flyertalk.com — A flier in the Milwaukee airport wrote "[TSA secretary] Kip Hawley is an idiot" on the clear plastic bag that he was ordered to put his liquids into, and ran it through the x-ray machine. The TSA goon working the machine detained him for 25 minutes, telling him that the First Amendment didn't apply in airport security.
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myhappyclamSep 27, 2006
Boy, there were idiots on both sides.
Closed AccountSep 28, 2006
well, there are probably more stupid stunts that can be preformed: ask Gilmore how wearing "I'm a suspected terrorist" button when for him (not flying domestically due to permanent ban).Folks... you're no longer living in a democracy or a "free" country.
mrbabymanSep 28, 2006Submitter
Flyertalk has changed its blogs to registration-only, but here's a summary of the ugly incident:<a class="user" href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/27/tsa_calling_kip_hawl.html">http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/27/tsa_calling_kip_hawl.html</a>
Closed AccountSep 28, 2006
And what difference does it make if I say it here or I say it on the airport? What if I say here that "Kip Hawley is an idiot" and somebody from TSA finds my identity I would be detained next time I'm on a airport? Or maybe if I say that Bush is an idiot I will be detained next time I fly... To paraphrase Steve Jobs "this country is going down the s**tter"