Does It Take an Ice Cream Outing to Be “Harassed” for Your Papers? (VIDEO)

This is something I’ve been boiling about since I heard his speech in Ottumwa, Iowa, about latinos going out for ice cream, having to show their papers and being harassed. His exact words:

Now, suddenly, if you don’t have your papers, and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you’re going to get harassed — that’s something that could potentially happen… That’s not the right way to go.

So, I’ve put this video together to express how I feel about it.

Am I wrong here? What say you?

On “This Week,” George Will Owns Al Sharpton & Bill Maher (VIDEO)

ABC’s “This Week” Sunday panel included George Will, Matthew Dowd, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Al Sharpton and Bill Maher. This part of the panel was discussing the new Arizona illegal immigration law, and George Will totally OWNS Sharpton on this one. He seriously looks like he has no clue what these clowns are talking about, and I think he made Sharpton flinch when he actually told him what the Federal Immigration statute says.

And Will does a pretty good job at owning Maher, as well, asking him which part of the Constitution does Arizona’s new law exactly violate. Maher sticks to his basic talking points about all Conservates are racists, then says ‘oh, no, that’s not what I really meant, just that all racists are Conservatives.’ Uh-huh. You just give me about 10 minutes of search time, Bill, and I’l find SEVERAL videos of you saying all Conservatives are racists (and that doesn’t even include what you said TODAY!).

Maher, I can give you several scenarios where cops would have reasonable suspicion to investigate someone’s citizenship status; one in particular would be if you have stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation, and you have 15 people stuffed in the back of the minivan. First of all, the driver doesn’t have a license and can’t remember his date of birth. Secondly, he can give you no answers as to who his fellow “commuters” are. Thirdly, as is MOST of the time, the driver says “no hablo ingles.” Yes, this is the common response from many illegals, and they usually say this because they KNOW you can’t do anything about their immigration status because the federal agencies won’t help. That and they also sometimes falsely assume that you, as the police officer, do not speak Spanish. That is the most priceless look on their faces when you say back to them in Spanish “that’s okay, I speak Spanish.” They go from brown to very pale quickly because they know the gig is up (I just LOVE those moments).

Bill Maher on This Week: Brazil “Got Off Oil In The Last 30 Years” (VIDEO)

Huh? In between barbs AT President Obama for his previous calls for more off-shore drilling, Maher makes the ludicrous proclamation that Brazil “got off oil in the last 30 years” and thinks America should be able to to it if Brazil did. Cue, again, George Will to ask Maher just exactly when did Brazil get off oil? Ha! Maher seems to stammer, and incredulously requests a fact-check on that, but qualifies it by saying he believes they moved to sugar-cane ethanol in the 70s. Wow. I was as stunned as George Will looked.

Hey, Billy boy. I’ll fact-check for ya. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Brazil is STILL not only producing oil today, but also consuming it. But don’t let those pesky facts get in the way, Mr. Maher. Here’s the study on Brazil’s oil production and use:

According to the Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ), Brazil had 12.6 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in 2009, second-largest in South America after Venezuela. The offshore Campos and Santos Basins, located on the country’s southeast coast, contain the vast majority of Brazil’s proven reserves. In 2008, Brazil produced 2.4 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil, of which 76 percent was crude oil. Brazil’s oil production has risen steadily in recent years, with the country’s oil production in 2008 about 150,000 bbl/d (6 percent) higher than 2007. Based on its September 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA forecasts Brazilian oil production to reach 2.61 million bbl/d in 2009 and 2.81 million bbl/d in 2010. Brazil’s oil consumption averaged 2.52 million bbl/d in 2008. As a result of this rising oil production and flat consumption growth, EIA expects that Brazil will become a net oil exporter in 2009.

NYPD Commish Ray Kelly Gives Update & Details of Yesterday’s Failed Bomb Attempt in Times Square (VIDEO)

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***UPDATE BELOW***

Today NYPD Police Commissioner, Ray Kelly, gave details about a possible suspect that ran from the scene, the content of the suspicious vehicle, and information about various claims by Taliban and others who are apparently trying to take credit for yesterday’s failed bombing attempt in Times Square. From WCBS 2 TV today:

A group that monitors militant websites had said the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the SUV bomb, which didn’t explode.

The NYPD is checking surveillance cameras around Times Square Sunday as they search for suspects in the car bomb scare. “We’re in the process of identifying additional cameras which may have captured images of the vehicle and more important, people seen driving or leaving the vehicle,” said NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.

The FBI is also involved in the investigation.

All City cops whose shift was supposed to end at midnight were kept on the job overnight, and checks were conducted in the outer boroughs for any suspicious activity that might be related to the incident.

Police also said the license plate on the rear of the SUV did not belong to the vehicle, rather it was traced to a man who said it was on a car that he left at a junk yard.

Later on in the press conference, Kelly answered a question from a reporter whether or not they can rule out that this may have had something to do with the Jihadist threats against South Park creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. From the London Telegraph:

The device, which failed to detonate, was left near the offices of Viacom, which broadcasts the provocative cartoon series on its Comedy Central network.