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Caught on Camera: TSA Defends Pat Down of Little Baby at Kansas City Airport

Caught on Camera: TSA Defends Pat Down of Little Baby at Kansas City Airport

MSNBC:

A photo posted on Twitter of a baby receiving a pat-down at Kansas City International Airport is the latest in a number of recent highly publicized incidents of airport security screenings involving young children.

The photo taken by Kansas City pastor Jacob Jester on Saturday and posted on Twitter has been viewed nearly 300,000 times.

“I really didn’t stop to think about what would happen,” Jester told msnbc.com. “I just snapped a picture.”

Jester said he was traveling to Albuquerque on Saturday when he noticed the woman behind him was traveling with a baby about the same age as his son. He had just passed through security when he looked back and saw the baby receiving the pat-down.

“My thinking was, this is an extreme measure. I wouldn’t want that to happen to my own son,” Jester said.

The Transportation Security Administration posted a response on its blog: “We reviewed the screening of this family, and found that the child’s stroller alarmed during explosives screening. Our officers followed proper current screening procedures by screening the family after the alarm, who by the way were very cooperative and were on the way to their gate in no time.”

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  • Crainial Access
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:28am

    We are witnessing the formation of the Homeland Security Force that Barry stated was necessary and should be just as large and well funded as our military. We will see this force expand into train stations and bus terminals based on the latest info obtained in the Pakistan raid. Can’t wait til TSA employees become unionized and Barry has his own personal security force.

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    • DeBaan
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:20am

      Very curious…. A force designed to control and limit the people…. not to defend the people from outside threats.

      Everybody, start practicing your new talk. Ve are now talking like zis.

      The more we go along with it, the more liberty they will steal. If you and I do not stand up and say, “Hell no!”, then who will? Leave that battle for my kids to fight? No, thanks.

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  • tom
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:25am

    Ask yourself, why won’t the TSA do the same to passengers who fit the profile of a possible terrorist? Liberals are more worried about PC then our country, a little bad press over this incident but at least their not hearing from organizations like C.A.I.R. This is rediculous!

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    • 00gabooga
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:19am

      Exactly. You think the TSA doesn’t realize how ridiculous this looks? But they HAVE to pat down little kids and infants and blue-haired old ladies by the truckload in order to justify ONE person who fits the profile. If not they run the risk of being labeled racists.

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    • tbb
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:02am

      exactly I was just noticing that every time we hear about a sexual assault case at the airport it is always a white person. I am so sick of the racism going on at the airport. I refuse to fly. Any one running for president this time around who says that they will disband the TSA will get my vote.

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  • bharris0
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:23am

    Stop flying and that will be the end of TSA. It is obvious that our government is pushing us to see where we break.

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  • capa_city
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:17am

    This is getting insane and most likely baby has a higher IQ than the TSA agents.

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  • PATRIOTHENRY
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:13am

    COMMON SENSE, COMMON SENSE is all we need. Unfortunately it died along with our forefathers. Check out ahmed,akhim,osamma,hussein,mohamed,obama and any other so called peace loving terrorist and leave the baby alone. You child molester.

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  • TelepromoterNChief
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:08am

    TSA=perverts

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:04am

    @ITTAKESFAITH ~~~ I did…see below. What kind of parent would willingly hand over your own child to strangers to molest him/her? Come on, people. The answer is N-O!

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    • piper60
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:45am

      They handed her over out of fear of being arrested or something. It’s amazing how fear will turn protective parents into sheep.

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    • Jim AZ
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 5:17pm

      Fear of penalty, fear of inconvenience, fear of standing out.
      Try fearing for your dignity, privacy, and liberty.

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    • Becca
      Posted on May 12, 2011 at 9:50am

      Amen!!!

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    • ScribblerG
      Posted on May 12, 2011 at 9:40am

      Moron, it’s not molestation. When a doctor examines a woman’s ******, is that molestation? The doc is touching genitalia – it must be molestation, right? How about when they do a breast exam? Tell me, what exactly is wrong with your mind that you can’t tell the difference?

