How offended are you? ~ By Barbara Simpson

Commentary from WorldNetDaily

By Barbara Simpson Posted: January 04, 2010 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2010 I've had it. I'm offended and want my government to know it. I'm tired of being treated like a criminal. You can put me on the "being offended" bandwagon. Why not? It happens all the time and seems to work. If a person is ticked off by something, doesn't like something, disagrees with something or just doesn't like the look of something, all they have to say is they're "offended!" I don't want to undress in airports. I don't want to walk in stocking feet on dirty floors where thousands of feet have walked. I don't want strangers patting and touching my body. I don't want my personal items pawed through. I don't want to be exposed to machines that invade my privacy and could have health consequences! I'm tired of being treated like a criminal by my own government in my own country. I'm offended! It's the magic word to get action from weak-kneed bureaucrats and politicians and generally anyone "in charge" of some aspect of government, institutions, businesses, schools, churches, social organizations and unfortunately, even the military. Their knee-jerk reaction to any claim of alleged offense is institutional collapse. It's the result of pervasive political correctness, multi-culturalism, diversity and, quite frankly, blatant gutlessness by anyone with a title. The legitimacy of the complaint doesn't matter and, generally, no one cares. Just say it and that "something" has to stop, be changed, be derided, ridiculed or just ignored. My message to Washington is that I'm offended because every time I travel by air, you and all your transportation security people treat me like a terrorist. I am not a terrorist, never have been, never will be. There's no evidence linking me to any such activities, and I have no record of any such inclinations. There is no question of my loyalty to my country and our Constitution. I do not fit any terrorist profile. Oops. That's the problem! You and the TSA are too politically correct (read that "chicken") to profile passengers in your legitimate concern about terrorism on airliners. As a result, you treat everyone like a terrorist. READ FULL STORY >