Man Detained by TSA for Writing “Kip Hawley is an Idiot” on His Clear Plastic Carry-On Bag

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  09.28.06 | 7:26 AM ET

Who is Kip Hawley? Just the director of the Transportation Security Administration. The alleged incident in Milwaukee, posted by a traveler on a flyertalk forum, has a lot of people pointing out that free speech doesn’t end at the security gate. Or at least it shouldn’t. If the flyertalk forum with the post is down—I got a database error this morning—check out Wonkette’s post that includes the original post.

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3 Comments for Man Detained by TSA for Writing “Kip Hawley is an Idiot” on His Clear Plastic Carry-On Bag

Hunter Cashdollar 09.28.06 | 9:58 AM ET

I wonder how in the world he knew the guy’s name in the first place?  Hunter Cashdollar

Hunter Cashdollar 09.28.06 | 10:01 AM ET

...Or, for that matter, why the employees would care?  Hunter Cashdollar

asdf 09.28.06 | 3:31 PM ET

we are slowly but surely accepting our enslavement.

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