Obama: TSA's Nude Screening a Necessary Inconvenience

New York Magazine ^ | November 21, 2010

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"At this point, the Transportation Security Administration, in consultation with our counter-terrorism experts, have indicated to me that the procedures that they've been putting in place are the only ones right now that they consider to be effective against the kind of threat that we saw in the Christmas Day bombing.

I understand people's frustrations ... and have asked TSA for assurances that what we're doing is the only way to assure the American people's safety ... One of the most frustrating aspects of this fight against terrorism is that it has created huge inconveniences.

Every week I meet with my counter-terrorism team and I'm constantly asking them whether what we're doing is absolutely necessary."

- President Obama stands by the TSA's increasingly-controversial security measures

that Boing Boing described as the "You choose: star in a porno shoot or let me squeeze your genitals policy," in which passengers are either scanned and seen nude, or they're groped and made to feel awkward. Obama admitted, however, that since he doesn't fly commercial, he's actually never experienced this inconvenience firsthand.

[screaminsunshine]

But the picture look like the Shroud of Turin. Could time travel be possible?

[screaminsunshine]

The holiday season will be the end of Big Sis. Will Americans stand for this? I do not think so. Tsunami 2. On the way.

[Freee-dame]

>67,000 TSA employees > 3000 TSA supervisory level staff

the number 3000 is in the DC area alone. Throughout the country there are 11,500 additional TSA administrators. It's another Dem boondoggle anti-productive jobs program.

[rurgan]

If you think you are a conservative ( for smaller government and for deporting illegals etc.) then you are just brainwashed by the liberal media.

All of you who hate Republicans have it all wrong.

We only have limited resources.We can only do 1 thing at time, only one enemy.We have to focus on the threat which is the democrat party. You all want us to think that some group (congressional Republicans) that 85% of the members vote as we want them to are our enemies while those (democrats) that vote 85% against what we want , against freedom, shouldn't be concentrated on (now 100%) .

You all do what the liberal media does to Palin and other Republicans. Focus on some imperfection like when they say the wrong thing, or a few RINO’s here or there. It was Republicans who voted against Amnesty not Democrats who knew they would get millions of more voters . Look at that vote. that is just one example. almost all the other major votes , went the same way 85% split. Now you want a group , all its members to be perfect. Well that's not how the world works. The world is not perfect. You put unrealistically high standards on the Republicans but don't focus on destroying the real threat the democrat party. The democrats have created almost all government agencies. This past democrat congress showed that. 100% of democrat congress villains all voted for this 3000 page healthcare bill that is 3000 pages of government control, regulations, spending etc. Even your blue dogs voted for it, all of them in the Senate. Yet all Republicans in the Senate voted against this bill , 100% of them. so 85% in the past wasn't good enough for you , now 100% is not good enough for you all. this happened in other bills also as in the Dream act etc.

[paulycy]

We can only do 1 thing at time, only one enemy.We have to focus on the threat which is the democrat party

This is where your argument fails.

We do have only one enemy - Anti-Constitutional Progressivism. The Democrats and the RINOs are both Progressives but to different degrees. We need to harness the 60-70% majority of the American People who support the Constitution to defeat the Progressive tyranny that is ruling this country right now and turning this Constitutional Republic into a marxist hellhole.

The support for this approach has already been shown in the 2010 elections and with a true Constitutional conservative as a POTUS candidate I believe we can create another wave election and put America back on track. This wave can sweep true conservative candidates into all levels of government; local, state and federal.

To proceed with your approach is to hand the country lock, stock and barrel over to the Progressive tyranny.

The heck with that.

[rurgan]

Name one democrat politician in Congress or the Presidency that is for anything good like repealing a government agency or deporting illegals? Democrats created almost all government agencies, all Senate democrats voted for socialist government healthcare,All Republican Senators voted against that. So you say destroy the Republican party..

We have to destroy the democrat party first. Even if you think the Republicans are your enemy then you have to have an alliance with Republicans to destroy the democrat party first. You all , using the brainwashing implanted in you all by the liberal media , put unrealistically high standards on a political party that is composed of individuals. You all generalize the whole group for the actions of a few, the RINOS. You do realize that this group is politicians.Even among regular people you can't expect a group to be perfect . Most politicians have the morals lower than a criminal. In that context the Republican party was good even before this latest purge of a few RINOS in 2010, 11/2. Now it's better. And in 2012 will be even better.

I think you are a democrat

[rurgan]

Democrats are all evil socialist villains,especially the elected ones.

However most people are evil and we all have sinned and made mistakes. Let he who is without sin throw the first stone. And in any large group there will a substantial percentage that are really evil or incompetent dorks,even more so when that group is composed of politicians.

You want a perfect party. That will never be the case especially in this liberal mainstream media created reality, with African Americans voting 90% for democrats, with the democrats bringing in another illegal immigrant class from the 3rd world.

At the direction of the liberal media you all put unrealistically high,standards of Perfection on the Republican Party.

Considering that politicians have lower morals than average people,and the liberal media brainwashing of 100 years, the Republican party is really good. 100% of Republican Senator voted against government healthcare. 100% of democrat Senators voted for government healthcare. yet you want more perfection than that.

[paulycy]

So you say destroy the Republican party..

No my FRiend, you misunderstand. The Republican party is currently being run by people who side, more often than not, with the Democrats that you rightly blame. THAT is the problem.

I am not a Democrat. I am an independent Constitutional Conservative, like many FReepers. We want the GOP leadership to return to conservative hands so that Constitutional principles are fought for vigorously. It's that simple.

We are not out to "destroy" the Republican party. We are out to reign in the pubbie LEADERSHIP and get them back on the track they were on until they were taken in by this whole generation of "go along to get along" stuff that simply sucked them into the Progressive game plan.

We also want our Republican leadership to grow a pair and start actually fighting for the Constitution of the United States of America. This is fundamental and is measured by actions and not words.