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TSA- Bullies at the Airport
Congressman Ron Paul ^
| November 29, 2004
| Ron Paul
Posted on 12/01/2004 1:17:00 PM PST by yatros from flatwater
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I suspect that the intent of these measures is to goad the public into accepting some form of "internal passport".
Ihren papieren, bitte.
To: yatros from flatwater
Ron Paul aka "The Congressional Clown"
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:19:09 PM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(In Politics, sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
To: yatros from flatwater
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:20:51 PM PST
by
T.Smith
To: yatros from flatwater
Random is stupid and senseless. Let's use a little profiling here. If they look like they could be Muslim or Arab, search them. Simple.
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:21:37 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
To: yatros from flatwater
Airlines should be using every last ounce of their lobbying and public relations power to stop TSA from harassing, delaying, humiliating, and otherwise mistreating their paying passengers. They might have, if they hadn't decided to ask for such a large government bailout after 9/11. They know which side their bread is buttered on, and won't protest too much.
To: yatros from flatwater
I'll be traveling during the Christmas & New Years holidays. I'm going to wear two girdles with metal links, my tennis shoes with metal eyes, underwear with metal and lots of jewelry. I shall be beeping continously with a smile on my face.
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:24:12 PM PST
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: yatros from flatwater
TSA needs to be privatized.
By the way, I do remember that there may be a way for the airports to opt out of using TSA and go with private contractors. Does anyone know anything about this?
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:24:25 PM PST
by
rawhide
To: ClintonBeGone
Ron Paul aka "The Congressional Clown"I guest that means we can refer to you as FreeRepublic Fool?
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:25:16 PM PST
by
semaj
("....by their fruit you will know them.")
To: yatros from flatwater
If you traveled by air last week for the Thanksgiving holiday, you undoubtedly witnessed Transportation Security Administration agents conducting aggressive searches of some passengers. It's true. I saw three TSA guys attacking a little old lady with backhoes and rototillers. They ran her little dog through the X-ray machines so many times that they gave the mutt back to her on a bun -- and no mustard!
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:25:52 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: yldstrk
Exactly, false positives are devastating to any screening program anywhere. Tests are best used when there is a reason for suspecting s problem. Therefore, one suspects that the real reason for these procedures is not the detection and isolation of terrorists.
To: yatros from flatwater
I'm all for it...think of the consequences if someone gets thru....my wife is a 5'9" blonde with Germanic features...she is always picked out for special screening...makes me think they know something we don't...esp' with some "white bread" Americans going over to the Islamofacists....
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:27:18 PM PST
by
Getsmart64
(LANTIRN - Designed to kill, maim, and destroy ....America's enemies...)
To: yatros from flatwater
I'm taking flying lessons and likely will go in with three or four others on a twin engine four-seater for longer hauls.
I've bought a Lincoln "tank" for comfort on trips 500 miles and under.
And I will be able to write both off of my taxes.
I hope that the airline industry will get around to bribing the right "lawmakers" to end this nonsense. The Israelis don't pull this crap and have never had a hijacking -- except a close call in LAX and never in their own beleagured country.
BTW, Government agencies are sued and enjoined and officials therein are sanctioned and fired every day. Where are the lawywhores now that they're needed?
Screw the nazized TSA bastards and the flying sewer system that passes for the US airline industry and system.<.... .....
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:27:29 PM PST
by
tracer
(Forrest)
To: yatros from flatwater
Oh come on!
If some chick wants to feel my breasts before I get on a plane, fine. As long as she and her male counterparts do it to Mr. & Mrs. Arab behind me as well. My kids are getting on that plane. Do it, make them safe.
My hubby flew the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. He said it was not bad at all. I think people are looking to be hostile.
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:27:33 PM PST
by
netmilsmom
(Zell on DEM Christianity, "They can hum the tune, but can't sing the song.")
To: Getsmart64
AQ is actively recruiting blue-eyed muslims in Bosnia.
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:27:53 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: yatros from flatwater
The answer to this is to cut the PC crap about racial profiling and let the facts of the matter dominate. 99.99% of world terrorist activity is perpetrated by young, Arab males. Does this make every young, Arab male guilty? Of course not. But it's sheer lunacy to keep groping 83 year old grandmothers when
everyone knows where our next threat is most likely to come from!
If the vast majority of terrorist attacks were perpetrated by white guys in their 30's, I'd fully expect to be treated with suspicion as a result. No, this profiling would not be fair to the millions of innocent Arabs in the world, but the blame for this unfairness lies squarely on the shoulders of the terrorists; no where else.
I'm more concerned with the unnecessary searches conducted on obviously innocent passengers and the resulting economic havoc this wreaks on the airline industry than I am about the perceived unfairness of realistic racial profiling. The state of the TSA has to make terrorists giggle around the globe, to know that their activities are having such a terrific negative economic impact on America
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:28:17 PM PST
by
TChris
(You keep using that word. I don't think it means what yHello, I'm a TAGLINE vir)
To: yatros from flatwater
Some female travelers quite understandably have burst into tears upon being groped,I wonder what they do when they go to the doctor?
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:29:00 PM PST
by
brewcrew
To: netmilsmom
Compared to most countries, going through a US airport is a cakewalk.
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:29:20 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: ClintonBeGone
Ron Paul aka "The Congressional Clown" If he's so bad you should have no trouble countering the points he makes....
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:30:03 PM PST
by
freeeee
("Owning" property in the US just means you have one less landlord.)
To: lilylangtree
Hi lilylangtree-
By intentionally wearing all that metal, all you will do is slow your progress through the security area, as well as your traveling party. You might even be tossed on a list as a potential troublemaker.
The goons won't care and may even take you aside for an interview and to further review your luggage for their troubles. You won't achieve a single thing.
Your better bet is to drive or take a train to your destination. Send photocopies of your gasoline receipts or train tickets to the airlines with an explanation of why you didn't travel with them.
Good luck with your trip,
~ Blue Jays ~
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:30:10 PM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: yatros from flatwater
There is no such thing as unaccountable. If enough people had the courage of their convictions, we could shut down these boors that are claiming to be conducting searches in the name of "national security".
If you get groped, slap the idiot across the face. If you witness a woman slapping an idiot after she was groped, step in and back her up --- don't hang your head in deserved shame.
First you try peaceful resistance - if that gets nowhere, well, our founding fathers showed us the way and gave us the SECOND AMENDMENT to clear the path towards freedom.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.
-- Tom Jefferson
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posted on
12/01/2004 1:30:28 PM PST
by
steplock
(http://www.outoftimeradio.org)
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