ACLU Furious Over Obama’s TSA Pat-Downs Joke…
Got to love when “progressives” eat their own. (Can I say that or is it considered “violent rhetoric”?)
WASHINGTON – During his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama cracked a joke about TSA pat-downs – and earned an immediate rebuke from the ACLU.
Hailing the benefits of high-speed rail, the president jested that it would allow travelers to avoid being subject to the controversial airport pat-downs policy.
“Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail, which could allow you go places in half the time it takes to travel by car,” Obama said. “For some trips, it will be faster than flying – without the pat-down.”
Awkward laughter and a scattered applause followed as Obama smiled and chuckled.
Moments after the president made the remark, the American Civil Liberties Union fired out a Tweet that read: “President Obama makes funny about TSA pat-downs, but the violations of the Constitution are NO JOKE!”
It was accompanied by a link to a scathing report on the ACLU’s Web site, which noted complaints “from men, women and children who reported feeling humiliated and traumatized by these searches, and, in some cases, comparing their psychological impact to sexual assaults.”
Obama’s joke nevertheless seemed to have a subtle admission that some people find the policy too intrusive.
Posted by ZIP on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at 3:11 pm | 
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Not in favor of the current TSA procedures at all, but why would high-speed rail be less dangerous than a commercial jet or airplane full of people if a bomb were to go off? What about the current Amtrak trains? What about buses? C’mon obama, I want an answer.
The USURPER and Barney Frank are “Pat-Down” buddies.
Commies are not joke….. you listening to me ACommieLU?
“eat their own”
Not violent, Zip – merely extremely flexibly auto erotic…
High Speed (or even low speed) rail has definite terror potential – Serin gas in Japan, satchel bombs in Madrid…
Buses (and their depots / terminals / stations ) are pretty much low grade ‘terror’ targets – no one relevant rides the bus, after all. No offense to Greyhound or other companies, or people who ride ‘em – I’ve had some really fun cross country bus trips… but face it, that’s a lot of work to go to, only to to wipe out a few people who can’t afford to travel better / faster…
Why does Boehner look like he wants to smack obama with his mallet?
Hehehehe. think the ACLU will sue Teh Won?
So if the ACLU finds this a violation of the Constitution, where’s the lawsuit?
At the end of the day, the simple fact is the the f’in’ Muzzies are to blame for this, no one else. Direct all disdain where it is due.
Had the groping done to me on my last trip. It was intrusive and embarrassing. Don’t know why I’m supposed to feel better about the screener telling me she’ll use the back of her hands to fondle me.
“President Obama makes funny about TSA pat-downs, but the violations of the Constitution are NO JOKE!”
Oh, now they’re worried about the Constitution …
Hmm, maybe they could get right on that whole, “anti-Christian”/freedom of religion-and-not freedom from religion bullshit happening in the nation after they’re finished lobbing of the TSA’s hands.
Good to see the ACLU taking a break from it’s efforts to supress Christian speech to take on the TSA. What, they aren’t taking on the TSA? Never mind, silly me.
MADgirl91 -
Yeah, it’s pretty much comparable to a ‘lap dance’.
Maggie.
Yuck!!!!! visual…..eye bleach …or hot iron..
Good to see the ACLU taking a break from it’s efforts to supress Christian speech to take on the TSA. What, they aren’t taking on the TSA? Never mind, silly me.
I’m going to keep posting this until somebody actually reads it: http://www.aclufightsforchristians.com/
Maybe if they got someone like Rubio to do the pat downs for the girls it would be a little more entertaining. instead we get Mr Janet.
Choo choo trains. PROGRESSive to the 1800′s!
“Can I say that or is it considered ‘violent rhetoric’?”
Yeah. Violent like a pillow fight or marshmellow fights.