ALERT: Rand Paul is being DETAINED at the Nashville Airport by the TSA

[donnay]

I thought members of congress were exempt from going through the TSA checks. Guess not. You never know when a member of congress will suddenly become a terrorist.

It's selectively enforced. Just like so many other things in this country!!

 

[LisaNY]

perhaps he was turned away after being detained.

 

[speciallyblend]

don't worry fox,cnn and msnbc will tell the truth/ sarcasm

 

[unknown]

perhaps he was turned away after being detained.

Was my thought as well. Still, this is juicy.

 

[sailingaway]

If this is a PR stunt, this is very quick thinking by team freedom.

I can imagine Rand tucking something metal in an orifice some place to cause an "anomaly" that would put him in position to refuse a grope.

He's been watching a little Adam vs. The Man, hasn't he?

Oh please. Metal in an oriface? They said he wanted to go back through the scanner. It was likely a belt buckle or something, but then when they insisted he kinda went 'Oh, no you didn't!'

And once again, I do love the Constitution.

 

[kill the banks]

he wanted to re enter the scanner after a "glitch" ... they refused and demanded body search ... drudge

 

[LinuxJedi]

Good for Rand... this is why I no longer live in the USA... and have to be very selective about the countries I fly through. Let's use this to get some coverage for Ron.

I have contacted wewontfly.com, let's spread this far and wide as "wake up America" information.

 

[sailingaway]

don't worry fox,cnn and msnbc will tell the truth/ sarcasm

We'll have to wait until it is confirmed by CSPAN or PBS, but I'll take even the muckraking tabloids like CNN at this point.

 

[tangowhiskeykilo]

I thought members of congress were exempt from going through the TSA checks. Guess not. You never know when a member of congress will suddenly become a terrorist.

Isn't most of congress full of terrorist (a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.)
Terrorism- the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.

 

[lakefx]

ABC News:

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Sen. Rand Paul told his communications director this morning he was being detained by TSA at the Nashville airport.

The Twitter account associated with Paul staffer Moira Bagley, @moirabagley, tweeted around 10 a.m., ET, “Just got a call from @senrandpaul. He’s currently being detained by TSA in Nashville.”

A TSA spokesman said the agency was looking into the matter but could not immediately comment.

Paul apparently set off an airport security full-body scanner “on a glitch,” a spokesman in Paul’s office told ABC News.

The Paul staffer said TSA agents would not let Paul walk back through the body scanner and were demanding a full body pat-down.

The Paul spokesman said his office called TSA administrator John Pistole about the incident this morning.

The Senate is back in session today at 2 p.m., with votes scheduled at 4:30 p.m.

The issue of pat-downs has been an important one to Paul, the son of libertarian-leaning Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Sen. Paul brought this issue up at a hearing earlier this year.

Seems to be the most complete info so far...

 

[Dr.3D]

Isn't most of congress full of terrorist (a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.)
Terrorism- the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.

Well, if you want to put it that way, all of the people in the TSA are also terrorists.

 

[shrugged0106]

saw this on twitter just now...

Rand Paul detained for time, says senator -body scan revealed anomaly ard leg; Paul lifted pant leg 2 show nothng. TSA wantd full bodyscan.

 

[sailingaway]

Art I Sec 6: Section 6.

The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.

I just drudged that provision....

 

[unknown]

Isn't most of congress full of terrorist...

No, most are minions, bought and paid for by the Oligarchy.

 

[low preference guy]

Nah, if Rand refused he knew exactly what he was doing. Which does not make it a publicity stunt (exactly) but drawing attention to an issue. Civil disobedience to the extent of insisting on his rights. But he's his father's son, he knows what it could mean, to do this. He is trying to get Americans to not accept this sort of thing.

Although, maybe Rand does feel a bit left out of things....

Or maybe he simply doesn't like having his balls squeezed.

 

[EndTheECB]

Rand Paul after being detained by the TSA at the Airport:

 

[sailingaway]

deleted.

I.... don't even know what to say to that....

 

[steph3n]

Hmmmm....

thy ALWAYS say it is not detaining, but it meets 100% of every definition of the word!

 

[brushfire]

Rand doubters - take note, and get ready to repent.

 

[sailingaway]

Or maybe he simply doesn't like having his balls squeezed.

I'm completely cheering the guy on. He had two options of how to take that moment and decided to make a point and stand on his rights, as Bierfieldt did, but with much more media to follow, I'm sure.