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Why does Santa need a fighter escort? Children's groups outraged as NORAD militarises Christmas Eve
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | 4 December 2013 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 12/04/2013 7:12:52 PM PST by DogByte6RER

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Why does Santa need a fighter escort? Children's groups outraged as NORAD militarises Christmas Eve tracker

• NORAD officials say the inclusion of jet fighters is a nod to the true mission of the agency - which is to track and intercept airborne threats

Outraged child advocates are blasting NORAD's new 3D Santa Tracker program because it includes a fighter jet escort for jolly old Saint Nick.

Some say the new online portrait could give kids the wrong impression about Santa Claus - associating him with the military and violence.

But Pentagon officials argue the North American Aerospace Defense Command is a military organization - its purpose is to track incursions of the airspace over the U.S. and Canada - and the inclusion of fighter jets into Santa's new digital flight across the world is a nod to NORAD's true mission.

Josh Golin, associate director of the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, says the new campaign is ‘reprehensible’ since it played on children's fears by suggesting that Santa Claus was vulnerable to attack.

‘It's a backdoor way of marketing to kids when they are not supposed to be recruiting until they are much older,’ he said.

Allen Kanner, a child psychologist with the same group, told the Boston Globe: 'Children associate Santa with gifts and fun and everything else that is positive about Christmas.

'They are associating this with the military in children’s minds. It is completely out of line.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: airforce; childadvocates; christmas; christmas2013; fakeoutrage; forthechildren; norad; pc; santaclaus; santatracker; usaf
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To: DogByte6RER

Oh my GOSH! In Calif. new regs make it illegal to have fireplaces in new developments, so how will Santa be able to get inside to the Christmas Tree now. I think THAT’s more important an issue than a fighter escort for Santa.

I mean really.


21 posted on 12/04/2013 7:38:55 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: DogByte6RER; John Semmens

I swear, I went looking for a John Semmes semi-news, semi-satire byline. Today’s news is competing with his satire.


22 posted on 12/04/2013 7:39:04 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: DogByte6RER

These fools do realize they are calling or accessing NORAD, a military entity? And they’re surprised there might be the slightest hint of military involved? It is NORAD people, not the local garden club.


23 posted on 12/04/2013 7:40:26 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: DogByte6RER
Some say the new online portrait could give kids the wrong impression about Santa Claus - associating him with the military and violence.


24 posted on 12/04/2013 7:41:16 PM PST by DManA
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To: DogByte6RER

Maybe NORAD should stick to reality as should these ninnies.


25 posted on 12/04/2013 7:41:59 PM PST by petitfour
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To: Gabz

I do hate these people, I am convinced the people that are so anti-military are the same ones that don’t like crosses, don’t like Nativities, oh don’t sing Christmas carols...oh don’t even use the word Christmas it is offensive...total stark raving craziness! Anti Tea Party, anti-Christian, anti-everything we stand for in this country. Well I am offended by them...I think we should deport them all. That is the solution, I don’t care where we deport them to- just get them out of here. Tonight!


26 posted on 12/04/2013 7:42:28 PM PST by Tammy8
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To: DogByte6RER
Why does Santa need a fighter escort?

Near as I can figure it, Santa needs an escort of fighter aircraft (preferably weaponed with anti-missile technology), in order to ensure protection from NASA.

We know that NASA is doing Muslim outreach and Muslims reaching out, often involves thangs blowin' up reeeeel guud. Therefore, since NASA has missle technology and Muslim outreach, NORAD has to defend against NASA's outreach to Muslims via missile attacks on Santa! (/santasarc)

27 posted on 12/04/2013 7:44:39 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was lost but now I'm found; blind but now I see.)
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To: DogByte6RER

This is why Santa needs a fighter escort. 2K22 Tunguska

28 posted on 12/04/2013 7:46:41 PM PST by Redcitizen (.)
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To: DogByte6RER
Kudos to NORAD for protecting Santa. His annual Christmas Eve mission can be dangerous. In 1958, his sleigh was nearly hit by a Sputnik satellite--Sheb Wooley tells the story here.
29 posted on 12/04/2013 7:52:41 PM PST by Fiji Hill (Fight on!!)
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To: DogByte6RER
>> Some people need to get a life ...

Get a life?

No ... those "outraged child advocates" need to ESAD.

30 posted on 12/04/2013 7:55:48 PM PST by NorthMountain
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To: DogByte6RER

Donner and Blitzen came out as queer reindeer earlier this year... (and we all thought is was Dancer and Cupid!). The armed fighter escort is the current USAF top brass’ method to protect and empower their queerness for the whole world to embrace/emulate.


31 posted on 12/04/2013 8:01:47 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: DogByte6RER

Santa also needs some electronic jamming aircraft ahead of the fighters. A wave of cruise missiles could be dispatched to take out any ground threats to Santa; such “child advocate” groups.


32 posted on 12/04/2013 8:02:24 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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To: DogByte6RER

These fags really need to get a life AND A REAL JOB.


33 posted on 12/04/2013 8:02:45 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (If you think signing up for ObamaCare was fun, wait until you try to use it.)
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To: DogByte6RER

34 posted on 12/04/2013 8:06:55 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp. Go Michigan State!)
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To: DogByte6RER

I have despised NORAD doing this for the following reason.

Back in October of 1962, we went through the Cuban Missile crisis. War was coming, NUCLEAR WAR! The whole world was on pins and needles. Then it was resolved and things settled down, but we still did not trust the Russians and was prepared to hear of an attack at any time!

That Dec 24, in the evening, there was a break in the news program for an alert from NORAD! Radar had detected an incoming flying object coming over the pole! Everyone thought, OMG THIS IS IT! The pucker factor went straight up! the knots in the stomach began!

Then they cut to a cheap picture of a sleigh with fake clouds floating by!

We were P*ssed and relieved at the same time.

It was NOT FUNNY.


35 posted on 12/04/2013 8:30:44 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
In the 1950s, Santa always seemed to be picked up early coming in over Hokkaido.
36 posted on 12/04/2013 8:42:55 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: DogByte6RER
Why does Santa need a fighter escort?

That's easy. Al Qaeda has NOT been decimated. That's another 0bama lie.

37 posted on 12/04/2013 8:58:56 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Dude, really?


38 posted on 12/04/2013 9:25:37 PM PST by RichInOC (Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Because terrorists, you blockheads.


39 posted on 12/04/2013 10:00:49 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (....Let It Burn...)
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To: DogByte6RER

Why does this government want to militarize everything?


40 posted on 12/04/2013 10:02:47 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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