Tag Archives: One Nation Under Fear

Explosive Liquids at Airports

Posted on July 15, 2012 at 9:09 am by Bob Cesca

I’m flying today, so this piece about confiscated liquids at airport security gates caught my attention: For starters, liquids surrendered at airports are assumed to be potentially hazardous, and therefore they must be disposed of, so the charity route won’t … Continue reading →

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The Land of the Free

Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:30 am by Bob Cesca

There are some serious assholes in America who think they’re solely and exclusively entitled to life, liberty, etc. And they’re willing to kill anyone with darker skin or different spirituality. The law calls these people hate criminals, and they do … Continue reading →

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I Narrowly Avoided a Naked Body Scanner

Posted on November 1, 2011 at 12:34 pm by Bob Cesca

I went through an airport security line over the weekend and there were two metal detector lines — one with the usual metal detector doorway, and the other with a naked Backscatter machine as its primary security screening device. But … Continue reading →

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on October 8, 2011 at 10:10 am by Bob Cesca

“I would instruct the national security officials in a Gingrich administration to ignore the Supreme Court on issues of national security.” Newt Gingrich It’s hilarious how the far-right wraps its sweaty, flabby arms around the Constitution and the founding fathers… … Continue reading →

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Real Crime Versus Fake Crime

Posted on September 19, 2011 at 10:06 am by Bob Cesca

DougJ at Balloon Juice noted this about crime rates: Violent crime in the United States continues to drop significantly despite the difficult economic environment, according to new statistics released Friday by the Justice Department. According to the Crime Victimization Survey … Continue reading →

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Permanent Fear

Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:53 am by Bob Cesca

The new terror warning system maintains a perpetually elevated threat level. In fact, the lowest threat level is “elevated.” • An elevated threat alert, the lowest warning, would be issued if a credible threat were determined, but it likely wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Non-Muslims Responsible for More Terrorism

Posted on March 10, 2011 at 11:50 am by Bob Cesca

ThinkProgress reports that, despite Pete King’s Islamophobia, non-Muslim terrorism is a bigger issue within America’s borders — by nearly double. Yet as a January 2011 terrorism statistics report — compiled using publicly available data from the FBI and other crime … Continue reading →

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Republicans Palling Around With Terrorists

Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:49 pm by Bob Cesca

Rudy Giuliani and Michael Mukasey met with a terrorist group in — shock horror! — France! But on December 23, a group of leading conservatives — including Rudy Giuliani and former Bush officials Michael Mukasey, Tom Ridge, and Fran Townsend … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day (So far)

Posted on November 23, 2010 at 11:29 am by Bob Cesca

“Without the TSA terrorists would blow up planes roughly as often as they currently destroy buses and trains, right?” Matt Yglesias

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One Nation Under Fear

Posted on November 23, 2010 at 9:22 am by Bob Cesca

This is remarkably sad. Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the new full-body security-screening machines at the country’s airports, as most say they put higher priority on combating terrorism than protecting personal privacy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … Continue reading →

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