Now This Here's Whatcha Call Ironic...

[Lord Jim]

Suspicious package clears TSA hearing room

WASHINGTON, (NBC) – A suspicious package prompts Capitol Police to abruptly stop and evacuate a Senate TSA hearing in progress.

During testimony, Committee Chairman Ron Johnson of Wisconsin interrupted the hearing.

He announced that Capitol Police needed to clear the floor and asked people to quickly and calmly leave the room.

NBC News has learned that a suspicious package in the Dirsken Senate Office Building prompted Capitol Police to evacuate several floors as a precaution.

http://wdtn.com/2015/06/09/suspicious-p ... ring-room/

[Long Run]

The headline can be read to say that this mysterious package made it past TSA screening -- yet another black eye for them.

Not as bad as this headline making the rounds:

[wesw]

man, an ambidextrous pitcher, oh how I ve dreamed,....

[Lord Jim]

[Lord Jim]

Somebody must be watching C-Span today as a guide for making bomb threats:

Secret Service evacuates White House briefing room

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service evacuated White House Tuesday because of an undisclosed threat.

The evacuation came in the middle of a press briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest. Reporters were were moved across West Executive drive, beside the Old Executive Office Building.

Earlier Tuesday, Capitol Police evacuated the Dirksen Senate Office Buiolding after a phoned-in bomb threat there. No bomb was found.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli ... /28746303/

[Joe Guy]

When was the last time a bomb exploded after a bomb threat?

And what's the point of a bomb threat? If you want to blow up people, why would you warn them?

[BoSoxGal]