I was going to complain that Mediaite is massively biased to the left, but then it occurred to me: why shouldn’t it be as biased as the media it covers? In any case, another lefty blogging the same old shit.

Hillary Busis: “Airport security expert Ann Coulter ..”

What a bunch of self righteous, conceded bullshit. I didn’t even bother reading the rest of your stupid column.

Hillary, you are not a good judge of what is absurd. You report, I will decide. Go Ann.

Last Revenge? That’s good news. At least Hitler won’t be having anymore revenges.

As a guy I will always ask for a women to do a fondling search on me. The last thing most guys will want is another guy sticking their hands inside their crotch.

Mr.Papshmer said:
What a bunch of self righteous, conceded bullshit. I didn’t even bother reading the rest of your stupid column.

That’s your main problem, you don’t read anything you just start spouting BS. I guess Coulter is afraid of someone touching her skelectal body or finding something unusual in a body scan that he/she doesn’t want found out.

gordonbloyershow said:
Hillary, you are not a good judge of what is absurd. You report, I will decide. Go Ann.

OH YES! You’re such an expert on everything. You are a total fucking joke.

the real john t said:
That’s your main problem, you don’t read anything you just start spouting BS. I guess Coulter is afraid of someone touching her skelectal body or finding something unusual in a body scan that he/she doesn’t want found out.

I saw the interview, asshole. I wondered what the kook left would write about it, and I got one sentence into it before I found out. Note that to get the kook left’s take, I came to the Mediaite website.

Actually I think it’s the terrorist’s revenge.

Bill Mahwer said:
As a guy I will always ask for a women to do a fondling search on me. The last thing most guys will want is another guy sticking their hands inside their crotch.

Better yet, go to the airport dressed as a woman. The look of surprise on TSA agent’s face will be worth ten times the price of a plane ticket. If they get offended, tell them you’re a tranny.

Seems as if Hillary has a little Ann envey.

“The Food and Drug Administration is expected to find that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic drinks, essentially banning them, and manufacturers will then be warned that marketing caffeinated alcoholic beverages could be illegal”
http://politicallyincorrectlibertarian.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/prohibition-once-again-forget-the-batf-now-its-the-fda-getting-into-the-game/

I guess the TSA isn’t the only organization fucking with us.

We Should’ve been profiling Mooslims and Only Mooslims (as Ann calls them) beginning on September 12th, 2001, with a few twenty-to-forty something Crackas and other ethnic minorities (like Myself) thrown in just to keep the mouthpieces over at the ACLU and CAIR Shut! Because I really Wouldn’t mind That sort Invasion of My privacy or That sort of Sacrifice one Bit. Not if it meant that some Four-Year-old American Kid or some Eighty-Four-Year-old American Granny of Any stripe Wouldn’t be shaken down by Big Sis’s Unionized TSA Goons, while Fatimah Hijab gets to cruise right Through Airport security because She’s got a religious waiver, and then has her tongue just, cluck, cluck, cluckin’ Away about how Great Allah Is through the whole Damn Terminal. No, Fuck That Noise.

Sean68 said:
I was going to complain that Mediaite is massively biased to the left, but then it occurred to me: why shouldn’t it be as biased as the media it covers? In any case, another lefty blogging the same old shit.

One might think the better complaint would be about Mann’s outrageous comments.

“Airport security expert Ann Coulter ” certainly does set the tone for the rest of the article. This is Newsweek worthy!

Typical of the left, Hillary Busis goes ad hominem on Ann instead of providing a cogent counterargument to Coulter’s main point: “How about we look for the terrorists, rather than banning everything the terrorists do?”

Actually, Hillary, a great many airport security experts believe that particular anti-terrorism strategy would work better than the ones we’re currently using. The Israelis profile prospective terrorists instead of falling for the politically correct “even a 3-year-old could be a terrorist” stupidity.

If you want to poke fun at something idiotic, consider that when asked whether Muslim women in hijabs would be subjected to full-body pat-downs like everybody else, Janet Napolitano hemmed and hawed … and gave this incoherent response:

““Look, we have, like I said before, we are doing what we need to do to protect the traveling public and adjustments will be made where they need to be made. With respect to that particular issue, I think there will be more to come.”

In other words, we may soon see the day where 80-year-old nuns have their bras frisked, but Muslim women in hijabs are waved through. Boy, aren’t we all relieved that there’s never been a case of a female Islamic suicide bomber …?

First let appologize if I repeat anyone, but I have not read other comments on purpose.

