See the article at CNSNews.com.
Answer: 1) because they eat too much, and/or 2) have terrible self-esteem.
My, that was difficult.
Can I get my $1.5 million dollars now? Because those are the conclusions the study will make.
I mean, seriously — and the Demorats absolutely INSIST there’s no “fat” to cut, eh?
BZ
Right-thinking individuals already knew this. It’s not in any form news of an actual kind.
The article, here from the New York Post, does — however — affirm what we already knew about the TSA: it’s all “style” (and I utilize that word so rather loosely) over substance because the TSA is completely style and class-less.
Salient snippets include:
A LOT of what we do is make-believe.
But since most TSA supervisors are too daft to actually supervise, bending the rules is easy to do.
[I like this guy already; I enjoy utilizing the word “daft” as well. -BZ]
Did you know you don’t need a high-school diploma or GED to work as a security screener? These are the same screeners that TSA chief John Pistole and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano refer to as a first-class first line of defense in the war on terror.
These are the employees who could never keep a job in the private sector. I wouldn’t trust them to walk my dog.
Most TSA screeners know their job is a complete joke. Their goal is to use this as a stepping stone to another government agency.
We work in a culture where common sense has no place. All but a very few TSA personnel know they’re employed by a bottom-of-the-barrel agency.
Every time you read about a TSA horror story, it’s usually about a screener doing what he or she is instructed to do.
Supervisors play absolutely no role in day-to-day functions except to tell you not to chew gum. Gum chewing is a huge issue with management. I once saw a supervisor make an officer open his mouth to prove he had a mint and not a piece of gum.
One screener didn’t come to work for four weeks. When he finally reappeared, he asked for another week off. The answer was no. So what did this brainiac decide to do? He took another week off — and didn’t get terminated.
People have been caught falling asleep on the job. They get written up, it’s put in their file, and that’s it.
New hires see how bad it is working there, and, believe it or not, TSA does manage to hire some pretty decent people. They just don’t last because they can get a normal job.
Best line of the entire article?
Anyone boarding an aircraft should feel maybe only a teeny tiny bit safer than if there were no TSA at all.
There! Now, ladies and gentlemen, don’t you feel absolutely buoyed by the incredibly diligent, pertinent, logical and safe application of the TSA authorities as applied to the screening of American citizens on aircraft throughout the United States?
Anyone need a colonoscopy? I know where you can get them, cheap.
Muslims, al Qaeda, Pakistanis, young Middle Eastern men with a terrorist history need not apply.
BZ
P.S.
— TSA scanner fraud here.
— The TSA itself is a fraud.
— General TSA fraud.
— TSA incompetence on video.
— Searching grandma; finding nothing.
The list is endless.
It’s no amazing revelation that Oakland, Fornicalia is jam-gepacked with black gangs.
It’s no amazing revelation that Oakland, Fornicalia has a huge murder and crime rate.
Yet, despite that, its Leftist and stultifyingly-ignorant mayor, Jean Quan — completely lacking any grasp of reality or situational awareness — thought it was a good idea to “encourage(d) residents to sign up for a weekend workshop on how to pick locks via her newsletter.”
Yes yes yes, I can hear your gut-busting laughter from here. Because we — you and I — have an actual concept of how the world truly works.
However, the workshop advertisement actually said:
Have you always wanted to know how to pick a lock? In many cases, opening a lock without a key is easier than you think!
Join us in this workshop as we introduce the art and technique of lockpicking, explaining the function of pin tumbler locks, wafer locks, padlocks, and many others. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a solid understanding of how lock systems work and you’ll know what steps to take should you ever find yourself standing keyless outside the door to your own home!
One nice comment noted:
As I frequently say: “you can’t write shit like this.” Because you simply can’t. You can’t possibly forecast the incredibly ignorant and excessively-stupid crap that occurs like this at the behest of GOWPs and, in this case, some kind of simpering Leftist female.
Oakland residents — those lawful citizens who aren’t gang members — (all ten of them) actually took umbrage. They said:
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — City leaders in Oakland have been getting some angry e-mails lately from some of the people they serve. Mayor Jean Quan is the major target after her newsletter appears to promote a class designed to teach people how to pick a lock. In a city with a crime problem, it’s easy to see why they’re not happy.
The name of the class appears among 40 others in the catalog for the upcoming “Workshop Weekend” in Oakland, right alongside things like “robot building.” It’s a 3-hour class called “Introduction to Lockpicking” and it was listed on Quan’s newsletter, something some residents found troubling.
“I honestly feel that a lot of people should not have these skills. They shouldn’t have these skills,” Oscar Ruiz said.
Really? D’ya think?
Ah, yes.
Your efficient and effective LEFTIST governments at work.
Video:
BZ