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In the discussion thread: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor [View all]

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Tue Jun 26, 2012, 05:52 PM

bloomington-lib (806 posts)

53. At some point we need to stop "voting for people" and start running against people.

We need to overwhelm the govt with us instead of them.

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85 replies	Author	Time	Post
Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor [View all]	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	OP
The TSA, parasites, should be abolished.	Dawson Leery	Jun 2012	#1
So who do we vote for? Both sides of the aisle	truedelphi	Jun 2012	#22
Claire mccaskill has turned out to be a R in democratic clothing. What a waste.	Dont call me Shirley	Jun 2012	#32
Agreed	Sherman A1	Jun 2012	#37
BEENGO!	Iggy	Jun 2012	#52
Enjoy your stay!	greiner3	Jun 2012	#65
Me, too..........they said restriction of people's right to travel was one of	kestrel91316	Jun 2012	#35
THEY ARRESTED MY BARBASOL YESTERDAY IN NEW ORLEANS AFTER PASSING IN SFO AND HOU WHAT A JOKE	HowHasItComeToThis	Jun 2012	#44
'Both sides of the aisle enable these parasites'	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	#50
At some point we need to stop "voting for people" and start running against people.	bloomington-lib	Jun 2012	#53
Totally agree. However, often to do that, sometimes	truedelphi	Jun 2012	#56
Perhaps they need a union	quakerboy	Jun 2012	#30
WTF? Even the deceased are not safe from TSA bungling!!!	KansDem	Jun 2012	#2
She should be fired for this! It is bad enough to go	asjr	Jun 2012	#7
+1000	geardaddy	Jun 2012	#34
This message was self-deleted by its author	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#45
That would be instant gratification. They would just replace her with another just like her.	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#62
I am normally a calm and peaceful person but if this had happened to me	mysuzuki2	Jun 2012	#47
I hope the guy got names from other passengers	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#54
Yes, that is really an outrage...n/t	whathehell	Jun 2012	#76
OMG	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#3
classic. i wish there were more outrage over these incidents.	nashville_brook	Jun 2012	#4
Remember, this is happening under a Democratic administration.	OnyxCollie	Jun 2012	#5
AND, Guess Who Pays the Salaries	Iggy	Jun 2012	#25
Guess who pays to defend this toad and pay the lawsuit damages?	JHB	Jun 2012	#51
Like Chris Rock said,	madashelltoo	Jun 2012	#6
It will become normal. Don't worry. It will be ok. Pfft n/t	clang1	Jun 2012	#8
TSA is a joke. The screeners are not even required to be	LibDemAlways	Jun 2012	#9
And replace it with what exactly? The FBI? CIA? NSA? Coast Guard? I mean come on	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#12
Any of these the people that used to do the job? Guess some people have already forgotten that n/t	clang1	Jun 2012	#14
yes, some people seem to forget that we had screening BEFORE 9/11	newspeak	Jun 2012	#83
Of course. So what do you suggest? nm	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#18
rhett, that is what I was asking LibDemAlways.	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#59
I understand but the TSA is out of control and I dont believe their extra	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#61
Where did I say there shouldn't be security? Seriously, the TSA doesn't	LibDemAlways	Jun 2012	#21
Lucrative contracts for the connected, concocted threats to get us to submit.	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	#23
yes considering tht REAL terrorists can have plastic explsoives	truedelphi	Jun 2012	#39
I would submit the 'real terrorists' are the ones terrorizing the people	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	#41
great reply. I love yr thinking on this. n/t	truedelphi	Jun 2012	#57
By that definition you yourself could be considered as such. nt	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#66
I'd be interested to see why you think that is true.	Nihil	Jun 2012	#69
Its because of the definitions they posted and then their own words.	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#70
Your contortions of language are impotent and illogical.	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	#72
Except Huey I am not saying you are a terrorist	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#74
re: It exists to employ otherwise unemployable morons and to line the pockets of the assholes who ma	clang1	Jun 2012	#49
I really fucking resent that.	kurtzapril4	Jun 2012	#63
You lost me when you took the gratuitous swipe at Starbucks barristas.	Psephos	Jun 2012	#67
I should have made myself a lot clearer and worded it better.	kurtzapril4	Jun 2012	#81
I'm on board with you now. :) n/t	Psephos	Jun 2012	#82
Why thank you!	kurtzapril4	Jun 2012	#85
A competent organization.	4th law of robotics	Jun 2012	#27
Well that leaves out the FBI, CIA, Coast Guard and the NSA then :)	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#60
some years back I saw something similar.	ChairmanAgnostic	Jun 2012	#10
Horrible	FiveGoodMen	Jun 2012	#13
I recently flew out of Orlando.	DURHAM D	Jun 2012	#11
Criminal govt contractors + paid off politicians = TSA machines and abuse	just1voice	Jun 2012	#15
+1000 and it will not change. PERIOD. Until there is action. It needs to be that simple	clang1	Jun 2012	#19
Criminal. The worker and whoever trained them need to be fired.	harun	Jun 2012	#16
May I suggest next time USPS. TSA sucks.	Lionessa	Jun 2012	#17
Yep.	Twinguard	Jun 2012	#20
Right. Anything remotely questionable, ship it.	Auggie	Jun 2012	#29
But this is his grandfather's remains.	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#40
I didn't say I didn't understand, but my sensibility would encourage the smart decision	Lionessa	Jun 2012	#42
I understand	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#43
Hey! There could be	Iggy	Jun 2012	#24
You can understand her concern	4th law of robotics	Jun 2012	#26
I'm starting to believe people are intentionally applying for TSA jobs	Blue_Tires	Jun 2012	#28
A few years ago, the starting wage for a TSA employee was	truedelphi	Jun 2012	#38
The pay must have gone way down since then...	Moosepoop	Jun 2012	#55
Now there's a group fo Federal employees that the government could do away with.	notadmblnd	Jun 2012	#31
I am so sorry you had to endure terroristic torment from one of our own civil servants.	Dont call me Shirley	Jun 2012	#33
This story needs to be seen by everyone!	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#36
JUST A REPUB JOBS PROGRAM, IT IS A NO BRAINER FROM BOTH ENDS	HowHasItComeToThis	Jun 2012	#46
The most useless government agency,	RoccoR5955	Jun 2012	#48
It's even worse than you think...	pink-o	Jun 2012	#58
I remember when they had the debate after 9/11 for contracting out security	newspeak	Jun 2012	#84
Another	The Wizard	Jun 2012	#64
I'm sick & tired	12ZTR	Jun 2012	#68
What do you suggest for reasonable alternatives for long distance travel?	ManiacJoe	Jun 2012	#80
Who the heck is training and screening these people working at the TSA?	Marrah_G	Jun 2012	#71
No idea but whoever it is should be removed and they should hire someone else.	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#75
same thing happened to my mom eight years ago -- except my dad didn't end up on the floor	bedazzled	Jun 2012	#73
There are some professions that just do not attract the pick of the litter	bluestateguy	Jun 2012	#77
probably not a wise thing to do to a Sicilian	neohippie	Jun 2012	#78
Feckless thug.	BlueIris	Jun 2012	#79

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