Green Party USA Coordinator Detained at Airport

Post #16,378 by altmann 11/3/01 4:39:39 PM Reply	Green Party USA Coordinator Detained at Airport [link\|http://www.counterpunch.org/oden1.html\|Green Party USA Coordinator Detained at Airport; Prevented by Armed Military Personnel from Flying to Political Meeting in Chicago] Armed government agents grabbed Nancy Oden, Green Party USA coordinating committee member, Thursday at Bangor International Airport in Bangor Maine, as she attempted to board an American Airlines flight to Chicago. "An official told me that my name had been flagged in the computer," a shaken Oden said. "I was targeted because the Green Party USA opposes the bombing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan." -- Chris Altmann
Post #16,381 by Simon_Jester 11/3/01 5:26:02 PM Reply	What was Ari's line again? "Ya better what say?"
Post #16,450 by Simon_Jester 11/4/01 9:59:43 AM Reply	Growlf...wrong line (Damn, must've been tired when I wrote that) Yikes. Should read : "Ya better watch what ya say"?
Post #16,395 by Brandioch 11/3/01 9:06:01 PM Reply	Ummmmmm, where to begin. #1. Someone is keeping the names of officials in the Green Party. #2. These names are in a computer accessed by security. #3. These names are flagged. I would just like to take this moment to once again express my love for big brother and to praise him for his generous and selfless work in keeping us all safe.
Post #16,399 by Ashton 11/3/01 10:29:13 PM Reply	I wish to do more. So that Big Brother shall know that I Love Him: I shall add your name to The List. Umm.. was that rats? which particularly bother you? (Sorry Brandioch, only way I can prove my love is to protect Big Brother from those who might.. love Him less.) Now if you have some friends' names.. perhaps we could bundle a bunch together - and prove that we both love Big Brother more than .. well anyone not yet on the list? (Just practicing; got the sycophant part down OK I think, but grovelling will need more practice - I'll be studying the DOJ final report next week - for advanced study of just how that is done by experts.) ..tough times to realize you're prescient, no? And that all those sci-fi plots were just blueprints filed away, waiting for the next opportunity. No need to innovate; the authors did that.
Post #16,401 by Ashton 11/3/01 10:50:02 PM Reply	Addendum Garrison Keillor, in his inimitable way, on this week's program (NPR): Has a skit (in "Lake Wobegon", that is) re a teacher who thought he just couldn't require everyone to recite the Pledge of Allegiance .. school board replies, ~"well.. not Everyone Has to.. just - the pledge must be recited: one is enough". .. Headline: "School board backs down on Pledge of Allegiance" .. etc. with wry comments only he can generate. He's old enough to rememebr Joe McC. But then, he can also drop in a few Biblical quotes n'such, just so's it's not clear what exactly his message might mean on whatever level. Real storytellers are becoming rarer. It isn't 1950. Yet. A.
Post #16,423 by Brandioch 11/4/01 4:00:56 AM Reply	Dear Big Brother, I know you'll be proud of me. I signed TEN new loyalty oaths at work today. In loving obedience, B.
Post #16,436 by bluke 11/4/01 6:43:58 AM Reply	Massive, Secretive Detention Effort [link\|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36356-2001Nov3.html\|Massive, Secretive Detention Effort Aimed Mainly at Preventing More Terror] "As investigators race to comprehend the ongoing terrorist threat, the government has adopted a deliberate strategy of disruption -- locking up large numbers of Middle Eastern men, using whatever legal tools they can. The operation is being conducted under great secrecy, with defense attorneys at times forbidden to remove documents from court and a federal gag order preventing officials from discussing the detainees."
Post #16,468 by Andrew Grygus 11/4/01 1:15:15 PM Reply	Emphasis: "Middle Eastern Men" Logical, since Middle Eastern women probably aren't much of a threat - the promise of 70 black eyed virgins likely holds a lot less attraction for them. Here in Los Angeles, Middle Eastern men keep having to fly back home every few years to get new wives. When the current ones figure out what it's like to be an American woman, they tend to "go bad" and need to be replaced. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #16,475 by bluke 11/4/01 2:27:55 PM Reply	"Middle Eastern Men" right now... But what happens if something like the Oklahoma City bombing happens again, then it won't be "middle eastern men" but white men, I have a feeling you won't like that too much.
Post #16,479 by Andrew Grygus 11/4/01 3:49:33 PM Reply	It would be rather inconvenient . . . . for our government of white guys in suits to clamp down real hard on white guys as a class. No, they'll try to narrow supression down to a specific group or class of groups as they always have. Commies anyone? Of course, I might have to start wearing a suit again . . Besides, we tend to be sort of a self regulating bunch. I don't remember the exact figures, but as I recall, since Oklahoma City, the great majority of white guy militias have dissolved. The participants had fun with the idea until the serious consequences became evident. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #16,757 by dmarker2 11/5/01 9:22:16 PM Reply	Re: McVeigh turned Militias unfashionable dropping membership to a mid western or southern Militia seemed to occur very very quickly. It is quite intriguing as to how quickly anti-govt sentiment has trans morphed from 'sinister forces lockstep with sinister govt' to 'loveable idiots trying to do their best in a tough spot'. Is this what it has meant to get rid of Democrats & install Republicans. Because the really nutty part is that the reality is most likely to be the revers of the perceived :-) Cheers Doug
Post #16,767 by Ashton 11/5/01 9:53:35 PM Reply	Not hard to explain the reversal.. Doublespeak; as in Double Plus Ungood = 'very bad' ie the streak of anti-intellectualism in Murica is as ancient as our xenophobia and Puritan roots. Rather dense RR became, lovable avuncular Ronnie - and he already knew the right buzzwords - mumble ... Flag! .. mumble .. Freedom! and so on. Muricans quite suspicious of anyone who ever could pronounce sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, but make allowances for Net Debenture Money Velocity compounded semi-quarterly via the sum-of-the-years digits method. (Because that is about our God) They hated Adlai because he spoke actual English sentences.. Gore alas - has both skeletons in closet (like Dubya's Prescott B.), a lousy line of public patter - and other defects. There was no 'Democrat' candidate last year; it was the Clinton Modified Repub version, ie steal their platform before they can launch stuff like the ugly-ugly 'welfare reform': Provisions of which are coming home to roost all across Murica, just in time to really sock it to the poorest tens of millions -- in Recession Time. Probably Clinton got-off (on speaking in complete sentences! - esp. after Bush Sr's laughable speech impedimentia) for the "Southern thing" - even though his accent was hardly noticeable by campaign time. We'll pick folksy over brainy any time (Bush Sr. never managed either = why C. had an advantage). (Well that's just one take) A.
Post #16,584 by Another Scott 11/5/01 10:17:10 AM Reply	Another (local) view. [link\|http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?ID=44958\|Here] from the Bangor Daily News. By Jeff Tuttle, Of the NEWS Staff e-mail Jeff Last updated: Saturday, November 3, 2001 Green Party activist denied Chicago flight BANGOR \ufffd Green Party activist Nancy Oden was grounded at Bangor International Airport on Thursday after reportedly becoming uncooperative when she was targeted for additional screening. Oden, who said she believed she was singled out for extra scrutiny because of her activist past and public opposition to the current war effort, was on her way to Chicago to attend a Green Party USA meeting when airline personnel told her that she had been selected to undergo added security screening before boarding. \ufffdI was treated if I were guilty just because I\ufffdm a dissident and I speak out,\ufffd Oden, a middle-aged woman who sits on the party\ufffds national coordinating committee, said from her Jonesboro home after she had abandoned her travel plans. \ufffdThey\ufffdre looking at me like I\ufffdm a terrorist and I\ufffdm just a peaceful person trying to go to a meeting in Chicago.\ufffd Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, security has been tightened at all the nation\ufffds airports \ufffd including BIA, where armed National Guardsmen monitor the screening area and passenger lists are checked against the FBI\ufffds terrorist watch list. Officials at BIA and American Eagle Airlines have a much different account of Oden\ufffds afternoon run-in with the added security. \ufffdShe was uncooperative during the screening process,\ufffd said American Eagle spokesman Kurt Iverson, who added that Oden reportedly would not stand still when security staff tried to wave a metal-detecting wand over her. \ufffdObviously if they can\ufffdt submit to screening, [Federal Aviation Administration] regulations require that they not be allowed to board the plane.\ufffd Oden said that while she asked security staff not to touch her with the wand, she did allow them to complete their search of both her person and her baggage. Oden said that she did pull away from a National Guardsman when he grabbed her left arm and asked her if she \ufffdknew what happened on September 11,\ufffd she said. While acknowledging that Oden was singled out for added extensive screening, authorities said it was more likely due to the manner in which she purchased her ticket than for her activist past. Under newly adopted FAA regulations, more passengers \ufffd either randomly or based on a computerized profile \ufffd are being targeted for more intense screening during the boarding process. While industry officials were unwilling to release the criteria under which they would profile a passenger, they said the criteria did not include federally protected characteristics such as race, religion, age or sex. Without providing details, interim airport director Rebecca Hupp said that the FAA guidelines \ufffdhave more to do with the ticket than the person.\ufffd For instance, one airline official said, a passenger who pays cash for a ticket the day of the flight would likely undergo added scrutiny. Oden bought her nonrefundable ticket online, she said. While an FBI spokeswoman would neither confirm nor deny the presence of any name on the terrorist watch list \ufffd another trigger for added security response \ufffd one law enforcement source said it was \ufffdextremely unlikely\ufffd Oden was on the list of potential terrorists because her name is unknown to the FBI. After the incident, Oden was told she could not take her scheduled flight to Chicago, and that she could not travel on any other airline at the airport that day. \ufffdIf I had done something wrong, they should have arrested me instead of denying me my right to travel,\ufffd an upset Oden said Friday. \ufffdWe\ufffdre losing more of our rights and people don\ufffdt realize it.\ufffd My wife was on a United flight from San Francisco on Friday. A man on her row was asked to leave the plane because of some discrepencies with his identification. He left without the plane without incident. My wife's colleague travelling with her, an American citizen of Chinese ancestry, was asked to undergo more thorough searches in every leg of his trip. He didn't put up a fuss about it. Security is tighter at airports, and searches are more thorough now. Airlines are checking tickets and passengers more thoroughly now. Based on what I've read, I don't think Oden was singled out nor treated unfairly. If she wouldn't submit to a reasonable search, then she shouldn't be allowed to fly. My $0.02. Cheers, Scott.
