26 REDS & A BOTTLE OF WINE

While I’m (not) on the subject of the New York Times, I read Frank Keating’s retarded piece in the Op/Ed section.

To summarize, Mr. Keating thinks that the DHS’s policy of giving more anti-terrorism dollars to the ten largest American cities than to the country as a whole is misguided. He even suggest, in what must have been written in the mist of a horrible herpes outbreak, that small cities should get MORE money.

I’ll repeat. MORE money.

He swings Timmy McVeigh around like a dead cat, suggesting the mute Marine hit the building in Ok City because of a perception, on McVeigh’s part, of lower security. “McVeigh didn’t go to Los Angeles or Miami, at least in part, because he assumed security there might be tighter.”

Let’s forgo the whole bit about making an ass out of yourself and just grant this notion. Mr. Keating misses a key point in his “analysis”. These DHS monies are not just to post security guards and metal detectors. They are designed for active anti-terrorism work. Work not capable of being performed in Norman, Oklahoma, a town cited as a pilot school training ground for the 9/11 hijackers.

New York has a sophisticated anti-terrorism operation. It has to. It’s been hit by two terrorist attacks in 15 years. That makes the New York City vs. Norman, Ok. scorecard 2 to 0. In soccer that’s a blowout.

There is also the issue of size. I’m willing to bet that if five brown men, talking a funny language show up anywhere near Norman, Ok. Someone is gonna notice. In New York we call that a cab stand. With 8 million people, a massive public transportation system, 28,000 acres of parks, dozens of major bridges and tunnels, the statue of liberty and Mario Batali, we’ve got a lot to protect. So if Norman, Ok want there f**king chem. Suits and bomb detectors they’re gonna have to get in line.

I know this is a rather glib answer to a difficult and complicated situation but if we’re not glib the terrorist win!!!

PS - take a look at the Norman, Oklahoma. website. check out the icon for the Daddy Daughter Dance! WTF!!!