By John McCain
As I told the National Sheriffs’ Association Tuesday , protecting innocent citizens from the scourge of crime is one of the chief responsibilities of our government. But there’s only so much we can do alone. That’s why I’m proposing a radical new approach to crime fighting. I’m installing a bat signal on top of the White House.
It would be the world’s largest bat signal, and it would be visible anywhere in the country, from Washington D.C. to Gotham City to Metropolis to New York to wherever the Wonder Twins live. This bat signal would be a beacon of hope in these troubling times, instilling faith into the minds of the citizenry while striking fear into the hearts of those who answer evil’s call. Especially if it’s cloudy. It works a lot better when it’s cloudy. And mostly at nighttime.
When the bat signal shines into the heavens, that’s when Batman, my newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Batman, will emerge to fi...
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Bill Clinton spotted!From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-21 11:12:17
So, former President Bill Clinton was in town today. He stopped off at one of our favorite watering holes for lunch, Thomas Street Tavern. Don’t believe me? Check out the video. It’s a little dark — look for some white hair floating around in there. Toward the end, he can be seen more clearly.
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more News Roundup, 3/21/2008From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-21 11:06:56
State Department: Someone snooped in Obama’s passport file : On three occasions since January, Sen. Barack Obama’s passport file was looked at by three different contract workers, said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. “Two of the contractors were fired, and one was disciplined by the contractors company”. McCormack said. The State Department hires contract workers to monitor their systems and help employees. The breach seems like “imprudent curiosity” among t...
more Another young man goneFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-21 11:01:47
A 17-year-old Charlottean is dead, and for no justifiable reason. Darryl Wayne Turner, a grocery store clerk who got into a rowdy argument with his manager, and then “advanced toward” a policeman, was killed yesterday by the officer. The weapon was a Taser, but it might as well have been a gun for all the difference it made to Turner. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers are supposed to use Tasers only in instances in which the only other recourse would be firing a gun. In other wo...
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Post Date: 2008-03-20 13:14:47
Bill Clinton in Charlotte on Friday: Two days after Democratic presidential primary contender Barack Obama spoke to a crowd in the Grady Cole Center, Bill Clinton is coming to Charlotte on March 21 to speak. Clinton will be speaking on behalf of his wife Hillary Clinton , Democratic presidential primary candidate, to a group of veterans of the VFW Post 1160 on Central Avenue.
Full story: Charlotte.com
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