Post #16,603 by cwbrenn 11/5/01 11:30:56 AM Reply	well, goody This reminds me never to fly. Ever. Christ almighty, God forbid I don't genuflect JUST THE RIGHT WAY if I ever need to buy a ticket. Backbone. Maybe this spinal deficiency is more widespread than I thought... "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #16,611 by addison 11/5/01 12:07:18 PM Reply	Its one of those grey areas. How much do you need to be polite to your fellow people, and how much do they really need to do, etc. Its not clear-cut... Certainly sounds like she was out to cause problems. Yes, sometimes that's good. Sometimes its just causing problems. Course, if you want a ride with me you'll have to genuflect correctly DURING the flight, too, or else... :) Ok, just before hand, and then you'll have to praise my landing and write a comic strip about it... :) When ya wanna go up? Addison
Post #16,613 by cwbrenn 11/5/01 12:18:39 PM Reply	Heights. Bad. Urk. Honestly, I didn't particularly enjoy flying BEFORE the 11th. Trains are fun. They're more comfortable than Greyhound, and have a better survival rate than airplanes. or as Carrot Top put it once: "I know they say that statistically, Flying is 'safer' than taking the train -- you know, there are more train accidents each year than plane crashes... but that's not the whole story. Think about it: when a train gets into an accident, people ask 'was anyone hurt?' When a plane gets into an accident, people ask 'WERE THERE ANY SURVIVORS?' " Of course, it loses something in print -- the way he shouts the last line, it almost ended my life I was laughing so hard. However, doing another lunch would be a fine alternative. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #16,617 by addison 11/5/01 12:42:48 PM Reply	What Heights? Hey, I'm scared of heights, too, but as long as the door's closed, there's no risk of falling. :) Trains are fun. Sadly, I'm getting very sick of having to choose between crappy alternatives. The ONLY thing that makes me think highly about the airlines (their customer service, particularly) is Amtrak. Addison
Post #16,631 by Andrew Grygus 11/5/01 2:15:45 PM Reply	Or a conversation between . . . . one of my clients (an avid flyer) and an acquaintance of his (an avid yachtsman). "Naah, flying makes me nervous." "But flying's safer than your boat. There are more accidents with boats than with airplanes." "Yeah, but if something goes wrong, most people can swim, but very few can fly." [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #16,610 by Brandioch 11/5/01 11:58:55 AM Reply	Your rights are lost, one by one. "While industry officials were unwilling to release the criteria under which they would profile a passenger, they said the criteria did not include federally protected characteristics such as race, religion, age or sex." AND "My wife's colleague travelling with her, an American citizen of Chinese ancestry, was asked to undergo more thorough searches in every leg of his trip." AND "Based on what I've read, I don't think Oden was singled out nor treated unfairly. If she wouldn't submit to a reasonable search, then she shouldn't be allowed to fly." "unfairly"? As opposed to someone who wasn't an activist? Or as opposed to someone who didn't meet their criteria for being a good American (such as your wife's colleague)? If they didn't find a weapon on her AND she's a middle-aged woman THEN why wasn't she allowed to fly? Read some of the other stories about people who aren't allowed to fly. [link\|http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2001-10-25/cover.asp\|http://www.newsrevi...25/cover.asp]
Post #16,620 by bepatient 11/5/01 12:58:27 PM Reply	What "rights"? You do not have a "right" to board a plane. Tell you what it sounds like to me... Ticket bought on Travelocity...first security flag. Passenger denies/becomes beligerent on suplemental wand search...2nd security flag Once this occurs...the airline..which is responsible for its own security...excercizes its LEGAL right to deny her access to the plane for cause. At Bangor airport, almost everyone else awaiting security review would be on this womans flight. They got to watch this woman become belligerent and refuse to allow supplemental search at which point...the airline refused her passage because they felt it would make the balance of passengers uneasy to allow her on the plane. You heard that correctly...your access to the plane is not a legal right...it is a mutually agreed to contract upon ticket purchase...and the contract language is written to HUGELY favor the carrier...which basically has the right to deny you access at any time. And I'd be willing to bet the only way the folks at the airport knew she was a Greenie was when she told them. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,628 by Brandioch 11/5/01 1:56:13 PM Reply	Police state. You're correct, she does not have a "right" to use their plane. She could have used any other airline there. Oh, but they were told not to let her on board. Did you read the other references? Like I said, your rights are lost one by one. First, by harassing anyone who doesn't conform. Like she didn't. Or those that look wrong. Like the oriental in Scott's story. There was no reason why she shouldn't have been allowed on the plane after being wand'ed. Even if that airline didn't want to honour her ticket, she should have been able to contract with another airline. But that RIGHT to enter into a contract with another airline was TAKEN from her. With no due process. Like I said, you lose your rights one by one.
Post #16,632 by addison 11/5/01 2:24:01 PM Reply	Or when you throw them away.... As it appears, that she did. Oh, but they were told not to let her on board. ... First, by harassing anyone who doesn't conform. Like she didn't. First, you've made a moral judgement. At the very least, it appears that she was uncooperative. Second, if I walk through with a gun, I'm "non conforming" and I suspect you'd want me harrassed, just a bit. She didn't lose her "rights" to anything. OTOH, she did have a problem, and we've expanded "rights" to many things - and "lost" them. You can't walk on the interstate. So you have the "right" to travel, but the only way available to you might be outlawed. Right? (if you can't walk down the road, and all the land is privately owned....) But you and I accept this. We accept being disarmed, and searched, and the inability to joke in airports - is that a loss of rights? Yes, and no. Beep's assertation was way too strong. But what about the other people? If I get on an airplane, muttering about killing people, what responsibility does the airline have towards me, regarding the OTHER PASSENGERS? Oh, so their rights have to be abridged? Its never that simple. And in this case, its certainly not sounding like a simple case of "Oh, she's a liberal bitch, lets give her the 1-2". The phrase "looking for trouble" is sometimes very relevent. [link\|http://www.kithrup.com/brin/brin.htm\|IAAMOAC. ] "I am a member of a civilization." (IAAMOAC) This is more true now than ever! Our society has many flaws, but if you ponder history, and cantankerous human nature, it's astonishing how far we've come. (Wouldn't our ancestors have wanted us to be better?) We just don't say IAAMOAC often enough. ... Keep the faith! - David Brin. Its far more complex than her rights were violated - she was quite happily violating other's rights, as well. The current Mallard Fillmore story line has a similar ring - the "Liberals" shouting down the "Conversative" so no one can hear what she has to say - using their free speech rights. Addison
Post #16,640 by Brandioch 11/5/01 2:59:04 PM Reply	Your reality check just bounced. "Second, if I walk through with a gun, I'm "non conforming" and I suspect you'd want me harrassed, just a bit." Let's just TRY to keep this in the realm of possibility, okay? Carrying a gun is a lot different. "She didn't lose her "rights" to anything." So, she didn't have a right to enter a contract with another airline? For a legal service they were providing to other people? Like I said, you lose your rights one by one. As for your example of walking on the interstate, I see people walking on the interstate at times. Usually because they've had car problems. But that isn't the point. The point is when someone tells someone ELSE not to provide you with a service. I can call a cab to go down the interstate. But when the cops tell the cab companies NOT to pick me up, we have a problem. Do I have a "right" to any particular cab? No. Do I have a "right" to enter into a business contract with any particular cab? Yes. Her right to enter into a business transaction with another airline were taken. They were taken when the other airlines were TOLD not to sell her a ticket. "After the incident, Oden was told she could not take her scheduled flight to Chicago, and that she could not travel on any other airline at the airport that day." "But what about the other people? If I get on an airplane, muttering about killing people, what responsibility does the airline have towards me, regarding the OTHER PASSENGERS?" Reality check. She was NOT doing this. "Oh, so their rights have to be abridged?" Reality check. She was NOT doing this. "Its far more complex than her rights were violated - she was quite happily violating other's rights, as well. " Ummm, how?
