Michelle Malkin Uncovers Dress Code

On December 7th I blogged that the policy makers in the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) were out of touch and "clueless":

Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Big Gov't --Clueless
Air marshals are extremely unhappy with the unreasonable dress codes put upon them during the holiday season. Seems that gov't regs call for the marshals to wear suits but, alas, the vast majority of travelers going wherever holiday travelers go, don't wear suits. When was the last time you wore a suit on the plane when you were flying home for the holidays? I have an idea. Why not make the marshals wear black suits like the Secret Service and make sure they all have little microphones wired down to their wrist so they can serupticiously speak into their hand. And they could have that trademark earphone with the curly cue cord emerging from their ear going to who knows where and that unseemly bulge on the left side of their rib cage. That way they could completely blend in with the rest of the passengers. C'mon, Marshals, get with the program!

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Last week columnist, blogger, and frequent guest on cable news programs, Michelle Malkin wrote a widely read piece on this very subject; the existence of an unpopular dress code for Air Marshals. As a result, Thomas Quinn, head of FAMS, summoned his spokesman, David Adams, to deny the charge that a strict dress code was being enforced.

Today, Malkin, at her blog (scroll down to 'Air Rage') responds, armed with a large quiver full of emails from anonymous Air Marshals fed up with the dress code, claiming it hinders their ability to remain undercover. Additionally, too much manpower is spent making sure agents are wearing proper attire instead of using that time, energy and money looking for terrorists. Be sure to read this piece and the comments from disgruntled agents.