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Posted: 8/20/2004 4:46:53 PM EDT
With his
 Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Saturday August 21, 2004 The Guardian Senator Ted Kennedy, a man with one of the most recognisable faces in American politics, was challenged by security officials on five US flights this year because his name was on the "no-fly" list of suspected terrorists. Airport officials in his home town of Boston and in Washington DC told the veteran senator that they could not issue him a boarding card because his name was on the list. When he asked why, he was told: "We can't tell you." "I said, 'I've been getting on this plane for 42 years,'" Mr Kennedy told the Senate judiciary committee this week. He was allowed to board only after an airline supervisor identified him as a US senator. He complained to the authorities, but was challenged on four more flights. Mr Kennedy told of the difficulties he had encountered in March to demonstrate the potential for abuse of the "no-fly" system introduced after September 11. At least 350 Americans have been permanently grounded. In most cases, civil liberties groups say, banned travellers are offered no explanation. Transport security officials said Mr Kennedy was never considered a terror suspect, but his name was similar to one that had raised concerns. www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1287866,00.html |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 4:58:20 PM EDT
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had a "liberal" friend forward this to me this AM. Here is the exchange with the names edited to protect the guilty.
Funny, he never responded to my assessment. Liberals run from the truth toward lies & innuendo like cockroaches run for the dark corners when someone turns the kitchen light on at night. wganz ¶ |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:02:08 PM EDT
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I bet that girl he let drown thinks he's a terrorist.
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:04:07 PM EDT
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I hear all the terrorists are making this list.....sssooooooooo ol Teddy [hic] Kennedy is in good company.
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:04:46 PM EDT
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Well, at least someone knows who the bigger threat than Osama to our country is.
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:18:10 PM EDT
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www.channel3000.com/politics/3666377/detail.html
According to this Sen. Kennedy was never on the "no fly" list, he was on the "watch" list. Has to do with him buying airline tickets in cash, one way etc. Good thing we don't profile  .I do think though it is a good idea to keep an eye on him. |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:19:15 PM EDT
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Teddy likes to suck down all the alcohol on board, thats the real reason why he's on the list.
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:19:45 PM EDT
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I wonder what Teddy said when they refused to let a REAL man board a flight with his Medal Of Honor? D Oyou think that Teddy had a single thing to say about General Joe Foss being manhandled and forced to throw away personal effects?
I doubt it. Hey Teddy? How does if feel to betreated like the rest of us? I wish that he had had a heart attack. Worthless POS. |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:25:54 PM EDT
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They were just afraid he'd try to fly the plane over a bridge in Chappaquiddick.
A certain stewardess by the name of Mary Jo was very apprehensive over the prospect. CJ |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:28:00 PM EDT
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I like it when the elite of society get hassled ----------- means the rest of won't be done like them in the future.
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:28:35 PM EDT
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Actually I think what got him on the list was the time he knocked on the pilots door and asked "do you think we you can wait until after we land to report finding the dead stewardess" |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:39:11 PM EDT
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OUCH! 
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:41:58 PM EDT
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Fun fact: Teddy's head can actually store alcohol when his liver shuts down. As soon as his liver is jump startd his head releases the stored booze back into his system. Boris Yeltsin is set up like this too.
Also, teddy boy has to be shipped as hazardous cargo. His girth, combined with the flammability of the large amount of alcohol in him makes him downright dangerous. |
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Posted: 8/20/2004 5:59:20 PM EDT
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+1 |
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