TSA Internally Blocking Websites With 'Controversial Opinions'

sterlingda writes "The Transportation Security Administration is blocking certain websites from the federal agency's computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a 'controversial opinion,' according to an internal email obtained by CBS News. The new rules came into force on July 1, and prevent TSA employees from accessing such content, though what is deemed 'controversial opinion' is not explained."

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Intestines Want to be Free!

[Anonymous Coward]

The day after thanksgiving a few years ago, Richard Stallman was sitting on the toilet constipated. After about 4 days without being able to take a shit he finally decided to force it out. Straining himself, he began pushing really hard and eventually he started to hear a dripping into the toilet.

"Almost got it," he thought, and gave it one more big push. Kaaa splooosh! What a relief, he must have lost at least ten pounds right there. He started to wipe, but he then noticed that his hand was covered with blood. He quickly jumped up to see a pile of bloody intestines trailing their way back to his ripped open bloody asshole.

"Oh God! I can't believe this is happening to me," the distressed hacker yelled, grabbing his intestines out of the toilet and trying to push them back into his ass. The experience was so disgusting that he puked all over himself and passed out. His dog Hurd found him later that day and ate most of the intestines that were outside of his body. How did he survive you ask? Well, lets just say that the power of GNU Emacs should never be underestimated.

Re:Damn you Bush!!!

[AnonymousClown]

Yeah. Talk about a fucking let down.

But, to your typical Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public, they're going to vote for the other guy who going to promise to "fix" the economy and of course "Oil spill. OIl spill. Obama's Karina" is what we'll hear until we vomit. Unless a miracle happens and things turn around next year, we'll probably see Obama booted out.

Re:Violates point of 1st Amendment

[DesScorp]

The point of the 1st Amendment is to protect UNPOPULAR speech!.

What has happened to "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it?"

And what has happened to the promise of the most open and transparent in history?

I'm no supporter of the Obama Administration, but in this case, so what?

The government isn't banning what YOU can read. It's controlling what's on TSA workstations. Considering how much people screw off on company time (and in this case, it's taxpayer time), I'd just as soon see government agencies go back to dumb terminals for things like email and creating/editing documents, and take Internet access out of the equation completely. I work in aviation, and the vast majority of TSA employees are essentially beat cops... except their beat is your luggage. Most of them have no need for access to a computer at all.