Ron Paul rails against ‘TSA abuses,’ says he has no intention of third party run
2012 Elections Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
From: WashingtonPost.com
What does Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) run-in with the Transportation Safety Administration in a Nashville airport today have to do with @MentionManchine?
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who consistently has the highest volume of Twitter mentions of any of the 2012 candidates measured in the @MentionMachine, fired off this tweet just after 10 a.m. Monday.
He posted a similar message on his Facebook page about the “detainment” of his son, Rand. TSA later issued a statment that Sen. Paul wasn’t detained, but was escorted to an alternative screening procedure area after he refused a pat-down.
By then, though, Ron Paul’s tweet had already hit its target — the highly engaged online followers who help distribute his libertarian-leaning message. Mentions of Paul spiked and his top tweets were all regarding Rand’s TSA run-in.
Both Pauls have been critical of the TSA’s pat-down procedures in the past. You can watch Rand Paul grill TSA Administrator Jon Pistole in a hearing here, and watch Ron Paul rail against the agency on the House floor here.
Social analytics Web site Topsy recorded 40,050 mentions of TSA on social channels Monday, up from 5,000 the day before.
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This makes perfect sense. Both Paul’s have been critical of the unionized TSA monolopy, as well they should.
When it comes to liberty they are again both standard bearers in their respective positions!
Ever watch cattle in a cattle chute at a slaughterhouse? We aren’t much different going through airport security. Great image for the “Land of the free and the home of the brave ,” don’t you think?
Remember that book about the people of East Germany?
“They Thought They Were Free”
Yeah… that’s us.