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By Stanley P. Gershbein
Brooklyn Daily
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security sent 70 undercover agents carrying hidden explosives and weapons through various airport gates. Security workers only caught three agents carrying banned items — 67 marched right past the Transportation Security Administration as if they carried nothing more than bagels and jelly donuts.
To say that this is unacceptable is the understatement of the year. Fire them! They were hired to protect us, and based on the results of this particular test, they are not even trying.
About a month ago we, were told about the total number of weapons found at airports in 2015. The TSA announced that it found 2,653 firearms in carry-on bags last year. That was a 20-percent increase over the year before. And about 80 percent of those guns were loaded. Considering the TSA’s dismal failure in that undercover airport test, I ask: If they were able to find 2600 guns, how many did they not find?
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I accompanied a friend to one of those large wine-and-liquor stores not very long ago. As we walked in, the man behind the counter greeted my friend by name. If the man behind the counter in a liquor store knows you by name, you may have a problem. Not me. I don’t drink at all. In fact, I am a Diamond-plus member of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Crown and Anchor Society. With that status, I can get all the beer, wine, and booze I want — free of charge. I repeat: I don’t drink at all, but I do make a lot of friends.
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How do you really feel about foreigners working in the United States? I am in favor of people who enter the country legally and apply for jobs when and where there are openings — that is a whole lot better than, as so many do, coming in with a hand stuck out for freebees and not applying for jobs. I am also not very happy knowing that there are companies that are seeking lower-paid, foreign workers to put American laborers on the unemployment line.
Right now, I and many Americans are more than just a bit disturbed by the Disney Company. According to the lawsuit against Mickey Mouse, the big rodent fired 300 workers at Disney World and is allegedly replacing them with lower-paid foreign workers. Furthermore, these American employees are being instructed to train their foreign replacements — or risk giving up their bonuses and severance pay. If this turns out to be true, there will be a run on rat traps.
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Barber shops are great places. Not only can I get a haircut, I can learn what my neighbors are thinking. Political discussions in the barber shop can sometimes become violent. A debate that began with “When Trump gets the nomination…” became louder when another customer jumped in with “If Trump gets the nomination…” I stayed out of it, but I had to softly applaud when the matter of choosing a vice-president came up. After every name was mentioned a wise man suggested Condoleezza Rice. “That way the Donald can siphon off some of the minority vote along with some of the women’s vote from Hillary.”
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