TSA Chief Pistole Warns Passengers Against Protesting
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 9:30 AM
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TSA Chief John Pistole warned passengers against protesting the intrusive groping procedures now used at airports.
The Politico reported, via Free Republic:
John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, is warning angry airplane passengers that protesting at screening checkpoints will slow down lines and could irritate other fliers.
“There’s some unknowns, in terms of how many people may decide to protest,” Pistole said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” of protesters’ plans to “opt out” of screening on Wednesday. “And that’s one of the variables that we are prepared to deal with. But the bottom line is that if the number of people protest at a particular checkpoint, it will definitely slow things down. And i just feel bad for the rest of the traveling public, who are simply trying to get home for the holidays to be with loved ones.”
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Oldpuppymax commented:
Yes indeed…how DARE anyone actually stand up for their right to NOT be strip-searched or felt up! Only in leftist-controlled American can it be a DISADVANTAGE to NOT look like a terrorist!!
gus commented:
This is rich. Libtards telling us not to protest. Obama got his poverty pimp street cred handing out protest signs and t-shirts. Now the fascists are in charge and protesting is so 60′s.
NeoKong commented:
“That’s a nice flight time you got there. It would be a shame if you missed it.”
Conservative Ken commented:
Lookie! He’s even wearing his body cavity search gloves!
TxBitty commented:
TSA Advertises Open Jobs On Pizza Boxes.
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/offbeat/tsa-advertises-open-jobs-on-pizza-boxes-dpgonc-km-20101123_10764472
BackwardsBoy commented:
You just know he is exempt from the interrogation, um, feelups, uh, patdowns, so why should he care what we little people think.
Chisum commented:
Are those fisting gloves he’s wearing?
exceller commented:
My question back to Pisstole is why do people just trying to get home to be with loved ones have to be demeaned or strip searched by the TSA?
gus commented:
That guy looks like John Kerry’s brother.
patman commented:
Using guilt to bend the masses of their will.
Guilt the sheep to get in line for the sheering.
Like Oblame-a, it’s always the other guy…
Blame Bush!
Aaaaarrrrrrrggggg. I’m a pirate.
Bonny Kate commented:
“Question Authority”–ubiquitous bumper sticker on Volvos when a Republican is in office.
Kilroy commented:
Or to paraphrase, we’ve already trampled your constitutional protection from illegal search & seizure, now we’re working on Free Speech. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
S. Wolf commented:
Ignore pistole and protest. He wants US to be compliant sheep not a free people.
Gary W commented:
I think a more effective protest would be to stay home. If the airlines had a major loss of revenue the airlines would force a change.
AlaskaHome1959 commented:
When Democrat/Socialist protest against someone/something, isn’t “slowing things down” and “irritating” and “inconveniencing others” the very tactic they not only use but **rely on**? How typical of the left: We can do ‘it’ (whatever ‘it’ happens to be at the moment), but you can’t. Isn’t that called hypocrisy?
valerie commented:
I’d feel so much better about this guy, if Eric Holder weren’t Attorney General and Janet Napolitano weren’t Secretary of Homeland Security. Those appointees aren’t remotely competent in their job functions, so this fellow gets no benefit of the doubt from me.
The real issue is that we are spending enormous amounts of money for the purpose of harassing and searching people who give no sign whatsoever of being connected in any way with terrorist acts. We are purposely searching the haystack because we don’t have the nerve to notice the difference between a strand of hay and a needle.
http://biggovernment.com/jdunetz/2010/11/23/why-they-dont-need-to-touch-your-junk-at-israeli-airports/
There is none so blind as he who will not see.
Indy Voter commented:
Read this yesterday, is it true? I called members of Congress yesterday and asked them to look into it, one staffer said they would, it would be helpful if others would call too…target those who are speaking out agains the TSA procedures. Bloggers and citizens, beware!
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/30286
The memo, which actually takes the form of an administrative directive, appears to be the product of undated but recent high level meetings between Napolitano, John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),and one or more of Obama’s national security advisors. This document officially addresses those who are opposed to, or engaged in the disruption of the implementation of the enhanced airport screening procedures as “domestic extremists.”
For “any person, group or domestic alternative media source” that actively objects to, causes others to object to, supports and/or elicits support for anyone who engages in such travel “disruptions” at U.S. airports (as defined above) in response to the enhanced security procedures, the [applicable DHS administrative branch] is instructed to identify and collect information about the persons or entities, and submit such information in the manner outlined [within this directive].
donh commented:
This Pistole looks like such a pervert. True Americans could never be paid enough money to sink to the same low level as dirty old cops who strip search teenage. How worse to be the face representing this untoward policy. Improper body searching was an issue in the Mass congressional race of Jeff Perry. He lost this race over allegations he failed to discipline a pervert cop who liked to stick his hands down a girls undies in search for drugs.
silentcal_rox commented:
this guy could be cast as a warsaw pact spy in one of those 1950s cold war movies! creeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy!!!
