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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:22 PM Original message |
Elderly woman (95 years old) asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Things are totally out-of-control. |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Indeed |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. "Counter-terrorism efforts need to be directed elsewhere" |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
107. amen |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. What would they do with a woman having her period? |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
92. I been wondering about that... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
179. I don't think I want to know. |
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Ed Suspicious (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
215. I'm not a member of the fairer sex... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
240. Not really the same... |
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KarenS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. I do not ever intend to fly again. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Just keep in mind that TSA doesn't have to stay at the airport only. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. +1 They have already moved beyond the airport. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Do they go out of their way... |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
73. You know, you have a point... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #22 |
235. They already have been at bus and train depots. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
103. I would have been in jail myself if they did that to my sweet mother. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. ditto |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:53 AM Response to Reply #103 |
205. Would you put your sweet dying mother on a plane by herself |
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vanbean (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #205 |
237. She should have had some spare diapers for her. And she should have flown with her. |
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ckimmy57 (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #103 |
277. I second that |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
121. Everybody in the country should quit flying. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #121 |
151. Not everybody should quit flying. Common citizens should stop. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #151 |
214. Your Logic seems sound to me. |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
286. insanity rules... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #286 |
293. Wouldn't your mother have been embarrassed by |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #293 |
412. we don't know what the daughter's plans were after getting the mom through security |
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delunapark (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Nazies |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Nazies and pervs. n/t |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. What the hell has happened to common sense? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. "Idiocracy" initially made me laugh... |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
228. You can't just search the suspicious. If you think frail 95 year old women can't ... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #228 |
258. And, if you're going to think like a terrorist bomber, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
294. That's what I want to know. Why would any daughter |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Bin Laden won. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
54. It has been a slow... |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. I Wear A Brace, Which Means....I Get Special Treatment |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
63. How did you find out that it would happen every time? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
108. my sister and a friend both have to remove their prosthetic legs. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #108 |
157. Did they find this out at the airport or beforehand? |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:18 AM Response to Reply #63 |
206. How about TSA... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
301. "such as bringing along another person" |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #301 |
437. I know that in one instance no assistance was offered. |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. The TSA has turned airports into lots of Abu Ghraibs -- for exactly the same reasons. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yep. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Power = heroin. n/t |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
212. Really? |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. I don't think that's it....After all, most people, |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
45. my husband has to fly to toronto and wants me to go. my in laws have family gatherings |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
68. Et tu, Seaybeyond? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. gracias... see |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Molim* |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #68 |
120. These actions ARE a part of a FUCKING GREAT conspiracy. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:53 AM Response to Reply #120 |
193. You are certainly |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:06 AM Response to Reply #193 |
197. Please take a close look at what went on in Abu Grahib. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
55. And what happens when these tactics... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. What is to stop TSA from searching people in cars next? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Nothing... |
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Riverman (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #59 |
279. So are motorcycles, bicycles and skateboards! |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. Ummm....A number of you are imagining that I lack sympathy for this woman |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. We are "imagining" you lack of sympathy... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Then you are imagining WRONG...Read my two posts |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Well, I was calm... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. No problem |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. So do I... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:47 AM Response to Reply #79 |
192. You betcha... |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #70 |
81. Jackwagon |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #66 |
307. I've read your post 5 times and |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #55 |
86. Ah, but the TSA wants to stop and search cars as well. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. yeah, I know... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
57. No, she wasn't "obligated", she just wanted to see her family before she died. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Oh hell, I didn't mean it that way... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
101. Okay, I can see how that sentence could be taken two ways, and how I saw it |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #62 |
251. lol....... |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
90. There are various modes but in her condition flying was probably |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #90 |
234. Or.... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
109. I am obligated if I want to leave Alaska decently. That woman |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:06 AM Response to Reply #109 |
196. Of course you are and I'm not disagreeing with that... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #109 |
