<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Can the TSA Be Trusted With&nbsp;Guns?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/armed-tsa-agents-threaten-travel-journalist/" target="_blank">No</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>You see, in the TSA directive which Frischling’s posted online, the TSA was caught calling a spade a spade:</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">INFORMATION: On December 25, 2009, a terrorist attack was attempted against a flight traveling to the United States.</p>
<p>Yup, “terrorist attack.” In plain old English, spelled out. When out of public earshot, apparently the TSA is allowed to call a terrorist attack a terrorist attack by name. But when the public is listening, it’s to be referred to as a Christmas Day event.</p></blockquote>
<p>These jackbooted morons all need to be fired. The TSA needs to be abolished. It is a <em>complete</em> waste of money and time, and has <em>never</em> done <em>one</em> thing to make <em>any</em> flight even a <em>whit</em> safer. It&#8217;s time to end the Airport Kabuki Theatre and actually go after Islamic terrorists.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, make sure you always wear <a href="http://trueslant.com/milesobrien/2009/12/30/captain-underpants-and-the-illusion-of-security/" target="_blank">clean underwear</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Here is what any moron can see as plain as day: our $40 billion dollar post-9/11 airline security net is a total joke – a White Elephant of epic (and potentially tragic) proportions.</p>
<p>The truth is the only aspect of our post 9/11 defense that has turned out to be 100% effective are the passengers themselves. Without really thinking about it we have become an airborne militia – all watching and ready to kick al Qaeda butt at the drop of… a pair of trousers. It began in Shanksville – it effectively thwarted the shoe-bomber – and now Captain Underpants.</p></blockquote>
<p>No worries, though. <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmZjZmMyNmFmODU0ZGE5NjRlYTA4MzMzYmUwMzk2OGE=" target="_blank">We&#8217;re in the best of hands</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Update (and bumped):</strong></p>
<p>The T and the A may be up for grabs, but the S <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/03/report-tsa-special-a.html" target="_blank">surely stands for stupid</a>. (Notice the apparent difficulty in spelling &#8220;journalist&#8221;.)</p>
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