TSA PR piece in DEN
 

Nothing really new here.

I find it amusing how the TSA tries to win the hearts and minds of travelers through words and not with effective security.

Ok. I checked out the article, blah blah blah...same old stuff. Now I am curious about the picture they used in the article. The picture looks like it is an outdoor checkpoint...is it? Which airport?

Looks like the DEN south checkpoint. To the backs of everyone in that pic is glass, the very south end wall of the DEN main terminal is all glass.

It's DEN; the atrium checkpoint before you board the train.

Unfortunately, for the most part "journalists" seem more than willing to pander to the TSA/DHS and their nonsense rather than expose it for the sham that it is. Why is that? :confused:

Read The Emperor's New Clothes :(

I think the explanation is that most journalists are proponents of big government and approve of TSA, perhaps the ultimate agency of the nanny state.

I agree with the second half of your statement but not the first. The media's support of the TSA and unwillingness to ask the tough questions when given the opportunity is an unfortunate reality. It is one of several reasons that I think a planned "No ID" day (as being discussed in this forum) will fail. In short, unless the media is willing to help push the agenda, making progress on it is painstakingly difficult.

My girlfriend, her husband and her 2 kids (1 who has a serious medical problem requiring sterile tubing and patches) flew out from DEN last week, and some over zealous TSO tried to take their Oreos away because there was cream in them. She got a supervisor and he said you should have declared them because they were for the kids.

In the meantime her husband went through with 4 empty metal thermoses that never got checked.

Think of the children my foot. She will read up on medical supplies the next time she flies and have everything documented up the wazoo. She said LAS was better than DEN in her opinion.

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What? And why the hell would you have to declare them?


Um......don't everyone bash me for this one.....but....maybe because they were empty is why they weren't checked. Four empty thermoses sure is a lot, especially since, they were empty. What were they for?

.....you didn't mention her having any trouble with medical supplies. I'm confused.

There is NO WAY the "cream" in an Oreo cookie can be considered anything other than a solid. It is not a liquid. It is not a gel. Heck, it is barely food. I've had a snack pack of Oreos in the bottom of my briefcase for weeks (for emergency use only ;)) and it was never given a second glance.

I think the TSO was looking forward to snack-time later that afternoon :eek:

Wow...the common sense was definitly lacking. At least the supe decided the oreos were not a threat :confused:

I hope they don't make a new mandate directing us to take away oreos, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, tuna w/mayo, Twinkies....

They'd need a toxic waste drum.... ;)