In an effort to never offend any non-American peoples living in America - particularly any Arabs bent on blowing himself up with as many Americans as possible -- airport screeners are now not being allowed to profile people. They have been told that this is racism. They will continue to perform random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President's security detail, and 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips. Let's pause a moment and take the following test and see if we see an obvious pattern....

In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were killed at he Munich Olympics by: (a) Grandma Moses (b) Col. Clink and Sgt. Shultz (c) Invaders from Mars, or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: (a) Norwegians from the University of Oslo (b) Elvis (c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women, or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1983, the Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: (a) A pizza delivery boy (b) Crazed feminists (c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day, or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: (a) Meals on Wheels volunteers (b) The Tooth Fairy (c) Butch and Sundance, or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by: (a) Gomer Pyle (b) Martha Stewart (c) Cheese-crazed tourists from Wisconsin, or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: (a) Mr. Rogers (b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems (c) 7he cast of I Love Lucy or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

On 911 1/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed by: (a) Bugs Bunny, Wil E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd (b) Some Florida senior citizens who couldn't read the ballot, but voted anyway (c) Barney, or (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

For anyone who might be real slow, the answer to all the questions was: (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. Does seeing a pattern here make one a racist? Isn't it time we stopped caring if it does? - Trumpet Editor

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