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    • quizibo
      Posted on May 12, 2011 at 3:23pm

      Do you know the difference between a doctor who has been to years of medical school, trained, qualified and touches you with your consent and a McDonalds employee with a badge? Anyway, I digress. I am not from America, I am from a country truly freer and better than America, but your stupidity transcends borders.

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  • TwoLazy
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:04am

    restore sanity … vote for …. “none of the above”

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  • Obama_Sham
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:04am

    What are we supposed to do?!? Some believe their rights are being invaded… Others believe we need more security… I see the arguments of both sides…

    When things are fine, regarding security, everyone screams about rights invasion… When things happen on planes, everyone screams about needing more security…

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  • Vet42
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:03am

    TSA does many stupid things but this one is not one of them. Having worked in Corrections for 30 years I’ve seen what can be hidden in a diaper . L.O.L. Truthfully though babies diapers have been used for smuggling contraband into the Prison’s for years. Most people won’t go as far as to check out a baby but those who are dedicated enough have found everything from Razor Blades to Heroin ! And since the parent‘s weren’t offended by it what’s the problem ? Frankly I don’t know why we have let the “Fear Factor” get this far. Politial Correctness has taken over and Prosecution has taken a back seat. No pun intended !

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:46am

      They should have screened the diaper(s) minus baby. They took the easy way out…. so much for thorough safety screening.

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    • staggerlee32
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:52am

      VET42… I have to respectfully disagree with you. I agree with Ben, “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin

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    • Al the Plumber
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 3:21pm

      In the last few years, I have started writing about various world lunacies as an unusual “public service” of sorts. Many of those (and many more on my “to do” list) relate to mindboggling govt incompetence & corruption.

      However, I have to more or less agree w/ Mr. Vet42 on this one. Screening procedures are not that great as it is, but as soon as there are exceptions, the whole process is just about totally useless. The bad guys and gals will just use those. As already indicated, babies, children, girlfriends, etc. already have been used innumerable times — even an unknowing “girlfriend” for a bomb on a plane. BTW, sounds like a great relationship!

      There well may be much better procedures, but until they are implemented, they should check everything & everybody somehow — young, old, innocent, guilty, etc.

      Well, I’ve got go get back to screening govt mad men & women who continue to throw away trillions & trillions of bucks, year after year.

      Cheers!

      Al, The Plumber of the Depths of Lunacy!
      Facebook page: Al the Plumber (just restarted)

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:01am

    Let me see here how can I say this so you understand young people?

    Hell would freeze over before I would let anyone “pat down” my baby. What is wrong with you people???? You don’t just hand over your baby to strangers to put their hands all over your child. Holy cow.

    Travel like we used to in “the old days”: D-R-I-V-E. Or, don’t go if gasoline is too expensive. STAY HOME and keep your children safe from abuse, which is what that is. If the gov’t. can get you to hand over your child, what is sacred for you?

    DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN have mercy on YOUR kids, and please, LORD, open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf. Their very spirits are dead within them, GOD. Come, HOLY SPIRIT and fill the hearts of the faithful. In JESUS’ NAME we pray, amen.

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    • mom4times
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:23am

      Double AMEN….We’ve already decided not to fly anywhere and we told the same thing to Grandma and Grampa…..If they want to take the grandkids, they better be able to drive there!!!

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    • momprayn
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:38am

      Yes, and we also need more people to do something, like sue them (as some have already) in addition to making the “sacrifice” to not fly bc of this. I have. If enough of us did that, that would indeed make a statement they might listen to. Unfortunately, people are people – and it’s much easier to just do it and believe they “have” to for “security” sake – which is ridiculous. It’s already been proven this does not work. The answer is to do what Israel does – but alas, that’s too “pc” for us and would prevent people like Soros to make money on these “naked x-ray” machines, union jobs, etc., etc. Yes – we need Divine intervention and people to need to realize our great need for God so He can bless us again. We’ve become a very immoral, rebellious, prideful nation – correction time.

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  • LadyIzShy
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:58am

    its time we take back our country and our freedoms.

