Huh? What exactly are you saying?

Nobody is getting "called out of line" AFAIK. Everyone goes through the scanner unless you opt out, then you get the groping.

many people go just through the normal metal detector - some are "randomly" selected for the naked machine - if they opt out of the naked machine - they get the grope.

As I mentioned above - my Wife was "randomly" selected by the guy operating the metal detector - he gave her a little elevator eyes - got a half grin on his face - and said "you've been selected for the body scan" (or some such).

how they could expect a human to be 'random' is beyond me.

Heard a story about this on NPR this morning. Some flyer's group is basically suggesting that everyone opt out, get groped, and slow the system to a crawl as a protest. FWIW, I'm guessing this is unlikely to happen. Sheeple gotta be sheeple.

No, you get picked out of line to go through the scanner.

Stuff like this would just piss me off to no end:

I wonder how discreetly I'd be able to hang out outside of the screening area at my airport and tally the statistics.

tom wanted to know where the political support for these stricter measures are coming from.

While not answering the question (although more on that below), what I'm claiming is that there is very little sincere opposition to this -- the left doesn't want to criticize their own President and their administration, and the right's concerns are just cynical.

So I'd say tom's question is the wrong one, or at least I'd restate it to say that there's probably some lobbying interests pressuring to have more machines/blah blah, but more importantly, there's probably the perception that the administration needs to be seen as taking steps toward "making air travel safer"; that's what I think the support for this is. And that's real -- there are people out there who feel better with all this security theater, and people profiting from that, so the Obama admin is playing off of that; So the real question is -- who opposes this?

I would say that what sincere opposition that does exist is not really political: it's trade unions and consumers, the travel industry, etc.

You should back this up or retract it imo.

Esp given this post:

I mean its all, well mostly all, about making a show and appearing to do something. But that post just reeks of hard right dog whistling.

This video was pretty funny.

airport security - who gets screened?

Think this depends on the airport. Pretty sure last time I went through LAX every person got scanned. I'm assuming that's what that device you went through and held your hands above your head was. They also wait for confirmation before letting you pass after the scan.

Other airports like Milwaukee, Seattle, Minneapolis just have standard metal detectors everyone goes through with the occasional person being scanned.

Can someone explain the claim that when I buy an airline ticket and show up at an airport I am waiving my rights to not be molested and/or blasted with radiation?

I mean, the part I don't understand is how it is remotely possible that I would be fined for leaving the premises instead of allowing myself to be subjected to these ridiculous screening techniques.

Where in writing am I agreeing to this situation?

Oh, this is just temporary at the airports where they don't have enough of the scanners yet. Eventually the regular metal detectors will be gone.

I don't think men can be lesbians.

Let Me Google That For You:

http://floydreports.com/obama-gives-...m_medium=email

Bulls**t. The article CLAIMS that but when you follow the link to the CNS ("The Right News. Right Now") story, no such TSA exemption is mentioned.