News and Opinion from the Bug!
No major media confirmation yet, but @Scannerfood reports a car crashing into a parade crowd resulting in a mass casualty event. Follow @Scannerfood on Facebook for more. Definitely big event occurring in Damascus, Virginia. Listening to a scannerfeed discussing need for air evac. Listened to dispatcher saying LZ’s had been cleared. Does that mean ready [...]
Anzor Tsarnaev, father of the Boston Bombing suspects, warned ABC News that if his second son is killed “…all hell would break loose.” Hey, did he just threaten America?
Search and rescue is underway for a US F-16 that went down in the Adriatic. The pilot’s status is unknown.
The Philstar says sources tell them that USS Guardian is taking on water and sinking. Most of the crew has been evacuated. USS Guardian is sinking in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Marine Park, one of the Philippines World Heritage Sites. The vessel ran aground Thursday. The Philstar says all crew have been evacuated and are demanding [...]
Aviation News reports that authorities around the world are grounding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Aviation authorities around the world grounded the 787 in compliance with FAA Emergency Airworthiness Directive 2013-02-51
I couldn’t believe my eyes yesterday, but my daughter and I saw an A-6 Intruder on approach to RDU airport. I didn’t think they were still flying. Beautiful aircraft though, nostalgic… Sorry, I didn’t have my camera with me.
We love you Newtown and we’re praying for you. What else can we do for you except hold you in our thoughts and prayers, and weep with you… Hugs
Jonah Goldberg’s article, The GOP—Not a Club For Christians, upset me a little this morning. I think he’s right though. The Republican Party is just as pagan and worthless as the Democrat party [my thoughts, not his]. In the last election, Christians voted for the lesser of two evils and also for the evil. Go [...]
The Allen West campaign posted this via their Facebook: ‘Our race is far from decided and there is no rush to declare an outcome. Ensuring a fair and accurate counting off all ballots is of the utmost importance. There are still tens of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted in Palm Beach County and [...]
HMS Bounty is floundering at sea, 90 miles off Hatteras, NC. It’s crew has apparently abandoned ship. One question: why was HMS Bounty at sea in a hurricane? Did they not receive warning early enough to get the ship to safety? Hoping for the crew’s safe retrieval. Update 10/29/2012 10:47am: The U.S. Coast reports rescuing [...]
