People are largely being manipulated by libertarians and the media on the issue of the TSA scan or pat down, aka groping, at the airport. Ron Paul and a libertarian group We Won't Fly are behind the National Opt Out day, which could cause a mess at the airport on Nov. 24 if people opt to be patted down.
If Opt-Out Day grinds air travel to a halt and forces the government to withdraw the scanners, WWF's next goal is to abolish TSA. It claims the agency isn't "agile" enough to match al-Qaida. slate
The media is contributing to the foolishness of the TSA narrative by demonstrating its prowess at sensationalism, writing the extreme stories -- the one about the man with the urine bag, for example -- to attract attention to their websites. The mainstream media is useless.
Americans need to decide: Are we afraid of terrorists or not? We can't have it all ways. We have to balance security with privacy.
Janet Napolitano stands firm and reminds us--remember when we didn't have to walk through metal detectors:
