"So Rand Paul was 'detained' by the TSA, eh?"

[ProSense]

Open thread: So Rand Paul was 'detained' by the TSA, eh?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/26/1058725/-Open-thread:-So-Rand-Paul-was-detained-by-the-TSA,-eh

I mean, not only is Rand Paul a big hypocrite on privacy (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002207091), but it's also the second time in two days that this happened. It reeks of a publicity stunt

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Paul's father, Ron Paul, used his son's experience to promote his "Plan to Restore America," which would cut $1 trillion of federal spending in a year and eliminate the TSA.

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Paul said he was in Denver two days ago and allowed to walk through the screener again and avoided the pat down.

He said he didn't want special treatment from TSA because he's a senator. "I think we need to treat everybody with dignity."

The TSA said Paul was allowed to board another flight after a different screening.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/sen-rand-paul-stopped-tenn-airport-security-15422701

Yeah, eliminate the TSA as a government agency and replace it with private security firms. Does Halliburton or Xe (or whatever the name) do private security? Then what?

Sen. Rand Paul: TSA Should Profile "Middle Eastern Students"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002214375

Kook!

[Justice wanted]

1. hmmm well I guess we have a new riddle. What do Rand Paul, Jesse "the Body" Ventura and Penn

of Penn and Teller have in common?

[baldguy]

2. TSA Security Theater sometimes has audience participation.

[handmade34]

3. my daughter....

the new TSA agent, gave me the inside scoop (well, what she legally could) that was shared with agents (she is not in Nashville)...

a good opportunity to excite his supporters?!

[RZM]

4. Nonsense. He absolutely was detained. And here's how I know . . .

RT says so. They are like, never wrong or something.

http://rt.com/usa/news/rand-paul-detained-tsa-481/