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Stinky The Clown

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4. My other mantra has been "Life has risks. Deal with it."

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #1)

Thu May 10, 2012, 08:47 AM

May 2012

Right after 9/11/01 we became a nation of cowering cowards. MIMS played "Daddy" and everyone swooned, willing to follow him anywhere he wanted to lead us.

Thus was born Security Theater 3000. It has been the pretext under which most of the ills we face were begun. It was the genesis of the GWOT and the money siphon that begat. I can't believe that less than a decade later and even the opposition to Everything Bush™ is so maddeningly acquiescent.

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TSA: The Poll [View all] Stinky The Clown May 2012 OP

There is no way to "ensure" security malthaussen May 2012 #1

The current screening doesn't "ensure" . sendero May 2012 #2

I don't think that IS the question... malthaussen May 2012 #5

To be honest, I don't . sendero May 2012 #7

My other mantra has been "Life has risks. Deal with it." Stinky The Clown May 2012 #4

What really caused me pain malthaussen May 2012 #6

I once had the 4 in. crescent wrench on my key ring questioned because the TSA agent did not know RC May 2012 #3

Afternoon kick Stinky The Clown May 2012 #8