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IP: Airport Screeners at Work -- why do I see a BIG nightmare coming in the Fed program
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:17:35 -0500
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/columns/hoh/01/hoh1018.html October 18, 2001 Heard on the Hill by Ed Henry Airport Security. Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) has been privately regaling colleagues with a story about the amazing experience he recently had at the Little Rock airport. As Ross tried to board a flight back to D.C., an airline employee said she would first need to see his ticket and some form of I.D. Eager to comply with all security regulations, the freshman lawmaker proudly pulled his official Member I.D. out of his pocket to show off to the employee. "We don't take that," the airline worker replied. Thinking quickly on his feet, Ross then dug into his pocket for his Sam's Club card, revealing his membership in Sam Walton's discount wholesale chain. The employee smiled and said, "Have a nice flight!" The moral of the story for lawmakers seems to be that membership still has its privileges. Having an affiliation with Wal-Mart, however, is a little more important for Members from Arkansas. For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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