Let me be crystal clear on this issue, this is BAD policy in the extreme. Without divulging things that I legally am forbidden to say, let me say that I used to be apart of the counter-terrorism effort before it was “vogue” to speak of it. (Pre 9/11).

One of the most basic precepts on the subject is that a Terrorist can win by one of two ways. The terrorist wins by either successfully engaging the target (killing you) or by causing the target government to OVERREACT!

The overreaction generally occurs in one of two ways. First, the target government overacts and oppresses the terrorist own people thus causing a new generation of terrorists. Second, and more insidious, is that the government overeats and oppresses the entire population, which either causes a fear based reaction by the population (save us big brother, save us) or a resentment based reaction (you touch my junk and I will have you arrested).

In this round Al-Qaeda is clearly winning. Many Americans are willing ready to trade their freedoms for safety and in the end as Franklin would say, they will have neither. In my opinion, Al-Qaeda is laughing their at us, they are winning without killing a soul. The question becomes, are you an American or are you a sheep? We must call a halt to this overreach before our freedoms mean nothing.

Don’t get me started on the physical security measures, that is a whole different disaster.

gordonbloyershow says:
“Hillary, you are not a good judge of what is absurd. You report, I will decide. Go Ann.”

Gordon, Coulter lost the argument she was trying to make by invoking Hitler. Google Godwin’s Law. Coulter’s assertion is not just absurd (I don’t think you know what is absurd since you don’t know the difference between truth and fiction.); it’s typical for Coulter. She was a loon long before Beck cut his pony tail off and stopped being a liberal because conservativism is where the money is on talk radio.

Bloyer, anyone who defends Glenn Beck is in no epistemic position to know what is or is not absurd.

Oh, and while we are on a similar subject, how is that sun setting of Patriot Act working out? Oh, I’m sorry, it was made permanent by the VERY PARTY WHO CALLED BUSH A NAZI! Thank you Democrats, love ya!

Sidhekitten says:
“Oh, and while we are on a similar subject, how is that sun setting of Patriot Act working out? Oh, I’m sorry, it was made permanent by the VERY PARTY WHO CALLED BUSH A NAZI! Thank you Democrats,”

Name one Democratic pol who called Bush a Nazi. Just one elected official in D.C. who did this.

Although I think she is a total ditz, I once went through TSA at LAX. A jack booted six foot six blond and blue eyes Nazi trooper type was the front man. They had a Black young woman stealing everything imaginable from people at the bottom of a stairway. At the top of the stairway was a brown haired white with her legs crossed and up on the desk. She looked almost exactly like Ilsa Braun, the Bitch of Buchenwald. I decided never to use LAX again. I take the train rather than see the TSA who are only their for show anyway. This is just more of the Republican propaganda machine telling us that we are in grave danger from people who won’t let them fondle their breasts and genitals.

murphy0071 says:

“… fondle their breasts and genitals.”

Really? I’ve got to come up with some far-away city to visit.

GlennBeckReview said:
Name one Democratic pol who called Bush a Nazi. Just one elected official in D.C. who did this.

Sigh, thanks for trying to narrowing me down, let me see what I can come up on an elected official but in the meantime, here is some things for your viewing pleasure. Keep in mind this is off my topic, look at my previous two posts.

http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=612 Official Rep, no but I don’t think these guys are elelphant worshipers…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Gibbons Not a big fan of wiki, but then I only read your post about five minutes ago
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/207918/ldquo-bush-hitler-rdquo/jonah-goldberg

Now before I really go digging, let me come back to my point. When the Patriot Act was first proposed I screamed to high heaven that this was a gross violation of what may be laughingly called our protections under the constitiution. When Mr. Ashcroft proposed the follow up to PA1 with Patriot Act 2, I started looking for my passport and what it would take to go “Ex-Pat.” Go look up the proposal, let it wash over you, and come back, I will be very happy to explain the implications.

It was BS when the Repulicans started us down this road, and Democrats screamed and it is worse now that Democrats are doing the same exact thing, hence the note that PA1 was made permanent by a Democratically controlled government. This is not a political issue GBR, this is a blinding example of what we as a country will take for the illusion, let me state that again, ILLUSION of safety.

Now, if you want a younger version of myself up your proverbial rectum because of a political agenda or because you want to “feel safe”, that’s your call. Me, I happen to know better and reject it.

Oh and before I step out for a while, let me add a few things.

When our aviation industry suffers another collapse in passengers, you know who to blame.

On the subject of the November 24, in honor of the Opt-Out-Day, I would like to support anyone with a Kilt to go “Regimental” or “Commando”.

Furthermore I think it would be really funny if as many Nudists who can fly show up at the airport and then strip in the open when they try to do the pat down.

