TYT’s Cenk Uygur booted from American Airlines flight because pilot wasn’t ‘comfortable'

[Dustlawyer]

150. Don't feel bad Cenk, you could be stuck on the FAA "No Fly List" since 12/2001 like me!

I have a common name, one of the most common in this country. Even more common than John Doe, but at least you don't get the third degree everytime you fly. It's better now than it was at first when almost no names but mine were on it. I have had guns pulled on me in a terminal pod of approx 3,000 people, that was fun, not! They used to really panic in those early days. SW Airlines code phrase to alert their co-workers when someone on the list checked in for their flight by pointing at their computer monitor and loudly saying, "That's funny, I've never seen it do this before!" Then they pretend to have computer problems and have to go through the door behind them so they could call security. Now they don't even bat an eye because it happens so often. Of course, they will never take any names off of the list, so eventually they will have your name on it too!

We can all thank "W" for this one. Yea, lets renew the Patriot Act again so it never expires, that way they have automatic probable cause to do whatever we want to anyone on the list.

Now there is talk about we on this really effective list not being able to get a gun. I guess if I were into guns it would piss me off more, but I did run out and apply for a conceal carry permit right after I heard about it. Funny thing, most people in Texas have their permit after about a month of finishing the class. That was 5 months ago for me and counting even though I have a clean background and live in Texas.

It does suck when you get stuck like that. For me it means that I won't miss the plane this time because they decided to search me 3 different times, search and X-ray my luggage and God knows what else they do to it. Probably drug and bomb sniffing dogs go over it. I have even had the red velvet rope put in a square just around me in the middle of Bush Intercontenental airport being guarded by a uniformed officer. How ironic in was in an airport named after W's daddy!

Hang in there Cenk, there are worse things than getting stuck for 4 hours on a delay and getting thrown off of the flight.