A Mace-ing

 "REAL MEN PROTECT WOMEN!" 

"SUING FOR DEFAMATION!"

If these words look familiar to you, it's possible that you have stumbled into a zone in which caps lock is a viable means of communication. As a tech teacher in an elementary school I have made a practice over the years of telling students that the caps lock button is evil and should not be used. The reasoning behind this is simple: Most of the time when you start shouting, as I like to refer to it, you tend to forget that you are shouting and then everything you write comes out like a scream. 

Hard to make any sort of valid point if you can't differentiate the important thoughts from the usual screeching. 

That was Nancy Mace, by the way, who was howling into the void. Maybe you heard about her behavior at the Charleston airport on the morning of October 30. It seems as though she was unhappy about the security afforded her after she had arrived late and at a different door than she was supposed to. Separate narrative accounts written by officers state Mace was “loudly” cursing and making derogatory comments about the department when approached by officers. Nancy was then escorted to her gate, while reportedly continuing to use profanity and complaining about how she had been treated.

She then chose to promote the non-incident using a tag line made infamous by her lord and master, he of the free Qatari jet: “BREAKING NEWS: Nancy Mace arrives at the airport – with no security. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

For their part, the TSA and law enforcement assigned to the Mace detail were somewhat taken aback. The Republican Attorney General, Alan Wilson, had this to say: “Disrespecting the men and women who keep our airports safe is unacceptable. Law enforcement and TSA agents show up every day to protect the public, and right now, they’re not even getting paid. They deserve respect and appreciation. Not profanity. Not threats. Not tantrums. This is not an isolated incident. It has become a pattern of reckless and disrespectful behavior by Nancy Mace, and South Carolinians deserve better from someone who claims to represent them.”

Oh, did I mention that Nancy would like to be elected Governor of the Palmetto State? With an attitude like that, might I suggest a slot at the Department of Homeland Security? I hear ICE is hiring.