Why are all the wingnut websites pushing a completely BS story about the TSA?

[NNN0LHI]

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TSA confiscates heavily-armed soldiers' nail-clippers - Boing BoingNov 19, 2010 ... Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they're going to confiscate his nail clippers. The conversation went something like this: ...
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►TSA confiscates armed soldier's nail clippers | THINQ.co.ukNov 21, 2010 ... An American soldier returning from Afghanistan and carrying a rifle was told he couldn't board a plane with nail clippers.
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TSA Confiscates Nail Clippers From Heavily Armed Soldiers ...Nov 24, 2010 ... A soldier returning from Afghanistan had his nail clippers confiscated even though he was traveling with more than 200 other soldiers who ...
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TSA confiscates heavily-armed soldiers' nail-clippers - Boing BoingHere's an anonymous account of a US Army soldier returning from Afghanistan who watched as his buddies -- who were all carrying high-powered rifles, ...
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TSA Confiscates Heavily-Armed Soldiers' Nail-Clippers | Impact LabNov 19, 2010 ... Here's an anonymous account of a US Army soldier returning from Afghanistan who watched as his buddies -- who were all carrying high-powered ...
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Cynical-C | TSA Confiscates Armed Soldier's Nail ClippersNov 19, 2010 ... Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they're going to confiscate his nail clippers. The conversation went something like this: ...
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Newsvine - TSA confiscates heavily-armed soldiers' nail-clippersTSA confiscates heavily-armed soldiers' nail-clippers. News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:09 PM EST. Read Article Article Source: Boing Boing ...
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TSA Confiscates Heavily Armed Soldier's Nail Clippers ...Nov 19, 2010 ... The TSA (the government agency in charge of airport security) has come under a lot of fire lately, some of which may be undeserved.
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Another TSA Outrage | RedStateNov 18, 2010 ... Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they're going to confiscate his nail clippers. The conversation went something like this: ...
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TSA Confiscates Nail Clippers From Heavily Armed Soldiers ...TSA Confiscates Nail Clippers From Heavily Armed Soldiers Returning From War.
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http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-01-09/story/fact-check-clippers-were-not-confiscated-tsa

Fact Check: Clippers were not confiscated by TSA
FACT: As long as it does not have a blade, it is not banned from flight.
Posted: January 9, 2011 - 12:00am

By Carole Fader
Times-Union readers want to know:

An e-mail from a soldier just back from Afghanistan gives an account of his group's experience with the Transportation Security Administration in the Indianapolis airport. A TSA officer thought it important to confiscate nail clippers from one of the soldiers even though they all were carrying weapons! Could this be true?

FactCheck.org talked to numerous officials and wound up calling the e-mail "an impossible fabrication." Is it possible that it still could have happened? Not likely.

The e-mail quotes a "Chalk Leader" for soldiers flying home from Afghanistan. He says the group and its baggage was searched thoroughly in Baghdad. The nail clippers incident happened when the plane stopped in Indianapolis to drop off about 100 Indiana National Guard members. Everyone had to get off the plane and the group was escorted to a secure holding area used for the military, the account goes. All soldiers were carrying unloaded weapons - rifles, pistols or machine guns.

After sitting in the holding area for two hours, the e-mail says, it was decided to inspect the soldiers yet again. After one of the soldiers emptied his pockets, the TSA agent picked up nail clippers and said he couldn't carry that on board because it could be used as a weapon.

FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan fact-finding project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, traced the story to Erick Erickson, editor of the conservative blog RedState and a CNN political contributor. The item, posted Nov. 18 on RedState, tells of the airport incident as reported by an anonymous soldier friend of his. FactCheck.org asked Erickson for the soldier's name, but he would not provide it.

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I thought it was no coincidence that the big TSA poutrage push reminded me a lot of the ACORN poutrage push of past. It was the same wing nut websites pushing both stories. I need to go back on some of those TSA threads and see who was pushing the TSA story here at DU to refresh my memory.

Don

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. How do they not drown in their own drool?

:shrug:

[Cleita]

2. Because they need some poo to play with?

:shrug:

[LisaL]

3. There are plenty of real stories about TSA, so get over yourself.

[NNN0LHI]

4. TSA has got you really fired up, eh?

Well, good on you.

Don

[bowens43]

5. it should have all freedom loving people fired up....

why aren't you?

[NNN0LHI]

6. Because I don't fall for the bullshit and propaganda as easy as some other people do

Why do you?

Don

[LisaL]

7. Oh jeez. Just because there is one fake story among many real

ones it's all bullshit and propaganda? Give me a break.

[emulatorloo]

8. It is what they do n/t

[uppityperson]

9. Dec 10, here on DU....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9749350&mesg_id=9749350

[Maine_Nurse]

10. Not quite factual...

"FACT: As long as it does not have a blade, it is not banned from flight."

While that may be official policy, it is completely untrue in practice. I have had non-bladed items confiscated. In one instance I pointed out that the cell phone auto charger cord I had (that they passed on through) was a far more effective weapon than the sub 2" set of pliers (with no blades at all) which they took from me. A police officer that was standing near the TSA weenie laughed then told the TSA agent I was correct. And then I boarded the plane with my charger but not my pliers.