329. The woman wasn't strip searched. Why don't you stick to the facts? |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
132. Are you aware that not all places in this world can be reached |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:00 AM Response to Reply #132 |
195. No shit, sherlock |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #132 |
259. How is it being victimized for someone to ask your daughter |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #259 |
408. You need to mind your own business. |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #408 |
414. I agree |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. At least the woman got her soiled diaper removed. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Disgusting and a Red Herring |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I know that a terminally ill 95 year old who needs diapers |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Red herring |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It's not a red herring. It's an irony. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Are you freaking kidding? |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. So are you saying you support the TSA crotch search policy |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. No, I said it was ironical. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Do explain this: |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Do you need this spelled out? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. I think you are the one who needs this spelled out. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #47 |
133. They couldn't complete the search because they could feel something in the diaper. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #133 |
139. How does this make any sense? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #139 |
140. The reason for the pat-downs is to detect non-body objects |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:44 AM Response to Reply #140 |
144. What procedure would that be? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #144 |
146. Yes, they do. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:53 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. I am talking about TSA. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:58 AM Response to Reply #147 |
150. Interesting. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #150 |
152. Oh give me a break. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:09 AM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Sitting in clean clothing, even without a diaper, is better than sitting |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:10 AM Response to Reply #153 |
154. Well let me ask you something really simple. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:12 AM Response to Reply #154 |
155. Did you read my whole post? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #155 |
156. TSA shouldn't be asking anyone to remove diapers. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:07 AM Response to Reply #156 |
166. Apparently it isn't their policy. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:35 AM Response to Reply #155 |
160. Why are you changing the subject so much and why is anyone going along with you? nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:09 AM Response to Reply #160 |
167. Apparently I'm not the only one here |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:12 AM Response to Reply #167 |
169. Why don't you start an OP on it? I agree it is important. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:15 AM Response to Reply #169 |
170. What difference does it make whether I talk about it here or somewhere else? |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #170 |
174. Good point, so let me post my opinion that it has nothing to do with the issue here. nt |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #133 |
339. So, our heroes think sick great-grandma might have a bomb in her diaper, |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #339 |
340. They had no idea what was in the diaper... |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #340 |
347. Do you realize what you just said? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #347 |
348. So, you admit she could have had a bomb in... |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #348 |
353. Waste of time I know. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:10 AM Response to Reply #347 |
384. They have to follow the procedure -- not act on hunches |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #347 |
420. As you can clearly see, the adults are all children trying desperately |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #340 |
416. yes, dude, the sick old lady WAS A TERRORIST!!!!!!! |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #416 |
423. Are you really claiming that elderly people or... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #423 |
430. NO |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #430 |
431. "but, it's not going to happen" |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #431 |
432. you think al Qaeda is going to recruit old sick American ladies to be bombers? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #432 |
433. Show me where I said you were crazy, Spooked... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #433 |
434. I'm not going to waste my time going through old posts in the September 11th section |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #434 |
436. Dude... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #436 |
438. Funny. Good to know then that you think there is nothing crazy about no planes and |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #438 |
439. Dude... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #439 |
440. No |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #440 |
441. Dude... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #441 |
442. how else will they get a significant quantity |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #442 |
443. Dude... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #443 |
444. Whatever, dude |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
72. Umm...doesn't logic dictate the the TSA should go with....I mean |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
343. Amazing, isn't it?? People defending |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #72 |
422. We threw out logic and embraced insanity in 2000 and 2001. |
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Habitual Candor (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
95. Obtuse or Oblivious |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
111. this is revolting. there was nothing about that woman that fit |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #111 |
134. If we start traveling down the road of "profiling" then |
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RainFromAbove (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #111 |
135. profile? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #135 |
300. Welcome to DU, RainFromAbove. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #111 |
236. Then try this.... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Finally. "I do support the pat-downs combined with scanning..." |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I've entered into countless other discussions about airport security. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. You should be sorry. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
77. +1 really. /nt |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
98. I can't believe your lack of empathy. nm |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #98 |
247. I can. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #98 |
296. +1 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #98 |
388. Where's your empathy for the 95 year old who was supposed |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
113. That word, Irony, does not mean what you think it does... |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
56. Red Herring indeed. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #56 |
