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woo me with science

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4. TSA is an abomination.

Reply to butterfly77 (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 03:20 PM

Jan 2012

I don't give a flying fuck who the person is. The government does not have the right to crotch grope and naked scan us on demand.

Shame on anyone who defends this authoritarian, profit-focused, security theater or mocks anyone who protests it.

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Rand Paul cries about a pat down by tsa [View all] butterfly77 Jan 2012 OP

Ah, but RAND didn't agree to the TSA regs... arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #1

BUt he supports the Fed and state in controlling women's bodies? SharonAnn Jan 2012 #37

Don't try to make any sense of it. arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #42

Shouldn't that read "rand paul whines about..." ? calimary Jan 2012 #2

You have no Constitutional right to fly in an airplane, moron. baldguy Jan 2012 #3

Talk about a moronic argument guardian Jan 2012 #36

All of your statements are demonstrably false. baldguy Jan 2012 #39

TSA is an abomination. woo me with science Jan 2012 #4

I don't give a flying fuck ... butterfly77 Jan 2012 #5

June 22, 2011 woo me with science Jan 2012 #11

May 2011 ProSense Jan 2012 #12

A tired tactic. What you just posted has nothing to do with TSA. woo me with science Jan 2012 #18

Wait ProSense Jan 2012 #22

Wow Rand, what a hypocrite. SalviaBlue Jan 2012 #27

agreed, this site is becoming a cauldron of so-called left wing 'Know-Nothings', I so miss DU2, many stockholmer Jan 2012 #32

Such ProSense Jan 2012 #8

No the poster is correct Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #20

No ProSense Jan 2012 #23

No, I would feel the sam way no matter who was subjected to this Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #24

Huh? ProSense Jan 2012 #25

I was in the middle of editing my post Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #26

None ProSense Jan 2012 #28

I am afraid you are missing the point Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #30

He didn't give a damn butterfly77 Jan 2012 #31

Wrong. woo me with science Jan 2012 #34

Thanks Pro! butterfly77 Jan 2012 #21

I agree. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #10

Thank you. woo me with science Jan 2012 #13

I flew across country recently, and I was patted down. juajen Jan 2012 #33

Exactly Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #43

It freaks me out to see him talk loyalsister Jan 2012 #6

He should hook up with Jesse Ventura. They can cry in their beer together. qb Jan 2012 #7

And they can have Boner lead the chorus of cryers! BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #9

I don't care for the TSA but that animal he carries on top of his head would've made me Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2012 #14

whatever rand. i got worse trying to get into a wu tang concert NatBurner Jan 2012 #15

Whether this happened to Rand Paul (R), or a Democrat, this shouldn't happen. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #16

Prison Planet? ProSense Jan 2012 #17

Oh, boo frickin' hoo. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #19

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #29

TSA is useless guardian Jan 2012 #35

TSA pat-downs are "good for us"? MrCoffee Jan 2012 #38

Don't worry, Rand. It could be worse. LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #40

The man is right on this one, TSA patdowns are an unConstitutional intrusion on our civil rights MadHound Jan 2012 #41