scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Lord knows Emmett Tyrrell walks with angels, and Drudge certainly does get carried away at times, but I see this as having everything to do with "how far are we willing to go?" We're way past the slippery slope here. I'm going with Ann on this one.
Pardon Me, but EL AL solved THIS 40 YEARS AGO- with zero failures... they interview everyone with their luggage BEFORE they can buy a ticket. It saves time, because they can quickly process the normal travelers. and it saves lives & is proven effective for 40 years. RAK
Nothing I have to say is intended to even come close to defend the TSA, Napolitano or any of the rest of the get naked, display your junk to ride an airplane crowd, but we have more flights processed in 5 minutes in this country then EL AL processes all damned day. We have more planes lined up for take off at Atlanta's airport on any given morning than the nation of Israel will process on any given day. We just need to make racist rules that make sense. No sand crabs fly, ever without a complete internal and external inspection of their body's and luggage. We really do not have to be nice to those people. Chuck from Tacoma
Chuck, you are right; too many flights to secure and we can't secure the border, or win against the Japs & Nazis in WWII or anything else that we as a nation really want to do... I would posit that a 2 minute interview takes less time than the move behind the screen and getting groped option. No argument on the profiling, it is ridiculous not to do so. RAK
Chuck: It isn't that the airlines can't do background checks ... it's that they don't want to.
They cost money. And they might cause lawsuits.
The repair here is really simple: Exclude airline seats provision from any kind of protected class lawsuits, and make airlines and insurance companies fully pay for any damages caused by terrorists that get aboard.
Anne's post noted 'everyone except government officials and members of Congress' would undergo the inspection. Why should they be exempt? Why is the employee ordering the employer around? We have this backwards, and they should be made aware we will not tolerate their self-appointed status as overlord. They work for us. tomw
Hmmmm...wonder what would happen if you wore that into an airport???
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ReplyDeleteLord knows Emmett Tyrrell walks with angels, and Drudge certainly does get carried away at times, but I see this as having everything to do with "how far are we willing to go?" We're way past the slippery slope here. I'm going with Ann on this one.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree Rodge, but I don't guess we'll ever start profiling those scum so meanwhile we have to do all we can to keep from "dying while flying".
ReplyDeletePardon Me, but EL AL solved THIS 40 YEARS AGO- with zero failures...
ReplyDeletethey interview everyone with their luggage BEFORE they can buy a ticket.
It saves time, because they can quickly process the normal travelers. and it saves lives & is proven effective for 40 years.
RAK
rodge, that ann link you keep throwing around no worky
ReplyDeleteNothing I have to say is intended to even come close to defend the TSA, Napolitano or any of the rest of the get naked, display your junk to ride an airplane crowd, but we have more flights processed in 5 minutes in this country then EL AL processes all damned day. We have more planes lined up for take off at Atlanta's airport on any given morning than the nation of Israel will process on any given day.
ReplyDeleteWe just need to make racist rules that make sense. No sand crabs fly, ever without a complete internal and external inspection of their body's and luggage.
We really do not have to be nice to those people.
Chuck from Tacoma
Chuck, you are right; too many flights to secure and we can't secure the border, or win against the Japs & Nazis in WWII or anything else that we as a nation really want to do...
ReplyDeleteI would posit that a 2 minute interview takes less time than the move behind the screen and getting groped option.
No argument on the profiling, it is ridiculous not to do so.
RAK
Chuck: It isn't that the airlines can't do background checks ... it's that they don't want to.
ReplyDeleteThey cost money. And they might cause lawsuits.
The repair here is really simple: Exclude airline seats provision from any kind of protected class lawsuits, and make airlines and insurance companies fully pay for any damages caused by terrorists that get aboard.
I'm sure this will end up being 2010's "Don't taze me bro".
ReplyDelete^Can't we all just move along?
ReplyDeleteThe right Ann Link
ReplyDeletehttp://www.anncoulter.org/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=397
Anne's post noted 'everyone except government officials and members of Congress' would undergo the inspection.
ReplyDeleteWhy should they be exempt? Why is the employee ordering the employer around? We have this backwards, and they should be made aware we will not tolerate their self-appointed status as overlord. They work for us.
tomw