89. A hit, a palpable hit. |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #56 |
246. Ding! Ding! Ding! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. You REALLY REALLY don't want to examine the real issue, which is the loss of ALL our freedoms in |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. This isn't hard work, I assure you. n/t |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. No, I suppose it wouldn't be after lots of practice. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
341. I got it. The TSA found a granny with a dirty diaper!! |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. As I told her, she may feel differently when it's she or a loved who is in that position. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. And those who are dismissing the discomfort of a 95 year old in a soiled diaper |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. So is TSA now in the business of skin care? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. No, that is what is ironical. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. It is amazing to watch someone to twist and turn so to make this |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. OK I'm going to attempt to explain how a bad thing |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
115. no. and by the way, I am damned glad for you and your daughter. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #115 |
123. The "quasi-police force" is helping to make sure that |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
148. And in this particular case the elderly woman ended up |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:27 AM Response to Reply #148 |
229. My suggestion... |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
78. It's not you. They're coming out of the woodwork today. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
67. Unless of course it was the treatment and attention by the TSA... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
124. Do you understand the meaning of the word ironic? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:43 AM Response to Reply #124 |
142. How was she more comfortable? She didn't get a new diaper. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #142 |
176. Clean sweat pants would be more comfortable than a dirty diaper. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #176 |
178. The daughter started crying, TSA decided to search her. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #178 |
187. Where did you read that the mother had to fly alone? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:09 AM Response to Reply #187 |
190. I didn't "speculate" anything. I already posted this link but |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:21 AM Response to Reply #190 |
191. You're right, she missed the departure. It turns out she never planned on taking the flight. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #191 |
216. You hit on what, to me, seems a key point |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:06 AM Response to Reply #216 |
224. For one thing, it is unsupported by evidence so it's just conjecture on your part. nt |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #224 |
226. What is unsupported by evidence? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #226 |
256. Right. And the TSA can't speak out now because of privacy issues, |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #216 |
346. The daughter's story hasn't changed. The TSA has changed |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #346 |
383. The daughter's story has changed multiple times. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 02:15 AM Response to Reply #383 |
391. So they demanded that this elderly woman's diaper be inspected. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:51 AM Response to Reply #391 |
393. No, she said they did not demand this. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #178 |
248. What flight did the daughter miss? |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #176 |
324. ... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #142 |
231. See my reply above |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
114. given that she was singled out to have this vile thing done to her |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #114 |
125. Unlike a lot of people here, |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
112. how sad. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:59 AM Response to Reply #31 |
194. You believe this was about HER discomfort? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:30 AM Response to Reply #194 |
199. Only inadvertently. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
110. and what does this matter? Going a few hours on a plane with one |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #110 |
117. Actually it's not sufficient... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:07 AM Response to Reply #117 |
225. Have you ever cared for a terminally ill parent? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #225 |
233. What's the difference between |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #233 |
260. And then, when you make a mistake, you don't |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #233 |
308. whatever |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #308 |
335. Yeah, whatever... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #335 |
374. Who is Mr P? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:57 AM Response to Reply #335 |
394. Yeah, cause my parents adopted me.....no sperm involved |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 07:45 AM Response to Reply #394 |
400. And that goes to the first of my points... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #400 |
403. truce |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #308 |
387. Okay, me, too. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #233 |
378. Really? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #225 |
262. Of course I can understand making a mistake. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #262 |
376. I have to admit that I never had to deal with that. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #110 |
126. You can't possibly understand how delicate the skin of a 95 year old is -- |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #126 |
141. She didn't get a new diaper since her daughter didn't have a spare. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:44 AM Response to Reply #141 |
186. She was wearing stretch pants, which aren't "nothing at all." |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #126 |
161. Are you trying to derail a discussion of the TSA by making it a personal issue? nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:31 AM Response to Reply #161 |
177. No, there have been countless threads about the TSA. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #126 |
221. And that's all it would take, too... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #221 |
263. Yes, she could have easily wound up with a hideous bedsore. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. True...at least there was that... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
116. they could have just forgot. My uncle and aunt came over to my |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #116 |
119. Hmmm...let's see... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #119 |
130. And then those things become so routine, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #116 |
128. No one from TSA was looking into her diaper. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:23 AM Response to Reply #128 |
136. And that makes sense exactly how? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:43 AM Response to Reply #136 |
143. As I said, they're not expected to have an opinion on what |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #143 |
149. TSA doesn't have a procedure upon which they can demand |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:12 AM Response to Reply #149 |
168. I presume that the daughter, once alerted to the problem, |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:15 AM Response to Reply #168 |
