Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
Courtesy of those same fine folks who brought you “Duck and Cover,” no doubt.
I think the TSA dude is supposed to be a German shepherd. But yeah, weird. “We put our shoes and baby bottles through the screening device because that’s just how it is.” And we have always been at war with Eastasia.
That’s just the way it is if you want to fly through public airspace. Just wait until the government decides that if you want to travel the Interstate Highways you have to stop at every on-ramp or off-ramp and let them inspect your vehicles and luggage! (Oh, wait! I didn’t really give them another excuse for invasion of privacy, did I?) Shit! 🙁
@ CrazyH – My driver’s license was issued by Jalisco, Mexico. I don’t have to deal with that type of crap – only the more preferable drug cartels who occasionally set up roadblocks between Chapala and Guadalajara.
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Just the way it is indeed. Propaganda for kids is disturbing. Love the state, children. The TSA is here to protect you! They’re our friends. Isn’t this fun?
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Courtesy of those same fine folks who brought you “Duck and Cover,” no doubt.
I think the TSA dude is supposed to be a German shepherd. But yeah, weird. “We put our shoes and baby bottles through the screening device because that’s just how it is.” And we have always been at war with Eastasia.
That’s just the way it is if you want to fly through public airspace. Just wait until the government decides that if you want to travel the Interstate Highways you have to stop at every on-ramp or off-ramp and let them inspect your vehicles and luggage! (Oh, wait! I didn’t really give them another excuse for invasion of privacy, did I?) Shit! 🙁
http://www.abqjournal.com/295191/news/suit-search-included-colonoscopy.html
As I recall, it turned out the drug-sniffing dog wasn’t properly licensed either.
derlehrer sez, “Oh, wait! I didn’t really give them another excuse for invasion of privacy, did I?”
Nope. They already thought of that one. It’s called a “Sobriety Checkpoint” or some other newspeak nonsense.
That’s legal, right? After all, when you got your driver’s license you were informed that action implied consent for a breathalyzer test.
I just don’t understand why the officer needs to look in my trunk while I’m blowing up the balloon.
@ CrazyH – My driver’s license was issued by Jalisco, Mexico. I don’t have to deal with that type of crap – only the more preferable drug cartels who occasionally set up roadblocks between Chapala and Guadalajara.
😀
Just the way it is indeed. Propaganda for kids is disturbing. Love the state, children. The TSA is here to protect you! They’re our friends. Isn’t this fun?