Post #16,664 by addison 11/5/01 4:18:51 PM Reply	P, K, B. "Second, if I walk through with a gun, I'm "non conforming" and I suspect you'd want me harrassed, just a bit." Let's just TRY to keep this in the realm of possibility, okay? Carrying a gun is a lot different. Nope. Its not even different. There are rules set up. One of those is you can't take guns past there. Another is you're subject to search. I personally think the restriction on guns is absurd and a violation of rights, but that's another topic, entirely. I carry a gun, I'm in violation, and BY DEFINITION, I'm no longer conforming. You're taking her word - unless you want to tell me you were there , that she was singled out for her political afflications. This doesn't seem to be backed by much fact. The testimony of other people who were there apparently showed she was objecting/resisting, thus causing problems, drawing attention to herself, AND breaking the agreed rules. So, she didn't have a right to enter a contract with another airline? For a legal service they were providing to other people? Like I said, you lose your rights one by one. And they had the right to refuse her. This again, isn't clear cut. Ask Denny's about what happens if people think you discriminate, and sure, despite posting "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone". You keep saying it, but that's all you're doing. The "loss" of rights already occured. I'm not sure what you're advocating - everybody can be searched except those who object? As for your example of walking on the interstate, I see people walking on the interstate at times. Usually because they've had car problems. But that isn't the point. Notice the sign on the entrance ramp on the interstate. Pedestrians, Horses, Mopeds (that's can't go interstate speed), etc - are PROHIBITED. Its a public road. You might not LIKE the fact its exactly on point, but that's your problem. There exists precedent to deny rights, because of OTHER people's needs and safety. Reality check. She was NOT doing this. Check your reality check at the door. First, you don't know. Neither do I. We've got one HIGHLY politicized account, and one less so, that disagree. The second sounds more reasonable, but we don't know. She was creating a disturbance in some fashion. Now ANSWER the question - HOW do you deal with the "RIGHTS" of the OTHER PASSENGERS? Because its crucial to the whole point underling a culture/civilization/non-anarchy. They have the right to safe passage, and not fear for their lives, right? Yes or no, please. And if yes - as you should say (or else you've got no business arguing "rights" - how do you balance a possible problem, one where they are scared, with her rights to be outraged at being searched? It requires a balance. Its not a black and white issue. Ummm, how? Disrupting security, for one. But golly, its so HARD to think about these things, its so much EASIER to scream about "Loss of rights" and never postulate how you CAN'T HAVE A SOCIETY where EVERYBODY HAS EVERY "RIGHT" they want ANYTIME". Must be those damn evil repos. Their fault! Addison
Post #16,667 by Brandioch 11/5/01 4:28:24 PM Reply	She did not have a gun. She did not have ANY weapons. She was searched. Her baggage was searched. No weapons were found. Again, let's try to keep this in the realm of reality.
Post #16,703 by addison 11/5/01 5:14:46 PM Reply	What did she do? Reality? Ahem. Anyways. OK, forget the gun then, how about ANYTHING ELSE, you know, the points that apparently you want to ignore? Like other people's rights, and how not everybody can have all their rights? Addison
Post #16,707 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:17:54 PM Reply	The other points? Like your comment about muttering about killing people and scaring other passengers? She didn't do that, either. Why don't you tell me how other passenger's rights were impacted? Without her carrying a gun or muttering death threats or any other fantasy. Just tell me how other passenger's rights were impacted by what she DID do.
Post #16,709 by addison 11/5/01 5:23:48 PM Reply	I see part of the problem. Like your comment about muttering about killing people and scaring other passengers? Called an analogy. Its where you show a comparision of a similar event, to hopefully get comphrension. My apologies, I thought you'd understand what one of those was, thought I've seen you use them.... So if you didn't understand that, no wonder we had a problem. In this case, she apparently caused a scene in security. In case you haven't noticed, people are rather jumpy. If other passengers were being discomfited (one of the other points you've forgotten about), then their rights are being infringed upon. I'd have far more sympathy with her if she hadn't gone hyperbole on the issue - leading me to believe that she did it FOR the attention and press (I've certainly never heard of her before). But of course, you wouldn't suspect a pure Anti-Bushian like that of such dastardly deeds. The journalist who wrote about his problems, I have sympathy for, and hope he is able to change the system, to protect our rights. But I don't particularly think that screaming bitches are a good figurehead for "right protection", especially ones that don't exist now, even if you don't understand them, or the analogies. Addison
Post #16,717 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:47:47 PM Reply	Whatever. "Called an analogy. Its where you show a comparision of a similar event, to hopefully get comphrension." Nope. Because she wasn't making any comments nor performing any actions even remotely similar to that. Now, if you were showing that someone muttering death threats would have been allowed on the plane, then I could understand the analogy. You'd be showing how a greater threat was allowed an action therefore a non-threat should be allowed the same action. But going from a threat being denied an action therefore a non-threat should be denied the same action .......I'm not seeing that. So, you say she creates a scene at security. Were the other passengers "jumpy"? Nothing in either story said anything about other passengers being discomfited.
Post #16,734 by Ashton 11/5/01 6:51:28 PM Reply	Now if she'd been merely a screaming son-of a bitch..
Post #16,646 by bepatient 11/5/01 3:28:33 PM 11/5/01 3:31:50 PM Reply	Read...then post... She was uncooperative during the screening process, said American Eagle spokesman Kurt Iverson, who added that Oden reportedly would not stand still when security staff tried to wave a metal-detecting wand over her. Obviously if they can't submit to screening, [Federal Aviation Administration] regulations require that they not be allowed to board the plane. Oden said that while she asked security staff not to touch her with the wand, she did allow them to complete their search of both her person and her baggage. She refused to allow the wand. She's not allowed on ANY plane. Them's the rules. And I will tell you...there is NO sense of humor with airport security or the national guard...and if you decide that you want to be belligerent...you will be shown the door...which she was. As for her being targeted because she was Green...that is HER assertion and most probably bullshit. As I said before...it is much more likely that she bought her American ticket on Travelocity...which currently raises a security flag...and the only other available carrier in Bangor is Delta...and...if she calmed down and allowed the security checks...she would have been allowed transport...most likely on Delta later in the day...but what better way to get press then scream "I've been violated" You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient] Edited by bepatient Nov. 5, 2001, 03:31:50 PM EST Expand All History
Post #16,652 by Silverlock 11/5/01 3:43:09 PM Reply	Gotta back Beep on this one. A careful, or even cursory reading of the report quoting airport staff indicates this woman was asked to submit to a higher level screening than normal (they do perform this at random occasonally). She was uncooperative. At this point the airport security personnel could have had her strip searched, confined and/or jailed. Face it, she's probably a biatch who gets her jollys from being a pain in the ass. (Okay, I take the biatch part back) Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,655 by Brandioch 11/5/01 3:46:14 PM Reply	See my other reply.
Post #16,654 by Brandioch 11/5/01 3:45:01 PM Reply	Read....Then post. Bill said "She refused to allow the wand." The article said: "Oden said that while she asked security staff not to touch her with the wand, she did allow them to complete their search of both her person and her baggage." She ASKED them not to TOUCH her with the wand. She SUBMITTED to a COMPLETE search of her PERSON and her BAGGAGE. Bill said: "She's not allowed on ANY plane. Them's the rules." But the article specifically stated that she submitted to a COMPLETE search of her PERSON and BAGGAGE. It's called "reading with comprehension".
Post #16,658 by Silverlock 11/5/01 3:58:09 PM Reply	I comprehend just fine. She was being a PITA. They gave her some grief in response, "you can't fly today". Ever hear of we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone? It may have been a tightass response but it clearly did not impinge on her rights. You can call it retaliatory or vindictive, but not a denial of her rights. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,670 by Brandioch 11/5/01 4:29:37 PM Reply	Again, comprehension. The other airlines were told to NOT let her fly. They did not refuse service, they were TOLD to refuse service. After she had passed the search.
Post #16,672 by Silverlock 11/5/01 4:40:36 PM Reply	Right back atcha The Airport security refused her access to the terminal. Nowhere is there any mention of the airlines being "told" to do anything. -quote After the incident, Oden was told she could not take her scheduled flight to Chicago, and that she could not travel on any other airline at the airport that day. \ufffdIf I had done something wrong, they should have arrested me instead of denying me my right to travel,\ufffd an upset Oden said Friday. \ufffdWe\ufffdre losing more of our rights and people don\ufffdt realize it.\ufffd -endquote (emphasis mine) As far as her "right to travel", Go to another airport, cooperate, get on flight, go to Chicago. Sheesh. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,678 by bepatient 11/5/01 4:49:08 PM Reply	Oh >there< it is... If I had done something wrong, they should have arrested me instead of denying me my right to travel, an upset Oden said Friday. She says she has a "right" to travel. Hop in the car, babe... Elwood: It's a 106 miles to Chicago. We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it! You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,683 by Silverlock 11/5/01 4:52:08 PM Reply	Damn! Where did I leave my sunglasses? Can't leave home without 'em, ya know. :-) Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,687 by Brandioch 11/5/01 4:57:31 PM Reply	That's right. She was told she couldn't fly with any of the other airlines there. I wonder what would have happened if she had tried. Care to guess? And she is right. If she HAD done something wrong, she would have been arrested.
