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RifleDude
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Posted: June/24/2009 at 13:53 |
Ed
Here's your humble public servant putting our tax dollars to work...
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Dogger
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Average 20 people a day - makes you wonder how they handle the crowds. What a terrible waste.
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God save the Empire!
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Ick
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This is right in my neighborhood. These reports on this clown Murtha make me laugh.
Clearly there is a lot of excess spending here, however, everything is not completely disclosed in these reports. I have yet to see a complete report from a news organization on this airport issue. I would love to see one.
1. There is a helo base right adjacent to this airport. I can't speak to exactly how that ties in, but I do know that this airport is part of the national defense network.
2. There is a rather large concentration of government military contractors about 1 mile from this airport. Nobody outside the facilities knows what goes on in those buildings... but one of the contractors is Lockheed Martin. The airport is tied into this "arrangement". Not that we see strange experimental aircraft or something, but obviously there are some conditions that were laid out for these defense contractors that happened behind the scenes. I don't think that those defense contractors would be located here if the airport didn't have a "qualified" runway.
That is all I can think of right now about this "situation", but if I remember to comment on anything else I will post it.
Surely there is excessive spending here, but everything is not quite what it seems either... and a lot of it is not supposed to be talked about. I know some of the people that work there, and they won't tell you what brand of paper they use in the copier everything is so hush-hush. Top clearance is required to even enter the buildings.
Edited by Ick - June/24/2009 at 14:31 |
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supertool73
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Hmm, now that is interesting. Sounds like it might be a bit more of the media twisting things again. Thanks for the info Ick
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Ick
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TWO articles appeared in our local paper TODAY about exactly what goes on in these buildings adjacent to the airport. How about that for timing?
Looks like two things they are working on include a remote cannon AND the new Presidential helo. Do you remember the presidential helo discussion from the past election debates?
Kongsberg lands $22.4 million weapons contract By MIKE FAHERThe Tribune-Democrat While it stands only 30 inches high and weighs less than 400 pounds, officials say a weapons system dubbed the “CROWS II” can be a lifesaver for soldiers in battle. Murtha urging White House to rethink copter program By KIMBERLY HEFLINGThe Associated Press WASHINGTON — Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, said Wednesday he hopes at least some of the $3.2 billion spent for a new fleet of presidential helicopters can be salvaged. |
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Ed Connelly
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We had to go with commercials since cyborg and Dogger and Bigdaddy are on strike and drunk somewhere...............sorry
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Ick
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Ed, you deserve a break today.
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Ed Connelly
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Ick
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Ed, that would be an INCREASE in activity.... not a break bud.
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