[need_a_screen_name]

LISTEN EVERYBODY! The key to not being searched at the metal detectors is to not set the metal detectors off when you walk through them in the first place. If you set the metal detectors off, they HAVE to search you. No mystery there, guys! Before you walk through, take EVERYTHING of a metallic nature off of your person and put it in the basket to be x-rayed, including your belt buckle. Don't wear shoes with metal eyelets or steel toes in them. Tennis shoes are more comfortable to fly in anyway. Ladies should not wear bras with underwires.

Don't be jerks, learn how to fly and quit whining!

[agitator]

The key to not getting searched at the airport is to not fly in the first place. 9/11 was the direct result of economic decisions of airline suits and morons at the FAA. Screw them and their airlines. Quit being a sheep.

[Trickyguy]

Gosh, I sure am glad for all the "security." I mean, all the liberty and freedom that this country was founded upon was getting me and everyone else really down!

[Double Tap]

The key to not being seached is to not fly on airplanes. Just because you jump through the hoops you mentioned does not preclude you from being searched. You can be picked out at random for a search.

What is really hilarious is that folks think these "stringent" boarding procedures will make them safe.

[MichiganConservative]

The security paradigm that the federal government is currently employing is wrong. Does anyone remember who was actually responsible for thwarting the attacks on 9/11? Or what thwarted Richard Reid, the shoe bomber? How about the guy in South America? It was the passengers.

The proper response was not to jsut start treating everyone who wants to fly like convicted felons or worse. Not everyone wants to hijack an airplane; the vast majority do not. That's a fact. The proper response would have been to harness that fact, rather than impose Draconian "security" measures.

The proper response would have been to tell the American people they're on the front lines and they need to be prepared when they fly. They should have been told to strap on their piece when flying.

But we could never do that. We're a nation of wimps, sissies, and sheep, now. We can't do for ourselves. The ever-lovin' federal government has to be our daddy, our protector, our benefactor, our everything. It is disgusting to watch.

[ActionNewsBill]

need_a_screen_name

How about "just_shut_up_and_take_it_we_are_at_war"

[FreedomCalls]

Don't be jerks, learn how to fly and quit whining!

And don't forget to breathe deeply when the Zyklon B comes out of the shower heads.

[Republic of Texas]

So WE have to take extra steps to prevent the Gestapo from searching us? Maybe we should all hide in Anee Frank's attic. Then we'd really put out a low profile.

[jimt]

Don't be jerks, learn how to fly and quit whining!

Da, komrade. The state knows what's good for you, and strip searching old ladies will undoubtedly improve our security.

Horsepuckey ! This "airport security" crap is nothing but crap. A mentally deficient perp could easily defeat these silly, obnoxious and intrusive measures. They do nothing for actual safety, and much to strip law-abiding folks of their dignity.

Goobermint uber alles !

[Hildy]

Not true. They flag you (randomly, so they say) when you check in. The pat downs come before you even go through the metal detector. And then, again, before you board the plane. I know, it happened to me twice.

[miss marmelstein]

Dear need: you are absolutely correct. I love to travel and will not give up flying just because of extra security measures. I was recently taken out of line, had to remove my shoes, belt, jacket, turn down my jeans (a very tiny bit), and worked over with the wand. While I think it would be smarter to take people behind a screen while doing this, most passengers were either too bored or too busy to pay any attention to me. The security guard who searched me was of the same sex and very polite.

Hope you find a name soon!