Here we go... again

Posted by MattFranke 10 years, 6 months ago to News
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Well, well. This has all the makings of another media blitz against guns. An "anti-government extremist" with a gun, taking the first shots at the TSA. The timing on this is simply impeccable , because it will help draw some attention away from all Barry's other problems. One more thing that they can have some political theatrics over. One more situation that, surely must lead us to believe that we need them to keep us safe. This has the potential to turn into a big mess. The "war on terror" was a bait-and-switch from the beginning . It is now the people who are the enemy. This will only lead to an expansion of the powers of Homeland inSecurity, which will only cause more back-lash, which will require larger government, for our protection of course.
Assuming that this isn't some sort of staged incident, this may be a very significant moment in the course of this countries future. Could those be the next shots heard around the world? Or is this guy just a wing-nut loon like they say? What do you think??


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  • Posted by plusaf 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    somebody in "media" doesn't understand what "Libertarian" means.... oh, wait, that's redundant.

    Sorry.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    There were phones that could be used for a large fee. I also think people placed calls with mobile phones during the hijackings, which was possible but unreliable and against FAA rules.

    Mobile phones work on planes but become increasing unreliable with altitude.
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  • Posted by $ jsambdman 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I thought that cell phones didn't work on planes in 2001. That is a relatively recent development. There were some planes with onboard phones that could be used for a large fee. But not all planes had that capability like today. Cell phone towers are directional and they don't point up.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    How do define "extreme patriots"? One of the appalling aspects of political discourse in America is the lack of definitions of words and phrases.
    For example, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue" (Barry Goldwater). I understood this then and now. Whereas "Hope and Change" or "Fundamentally transforming America" (BO), I don't.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    When you rub brain cells together...

    it kills them.

    Words mean things. Is the "official" version 100% accurate? Certainly not. Is the "official" version 100% true? Probably not.

    Do I think Barbara and Ted Olson were part of some conspiracy to panic the U.S. into attacking poor, innocent Moslems (who've been trying to harm us for decades)? Hell no.
    It requires no "official story" for me to figure out that we were attacked, and that Moslems were behind it, not the U.S. government.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Coming soon....you will no longer be able to carry your duffel bag/carry on through security clearance. All bags must be checked...and paid for.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If you refuse to look at what happened, and educate yourself; then I must refuse to debate you. I don't know anyone with two brain cells to rub together, who thinks the official story is true. But, whatever helps you sleep at night.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I'm not going to sit through two hours of nonsense. What is your response about Barbara Olson? Is she alive living in South America somewhere? Was she flying the plane into the Pentagon? Was Ted Olson an agent of the Illuminati spreading disinformation?
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago
    If he was so anti-government, what was he doing working for the government in the first place?
    I see the standard media as unwitting dupes using the vernacular they always use to push an agenda(gun control) which could result in expansion of police powers. how many gun owners out there loved the creation of the TSA in the first place? I'll bet hundreds of thousands.
    I am more convinced than ever that as usual, the government does their job so poorly that the screening procedures for TSA agents which habitually grope, outright steal, and now kill fail. and these are the supposed safety "experts." I'd feel alot safer if they were gone and the airlines handled safety issues for their private companies privately.
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  • Posted by gblaze47 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Curious if he was a liberal... seems a lot of the people doing the shooting and blowing up lately have been.
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  • Posted by gblaze47 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    " Christians haven't been going around executing their children in the name of Islam, nor flying airliners into buildings in the name of Islam" or beheading their wives.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I know there were eye witness and cell phone calls from the plane that went down in PA.... are there some from the pentagon plane too? But still...why no video?
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    maybe the feed was interrupted by the crash and cameras destroyed? I don't remember that part. I think the eye witness accounts from people on the planes who were using their cellphones and the heroics of those people who thwarted the attack of one of the planes, makes for a compelling picture of what was happening.
    I am watching this netfliz series called Homeland where the premise is a POW is rescued and we are left to speculate that he has "turned" by muslim extremists. it's pretty intense
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What I'm saying is.... one-has-to-wonder when so many coincidences happen. At this point, under current circumstances...I don't know WHAT to think....I wonder a lot though. I have questions that would need to be answered before A would equal A. (Why no security footage of the plane hitting the Pentagon? That one really bugs me.)
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