Like most Americans, I was relieved that there were no major disruptions yesterday, which was one of the busiest air travel days of the year.
The day ended with a defiant TSA calling Nov. 24 Opt-In Day — a not-so-subtle dig at the activists who asked air travelers to opt out of the full-body scanners.
“What some protesters threatened as an opt out day has turned into a TSA appreciation day,” the agency said.
The mainstream news media followed in lockstep. “Travelers at area airports Wednesday appeared to be opting out of the much-hyped National Opt-Out protest against the see-all body scanners,” wrote the New York Daily News.
To read the coverage, you would think this was nothing more than a media-fueled nonevent. But a closer look at the facts suggests that’s not necessarily accurate.
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