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Mineta Calls Spears 'Irresponsible'
AP ^ | 2/13/6 | JOANN LOVIGLIO

Posted on 02/13/2006 3:39:49 PM PST by SmithL

PHILADELPHIA, (AP) --

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta chided pop star Britney Spears as "irresponsible" for driving with her baby on her lap as he announced a new initiative Monday to improve child car-seat safety.

"Recent photos of Britney Spears driving with her infant son on her lap are troubling. And while Ms. Spears has acknowledged her mistake, her actions still send the wrong message to millions of her fans," Mineta said at an event at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to mark the start of Child Passenger Safety Week.

Photos published earlier this month showed Spears driving her sport-utility vehicle in Malibu, Calif., with her 4-month-old son perched on her lap. The pop star acknowledged that she made a mistake but said she acted instinctively when frightened by paparazzi.

"No matter who you are, there's absolutely no excuse for this display — not instinct, not fear, not even reckless paparazzi," Mineta said. "It's irresponsible to compromise the safety of a child for the sake of the moment."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carseats; normmineta; transportation; yourtaxdollarsatwork
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I'm so glad that our Secretary of Transportation is always on the job.
1 posted on 02/13/2006 3:39:49 PM PST by SmithL
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You'd think he'd be embarrassed to even address this ridiculous story.


2 posted on 02/13/2006 3:40:49 PM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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To: SmithL

She may not have millions of fans anymore. Independent of this incident. According to my 14 year old, Britney is post.


3 posted on 02/13/2006 3:41:20 PM PST by Williams
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To: SmithL

Yes, but I'm somewhat more concerned about Minetta's order not to profile Muslim men at airports.


4 posted on 02/13/2006 3:41:54 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: SmithL

Sounds like Mineta harbors fantasies about running for higher office. Is this supposed to be his "Sistah Souljah" moment or something? LOL.


5 posted on 02/13/2006 3:43:02 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: SmithL

Tell ole underperformin' Norman that he STILL hasn't got the weapons training program for pilots on track. In fact it looks like he deliberately sabotaged getting armed pilots in the cockpit. Get that done before worrying about Spears, OK?


6 posted on 02/13/2006 3:43:34 PM PST by RKV ( He who has the guns, makes the rules.)
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To: SmithL

...and in similar news, Russel Crowe had a biol lanced off his arse, DEVELOPING...


7 posted on 02/13/2006 3:43:50 PM PST by strange1 ("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
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"After a tour of the hospital's emergency department, Mineta announced $25 million in new federal funding over the next four years to states that pass and enforce new or tougher booster- seat laws. Sixteen states do not currently have such measures on the books, he said.

$25 MILLION!!!! More Bribes to the STATES!!! I'd like to see ONE state go off the federal teat.

8 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:13 PM PST by goodnesswins (Too many idiots....so little time.)
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To: SmithL

I wonder what he would think of my old man. When I was little, he used sit me on his lap and let me steer while he worked the pedals. On the highway, no less, not some back road.

His hands weren't that far off the wheel, though.


9 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:19 PM PST by siunevada (If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
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To: SmithL

Norm, I could climb the fence from the 101 to the tarmack of the airport named after you with little or no effort, so, stfu and worry about the scissors, knives and sharp objects you've just re-authorized for boarding. moron.


10 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:20 PM PST by jw777
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To: SmithL

Norman, quit screwing around on the internet and get your civil service butt back to work


11 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:23 PM PST by bannedfromdu
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To: SmithL

I'd like to see the Flash movie of Michael Jackson dropping the baby off the balcony and through the sun roof of the SUV into Britney's lap.


12 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:28 PM PST by AZLiberty (America is the hope of all men who believe in the principle of freedom and justice. - A. Einstein)
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To: Hildy

Well she is the Master's of Ceremony tomorrow for Fat Tuesday in NO


13 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:36 PM PST by laney (*never ride your horse faster than your guardian angel can fly*)
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To: SmithL

Why do we even care what she does?


14 posted on 02/13/2006 3:44:38 PM PST by Casloy
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To: Hildy

I'd almost forgotten that it was "Child Passenger Safety Week"!


15 posted on 02/13/2006 3:45:01 PM PST by AlexandriaDuke
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To: siunevada

LOL....my parents would send me to the store for their cigarettes.....when I was..oh, 6, 7, 8, 9+ years old....


16 posted on 02/13/2006 3:46:00 PM PST by goodnesswins (Too many idiots....so little time.)
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To: SmithL
Michael Jackson Skewl of Parenting
17 posted on 02/13/2006 3:46:03 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: laney

"Well she is the Master's of Ceremony tomorrow for Fat Tuesday in NO"

Wonder how many sets of Mardi Gras beads she'll end up earning?


18 posted on 02/13/2006 3:47:16 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: SmithL
[Photos published earlier this month showed Spears driving her sport-utility vehicle in Malibu, Calif., with her 4-month-old son perched on her lap.]



I can't believe she would be so IRRESPONSIBLE as to do this!

Doesn't she know that SUV's are ruining our planet?!!
19 posted on 02/13/2006 3:47:21 PM PST by spinestein (All journalists today are paid advocates for someone's agenda.)
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To: Casloy

Actually, this story is not about Spears, but about a Cabinet Member representing the Administration.


20 posted on 02/13/2006 3:48:06 PM PST by SmithL (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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