Post #16,689 by Silverlock 11/5/01 5:01:03 PM Reply	I wonder what would happen if I pissed into the wind? But no, I'm not stupid enough to do that. Admit it, you're reaching. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,695 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:06:08 PM Reply	She wasn't arrested or detained or charged. So, what was the complaint(s) about her again?
Post #16,820 by Silverlock 11/6/01 8:33:28 AM Reply	re: complaints -quote "So, what was the complaint(s) about her again?" -endquote Let's see if I can put this into words of one syllable, She did not cooperate (sorry for the big word) with airport (sorry for the big word) security (sorry for the big word). Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,871 by Brandioch 11/6/01 2:15:08 PM Reply	How can I put this? How did she not cooperate? Details? Did she refuse to be scanned? NO! Did she refuse to be searched? NO! Did she refuse to have her baggage searched? NO! Did she refuse to kowtow to the self-important pathetic asshole running the show? YES! And that got her banned. Congratulations. That is what you are supporting. Pardon me if I don't see the problem. I understand how certain of you would consider that a problem.
Post #16,872 by Ashton 11/6/01 2:17:43 PM Reply	ie Words to Live-By, Cratchit: Never Question Authority\ufffd
Post #16,875 by Another Scott 11/6/01 2:22:14 PM Reply	How can a search be conducted if she won't stand still? [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=16584\|Here] is a post with the Bangor news story. \ufffdShe was uncooperative during the screening process,\ufffd said American Eagle spokesman Kurt Iverson, who added that Oden reportedly would not stand still when security staff tried to wave a metal-detecting wand over her. \ufffdObviously if they can\ufffdt submit to screening, [Federal Aviation Administration] regulations require that they not be allowed to board the plane.\ufffd How can they effectively screen a passenger who won't stand still? In effect, she refused to be scanned. More in Bill's thread in the Open Forum. Cheers, Scott.
Post #16,881 by Ashton 11/6/01 2:32:15 PM Reply	Agreed that this may have been the case. LITMUS TEST #1 SHE denies that. THEY claim that. WE DON'T KNOW !! This has ALL been an exercise about: WHICH conclusion does one automatically jump to - given conflicting CLAIMS. Get It ? It has been merely a LITMUS TEST of personal er 'proclivities'. Who flunked ? {Sheesh!} A.
Post #16,883 by Another Scott 11/6/01 2:36:18 PM Reply	Some of us took the essay test. While, maybe, some of us took it as true/false. :-) As we've both said, we don't know what really happened. There are examples of people being singled out unfairly. This, to me, doesn't seem to be an example of such an occurrence. Cheers, Scott.
Post #16,888 by bepatient 11/6/01 2:55:49 PM Reply	And again... ...she felt singled out >by her admission<...refused wanding by reporter and airport account (2 different sources saying she was either difficult or refused part of the screening). She was denied access. That made her mad, obviously. There aren't alot of conclusions to jump to, Ash. What seems to be the problem is that some have granted rights to people that don't exist...invented airport rules that don't exist and essentially decided that this woman's story was true on face value. Oops. I believe I have stated on more than one occassion that those "some" seemed to have picked a poor horse in this race. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,917 by Brandioch 11/6/01 3:41:25 PM Reply	Once again, "detained". :) "...refused wanding..." Bill, I think you'd better retire with a nice dictionary before you get caught up in these discussions.
Post #16,984 by bepatient 11/6/01 5:12:47 PM Reply	I see you still can't... ...invalidate the point. But the grammar and spelling lessons should come in handy...thanks. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,880 by Silverlock 11/6/01 2:30:23 PM Reply	sigh "Did she refuse to be scanned? NO!" Umm, sorry. The answer to that question is yes. Unless you are using a different definition for the word "refuse". Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,882 by Ashton 11/6/01 2:33:51 PM Reply	See above: there are CONFLICTING claims. WHO lied most?
Post #16,885 by Silverlock 11/6/01 2:44:39 PM Reply	Let's try this shall we? How about a little common sense? Security in aiports is at high alert right now. The security agents are under intense scrutiny right now. More thorough searches/screenings are called for in some random cases and some specific cases (Travelocity purchased tickets). What is more likely, she is/was a PITA who wouldn't cooperate fully with the security agents or the FBI has her on a watch list that flagged her name as a suspected terrorist and was therefore denied access to her flight? I tend to side with the PITA theory myself. And you can't use the evil repo argument with me. I hardly ever agree with the conservatives here as you well know. So I am not predisposed to accept govt versions of stories. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,962 by Brandioch 11/6/01 4:38:57 PM Reply	JMFCUTA "And you can't use the evil repo argument with me." Jesus Mother Fucking Christ Up The Ass! WHERE did that quote come from? "How about a little common sense?" How about sticking to quoting ME or the references? Where did you get the evil repo shit?
Post #16,975 by Silverlock 11/6/01 4:51:17 PM Reply	Try to pay attention here I was responding to Ashton. I've already given up on you. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #17,017 by Brandioch 11/6/01 6:22:05 PM Reply	Oops. Wrong window. I thought that was Bill replying to me. Sorry.
Post #16,916 by Brandioch 11/6/01 3:39:06 PM Reply	I can post a quote. You cannot. "Oden said that while she asked security staff not to touch her with the wand, she did allow them to complete their search of both her person and her baggage." There, I've posted a direct quote stating that she submitted to a complete search of her person and her luggage. Now, you do the same. With a statement that >SHE< REFUSED to be screened. That's all you have to do. :)
Post #16,918 by Silverlock 11/6/01 3:44:17 PM Reply	I decline to waste any more time on you Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,923 by Another Scott 11/6/01 3:57:25 PM Reply	I'll play, for a while.... [link\|http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?ID=44958\|Here]. \ufffdShe was uncooperative during the screening process,\ufffd said American Eagle spokesman Kurt Iverson, who added that Oden reportedly would not stand still when security staff tried to wave a metal-detecting wand over her. \ufffdObviously if they can\ufffdt submit to screening, [Federal Aviation Administration] regulations require that they not be allowed to board the plane.\ufffd If a person won't stand still during a screening/search, is it an effective screening/search? I don't think so. If you believe the report above, she didn't stand still for the screening, so she wasn't effectively searched. She was uncooperative, couldn't be effectively searched, and thus was not mistreated by being excluded from the secure area. If you don't believe the report above, and instead believe her account, then something wrong might have happened in her case. So where do you stand? Do you disbelieve the Bangor Daily News account? Cheers, Scott.
Post #16,966 by Brandioch 11/6/01 4:42:43 PM Reply	And there seem to be conflicting reports. Which is why I posted the challenge about attempting to pass security while refusing to be scanned. You start with the reports. You extract the items that seem to be in agreement. What would happen to you if you tried pass security without being screened? Did this happen to her?
Post #16,986 by bepatient 11/6/01 5:14:21 PM Reply	You challenge is still incorrect. Pass security != refuse screening You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #17,020 by Brandioch 11/6/01 6:23:37 PM Reply	Reading with comprehension. "Pass security != refuse screening" That is quite true. That is why you must attempt them both.
Post #17,048 by bepatient 11/6/01 8:36:21 PM Reply	Bah You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,691 by bepatient 11/5/01 5:01:14 PM Reply	Its obvious you don't understand the rules... ..she was denied access to the secured area of the airport. You can't get on a plane without access to the secured area of the airport. She was denied that access because she balked at their security measures...and then got all huffy about it. Too bad. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,693 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:04:13 PM Reply	Read with comprehension. She stated that she submitted to a complete search of her person and her baggage. No where has that been contradicted. She was not arrested nor detained nor charged with anything. If she had tried to gain access to the secured area AND refused to be searched, she would have been arrested or SOMETHING. But she wasn't. If you don't believe me, why don't YOU try it? Try getting through airport security without submitting to their security measures. Let me know what happens.
Post #16,697 by bepatient 11/5/01 5:07:33 PM Reply	You are not arrested... ...for refusing security...just denied access. Trying to crash security is another issue...and I'm surprised you'd try something like that after the tack you took with Addison's thread. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,701 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:12:14 PM Reply	Try it sometime. Go to the check point and REFUSE to allow them to scan you. Don't tell me what will happen. I know what will happen. If you're so positive that you know what will happen, then do it.
Post #16,705 by bepatient 11/5/01 5:16:53 PM Reply	yawn still stretching. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,710 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:25:17 PM Reply	Your fear tells all. That's right. You're not going to do that. And I know why. Because, once you refused to be scanned, security would haul your ass off to one of the rooms they keep just for that purpose and you'd be talking to the cops and/or FBI. And they don't take these situations casually. But that didn't happen to her. Even with the heightened security in place. But, feel free to make any claims you want to. Just don't bother to back them up. You wouldn't want that on your record.