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    • tinydd
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:08am

      It’s good to see no racial profiling by the TSA, or maybe the baby’s name was Abdullah? The fact is there will never be another hijacking as Americans will subdue them as seen on the SF flight. As for explosives hidden on a person, lets keep our eyes open for people who might be a threat.

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    • papapatriot
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 3:36pm

      LADYIZSHY – You are right. Time to alter or abolish. God Bless America.

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  • swampbuck
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:56am

    I would really like to see more people refuse the x ray and the pat down.. Maybe flash mob style at airports all over the country all at once.. If we start refusing this type of treatment in mass maybe the gov will back off..

    But people seem more then willing to give up liberties and freedoms for what they think is safety.

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  • MOLLYPITCHER
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:51am

    I hope it was a very dirty diaper.

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    • angelcat
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:30am

      My thought exactly – or that the baby would load the diaper just as they checked.

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  • jeff.cooper
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:51am

    My 20 month old drops a bomb in his diaper twice daily. Perhaps TSA wouldn’t mind dropping by my house as a courtesy call.

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  • De minimus
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:48am

    Might be a blasting cap in there somewhere….

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  • BrerRabbit
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:46am

    And the mussis are laughing their heads off !

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  • usa2stay
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:36am

    Odds of being killed in a Terrorist attack, almost 600,000 to 1. Odds of being killed in a car accident 13,500 to 1. So, put TSA out with check points on the highways and giving breathilizer tests. That might solve several problems, e.g. less drunk drivers (including politicians/lobbyists), checking for citizenship and reducing congestion (since all the illegals, drunks, and Government workers will avoid the check points).

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  • ItTakesFaith
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:26am

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME…?!?! Would someone please tell these morons that ALL BABIES ARE EXPLOSIVE…! Hopefully, the little guy left the screener a little package for which to remember the experience…!
    —
    It‘s apparent that we’ve officially reached our “jump the shark” moment with our TSA program… We must leave the swarthy Arab males untouched, while we focus all of our resources towards “babes wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a stinky manger” (how appropriate!)… who are obviously activists in the newly discovered terror cell of suicide bomber babies… (Next up: blue-haired grandma’s…)
    —
    Good grief…!

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    • Highland
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:31am

      Had it been the baby of Muslims, maybe there would be some legitimate reason to search his nappie. Terrorists would blow up an infant without regret or conscience.

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  • EP46
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:19am

    “We reviewed the screening of this family, and found that the child’s stroller alarmed during explosives screening. ”
    OK….how about checking the stroller ?? Then if it was not the stroller, please tell us what was on the baby that set off the ‘explosives screening” ! Why are Americans allowing this to continue? Why are we so willing to give up our freedoms and those of our children ? Next it will be the trains…“they” desperately want to increase Union employees by adding screening agents at train and subway startions. We have only know for 10 years that trains, subways, and ship yards are terrorists targets but now we can increase union jobs by adding these additional workers. With unemployment so high it is the perfect time to increase union members by using scare tactics. If trains and subways have not done anything in 10 years to increase safety, why now? Terrorists would probably attack the tracks anyway….not the trains/subways, but you have to ‘instill fear’ to get more union members. Union members will be the first ‘state employees’ when the Republic is taken over by a dictator. Look at the history of other countries….just like Hugo Chavez they have to control the media, control transportation, control energy, control food. The obama administration is accomplishing this one piece at a time using fear and thugs.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:15am

      That’s what I was thinking. If the STROLLER set off the alarm, check the d@mned stroller!! This is becoming government-mandated child molestation all in the name of keeping us “secure.”

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    • GODSAMERICA
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:32am

      Plus, who is to say that there was any alarm that went off. I figure they are claiming an alarm went off just so that they could molest a baby. I wonder if these perverts have a contest going: who gets to molest the most children, who gets to molest the youngest child, who can make a child feel the most ashamed and who can traumatize the children the most. Yep, this would be a contest that would make these pedophiles real proud of themselves. I would bet that a lot of them even go to church which I would have to say in that case is that they are wasting their time going. According to Jesus, we are to protect our children more than anything else.

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  • flattop
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:17am

    Hope he sticks his finger right into the middle of a stink bomb.

