Originally Posted by bdschobel
Very cute! No, that's not the one I had in mind. I suppose Joe is human like the rest of us and can make a mistake occasionally. The only people who never make mistakes are people who don't do anything.
In the fall of 2004, Joe Sharkey used his position at The New York Times to publicize protests against the "breast exams" that were instituted after two Russian planes were brought down, supposedly by bombs smuggled aboard by Chechen women. Women in the U.S. suddenly had their breasts fondled and manipulated by TSA screeners looking for similar bombs. Of course, the original premise was unprovable, and the cost in civil liberty far outweighed any "security" provided. Eventually, the howls of protest caused the policy to be rescinded, and Joe's efforts made him my friend for life.
Bruce
I never saw that column. Thanks for pointing it out! Kudos to him for that. Earlier today I followed a link in one of the threads here to his blog, where I see he has also written post-8/10 about the ridiculous carry-on restrictions. So I definitely give him a big ^ for his position on those issues.
I stand by my opinion that his columns are boring, though.