The assertion made in the March 24 editorial that the Transportation Security Administration “dialed back” its screening procedures at any time is unfounded.Lee Kair, Assistant Administrator for Security Operations, TSA
On March 24, the Washington Times led off an innocuous editorial like this:
“The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) hoped it could avoid a public revolt over its intrusive airport security measures by dialing back operations while scrutiny was at its peak over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.”
In response, a TSA bureaucrat wrote back with the above quote.
I find this absolutely hilarious. And the bureaucrat’s word choice is curious. Why say ‘unfounded?’ Why not say ‘untrue?’ Why is the TSA so upset about this, that 4 months later they are going to correct one small detail in a rather minor newspaper?
The TSA blinked on Opt Out Day, November 24th, 2010. And everybody knows it.
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It just occurred to me. Was this an April Fool’s joke on the part of the TSA?
of course, it blinked. every student i know who traveled home for the holidays walked through a metal detector—nothing more. they simply chose the “short line” and walked to the boarding area, while the more intimidated passengers waited in the longer lines for “the full monty”. these students came through seattle, madison, chicago and san francisco—that’s my anecdotal report.
Yes.