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Heavenly body gives Bush a close call
The Guardian ^
| Thursday February 26, 2004
| David Adam
Posted on 02/26/2004 2:42:23 PM PST by presidio9
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:42:23 PM PST
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
Whoa.
Half a klick wide.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:46:03 PM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
(Pre-empt the third murder attempt-- Pray for Terry Schiavo!)
To: presidio9
>>...set up to watch for asteroids in New Mexico...<<
Shouldn't they be watching for asteroids in SPACE, not in New Mexico.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:46:10 PM PST
by
FReepaholic
(Never Forget: www.september-11-videos.com)
To: Mr. Silverback
Paging Bruce willis, Bruce willis, white courtesy phone...
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:46:45 PM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
(Pre-empt the third murder attempt-- Pray for Terry Schiavo!)
To: presidio9
Ooops...sorry....I thought this was a Salma Hayek thread.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:48:32 PM PST
by
12B
To: presidio9
Now, if they have a FO on Neptune, we could really be in for it when they adjust fire.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:48:40 PM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(At the end of the day, information has finite value and may only come at a significant price.)
To: presidio9
It kinda makes you wonder just what would Pres. Bush HAVE told us?? What's the plan for an asteroid hit?
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:49:28 PM PST
by
bonfire
To: presidio9
This one is almost a classic. "Asteroid Passes Near Earth. Blame George W. Bush."
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:50:01 PM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(At the end of the day, information has finite value and may only come at a significant price.)
To: presidio9
"January 14 could have been a bad day for George Bush."
These boofers really are obsessed with Bush. Presumably, if an asteroid hit the earth, it would be a bad day for a lot of people other than George Bush, including dainty boy David Adam.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:50:08 PM PST
by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: presidio9
This one is almost a classic. "Asteroid Passes Near Earth. Blame George W. Bush."
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:50:18 PM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(At the end of the day, information has finite value and may only come at a significant price.)
To: 12B
Was this more like what you were expecting?
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:53:37 PM PST
by
presidio9
(FREE MARTHA)
To: bonfire
"It kinda makes you wonder just what would Pres. Bush HAVE told us??"
You can be sure that whatever Bush did, in the aftermath (if there was an aftermath), the dainty boys would say Bush should have done the opposite. If he announced an impending asteroid hit, they'd say he unnecessarily frightened people in a situation where there was nothing anyone could do. If he failed to announce it, they'd say he denied people their "right to know."
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:55:33 PM PST
by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: .cnI redruM
In today's Bush bashing climate, had this asteroid hit earth, sooner or later, the bashers would have been pointing fingers that he had known, and he should have warned Americans to go to the tornado cellers.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:55:43 PM PST
by
3catsanadog
(When anything goes, everything does.)
To: Steve_Seattle
Presumably, if an asteroid hit the earth, it would be a bad day for a lot of people other than George Bush, including dainty boy David Adam.This is how it would be reported:
Asteroid to Destroy Earth: Women and Minorities Hardest Hit
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:56:04 PM PST
by
AreaMan
To: presidio9
500 meters across
If I'm not mistaken, an asteroid anywhere near that size would have a devastating impact, much larger than any atomic weapon and possibly enough to kill millions and disrupt the earth's atmosphere for months or even years.
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posted on
02/26/2004 2:59:30 PM PST
by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: AreaMan
Or Molly Ivins: "While a deadly asteroid hurtled towards earth, President Bush chose to spend his time pontificating about the evils of gay marriage."
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posted on
02/26/2004 3:01:29 PM PST
by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: presidio9
Astronomers have revealed that during a "nine-hour crisis" the night before Mr Bush's speech they believed there was a one in four chance an asteroid would hit the planet in 36 hours. Had it not been for a break in the clouds that allowed an amateur astronomer to give the all-clear, the scientists say they were on the verge of calling the White House.
This sounds series.
Nothing that the astronomers did averted the asteroid. They were ready to go into full panic mode (A) over something which they had no control and (B) over something that they admittedly had incomplete information regarding.
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posted on
02/26/2004 3:01:52 PM PST
by
weegee
(Election 2004: Re-elect President Bush... Don't feed the trolls.)
To: presidio9
Yes! That is the type of Heavenly Body I had in mind! ;-)
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posted on
02/26/2004 3:02:22 PM PST
by
wjcsux
(A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.)
To: .cnI redruM
This one is almost a classic. "Asteroid Passes Near Earth. Blame George W. Bush." You forgot: "Women and children most affected."
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posted on
02/26/2004 3:03:19 PM PST
by
weegee
(Election 2004: Re-elect President Bush... Don't feed the trolls.)
To: weegee
You're right. I was phallocentric and Caucasoid in my bias during that last post.
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posted on
02/26/2004 3:04:45 PM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(At the end of the day, information has finite value and may only come at a significant price.)
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