JKB commented:
Well, actually it’s good advice. The TSA is doing a fine job of alienating the American public. No use giving them something to divert the anger toward.
Bookworm had a dream that offers a good solution. She dreamed that while being felt up, she started singing the National Anthem. That would be a good protest. Just close your eyes and sing of freedom as they can take your body but not your soul.
donh commented:
#19 yes Pistole does look like the chess playing spy in “From Russia with Love”… http://www.hogranch.com/mayer/images/chess/russia_with_love_kronsteen.jpg
SM-IL commented:
He reminds me of the “big nurse” from “One flew over Cuchoo’s nest.”
aprilnovember811 commented:
Is he threatening citizens? Make sure they don’t start setting fires to churches like Barry’s cousin Odinga did in Kenya, and the SEIU did to Sarah Palin’s church. Come on admit it. Barry had you set fire to Sarah Palin’s church. What’s Pistole going to do arm the Brown Shirts, oh excuse me TSA and start shooting people in the airports? If they could, they would, trust me.
We live in America, buddy, we are free to protest. Don’t like it, move to Venezuela.
Put an arm band an hat on this guy, he looks like he walked right out of NAZI Germany.
gus commented:
See, you have to comply!! NaCLOWNitano has “DIRECTED” you too. Not doing so will result in you being arrested for “dometic terrorism”. Don’t bother going to the ALTERNATIVE MEDIA, as they are disallowed also.
Have a good day,
Love,
Big Brother
StrangernFiction commented:
I have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, but that I live in a free country is not on the list.
StrangernFiction commented:
I am however, very thankful for all the Paul and Paulette Revere’s here.
Redwine commented:
Jawohl, meiner Kommandant! >click< I will allow your minions photograph me naked and grope my private parts with filthy gloves!
The NWO Gestapo is upon us.
darcy commented:
#17
So it would seem that our government is now threatening citizens for behaving as citizens, for standing up to despots, for PETITIONING OUR GOVERNMENT as is our right, for free speech against an over-reaching, intrusive, and dictatorial regime in so far as it insists on screening measures that DENY us of our 4th Amendment rights.
Now the icing on the cake is that in order for DHS to persist in this denial of our 4th Amendment rights, they must now DENY us of our First Amendment rights.
Freedom denied, one amendment at a time. This cannot end well.
Change. How quaint a descriptor. Destruction is more apt.
aphs81 commented:
Who knew that he was secretly an Avatar wearing the mask of an evil white man…….
Edouard commented:
Wearing proctology gloves while giving his message: brilliant. The gloves scream out, “We are personally invading you and there’s not one single thing you can do about it.”
Stuart commented:
Allow me to translate from government speak
.Shut up baby! This is going to go down whether you like it or not. Relax. Open your legs. You might even enjoy it.
ogee commented:
Wait until they touch the genitals of carriers of hepatitis and then touch yours. You will get it and it’s incurable.
ogee commented:
If you fly, your choices are between catching a communicable disease from their gloves or cancer from the radiation of the scanners. This is real and NO JOKE. A huge possiblility of danger for all. More dangerous than ANY terrorist.
Practical Jane commented:
This is the first step to Obama’s Police state. Scanners at Airports, Subways, Trains, Boats, and Scatter-Ray Vans roaming the streets, peering in your car, under your blouse, and in your home.
THIS is change we can believe in – and you can believe it.
Believe they will violate you, because they plan on doing just that.
Nudge, Push, SHOVE.
fightinggranny commented:
We better not PROTEST, or else…THREATS from our Govt! Impeach and REMOVE NOW!
S. Wolf commented:
Indy Voter #17
Seems correct, I don’t know if it’s true or not but as darcy said ‘Freedom denied, one amendment at a time.’.. what is true is that ‘our’ government views US as the enemy and this is all a part of that.
Jesse commented:
Two by two… hands… of blue…
Luke Savage commented:
TSA is way out of control. We should do the best to protect our borders. Where’s the protection at the Mexican border? Americans have the right to be innocent until proven guilty. A search warrant is necessary to collect evidence so where’s the judicial warrant? TSA is no different than the British control in the early colonies with less impact but the same principle. The British went door to door searching for weapons, taking away possible harmful items, food and raping women/children. Is this the next step for our Administrative Branch? I vote to boycott flying. Start using cars, buses or vote people out of office that support TSA’s actions. Americans must take back control of our government. We must restore order and balance in our republic. Sounds like a theme from Star Wars but has applicability. Many of these types of violations lead to civil unrest and eventually without check will lead to a revolution.