Post #16,711 by addison 11/5/01 5:28:09 PM Reply	couple of comments from the peanut gallery.... Because, once you refused to be scanned, security would haul your ass off to one of the rooms they keep just for that purpose and you'd be talking to the cops and/or FBI. Nope. they just wouldn't let you past. They'd probably presume you were there to make a scene, they'd politely stop you, and it would only escalate if you attempted to go past them. If you want to refuse, they'd happily let you stand there. But, feel free to make any claims you want to. Just don't bother to back them up. You wouldn't want that on your record. Check out the "Microsoft is Guilty" forum... given what you've said there today, that's rather hypocritical. (sorry for crossing forums) Addison
Post #16,714 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:35:22 PM Reply	So, prove it. When I said "record", I meant police record. As I would have suspected was evident from the context. You have your opinion of what would happen, I have mine. Since your's would result in zero jail time, why don't you prove it? That's all. It shouldn't take much time. A few minutes to run up to security, attempt to pass and refuse to be scanned. It shouldn't take long at all. PS: Don't cross forums.
Post #16,715 by addison 11/5/01 5:39:44 PM Reply	Re: So, prove it. Since your's would result in zero jail time, why don't you prove it? Because refusing to submit to security, in an airport, is incredibly stupid. And I don' t make a habit of doing stupid things. Much less, to win an argument like this. Hardly worth it. And neither is germane to the main point. Which is that her political affiliation doesn't seem to have been the reason for her problem. PS: Don't cross forums. You make an attack like that, while you're backpedelling and refusing to - on the same day - tough noogies. The forums get crossed, at least for the purposes of pointing that out. Better yet, you stop with the hypocrisy. Addison
Post #16,719 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:51:08 PM Reply	Your fear tells all. Nothing would happen. So you claimed. "Because refusing to submit to security, in an airport, is incredibly stupid." But you claimed that nothing would happen. But you know that something would happen. Which would prove my position. If nothing would happen, then you have nothing to be afraid of.
Post #16,725 by addison 11/5/01 6:03:39 PM Reply	Re: Your fear tells all. "Because refusing to submit to security, in an airport, is incredibly stupid." But you claimed that nothing would happen. Yep, I did. I'm still pretty sure that's the case. But you know that something would happen. Nope. Not worth taking the chance that something might. But you're right. There's always a chance that I might be the Object Lesson of the day. You know nothing of my "fear"s. Continue with the insults, and they will be returned, with interest compounded. I have nothing to gain by such an act. Further, it would be rude and arrogant and insulting, and I'd damn sure be bothered as hell by some SOB such as yourself doing it. So there's lots of downsides, not the least to my integrity. Fear's not a part. I'm not political, and have nothing to gain. I don't want my name in the paper, I don't "win" in any confrontation. Unlike your subject here. Now, the funny part, is you're so black and white here. But over in that other forum, when presented with B&W evidence contrary to your statement, you aren't. Like I said initially, there's not a sharp edge on "rights' when it comes to lots of people, and the modern world. We've given them up, and for the most part, gained much more than we lost. You can't walk down the interstate, legally, or bicycle down it - but its a public road. If its the only road between where you are and where you want to be, you still can't get on it, without a approved vehicle. An analogous situation. You "lost" the right to progress down a public way. The original statement by you, was due to some problem, yet undetermined the truth of that, in security, she was denied boarding. The reasons for that ability are the protection of other people's rights - something you're ignoring, totally. Addison
Post #16,731 by Brandioch 11/5/01 6:38:11 PM Reply	That is called "fear". "Not worth taking the chance that something might." But nothing will happen. "There's always a chance that I might be the Object Lesson of the day." That is "fear". "Continue with the insults, and they will be returned, with interest compounded." They are not insults. I am showing that your position is in error because you will not do what you say is something that doesn't matter. Because you know what will happen. Even if you have to cloak it in terms of "unlikely possibility". "Further, it would be rude and arrogant and insulting, and I'd damn sure be bothered as hell by some SOB such as yourself doing it." How so? You just go to security, attempt to pass and then leave when they try to scan you. Regarding rights: "We've given them up, and for the most part, gained much more than we lost." Something about giving up freedom for security and deserving neither. "The reasons for that ability are the protection of other people's rights - something you're ignoring, totally." I'm not ignoring them. I just haven't seen anyone give a reason how those rights (or even what rights they were) were affected. Like I said, neither story had anything about other passengers being "jumpy".
Post #16,758 by bepatient 11/5/01 9:22:50 PM Reply	What fear? And again...this is how I know you're talking out of your ass. Airport Security is NOT a police force...they are SECURITY...they have the authority to deny me access to the area that they are tasked to SECURE. Now...they do have the right and the authority to call a member of some police force...local or FBI...if they feel I am committing a crime...but if I walk up to security and say...no...I don't want to be scanned...they have the authority to do nothing but deny me passage. But...of course...[link\|http://209.11.43.206/businesstravelnews/travsource/search_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1035804\|I don't know anything about it.] You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,665 by addison 11/5/01 4:20:30 PM Reply	And.... She ASKED them not to TOUCH her with the wand. She SUBMITTED to a COMPLETE search of her PERSON and her BAGGAGE. We of course KNOW that SHE can be trusted to tell the unvarnished truth, while ANYTHING anybody else says MUST BE LIES. Addison
Post #16,666 by Arkadiy 11/5/01 4:21:16 PM Reply	"Don't touch me" You know, this "request" is just reasonable enough to look good on paper. Depending on the way it was delivered, it could have been the most infuriatingly obnoxious thing she could say. And when she got touched (probably accidentally), she got all squimish and pissed. I can just picture that.... In addition to that, the whole article smells of political "National Enquirer" with some bothersome hysterical bitch mixed in for a good measure. OK, like the previous speaker, I'll take the "bitch" back. :)
Post #16,673 by bepatient 11/5/01 4:42:32 PM Reply	Heh... ...She refused the wand. At that point...she's done. They could have undressed her...hung her upside down....and looked at her make-up with an electron microscope...they STILL are allowed to refuse her passage...because she refused their screening. And you have decided that this is a discussion of "rights"...which, of course, its not...but thats what keeps these discussions lively, isn't it. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,690 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:01:13 PM Reply	And they didn't. Because? "They could have undressed her...hung her upside down....and looked at her make-up with an electron microscope...they STILL are allowed to refuse her passage...because she refused their screening." Again, that is what you would normally expect them to do, isn't it? But that didn't happen. Why?
Post #16,692 by bepatient 11/5/01 5:02:58 PM Reply	Well now... ...that may have violated some of her >actual< rights. But instead they only violated the one that she made up for the press. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,700 by Brandioch 11/5/01 5:10:19 PM Reply	I'm not following that. You said: "They could have undressed her...hung her upside down....and looked at her make-up with an electron microscope...they STILL are allowed to refuse her passage...because she refused their screening." But they didn't. I asked why they didn't. You said that that would have violated her rights. But if you read your quote again, you'll find that you said they COULD do that. So, if they can do that because she did what she did, how would them doing that violate her rights?
Post #16,708 by bepatient 11/5/01 5:20:04 PM Reply	Um... gee...I'll try and make it sound even MORE rediculous so you might actually comprehend that... ah...fuck it...if you wanna be that dense its your prerogative. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,713 by Ashton 11/5/01 5:33:26 PM Reply	Guess we'll have to see what pattern emerges, and revisit. Yes, this 'case' and that recent one of the Sac. reporter (eventually apologized to. Eventually.) may.. be the Red Herring which some here are just as quick to jump-to (as others to jump away from). It's so far anecdotal. Naturally the sense of it all won't become Revealed Truth for those of a certain faith: until there are tabulated statistics to deconstruct. I'll wait. We'll see. Rationalization is always such fun - til you are the one transgressed (but then - you don't fully qualify as a stat! just a datum. Remember that.) Ashton not even a datum; ouside 1 SD in most cases. PS - anyone recall the er 'middle-Eastern-looking' gent (in a suit IIRC?) bounced from a flight a while back? by the Pilot because: some passengers were 'nervous' and so was he. Choose then: assuage the mob without reservation and in every case of 'nervousness' / kiss personal Valuez goodbye. OR give benefit of doubt to the individual and his/her actual behavior and er 'dis-armamant found?'- and trade an imagined 'risk' (that surely SomeOne there.. might possibly.. generate): for those famous Farmily Valuez things. As Judge Judy loves to say, I guess: the choice is mine. (Maybe a Marshall on every plane AND a Judge at every airport - for the special Needs of Muricans in extremis?)
Post #16,676 by Simon_Jester 11/5/01 4:47:24 PM Reply	Which is why I didn't (and don't) support a buyout of the Airline industry. Excuse me, if I don't have the right to ride your plane, you do NOT have the right to my money, tax or otherwise.
Post #16,682 by bepatient 11/5/01 4:50:38 PM Reply	Then you shouldn't have.. ...had the right to shut them down for 4 days. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,694 by Simon_Jester 11/5/01 5:05:22 PM Reply	Haven't read the Constitution lately... but where does it say that airlines have a right to fly? (And threaten Americans?) Feel free to point that out to me. If an interstate is closed down due to construction, are motorists compensated for not being able to travel on the road?
