The Political Party

[rbstern]

If I can't feed my family, I shouldn't be taking them to airshows.  If the U.S. government can't pay its bills without borrowing irresponsible amounts of money, it shouldn't be participating in air shows.  Even turning over one of those F/A18 engines and burning a single gallon of jet fuel, when we can't pay our bills, is an absolute no-no.

Retire those pilots, or rotate them back to combat or training units.  Mothball the airplanes.

See how easy it is to make responsible choices?

[thankyou]

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Caulk Rocket wrote:
Great. Now close all the bases in Japan, Germany, hell, all of Europe. The Cold War is over.

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But the Oil War must march on.

[yanktar]

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John Ellis wrote:

  The Blue Angels are based in Pensacola. We normally get 2 shows a year, one on the base and the other over Pensacola Beach. 

 Local organizers  are willing to pay the 150K  to keep the beach show. It's a big tourist draw for the area and a great recruitment tool. 

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Pensacola? Not Mobile?  Well, that's Florida's 1st District, Cong Jeff Miller (R), a darling of the TeaParty.

Cut away, Mr. President!

[RupertB]

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Caulk Rocket wrote:
Great. Now close all the bases in Japan, Germany, hell, all of Europe. The Cold War is over.

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Why do you hate the Department of Force Projection?

[TIMKEYS]

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doctorno wrote:
Huge recruitment money pits like the Blue Angels and Nascar should have been cut long ago.

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Its the price of a volunteer army.    As long as they maintain the program, standing down on some of the blues  shows doesnt bother me.  Its a damb cool airshow act.    It would be interesting what is the most valuable recruiting and PR  organization.  Nascare is big. 

[larry50]

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normh wrote:

I remember watching the Thunder birds when I was about nine and My Uncle John was in the Airforce and a Tbird pilot.  I was not impressed then and I am not impressed now.

Things like the Tbirds, the Blue Angels, and the Nascar teams are nothing more than propaganda intended to instill patriotism and ensure the next generation of cannon fodder.  They should be done away with.

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Bullshit.  If you ever saw the Blue Angels fly, you wouldn't say that.  They are a great propaganda tool for the United States worldwide that doesn't involve firing a shot.   I've seen them at least a dozen times, in numerous venues, including an incredible show over the San Francisco Bay. 

You're just a party poop. 

[larry50]

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rbstern wrote:

If I can't feed my family, I shouldn't be taking them to airshows.  If the U.S. government can't pay its bills without borrowing irresponsible amounts of money, it shouldn't be participating in air shows.  Even turning over one of those F/A18 engines and burning a single gallon of jet fuel, when we can't pay our bills, is an absolute no-no.

Retire those pilots, or rotate them back to combat or training units.  Mothball the airplanes.

See how easy it is to make responsible choices?

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Penny wise and pound foolish. 

[Hoddy]

Notice when it comes to the US military and motorsports sponsorships the detracters always bring up NASCAR but never mention Indy Racing and the NHRA...wonder why.

[John Ellis]

 Flyovers are done in conjunction with flying hours that need to be logged anyway and don't add any cost to mandatory training.

 To arbitrarily cancel  these for sporting events is an unnecessary dick move. They don't cost any extra. 

[rbstern]

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larry50 wrote:

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rbstern wrote:

If I can't feed my family, I shouldn't be taking them to airshows.  If the U.S. government can't pay its bills without borrowing irresponsible amounts of money, it shouldn't be participating in air shows.  Even turning over one of those F/A18 engines and burning a single gallon of jet fuel, when we can't pay our bills, is an absolute no-no.

Retire those pilots, or rotate them back to combat or training units.  Mothball the airplanes.

See how easy it is to make responsible choices?

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Penny wise and pound foolish. 

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You sound like a congressman from Pensacola.

I can think of 16 trillion reasons you are wrong.

[tequila_titan]

Get rid of the Blue Angels? That will save the country!

[John Ellis]

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tequila_titan wrote:

Get rid of the Blue Angels? That will save the country!

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  Fuck yeah, he can give that money to the next solyndra.

[rbstern]

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tequila_titan wrote:

Get rid of the Blue Angels? That will save the country!

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It's one of many, many wasteful things we can do away with.

[tequila_titan]

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rbstern wrote:

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tequila_titan wrote:

Get rid of the Blue Angels? That will save the country!

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It's one of many, many wasteful things we can do away with.

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Like Momo's vacations!

[kissmyace]

[Hoddy]

I always enjoy the military flyby at the end of the National Anthem at NASCAR races!

[yanktar]

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John Ellis wrote:

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tequila_titan wrote:

Get rid of the Blue Angels? That will save the country!

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  Fuck yeah, he can give that money to the next solyndra.

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One Solyndra = Two Alaskan Bridges to Nowhere

[John Ellis]

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Hoddy wrote:

I always enjoy the military flyby at the end of the National Anthem at NASCAR races!

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  Yep and it doesn't cost one penny extra because it logs mandatory flight hours.

 Even if you cut the hours, you could still schedule these flyovers and still not add any cost. 

 You could ground the entire military and it still wouldn't satisfy these commies.

[kissmyace]

but Egypt gets free jets

Syria gets aid

[dblazer]

Total boondoggle, we can spend that money a lot more responsibly.