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    • cloudsofwar
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 12:28pm

      well they do have to see if there is a bomb in the poo. look and sniff.

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  • CanteenBoy
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:16am

    Oh yeah, all kinds of “loaded diaper” joke potential here!

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  • Snappingturtle
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:10am

    I hope all parents in the future traveling with babies don’t change their diapers to leave a little surprise for the T.S.A..

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  • ZAP
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:07am

    Even after the threat is over,this will never stop

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    • Libertyluvnmomma
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:31am

      By allowing the TSA to comment they control the narrative.
      Like Osama’s death. We Americans don’t need definitive proof, we just believe it cause the government controlled media says so.
      The TSA says it is so.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:59am

      I’d sure like to see the factual stats showing exactly how many people were arrested for contraband, explosives, terrorist “equipment” etc the TSA has found.

      I guarantee you its slim to none. Why? Because if they have stopped a threat, they would trumpet their success from the rooftops and claim it “justifies” the intrusive screening methods now in place.

      Granted those low or no numbers could be because terrorists are less likely to attempt an act due to tighter screening…. but if profile specific possible terrorists aren’t being screened for whatever PC reason, whats the point?

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    • staggerlee32
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:48am

      I’m with you MIDWESTMOM!!!!

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    • Oldbutnotsenile
      Posted on May 12, 2011 at 11:34pm

      This will continue until we stop marching to the Obama Drum. There has to be a way to stop this insanity and that is all it is.

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:03am

    Checking to see if there’s an ak 47 in the diaper.

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    • LikesToFightGuy
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:08am

      yup it was loaded

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    • ItTakesFaith
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:32am

      What’s that hissing noise? We’ve been gassed… quick, call Homeland Security…!

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    • thebarbarian
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:52am

      why were these people cooperative. what is wrong with you sheeple. this is way over the line!

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    • Jarski
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:57am

      This is mind boggling. Remarkable that anyone could even try to justify this. The world is laughing their asses off at our expense.

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    • pappy
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:06am

      And….. We sit here & make humorous statements about it. Just like listening to the Texas congressman a wee bit ago. Obama says the south border is secure yet Mr. Texas Congressman says illegals come into his state FREQUENTLY. Drugs pass thru every day. And, still, we give Pakistan as much as 12 billion a year to be our friend. You remember Pakistan, don’t you? A nice little country that just lost a resident due to gun fire…. Our economic situation is headed down the tubes. Just waiting for somebody to flush. Unions?…. Blaze won’t give me enough space for that subject. Hand outs, entightelments, freebies? Yet, another subject for another day. Even though I don’t believe we have many days left as a truly free country.
      Still, we sit at our computers, read about all the things that are slowly, yet persistently, driving us in to the ground. We need someone to get us started in the right direction. Fast. We need to get away from our computer screens and make things happen. I fear the worst for us as a free society. I would welcome the chance & opportunity to lead the revolution & take back our country if it weren’t for bad health. I may be the only lucky one here. I’ll be gone before it really gets bad. I may not see who beats obama in 2012. I pity my kids & grandkids. They’ll have to live in a country & never know what true freedom is. They’ll never know the pleasure living in a world where you can do & say as you please. Without consequence. Pity….. It was a nice

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:23am

      Maybe “king” Herod Hussain Obama put out the edict to search and destroy the baby Jesus. King Barry is a little slow as usual. He makes my leg tingle.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:58am

      I think the people at the TSA have a mental problem…At the very least they are pedophiles and sex deviants in the making. This is beyond stupid. No way to defend those actions.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:10am

      @pappy –
      “Still, we sit at our computers, read about all the things that are slowly, yet persistently, driving us in to the ground. We need someone to get us started in the right direction. Fast. We need to get away from our computer screens and make things happen.”

      With all due respect, I agree we need “someone” – which is why most people I know are a lot of attention to possible Republican, Libertarian & Tea Party candidates. State & Federal level. Most folks I know are writing, emailing, phoning their elected representatives.

