Article

2006-08-21 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2006-08-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fred, they just wanted to make sure he was the only snake on that plane.....

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-08-21 04:12|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-08-21 04:12|| Front Page Top

#2 He just wanted to get back to the states. Guess he ran out of funds for the sex holiday in Thailand. Fess up to the Jon case and then start making claims for all sorts of stuff that doesn't match time/place/event. Soon even the 'authorities' will end up with having to acknowledge he's either a nut case or it was all show.

Posted by Unimble Elmomort5902 2006-08-21 09:29|| 2006-08-21 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, but here's the thing, Fred. I keep seeing story after story about how the US flying public is "taking the new security measures in stride" and "learning to live with the new restrictions" and how they are "just grateful the TSA is doing whatever it takes to keep us safe", blah, blah, blah.

This is all a big fat lie. The TSA has not made us safer, and I'm amazed that the seeming vast majority of Americans take the further erosion of their freedoms and liberties "in stride".

Most of us aren't even Americans any more. We don't even seem to remember what the term means. I'd call for a total boycott on air travel until the politicians get the message that they can't keep eroding our freedoms without paying the price. Unfortunately, this would fail miserably, not because air travel is essential, but again because the vast majority of 'Americans' don't give a rat's ass that their way of life is slipping away.

Franklin said it best:

"Those who who would give up essential liberty, for a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

By that measure, we don't deserve the few precious freedoms we still have.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-21 10:36|| 2006-08-21 10:36|| Front Page Top

#4 BTW, I know my rant was completely off subject, but I too have been subjected to 'special security' and your comment got me riled up.

Besides, this Karr guy bores me.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-21 11:11|| 2006-08-21 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably nominated for Teacher of the Year

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-21 13:27|| 2006-08-21 13:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Karr is creepy. But the "special treatment" was no doubt designed to soften him up and get him talking. Also, he wasn't technically under arrest (which has happened since entering the US), but was merely being deported and was making his own food/drink choices and paying for them, as I understand.

Posted by ex-lib 2006-08-21 16:01|| 2006-08-21 16:01|| Front Page Top

#7 What's the word from Aruba?

Posted by G Condit Esq 2006-08-21 17:50|| 2006-08-21 17:50|| Front Page Top

23:50 trailing wife
23:45 Zenster
23:16 DMFD
23:13 DMFD
23:02 Jules in the Hinterlands
22:47 FOTSGreg
22:47 Zenster
22:36 Zenster
22:32 Sleresing Hupolunter2709
22:21 Zenster
22:17 Zenster
22:10 djohn66
22:06 Zenster
21:58 Captain America
21:56 Saint Jimbo
21:55 muck4doo
21:54 eLarson
21:54 Captain America
21:52 Zenster
21:51 Saint Jimbo
21:44 eLarson
21:43 tu3031
21:43 Nimble Spemble
21:43 twobyfour