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Ben E Lou
05-11-2005, 11:15 AM
> BREAKING NEWS
The U.S. Capitol and White House are being evacuated. Details soon.
Ben E Lou
05-11-2005, 11:15 AM
Fighter jets flying above Capitol and White House.
Crapshoot
05-11-2005, 11:16 AM
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=38834
I believe you were blown away... :D
On topic - likely to be much ado about nothing.
LoneStarGirl
05-11-2005, 11:17 AM
...What happened to that other thread? And I can't find news on this anywhere.
A Cessna plane according to Sky News - they are pretty small, right?
CamEdwards
05-11-2005, 11:19 AM
all clear has been given to White House reporters.
Ben E Lou
05-11-2005, 11:19 AM
All-clear being given apparently...
Ksyrup
05-11-2005, 11:21 AM
all clear has been given to White House reporters.
Let them back in first! :D
Mustang
05-11-2005, 11:22 AM
> Capitol and White House are being evacuated. Details soon.
Cheney eat Burritos again?
flere-imsaho
05-11-2005, 11:31 AM
Very Convenient. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/11/baseclosings.guard.ap/index.html)
Desnudo
05-11-2005, 11:35 AM
Very Convenient. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/11/baseclosings.guard.ap/index.html)
So you think the Illinois governor flew a Cesna into restriced airspace?
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn
05-11-2005, 11:36 AM
So you think the Illinois governor flew a Cesna into restriced airspace?
nnonononono! I'm sure it was Halliburton.
flere-imsaho
05-11-2005, 11:36 AM
So you think the Illinois governor flew a Cesna into restriced airspace?
He's a resourceful guy.
flere-imsaho
05-11-2005, 11:37 AM
nnonononono! I'm sure it was Halliburton.
Give me a break. With all the Iraq money, Halliburton could afford much more than a Cessna.
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn
05-11-2005, 11:39 AM
Give me a break. With all the Iraq money, Halliburton could afford much more than a Cessna.
Dunno Flere, their bonus was kind of small. Only $72 mil. After tax, that's only $46 mil. Cessna seems about right. :p
flere-imsaho
05-11-2005, 11:43 AM
Dunno Flere, their bonus was kind of small. Only $72 mil. After tax, that's only $46 mil. Cessna seems about right. :p
I'm pretty sure they'd be buying used, though. You know, given the intended use....
Desnudo
05-11-2005, 11:43 AM
Give me a break. With all the Iraq money, Halliburton could afford much more than a Cessna.
They blew it all on briefcases.
flere-imsaho
05-11-2005, 11:43 AM
They blew it all on briefcases.
Typical.
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn
05-11-2005, 11:45 AM
Typical.
But I bet they were the really nice leather ones with fancy monograms.
Critch
05-11-2005, 12:06 PM
So you think the Illinois governor flew a Cesna into restriced airspace?
It was Kentucky.
"A communications breakdown led federal officials to believe the plane might be targeting the Capitol, but it turned out to be carrying Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who had been cleared to fly into the area."
rexallllsc
05-11-2005, 12:08 PM
Boooring.
Ksyrup
05-11-2005, 02:27 PM
It was Kentucky.
"A communications breakdown led federal officials to believe the plane might be targeting the Capitol, but it turned out to be carrying Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who had been cleared to fly into the area."
I thought you were being serious (although maybe you were). Now they're saying that two people "took" a plane from an airport and flew within 3 miles of the WH before being forced out of the area and landing elsewhere.
Blackadar
05-11-2005, 02:29 PM
"White House/Capitol Being Evacuated"
Can it stay that way?
cuervo72
05-11-2005, 02:32 PM
I thought you were being serious (although maybe you were). Now they're saying that two people "took" a plane from an airport and flew within 3 miles of the WH before being forced out of the area and landing elsewhere.
There was an incident a year or two ago to which I believe Critch was referring.
Critch
05-11-2005, 02:38 PM
I thought you were being serious (although maybe you were).
I was, that was from the Yahoo news story when I posted. It's been changed now, mentions that the Governor of Kentucky sparked an alert when he flew through the airspace for Reagan's funeral.
Ksyrup
05-11-2005, 02:39 PM
Gotcha.
2 people are in custody
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/capital
rexallllsc
05-11-2005, 05:48 PM
"White House/Capitol Being Evacuated"
Can it stay that way?
Seconded.
Desnudo
05-11-2005, 06:47 PM
2 people are in custody
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/capital
"President Bush was exercising in Maryland and not there at the time."
Why does he have to go to Maryland to excercise?
Buccaneer
05-11-2005, 06:59 PM
This is to those congressmen still freaking out about not getting more advance warning about this errant plane over Washington on Wednesday: Shut up.
While you were bitching, F-16 jets were flying over the Capitol (search (javascript:siteSearch('Capitol');)) to protect you. Capitol Hill Police — paid a lot less than you — were busy trying to evacuate you. Ditto the White House (search (javascript:siteSearch('White House');)).
You may not like what's going on, but some — and I stress some — of you didn't waste a nanosecond to trash the very folks trying to protect your sorry asses.
One congressman even had the gall to say personnel were rushed out of buildings for nothing. Hindsight's 20-20, Einstein.
But it's a familiar rant: No plan. No procedure. No exit strategy.
Now whose fault is that?
Is there an orderly way to evacuate people when you have only a few moments' notice that those peoples' lives are in danger?
Maybe there is, look into it.
Fortunately your respective leaders, Senators Bill Frist (search (javascript:siteSearch('Bill Frist');)) and Harry Reid (search (javascript:siteSearch('Harry Reid');)), were kind enough to commend the D.C. police. I wish I could say the same of all of you.
I caught a couple of Democratic senators on our air, including New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg bemoaning no coordinated action. Still another congressman blasted the lack of protocol.
I'm here to blast the lack of something else: class.
Maybe you're right. But you're a senator. You're a congressman. Your body houses a brain — I think. Use it and quit shifting blame. Because the shift has hit the fan and some of you are sounding like whining, self-absorbed losers, who'd sooner blame others for not doing what you should have been doing all along.
To me, you sounded more concerned that you had to exit with the minions, than the fact that you and the minions survived.
Subby
05-11-2005, 07:04 PM
I work three blocks from the white house - hearing F-16s flying overhead pretty much puts the fear of god in you. Everyone in our office immediately knew something was up and we ran out on our balcony to check it out. Unfortunately there wasn't much to see except for secret service and various law enforcement vehicles flying around.
One of our lobbyists was at the Capitol when they cleared it out. She said the Capital police were yelling at everyone to RUN. At least three or four people passed out/had heart attacks/needed medical attention because of the stress from the incident around the capitol grounds...
"President Bush was exercising in Maryland and not there at the time."
Why does he have to go to Maryland to excercise?
President Bush, biking with a high school friend at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Beltsville, Md., was unaware of the midday, 15-minute scare as it was occurring. His security detail knew of the raised threat level.
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