GOP Congressman Defends Profiling At Airports: ‘Political Correctness Won’t Save Any Lives’

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)
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Remember that Congressman who was angry that airport security randomly patted down a grandma and a child, but let a man in “Arabian dress” pass through? Well Republican Congressman Paul Broun is back, this time on Fox News, and he’s not retreating from his demand that the TSA start focusing on the “real” terrorists, which apparently might include anyone in “Arabian attire.”

Broun declares that the current procedures used by the TSA have been an “abysmal failure” and are a complete waste of money. Instead he argues, “we need to focus on those people who are trying to harm us as a nation” and stop worrying about political correctness. Broun argues political correctness enabled the Fort Hood shooting to take place, and he apparently has seen enough. “Stop patting down grandma and little kids” he concludes, and given his position on the Homeland Security Committee, if he repeats it often enough maybe it can serve as a rallying cry to help convince his colleagues to support new procedures.

Watch the clip from Fox News below:

The original version of the story appears here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-congressman-defends-profiling-at-airports-political-correctness-wont-save-any-lives/

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