GOP Rep. Surprised 'Middle Eastern' Man Not Patted Down At Airport

[RandySF]

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) suggested surprise in describing how a man who appeared "middle eastern" was not given a pat down at the airport while others were stopped by the Transportation Security Administration.

While speaking to to the Georgia College Republicans Broun, who is running for Senate, described how others trying to board their flights were stopped but a man traveling alone in "eastern dress" was stopped. Broun seemed surprised that the man wasn't stopped.

"You go through TSA. Does anybody not go through airports? Hold up your hand if you don't because I don't want to embarrass anyone but we're patting down grandma and little children," Broun said Wednesday. The remarks were flagged by Buzzfeed on Friday

"Let me tell y'all a story. I went through the screening of an airport not too long ago and right in front of me there was an elderly lady," Boun continued. "TSA pulled her off to the side and patted her down. And then right behind her was a little kid and he got pulled to the side. I went through and right behind me was somebody dressed in eastern dress —man, single guy, traveling by himself. That's typically [described] as middle eastern and he went right through."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-rep-surprised-middle-eastern-man-not-patted-down-by-airport-security

[Skidmore]

1. Give me one good reason why anything a Republican Representative says should

be believed or accepted as truth.

[TeamPooka]

2. He was Hispanic Congressman.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

3. Yet another lying bigot throwing red meat to his constituents.

I am so effin' sick of these people.

[ck4829]

4. I've heard stories like this before, there's an 'Arab man' who goes through and an elderly lady

Who gets 20 questions.

Always that format, always in that order.

[Captain Stern]

5. This isn't surprising at all...he was just telling his audience what they wanted to hear.

He starts out with.."Let me tell y'all a story". Oh, it's a 'story' all right. His story is most likely total bullshit.

But his point is that 'real' Americans are getting screwed over. Grandmothers and little children (probably holding slices of Apple Pie) are being harassed by the TSA, while obvious terrorists (it's obvious because they come from a different country, and are dressed the way people in 'their' (not USA) country dress are left alone. Thanks Obama.

[struggle4progress]

6. I'm surprised to discover wack-a-doodles like Paul Broun aren't confined in mental institutions

or carted off to gater-infested re-education camps

Different things surprise different people, I guess

[JI7]

7. this is one of those welfare queen type stories the right wing tells their ignorant racist base

to get outraged at.

[arely staircase]

8. he made that shit up nt

[MrScorpio]

9. It's gotten to the point that I can't tell real stories from The Onion

We're doomed

[GeorgeGist]

10. What's really scary is that the State of Georgia ...

deems this man competent to be an MD.

[Liberal Veteran]

11. "...and then, a gang of hippies showed up and spit on troops returning from Afghanistan."

"I tried to stop them, but the Black Panthers came up and stopped me before I could do anything."