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jumpingjahosapahat says:
I see them do the pat down on americans, but what about the muslins I was a lady in her long dress and turbin, she did not get patted down like the americans were. So what is it with that. They could have a bomb under there long dress, or under the turbin that they wear. They didn't even make them go into the scanners
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subframer says:
anyone that defends these civil service miscreants is a f'in idiot. have you been through the airport, people? do you have a f'in brain, and eyes? have you witnessed the intelligence level, social savvy, work ethic of these embarrassing civil service lemmings, people that couldn't get a job in the private sector if their lives depended on it? "doing their jobs"? idiocy. what i've observed is rude, indifferent, arrogant, entitled government union employees barely abel to conduct their jobs professionally. and barely is generous. this country is an embarrassment. we should be asking El Al for help, and doing exactly as they say. america is finished, done in by political correctness and the good ole union "work ethic."
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tmn replies:
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TSA employees are non-union.
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wheelycat says:
He should have emptied his urostomy bag before going through checkpoint. I am 14 and have a urostomy since I was a baby. I always empty it before going through a security checkpoint and if flying or travelling by train I wear a leg beg as well so there is no danger of the bag on my abdomen leaking. I also have to be careful in school. I have had a few "accidents" but I have a change of clothes with me just in case. If he used Hollister bags then ther is a tap as well as a cap. (I think there is on all bags!) so just being patted down even very roughly would not be a problem.
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atomant59 says:
Now you patriots are whining because someone placed a hand in your crotch or under your boob, where were you when you're fellow Americans with Middle Eastern heritage where being strip searched or having their body cavities inspected? Where were you when their phone calls were being monitored without any judicial oversight? Where were you when they were being held and not charged with any specific crime? Come on and tell me you flag waiving, constitution thumping hypocrites, Where were you?????
You are the same as the A?Holes that stood by in the 40s when Japanese Americans were placed in containment camps during WWII.

America, you have become gutless! You want assured security without any inconvenience. You want a balanced budget without tax increases and without cuts to any of your special projects or the overly inflated defense budget that fills the pockets of political contributors.

America, you have become full of even more sickening right-wing hypocrites!!!!
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tmn replies:
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Sadly, you pretty much hit the nail on the head...
bobnjersey replies:
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[Where were you when they were being held and not charged with any specific crime? Come on and tell me you flag waiving, constitution thumping hypocrites, Where were you????? ]
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i was writing all the representatives but one ... all 534 ... except for the one that voted against the patriot act ... russ feingold (sen. from wisconsin) ... calling them traitors to the country ... to freedom ... and to their oath. how about you?
atomant59 replies:
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doing the same my friend, doing the same!!!
Doctor_Bones replies:
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@tmn...that sarcasm was intended for you. Now I know you work for the TSA because of your low IQ.
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gruven13777 says:
by tmn November 22, 2010 7:38 PM EST

Don't like it? Take the bus...better yet, stay home.

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You think you're pretty cute. Funny thing is that more and more people are going to do this, and we'll be the one's who have the last laugh when the airlines start to go under and you have to pay triple what you're paying now to fly.

Yeah. You really wanna see the economy completely plummet to it's death?....keep on telling everyone to stay home.
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tmn replies:
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No, most people will use common sense, realize security precautions are here to stay, and fly.
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bobnjersey says:
["No apology, no recognition - Is that urine? - no nothing, no offer to help me," Sawyer said. "And I had to face the fact that I had to walk through the airport with urine." ]
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isn't walking thru the airport w/ urine against tsa policy?

all you people who are willing to accept people walking thru the airport with urine obviously don't care about my security.

we need a urine scanner ... to prevent these urinating passengers from getting on the planes w/ their urine.

what if that urine bag has explosives in it?

is chertoff consulting w/ any urine scanning companies ... or are any urine scanning companies lobbying congress yet to get a big contract.

i want my family to be safe ... and there's no way i feel safe w/ these urine people on board.

we should have a constitutional ammendment against urine soaked people in our midst.
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Dogsleder says:
My 90 year old mother, who has a colostomy, was not the least bit offended with a pat-down at Detroit Metro 2 weeks ago. The TSA agent was so very polite and considerate. She explained everything to my mother, offered to go to a private area which my mother felt was unnecessary. It is unfortunate the gentleman experienced his bag dislodging.

The others who are complaining, get a grip. I want to fly as safe as possible. Do you whine when you go to the doctors that you felt molested? The TSA agents are trying to make your flying as safe as possible. You and your body are no more "special" than any one else.
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Doctor_Bones replies:
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You are not offended by your 90 year old mother being treated as a terrorist suspect? You are crazy!
tmn replies:
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Every single civilized nation checks passengers before boarding aircraft because, until cleared, passengers ARE considered possible terrorists. Don't like it? Take the bus...better yet, stay home.
catmomtx replies:
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I get the impression that many of these stories have been embellished quite a bit. If this gentleman was so humiliated why is he all over TV and in this article baring all?
bobnjersey replies:
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[The others who are complaining, get a grip. I want to fly as safe as possible. ]
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grip this moron:

(credit to another anonymous poster):
After 9/11, the fear of another attack on U.S. soil cleanly supplanted the fear of having one`s ***** chopped off by a vengeful lover in the pantheon of irrational American fears.
While we`re constantly being told that another attack is imminent and that radical Islamic fundamentalists are two steps away from establishing a caliphate in Branson, Missouri, just how close are they? How do the odds of dying in a terrorist attack stack up against the odds of dying in other unfortunate situations?
The following ratios were compiled using data from 2004 National Safety Council Estimates, a report based on data from The National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, 2003 mortality data from the Center for Disease Control was used.
-- You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack
-- You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack
-- You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane
-- You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack
--You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack
-- You are 87 times more likely to drown than die in a terrorist attack
-- You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack
--You are 12 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation in bed than from a terrorist attack
--You are 9 times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack
--You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist
--You are 8 times more likely to die from accidental electrocution than from a terrorist attack
-- You are 6 times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack
bobnjersey replies:
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[until cleared, passengers ARE considered possible terrorists. Don't like it? Take the bus...better yet, stay home. ]
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wait ... they'd like to check you before you board the bus too ... or even better ... maybe we should assume everyone's a terrorist ... just like 'you' said ... and we should come right to your home ... and let you prove that you're not.

you're an idiot.
Doctor_Bones replies:
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@tmn....In the old days we called people like you communist. You must be a member of Al Qaeda because you sure do hate freedom. You should go tell your bosses at the TSA that you are a communist and you will probably get a promotion.
tmn replies:
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Yea, everyone who considers security on airliners important is a Communist - right...
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Doctor_Bones says:
Notice how its always women wanting to give up our freedom to the police state, not men, but these women don't have problem sending their men off to fight the wars. Why don't you middle-aged grannies go enlist in the army if you want to do something to protect yourselves.
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okwork says:
They are doing more than their job. U mean to tell me it was ok to embrass this guy that is 61 years old that survive cancer. Come on
were is the morals of this country.
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carolo43 says:
Oh please! You are given the option of a private screening. Why didn't the man tell them he had this bag?
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SoCal_Gridlock replies:
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He did tell them. And asked them to be careful with it.
miami_don replies:
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Who told you that crap---your not given an option other than a pat down. Go pee on your clothes and sit in them for two hours moron.
linfinster replies:
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carole ... did you even read the article?? Get a clue and read it first before leaving comments that only embarrass you.
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