MSNBC just reported that an Apache helo on fire made a "soft landing"?

NNN0LHI

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:31 AM
Original message

MSNBC just reported that an Apache helo on fire made a "soft landing"?

No more hard landings. They are soft now. Black is white. Up is down. Hard is soft. Mama mia!

Don

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

dave29

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:32 AM
Response to Original message

1. I've heard the ground

in Iraq is very cushiony

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

leetrisck

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:33 AM
Response to Original message

2. Heard that - bet the pilots were glad it was soft

Don't you love the way the terminology changes all the time.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Ripley

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:34 AM
Response to Original message

3. I heard Blitzkrieg say the other day (in reference to the other

Edited on Wed Dec-10-03 10:35 AM by Ripley

helicopter crash) that the pilot made an unexpected hard landing. (No, it was not shot down, so quit saying that.)

The video footage while he spoke showed huge black smoke coming from over the hill, although you couldn't see the wreck.

Dammit are they now BLATANTLY LYING with the video proving them LYING?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

NNN0LHI

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:40 AM
Response to Reply #3

4. CNN Reporter from Iraq said this one today came down in a ball of flames

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Ripley

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:52 AM
Response to Reply #4

7. Doesn't this register at all to anyone?

People screamed at Clinton when the soldier was dragged in the streets of Somalia, yet they have nothing ill to say about Smirk who is causing orphaned Iraqi children to dance on top of burned out Hummers soaked in US soldier's blood.

The death toll should be featured prominently at the beginning of each broadcast, like Chroncite did.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

zbdent

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 01:29 PM
Response to Reply #7

8. I love the fact that one of the first screams about the military ineptness

under Clinton was the fact that a soldier died in Haiti, manning a toll booth.

In June 1994.

The first casualty.

The soldiers had landed in Haiti in mid-September 1993. Republicans were screaming then about "why are we there?" "There's no national interest!" "Human rights violations? Hardly." "It's going to be a bloodbath!".

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Military Brat

(999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:47 AM
Response to Original message

5. Pilots like to refer to this as a "controlled crash" (yeah, right)

Nothing to see here ... move along, folks ... democracy is messy.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

AWD

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 10:51 AM
Response to Original message

6. This also in on MSNBC

Congressman Janklow was just convicted of pausing at a stop sign and brushing past a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist is unavailable for comment, as he is being treated for complications from a long backrub.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Hogarth

(457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 01:46 PM
Response to Original message

9. May all their landings be soft.

... and may Bush crash in the next election. My son (a reservist) has to leave in eleven days.

Thanks, George.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sat May 04th 2024, 01:09 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.