Monday, November 22, 2010

Getting punk’d by hype

AMERICA, abetted by news media hysteria, is having a meltdown over scanning and pat-downs at the airport. Most folks are not even remotely as attractive as Jennifer Aniston or that Old Spice commercial dude. A great many can barely squeeze into their seats in coach. But suddenly they are the most worried about being ogled or groped. (I’m thinking of you, John “Don’t Touch My Junk” Tyner.) Never mind that most TSA procedures have been in place for over 6 years. America, you’re getting played. The media is exploiting your chasteness (or whatever it is that’s being repressed) for ratings. Al Qaeda is exploiting your insecurity with its “terror by a thousand cuts” ploy. Fall prey to either, and the terrorists win.

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