Senator Rand Paul Detained By the TSA

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Senator Rand Paul Detained By the TSA

Posted by samzenpus on Monday January 23, 2012 @05:19AM from the your-dad's-not-president-yet dept.

cervesaebraciator writes "Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has been detained by the TSA in Tennessee for refusing a pat-down. Apparently an anomaly appeared when he received the full body scan. While he offered to undergo the body scan once more, he was informed that only a pat-down would be sufficient to clear him. He has since been detained and the story is developing."

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MUAHAHAHAH by Aryden · 2012-01-23 05:21 · Score: -1, Flamebait

I LOVE IT! Not only is a nutjob getting harassed, but they finally decided to harass someone that can do something to shut their asses down.
Re:Well, there goes *that* heroin shipment by notgm · 2012-01-23 05:47 · Score: 1, Flamebait

you're right. that IS weird. he should have been arrested for that alone.
Re:Both Pauls Have Been Trying to Do Just That by Bobfrankly1 · 2012-01-23 05:51 · Score: -1, Flamebait

You may not like his ideas, but he hasn't flip flopped on them yet.
FTFY. After all, he is a politician.
Re:Both Pauls Have Been Trying to Do Just That by Truekaiser · 2012-01-23 06:04 · Score: -1, Flamebait

A broken clock is right once or twice a day depending on what kind of time it keeps. That still doesn't mean its a good clock. He and his son are throwbacks from the 1800s. If I had a time machine I would dump them back there.
Re:Well, there goes *that* heroin shipment by jeffmeden · 2012-01-23 06:31 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Since when does your right to "fly on a plane without being subjected to a thorough search" outweigh my right to "fly on an airplane with a reasonable certainty that the homicidal maniacs on board are NOT armed"?
Karma? Yes, I do have some to burn...