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87-Year-Old World War II Veteran Takes On the TSA
McGruber writes "Orlando Sentinel columnist Lauren Ritchie has written about how Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints handle her father Sam, an 87-year-old who has a propensity to question authority in a quiet way, and make his target feel stupid. Sam points to the signs that the TSA posts stating that those above the age of 75 don't have to take off their shoes for screening. Maybe the TSA thinks all old people wear floppy tennies, but Sam's favorite pair have metal. So every time Sam goes through the screening, an alarm goes off, and an officer makes him remove his shoes. And every time he feels compelled to test the TSA. Sometimes, Sam spots them a few points by warning them ahead of time that his shoes have metal.... it got to be a ritual for a while, ending with him throwing his hands up and remarking to the TSA person: 'Hey, something's not right here.'"
You can bet there are some 87-year old Muslims out there who would love to take a shoe-bomb if they thought they could get through. After all everyone's 33 years old in muzzie-heaven
Yea that level of injustice keeps me up at night. Whatever will I do about taking my shoes off.
Next you'll tell me about how it was a slippery slope and thats why Obama reads my emails now. Vote Robo-Ron Paul 2048!
You have slave mentality. The injustice is anyone having to take off his shoes at all.
You have a suicidal mentality. The injustice is bombs on planes.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
Can't blame them for trying to keep the blacks on the DNC plantation. As black people are waking up the need for a new colored skin group has arisen. There are a number of well spoken black republicans and there are more everyday. The Monopoly of the DNC is over, which is why they are fighting to get as many latinos into the country and voting as soon as possible through amnesty. It is why they want programs and voting without IDs or proof of citizenship / legal residency. If they can lock in the Latino vote like the Black Vote (90%) the white slave masters will conitinue to win seats in the house and Senate. But heaven forbid that the Blacks and Latinos figure out that Most Conservatives don't care what color skin people have. Demonize them anyway, it is the only way to win.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.