tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3978233317136043862..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Capitol security theater: Insert phallic joke about 'wanding' hereGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59034591207993219052010-11-30T22:31:28.304-06:002010-11-30T22:31:28.304-06:00Why not have TDCJ man the security check-points? I...Why not have TDCJ man the security check-points? It seems a waste to pull DPS off of the freeways and God knows TDCJ knows a lot about people sneaking stuff in. OH SNAP, it's TDCJ that does the sneaking. Never-mind.Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80806661499053863152010-11-30T15:37:29.262-06:002010-11-30T15:37:29.262-06:00Get a concealed carry permit and you don't hav...Get a concealed carry permit and you don't have to worry about it.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40533889355320231712010-11-30T11:15:58.784-06:002010-11-30T11:15:58.784-06:00Wit like a sharp tack? Please. That is hardly mo...Wit like a sharp tack? Please. That is hardly more than a backhanded complement. A sharp tack is not a deadly weapon. Let's upgrade Grits to having a wit like a sharp rapier, which is a deadly weapon. Much more accurate and appropo, don'tyou think.<br /><br />And Grits, it seems to me that all this security theater -- metal detectors that don't work, drones, friendly fondles by TSA guys -- are just the latest in a long line of attempts by American Fear Mongers to keep people uptight and under control.<br /><br />Such things can be traced back to the Puritans, the compulsory religiosity of Puritans, the Salem Witch Trials, the requirement of expressing a belief in a Supreme Being, and the loyalty oaths of the '50s and '60s.<br /><br />The loyalty oaths and anti-Communists tests are the nearest thing to current scare tactics. It is amazing that people actually thought that requiring everyone to take a loyalty oath would assure that dreaded Communists would not take over the country.<br /><br />We laugh now at the idiocy of such past practices, and the current crop of security theater idiocies, particularly the Border Drones, will have us laughing soon.dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89460196651005217492010-11-30T10:07:32.068-06:002010-11-30T10:07:32.068-06:00They simply need to adjust the sensitivity setting...They simply need to adjust the sensitivity settings on the magnetometer better. Although there will still be huge lines when the Session starts...Atticusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88525415799527331992010-11-30T09:51:52.505-06:002010-11-30T09:51:52.505-06:00I'm not surprised you set off the metal detect...I'm not surprised you set off the metal detectors, Scott. You've got a mind like a steel trap and your wit is as sharp as a tack.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800907780727476826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30514743205911430782010-11-30T08:22:22.751-06:002010-11-30T08:22:22.751-06:00Well, at least they are showing a good sense of hu...Well, at least they are showing a good sense of humor about these things. That always makes it a lot less painful for everybody.Mike Howardhttp://www.MikeHowardLaw.comnoreply@blogger.com