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Security Theater Only kairos12 Mar 2013 #1
And money for crony/contractors. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #20
It all was a GOP cash cow for Bush buddies. Follow the money...equipment, uniforms, contractors...e kelliekat44 Mar 2013 #24
There are two important factors regarding the DHS/TSA which are rarely taken into consideration: Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #2
One of my friends boarded a plane with a cane. Thav Mar 2013 #3
We knew this from the start Demeter Mar 2013 #4
TSA Screening At Airports Provides The ILLUSION Of Security ZOB Mar 2013 #5
+1 One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #21
This author seems a tiny bit less-than-gruntled, but I do agree that security checkpoints petronius Mar 2013 #6
The TSA is there to harass the flying public, nothing more..... Swede Atlanta Mar 2013 #7
They "had to" pat down my 83 year old mother and my 15 year old daughter both. davsand Mar 2013 #22
TSA now has passengers do a self-pat-down. MindPilot Mar 2013 #23
Yeah, I figured as much. How much are we spending on this? AnnieK401 Mar 2013 #8
Yeah, but look how many terrorists they've arrested! tclambert Mar 2013 #9
Time to cut this expensive joke.... midnight Mar 2013 #10
So getting felt up was just for fun? classykaren Mar 2013 #11
Yet another one to add to the "No Shit, Sherlock!" file. kath Mar 2013 #12
At least it's a paycheck going to Americans and not WAR WAR WAR. valerief Mar 2013 #13
Apparently not always. This story is one of the latest involving an "undocumented worker": AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #16
Bimbo ? really ? olddots Mar 2013 #17
Apparently "Bimbo" was his real name. No wonder why he wanted to take someone else's. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #18
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #14
One obvious solution: take away the video cameras of the supervisors so they are not recording AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #15
I had a cop friend mention the TSA "pat down" issue years ago SpartanDem Mar 2013 #19
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