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CTyankee

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14. My daughter and her family flew out of Logan early this morning, heading for London.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 03:41 PM

Apr 2013

I told her she would probably never be safer on any flight ever again...the security, esp. the scrutiny of people trying to get out of Boston, would be at the highest possible levels. I guess she did okay, being a blonde white woman with two teenaged daughters with their noses buried in their cell phones...

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Two men escorted off plane at Boston Logan airport for speaking arabic [View all] Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 OP

Ugh Marrah_G Apr 2013 #1

thank gawd we're not profiling.... spanone Apr 2013 #2

WHY? Rex Apr 2013 #3

Marathoners are "The Best of People in America" HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #4

Bombs shake people up Shivering Jemmy Apr 2013 #15

In order to make the narrative work, we certainly MUST. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #19

So does that make it OK to target people on a plane who did nothing wrong but speak arabic? Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #22

Did you read the words "not condone"? Shivering Jemmy Apr 2013 #26

Got it, but Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #30

Hmm... Shivering Jemmy Apr 2013 #32

Bigotry should never be understandable> the only way to change minds is to understand the mindset KittyWampus Apr 2013 #33

flying while brown is the same as driving while black NightWatcher Apr 2013 #5

Ahh, geez... Here we go again. hlthe2b Apr 2013 #6

Just wrong. But it's almost to be expected npk Apr 2013 #7

Here we go again. American yahooism rears its ugly head once more. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #8

At least they weren't victims of the explosion and tackled for running to safety. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2013 #9

Let's hear some gungeoneers explain this one quinnox Apr 2013 #10

Why? OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #21

Facepalm Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #11

Ugh, should escort the 'concerned marathoners' off the plane Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #12

They are just scared and irrational Shivering Jemmy Apr 2013 #16

So, given that, Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #18

We really need an asteroid. That would unite the people of this planet. Gregorian Apr 2013 #13

My daughter and her family flew out of Logan early this morning, heading for London. CTyankee Apr 2013 #14

I don't know. pettypace Apr 2013 #36

I adore my granddaughters but at this age they think their "problems" are world CTyankee Apr 2013 #37

Here we go again. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #20

They did the same after Oklahoma n/t malaise Apr 2013 #23

Now I'm hoping the bombings were NOT done by anyone from the middle east uponit7771 Apr 2013 #24

American Airlines denies Fox report that a plane was grounded due to men speaking Arabic Go Vols Apr 2013 #25

Fox apparently gets it wrong again. They're filtering for the fearmongering reports. nolabear Apr 2013 #27

face palm Jamastiene Apr 2013 #28

I always avoid all Fox media sources. LiberalFighter Apr 2013 #29

America land of the free home of the brave my ass Arcanetrance Apr 2013 #31

Unbelievable. Junkpet Apr 2013 #34

a couple more paragraphs you'll have a conspiracy theory snooper2 Apr 2013 #35

So, from what I learned in this thread Apophis Apr 2013 #38