By now most of the nation has heard about the single-engine aircraft which was driven into the side of a building in Austin, Texas. Despite the fact that “confirmed reports” cannot agree about whether the plane was an aluminum Piper Cherokee or a composite Cirrus SR-22, the claim that the pilot was a suicidal “right wing nut case” seems to be accepted without question by the Progressive Press.<\/p>\n
Color me EXTREMELY <\/em><\/strong>skeptical about this whole stinking thing. Too much rat odor here to ignore.<\/p>\n The building is coincidentally named “Echelon<\/em>“; the well-known code name for the “Big Brother” e-spying tool which taps phones and emails without benefit of something once known as a “warrant”.\u00a0 The guy is made to sound like a poster child for the Tea Party “extremists” — and he fits every stereotype that even Glen Beck-like “conservatives” love to ridicule.<\/p>\n And, last but not least, he uses a general aviation airplane, rather than a car or truck or any other arguably more effective tool.<\/p>\n If there ever was an all-to-perfect excuse for getting rid of the last remaining freedom to travel in the US, this looks to be it. Too convenient.<\/p>\n Peons must stop at checkpoints, after all.<\/p>\n We will no doubt be hearing how NO ONE should be allowed to fly without Big Brother’s Blessing, and small planes must be banned from Amerikan Skies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By now most of the nation has heard about the single-engine aircraft which was driven into the side of a building in Austin, Texas. Despite the fact that “confirmed reports” cannot agree about whether the plane was an aluminum Piper … Continue reading