      As for sitting at our computers….and we need to get away from our computer screens & make things happen – How do you know we aren’t? Many people work on their computers everyday, a lot of those from home. Just because we’re not marching in the streets with pitchforks (yet anyway) doesn‘t mean folks aren’t trying to “make things happen”

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:19am

      apologies….. should read : are paying a lot of attention…

      thinking faster than my fingers type (:

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    • jnobfan
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:21am

      E-mail your favorite carrier and tell them that your company and family are not flying until the government starts profiling.

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    • Libertyluvnmomma
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:27am

      What’s the problem?
      clearly mommy didn’t mind.
      She is at the airport spending her money=support the TSA

      BAAAAAAA-BAAAAAAAA

      As long as we have droves of travelers we will have the TSA up our proverbial *sses.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:32am

      You gotta be effing kidding me….A people willing to trade personal freedom and liberty for safety deserved neither freedom nor safety.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:33am

      “…child’s stroller alarmed during explosives screening ….”

      Did they dismantle the stroller?

      Did retest the stroller minus baby? If the stroller minus baby didn’t set off explosives alarm I could understand further screening of baby & family.

      Was the childs diaper removed & screened? Then re-diapered with a clean (screened) new diaper? Jokes aside, it would easy to insert a small explosive something in a disposable diaper – between the outer plastic & inner “cotton”.

      Bet I know the answers: Too much work for the TSA – easier to grope the baby and move on to the next cow in the slaughter line.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:41am

      .
      New policy!
      If the baby is under 2, just send him/her through the X-ray machine.
      Janet Napolitano says it’s perfectly safe.

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    • IndyGuy
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 8:56am

      Obama administration is outta control…You must submit…

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    • IndyGuy
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:06am

      P.S….If everyone just stopped flying and informed the airlines that TSA is the reason…TSA would disappear overnight…

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    • Jackers
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:08am

      So while this Administration leaves our borders wide open to heaven knows how many possible terrorists, we, the American people, are being treated as potential terrorists…

      A picture saves a thousand words, and this one says it all…

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    • bulletsinthegun
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:10am

      This is just plain wrong.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:11am

      I wonder if it was a brown-skinned baby, would it have been patted down?

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    • TexasCommonSense
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:35am

      Yet somehow another clown yelling “Allah u Akbar”, while trying to break into the cockpit, was able to get one a flight. Another example of useless big-government.

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:56am

      if the baby’s stroller alerted the explosive alarm…why are they checking the baby and not the stroller? GAWD these people are IDIOTS!!!
      and if their explosive alarm triggered because of the stroller and they found NOTHING in the stroller.. maybe their senors SUCK BALLS!!!
      so we have equipment that false alarms being handled by people with ZERO common sense…

      too bad the baby didn’t throw up on the TSA agents…the family would have being charged with a biological terrorist attack…then the government could have seized all their property and accounts and waterboarded the baby for information…

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    • CatB
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:57am

      I hope one of these little guys HOSES the TSA!

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:07am

      They were afraid of a GAS attack. If this isn‘t the epitome of what is wrong with the TSA’s rules, I don’t know what is.

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    • 123gone
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:16am

      NOBALONEY – No AK-47, but maybe a lot of explosive fumes from a loaded diaper.

      “We reviewed the screening of this family, and found that the child’s stroller alarmed during explosives screening. …”

      TSA needs to buy the proper detection equipment or learn to use the equipment they have. But of course, the best equipment in the world won’t work without basic common sense. FAIL !!!

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    • stifroc
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:22am

      They try to pat down my baby…. I’d pat down their face!
      I mean WTF!

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:28am

      @pappy:
      I am sorry to hear that you are having such a decline in your health…I have a special needs son and I fear the day that he will face this world alone…I’ve never had to fear this before now…the “evil” has become palpable in this country…It’s frightening and weird! We are all feeling things we have NEVER felt before…these are “challenging” (and that’s putting it mildly” times) times…

      “MidWestMom” is right…we are all doing things behind the scenes…hopefully we are spreading the news…but…I feel that the “pain” people are feeling at the gas station and the grocery store will probably have more impact, but I fear that, for most Americans, they will awaken too late to have “prepared”…AND…I don’t just mean economically…I feel bad for those who know absolutely NOTHING about our history…and…I’m not sure that the majority even care…as long as it doesn’t affect their daily lives…

      This I do know…1) Glenn is leaving for a REASON (I believe that he is “coming to a neighborhood near you”)…2) Freedom Connector is a great thing…Everyone should SIGN UP!

