Doc Howl

Southern border secured? Nope.

More than 15% of shipping containers searched? Nope.

But we all take our shoes off in the airport, so everything is gonna be fine.

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Bodhisattva

Yep...

When we last traveled Internationally, we were moving and had the max amount of check in/carry on luggage with us. 8 HUGE bags each up to the max weight limit. We also had our two little kids. It was a nightmare, along with a bunch of other crap, they have me take off my belt and shoes as my two daughters are upset and one is crying. It was a mess. People were so ****ing annoyed that it was almost comical, like a bad movie. I just kept telling people to not be mad at us, be mad at Homeland Security and Bush for making me take off my belt and shoes, which was the source of all of holdup. Having to put my girl down..etc etc etc. I kept wanting to make comments like you just did Doc, but I was afraid that they would pull me aside and interrogate me and stuff. So I let it all go. Ahhh... it was worth it in the end.

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Doc Howl

Sounds like someone needs a little re-education:

Bodhisattva

Are the Thought Police at my doorstep too?

MC.no.spin

You two should make a love nest in China.

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rivrrat

Yeah, I LOVED it when the airline changed my flight and they made me go through the big ole machine that sprays **** on you to detect for residue, and they took EVERYTHING out of my carry on and rubbed it all down, all the inside and out of my carry on bag and purse, patted me down, etc. All because THE AIRLINE changed my flight at the last minute.

I felt so safe.

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Bodhisattva

Yeah... I understand that profiling insults people, but it is also logical. Me, my wife and two daughters aged 2 and 4, and I hate to say it, but we are white Americans... are hardly the profile of terrorists.

But by all means USA... continue to check a fraction of the cargo ships and trucks that enter the country every day and instead allow me matches and lighters on the plane after you make me take off my shoes and belt.

We also had our packages checked at the scale during check in, it passed, and then they brought it back out of baggage an hour later or so and said that it was overweight. We had to open the 70 kg box and start taking things out... putting them into my pockets and back pack that were already full, and then reseal the box while hundreds of people had to wait for this process. The whole thing was retarded.

And No Spin... you know that it is retarded as much as we do, big out of control government that is essentially harassing its citizens in the name of being PC is stupid. It is not a Rep thing or a Dem thing... it is a common sense thing. Why don't you move back in time to Naxi Germany since you don't like to question lack of reason instead, for that is just as stupid as us making a love nest in China. Besides, I already have a love nest in another country.

1069

I'm sure it would be just as upsetting to be body cavity searched and have your small children terrorized if you were brown foreigners, though.

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RightinNYC

Some things not being done =/= nothing being done.

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Bodhisattva

Yeah, as usual you have nothing but emotionalism to back your illogical and bizarre views.