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A missile has hit an errant spy satellite about 140 miles above Earth, a U.S. official says
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| 2/20/2008
| cnn
Posted on 02/20/2008 7:51:18 PM PST by tobyhill
A missile has hit an errant spy satellite about 140 miles above Earth, a U.S. official says
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bullseye; missile; missiledefense; nmd; proudtobeamerican; satellite; usn
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To: tobyhill
With any luck the satellite was knocked off course enough to crash into the New York Slimes.
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:29:37 PM PST
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: gridlock
It’s just not the same since they dropped “CINCPAC”.
82
posted on
02/20/2008 8:30:13 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: stockstrader
"LAST NIGHT THE NAVY BRUTALLY ATTACKED AND DESTROYED AN UNARMED CIVILIAN SATELLITE COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS"
Quote and hat tip from Little Green Footballs
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:31:09 PM PST
by
atomic conspiracy
(Rousing the blog-rabble since 9-11-01)
To: stockstrader
"YES WE CAN"!!!
Si Se Puede!! Oops, wrong thread...
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:31:21 PM PST
by
Veggie Todd
(Were those magic grits?)
To: arthurus
Im sure this was a demonstration of anti-missile tech for the benefit of Putin and the Iranians primarily. I don't care what anyone says, this administration has a genius for strategy; Iraq nothwithstanding, we speak in very subtle but clear language.
It's beautiful to behold. No wonder every limpdick leftist hates the President so much.
To: Kickass Conservative; Tuxedo; stockstrader
And in Bel-Air, California, Nancy Reagan is grinning from ear to ear. She got sprung from the hospital yesterday and is home now, probably watching the missile news on TV.
To: Palladin
Did that to a Mig-21 once upon a time...practice shot.
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:32:35 PM PST
by
junkman72
(just another day at the junkyard/time to buy another handgun(VA req.))
To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
Congrats to all involved.
This reminded me of the movie ‘October Sky” and the rocket man. Great movie.
To: junkman72
Sounds like you’ve led a colorful life! ;)
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:34:07 PM PST
by
Palladin
(Hillary plagiarized her fingerpointing and air-stabbing from Bubba.)
To: tobyhill
To: stockstrader
NAVY BATTLESHIP SHOOTS DOWN UNARMED CIVILIAN SATELLITE____
UN: IMPACT OF UNPROVOKED MISSILE ATTACK ON MINORITIES, WOMEN UNCLEAR
____
MICHELLE OBAMA 'UNDECIDED' ON STATUS OF HER NATIONAL PRIDE
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:34:25 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: stockstrader
Can someone enlighten me on what everyone is saying about “ Obama Momma “ ? sorry for me not keeping up with things lately.
To: sinanju
To: GovernmentShrinker
And the libs were praying to their false Gods that Nancy wouldn’t recover.
It is a wonderful day, unless you’re a lib.
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:36:58 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(Guns don't kill people, gun free zones kill people)
To: tobyhill
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:37:13 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Never say yer sorry, mister. It's a sign of weakness)
To: Kickass Conservative; stockstrader; SandRat; girlangler; JulieRNR21; GovernmentShrinker; Tuxedo
Somewhere, Ronald Reagan is smiling...and toasting those who did this.
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:37:53 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
("Life was better when cigarette companies could advertise and lawyers could not")
To: Loud Mime
How did we get from this to Obama and Hillary?
97
posted on
02/20/2008 8:39:25 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(Guns don't kill people, gun free zones kill people)
To: SandRat
I was going to say something to the same effect, we let him squirm like a worm for awhile.
To: Loud Mime
The USS Lake Erie, armed with an SM-3 missile designed to knock down incoming missiles not orbiting satellites launched the attack at 10:26 p.m. EST, according to the Pentagon. It hit the satellite as the spacecraft traveled at more than 17,000 mph.
Because the satellite was orbiting at a relatively low altitude at the time it was hit by the missile, debris will begin to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere immediately, the Pentagon statement said.
“Nearly all of the debris will burn up on re-entry within 24-48 hours and the remaining debris should re-enter within 40 days,” it said.
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:39:31 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: tobyhill
Anything China can do, we can do better! Hell, we wrote the book!
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posted on
02/20/2008 8:39:50 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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