if these limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?"
-- Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803
The Gipper Goes South
by Lee
Did any of you hear about this? I didn’t.
A Queensland Maritime Museum spokesman says not much would be left of a US fighter jet that crashed into the sea off the coast of Queensland on Saturday.
The FA-18 was attempting to land on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan during a training exercise early yesterday morning about 200 kilometres south-east of Brisbane.
The pilot ejected safely but the $27 million aircraft was lost. The pilot was rescued from the sea.
Museum chief executive Ian Jempson says a search for a crashed F111 off the coast of Nowra in New South Wales in the 1980s found only wreckage the size of dinner plates.
He also says the weekend’s accident would have occurred over extremely deep water.
You’d think this would have made a blip on the news. Maybe I just missed it. The end of the article, though, contained a priceless little nugget.
Meanwhile, the Sunshine Coast Environment Council says bags of rubbish apparently from the aircraft carrier have been found in the ocean off the Queensland coast.
Another bag of rubbish was found on the beach at Mudjimba this morning.
Scott Alderson from the Environment Council says he fears the US Navy has treated Australian waters with contempt.
“We’re pretty disappointed that the American Navy would treat Australian waters with contempt,” he said.
“If that’s the sort of attitude, it would give me great fears that we’ve got a nuclear ship with nuclear capability that has no real responsibility for their own rubbish.”
When I was in the Navy, the policy for trash when you were underway was to go to the fantail, poke holes in the bag so it would sink, and toss it overboard. I’m assuming they still do this? Anyone know for sure?
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OT: Anyone seen this yet?
CARACAS, Venezuela Cindy Sheehan, who gained international fame when she camped outside President Bush’s ranch in an anti-war protest, plans to pitch her tent again.
As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (OO’-goh CHAH’-vez) put it: “She is going to put up her tent again in front of Mr. Danger’s ranch” in April.
Chavez, with an arm around Sheehan’s shoulders, told a group of activists at the World Social Forum that she invited him to join her protest at Bush’s Texas ranch.
The Venezuelan leader condemned the Bush administration and told his audience to work toward ending U-S world dominance. He said—quote—“Enough already with the imperialist aggression!” And added—quote—“Down with the U-S empire!”
Sheehan, whose soldier son was killed in Iraq in 2004, thanked Chavez for, as she put it, “supporting life and peace.”
BAHAHAHA. This reads like a comedy script.
I love that Bush has been nicknamed “Mr. Danger”.
In Japan, James Bond was introduced as “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”.
George “Danger” Bush the Yankee imperialist pig dog!
Seriously, this cum recepticle is heading for trouble. Cavorting with, essentially, enemies of the US? Lady, you better get a clue before the brakes on the SUV carrying you to the next protest mysteriously fail.
Oddly enough, what the world really needs is more US dominance.
Power abhors a vaccum. Who do these people want as their superpower, the benevolent, non-imperialist US or some totalitarian regime like China?
Power abhors a vaccum. Who do these people want as their superpower, the benevolent, non-imperialist US or some totalitarian regime like China?
Sadly, I think we all know the answer to that one.
Is anyone else watching the FAG awards tonight?
Is anyone else watching the FAG awards tonight?
No thanks. I’ve had just about enough of Hollywood blowing smoke up its own ass. Seriously, how many more fucking awards shows can there be?
The Oscars.
The Emmys.
The Golden Globes.
The SAG awards.
The ACE awards.
The Grammies.
The People’s Choice Awards.
The Teen Choice Awards.
The “Holy Flaming Buddha, There’s No Award Show on February 11th, So It’s the Febbies” Award Show.
Assholes. I hate Commiewood.
So you must not watch movies then.
I would normally dismiss it but my wife deserves to control the remote once in a while.
What’s the FAG awards? I really don’t follow award shows. I got employee of the month once, and it wasn’t televised. I’m still kinda bitter.
FAG=SAG=Screen Actors Guild
I still have my plaque for “Technician of the Month” but I never got to deliver my acceptance speech. I had this whole bit about toner, static and electrons. Fuckin’ hilarious.
Gotcha. I thought there was a FAG awards. There are more 3 letter award shows and unions in Hollywood, than there are 3 letter government bureaucracies these days.
F.A.G. is from “Team America”. Film/Screen, what’s the difference really? Parker and Stone are brilliant.
That’s right. How could I forget that.
To answer the trash question. Stuff is still probably thrown overboard. Garbage is seperated into paper/food product, metal & glass, and plastic. The paper and food is turned into a saltwater slurry that is sent over the side just like sewage (well outside the 12miles I’m assuming) the metal and glass is put in barlap sack bags and thrown over the side in deep water where is should quickly sink. The plastic is smashed into a giant hockey puck and stored onboard until reaching shore where it goes to a landfill or is recycled, whatever is available. From the article is looks like someone did something they shouldn’t have and I’m willing to bet, if they find the culprit, he/she will be in deep *&$% in front of the old man.
You think that a big ass nuke ship would have a incinerator to handle some of the garbage..
and why re they complain about a few bags of garbage? when several millions dollars worth of aluminum. titanium, plastics, and aviation fuel are now at the bottom of the ocean just off the coast…
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I was in the Navy in the mid 80s and we didnt even poke holes in the trashbags. If I remember right you had to be 12 miles offshore.