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Repost: Bush's State Department recommends sadomasochist weapons inspector.

No, you read that right. From MSNBC.com:

The United Nations launched perhaps its most important weapons inspections ever yesterday with a team that includes a 53-year-old Virginia man with no specialized scientific degree and a leadership role in sadomasochistic sex clubs.

McGeorge said yesterday that a State Department official invited him to apply for the U.N. team, and officials at State and the U.N. did not ask about his S&M background.

And they were all pissed off about a blowjob? I guess a little bondage, torture, and other hardcore fun is different? McGeorge is a former president of Black Rose, a pansexual S&M group, and has no degree in any specialized area that could be useful in weapons inspection. How did he get this job? It seems nobody is checking the background of these inspectors.

"Bad Saddam, bad Saddam! I told you no weapons! Now bend over while I spank your butt! How does that feel? Have you been a bad boy? I'm going to spank your butt again! There! What a bad boy!"

Edited on 12/1/2002 to add: Hans Blix, Chief United Nations weapons inspector rejected McGeorge's resignation offer. While McGeorge has only an associate's degree in security management from a community college, he also has extensive BDSM management experience, so Blix felt "McGeorge is a highly qualified and competent technical expert." In the BDSM field McGeorge specializes in various techniques involving knives, ropes and choking apparatuses. Story from Gulf News.

Edited on 12/1/2002 to add: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution choose to not cover this story, or at least I have been unable to find any mention of it. It was not widely covered, as the media is still reluctant to mention anything critical of the Bush administration. The Australian press is giving the story a good bit of play. Check out this search on google to see what coverage is out there.

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Overall female winner of the Atlanta Marathon is former cycling champ.

Phyllis Tuggle crossed the finish line in just under 3 hours to become the overall female winner of the Atlanta Marathon. Bundled up heavily on the cold Thanksgiving morning, Phyllis ran her first marathon in three years after being urged on by her husband and brother-in-law to sign up for the race.

Phyllis Tuggle's maiden name is Phyllis Hines She is the most decorated female cyclist ever from Georgia. During her career she won 4 National Championships, silver and bronze medals in the World Time Trial Championships, and was a member of the winning team in the1989 Tour de France Feminine. Had her specialty, time trialing, been a female sport in the Olympics during her peak racing years, she undoubtedly would have one of those medals on her racing resume.

How did her husband fare? Well he ran the half marathon. Her brother-in-law did not run at all, and he may be in big trouble.

Sign of the race was obviously: "Don't You Wish Phidippides had died here?" that somebody was holding around mile 20 of the race. If you don't get the joke, click here.

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