Posted on 04/29/2002 4:23:08 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
To ensure we Americans never offend anyone-particularly fanatics intent on killing us-airport screeners are not allowed to "profile" people.
They will, however, continue to perform random searches of 80-year- old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President's security detail, and 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips.
Let's pause a moment and take the following test to confirm why profiling isn't necessary:
In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics by:
(a) Grandma Moses;
(b) The night cleaning crew at Rockefeller Center;
(c) Invaders from Mars; or
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a) Norwegians from the Lichen Herbarium of the University of Oslo;
(b) Elvis;
(c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women; or
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a) A pizza delivery boy;
(b) Crazed feminists complaining that having to throw a grenade beyond its own burst radius in basic training was an unfair and sexist job requirement;
(c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day; or
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
(a) Luca Brazzi, for not being given a part in "Godfather II";
(b) The Tooth Fairy;
(c) Butch and Sundance, who had a few sticks of dynamite left over from their train mission; or,
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by:
(a) The entire cast of "Cats";
(b) Martha Stewart;
(c) Cheese-crazed tourists from Wisconsin; or
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) Mr. Rogers;
(b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems;
(c) The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain, "Mustapha the Merciless"; or
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed by:
(a) Bugs Bunny, Wil E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd;
(b) The US Supreme Court;
(c) Barney; or
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
Let me slap myself: SLAP, SLAP, SLAP! Now, that feels better!
I mean that in a good way. ;^)
Sorry, but my foil hats says I need to go with Martha on this one - it is inherently obvious isn't it?
Don't forget WW-II Medal of Honor winners who are ex Marines, retired Air National Guard Generals, former governors, and former NRA presidents. While they are at it, they will try (unsuccessfully) to confiscate that Medal of Honor, which it's recipient is carrying to show West Point Cadets during a visit there. That type (it was all one person, Joe Foss, and one incident) is really a threat to National Security.
A plane from Amman, Jordan disembarked. You would not believe the endless array of Arabs coming off. I swear 75% were young males (17 to 40) who looked hostile, angry and vicious.
I said to the people waiting with me that this goes on all day long, every week, every month, and that the US had totally lost control of its borders under the evil Clinton/Democrat administration. Nine days later, the Clinton legacy marked another of its many achievements.
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