TSO Tom is out said [on February 21, 2008 9:45 PM]...

[quote begins]Anonymous said...
Francine, what about the idea that this is a public forum and the TSA (the government) has no right to moderate comments that don't endanger national security, employee safety, etc. Isn't racist, offensive, vulgar, off topic, and promotional speech clearly protected?[quote ends]

February 21, 2008 5:21 PM

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I disagree with you anon, you see, you still have the right to keep your name off this forum. This is a TSA sponsored site, created and maintained by same, as a result, TSA has the right and obligation to keep the postings on this site free of slander, obscenities and what not. personally, anon, I'm getting a little tired of the complaints. I hear them every day at the checkpoint, "don't want to take my shoes off" don't want to take my liquids out, etc. It's annoying but we TSO's deal with it, alot of us don't even come in here because it just makes us angry to see such an unappreciattive public. That's the problem with Americans, we complain too much! But it is our contstituional right to do so isn't it? I originally volunteered to become part of the blog team, but this shall be my last post. TSO Tom is signing off the blog permanantly. I don't have time for this nonsense. Kip, you opened a flood gate of complaints, with good intentions, but its not getting through. I shall continue doing my job 110 percent every day, but the more I read the nonesense in here, the more irritated I get.