Post #16,704 by bepatient 11/5/01 5:14:59 PM Reply	Highways... ..its your money fixing those too. >you< forcibly took 5 days of revenue from the airlines. now you want to refuse them when they ask to be compensated. Hmmm... S'ok I guess...but it sure will take a long time for me to get to California driving. UAL posted, IIRC, close to a billion dollar loss in the 3rd quarter. Thats ok though...all we need is Southwest airlines...then we wouldn't have to worry about this lady flying from Bangor...cause there wouldn't be an airport there anymore. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,716 by Ashton 11/5/01 5:46:29 PM Reply	Fine: Pay them for the actual lost revenues* of those 3 days: forget bailing out their BOD decisions of all year. Isn't that how The Market works? No sniveling? (unless you can get Corp welfare increased, of course - always worth a try in emotional times, and never omitted; that try). * Audited natch - preferably by the Swiss - actual lost revenues based upon normal accounting practices, and no bonus for previous negative balance sheets. (Now as for the insurance Cos. / loss of commandeered aircraft: 'act of God?' / War loss? Heh. Won't it be fun watching the suits savage each other, perhaps quoting one scripture or another re gored oxen?) A.
Post #16,720 by Simon_Jester 11/5/01 5:57:24 PM Reply	Umm...better re-read that again.. Highways, its your money fixing those too. Yeppers, and it's my money for the FAA and the Airport Authority, etc, etc, etc. Apples and Oranges. I did not raise an issue on funds been spent for the FAA, NTSB, or other governmental agencies. I do have a problem with a buyout of a privately-held corporation (or series of corportations). >You< forcibly took 5 days of revenue from the airlines. now you want to refuse them when they ask to be compensated. Ahem, the government FORCIBLY took revenue from the airlines? Terrorists weren't involved? Intriguing thought. This implies that the airlines had the right to fly immediately after the attack and place the public in danger. Sorry, not buying it. No airline has the right to place the public in danger, period. Furthermore, the government, not only has the right but the responsibility to 'ensure the general welfare' and keep the public safe. And I still haven't seen anything that says that the government must compensate businesses that attempt to endanger the public. The scary thing is the precident this establishes. Say the Boeing 777 has a fatal flaw that shows up in 5 years or so. Suddenly Boeing 777 start crashing. The NTSB grounds all Boeing 777 while they investigate. Should the airlines should be compensated for this by the government? Next thing you know, Firestone makes truck tires that are faulty, resulting in crashes. Firestone tires (perhaps) are used by 90% of the Trucks on the US roads. The NTSB demands a recall of these faulty tires and refuses to allow the trucks on the road with these faulty tires. Should the truck company should be compensated for this by the government? Next it's passenger cars, with families dying. Are they compensated for this by the government? S'ok I guess...but it sure will take a long time for me to get to California driving. I have a coworker who had to drive from Memphis down to Orlando immediately after 11th. Isn't this your argument regarding the Green Party lady? That travel wasn't being restricted, merely the means. After all, as you pointed out, she could drive. She doesn't have the right to fly.
Post #16,761 by bepatient 11/5/01 9:36:21 PM Reply	We'll just have to disagree here... The amount given to aid the airlines is minor compared to what wholesale failure of the system would cost. Granted the airlines were not the best managed gang...but costing them a billion in short term cash flow and telling them "deal with it" is just a tad drastic. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,776 by Simon_Jester 11/5/01 10:30:21 PM Reply	Perhaps so... Granted the airlines were not the best managed gang...but costing them a billion in short term cash flow and telling them "deal with it" is just a tad drastic. Perhaps...with one difference: I believe the terrorists cost them a billion or so in short term cash flow, not the government. In the end, it doesn't matter. The airlines have the cash.
Post #16,779 by bepatient 11/5/01 11:05:37 PM Reply	Re: Perhaps so... Sure. Either way...we really can't afford for them to fail. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #16,753 by boxley 11/5/01 9:05:25 PM Reply	A public "taking" is to be compensated tshirt front "born to die before I get old" thshirt back "fscked another one didnja?"
Post #16,879 by a6l6e6x 11/6/01 2:28:13 PM Reply	My experience. This past weekend I flew Delta from Charlotte to Atlanta to NYC (Newark Airport) on Saturday and the reverse on Monday. I wanted to visit my Mom and sisters and see Ground Zero. To minimize potential luggage problems, I had carry-on only. This meant I had to leave my Gillette Sensor razor at home and buy throwaway razors in NYC. The check-in at the ticket counter (I had an e-ticket) was fairly quick and required the usual picture ID check. The one thing that different was that only the boarding passes for the two flights that day were issued. In the past, all boarding passes would have been issued. Going through security was not as smooth. First they checked the boarding pass. Then the luggage, coat, and metallic pocket contents X-ray. For some reason, I had forgotten about the wristwatch and set off doorway loop metal detector. They use the wand. Thinking it might be the belt buckle, or else something hidden in or behind the belt, they told me to loosen the belt and show them the back of the buckle. No problem. Then, the wand found the wristwatch that has the stainless steel back. Had I put the watch in the little basket, it would have been easy. At the gate, before boarding, it was announce that, selected at random, some passenger's carry-on luggage will be hand searched. If your boarding ticket had some letter codes on the lower right, you were to go to a table were a Delta agent would look at and check the contents of your carry-on. I was not one of those selected. Whether having a Delta Frequent Flyer card since the 1980's or having an honest face had anything to do with it, I don't know. Four Mexicans (judging by the accent and appearance), travelling together had been selected for the random search. It's hard to chalk that up to the improbability machine being turned on at that time. This Delta flight was dual-logoed as an AeroMexico flight. While having the boarding pass scanned, you once again had to produce a picture ID. In Atlanta the subsequent flight was in the same terminal building, so it was just question of showing your picture ID at the time the boarding pass was processed. Both these flights were about 2/3 full. The return trip was smooth given that I managed to switch to earlier flights at the terminals. As any of you that travel to NYC know, there is immense variability in how long it takes to get from Manhattan to Newark airport. I gave myself plenty of time and this time the bus I used got there fairly quickly. The Newark check-ins were smooth. The only strange thing was that for the first time, and on the other side of the doorway loop, I was asked to take off my (baseball style) cap. I suppose I could have had plastic knives there, but I could have had them in my socks too. At the gate, I noticed that the adjoining gate was also going to Atlanta, but an hour earlier. I managed to get on accepting the last and one of the worst seats on the plane - a non-reclining middle seat in front of the seats by the wing emergency exit doors. Hey, it's only a two-hour flight and at worst I'll be waiting in Atlanta closer to home. In Atlanta, I asked to be put on a flight that wad an hour and a half earlier than the original booking. Because I had not been called after all rows were boarded, I asked the boarding attendant if they had a seat for me. "Oh, sure!" she said and let me on. She did not ask to see my picture ID, which I believe, was a procedural error. Not that practically speaking picture ID of the sort we have, in my case a North Carolina driver's license, are not easily forged. This flight was only a quarter full. Not a good thing for Delta. Anyway, I did my thing to keep the airlines going. And, I would do it again without hesitation. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #16,945 by Silverlock 11/6/01 4:24:33 PM Reply	Interview with the "lady" in question From the same source as the original [link\|http://www.counterpunch.org/oden2.html\|article] Seems I was right in my original estimation of this person. Read it and see if you think she wasn't being a PITA. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #16,967 by drewk 11/6/01 4:43:40 PM Reply	Oh, you were definitely right She just made it very clear what she was thinking. She is convinced she was picked for search based on her political views. Couldn't be because of how she bought the ticket, oh no, it has to be because of her political views. Because we all care so much about her importance. Then, when she balks -- passive resistance? No passive resistance is saying "No." Playing lame and slowing down is called "passive agressive," different thing -- and they get more insistent, it must be because she challenged their manhood. (Wait, I thougt this was about her political views. Nevermind.) It couldn't possibly be that these stupid, untrained kids with machine guns might recognize obvious contempt and intentional resistance. She has conditioned herself to see the oppression of "the man" at every turn. She creates major confrontations based on here paranoid conclusions. And she takes the outcome of these confrontations -- and what are the chances the outcome will be bad when she clearly initiated the conflict? -- she takes this as confirmation of her premise. Well, on the bright side, she confirms what my mother always taught me: You can change the world. Assume no one likes you, start fights for no reason, and eventually no onw will like you. See how easy that is? Create the world you want to live in in three easy steps. We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]
Post #16,990 by bepatient 11/6/01 5:28:40 PM Reply	And all the while... ...she's doing this in a tiny airport in front of all the other passengers. It would be nice to have a witness account of this...because after reading this piece I'm inclined to believe her even less than before...she's air rage waiting to happen...DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM...YOUR DOING THIS BECAUSE I'M IMPORTANT...YOU DON'T LIKE ME BECAUSE I'M A STRONG WOMAN ACTIVIST" Instead...she takes this attitude and does everything EXACTLY WRONG. The guard yells bring your bags to make sure he's heard...she takes it as "he wants to embarass me"...she slows down...when security is under massive pressure to speed things up...she's OBVIOUSLY belligerent to these people...just based on the tone of her own article... My question...did she actually WANT to fly? Because she sure seems to have approached this entire situation just to make a scene. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #17,003 by Ashton 11/6/01 6:00:17 PM Reply	Am I reading the same link as you characterized ? Interesting. The &$%& site eliminates hi-liting for copy. So here're a few: 1) That she WAS picked for her political affiliation, is surely as rational an implication as ticket-origin. (Read someone else's first-person post today re having ALSO purchased from web = and NOT being marked S) That she was singled-out, was TOLD to her from the FIRST! "He put an S on my pass". 2) "I tried to help with the zipper".. He grabbed my arm.. Sr. guy shook head 'no' to the grabber<<< "I hadn't done anything except pull away from him" (as he was beginning a Sept 11 lecture in her face, I add). Is this a true version? If not, why not? How would you know? 3) Yes she editorializes and imputes mindsets of her adversaries (no more valid coming from her than from anyone) - but NOT in her reporting of the events: Her story or His story! remains the dilemma still; for anyone without a certain mindset about 'uppity females' cough* or a certain agreeableness to Official stories, after-the-fact - over any individual's story - after the fact. 4) AA guy says - AFTER THE SEARCH IS PASSED: "Maybe we can get you on the 4:00 ..." She opines to self (and to us in her report here) "I felt, OK let's put up with this aggravation now.." (State-of-mind report -- is she lying here? Too?) 5) "They gave the other airlines my name.." etc. And you read this report (edited for her imputations of others' 'thoughts' of course) and - you see her as the aggressor and one deserving of: being singled out for her political affiliation AND harassed from the get-go? The bitch deserved what she got?? Is that your automatic take on this [still incomplete, She says / They say] 'report'? Y'know - there are often reasons why women 'expect' certain treatment from (anonymous) men, especially teens in camouflage uniform (say) - just as the epithet 'bitch', tossed around here now quite often: makes clear that women are hardly alone in toting around caricatures, ready for Instant mindless Application. A pox on both houses. Ashton A Son of one o' those 'Bitches', no doubt. My Mother'd have eaten a 20-something Gyrene for lunch - she was ahead of her time, in the "shufflin Yassa Mr. Boss" game.