171. The daughter started crying. TSA then decided to pat the daughter |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:20 AM Response to Reply #171 |
173. That's unfortunate. But the woman was still better off |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #173 |
175. Again, the daughter never made it onto the plane. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:38 AM Response to Reply #175 |
180. So, why didn't Weber.... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #180 |
182. Because she didn't want an eldrely sick woman to sit at the airport |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:41 AM Response to Reply #182 |
183. So, it was better to put her on a flight without her... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:43 AM Response to Reply #183 |
184. And TSA thinks that a woman crying means she could be a |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:44 AM Response to Reply #184 |
185. Again... |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:58 AM Response to Reply #185 |
189. Yes, because the TSA account is so much more believable. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:35 AM Response to Reply #185 |
201. We are only hearing one side. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #201 |
217. +1 |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:56 AM Response to Reply #183 |
188. Ha, you're blaming the passenger for the airline's decision to fly the sick 95 yr. old woman alone? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:45 AM Response to Reply #188 |
204. The daughter had ALWAYS planned for the mother to fly alone. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:22 AM Response to Reply #188 |
227. The daughter didn't have a ticket, and wasn't going |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:32 AM Response to Reply #180 |
200. The daughter only wanted to put her mother on the plane. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:26 AM Response to Reply #175 |
198. She never planned to fly with her mother. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #198 |
238. I know...disgusting... |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #136 |
239. So, once identified as "suspicious" they were directed to a public bathroom? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #239 |
302. The TSA says the facts are not as Weber describes them. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #302 |
313. If TSA truly believes a person is hiding something in their underwear, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #313 |
315. The TSA agents aren't supposed to be acting based on their BELIEFS. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #315 |
375. Oh gee. That's nice to know. Instead of thinking, they are supposed |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:24 AM Response to Reply #375 |
389. Pretty much. Because if they're following their hunches, then they're |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #302 |
319. "maybe what really happened" ? You've gone over to pure speculation |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:38 AM Response to Reply #128 |
162. Incorrect. They said they needed it to be changed because they couldn't check it |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:44 AM Response to Reply #162 |
203. No, Weber said they could feel that it was firm. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #203 |
219. Yep, that's what I heard too...and... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #219 |
253. The other thing I learned as I read more |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
127. pipi, I think some people here have been through this. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. See if you feel that way when you, or someone close to you is wearing one. |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
275. I wouldn't send them on a 6 hour flight in a dirty one. nt |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #275 |
297. Again... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #297 |
316. Why isn't that the point? It's Weber who, instead of realizing |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:48 PM Response to Reply #316 |
337. Because the TSA |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #337 |
386. They might not have been looking out for the mother, |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 01:52 AM Response to Reply #386 |
390. Funny |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
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Agent William (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #122 |
129. +1,368. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #122 |
131. How could this lady take care of her own needs |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:07 AM Response to Reply #122 |
209. There aren't enough +s |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
274. That's an interesting observation. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well I certainl hope she had it full of shit for them. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Brilliant and... |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. I know, right? |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
30. But, but, but she may have had a bomb in that diaper!!!!11!!11! |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. And TSA allowed the daughter to take the mother to the bathroom |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Thank you. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
80. Exactly! Everyone is ignoring your point. It's illogical -- and talk about irony... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #80 |
137. And so WTF does it have to do with security? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #137 |
265. Okay, put your terrorist thinking-cap on. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
255. Unless the family could vouch for every single second |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #255 |
284. I'd like to point out the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #284 |
303. I already know the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin, dear... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #255 |
292. And also the time before the airport. The TSA wouldn't know |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #292 |
304. That's true... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #304 |
306. It seems that there's an awful lot of wishful thinking going on. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
43. This is getting pathetic |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
49. oh jesus christ on a stick... |
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avebury (455 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
58. K&R |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
60. The TSA are the real terrorists among us. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
64. Cleaning up dirty diapers ASAP is a matter of basic respect, whether the diaper is worn by |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #64 |
181. Strange to see so many people arguing against the need to change a soiled diaper. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #181 |
210. I'm beginning to wonder if we Americans remember any discussion method beyond noisy outrage |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #210 |
257. Several people have said |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
76. This is absolutely inexcusable. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
82. There is no fucking sense in this. |
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B-Stupid (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
83. Honestly, shit like this makes my blood boil |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:34 AM Response to Reply #83 |
159. +1000000 |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
84. This is all Anthony Weiner's fault. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
85. What The Fuck Man... |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
88. A dying American woman having to go through this violation |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. I also don't see how this could be SOP. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #93 |
