An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings

Profile! Profile Again! Then Profile Some More!

5 January 2010, 4:31 pm. 7 Comments. Filed under Feckless Weasels, Religion of Pieces, War on Terror.

After the Christmas Day attack by the crotch bomber, I started wondering what nonsense would be implemented by the TSA this time.  Heaven forbid anyone should actually point out the obvious….you know….the evidence that it’s MUSLIMS that are the danger, not the toddler with the Play-Doh, or the blogger that travels for a living, or even Michael Yon.  Michael Yon?  Seriously????  Yeah, looks like he was arrested for refusing to divulge his income.

How about finally getting down to brass tacs?  I don’t care if CAIR thinks profiling is discriminatory.  I don’t give a flying flip if the Nigerians get their Maxi Pads in a knot!  When it comes to the safety of my fellow Americans, they can ALL bite my large U.S. hinder!

If you’ve been around for a bit, you’ll know that the Mr and I took a trip to Israel in the fall of 2008.  Well, guess what!  I got ‘profiled’!  Not because of my gender, or my appearance, but because of my first name.  Was I offended?  Oh hell no!  (Day 6: Once again, my first name gave the customs folks pause, so once again, I had to explain to her that my Christian grandparents immigrated from Lebanon after their village was attacked and pretty much wiped out.  By MUSLIMS) As a matter of fact, I was kind of grateful that the Israelis took the security of their country so seriously.  As anyone knows, I am a very STRONG supporter of Israel, and for the time we were there, I felt more safe than I do on the streets of Memphis, Milwaukee, or Dallas.

So, my suggestion to the powers that be…..REALITY SNAP!  Shoebox is not a threat!  Michael Yon is not a threat!  Little Josh is not a threat!  Even this short, fat, little ol’ broad is not a threat.  PROFILE! Anyone with the name of Mohamed, Muhammed, or any variety of spelling, with al- as part of their name, or one of those names you KNOW are likely to be attached to a Muslim should be double, triple, and even quadruple checked! And then checked again. Oh, and that guy carrying nothing more than a Quran and prayer beads? Don’t even let him on the plane!

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7 Comments »

  1. Chris from Racine. 6 January 2010, 8:12 am

    Whoot!!  AWESOME post…sounds like you had your knickers in a twist! ;)

  2. Shoebox. 6 January 2010, 8:28 am

    Hey, hey, ho, ho, Shoebox should be free to go!
    Shoebox: Held hostage by the TSA – Day 3!

  3. Chris from Racine. 6 January 2010, 8:31 am

    We need to start a rallying cry across the blogs!!  :D

  4. olbroad. 6 January 2010, 9:53 am

    I doubt it’ll make ya feel any better Shoe, but I did write my congress critter about your situation.   :?

  5. Chris from Racine. 6 January 2010, 10:01 am

    Free Shoebox! http://chrisfromracine.blogspot.com/2010/01/free-shoebox-rallying-cry.html

  6. Shoebox. 6 January 2010, 10:05 am

    Thanks Kate!  What pisses me off about this is that I’d have more rights to get the situation resolved if I had actually done something nasty!  Terrorists have more rights than US citizens!  They are innocent until proven quilty, I’m suspected until proven innocent!

  7. Chris from Racine. 6 January 2010, 10:09 am

    Well said Shoe – I may have to update my post with that quote…idiots!!!  Welcome to the new U. S. of A :?