Claire McCaskill Got Groped At The Airport
Because there's real reason to believe that United States Senators, like every single one of the rest of us, could be al Qaeda terrorists. (I could also be a purple gorilla, but since there's little evidence of that, should I be searched just to be sure at the airport?)
Her tweet:
@clairecmc
Today in my airport screening, test on my hands was positive. Got private, more aggressive pat down. OMG. #veryuncomfortable
My tweets to McCaskill:
@amyalkon .@clairecmc Do you understand how idiotic & wasteful it is to treat every citizen as plausible suspect, sans probable cause? #TSA@amyalkon
.@clairecmc TSA worker's lawyer demanded $500K of citizen using her 1st Amen right to complain about violation of 4th http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110906/11065015824/tsa-agent-threatens-woman-with-defamation-demands-500k-calling-intrusive-search-rape.shtml
As I keep saying, it is wildly wasteful and ludicrous -- and damaging to the preservation of our constitutional rights -- to treat every person who wants to board a plane as a probable suspect for terrorism, and violate their bodies and civil liberties.
Our elected representatives have sat blithely by as the rest of us have been violated daily at airports around this country. Maybe McCaskill's getting her hoohoo groped will compel her, at least, to awaken from her long coma.
She didn't say where it happened... I wonder if it was in St. Louis.
Cousin Dave at March 12, 2013 6:20 AM
Copngresspeople fly a lot, but they are often recognized and often fly on private or gov't planes (read expensive military ones) so they often aren't treated the same. So glad it does happen to congress people.
Joe J at March 12, 2013 6:59 AM
"I could also be a purple gorilla . . ."
. . . with red hair.
Amy Alkon, syndicated advice columnist, journalist, author and blogger, and NOW a fashion trend setter. Cool!
Charles at March 12, 2013 7:33 AM
more likely they will pass a law that congress members can bypass the line, just like all the other awesome programs they exempt themselves from
chickia at March 12, 2013 8:10 AM
Too bad we can't setup a VIPR team at the House and Senate entrances.
Jim P. at March 12, 2013 8:47 AM
These guys can't take any chances. After all, she might have had a Pop-Tart gun.
Conan the Grammarian at March 12, 2013 8:49 AM
Well, this kind of thing wouldn't happen if Sarah Palin was president. She doesn't look at citizens as peasants.
Dave B at March 12, 2013 8:50 AM
If you watched Homeland, you'd know even politicians can be Al Quaeda!
Because everyone knows TV is real.
NicoleK at March 12, 2013 12:28 PM
Let's see. Who is the top dog with respect to the TSA? Ya know, like where does the buck stop? Methinks that be Obama - didn't vote for him once or twice - he kinda plays at being president, like a tv actor.
Dave B at March 12, 2013 3:54 PM
"Copngresspeople fly a lot, but they are often recognized and often fly on private or gov't planes (read expensive military ones) so they often aren't treated the same."
All large and most medium-sized airports have special VIP entrances, hallways, and sometimes lounges. And TSA gives them the kid-glove treatment. In general I don't have a lot of respect for McCaskill, but in this case I gotta give her props. Because this implies that, at least in this one case, she went through the public line and didn't use the VIP bypass that was probably available to her.
Cousin Dave at March 13, 2013 6:40 AM
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