Sir James

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49552

G-Dog

These TSA people are jerks. They take their position way to serious. All they need to do is use some common sense. This story upsets me.

JMT21

TSA needs to implement profiling to a reasonable degree. I've witnessed the TSA monkeys pull old people in walkers and wheel chairs as well as service men and women in uniform aside to frisk them a little more, ridiculous.

Uncle Bose

Yes...it's sickening. I actually get an upset stomach thinking of the limp-wristed PC faction that refuses to allow profiling in this absolutely appropriate setting. What's a more compelling argument? "Not all Arabs are terrorists (but 100% of the 9/11 hijackers were)" or "NOT ONE SINGLE *** **** 80-YEAR OLD WOMAN is a terrorist"? Jesus Christ...now I'm upset.

ASpilot2be

For those that hate TSA workers should see the ones at Juneau One of them told passengers that TSA stood for 'Thousands Standing Around'. He even sang the theme song, which was a circus song .

calcapt

I thought TSA stood for "Takes Scissors Away". I also heard a rumor that they were thinking of unionizing. So as not to have to change their acronym it was proposed that their union become the "Tray Stackers Association".
Just a rumor!

Imeneo

Oh boy, that's pretty fu*ked up. TSA has always been a pain... I guess the only thing they've done right over the years was collect millions of dollars in revenue from seized goods... lighters, Audi car keys (that's a little side story all together).

dash8driver

To ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport screeners will not be allowed to profile people. They will continue random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the president's security detail, 85-year-old congressmen with metal hips, and Medal Of Honor-winning former governors. Let's pause a moment and take the following test:

In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:

(a)Olga Corbett
(b)Sitting Bull
(c)Arnold Schwarzenegger
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:

(a)Lost Norwegians
(b)Elvis
(c)A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

During the 1980s a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:

(a)John Dillinger
(b)The King of Sweden
(c)The Boy Scouts
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:

(a)A pizza delivery boy
(b)Pee Wee Herman
(c)Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70-year-old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:

(a)The Smurfs
(b)Davy Jones
(c)The Little Mermaid
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by:

(a)Captain Kid
(b)Charles Lindbergh
(c)Mother Teresa
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:

(a)Scooby Doo
(b)The Tooth Fairy
(c)Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:

(a)Richard Simmons
(b)Grandma Moses
(c)Michael Jordan
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 1998, the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:

(a)Mr. Rogers
(b)Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
(c)The World Wrestling Federation to promote "Mustapha the Merciless"
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were killed by:

(a)Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
(b)The Supreme Court of Florida
(c)Mr. Bean
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:

(a)Enron
(b)The Lutheran Church
(c)The NFL
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:

(a)Bonnie and Clyde
(b)Captain Kangaroo
(c)Billy Graham
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Anyone for racial profiling?

calcapt

The one person that all the misguided "we shouldn't profile" types bring up is Timothy McVeigh. It is so frustrating to me, as a captain charged with providing safe air transportation, that I am not allowed to think or treat any differently the four or five 20 something year old middle eastern guys travelling together on my airplane. I am told they pose no greater threat than the young married couple with their two kids going to see Grandma and Grandpa. Whatever! - I'm thinking that just because someone said it doesn't make it so! If young muslim men are offended because of increased security concerns they should send their complaint letters to Osama. It's him and his extremist followers they have to thank for their dilemma, not me!