Hiring people was what I knew. The coffers opened for us to use. A monumental project to correct the actions of the few. A brave new day for all of us to finally do some good.

Across the country I flew, to speak and teach, and preach to the choir. Good times, new times, jobs for all. We had been hit, but stronger it would make us all.

They came in droves to apply for their new life. Old and young, smart and dumb. Hold the mouse in the air, click and yell towards the screen,
you have been counted, move along, continue with your dream.

Hotel conference rooms, Inside of airports, airplanes,shuttle busses, one after another. Recirculated air brings sickness and gives no
pleasure. On and on it went one day into the other.

Contract ends, life moves on, my work did not seem to matter. What came then was no better than what preceded the disaster. Years had passed
here I came with a two year old in tow off to see Orlando. I’m sorry sir his shoes must come of, for your safety, and that of others I am just doing as I am told.

Why can’t criminals have less common names?

On the other hand: I have a five year old. If he were detained at the airport and I later had to explain to him that it was because there was a bad guy with the same name, and they thought it might have been him, he’d be thrilled.

(Assuming that my blood pressure hadn’t popped the top off my scalp first.)

Would universal health care as they have in Canada and the UK help Americans find their courage again?

I can’t wait to see the FOIA induced reports down the road (if they don’t manage to “disappear” like possibly incriminating Bush Admin emails seem to do) that show how inept these programs and policies are… and heads start rolling.

Of course, that’ll only be after American regime change… since now we have people in control where ineptitude is rewarded and responsibility has been thrown out the window a long time ago.

The no-fly list isn’t the best tool out there since it lacks photo ID. However, that’s what the screeners have.

A 5 year old is able to be a suicide bomber/lethal weapon used by others. They can attach explosives to his clothes or any number of of other means to make him an unwitting danger to others. 5 years don’t question authority figures. They obey.

In Viet Nam young kids were used to blow up U.S. soldiers… since they were not suspected.

Like Bruce Schneier says, if it’s hinky, investigate it.

Once people start investigating… anything said to deter them just makes them more suspicious. (Emotional mind overrides logic. It’s how we’re made folks.)

A cursory search isn’t much to get worked up about.

Why would they have to use a child? Clearly, they’ve got us all so scared (read: terrified) that they can just sit back. Why blow up anything now? Somewhere, BinLaden is laughing…

I can’t believe they are still using a ridiculous list of names (which I believe is all it is- no descriptions or any other qualifying information) to provide us with “homeland security”.

If only there were a terrorist named “Mike Smith” or some other really common name.

TSA is a joke, and apparently the Administration isn’t getting it.

The head of the “homeland-Fatherlund” security is a traitor to the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well as to every man woman and child, as this article clearly demonstrates. It is a certainty why this “leader” let escape those that “were here to document the event” on video tape, the attacks on the twin towers in September 11th 2001.

Is there any option short of an armed uprising to come?

They took away vice (*1), but I was not into vice and did nothing, then they took away the labor unions, but I was not pro-labor unions, then they placed a similar name on the list, now I can’t enjoy a simple liberty to visit relatives in far away locations,,, you gets what you gets, and a meatwad gets it.

*1= Organized crime has paid politicians to make vice into crimes, now the profits roll on in.
See the 18th & 21st amendments, now read the ninth amendment and wonder if anything has been “enumuerated in the constitution”, such as “intoxicating,,,”.

(true story)

To whom it may concern

I write to you
to share in my complaint
as I was singled out in line
while trying to board my plane

They said that my name
was the same as on a list
my identity was cleared
but still I am rightly pissed

As sad as it is- you are probably right. It’s one of the few things that have kept me at my current job. As health insurance here costs more-and-more while covering less every year- it is becoming more of a problem.

if you were the screener and this child was in front of you (as well as the mother), what would YOU have done?

common sense needs the courage of confidence in ones
self

bin-laden is laughing? Did you ever actually read the text of his address to America? Something about bleeding you white?

The issue is not the search. The search is an acceptable nuisance.

The issue is: Does anyone in their right mind really think that this mother and child were a danger to the flight? Does anyone think the threats and intimidation were justified?

Use YOUR judgement. Not someone elses.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/story/0,,845725,00.html

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/DHSTRIP_Traveler_Inquiry_Form.pdf

And that’s what? a good thing? We’ve had to change to some degree in America because we realized how easy it is for a sickness to spread. Americans aren’t a scared bunch, are we? I mean when you get right down to it, we don’t like to be pushed around. Why should we like it, we’re Americans, people from all over the world that have decided this is the best place to live. And if someone really does hate it here they can move or work towards change.

All the rest of the times I fly, and all the fuss they make over things like a tube of chapstick, I wonder when they’re just going to start handing out paper dresses.