Check in here if you have something positive to say about the TSA feel-ups

[BurtWorm]

I'll start: It seems to have raised public opinion about the ACLU:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/business/19security.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

“I would be very surprised if the average American would say this is O.K. after going through the kind of experience we’re hearing about,” said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union, which has received nearly 400 complaints from travelers.

[YOY]

1. As someone who has long been against foreplay I find this a breath of fresh air!

n/t

[AngryAmish]

2. It gave me a boner!

[Moostache]

16. It makes my Boehner shrink...n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

3. I will say something nice about it...

if they call me the next day or give me a cigarette and buy be dinner afterwards.

[leftstreet]

4. The controversy has overtaken Sarah Palin threads on DU n/t

[treestar]

6. No mean feat.

:hippie:

[sabrina 1]

24. Concern about the destruction of rights SHOULD

overtake the mindless, vacuous, tabloid Palin coverage which only serves to distract from serious issues like this. So that would be a good thing, if it continues.

[gratuitous]

5. It counts against my deductible as a prostate exam

I think.

[Octafish]

7. Tea Baggers were made for groping.

Anyone in government remember the Golden Rule? (not the one that goes: "He who's got the gold makes the rules." - the real one.)

[Beetwasher]

8. I Especially Liked The Happy Ending

n/t

[BurtWorm]

9. Which airport was that?

:applause:

[Beetwasher]

13. LaGropia

n/t

[wtmusic]

10. We've found common ground with Freepers.

I guess that's positive. :shrug:

[seabeyond]

11. i has stopped my MIL making me go on family jaunts out of the country. nt

[sabrina 1]

12. Groping three year olds is not something to joke about. Nor is

seeing an entire population willing to throw out its Constitution to make people like Chertoff rich.

This country, submitting to the destruction of its rights and then joking about it, is a sad thing to watch.

Each step along the way to totalitarianism, was taken throughout history, based on fear. And it succeeded only because of a lack of courage among the various populations who succumbed.

I totally admire the few people left in this brain-washed society who are still trying to fight the authoritarians who have taken over this country and feel very sad to see the comments in this thread.

Losing rights in not funny, there are no jokes to be made about abusing law-abiding citizens and their rights to anyone watching what has happened to this country.

The abuses at the airport will not keep anyone safe, they will enrich people like Michael Chertoff, and will embolden those war criminals and profiteers to go even further if there is no resistance to these horrors.

[BurtWorm]

14. The first post is not a joke.

The only positive thing about this is that it is making people more conscious of civil liberties and what price we're being asked to pay because politicians are so scared of being susceptible to the charge of allowing a terrorist attack on their watch.

PS: People joke about things they're uncomfortable about, not because they're mean or stupid but because they're human.

I wish the tone nannies would stop attacking people for being human.

[sabrina 1]

25. Drawing attention to the destruction of rights may be the only

good thing about them. And thanks to those who have refused to subject themselves to the abuse, maybe the total takeover will be slowed down a bit.

Anger seems to me to be the most appropriate response to having your babies and loved ones fondled by strangers in the name of security and authorized by any government. Treating every traveler was if they were going to jail for a crime, should evoke anger in any normal society.

Humor is fine, after the abuses are dealt with. But humor can be mistaken at this stage, for acceptance. I'm sure those who are behind this latest assault on freedom will attempt to inject humor into the issue. After all if something is viewed as amusing, how bad can it be?

If being outraged over this latest outrage is being a 'tone nanny', then that's fine with me. I prefer outrage, action and then humor when the danger is past.

I'll laugh when we are a free country again.

[leftynyc]

15. I'm waaaay more upset

about the feds being able to read my email and listen to my phone conversations without a warrant. And I have a trip to Paris next month where I expect to get groped by the TSA.

[Morning Dew]

17. Hell is getting new and innovative eternal punishments. n/m

[JackRiddler]

18. There's a 1 percent chance the upshot will bankrupt Chertoff's company?

[justiceischeap]

19. The dateless can get some jollies

I think it's a despicable practice but sometimes you have to laugh so you don't cry.

[xchrom]

20. I helped the economy by buying a new man skirts sans panties

For my upcoming TSA groping.

Reminds me of clubs in SF back in the day...
If I close my eyes they'll look just like jeff Stryker.

[Yavapai]

21. I hope that there isn't a terrorist out there who tries to pack

explosives up his/her colon for a bomb. I just don't want to think about where the
TSA will go with their searches after that!!!

[joeybee12]

22. It makes me want to fly, because I haven't dated in a while! nt

[Barack_America]

23. Now Americans without health insurance can get a free testicular cancer screening!

[BeFree]

26. Free Massage?

Really, the problem is they don't kiss. Not even kiss ass.

[zanana1]

27. You'll hate me for this, but I prefer the pat-downs...

When it comes to getting on something that flies through the air, I want a reasonable expectation that it won't blow up. So excuse me for disagreeing with you, but if you don't like the new pat-downs, drive.

[WinkyDink]

28. It's more than intrusive; it's pointless. Pan Am 103 TODAY would still be blown out of the sky.

It's the cargo hold, .......

[zanana1]

29. Sorry; it still makes me feel better. nt

[LisaL]

31. You could always volunteer, but why do the rest of us

should be subjected to it just to make you feel better?

[zanana1]

30. Sorry; it still makes me feel better. nt