Politics Thread

[paulxu]

Unfortunately my state has produced some wacko politicians:

This was followed by new claims that President Trump never would have allowed a Chinese balloon into US airspace at all. Rep. Joe Wilson, a notorious goober who represents a district in South Carolina declared: “The catastrophic Chinese Spy Balloon spectacle clearly threatened American families from Alaska to my home community in South Carolina and confirms President Biden and Vice President Harris should resign.”

But according to a Pentagon press release out this afternoon, Chinese surveillance balloons entered US airspace at least three times during Trump’s presidency. He not only didn’t shoot them down he also, it would seem, kept it a secret.

[STL_XUfan]

Not that it would ever be made public, but I am generally curious what type of data the balloons could be collecting at 60,000 feet that they couldn't collect from a spy satellite? Just seems like using a balloon is so primitive and so obvious, my dumb brain cannot think of a tactical reason to do it?

I saw somewhere online this is the first ever air to air kill by an F22. Think that pilot is going to paint a ballon on the side of his plane?

[Smails]

Compare to the 550 trips to maralago @ 3 million per trip to the taxpayers.

But but but...TRUMP! It's gotta be Trump...the answer to everything is Trump. No critical thinking, no original thought..Just Trump.

Pay no attention to the senile buffoon running this country

[Strange Brew]

Unfortunately my state has produced some wacko politicians:

Source. The article used the word “goober”.

[Strange Brew]

Not that it would ever be made public, but I am generally curious what type of data the balloons could be collecting at 60,000 feet that they couldn't collect from a spy satellite? Just seems like using a balloon is so primitive and so obvious, my dumb brain cannot think of a tactical reason to do it?

I saw somewhere online this is the first ever air to air kill by an F22. Think that pilot is going to paint a ballon on the side of his plane?

A good question to ask is why would they send a balloon since they have satellite tech and who sold them the rocket tech to put them into orbit?

[paulxu]

Source. The article used the word “goober”.

Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog...n/7uAQD8tiqwMi

That guy is the definition of "goober." He's the idiot that shouted out "you lie" during the State of the Union address.
Forgot his momma's manners. He did, however, apologize. So there's that.

[Muskie in dayton]

Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog...n/7uAQD8tiqwMi

That guy is the definition of "goober." He's the idiot that shouted out "you lie" during the State of the Union address.
Forgot his momma's manners. He did, however, apologize. So there's that.

Why didn’t you post this link where Trump’s Secretary of Defense denied the claim?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...istration.html

Meanwhile, Biden has seen this before:
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...s-162663493798

[paulxu]

Didn't know about Esper denying knowledge. Interesting.
Guess the Defense Department just made shit up in their press release.

On the other hand, if the military didn't see the need to shoot it down until over international waters, and then have it land is relatively shallow (47 feet) waters off the coast of South Carolina...I think that might turn out to be a good move. Can recover valuable intelligence through whatever equipment they salvage. Could have lost that if it crashed into the land.

[bobbiemcgee]

But but but...TRUMP! It's gotta be Trump...the answer to everything is Trump. No critical thinking, no original thought..Just Trump.

Pay no attention to the senile buffoon running this country

Maybe you missed it. He's running again.

[Strange Brew]

Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog...n/7uAQD8tiqwMi

That guy is the definition of "goober." He's the idiot that shouted out "you lie" during the State of the Union address.
Forgot his momma's manners. He did, however, apologize. So there's that.

Well, he wasn’t wrong…

And TPM….the story already been proven false.