Paul apparently set off an airport security full-body scanner “on a glitch,” a spokesman in Paul’s office told ABC News.
The Paul staffer said TSA agents would not let Paul walk back through the body scanner and were demanding a full body pat-down.
The Paul spokesman said his office called TSA administrator John Pistole about the incident this morning.
The fun part, of course, is that this totally plays into his civil-liberties playbook.
And if he weren’t a rich white dude, he’d be in prison for this shit. Also, the delicious part? He was flying off to an...
THIS IS SO RICH. He really was on his way to an anti-choice rally. Oh, my god.
Amazing. Go Rand Paul! (assuming true.) I never thought I would say that.
I need a reference on this, it’s just too fucking good to be true.
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