What do we do with people who have sexually assaulted in their lives, how about your three year old? How about the poor bastard that has to actually perform the grope.

I think that Big Sis and company have jumped the shark on this one…

Sidhekitten says:

“It was BS when the Repulicans started us down this road, and Democrats screamed and it is worse now that Democrats are doing the same exact thing, hence the note that PA1 was made permanent by a Democratically controlled government. This is not a political issue GBR, this is a blinding example of what we as a country will take for the illusion, let me state that again, ILLUSION of safety.”

This is not a partisan issue, but it certainly is political.

By “this” you mean the screening that Colter is claiming to be “Hitler’s last revenge?” I’ll bite: come up with a better way to detect small bombs hiding in underwear. I don’t see this as a violation of right because I don’t think of flying as a right. I’m more a privilege. I don’t know what else can be done about underwear bombers. Colter is being her usual absurd, hyperbolic self. It sells books.

Don’t touch her junk!

“The Food and Drug Administration is expected to find that caffeine is an unsafe food additive . . . ”

You cite a right-wing source which itself cites ANOTHER right-wing source which THEN cites a right-winger hawking a book. FAIL.

“Name one Democratic pol who called Bush a Nazi. Just one elected official in D.C. who did this.”

In the immortal words of Ralph Kramden, “Hummina-hummina-hummina. . . . ”

Some of the more ardent Bush-bashing citizens compared him unfavorably to Der Feuhrer. I heard of no elected Dems doing the same, as Sidiskiddin claims.

His first link reveals no Dem pols using Nazi references – that I could find there, anyways.

From his wiki link: “[Rep.] Sam Gibbons has had a few verbal showdowns with the newly elected Republican congress in the mid 1990s. During a taped Ways and Means Committee hearing, after being denied the opportunity to speak several times, Gibbons stormed out of the room shouting about how the Democrats were being railroaded and given no time to speak. He compared the new Republicans to dictators and shouted that he had “to fight you guys 50 years ago,” referring to Nazi Germany in World War II.” He was not CALLING Bush or anyone else a Nazi but was complaining about a similarly dictatorial mindset among the “Republicants” running the committee.

His third link, to right-wing shill Jonah Goldberg, also contains no references to Dem pols calling Bush a Nazi.

Like too many right-wingers, Sid feels an accusation is as good as proof. He at least tried to back up his claim – unsuccessfully – or perhaps hoped no one would bother to actually check his sources, knowing that other RWers would blindly agree.

AS I recall, the Pat Act was merely extended for a year, not made “permanent.” I’m not sure about that, though.

“Colter is being her usual absurd, hyperbolic self. It sells books.”

Books pandering to deluded, fearful people that increase their delusions and fears. Sad. Exploitative.

Achtung, Annie! Guten morgen, Brunnhilde! Wiederbetaetigung, ja??! Der Hitler mit Herr BushDrunk betrunken. BushDrunk und Repugs der abschaum der menschheit. Nein??

(And don’t we Repugs miss our Little Reichstag??? Jawohl!!!!)

GlennBeckReview said:
I’ll bite: come up with a better way to detect small bombs hiding in underwear. I don’t see this as a violation of right because I don’t think of flying as a right. I’m more a privilege. I don’t know what else can be done about underwear bombers.

Well for one thing, we do have machines that can detect explosives that do not involve body scanning or assaulting three year old girls. How about capturing and killing the terrorist where they live (I know the President is staying firm on the drone front which is a plus for him). But understand, that we have lost a number of our best operators and analyst who have decided not to risk their bums for an Administration who started off by threatening their careers and their freedom for doing their job. So we blinded ourselves, again. But you can’t fight this war by drone and by satellite alone, at some point you have got to go in an get them personally, and you do not outsource this (rendition much, which President O. is still doing). How about some good old fashion profiling? Who is the danger, the 80 year old nun or the 20 year old Yemeni who bought a one way ticket?

You are correct in stating that on one hand that Ms. Colter is pushing to the extreme, on the other hand, she does have a point, what happens when we get our first rectum bomber appears on our soil, how far are we willing to go? Will you submit to the body cavity search? And if you think you are 100% safe because of this new level of so called security, you are kidding yourself, many facilities still do not full scan the bags that go in the cargo bay. Dare I bring up the private aircraft issues, sorry not enough time for me to go there.

You are correct, flying is a privilege, and so it is a person’s choice to submit to the state. And make no mistake you are submitting to the state. Unfortunately for our Airline Industry they are about to be economically kicked in the teeth yet again. What do we say to those who have been sexually assaulted, to bad so sad you get to have a flashback to fly. People are beginning to cancel their flights and will be going ground instead, including me. But let’s not forget to credit our overbearing government for raising the ridership on Greyhound.

