[Melas]

My example of AF-1 was an obvious analogy of how dignitaries, celebrites and the political elite don't have to take chances, while having no problem exposing the rest of us to danger.

You mean a rhetorical device which you hope will give your otherwise purely superficial (read pigment) threat assessment some semblence of cover.

Joe, no one wants terrorists in the sky. Well, no one but the terrorists themselves. However, that doesn't give you license to instantly assume that everyone with olive skin and a funny accent is a bad guy.

This is taking on all the trappings of an ignorant clerk at a gas station who informed me that my beard, which is 6-8" long wasn't very patriotic, and that if I were a good American I'd shave. We need deeper thinkers than this Joe.

[John W]

There is much more to this story than skin pigment.

[Joe Hadenuf]

This is taking on all the trappings of an ignorant clerk at a gas station who informed me that my beard, which is 6-8" long wasn't very patriotic, and that if I were a good American I'd shave. We need deeper thinkers than this Joe.

Huh?

You get this in Texas? You guys still living in the 60s there? You're a stay at home biker Dad? Hehe..

It seems you and others in your area need to get out more.