Manolo Blahniks are to die for.
Meanwhile, InstaPundit has an item that Michael Yon was handcuffed at the Seattle airport. Must be that Afghanistan stamp on the passport.
Go Bureaucracy! The only growth industry left in America.
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| Joan Rivers, a.k.a. Joan Rosenberg, a.k.a. Potential Terrorist |
| 2010-01-05 |
| From the annals of Taking the New Airport Security Measures a Bit Too Far: Joan Rivers, an old Jewish comedienne whose forte is mocking red-carpet dresses, was prevented from boarding a flight in Costa Rica bound for Newark on Sunday because a Continental agent deemed her passport suspicious. Not because the birthday field says "1933, New York" while her face says "2009, Dr. Hoefflin's office," but because her name is listed as Joan Rosenberg a.k.a. Joan Rivers (Rosenberg is the name of her late husband). "Do terrorists wear Manolo Blahniks?" Rivers quipped after catching a different flight back to America the next day. No, they don't, and we're left wondering whether the gate agent really had a legitimate concern about Rivers or is just a longtime Johnny Carson fan. We know you can't make security exceptions for someone just because they're a celebrity ... but come on! She's Joan Rivers, the least likely terrorist ever. Then again, terrorism experts are always warning us to anticipate and defend against the next attack, not the previous ones. Sure, most of us expect the next terrorist to be another Islamic fundamentalist, but wouldn't it be the most diabolically genius plan ever if Al Qaeda were somehow able to enlist Joan Rivers? |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #6 I am at the point where it seems to be TSA checker you either have to be leftist or mental. Michael Yon? Really? Joan Rivers? Really? What about Mohammad? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-01-05 21:33 |
| #5 Slighly more hair, but still looks predomin the same since PENN STATE - "MARYLAND/DC SNIPER", OKC "JOHN DOE #2", ANTHRAX PRE-RUN, ........@and all that jazz. But I digress .... |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-05 21:25 |
| #4 The BOZO was supposed to ask how much money he was bringing in, not how much he makes. How much you are bringing in is a standard customs question. Who ever let him be hancuffed for refusing to divulge income needs to join the ranks of the unemployed. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2010-01-05 18:14 |
| #3 They asked Mr. Yon how much he makes? But surely he hasn't started working on his tax returns yet, so how could he possibly know? As for the Afghan passport stamp, I don't doubt the repeated entry stamps for Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, etc. raised eyebrows. Mr. Wife used to get questions when he was working in the Middle East, so he always kept his corporate ID handy. Especially after the glue attaching the fourth extension to his passport loosened, and he had to tape it in with unofficial tape. He got a new passport shortly thereafter, four years ahead of schedule. This was back in the 80s, when things were not as tense as they are now -- now we get to have the delightful choice between inattentive security and hair-trigger overreaction. Personally, I'd rather they overreact than otherwise. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-01-05 13:58 |
| #2 According to Yon's tweet, it was because he refused to tell TSA how much he makes. Says he was handcuffed for this obvious display of terrorism. Personally, I think airport security has been farmed out by TSA to the IRS since so many are going Galt. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2010-01-05 13:15 |
| #1 Well in Continental's favor, after Joan's latest series of facelifts she now looks like this" Manolo Blahniks are to die for. Meanwhile, InstaPundit has an item that Michael Yon was handcuffed at the Seattle airport. Must be that Afghanistan stamp on the passport. Go Bureaucracy! The only growth industry left in America. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-01-05 12:59 |