Posted on 11/19/2010 7:57:42 PM PST by markomalley
Representative John A. Boehner, soon to be the Speaker of the House, has pledged to fly commercial airlines back to his home district in Ohio. But that does not mean that he will be subjected to the hassles of ordinary passengers, including the controversial security pat-downs.
As he left Washington on Friday, Mr. Boehner headed across the Potomac River to Reagan National Airport, which was bustling with afternoon travelers. But there was no waiting in line for Mr. Boehner, who was escorted around the metal detectors and body scanners, and taken directly to the gate.
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And so on Friday, he did. But not without the perquisites of office, including avoiding those security pat-downs that many travelers are bracing for as holiday travel season approaches.
Michael Steel, a spokesman for the Republican leader, said in a statement that Mr. Boehner was not receiving special treatment. And a law enforcement official said that any member of Congress or administration official with a security detail is allowed to bypass security.
The appropriate security procedures for all Congressional leaders, including Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid, are determined by the Capitol Police working with the Transportation Security Administration, Mr. Steel said.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
This is actually good if one wants to curb TSA abuses.
Think about it; it will put in the heads of people traveling to see Grandma this week that the Government is above them. There will be calls for Congress to be subject to the same stuff they are. The media will ask why "Betty from Des Moines" is strip-searched like a common criminal while Boehner gets whisked around the Nude-O-Scope.
Also gives Boehner an opportunity to weigh in on the side of the People (if he actually has a pair) and go to bat against TSA's excesses.
95%+ of these searches are a waste of time and effort.
Right now, with the public being preyed upon by the TSA brownshirts who want to irradiate and take pornographic pictures of them to get their rocks off (Hey there, got a cutie for you!) -- any and all attention paid to this issue is GOOD.
Ahhh Yes...but to quote someone else....
How soon they forget!
>> This is pure Alinsky tactics being used and its obvious it works.
You don’t give a crap, do you? You’ll dismiss the mass degradation of our society, and pass off any objection as foolish rhetoric prompted by an Alinksy style hit piece?
This incident has no affect on my opinion of Congressman Boehner. So, drop the Alinsky crap.
Neither do you, but you get to go through the Nude-O-Scope so some TSA droid can measure your privates looking for bombs that don't exist.
You've been profiled as a terrorist and will be treated accordingly starting with a digital photography of your naked body for TSA files.
Angry yet?
“Or he and the rest of the political class could have to follow the same rules that they impose upon the peons. “
Considering that his security detail is armed, this would be interesting.
I give a crap enough to look beyond the obvious propaganda and find out why the slimes is doing the dirty work for the zer0 administration.
I don’t like what is going on here but I really don’t like what the administration with the help of the MSM is doing to continually keep people off the target, 0bama. Boehner is not the enemy here. 0bama and his thug administration is the real issue. TSA is under the executive branch, not the legislative.
Oh and don’t tell me to stop pointing out what is really going on. It is Alinsky methods being used and they keep using it because it obviously works.
I'm surprised they let the rest of the peons waiting in line on the plane.
I agree!
Boehner’s the best of them all for flying commercial, so I’m not sure how this is a hit against Boehner.
I understand your concern about propaganda, but that’s not the issue I’m talking about. We citizens are being treated like dogs for both the action and inaction of Congress. Boehner just happened to be that one Congress guy that illustrated the inequity that exists between the elites in government and the citizens that elected them.
Regarding the Slimes, I ignored the editorial aspects of the facts presented.
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach
of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their
Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses,
and in going to and returning from the same; and for
any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be
questioned in any other Place.
Stupid New York Times!
To do so would be illegal.
OH NOEZ!!!! POLICE ACTUALLY PROTECT Boehner? THIS CAN'T BE TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting this.
You are demanding egality, not equality. The Constitution NEVER has guaranteed egality. People and things which are not similarly situated HAVE NEVER had to be treated the same.
Good post!
I'd correct him on that. We ARE no longer being asked; we ARE being told.
It's well past feeling like it.
True
The people should demand EQUAL MOLESTATION under the Law.
Double standards.
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