Rep. Chaffetz chose to use machine that would allow guards to see him naked

By GottaLaff

The last thing I'd want to reveal is Chaffetz's, er, shortcomings... security be damned:

The TSA is striking back against Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), saying he chose to use a machine that would allow guards to see him naked.

And they say Obama is overexposed:

Chaffetz was involved in a confrontation in Salt Lake City Airport Monday, where he said TSA agents forced him into a full-body imaging machine that would produce a naked image of the subject on a small screen.

It goes without saying that a small screen was, well, appropriate in this case. But anyway..

The American Federation of Government Employees re-um...butted:

“It does seem odd that Congressman Chaffetz would choose to use an image machine that he would like to see banned,” said Sharon Pinnock, the organization’s membership and organization director, in a news release. “We are hard-pressed to understand his thinking on this since he previously had been given a tour of the (imaging machine) lane to this incident and knew quite well what the process could involve.

Here's the skinny:

The Congressman also said he was targeted because of a vote he took to not allow TSA agents to unionize for collective bargaining agreements.

Time to, well, uncover the whole truth:

Wrong again, the union says. The agent just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq and didn’t even recognize the Congressman.

I smell a cover-up! Sorry. Had to.

I'm done now. Barely.

H/t: mparent77772, Gr8RDH

VIDEO: Naked Activists Say Fossil Fuel Lobby Has No Clothes

By GottaLaff

I see Exxon, I see France!

Responding to breaking news that lobbyists forged letters from constituent groups in order to sway votes against the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill, activists protested outside the offices of Bonner & Associates, the firm reportedly behind the hoax, wearing jackets, ties, and no pants while holding signs reading "The Fossil Fuel Lobby: Naked Fraud" and "Coal and Oil: Stealing Our Future."

"Apparently, the fossil fuel industry's tactics are as fraudulent as their arguments against climate action," said Ricken Patel, Executive Director of Avaaz.org. "I guess they couldn't find real people opposed to green-energy jobs." [...]

This morning, the Charlottesville Daily Progress reported that an employee of Bonner & Associates had forged letters opposing the energy bill and faxed them to Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va) on the purported letterhead of two Charlottesville-area grassroots groups, the NAACP and Cresciendo Juntos. In reality, neither group opposed the legislation. Bonner & Associates reportedly apologized and claimed to have fired the employee responsible, but the full extent of the fraud is unknown.

This afternoon, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the House Select Committee on Global Warming, called for a congressional inquiry into the forged letters, saying, "This fraud on Congress shows that some opponents of clean energy have resorted to forgery and theft to block progress."

I see naked people.

The irony of those who being laid bare for all to see were the Big Oil/Coal frauds. I doubt that's the kind of full frontal exposure Bonner and Associates wanted.

H/t: Randi Rhodes

Was Sanford Hiking Naked?

By GottaLaff

Two words: EEE. UUUU! Let's strip this down to the bare bones: Seems like, er, Mr. Happy was M.I.A. among the, um, bushes:

Palmetto Scoop: "The governor who dropped off the face of the Earth for five days was reportedly found Monday night by his staff hiking along the Appalachain Trail. That explanation of Mark Sanford's disappearance has puzzled many folks in South Carolina and across the country... Well, The Palmetto Scoop have discovered the answer to all the secrecy: the governor may have gone for a naked hike. No, really. An Associated Press article from last week heralded Sunday -- Father's Day -- as 'Naked Hiking Day' on the Appalachian Trail. Yes, Naked Hiking Day."

Really? No, really?? Who knows, but the visual is nauseating. I've heard airing our differences, but this is taking it an inch to far.

Sorry.

UPDATE, via Karen Tumulty on Twitter:

On CNN, GOP consultant Castellanos says of Sanford: "If he was camping, he's going to have to explain where he was setting his tent pole."