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Keeping The Flying Imams Airborne
IBD ^ | July 20, 2007

Posted on 07/21/2007 5:37:56 AM PDT by Kaslin

Homeland Security: Despite overwhelming support in and out of Congress, legal protection for airline passengers who report suspicious behavior is being blocked by Democratic leaders. Wasn't one 9/11 enough for them?


Were it not for the courage and sacrifice of the passengers of United Flight 93 who forced their plane into a Pennsylvania field, many in Congress might not be here today, with a gaping hole where the U.S. Capitol still stands. We wonder if this fact is appreciated by those trying to block final passage of the so-called "John Doe" provision protecting from legal action those who report suspicious behavior on airplanes.

Today's passengers have an advantage. They know what can happen. They know what to look for. They will not be taken by surprise, and they are willing to take action. But some in Congress would sacrifice their lives on the altar of political correctness.

Last November, six Muslim imams leaving an Islamic conference were removed from U.S. Airways Flight 300 in Minneapolis when passengers reported that the imams had acted in suspicious ways. Both U.S. Airways and the passengers soon became targets of legal action charging discrimination and racial profiling.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: congress; djsob; flight93; flyingimams; fortdixsix; government; ibd; imam; imams; imamsflying; johndoeamendment; keithellison; sept11; unitedflight93

1 posted on 07/21/2007 5:37:59 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Blocking this bill should boost Congress’s approval ratings. ;O)


2 posted on 07/21/2007 5:45:34 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: Kaslin

We need names. Give us details. We can handle the truth. Without names, we cant fix the problem.


3 posted on 07/21/2007 5:47:16 AM PDT by bullfeather (illegitimate non carborundum)
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To: Kaslin

But don’t you know???? Republicans are a bigger threat to the libs than the terrorists are. The Dems fool themselves into thinking that by playing “nice” the terrorists will only kill conservatives - wasn’t it Michael Moore who commented that by committing terrorism in New York City that the Terrorists were killing the “wrong” people since NYC is largely Dem. He should have been arrested for “hate speech” on the spot.


4 posted on 07/21/2007 5:48:27 AM PDT by onevoter
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To: Kaslin

Good editorial. RIP Todd Beamer and the passengers and crew of flight 93.


5 posted on 07/21/2007 5:53:59 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: onevoter

The dims just don’t get it. They really believe the terrorist will spare them when they attack this great Nation again.


6 posted on 07/21/2007 5:54:58 AM PDT by Kaslin (The Surge is working and the li(e)berals know it)
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To: Kaslin

the lib/dem’s more interested in the rights of muzzie terrorists than US citizens....if the plane with the flying imams had blown up....the lib/dems would have jsut blamed jorge bush for not doing enough....

but it would not have been jorge bush’s fault...he has been way too busy with this leave no mexican illegal behind!!!


7 posted on 07/21/2007 5:55:14 AM PDT by nyyankeefan
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To: Kaslin
SEE NUMBER 4

http://www.opensecrets.org/pubs/toporgs/topdonors.asp

list below shows the top overall political donors to federal candidates and political parties since the 1989-90 election cycle. In all, these organizations have given just over $1 billion during that period. Totals for the 2001-2002 election cycle are based on the latest reports released by the Federal Election Commission as of October 7, 2002.

The percentages in the list show how much of each organization’s money went to Democrats and Republicans, and how much came from PACs, from individuals connected with the organization, and from soft money contributions to the national parties. The soft money is further broken down by donations that came from individuals, versus those contributed by the organization itself. See the methodology section on page 36 for further details on how the numbers were compiled.

Rank Donor Total To Dems To Repubs From PACs From Indivs Soft Money Soft from Orgs Soft from Indivs

1 Amer Fedn of State/Cnty/Munic Employees $30,671,426

2 National Education Assn $21,116,383

3 National Assn of Realtors $20,414,385

4 Assn of Trial Lawyers of America $19,931,717........88% TO DEMOCRATS

5 Philip Morris $18,951,671

6 Teamsters Union $18,858,733

7 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $18,394,547

8 American Medical Assn $18,377,814

9 Service Employees International Union.(Lots of Illegals here).$17,647,346..TO DEMOCRATS 98%

8 posted on 07/21/2007 6:05:36 AM PDT by radar101 (Dream Team--Hunter&Thompson)
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To: radar101

http://www.opensecrets.org/pubs/toporgs/topdonors.asp


9 posted on 07/21/2007 6:06:22 AM PDT by radar101 (Dream Team--Hunter&Thompson)
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To: Man50D

We need to identify those who are blocking this bill and get their names and deeds in every possible publication.

