Comments on: TSA – bad to the bone

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:31:30 +0000

Silly people, don’t you know when you transfer $10,000+ from one bank to another they have to inform the government? They’ve been spying on your money all along, it doesn’t matter if it’s in the bank or on your person.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:30:25 +0000

Copyleft, this all got started with GW Bush and full BI-PARTISAN support. Which is why Obama’s voting record on these things closely resembled McCain’s and why I was loathe to vote for either of them. I ain’t seen no Democrat trying to repeal USA-PATRIOT.

By: Logical Dude

Logical Dude — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:08:59 +0000

Jim, the argument is still valid. You can be stopped for carrying a lot of money. THIS IS STUPID. What threat is there to have cash? NONE. If I had more time, I could go through the series of stupid rules that punish the innocent, such as curfews, no liquor laws, gambling laws, etc.

By: Big Government Hater

Big Government Hater — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:23:49 +0000

We wouldn’t need the TSA if our government would allow flight personnel to carry guns. Heaven forbid that we allowed to protect ourselves!

By: Redneck Convert

Redneck Convert — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:06:42 +0000

Well, I say strip them buck-nekkid and search them inside out. Anything to keep me and mine safe. I don’t care about this liberty stuff. That’s just a bunch of bunk from the libruls.

These TSA people that look at the pictures from that fancy machine need a pay raise, that’s for sure. It might not be too bad to see alot of people buck nekkid, but if Sister Dusty or this deborahinAthens show up in a picture it must be awful hard on the eyes. Not to mention getting put off your feed for a month.

Anyhow, I’m sorry to see Bob Barr done turned librul on us. We need to do anything we can to catch the Terrists. I’m tired of staying in the trailer and sleeping with my anti-tank weapon and my two machine guns that I keep for self defense and hunting. If you got nothing to hide–and you won’t with this new machine–there’s no reason to worry.

By: deborahinAthens

deborahinAthens — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:46:52 +0000

I have been railing against the USAA Patriot Act since the pea-brains in Washington passed it. It is an outrage that in this, a supposedly free country, that we have to be subject to this type of invasion of privacy. All of these liberties that we are losing are a very big deal, but it seems that no one is willing to listen. The American people think these invasions by the TSA and Homeland Security make us “safe”, when, in fact, if anyone wanted to blow up a building or a plane badly enough, they could do it. My heart aches to see this new America where the general populace is so ignorant and stupid they are willing to accept this.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:38:22 +0000

Lets get the story straight,Steve Bierfeldt came through the St Louis airport with the intent to cause a problem, he failed to provide any information or cooperate with TSA officers or the airport police, if you research the reason you will find out his motive. Google, (Missouri State police, militia, Ron Paul). He wasn’t just passing through Missouri folks, the Ron Paul people were in Missouri because there was a MIAC report specifically describing supporters of presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr as “militia” influenced terrorists and instructs the Missouri police to be on the lookout. I was there and the only thing the TSA did wrong in my opinion was failing to have Steve Bierfeldt arrested for interfering in a Federal screening process.
http://www.infowars.com/secret-state-police-report-ron-paul-bob-barr-chuck-baldwin-libertarians-are-terrorists/

By: The REAL GodHatesTrash, Superstar

The REAL GodHatesTrash, Superstar — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:54:40 +0000

Dumbya made sure that wages were low for the TSA screeners, and you get what you pay for. Starting pay is in the $12-13/hour range for most cities. Not going to attract the best and the brightest.

By: Mitzymy

Mitzymy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:59:58 +0000

I flew, last summer from Indianapolis to Denver, slept all night on the floor, and flew out the next morning to Spokane and on to Seattle. No one asked who I was. But when TSA was formed and interviewing and testing for employees I applied, but wasn’t good enough. I am a college educated, seasoned,experienced worker who had already spent 33 years as an inspector, but they wanted the very best, and I wasn’t one of them. If they aren’t that good anymore, maybe I should re-apply.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:31:31 +0000

In a recent USA Today article regarding a new program by TSA to begin additional random searching of passengers at gate entry was nothing more than another attempt by TSA to further harass the flying public. This should not be necessary as passengers are subjected to bag, personal, laptop, etc. x-rays at check in.

After reading down a few paragraphs I got a good chuckle when I read the “motive” for the (additional search) program: (Quote)“…the TSA fears that airport workers, who are not routinely screened, could sneak weapons into the secure area of an airport and give them to passengers.” Was Mr. Roth serious when he said that? I guess I am nuts by suggesting this but why don’t they (TSA) begin a thorough screening of ‘airport workers’? DUH! Good God Almighty! doesn’t this make more sense than to continue harassing passengers at the gate level?

someone else alluded to the fact that they “chat” at the gates. I observe too much “shuckin’ ‘an jivin’” there to be meaningful in searching for weapons, etc.