Chaffetz to get oversight of TSA
Dec 17, 2010, 7:51 pm
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I'll give my big ^ to this as well.
I used to live in Chaffetz's district. He's a much better Congressman than the idiot he replaced. I'd be proud to have him as my Congressman.
I used to live in Chaffetz's district. He's a much better Congressman than the idiot he replaced. I'd be proud to have him as my Congressman.
Dec 17, 2010, 8:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Salt Lake Tribune
[Chaffetz] said he plans to continue working on those issues, but will now spend much of his time probing military spending and how homeland security efforts, such as those implemented by the TSA, impact everyday citizens.
The congressman, first elected in 2008, has been vocal in his outrage over the TSA’s whole-body-imaging machines, which allow screeners to peer through a passenger’s clothes. He also ended up in a dust-up with a TSA agent at Salt Lake City International Airport after he refused to enter one of the machines.
The congressman, first elected in 2008, has been vocal in his outrage over the TSA’s whole-body-imaging machines, which allow screeners to peer through a passenger’s clothes. He also ended up in a dust-up with a TSA agent at Salt Lake City International Airport after he refused to enter one of the machines.
Dec 17, 2010, 8:51 pm
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Asked for reaction to Chaffetzs new post, TSA spokesman Dwayne Baird said, We look forward to continuing to work with all of our congressional partners to keep the traveling public safe.
No, they're not your partners, Dwayne. They're your bosses. And we're their bosses.
Sorry, but that partner nonsense makes me want to regurgitate, along with the insipid use of the present participle, i.e. "Working together for a better tomorrow," or whatever.
Dec 17, 2010, 9:04 pm
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No, I take that back.
Two month's pay.
Dec 17, 2010, 10:35 pm
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Haha, TSA... say hi to your new boss.
I wrote to Rep. Chaffetz, too, and expressed my support. I have a lot of hope that he can right some of these wrongs and abuses. Feeling hopeful is so much better than feeling outraged. I am excited to see what he does with his new position.
I wrote to Rep. Chaffetz, too, and expressed my support. I have a lot of hope that he can right some of these wrongs and abuses. Feeling hopeful is so much better than feeling outraged. I am excited to see what he does with his new position.
Dec 17, 2010, 11:19 pm
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This is the most promising development in a very long time!
Me too. If it takes money to make that happen (nothing would surprise me about Congress at this point), I'm in.
Go for it. If he needs more than one, I can suggest a few other FTers!
I would give a month's pay to see Blogger Bob sitting next to Rolando Negrin in front of a Congressional hearing panel having to justify his infamous statement that the NoS scans were ready for the cover of Reader's Digest and to be handed out at your local preschool.
No, I take that back.
Two month's pay.
No, I take that back.
Two month's pay.
Go for it. If he needs more than one, I can suggest a few other FTers!
Dec 18, 2010, 5:00 am
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I would give a month's pay to see Blogger Bob sitting next to Rolando Negrin in front of a Congressional hearing panel having to justify his infamous statement that the NoS scans were ready for the cover of Reader's Digest and to be handed out at your local preschool.
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The way Bob, and the TSA handled two recent blog updates is very interesting.
The update on the nail clippers gets a new post, right on top.
The update on the shirtless boy is burried. Note that this post doesn't even show up in the "Previous Posts" menu on the right. You have to go to the archives to find it.
The TSA and Bob, through the way he runs the blog, work to spin and decieve.
The way these two updates were handled is a perfect example of why the public cannot trust the TSA.
Dec 18, 2010, 5:33 am
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I just wrote to him, using his office's website. It accepts only UT as a state address, but I explained in text that I live in NJ. I promised to support him in any way possible and offered all the TSA horror stories he can possibly endure hearing.
I can't wait until January!!! This will be great.
Bruce
I can't wait until January!!! This will be great.
Bruce
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Dec 18, 2010, 6:03 am
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I understand the volatility of war, but we are talking about billions of dollars in unaccounted-for money that I will be tenacious in fighting for, said Chaffetz, an opponent of continued fighting in Afghanistan. I can still be rock solid in support of our troops and our nations defense, but we need to have some fiscal sanity there, too.
Sounds good to me.
He needs to deliver three messages
TSA: no touching, or naked pics, without defined and published cause. No more randoms. If it doesn't take pics, or doesn't touch, and measurably adds security... go for it.
Passengers: there's a chance you're going to die, and we can't deliver perfect security. Deal with it.
Everyone: we'll balance risk/mitigation against privacy/cost.
Sounds good to me.
He needs to deliver three messages
TSA: no touching, or naked pics, without defined and published cause. No more randoms. If it doesn't take pics, or doesn't touch, and measurably adds security... go for it.
Passengers: there's a chance you're going to die, and we can't deliver perfect security. Deal with it.
Everyone: we'll balance risk/mitigation against privacy/cost.