More on "tinfoil hat" (crazy)

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Tinfoil hat" isn't slang. It's a hat made of tinfoil.

  I first heard of them in very recent years. If they really keep evil-doers from probing your brain, they're probably a good idea.

  JL



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NY Republican U.S. Senate hopeful K.T. McFarland has said that there are
black helicopters outside her Hamptons home, taking photos. A spokesman for
Senator Hillary Clinton said "the McFarland campaign hands out tinfoil hats with
antennas." A Saturday NY Post editorial is titled "Tinfoil Time."
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Where' the rest of HDAS (or the OED at letter "T") when you need it?
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_http://www.drudgereport.com/flash4.htm_
(http://www.drudgereport.com/flash4.htm)
Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson denied any spying was going on.

"We at the Hillary campaign wish Ms. McFarland the best and hope she gets
the rest she needs," he said.

But Wolfson couldn't resist a sharper gibe at McFarland's remarks.

"Some campaigns hand out campaign buttons; the McFarland campaign hands out
tinfoil hats with antennas," he quipped.
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_http://urbanelephants.com/nyc/node/3286#comment_
(http://urbanelephants.com/nyc/node/3286#comment)

Saturday NY Post destroys KT ("Tinfoil Time")


Ouch! _From the lead editorial:_
(http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/65959.htm)

And now she's seeing black helicopters?
D'Amato got it right: She's a joke.
But you know what?
She ain't funny.


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Submitted by _Barry Popik_ (http://urbanelephants.com/nyc/user/21) on Sat,
03/25/2006 - 9:50am.



_And you just don't need Drudg_
(http://urbanelephants.com/nyc/node/3286#comment-7315)
Submitted by _Scott Sala_ (http://urbanelephants.com/nyc/user/2) on Sat,
03/25/2006 - 10:38am.

And you just don't need _Drudge broadcasting this_
(http://www.drudgereport.com/flash4.htm) , even if there's a somewhat legit explanation.

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