Post #17,182 by drewk 11/7/01 3:17:12 PM Reply	Are you even reading what I posted? 1. Why she was picked: For her to assume first and only that it was because of her political affilitation shows that she believes "they" find her to be dangerous (important!) enough to worry about. Unless she has advocated violence before, I don't think Green Party affiliation would qualify for that. (When I first mistakenly thought she was with Greenpeace, this would have been more likely.) 2. If you are inspecting bags and someone reaches for the one you have -- something in the one you have? -- wouldn't you try to prevent that? "Help with a zipper"? That doesn't sound likely. And the Spet 11 lecture: can you honestly picture that reaction being the security person's first words to the woman? It doesn't sound plausible. 3. Yes, it is still "her story his story." Be she has now disclosed her mindset before, during and after the event. It makes me more likely to believe the official version, as her self-reported mindset more closely matches the official version of the "facts" than her own. And I don't appreciate the implication that my conclusion is based on my feelings about "uppity females." It is in fact based on my feelings about anyone who is a professional activist for a specific cause: I beleive they often tend to see malicious intentions behind innocent actions. 4. No, I believe she decided she had made her point. 5. Of course they gave the other airlines her name. They all use the same terminal. If she is not allowed into the terminal, they shouldn't go to the trouble of selling her a ticket. And you read this report (edited for her imputations of others' 'thoughts' of course) and - you see her as the aggressor and one deserving of: being singled out for her political affiliation AND harassed from the get-go? Where did I say that? No, I believe I said that she was initially singled out for some reason that most likely had nothing to do with ehr political affiliation. But that her reaction to being singled out is what brought on her eventual exclusion from the terminal. The bitch deserved what she got?? Is that your automatic take on this [still incomplete, She says / They say] 'report'? Y'know - there are often reasons why women 'expect' certain treatment from (anonymous) men, especially teens in camouflage uniform (say) - just as the epithet 'bitch', tossed around here now quite often: makes clear that women are hardly alone in toting around caricatures, ready for Instant mindless Application. Unless I missed it somewhere, you're the only one throwing around the epithet. And my take was not automatic. If you'll notice, I didn't post anything on this until after I saw her side of it. And, as I thought I made clear, it was her own words that convinced me she probably was escalating the event based on her preconceived agenda. Yes, there are a bunch of undertrained, ill-prepared young men (and women) being given an awful lot of authority and responsibility. Some of them are probably over-reaching their authority. But I think it makes more sense to make an issue of it when you are sure of the reason for being singled out, as with the reporter barred from flying because of a book. We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]
Post #17,188 by Ashton 11/7/01 3:34:42 PM Reply	Yes I read and appreciate the expansion. Yours may even be ~ an impartial evaluation of "what likely occurred" - as near as anyone ever gets to actuality [not very, most always IMhO]. You did not jump-in from initial rampant guesstimates. Still - the import of this case hinges upon nuance at every turn: as to how well/poorly? she revealed her putative attitude in body language and actions. But regarding just that: we have only summaries from the oopposing, contradictory players. We have claims. Period. No reports in detail from - enough uninvolved bystanders so as to suggest.. some credence is deserved. It's still Yes/No take yer pick! I reiterate: this entire tempest/teapot has been about Rorschaks about Which conclusion will be jumped-to, and from which proclivity one has. IMhO. A.
Post #17,191 by Silverlock 11/7/01 3:44:12 PM Reply	Bullst So now I'm an authority loving, green hating control freak? Or so the implication goes. "I reiterate: this entire tempest/teapot has been about Rorschaks about Which conclusion will be jumped-to, and from which proclivity one has. IMhO." You have** to know better than that. As far as my "proclivities" go, I am about as anti-authoritarian as they come. So, speaking as one who once had the nickname "Don the Hippy", I still think she acted the bitch and got up the nose of the security guards. Don Richards, Proud recipient of the ABBA.
Post #17,199 by bepatient 11/7/01 4:35:06 PM Reply	Nah big D... So now I'm an authority loving, green hating control freak? Or so the implication goes. I think he meant those to be >my< proclivities. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #17,206 by Ashton 11/7/01 4:53:01 PM Reply	Nahh BeeP: you ain't Really That kind of asshole; You just play one on Tee Vee and in the forums. [I think...] I mean, if you believed half of the Econo-Terrorism you preach, you'd have hair growing inside your nose and ears. (What? You have ?? er, well) Ashton True Conservative - read it and weep. Whadda You got to 'Conserve' ? (Besides the Holy Market-Forces God, that is)
Post #17,211 by bepatient 11/7/01 5:10:17 PM Reply	Right...I'm a completely different type of asshole! :-) Call me Miyagi... In Forum...must have balance...Ashton-san... Miyagi provide balance... Besides...I hardly ever have to shave my ears anymore ;) You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #17,216 by Ashton 11/7/01 5:28:34 PM Reply	Apologies BeeP :[ I have no excuse from the syntax Pohlice. (But even if you were an asshole.. you'd be Our Asshole, y'know? ;-) Damn.. can't even get an apology right! ..it must be the Daemon Influence of those alien cabalistic rituals, practiced by the Hairy-eared Ainu. No. Fair. Ashton \| Our Motto a dead chicken on every doorknob
Post #17,234 by bepatient 11/7/01 7:05:44 PM Reply	Smiley was there...Ashton-san You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #17,200 by Ashton 11/7/01 4:38:21 PM 11/7/01 4:47:22 PM Reply	Nothing of the sort, unless it is. My comment stands, and was a reply to Drook. I found the original caricatures of this woman - too predictable to follow from 'analysis of facts', of which there were few. Still. We've seen just summaries of the events by contradictory 'version'. It is still so: whatever her internal opinion, we're just guessing about its transparency. She says she did not 'act out' her opinion of the guard (merely attempted to explain what she thought it was: to us). Was the 'zipper help gesture' sufficient grounds to imagine she was about to detonate some &(%)&* suicidal Bomb? - Sure.. if yer on 100% adrenaline and the 'S' means (to you) that she's likely a moll of an Imam! Imagination Rulez. There and sometimes here. Have you never encountered a person behaving patently officiously and equally predictably: and withheld acting on your er 'insight'? Think she could manage that? And given that she was pre-selected - do you really think it strange that she might associate that with recent criticism of an Administration whose Spokes-puppet recently said on the Tee Vee Watch what you say* !* Only a geek would imagine she'd associate web-purchase with "S"elected. IMO. Sorry, no - whatever her internal dialogue from experience was - we don't know WHICH of those stories is nearer the Rashomon panorama of 'truths' Ashton Whose beard started long before it became a Badge, but then I kept it anyway - just to freak out Puritans before breakfast. Seen Real hippies and beats before that; kinfolk. City Lights bookstore in SF. Met Ferlinghetti; went into the Black Cat (when mostly special gurlz hung out there) yada Credentials? PS: I find much to disagree with re the Green Party. This woman is no more a fount of wisdom than yer average Reactionary masquerading as some sorta 'conservative' euphemism. (I Got Mine - so Fuck You\ufffd Inc.) Whatever happened to the great puppy-dog Murican underdog bias: that one at least had a kernel of instinctive 'truth' in it !? Enjoy your flight :-) Edited by Missing User 70 Nov. 7, 2001, 04:47:22 PM EST Expand All History
Post #17,202 by Silverlock 11/7/01 4:50:11 PM Reply	Re: Credentials None but the nickname. :) Don Richards, recipient of the ABBA.
