“My name is Bassam, a one-man band, I came from sand, affiliated with the Taliban.” This rap got Bassam Khalaf fired from his TSA baggage screener post at Houston Intercontinental Airport.

Khalaf, a Houston native of Palestinian descent, said the incendiary lyrics about rape, murder and mass attacks were meant only to get attention and help get his first album, “Terror Alert,” a distribution deal.

Instead, the TSA fired Khalaf, 21, after six months on the job and gave his name to other federal agencies for investigation, spokeswoman Andrea McCauley said. — Reuters

And this guy is Stupid Person of the Day, in case you were wondering why there wasn’t one over at Make Stupidity History today. What the hell would you think they were going to do, promote you?

Thanks to The Modern American.