Too Close For Comfort? TSA To Make ‘Junk Touching’ Security “Minimally Invasive”

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by Matt Schneider | 5:17 pm, November 21st, 2010

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What a difference a few hours makes. John Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union this morning guns blazing in his declaration that the TSA’s controversial security procedures were “not going to change.” Now all of sudden, just a few hours later the TSA has released a statement saying the procedures “will be adapted as conditions warrant.” The statement goes on to read:

We welcome feedback and comments on the screening procedures from the traveling public, and we will work to make them as minimally invasive as possible, while still providing the security that the American people want and deserve. We are constantly evaluating and adapting our security measures, and as we have said from the beginning, we are seeking to strike the right balance between privacy and security.

In all such security programs, especially those that are applied nationwide, there is a continual process of refinement and adjustment to ensure that best practices are applied and that feedback and comment from the traveling public is taken into account. This has always been viewed as an evolving program that will be adapted as conditions warrant, and we greatly appreciate the cooperation and understanding of the American people.

Maybe it was the invasive questioning from CNN’s Candy Crowley, State of the Union host, that convinced Pistole to change his mind or maybe he has a flight scheduled for tonight, but either way this has got to be one of the quickest about-faces on record.

Watch Pistole’s original position in the video courtesy of CNN below:

Airport Security, CNN

Cecelia

Oh, thank goodness!

The country’s naughty bits are safe!
Just4thefax

Fact: Maybe it was the invasive questioning from CNN’s Candy Crowley, State of the Union host that convinced Pistole to change his mind. On the TV break she winked at him and said baby put on your gloves and get over here and touch my junk. Pistole skin color changed and after the commercial break had an interesting change of heart!
Cecelia

Just4thefax said:
On the TV break she winked at him and said baby put on your gloves and get over here and touch my junk. Pistole skin color changed and after the commercial break had an interesting change of heart!

Well, Crowley certainly seems more equipped in the junk department than Pistole.
Big Eddie

When did James Woods become director of the TSA ?
timzank

““Minimally Invasive”……huh…funny that’s exactly the terminalogy used by Hillary Clinton this morning too on her tour of the Sunday morning shows.

What a coincidence.
Jimmy Joe Johnson

This video was the last straw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skkCpnCm7iM
sarainitaly

timzank said:
““Minimally Invasive”……huh…funny that’s exactly the terminalogy used by Hillary Clinton this morning too on her tour of the Sunday morning shows.

What a coincidence.

That’s what I was going to say. Seems she has more pull than Obama… HA

They need to convert to the new machines that show stick figures, and use criminal profiling, because there have been WAY too many assaults and disasters with these feel ups.
http://sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/tsa-bumper-stickers-and-traumatic.html
Atticus Draco

Jimmy Joe Johnson said:
This video was the last straw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skkCpnCm7iM

OMG! THAT WAS DISTURBING AS HELL!
WTF?!
timzank

Atticus Draco said:
OMG! THAT WAS DISTURBING AS HELL!WTF?!

When you give the equivalent of a walmart greeter a badge and a mandate you’re gonna have stuff like this.
Atticus Draco

timzank said:
When you give the equivalent of a walmart greeter a badge and a mandate you’re gonna have stuff like this.

I know,, scary!
I had 2 immediate thots when I viewed that,,
“WTF was your cause for doing that?!”
If I was standing there,, I swear I’d be prompted to ask those TSA agents,, “What the hell triggered you to check this kid out like that?!?”
And second,, I just watched the movie “The Pianist” over the weekend,,
AND DAMN,, that youtube video gave me shivers!!!

WTH R WE DOING HERE?!?!
dummy123

Pistole’s hair hat could be an explosive device!
John remove that wig!!