Post #17,209 by Ashton 11/7/01 5:02:05 PM Reply	Misspoke here.. Credentials? meant - izzat enough? Not - 'Prove you are You' (!) I'm with Dick Feynman (credentials ~ awards) Awards is epaulets.. (re Nobel and others) OK.. I did win a Silver bugle once ;-) A.
Post #17,208 by Another Scott 11/7/01 4:55:41 PM Reply	Come on, Ashton. Was the 'zipper help gesture' sufficient grounds to imagine she was about to detonate some &(%)& suicidal Bomb? - Sure.. if yer on 100% adrenaline and the 'S' means (to you) that she's likely a moll of an Imam! Have you flown on a commercial flight in the last few years? If so, you may recall signs near the security checkpoints which say things like, [link\|http://www.faa.gov/apa/pr/pr.cfm?id=1184\|this]: \ufffd Do not joke about having a bomb or firearm in your possession. Security personnel are trained to react when they hear these words. Penalties can be severe, and can include time in prison and fines. These rules were in place before 9/11. The security personnel may have over reacted. She apparently wasn't a threat. But that's not the issue. The security personnel have to be able to do their job whether a potential passenger is a threat or not. To apparently claim that her not following instructions (according to one report) was OK (since she wasn't going to immolate the people at the checkpoint or on the plane) and thus should be OK to fly is a bit much. If telling jokes about bombs can get one jail time, then I don't see how not following instructions during a search and missing a flight is such a draconian measure. Being able to fly from a commercial airport isn't a right. Your point about not having impartial observers is good. But your arguments about the inferences we can draw based on what we do know don't work too well, IMHO. My $0.02. Cheers, Scott.
Post #17,212 by Ashton 11/7/01 5:20:21 PM Reply	Tilt! What are you talking about? There were NO BOMB JOKES or gestures as far as I heard anywhere! I was merely imagining the worst interpretation a guard might have given to, her having reached over to help with a zipper THAT is what she said she did and why (she said) she did it. Have you some new information which can properly attach a more sinister take to the event? Aside from imagining one, that is? He grabbed her arm. I said the above - as justification for maybe why he did so. I (nor you) HAVE NO IDEA what actually transpired in that mini-slice of the overall soap opera. "Not following instructions". That is suitably vague so as to encompass her body stance, her facial expression, the imputation of an S on her gate-pass, the fear of a newbie 'Inspector' -- and ALL the REST. What does it MEAN ?? {Sheesh} My arguments about the inferences we might properly draw, stand: very few. Most HAVE drawn them and embellished deep down into her mindset, ergo: She MUST have also ____! oO0HH.!. Simply, I say - these are projections from fucking Insufficient data. EOF That's my take on what I have read. We'll talk when something comes in from an uninvolved witness or preferably at least three. Ashton It's neither a Green nor a Red thing. It's about character assassination via innuendo.
Post #17,221 by Another Scott 11/7/01 5:53:02 PM Reply	OK, I'll try again. I'll try to be clearer. There were NO BOMB JOKES or gestures as far as I heard anywhere! I was merely imagining the worst interpretation a guard might have given to, her having reached over to help with a zipper THAT is what she said she did and why (she said) she did it. Have you some new information which can properly attach a more sinister take to the event? Aside from imagining one, that is? My attempted point was that things are different at airport security checkpoints than at other places in society. We all know this. One of the differences is that jokes about bombs can result in jail time. I'm not saying that she said anything about a bomb. But along with the restriction about jokes, there are implicit (and maybe explicit, I haven't checked) expectations that potential passengers will cooperate with the security personnel or will be refused passage onto a flight. Thus, to my mind and apparently to the minds of the security people, it doesn't matter what her intent was in helping another person with their zipper. Her actions, and her admitted subsequent actions, indicated to the security personnel that she wasn't being cooperative. The security people aren't there to placate people who have a chip on their shoulder or who want to behave childishly. And I do think she acted childishly, but that's just my inference. It's about character assassination via innuendo. I don't think I've engaged in that. Now we might agree that these comments by [link\|http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=Pine.LNX.4.10.10111052138180.13487-100000%40spock.peak.org&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DOden%2BGreen%2Bparty%2BMaine%2Bdisruptive%26hl%3Den\|Brent White] about her approach that level. I agree with you that more disinterested reports about Bangor would be better, but I don't think that's going to appear. Sorry for chastising you. I'm done in this thread, I hope. Cheers, Scott.
Post #17,224 by Ashton 11/7/01 6:17:30 PM Reply	Whew.. Lots of duplication in the posts, but one excerpt appears to be similar to mine: As I said before, the Oden case appears to me to be a case of individual harassment. The evidence is not quite in yet on what actually happened though. I would personally like to hear what impartial people who watched this had to say before I am ready to make a final conclusion. I heard her side of the story on the radio. It may not be the only side as is true in almost all disputes like this. Since this strongly appears to be an individual (and serious) dispute, I think there is a little time to look into this further. Mr. Cohen mentioned that several politicians were investigating this. I know the Green Party of the U.S. says it is doing the same. Let's see what they find here. Similar to mine except: I'm not convinced yet that she Was 'singled out because of her politics' - I am fairly convinced though, that she Though that was the reason (and was likely unaware of the 'web'-ordered ticket connection). Peace. A.
Post #17,498 by Andrew Grygus 11/9/01 12:33:05 PM Reply	Green Party Certified by Fed Electon Committee The Federal Election Committee voted 6 to 0 to certify the Green Party as a national committee on the same legal basis as the Democrats, Republicans and Libertarian parties. This means the Green Party can accept donations up to $20,000 per year per doner and pass the money on to local election committees. Los Angeles Times, 11-9-01 (dead tree version). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #17,507 by a6l6e6x 11/9/01 1:27:01 PM Reply	Green Party USA != Green Party of Nader. I presume the Green Party recognized by the Federal Election Committee is Ralph Nader's party and has no conection to the "lady" in question. I have not seen the cited article, so there is a leap of faith involved here. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #17,525 by Another Scott 11/9/01 2:24:32 PM Reply	AP story and other links. [link\|http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-recognizing-greens1108nov08.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dpolitics%2Dheadlines\|Here] via Newsday. The URL will change. November 8, 2001, 2:57 PM EST WASHINGTON -- The Green Party has established enough national presence to gain the same legal status as the Republican and Democratic parties, regulators ruled Thursday. The Federal Election Commission voted 6-0 to recognize the Green Party of the United States as a national committee. That means the national Green Party can now accept donations of up to $20,000 a year per donor and pass money on to state and local party committees. [...] The action does not guarantee the party the federal funds that the GOP and Democratic Party receive to help finance their national conventions every four years. Also, it does not promise the Greens' presidential nominee the federal money that Republican and Democratic presidential candidates draw for their primary and general election campaigns. That is because the Green Party has not won the 5 percent of the national presidential vote needed to qualify for federal funds. Green nominee Ralph Nader collected 3 percent of the popular vote last November. He made the ballot in 44 states. The Greens last sought national committee status in 1996. The FEC said the party had not met the requirements, which include nominating candidates for various federal offices in several states, engaging in ongoing activities such as voter registration and publicizing party issues nationally. Nancy Oden is with the Green Party USA (which apparently is not group in the story). [link\|http://www.greenparty.org/contacts.html\|Here] is info on Oden's group. [link\|http://www.floridagreens.org/minutes/2001-08-28-disaffiliation.txt\|Here's] a story on a Florida Green group which mentions breaking away from G/GPUSA. The Green Party of Florida is affiliated with the Association of State Green Parties (ASGP) which is changing its name to The Green Party of the United States ( www.greenpartyus.org ). ASGP hosted the nominating convention at which Nader was nominated, and Nader ran on the Green Party Platform whose creation was coordinated by ASGP (both the nominating convention and the platform included input from State Green Parties who were not affiliated with ASGP). The Green Party of Florida is also affiliated with a different organization, G/GPUSA (The Greens/Green Party of USA, www.greenparty.org ). In support of unity among Greens, the Green Party of Florida has been affiliated with both groups, however negotiation between the two groups has recently fallen apart with the last negotiated proposal, called the Boston Proposal, failing to get the 2/3rds required to pass at the recent G/GPUSA Congress. Sheesh. It sounds like it's going to be like the Reform Party soon... Cheers, Scott.
Post #17,569 by Ashton 11/9/01 4:44:26 PM Reply	"It's not easy being Green", says Kermit.

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