Arrogance!
Posted on 02/18/2012 1:26:10 PM PST by IbJensen
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano disrespected Federal Flight Deck Officers (armed pilots) during a hearing yesterday in testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee. Sec. Napolitano showed a lack of knowledge about the program in addition to an intent to kill it over the next few years. The testimony yesterday provides further evidence of “President Obama’s Plan to Kill Armed Pilots Program.”
Representative Chip Cravaack (R-MN) a former commercial airline pilot and Federal Flight Deck Officer, asked Napolitano some tough questions at the hearing. If you look at the evidence of the Obama Aministration’s proposed 50% cut in funding for the program and the comments of Secretary Napolitano yesterday, one can only conclude that this administration has marked the armed pilots program for elimination over the next few years. Expect no armed pilots if President Obama is allowed a second term.
Rep. Cravaack estimated that it costs the American public about $15 dollars to cover each flight with an armed pilot. That is a cost effective means to provide national security. The Congressman also argue that armed pilots pay more out of pocket than they receive in the value of training. FFDOs are patriotic Americans who are volunteering their own time to protect our skies. And the DHS thanks them with a massive cut to the FFDO’s budget.
Napolitano argued that the FFDOs are not “risk based.” What does the Secretary consider risk based?
Maybe a pat down of 3 year olds as reported by Fox in Tampa Bay, Florida?
One of the most ignorant and inarticulate lesbians in America is in charge of the TSA!
This isn’t a 2nd amendment issue, but it is a gun issue. The FFDO program takes ordinary airline pilots and gives them training to carry a handgun in the cockpit. The left doesn’t want anyone but paid government agents (that they can control) to have a gun…ever. If an airline pilot can not have a gun to protect his passengers and crew – not to mention the people in tall buildings on the ground – then none of our gun rights are safe.
The FFDO issue is about the primary responsibility of the federal government: Defending the nation. Armed pilots do it far better and for a tiny fraction of the cost than any other TSA program. It makes sense to enhance this low-cost program that has succeeded beyond all expectations an draw down far more expensive programs (like the Federal Air Marshals) that have been loaded with scandal, turnover and incompetence.
If they permit a history of NO hijacks to build up after pilots became armed, then that looks REALLY bad for gun-control efforts.
They HAVE to eliminate this little successful microcosm, or risk defeat later.
This Government disrespects everyone except dead beats and losers who vote Democratic for the “freebees”.
The administration that’s gone wild; that does whatever it @$*%@ well pleases.....
Napolitano is just about as bad as it gets. I truly despise her.
I do remember that George Bush was president when the rules were made so difficult that few could go through the maze. The liberal Republicans are nearly as bad as the Red Democrats.
Arrogance!
And evil.
God forbid an islamic extremist gets shot trying to pull another 9/11.
Two Idiots
Every single pilot, and every member of the flight crews should be armed in my not so humble opinion, and it shouldn't take hours of 'training' to 'certify' them. Maybe 10 minutes to make sure they are familiar with standard gun safety procedures, and an example of a session at the range (a target with a nice grouping would do IMO), should be all they need.
Of course, I'd arm all the (non-drinking) passengers as well. Nothing like a plane full of U.S. citizens (not subjects) to put the kobosh on you average islamic terrorist wannabe.
Naturally, the government would be aghast at such a suggestion, because it wouldn't advance their agenda at all.
HMMMMM?????!!!!!
I hear that obamacare will provide free lobotomies for the likes of you......ingrate!!!!!!!!!!!
Nurse Ratched makes Napolitano look like a piker.
“one flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest”
But, seriously folks....this is what I'm talking about:
http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/armed-pilot1.jpg
Here’s some interesting stuff about the TSA - thought you might enjoy:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/02/29/the-tsa-is-coming-to-a-highway-near-you/
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