the obligatory liberal “I deeply regret”. To what can we attribute this odd, rational behavior? Maybe she’s singing a new tune these days — “Georgia (2006 elections) on my mind,” perhaps?

Via my ma:

Some Ga. State students decided to conduct an experiment on I-285 recently by driving 4 abreast at 55 mph (the actual speed limit)….they had cameras in cars and on one overpass….see what happened…

A Meditation on the Speed Limit >> (Google video - requires Flash)

If you’ve ever been called on by friends or family to rescue their computer from …well, them, you’ll appreciate these pictures, taken by a former employee at an unnamed retail computer support center. Thankfully, none of my friends or family have ever brought anything this hopeless to me.

Yet ;)

Hard to beat this: roses made from duct tape. Hurry — supplies are limited!!!

(hat tip to Neal)