158. But you heard the answer: |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:53 AM Response to Reply #158 |
163. But it is not the procedure. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:56 AM Response to Reply #163 |
164. They asked that it be.... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:57 AM Response to Reply #164 |
165. Deleted message |
WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #163 |
232. Um, except This TSA blather IS NOT TRUE. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:42 AM Response to Reply #158 |
202. What was the "vile accusation" against the family? |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #202 |
213. Shame on you. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #213 |
254. People here haven't grasped the facts -- that this woman |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #254 |
261. Yep....fifteen minutes or so... |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #254 |
264. You know, I usually leave arguments because they have wound down, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #264 |
271. Yes, it has sunk very low when so many people are arguing |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
91. But...but...she signed away her Constitutional rights when she bought the ticket!!! |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
94. Bin Laden wins. nt |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #94 |
100. . |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
96. Sicker and sicker. Demented paranoia. |
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Lenomsky (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
97. It's nutza ... |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
102. Meanwhile they give Vitter a pass... |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
104. 19 guys with box cutters |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #104 |
230. "19" is a fictitious number, never proven. But the result of 9/11? Madness. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #104 |
243. Your statement sums up 9/11 very succinctly. And Pres. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
105. Deleted message |
Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
118. when does the insanity END? |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:26 AM Original message |
Unfortunately- I think it is only starting... n/t |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #118 |
138. Unfortunately- I think it is only starting... n/t |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #138 |
409. hey bhn, sadly, it appears that way... big brother insanity |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #118 |
145. Where WOULD it end, even in theory (if left up to them)... |
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gtar100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
172. Oh, Florida. Now I understand. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 05:19 AM Response to Reply #172 |
207. Could Florida also explain |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
208. Is there no end to this ? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
211. Deleted message |
somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #211 |
218. This one? |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #218 |
222. Yes, thank you so much. |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
220. home of the "brave" nt |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
223. TSA contact page. its fun to write them really nasty letters |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
241. My local airport is so much cooler than this. I forgot about a knife in my backpack ... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
242. That was silly. They need to focus more on luggage |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #242 |
295. We only know what the daughter said. Maybe the TSA agent |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
244. TSA stands by officers after pat-down of elderly woman in Florida |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #244 |
245. Anyone who could look at that woman and see a potential |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #245 |
252. No, and that's sort of the point... |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #252 |
266. There has to be some middle ground |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #266 |
268. Speaking of human dignity, |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #266 |
282. TSA has nothing to do with security. They would be no match at all for |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #282 |
288. How come no "determined terrorist" has done so... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #282 |
345. Tell me more about the "caliber of people who man the checkpoints" |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #252 |
357. Slaves to fear become pawns of the national security state |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #245 |
267. And that is why the procedures have been designed to eliminate |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #267 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #283 |
290. I am logical. Those who argue for bias in TSA procedures |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
249. Hope she left them a little present in that diaper |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #249 |
269. The reason the daughter is so upset is that the TSA asked her to change |
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aj_cd (58 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
250. TSA is not the big problem in this story |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #250 |
270. Thanks for the wise words. You speak from experience -- many people here clearly don't. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
272. Next up ... TSA body cavity searches ... we can call it -- |
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Glassunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #272 |
280. How about "Freedom Fingers"? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #280 |
281. "Patriot Probe" gets my vote ... !! |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
273. I hope they sue bigtime. We need more lawsuits against the gestapo TSA |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #273 |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:58 AM Response to Reply #276 |
395. we're in the early stages yet, dude |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #395 |
402. Dude... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #402 |
417. let's not |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 07:49 AM Response to Reply #276 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #273 |
291. What is she going to sue for? The right to put her dying mother |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #291 |
298. Your laughter speaks volumes. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #298 |
299. And so does your silence. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #299 |
305. Do you own stock in Red Herring Enterprises or something? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #305 |
309. This isn't a red herring. Weber wants to make a TSA issue |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #309 |
310. I seriously think you should apply to work for TSA. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #310 |
311. No, but I am experienced in caring for sick elderly people. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:24 PM Response to Reply #311 |
358. So am I. The daughter isn't the topic for god's sake. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #310 |
338. My similar suggestion got deleted. I posted that this |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #309 |
318. The TSA is not the DSA. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #318 |
321. It's the TSA's job to make sure nothing is hidden |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #321 |
326. So if underwear bomber shows up, they feel something in there, |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #326 |
