What exactly does the dept of homeland security do?

[AlCzervik]

besides give huge contracts to cronies? What exactly are paying for? The airport screening process is a joke and 1st responders have been cut all of the country so what is the purpose of the DHS? How is it that they are "Keeping us safe"?

[TNDemo]

1. That made that nifty useful color code.

:crazy:

[joemurphy]

2. They monitor shoe removal at airports n/t

[cynatnite]

3. To do those stupid commercials of kids home alone

To tell us to buy duct tape and plastic.
To tell us what color to be.
To tell us what a great fucking job they are doing.

I hate homeyland security. god, it sounds so damn fascist. :grr:

[AlCzervik]

5. when i hear "Homeland security" for some reason "Fatherland" comes to mind

[ReadTomPaine]

7. I refuse to call it by that ridiculous name. I use "DHS".

[burythehatchet]

9. that's funny, I can't type it out either.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. They spy on Americans to keep them safe. Not bad work if you

you can get it.

[Cassandra]

6. Apparently nothing.

They don't even watch the news regularly.

[etherealtruth]

10. Touche`

[dave502d]

8. Don't they make duct tape.n/t

[AlCzervik]

11. if they did make duct tape i'm sure they'd forget the adhesive.

[confuddled]

By protecting us from all the terrorists and evil-doers...

except for the Fuhrer and his Merry Men. You got some kinda problem with Deutschland Security, buddy?

[punpirate]

12. Provides many high-paying jobs in management...

... for otherwise unemployable Republican shills.

It was that way under Poppy, it's that way under dim son.

[mcscajun]

13. They maintain the "undisclosed location" that Cheney hides out in

from time to time.

Mostly though, they just play tiddly-winks.

:grr:

[killbotfactory]

14. hand out money to political cronies and hacks who do nothing

apparently

[baby_mouse]

15. They polish mints with their foreheads. n/t