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Plane crash in DC plane and chopper in Potomac River (Sadly there were NO survivors)

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by Gator515151, Jan 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM.

  1. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

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    You are just making things up now. Or perhaps you can share a link of Biden saying he chose her because she was black? Dont bother, because we both know he never said anything like that. Just your own racially driven assumptions at work.
     
  2. GatorTheo

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    This topic, who was flying, it a great example of how much of a garbage dump twitter and the rest are. People have claimed all sorts of things about the pilot when they have no idea what the truth is.
     
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  3. vegasfox

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    Seems like the Air Traffic Controllers should be privatized but not unionized if possible.

    The AFC system is antiquated and utilizes floppy disks. Spare parts are hard to come by. Imagine if an Elon Musk type ran the show.
     
  4. GatorTheo

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    Do you really not know Biden said he was going to pick a woman of color?
     
  5. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

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    Well here is your chance to own me by producing a quote of him saying that
     
  6. GatorTheo

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  7. gator_jo

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    Wait, what?!

    A "garbage dump" is a place where things of dubious veracity are spoken or written, correct?

    Have you ever read or heard the stream of outright lies coming from your Orange Daddy's mouth? He was lying about DEI and this crash less than a full day after.

    You voted for that. Since when do you care about the truth? You don't get to foist a vile lying liar onto the country, but then speciously claim to have values.... such as for the truth.

    You voted for a public liar who publicly lies. Own up to it and don't try to pretend to be something else.
     
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  8. mdgator05

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    Those elippses are doing a lot of work. In fact, the sentence around it pretty much works against your point. It seems like that is why you chose not to include it but only included the aside part of the sentence.
     
  9. VAg8r1

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    Andrew Eaves was one of two pilots. The other pilot was a female (her name hasn't been released by the DOD). The third crew member was Ryan O'Hara, the crew chief.
    Black Hawk crew involved in DC crash made up of 'top pilots' with thousands of hours of experience
    Koziol confirmed to reporters on a conference call that the male instructor pilot had more than 1,000 hours of flight time, the female pilot who was commanding the flight at the time had more than 500 hours of flight time, and the crew chief was also said to have hundreds of hours of flight time.
     
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  10. wgbgator

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  11. gator_jo

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    Well, let's not forget that the helicopter was Black. That could be part of the problem right there. That's about the level of childishness we're at with Trump and MAGA right now.

    Fox News will probably let us know all about that soon. Trump will probably issue an XO about how Obama passed on buying White Hawks.

    The cult will love it. Or maybe just shrug and pretend to have "values."
     
  12. VAg8r1

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    Privatized air traffic controllers were directly responsible for a midair collision over Europe a couple of decades ago.
    https://simpleflying.com/uberlingen-mid-air-collision-20-years/
     
  13. WC53

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    Interesting now. A lot of focus on the staffing levels inside the tower. Positions had been combined for slow periods.
    Low staffing really kills organizations over time. You can only drive the workers so hard to pick up the slack. Stress over time is as bad as complacency.

    ymmv
     
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  14. GatorTheo

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    He very clearly stated he would prefer a woman of color. Is that not 100% correct?
     
  15. GatorTheo

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    I'm starting to get the feeling that you don't like President Trump. :)
     
  16. GatorTheo

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    I don't know what you mean.

    He said he preferred a woman of color.

    He picked a woman of color.

    Are you trying to say those aren't related?
     
  17. wgbgator

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    He also quite clearly stated he wanted someone suited for the job and didnt commit to anything. So why couldnt you also say she was just the best pick? He won the election after all, that's usually vindication.
     
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  19. gator_jo

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    I don't like racist, rapist, un-American criminals who repeatedly tell public lies, frequently racist lies.

    You and I are different.
     
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  20. OklahomaGator

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    Biden says he'll name a Black woman as Supreme Court pick by end of February

    "Our process is going to be rigorous," Mr. Biden said. "I will select a nominee worthy of Justice Breyer's legacy of excellence and decency. While I've been studying candidates' backgrounds and writings, I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity. And that person will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court. It's long overdue, in my view. I made that commitment during the campaign for president, and I will keep that commitment."

    Here is Biden saying he would pick a Black woman for the SCOTUS.