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14 January 2010
'The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.' – Ronald Reagan I’ve been making fun of the granny-goosers at the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) for as long as they’ve been around. When they banned styling mousse and toothpaste from airliners, I joked that I was glad the goo bombers hadn’t been bra or briefs bombers. Little did I dream that an outfit as deeply incompetent . . . → Read More: Making My Jokes Come True By Hal on 14 January 2010
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The silly charade that passes for security at American airports is more disturbing to those of us who resent being treated like prisoners. I once received an e-mail critical of my pointing and laughing at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) buffoonery. It’s author said he would gladly crawl on his hands and knees to board a plane if it increased his safety. In a free market system, there would be flights for guys like him and others for those of us less fond of ritual humiliation. Left to their own devices, airlines would very likely offer low-security . . . → Read More: As Safe as Crawling on Hands and Knees Can Make You 7 May 2008
My last article suggested that readers who wanted to see all the elements of ham-fisted fascism in full operation need only visit an airport. Shortly afterward, I got a note from a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee. She politely defended her agency and her comrades. I felt lousy that O’Boyle’s inner smart ass had squeezed off a thoughtless screed against a group of hard working public servants. My correspondent reminded me that most of those in her position are friendly, polite, and conscientious. She’s right. The rude, sarcastic agent I met . . . → Read More: Fascism with a Smile 23 April 2008
It is much easier not to notice the advance of fascism in America if you never travel through a major airport. It’s impossible to ignore, however, if you do. A recent round trip in and out of the U.S. reminded me that most of the mechanisms for a fascist police state are securely in place. They run with the efficiency, common sense, and compassion you would expect from the sponsor of crack outfits like the IRS, BATF, and FEMA. The TSA agent was checking passports and boarding passes. She was sarcastic, condescending, and passively hostile to . . . → Read More: Creeping Fascism at a Dead Run in Airports 4 October 2007
"Get ‘em skeered and keep the skeer on ‘em" – Lt. General Nathanial Bedford Forrest, CSA Nathanial Bedford Forrest was described by such military luminaries as Robert E. Lee and William T. Sherman as the most brilliant cavalry commander on either side of the American Civil War. He understood the value of fear in controlling your enemy. And he was a master of keeping "the skeer on ‘em" once he had it going. I was reminded of Forrest’s axiom of control through fear by a recent N.Y. Times . . . → Read More: Keepin’ Up The Skeer |
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