Steff Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:18 AM) Still, it's crazy... welcome to the new world. I don't think this would have played out any different pre 9/11. Not over the WH anyway. JMO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 11, 2005 Author Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:21 AM) I don't think this would have played out any different pre 9/11. Not over the WH anyway. JMO... It played out much differently on 9/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Good Lord, again. People learning to fly, could you please move to Ohio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sec159row2 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(sec159row2 @ May 11, 2005 -> 10:08 AM) stock market is selling off.. ... buy the rumor sell the news... someone had some "shorts" to cover.. s&p futures sold off about five points ( low of 1158) then came right back... according to the market this news is over... but I'm sure cnn/fox and such will have this all day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:21 AM) That pilot will spend the rest of his life paying off that fine.. they'll make his children pay what he can't from when he's gone.. :banghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:22 AM) It played out much differently on 9/11 For a commercial plane, yes it did. A shame.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:21 AM) I don't think this would have played out any different pre 9/11. Not over the WH anyway. JMO... They would not have cleared out all of these buildings in a heartbeat like they just did, that's for sure. Plus many of the restricted areas that exsist now, didn't exsist pre9-11. As a matter of a fact they are interviewing a congressman now, who had come over his blackberry to evacuate all buildings immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 11, 2005 Author Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:24 AM) For a commercial plane, yes it did. A shame.. Point taken. I was referring to the fighters being scrambled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Have they shown the actual plane yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:25 AM) Point taken. I was referring to the fighters being scrambled. I agree with you there for sure. Private planes over the White House, and I am assuming it was that close I have no idea, have many times over the years found themselves military escorts in a matter of seconds within crossing the restricted zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 11, 2005 Author Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:27 AM) I agree with you there for sure. Private planes over the White House, and I am assuming it was that close I have no idea, have many times over the years found themselves military escorts in a matter of seconds within crossing the restricted zone. I'd say that's a reasonable assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Apparently the House was in the middle of a vote and someone yelled "shots fired" before they realized what had happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:28 AM) I'd say that's a reasonable assumption. Sounds like it was very close to the WH.. U.S. Capitol, White House briefly evacuated FAA tracking unidentified aircraft Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Posted: 12:21 PM EDT (1621 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A security alert prompted the evacuation of parts of the White House and U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. "Run, this is no joke, leave the grounds," a U.S. Secret Service agent told CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux. An all-clear announcement was issued a few minutes later. No other details of the evacuation were immediately available. Two F-16 aircraft were spotted in the air above the Washington area. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to CNN it was tracking an unidentified aircraft that has apparently violated airspace over the White House. Malveaux said a motorcade of six or seven cars left the White House. It's not known if President Bush has left the residence. CNN Congressional Correspondent Joe Johns said members of the Senate were evacuated from the Senate floor while it was in session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 11, 2005 Author Share Posted May 11, 2005 I'm hearing a Fox reporter criticizing what happened because she didn't know what was going on ... "There was a lot of confusion." ... Yet, I'm also hearing the evacuation took place "post haste". Apparently this reporter thinks they should have stopped and filled her in. :rolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sec159row2 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 11, 2005 -> 10:31 AM) I'm hearing a Fox reporter criticizing what happened because she didn't know what was going on ... "There was a lot of confusion." ... Yet, I'm also hearing the evacuation took place "post haste". Apparently this reporter thinks they should have stopped and filled her in. :rolly how dare they evacuate without telling her why... don't they know who she is??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 11, 2005 -> 10:25 AM) Have they shown the actual plane yet? I just heard it was a Cesna prop plane that did this entirely on accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(YASNY @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) I'm hearing a Fox reporter criticizing what happened because she didn't know what was going on ... "There was a lot of confusion." ... Yet, I'm also hearing the evacuation took place "post haste". Apparently this reporter thinks they should have stopped and filled her in. :rolly Every person that WBBM interviewed had a completely different story. The message was very clear. Evacuate immediately. If that is the case, how much explanation do you need if they feel it is something that has to be done NOW???? I hate reporters. Edited May 11, 2005 by southsider2k5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hmmmm, NBC reported that someone yelled "2 minutes til impact" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 CNN claims they didn't know if the Prez was evacuated.. ABC claims he isn't even in Washington.. :banghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Oh my goodness. DC has anti-air craft guns and were prepared to use them if necessary; say, if this plane was supposed to go down in a crowded area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 11, 2005 -> 10:40 AM) CNN claims they didn't know if the Prez was evacuated.. ABC claims he isn't even in Washington.. :banghead MSNBC reports he was out on a bike ride in the surrounding suburbs when it happened and was then rushed to an underground bunker. The VP was escorted out of the area with his motorcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:41 AM) Oh my goodness. DC has anti-air craft guns and were prepared to use them if necessary; say, if this plane was supposed to go down in a crowded area. Good grief.. They just need to construct a bubble or something over important buildings. Or maybe they can put big signs in the sky... "Sky closed ahead..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:41 AM) Oh my goodness. DC has anti-air craft guns and were prepared to use them if necessary; say, if this plane was supposed to go down in a crowded area. As opposed to it plowing into Congress and killing off an entire branch of our government? Its not a happy choice, but it is the only choice if it comes to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2005 -> 10:44 AM) As opposed to it plowing into Congress and killing off an entire branch of our government? Its not a happy choice, but it is the only choice if it comes to that. Get out!? That said, wanting to shoot down a single-engine Cesna because some greenhorn doesn't know what he's doing? Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 (edited) A few days ago a grenade, now this......poor Bush. Edited May 11, 2005 by LosMediasBlancas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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