You see Ms. Parker?
The MSM reported that shit as if it actually had some connection to the real world. Any sane person without an axe to grind can see that the ACLU wants this country crippled, or destroyed, if necessary. It went past all those poor carpal tunnel afflicted wretches and underpaid editors, and plopped right onto the front page. And that happens what, 400 times per DAY? If information is going to be controlled by the freakin ACLU, and whatever passes for "journalists" handling the info, we're going to need one hell of a lot more rambunctous bloggers to kick them in the crotch when they get out of line.

The ACLU is clearly dangerous, but even after reading this report, I am starting to wonder if my traditional position, that they hate America and want us destroyed is sufficient.
It is difficult for me to imagine a group of people deliberatley dedicated to something that would ultimately get themselves killed. I wonder if there is a way to get inside their heads [yech] and find a thread of good will or at least connected thought that leads them to the reactionary counter rational anti-democratic and anti-liberty positions they take?
IOW, is there a way to get to their world view and vision of America that involves good will on their part?
I frankly doubt it, and certainly don't see it now.

Timothy Sparapani, hmmmmmm? Isn't that a foreign name?

In related, breaking news:

ACLU Offers Alternative

(AP) - After obtaining a judgment from the Supreme Court barring law enforcement officers from acting on information relayed through their optic nerves, lawyers for the ACLU were quick to stress that they "do understand that America is at war with insurgents" and therefore with the endorsement of the Democratic National Party have drafted new rules to facilitate the swift identification and capture of threatening persons.

"It's a radical yet simple concept that our criminal president sadly did not think of," said Harry Reid, Democrat Senate Minority leader. "Airport security persons will stand beneath large signs reading 'Raise Your Hand if You're a Terrorist', with legal waivers and pens holstered at the ready which will be presented to terrorists as a means of obtaining permission to search their bags."

Lurch Adams, a face often and meaninglessly attached to current events, stated "I am John Kerry, and I endorse this bold new security measure undertaken by the Democratic party who is very aware of the dangerous terrorism that is threatening and bad."

The ACLU is the most dangerous organization operating in the U.S.

They should be shut down using the RICO anti racketeering statutes.

Do they EVER take a position that common sense would support? Fer God's sake, they have been on a 25 year mission to destroy the Boy Scouts. The. Boy. Scouts.

ACLU the supporter of terrorists SHUT EM DOWN

The Transportation Security Administration will first teach screeners what suspicious behaviors to look for in travelers. These can include nervousness, wearing a big coat in the summer or reluctance to make eye contact with law enforcement.

How else would Eddie Murphy have apprehended the bad guys in the strip club in Beverly Hills Cop, subsequently giving all the credit to Rosewood and Taggart?

Let's get the word out that the ACLU does all that listed above and more at taxpayers' expense!

We need congress to repeal the 1976 Civil Liberties Attorneys Compensation Act to shut down the money spigot that fuels this dangerous and treasonous organization.

I agree the ACLU is very dangerous on national security--how about anti ACLU demonstrations ?

The. Boy. Scouts? Are. You. Kidding?

Behavior detection is a common practice among police officers and customs agents, who often engage arriving passengers they suspect in more detailed conversation.

Oh yeah, I want to see the textbook the minimum-wage rocket scientist screeners will be using to learn how to "engage" passengers in "detailed conversation."

The ACLU is evil?

WTF are you people MORONS?

The ACLU protects and defends ALL AMERICANS CIVIAL LIBERTIES...

Including your God...Rush Limbaugh...

Including Nazis...

But I am sure they are financing the "War on Christmas" as well..

If you cannot comprehend that everyone is entitled to civilrights, religious freedom, freedom from religion, having their medical records protected even though they are a lying hypocrite oxycontin addcit..

Well---Love it or LEAVE IT...

The ACLU defended NAMBLA, an organization with which I'm sure you are familiar.

Amnesty International is also an evil organization.

BYPAS said: "If you cannot comprehend that everyone is entitled to civilrights, religious freedom, freedom from religion, having their medical records protected even though they are a lying hypocrite oxycontin addcit."

The point you are missing, Sad Boy, is that conservatives would agree 100% with this. What they would disagree with is nature of the civil liberties in question. When the ACLU hoists the flag for "civil liberties," some people immediately salute without asking, does this construal of this particular liberty (say, right to privacy or search and seizure) comport with the Constitution, or even common sense?

Hunter says: "The ACLU is clearly dangerous, but even after reading this report, I am starting to wonder if my traditional position, that they hate America and want us destroyed is sufficient."

I think you're on to something. I don't think the ACLU and its supporters (God, I used to be a member!) hate America or want to see it harmed (unless, of course, Bush can be blamed). I think they are so devoted to abstract principles that they are fundamentally incapable of dealing with the real world or with real world hazards. For them, everything is a law school hypothetical.

BYPAS said: "If you cannot comprehend that everyone is entitled to civilrights, religious freedom, freedom from religion, having their medical records protected even though they are a lying hypocrite oxycontin addcit."

The point you are missing, Sad Boy, is that conservatives would agree 100% with this. What they would disagree with is nature of the civil liberties in question. When the ACLU hoists the flag for "civil liberties," some people immediately salute without asking, does this construal of this particular liberty (say, right to privacy or search and seizure) comport with the Constitution, or even common sense?

Hunter says: "The ACLU is clearly dangerous, but even after reading this report, I am starting to wonder if my traditional position, that they hate America and want us destroyed is sufficient."

I think you're on to something. I don't think the ACLU and its supporters (God, I used to be a member!) hate America or want to see it harmed (unless, of course, Bush can be blamed). I think they are so devoted to abstract principles that they are fundamentally incapable of dealing with the real world or with real world hazards. For them, everything is a law school hypothetical.

Sorry about the double post.