EFerrari
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Wed Nov-24-10 01:26 PM
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| 44. There are folks that will defend authority to the death. |
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The airlines and the retail industry in general does this every year, don't they? A whole weekend full of telling us how great their sales are and then on Monday or Tuesday, the same reporters come out with the bad numbers. lol  |
| -Noon news on CBS out of NYC says no one is "opting out" at the airport. |
Ilsa |
Nov-24-10 11:11 AM |
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I had a mammogram last week. i asked the xray technician how strong the xrays are and what she |
robinlynne |
Nov-24-10 11:14 AM |
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ITA. I believe it is unreasonable to subject people |
Ilsa |
Nov-24-10 11:20 AM |
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Did she explain what her concerns were? |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 11:32 AM |
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I'll put it this way. i smoke. i asked my doctor to do a chest xray to see how I am doing. |
robinlynne |
Nov-24-10 11:41 AM |
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From the CDC on prenatal radiation exposure |
PADemD |
Nov-24-10 01:39 PM |
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A large percentage of those who are vehemently opposed to |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 11:18 AM |
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Yep. The best way to protest is not to fly at all if you can. |
krabigirl |
Nov-24-10 11:19 AM |
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I looked at the wewontfly website and they actually |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 11:21 AM |
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Well, that's a win-win for them. That way they can count those of us who didn't have plans to fly |
blondeatlast |
Nov-24-10 11:45 AM |
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Yes, that's one way. Of course, if you don't fly anyhow, nobody |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 11:23 AM |
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If a lot of people don't fly airline travel will drop and somebody will know. |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 11:28 AM |
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It's not going to happen, you know. |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 11:35 AM |
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Well I am certainly going to avoid flying whanever possible. |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 11:38 AM |
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OK. That's your choice. |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 11:42 AM |
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Just wait a bit before you are subjected to this everywhere |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 11:44 AM |
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I'll put it this way: |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 12:07 PM |
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They already know. Tourism from Europe, conventions, etc, is down |
tsuki |
Nov-24-10 11:42 AM |
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Wait til they grab your junk! |
rfranklin |
Nov-24-10 11:20 AM |
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I agree. I won't need to fly again for a few years..wonder how much worse it will be by then :( |
krabigirl |
Nov-24-10 11:21 AM |
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I can already tell you how I feel about that. I don't give a crap. |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 11:26 AM |
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+100 this is exactly how I feel n/t |
taught_me_patience |
Nov-24-10 11:51 AM |
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Some interesting info on the Junk Guy from The Nation |
emulatorloo |
Nov-24-10 11:27 AM |
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Yah. That woman who complained about her experience |
MineralMan |
Nov-24-10 11:40 AM |
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FWIW - They left out Tyner's college education |
somone |
Nov-24-10 12:17 PM |
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And? Is there something wrong with being educated? |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 01:59 PM |
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Excellent post. Only those who don't care or have to fly are going this week |
lunatica |
Nov-24-10 11:21 AM |
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What does flying have to do with this? This is not about flying, it is |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-24-10 02:53 PM |
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The M$M tried so hard too |
treestar |
Nov-24-10 11:19 AM |
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As did the rightwing commentators, Rush, Huckabee, Drudge etc |
emulatorloo |
Nov-24-10 11:29 AM |
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Politics makes for strange bedfellows. I am grateful for any and all support in America's fight |
phasma ex machina |
Nov-24-10 02:14 PM |
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I thought it was the patdowns that you were supposed to opt out of. |
rocktivity |
Nov-24-10 11:20 AM |
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If you opt out of patdowns you won't get on the plane. |
LisaL |
Nov-24-10 11:22 AM |
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Apparently the media isn't hyping this after all. CBS anyway. |
sally cat |
Nov-24-10 11:21 AM |
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Too Late For Many... |
KharmaTrain |
Nov-24-10 11:28 AM |
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The Cow Goes MOO! The Sheep go BAAAH! |
Newest Reality |
Nov-24-10 11:28 AM |
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Doesn't that SUCK! I was hoping for huge delays today, cancelled flights... |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-24-10 11:54 AM |
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Sheeple - "people who don't do what I want them to do" /nt |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 12:44 PM |
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I bet on Monday or so, we'll find out that the airlines had a terrible weekend. n/t |
EFerrari |
Nov-24-10 12:50 PM |
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Bet you're right...right now they want a positive spin in this crap. |
Desertrose |
Nov-24-10 12:55 PM |
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There are folks that will defend authority to the death. |
EFerrari |
Nov-24-10 01:26 PM |
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Lol, true. As if this issue was just about flying anyhow. |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-24-10 02:54 PM |
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Hahahaha! Funny and sad at the same time. |
Pholus |
Nov-24-10 01:08 PM |
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Being pissed, and advocating a stupid response are two different things |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 01:15 PM |
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Let's see your CONSTRUCTIVE side. Let's say I don't like this at all. |
Pholus |
Nov-24-10 01:32 PM |
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Those are all constructive things to do |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 02:09 PM |
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Yup, as I thought. Always easy to be the critic. |
Pholus |
Nov-24-10 02:27 PM |
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As it is to be the keyboard "activist" |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 02:36 PM |
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You're the one panning an active protest. I was asking for alternatives. YOU offered none. |
Pholus |
Nov-25-10 10:18 AM |
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Pure unadulterated bullshit. DUers have been fucking livid for 10 years. |
glitch |
Nov-24-10 02:08 PM |
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I was pointing that out, actually. |
Pholus |
Nov-24-10 02:30 PM |
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The nation has been spoon fed propaganda by government (both republicans and Democrats) and media |
Individualist |
Nov-24-10 12:10 PM |
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People want to get where they're going without needless delay....Amazing! |
Rowdyboy |
Nov-24-10 12:15 PM |
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Enjoy your police state |
highprincipleswork |
Nov-24-10 12:36 PM |
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Enjoy your brand of fear mongering /nt |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 12:46 PM |
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Cause we all know the motivator for taking this crap isn't fear, right? |
Pholus |
Nov-24-10 01:13 PM |
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the ironing is delicious.. |
frylock |
Nov-24-10 02:42 PM |
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The TSA AND the screaming meemies |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 02:51 PM |
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current TSA procedure anything but reasonable |
frylock |
Nov-24-10 02:54 PM |
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Aside from asserting a conclusory statement as argument |
jberryhill |
Nov-24-10 03:11 PM |
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Words |
highprincipleswork |
Nov-25-10 01:39 AM |
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Yep, Americans are among the docile people anywhere /nt |
Bragi |
Nov-24-10 01:31 PM |
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I agree. |
Lucian |
Nov-25-10 10:28 AM |
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I don't believe it. do you? |
The Backlash Cometh |
Nov-24-10 01:18 PM |
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give me convenience, or give me death |
frylock |
Nov-24-10 02:39 PM |
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Most are in denial as you can see from some of the responses here |
truthwillprevail |
Nov-24-10 02:39 PM |
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truthwillprevail, I liked your post so much I am reposting it. |
TheWatcher |
Nov-24-10 03:02 PM |
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Thank you Watcher |
truthwillprevail |
Nov-24-10 04:35 PM |
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Thank YOU, my friend. |
TheWatcher |
Nov-24-10 04:56 PM |
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realize that it is 2% who are screened for them |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-24-10 02:45 PM |
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It costs a LOT to buy a ticket..most are non-refundable |
SoCalDem |
Nov-24-10 03:06 PM |
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