Senator Rand Paul Detained by TSA at Nashville Airport

Ron Paul Facebook Page/CNN ^ | January 23, 2012 | Congressman Ron Paul/Dana Bash

[Timber Rattler]

TSA turns away Sen. Rand Paul at airport checkpoint

From Dana Bash, CNN

updated 11:26 AM EST, Mon January 23, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Sen. Rand Paul refuses a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman says
• The Kentucky Republican sets off an alarm when he went through a scanner
• A TSA official says Paul was "not detained" but left willingly

(CNN) -- Authorities blocked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at the Nashville airport Monday after the Kentucky Republican refused a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman said.

Paul went through a scanner at the airport and set off an alarm, said his spokeswoman, Moira Bagley. He wanted to go through the body scan again instead of getting a pat-down, but officers of the Transportation Security Administration refused, Bagley said.

Read more at cnn.com

Posted by Ron Paul on his Facebook page: "My son Rand is currently being detained by the TSA at the Nashville Airport. I'll share more details as the situation unfolds."

[omega4179]

Democrats: A Kennedy can crash their car in DC at 3AM smashed out of their minds and get politely driven home by DC cops because you cannot detain Congress on way to session.

Republicans:A sober Senator is unlawfully detained by the TSA on his way to DC and punished for using his cell phone.

http://articles.cnn.com/2006-05-04/politics/kennedy.accident_1_crashes-car-kennedy-massachusetts-democrat?_s=PM:POLITICS

[SaraJohnson]

State sexual molestation is for perverts.

[bamahead]

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