It is always “Democrats Blocking....” but lets have some names.


10 posted on 07/21/2007 6:21:54 AM PDT by Dudoight
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To: Kaslin

Islamofascist terrorists have no better friends than their Democrat accomplices in Congress.


11 posted on 07/21/2007 6:27:50 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Dudoight

Michelle Malkin has the details.

http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/dont-let-the-dems-kill-the-john-doe-amendment/

I am writing my Senators this morning.


12 posted on 07/21/2007 6:31:30 AM PDT by sgtyork (Liberalism worthy of the name emphasizes freedom of the individual, democracy and the rule of law.)
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To: windsorknot

You are so correct. Why do you think they cheered for the rats last November? It sure wasn’t because they like them better. It was because they know exactly the dims won’t do anything to prevent another attack on our Nation should they (the democRats) get total power back.


13 posted on 07/21/2007 6:42:05 AM PDT by Kaslin (The Surge is working and the li(e)berals know it)
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To: radar101

It’s not surprising that the Unions contribute the majority to the rats


14 posted on 07/21/2007 6:46:10 AM PDT by Kaslin (The Surge is working and the li(e)berals know it)
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To: Kaslin
As a federal air marshal in Las Vegas observed: "The crew and passengers act as our additional eyes and ears on every flight. If they are afraid of reporting suspicious individuals out of fear of being labeled a racist or bigot, then terrorists will certainly use these fears to their advantage in future aviation attacks."

What bothers us is why some Democrats want to let them.

It bothers us, too.

What also bothers us is we all know the answer, yet nobody will voice it much less make it a cause to expose these Islamo-loving fascists for what they are and what they are doing. This outrage should be headlines and the lead story on every news outlet in the country and on the lips of every decent politician and bureaucrat in power who has a voice!

Instead, silence.

They are getting away with imposing their PC views on us (against the will of the American people) by gelding our individual ability to act as the eyes and ears of our own safety in the most basic ways. These traitors will be the death of us all!

15 posted on 07/21/2007 6:48:19 AM PDT by Gritty (There's little difference between living under Refined Multicultural Sensitivity and Sharia-Mk Steyn)
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To: Kaslin
Here's why -- Congress is full of registered Socialists and Marxists
16 posted on 07/21/2007 6:54:27 AM PDT by Beckwith (dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
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To: sgtyork
DISGUST................! Thats all I feel...well...a little nausea to boot.... Jackasses!

Brownback a no-show on this most important vote? Can we forever label him......Yellowback....?

17 posted on 07/21/2007 6:59:00 AM PDT by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: Kaslin
What's really frightening is that millions of Americans support these "Democrat leaders"!
18 posted on 07/21/2007 7:07:06 AM PDT by Savage Beast ("There is nothing worse for power grabbing politicians than an energized electorate." Laura Ingraham)
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To: onevoter

I don’t mean to dispute your word, but that is one of the most disgusting things I have read in a long time. It is difficult to believe that even those words could come from Moore’s fat mouth.


19 posted on 07/21/2007 7:08:43 AM PDT by mel
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To: Kaslin

The Democrats will have BLOOD on their hands for this!!! This will NOT be Forgotten!!! Dems despise Bush soooooo much they are willing to DIE and have their Kids and Grandkids DIE in order for the US to LOSE to these barbarians!!


20 posted on 07/21/2007 7:10:10 AM PDT by Suzy Quzy (Hillary in '08.....Her PHONINESS is GENUINE !!!!)
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To: sgtyork

There’s a good poster on the page that really says it all.


21 posted on 07/21/2007 7:22:51 AM PDT by Excellence (Three million years is enough! Stop cyclical climate change now!)
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To: bullfeather

The dims are siding with the trial attorneys instead of with the voting citizenry


22 posted on 07/21/2007 7:24:57 AM PDT by YellowRoseofTx
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To: bullfeather
See this thread. It should read Senate, not House. The roll call vote is in reply #22.

House Dems Kill John Doe Amendment

23 posted on 07/21/2007 7:25:34 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Stop the invasion. Secure the borders now.)
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To: Kaslin

By now, everyone with a brain is in agreement that there is a deep and lasting alliance of the left and the jihadis.


24 posted on 07/21/2007 7:29:49 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (behold the alliance of the left and the jihadists)
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To: Kaslin
Was it racism to report these actions? Stereotyping? Heather MacDonald of the Manhattan Institute notes: "A stereotype in this instance is nothing more than a compilation of facts about who has attacked American interests in the past and who, given what we know, is most likely to do so in the future."