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    • huckleberry, 1 ea.
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:30am

      This little guy isn’t even old enough to know what to do with 72 virgins!!!!

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    • heyjms
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:10am

      Sounds like TSA watches too much Family Guy. If that was my baby, the story would be a lot different, nobody touches my children.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:13am

      Pedophile Nazis.

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    • Cerealface
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:22am

      She’s packing bombs in that diaper…Poop bombs.

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    • tbear44
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:32am

      Holy Crap! And I thought I had seen it all. Meanwhile Mr Akbar strolls right through security no problemo.

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    • butterfly53
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:49am

      Has the TSA been made into a government union yet? If not, can you imagine how bad they will be then?

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    • American Soldier (Separated)
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:51am

      I had taken my wife and two kids to the airport back in December for a trip. I was still active duty back then and had to go straight to work after dropping them off so i was in uniform. I told my direct line supervisor and several others in my chain of command that I had every intention to refuse that my children be subjected to the xray machine and pat down. I told them I was willing to be arrested for it so if they get that call from me, I was willing to accept the consequences.

      Turned out the xray machines weren‘t being used yet and they didn’t pat any of us down. They did, however, check to make sure my son‘s milk bottle wasn’t really full of some special white liquid explosive.

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    • American Soldier (Separated)
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:54am

      I would never have been cooperative. I refuse to recite the mantra “If I’m not doing anything wrong, I have nothing to fear.” I have rights and I have every intention of exercising those rights.

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    • Stink Fist
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 12:53pm

      Security doesn’t matter. Suicide bombers will start implanting explosives under the skin. In their guts. Live body bombs. TSA should be on the lookout for big fat Arabs with doctor notes from surgery. Hell, the bombers will even use the courtesy wheelchair service to take their tetranitrate packed ass’s to the plane. – I won’t get on a plane with a big fat Arab.

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    • jzs
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:01pm

      Let’s suppose you are flying on that plane. And you learn that TSA detected explosives in the baby carrier. I’m sure you would have told the TSA not to bother checking in further.

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    • Entropy
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:18pm

      Boy I tell ya, cen@sorship is alive and well at the Blaze. They have petty little h po go %n #s hiding in the shadows determining who is worthy to speak and who is not. What a c *r)o c@k of cra @p. Gl % en is a phoney.

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    • Who would Jesus bomb?
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:27pm

      The newest threat: Bomb-In-A-Baby! Can be detonated using most cellular phones. Comes in Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic Baby-Bomb. $19.99 at Wal-Mart

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    • HUGGINGMYBABIES
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:38pm

      Have you ever smelled the diaper of a 18 month old? Man its toxic! LOL

      Seriously, we are Americans. We don’t strap bombs on our children and women like the Palistinians do. When was the last time a diaper bomb was detected? When was the last time a woman stormed a cockpit? I think instead of ******* off the evils in the world by “profiling” them, why don’t we profile those people least likely to pull a terrorist stunt and let them through the lines and sift through the rest by hand?

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    • ecurbyy
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:45pm

      Hey; The T.S.A. is not going to go away! These are federal employees. Jobs created by the govt. and no job created by the govt. has ever gotten finished. Every bureau that’s been created by the Govt. is still there. Every single one. I‘m only 58 yrs old and I feel as if I’m living in a different country than the one I was born in. I hate it, but at least I get it. That is why there are so many liberals in America. It’s much easier to not get it. Anyone know what I mean?

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    • SavingtheRepublic.com
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:49pm

      First there was the hint his “civilian national security force that’s just as powerful just as strong just as well funded” was implanted within the 2000 plus pages of Obamacare. But one has to wonder if the recent power grab, and that is what it is, of the TSA could be his “dream” of this civilian force.

