Subject: Behind my Rant at Junto Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:15:12 -0500 To: james Bovard From: Bob Armstrong Jim , It was great to see you again at Victor's circus . At a Stossel book push at Manhattan's Fabiani last week I spoke with another couple who was there that they've never seen Niederhoffer so Statist . I fail to see how anybody who has flown anywhere can think the TSA is rational and effective escapes me . Here's a personal story . I never even mention a previous trip , also with my brother when my keychain Swiss Army type knife was victoriously confiscated by the DEN border guard . -- If it weren't for Bloombutt's ban on the herb that made America I would likely have hung with you for a cigar and brew or two after the games . Maybe next time you're in town , we can plan to PATH out to Hoboken to relax in peace and relative freedom . The ride thru the bottom of the WTC hole is indelible . BA -- Letter at = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpny_discuss/message/20123 From: Bob Armstrong Date: Mon Oct 13, 2003 12:26 pm Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] Liberty: -- Issues -- Weapons of= Mass Distraction On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:25:50 -0400, Werner Hetzner wrote: > On Sunday, October 12, 2003, at 09:35 PM, Bob Armstrong wrote: > > Have you been flying ? It is total demeaning meaningless= horrendously > > expensive time wasting bullshit . > > I will not disagree with you on this. > But the next time something is > hijacked and people are killed, the demand will be for more= cops. And > if the politicians don't provide more cops, they will be= unelected for > not doing enough. If one of us were the politician, so would= we. Not me . > In a libertarian world we might all be carrying our own guns to= protect > ourselves, but we don't live in that world. I don't believe any airline would allow ordinary passengers to= carry weapons . But they sure as hell would arm the pilots . See http://cosy.com/y01/d0911.htm . > Ridiculing efforts - even feeble ones They are NOT feeble . They are ridiculous offensive sheep= training . > - is not going to get us elected. If we don't get elected > we are unlikely to see a libertarian world. If we are elected as typical lying hypocrites , where's the win= . > You may be correct. It > could all be bullshit. But to the real world it is better than= nothing. > Delusion has value. Bullshit piled . > It may keep the airlines in business. Business necessity will keep the airlines in business . > Ridiculing > efforts most people believe in and demand my make us feel good= but it > will make most people feel bad. You (we) may be right. I don't has as little respect for "most" people as you express . Most know that most of what is being done is bullshit . > They think we are crackpots. Crackpots are ignored. Most people I know don't think I'm a crackpot . I cause them to think along paths they never knew were there . > The last time the wife and I flew, she was put next to a Muslim= man > with a carry-on, and the Koran he read during the flight. She= was very > nervous the entire flight in spite of airport security. Well , If I'd been sitting next to him , or her , I would= certainly gotten into a flight-long conversation with him , and probably with her . Here's the feedback I sent to Travelocity after my last flying experience . I didn't even mention the shoe silliness . > / =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D / fri.aug.20030822 /= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D / > / 2202 / Travelocity comments : > Stupid force is Brute force . Airport security is a lot of= stupid force . > In Colorado Springs I and my retarded brother I was= accompaning would have > missed our flight , had it been on time , because a security= guy swabbing > and testing EACH golf club in an expensive , extensive set of= the > businessman in front of us . Woods , ok , maybe you could embed= explosives > in one . But irons ? What sort of tek would it take to fake the= head of an > expensive iron ? > An you can't complain because then you know you will be= especially hassled . > I live 1000 meters from the WTC hole ( my vision prompted by it= is > at http://cosy.com/CoSy/ConicAllConnect/ ) . > Bin Ladin and Bush have made our country a very unpleasant= place . -- Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 2003/10/13 11:09:32 AM --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 WriteUp : .CoSy.MidWinterParty 17 =A0:= http://cosy.com/y04/MidWinter17.htm Computing Environment : =A0http://CoSy.com/CoSy/ A WTC vision : http://CoSy.com/CoSy/ConicAllConnect/ Liberty : http://CoSy.com/Liberty.htm Restore our Right to Relax : =A0http://ny.lp.org/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?Against_the_Smoking_Ban =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02004/02/16 2:19:30 PM