Thank god someone said it.......Its not racist nor bigoted to point out and act on past experience.

I fly about once a month and I don't give a damn what they call me, I know in my heart who I am.......And I would rather be alive and falsely labeled than I would be politically correct and DEAD!

So sue me.

25 posted on 07/21/2007 7:30:56 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: nyyankeefan

xlnt post. lol

good morning fare with my english muffin an coffee.


26 posted on 07/21/2007 7:32:51 AM PDT by mlbford2 (If you are going to make a hole, make it a big one.)
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To: Kaslin

I suggest a trebuchet.


27 posted on 07/21/2007 7:37:43 AM PDT by RichInOC ("You know what ve gonna do nowwwww?" "No." "Unpimp ze country!")
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To: PGalt

.....and RIP to the crews and folks on the other planes that went down on 9/11!! AAL lost two planes that day also and more had been planned...thank GOD they grounded all planes after the first thre went down.


28 posted on 07/21/2007 7:47:32 AM PDT by cousair
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To: Kaslin

“...They really believe the terrorist will spare them when they attack this great Nation again.”

Liberals think very highly of themselves. They call themselves “Intellectuals”, and “Progressives” don’t they? (Tells us all what they think of the rest of us.)

No problem, they’ll simply talk to those Barbarians and have them eating from the palms of their hands like widdle puppies./s


29 posted on 07/21/2007 7:52:06 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Kaslin

The Dems got a bunch of Muslim votes, especially in Michigan, in 2006 and want to get more of them in 2008.


30 posted on 07/21/2007 8:11:43 AM PDT by DeweyCA
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To: Dudoight

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session (2007)
19-July-2007
Vote # 261

Motion to Waive CBA Collins Amdt. No. 2340; To provide limited immunity for reports of suspicious behavior and response. (re: HR 2669)

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brown (D-OH), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Cardin (D-MD), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Casey (D-PA), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Not Voting
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Totals
YEAs 57 (these are the good ones)
NAYs 39
Not voting 4

Posted by AlienCrossfirePlayer


31 posted on 07/21/2007 8:13:14 AM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: bullfeather
We need names. Give us details. We can handle the truth. Without names, we cant fix the problem.

Dude! This issue has been well reported in the conservative blogosphere. If you don't get a mitt and get in the game you won't "fix" anything. Stop waiting for things to be handed to you.

32 posted on 07/21/2007 8:42:38 AM PDT by rogue yam
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To: DeweyCA

It wouldn’t make me too angry if the terrorists succeeded in leveling Congress if no innocents were affected.


33 posted on 07/21/2007 9:07:34 AM PDT by WVNan
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To: Kaslin
Homeland Security: Despite overwhelming support in and out of Congress, legal protection for airline passengers who report suspicious behavior is being blocked by Democratic leaders. Wasn't one 9/11 enough for them?

I'm waiting for relatives and friends of the terrorists aboard Flight 93 to sue the estates of all the passengers who resisted before they all died.

And I'm also waiting for Pelosi, Boxer, Kennedy and others to support the terrorists.
Am I questioning their patriotism? Oh yeah. Not just that, I continue to condemn their continuing treason.

34 posted on 07/21/2007 9:24:27 AM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Kaslin

oh, the dims get it.

Madame Pelosi who dropped the John Doe protection clause, insists on private aircraft for her self and her family and her staffers, in the name of “security”— remember?

She makes sure there will never be flying imams booked on HER flights.


35 posted on 07/21/2007 9:24:27 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: bullfeather
We need names. Give us details. We can handle the truth. Without names, we cant fix the problem.

Use the following link the view the names. A direct link doesn not seem to work.


36 posted on 07/21/2007 9:40:15 AM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Publius6961
Please note that every dimbulb who voted NOT to protect passengers who speak out have a (D) after their names.
Its a coincidence.

< /sarc >

37 posted on 07/21/2007 9:43:37 AM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Man50D

But they support truth, the American way, our troops and no one should question their patriotism, huh?


38 posted on 07/21/2007 11:32:53 AM PDT by phillyfanatic ( w)
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To: Kaslin

The IslamoNazis are de facto allies of the democrat paty.


39 posted on 07/21/2007 2:14:22 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
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To: Cindy; Kakaze; Natty Bumppo@frontier.net; BusterBear; shamusotoole; Lijahsbubbe; BerniesFriend; ...

“Flyin’ Imams” ping......

On or off this list, FRmail me. All requests cheerfully honored.

Might have an update later this evening.......


40 posted on 07/23/2007 4:22:07 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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