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Federal Officials Deny Report That Obama Seeks to End Pilot Gun Program
Fox News ^

Posted on 03/18/2009 2:46:57 PM PDT by flintsilver7

Federal officials are denying a report that the Obama administration is seeking to end a program that allows trained airline pilots to carry guns.

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Sterling Payne, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, denied the report and said the program that oversees a reported 12,000 federal flight deck officers (FFDO) is actually expanding.

"It's inaccurate, this program continues to grow," Payne told FOXNews.com of the editorial. "TSA continues to recruit and put new FFDOs on planes, and we continue to train them and do recurring training."

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(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; armedpilots; bho44; denial
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Isn’t he on Leno or something? Big party was last night...the O’Bamas were a-wearing the green.


21 posted on 03/18/2009 3:11:00 PM PDT by JrsyJack (ct)
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To: flintsilver7

Let’s see. Some of the possibilities are:
1) It was a trial balloon that’s been shot down.
2) It’s internet hype.
3) Obama’s goofed (again).
4) More bad communication within the administration.
5) It’s time to shift the blame (again).
6) No one has any idea where it came from, just like the Dodd ammendment.
7) .....


22 posted on 03/18/2009 3:13:52 PM PDT by FourPeas (I am the pink flamingo on the great lawn of life.)
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To: pleikumud

My nearest Wal-Mart (in suburban Northern Virginia, no less) was sold out of most ammunition including .22LR.

Make of that what you will.


23 posted on 03/18/2009 3:19:09 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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To: FourPeas

Noboma counts on the American people being stupid. Actually just the ones who voted for him are stupid. That leaves a lot who aren’t.


24 posted on 03/18/2009 3:22:21 PM PDT by nobama08
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To: longtermmemmory

Priceless. I agree we need a caption for it.

Any Photoshop wizards around?


25 posted on 03/18/2009 3:24:06 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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To: CaliforniaCon
You might hear it on Rush or any other conservative radio show but not on TV news shows..There are things we see and talk about here that are very important but never see the light of day on TV..So that leaves it up to use and other conservative political sites..
26 posted on 03/18/2009 3:25:10 PM PDT by PLD
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To: JrsyJack
yes...

I'm afraid you have pegged it.

WASS.

27 posted on 03/18/2009 3:37:25 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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To: PLD

Re: “You might hear it on Rush or any other conservative radio show but not on TV news shows..There are things we see and talk about here that are very important but never see the light of day on TV..So that leaves it up to use and other conservative political sites..”

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I know.......pathetic, isn’t it?

Sunday night I was STUNNED to hear (maybe 60 Minutes or Dateline) about the successes in Iraq, post-surge. It was an amazing story about how much things have changed and how normal things are and women can dress as they wish and museums have reopened, et al. Yet not one word of thanks to the US and/or the GWB administration was mentioned, though I suspect the average Iraqi citizens ARE grateful.

Until MSM turns, and it might, against Obama — we will have to be satisfied with blips in conservative media. And we need to scream the info from the rooftops in an effort to inform others. I am making my friends and relatives nuts with this, but I don’t care; they need to know the truth.


28 posted on 03/18/2009 3:44:08 PM PDT by CaliforniaCon
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To: pleikumud

Re: “Everyone who is eligible should buy a gun and learn how to use it. If a person already owns a gun, he should buy another one, and extra ammunition.”

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Yep, I bought my first gun months ago — and need another —hey, need one for each hand, right?


29 posted on 03/18/2009 3:46:26 PM PDT by CaliforniaCon
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To: PLD

As we continue to shine the light of truth.....the roaches will continue to scatter.


30 posted on 03/18/2009 3:48:14 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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To: CaliforniaCon

*I am making my friends and relatives nuts with this, but I don’t care; they need to know the truth.*

Me too!I just wonder if most of them really think it is that important..I never hear a word about it or they say I don’t want to talk politics,so I shut up..I still send everything I have and ask them to pass it on..At least here I can get my frustrations out..and know people are reading what we find out..even the democrats..


31 posted on 03/18/2009 3:51:19 PM PDT by PLD
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

At least that is true..They scatter but come back and lay more eggs...and thousands of them come out and feed..


32 posted on 03/18/2009 3:54:29 PM PDT by PLD
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Yes, it’s conga line Wednesday.


33 posted on 03/18/2009 3:54:50 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: EGPWS

We are only screwed if we quit fighting...


34 posted on 03/18/2009 3:58:49 PM PDT by JrsyJack (ct)
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To: flintsilver7
"Government representatives acknowledged that the program needs additional funding to achieve these goals, and that they are actively seeking same."

"needs additional funding;"

That's how they will kill it....

"Gee, we couldn't find the money."

35 posted on 03/18/2009 4:11:11 PM PDT by MindBender26 (The Hellfire Missile is one of the wonderful ways God shows us he loves American Soldiers & Marines)
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To: flintsilver7

Transparently un-transparent, Barack. What a jerk.


36 posted on 03/18/2009 4:11:16 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: neverdem; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Image and video hosting by TinyPic "I was against it before I was for it. When it came up for a vote in the Senate, during the Bush administration, I voted against it. Of course, I wasn't actually a Senator at the time, but I did respond to several online polls."

37 posted on 03/18/2009 4:38:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: CaliforniaCon

Roger that...


38 posted on 03/18/2009 5:27:35 PM PDT by JrsyJack (ct)
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To: flintsilver7

LOL


39 posted on 03/18/2009 5:38:03 PM PDT by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: MindBender26
That's how they will kill it.... "Gee, we couldn't find the money."

Bingo.

It's interesting the Wash Times hasn't commented on the govt response. I hope there are follow up editorials and articles coming soon in the Times.

40 posted on 03/18/2009 7:09:59 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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