Senator Rockefeller To TSA Chief John Pistole: I Think You're Doing A Terrific Job

From Lew Rockwell.com:

Senator Rockefeller to TSA Chief John Pistole: “I Think You’re Doing a Terrific Job”


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The backlash against new TSA airport screening procedures has reached a deafening crescendo, and so you would think that the politicians in Washington D.C. would be getting the message. But so far, most of them seem to be just as supportive of the TSA as ever. For example, what did the chairman of the Senate committee overseeing air travel, Jay Rockefeller, have to say to TSA chief John Pistole during a Senate hearing on these new security procedures the other day? "I Think You're Doing A Terrific Job." Yes, you read that correctly. Senator Rockefeller had nothing but praise for Pistole and the new screening procedures. Apparently Rockefeller thinks that TSA officials feeling up the genitals of U.S. air travelers with the fronts of their hands is a wonderful thing. It is even being reported that in some instances TSA officials are actually reaching down the pants of men and up the skirts of women during these enhanced pat-downs. Not only is this totally criminal, but considering the fact that TSA officials do this countless times without changing their gloves it is also a serious health hazard. But most of our "leaders" in Washington D.C. continue to insist that we should stop protesting because this is all being done "for our own good".



But should we expect anything less from elitists such as Rockefeller? This is the same guy who is publicly talking about how wonderful it would be if the FCC would just go in and shut down Fox News and MSNBC. He also has publicly expressed his belief that we would probably be "better off" if the Internet had never been invented. Obviously Rockefeller is not a big fan of freedom of expression.





But it is not just Rockefeller that is applauding these new TSA security procedures.



U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar seems convinced that the American people will change their minds once they understand the reasons behind these new rules. According to Klobuchar, the American people "have to understand that this is being done for their best interests and their safety."



U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill also believes that ordinary Americans will quickly change their opinions once they fully understand what is going on....



"And then I think we can – the majority of Americans I think – I hope will become supportive of the measures that TSA is trying to do to keep us safe."



Do you think that Klobuchar and McCaskill will still feel the same way once they have been groped and fondled by TSA officials?



The truth is that the outrage of the American people about these ridiculous airport security procedures only seems to be growing. If you doubt this, just go spend a few minutes on the We Won't Fly Facebook page. The American people are angry and they are only getting angrier.



But is TSA chief Pistole listening?



Not a chance.





During the Senate hearing, Pistole made his feelings abundantly clear....



"If you are asking me, am I going to change my policies? No."



Many Americans had hoped that once George W. Bush was out of office that many of these thug-like security tactics would go away, but the truth is that they have only gotten far worse under the Obama administration.



TSA officials would not be touching our genitals with the fronts of their hands if Barack Obama himself had not given the green light to these new procedures.



Barack Obama could stop these enhanced pat-downs tomorrow if he wanted to. But he does not want to.



The American people need to wake up. It seems like the Big Brother police state tactics just keep getting worse with each new presidential administration. Instead of "the land of the free and the home of the brave", we are rapidly becoming "the land of the peon and the home of the slave".



Liberty and freedom are very precious things. Once they have been taken away, they are very difficult to get back. Unless the American people speak up now, TSA groping and fondling is going to become a permanent part of America.



Reprinted with permission from End of the American Dream.





November 22, 2010



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