tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post113440923229644950..comments2023-06-24T06:54:23.141-04:00Comments on The Chestnut Tree Cafe: The Security StateJim Wetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1134440629907442992005-12-12T21:23:00.000-05:002005-12-12T21:23:00.000-05:00It's reminiscent of last summer's photo of the NYC...It's reminiscent of last summer's photo of the NYC tourists marched at gun point off a double-decker bus because three of the tourists were sort of not white, sort of not black. Happy ending though -- they got a free lunch at Applebee's. <BR/><BR/>One of the things that galls me the most about airport/airplane security is that the airlines refuse to upgrade to blast-resistant cargo containers. (Yes, because it costs money.)Grace Nearinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414685202654408290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1134439353818686212005-12-12T21:02:00.000-05:002005-12-12T21:02:00.000-05:00All true. But that's not the worst part of the st...All true. But that's not the worst part of the story. The worst part, in my opinion, is summed up by this picture. All these allegedly free Americans, ordered to assume the perp position and march ... and they just <B>do</B> it.<BR/><BR/>If these were free people, the only thing they'd have done with their hands would have been to display their middle fingers.<BR/><BR/>Truly, this is a picture of a nation that festoons the backs of their SUVs with "Bush/Cheney, Strong Leadership" stickers. Truly, a nation of sheep.Jim Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1134438659737084972005-12-12T20:50:00.000-05:002005-12-12T20:50:00.000-05:00The TSA has definately gotten way out of control.I...The TSA has definately gotten way out of control.<BR/><BR/>I feel that the government has over-reacted to the terrorist threat.LP Mike Sylvesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918776704117318033noreply@blogger.com