      Just curious how much more until enough is enough Amerika? (No its not a typo its spelled with a “K” on purpose) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlwb48COSS4

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    • _waTson_
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:55pm

      Let me get this right….They are patting down the BABY because they think their are explosives in the stroller? Huh? Let me guess (Union workers)? SIGH

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    • skymech5210
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 2:01pm

      Idiots need to learn. Diaper on the butt, not a terrorist. Diaper on the head, check for a bomb!

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    • honestinjun
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 2:47pm

      So the kids stroller seat sets off the bomb snifer.So did the kid Crap his pants or Fart.What the hell is going on here people.These TSA goons are going way too far with this stuff.In their ignorant attempt to catch the bad guys the morons treat all of us as terrorists includeing our babies.Real intelligent is’nt it.

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    • papapatriot
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 3:24pm

      It is sad for our country that things like this occur, but we must all remember that those who choose to do us harm, would not think twice about using a baby to achieve their goals. Until we get to the source of the problem and stop radical muslims without worrying about political correctness, offending those of the muslim faith, and refusing to profile the radicals we will have this. Solution: Stop Flying! God Bless America.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 3:27pm

      Let’s hope the new president in 2012 will stop all of these stupid shenanigans and use common sense when restructuring the TSA. The parents were no doubt progressives who are happy to jump off the cliff with the rest of the lemmings.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 3:30pm

      Remember when the movie, “Big Brother” told where we’d be heading? I was scared but thought our Country would never get to that………….well! guess what? I think we’re there. It’s either a Nanny state or Big Brother watching our every move & listening to our conversations. Soon we’ll be getting our marching orders via cell phone, will be told when & what to do every second. Well Folks, that’s what we get hiring a guy who said he wanted to Fundamentally change America. He’s done a dam good job in the last 2 years taking away our freedoms little by little. Do you believe him yet? Miss Bush yet? With our Pres, you listen to his words with your heart and understand, not with our ears.

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    • 5 seconds
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 4:06pm

      I hope they stop screening babies, so when the terrorists decide to use babies as explosive smugglers, they blow everyone up. The only way to teach a lesson, is the hard way. Don‘t think that they wouldn’t try it.

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 4:37pm

      Wait until the cavity search.

      (___)*(___)

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    • Hula Calhoun
      Posted on May 11, 2011 at 4:59pm

      Why did it take TWO tsa people to search ONE baby?

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    • freeus
      Posted on May 12, 2011 at 10:55am

      There is something seriously sick about all this.

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    • Rightnow
      Posted on May 12, 2011 at 11:59am

      Amazing how everyone is all cheerful and giggly as that molest this child in public. Enough is enough on this. A reasonable person would at least just wand the child.

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    • CottonMPG
      Posted on May 13, 2011 at 12:03am

      No more checking babies, small children, the sick, mentally ill or elderly!!! It’s not like they are terrorists!!! Sure they have people who dress them instead of them doing it themselves, but no one would ever take advantage of their vulnerability by hiding explosives on them!!! Even a terrorist wouldn’t want to kill or maim a baby or little child!!! Well…ok…I guess there have been some babies and small children harmed in terrorist attacks, but still, that’s just crazy!!! Do you really think that if we never screened babies, small children, the sick, mentally ill or elderly terrorists would seek out those people just to get bombs past undetected? Really? Really. No way!! Just because they had a virtual guarantee that their weapons would go undetected? Naaa. I don’t think so. Of course drug dealers have used small children and animals for years but that’s different.

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    • Songbird13
      Posted on May 14, 2011 at 4:57pm

      songbird13
      The reason the TSA agents are patting down children and infants! That way they meet their quota and then they do not have to pat down anyone of muslim or middle eastern decent that might cause them a problem. That is probably what happened on the recent flight where the man from yemmen bought a one way ticket with cash, no luggage, got on the plane and stormed the cockpit. 10 to 1 the person in line in front of him was either a child or infant with blond hair and blue eyes and they are the ones that got patted down. It is time we open our eyes and throw away being politically correct and start profiling. If we don’t being politically correct is going to get us killed.

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