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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:23:26 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:01:14 -0500, mmc wrote:


I know the libs will squeal at this but mayube a little racial
profiling
is in order? Like, check out people with obviously Muslim names a
little
more closely than pasty white "Bubba Joe Smith" from Texarkana
(apologies if Bubba Joe actually resides on this group).

Yup, racial profiling would have caught Timothy McVeigh and the
Unabomber. If you want to use terrorist profiling, fine, but
concentrate
on racial profiling the true terrorists can slip through. Guys, like
this, for instance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn


Sure is easy to start down the slippery slope of racism and bigotry isn't
it.

I suppose we could adopt the FDR model and lock up everyone with a
middle eastern name. ;-)


Great example of that slippery slope...

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On 12/27/09 2:18 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:23:26 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:01:14 -0500, mmc wrote:


I know the libs will squeal at this but mayube a little racial
profiling
is in order? Like, check out people with obviously Muslim names a
little
more closely than pasty white "Bubba Joe Smith" from Texarkana
(apologies if Bubba Joe actually resides on this group).

Yup, racial profiling would have caught Timothy McVeigh and the
Unabomber. If you want to use terrorist profiling, fine, but
concentrate
on racial profiling the true terrorists can slip through. Guys, like
this, for instance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn


Sure is easy to start down the slippery slope of racism and bigotry isn't
it.

I suppose we could adopt the FDR model and lock up everyone with a
middle eastern name. ;-)


Great example of that slippery slope...


I'd start with the teabaggers.

On the other hand, and on another but connected subject, I'm not sure it
would be a bad idea to shut down immigration to this country entirely
until actual unemployment drops below 5%.