327. If it keeps PETN... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #327 |
334. Yea. I guess it will suck for all those people waiting in line, though. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #334 |
342. It'll suck less than... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #342 |
349. I guess that's what the terrorist in Russia was thinking when he |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #334 |
344. And the airport terminal might then crash into a population center |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:59 AM Response to Reply #327 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #326 |
328. We don't know what the TSA procedure is in all cases. |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #309 |
397. you don't know how full it was |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #291 |
398. humiliation, emotional distress, treating an old sick woman like a terrorist |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
278. Hey TSA, get a grip |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
285. Does anyone have any evidence the diaper was soiled before the womand had to face TSA agents? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #285 |
287. The gel was hardened |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #287 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #285 |
289. The daughter herself said that the mother hadn't been upset |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #289 |
312. The mother is also very elderly and near death. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #312 |
314. Then why would it be okay for Weber |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #314 |
317. I really have no idea as to how I am supposed to know answers |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #317 |
320. You're right, common sense is missing here. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #317 |
323. "Does TSA really think that 95 year old woman is hiding something dangerous in her adult diaper?" |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #323 |
325. Please. Explain to me why TSA send the daughter |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #325 |
330. So you're complaining now because they didn't force the daughter |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #330 |
336. Well, it's not like they wanted to build a mosque or anything |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #325 |
333. Because she needed a new diaper |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:24 PM Response to Reply #333 |
379. Oh please. Does TSA now stand for diaper inspection agency? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #379 |
385. Any underwear that feels, through outer clothing, as if it contains |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #323 |
331. Okay, I'll bite. Who is that sweet little old man |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #331 |
332. James von Brunn, the Holocaust Museum shooter /nt |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #323 |
350. So, if they thought she was a threat, why did they send |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #350 |
351. Because she needed a new diaper |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #351 |
354. So, they allowed two suspected suicide bombers to |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #354 |
355. No, they were not "suspected suicide bombers" |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #355 |
361. No, see, it was fascism, because |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 02:35 AM Response to Reply #361 |
392. I see you have now convinced yourself that the TSA are champions for the elderly. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #355 |
362. They now claim they did not ask the daughter to change the |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #362 |
364. I believe that TSA is claiming they didn't offer the diaper |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #364 |
366. Yes, but I guess they've received so many outraged complaints |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #366 |
369. I'm willing to bet... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #362 |
373. Wrong. They said they didn't "require" her to. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #373 |
377. Incorrect. The TSA defended their agents yesterday |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:33 PM Response to Reply #377 |
380. Deleted message |
pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #354 |
360. I said all along that the TSA said they didn't order the diaper removal. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #360 |
363. Well, it seems you are wrong as the TSA is now saying they |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #363 |
367. No, they said they didn't "order" the removal. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #367 |
368. Yea, maybe they just "suggested it" nicely, or she wasn't going to get |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:57 PM Response to Reply #367 |
372. No, this whole thing it about abuse of power. I know you are |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #360 |
365. No you didn't say it all along. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #350 |
352. Sabrina... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 09:11 PM Response to Reply #352 |
356. Deleted message |
pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #350 |
359. Is it a "humane thing" to put your parent on a plane with a pre-soiled diaper? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #359 |
370. Deleted message |
lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
322. As long as Congress is willing to give them a blank check and plenty of money... |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
371. "Ask Defender Janet" forum, click on diapers...elderly, not diapers/celebrities. |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-27-11 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
381. whew...is this really how frightened we are as a country? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
382. Thank you, George W. Cheney-Obama. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
399. We saw her on TV late last night |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #399 |
404. Truly. Anyone who, in their wildest imagination, could |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #404 |
405. I wouldn't go so far as to claim |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #405 |
406. How about using common sense? And, yeah, it's |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #406 |
415. I'm not saying it's good or bad... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #415 |
419. How about taking a look at the individuals who boarded planes on 9/11 and |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #419 |
426. Hey, I don't care either way, really... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #426 |
435. I agree as well |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #405 |
407. Did you forget the snark tag?? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #405 |
411. Profiling in an israelized airport |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #411 |
418. Well, like I pointed out above... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #418 |
421. A determined terrorist doesn't have to sneak anything past |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #421 |
425. Well, I'll agree that it's all theater |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #418 |
427. We flew first class to Hawaii less than two months ago |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #411 |
424. Amazing ain't it!? All the little authoritarians defending the poor ol' TSA. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #424 |
428. It is management not rank and file |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #428 |
429. It is a huge experiment in social engineering. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #404 |
410. I agree with you 100% |
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