I will also take you one further, it is also a privilege to ride a bus, to go on a train and to drive your car. When you are getting an “enhanced treatment” at a station or a checkpoint, I hope you remember this conversation. Think that is not possible, what would you have said prior to 9/11 if I told you that you will now get groped before getting on a plane. Be honest.

I am happy that this debate is happening, I don’t think we as a people truly understood what it meant when we begged the Fed to do “whatever it takes” to prevent the off chance attack.

jrcmi said:
You cite a right-wing source which itself cites ANOTHER right-wing source which THEN cites a right-winger hawking a book.

Sorry about that, I do have a life and I had about five minutes to do a quick search. But as a point of fact, I did not state an elected official had said something along that line, give me a few hours with the CSPAN and archives I could probably dig up an elected official stoking the fire. After all, Alan Grayson much? I mean, damn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usmvYOPfco

If he had been in congress when “W” was in I am sure he would have risen to the challenge.

Let me retry my point, the very people who where screaming about the Patriot Act with me during “W”‘s term are now so quiet you can hear the crickets chirping. I am assuming that as long as it is your guy in power its OK to use this thing. When I say “your” this may or may not include “you”. Upon a quick search even the ACLU went silent for a while but is now looking to step up.

And nice try on the right winger part, sorry not. Reformed Libertarian, I have been smacked by the right side of this forum many times. You see, I don’t trust the dog and pony show that is the Donkeys and Elephants.

Here is the bottom line question, are you comfortable with the increasing intrusion of the Fed or does it make you cautious. Having worked in it, I tend to be very very wary of what the Fed does “for our own good”.

jrcmi said:
Like too many right-wingers, Sid feels an accusation is as good as proof. He at least tried to back up his claim – unsuccessfully – or perhaps hoped no one would bother to actually check his sources, knowing that other RWers would blindly agree.

Sidhekitten said:
Sigh, thanks for trying to narrowing me down, let me see what I can come up on an elected official but in the meantime, here is some things for your viewing pleasure. Keep in mind this is off my topic, look at my previous two posts.

Did you miss the inference of a time crunch and maybe I was admitting I was pulling up a quick look. In any event, if you look at the whole of my posts today the crux is “Wake you asses up and don’t be a blind little sheep!”

Again, sigh….

Nachi said:
Achtung, Annie! Guten morgen, Brunnhilde! Wiederbetaetigung, ja??! Der Hitler mit Herr BushDrunk betrunken. BushDrunk und Repugs der abschaum der menschheit. Nein??

(And don’t we Repugs miss our Little Reichstag??? Jawohl!!!!)

And somewhere in the background we begin to hear the notes of Deutschland Uber Alles ..

(Sorry for the lack of the Umlaut)

The challenge by GBR was to name any Dem pols who called Bush a Nazi. Sid couldn’t. Instead, he posted non-germane links in order to conflate comments by others with comments by Dem pols.

His deception uncovered, Sid then states with surety that Alan Grayson “would have risen to the challenge” of calling Bush a Nazi – despite the fact that he had many opportunities to do so . . . and didn’t.

Sid’s actions and intent were deceitful and execrable . . . and all too typical of the ethically deprived right.

Reread this and try again…

I said, “Sigh, thanks for trying to narrowing me down, let me see what I can come up on an elected official but in the meantime, here is some things for your viewing pleasure. Keep in mind this is off my topic, look at my previous two posts. ”

Sidhekitten said:
Did you miss the inference of a time crunch and maybe I was admitting I was pulling up a quick look. In any event, if you look at the whole of my posts today the crux is “Wake you asses up and don’t be a blind little sheep!”

Again, sigh….

The issue that I was speaking to was the loss of our freedoms. I was diverted by GBR, whom I do respect, to focus on an off point that I said was OFF TOPIC. Now if you, whom I do not respect, are trying to destroy my entire argument on what I do know and have expertise in, which is Counter Intelligence and Physical Security you are far more gone than I would have believed. It is interesting that you have failed to address the issue at hand and have stayed hot on the partisan issue. What is it that Grandpa Saul would say, divert and villify.

I will grant two more diversions. First, who where those protesters in the photos and who do you think they vote for in elections? Second, if you cannot see that I was making a fairly even leap of logic on former Congressman Grayson, if Bush had been in power, you need to pull your head out of your third point of contact and get real. Were done here.

BTW, you may want to jump over to my comments on Roger Ailes…