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Birds hit vice president's plane while landing
SFGate.com ^ | 4/20/12 | AP

Posted on 04/20/2012 4:32:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Officials say birds struck Vice President Joe Biden's plane as it was landing Thursday night at Santa Barbara Airport in California. Nobody was injured.

Maj. Michelle Lai of the U.S. Air Force 89th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office says two to three birds hit the right side of Air Force Two.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; birds; patrioticbirds; vicepresident
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probably off duty 'secret service' birds..
1 posted on 04/20/2012 4:32:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

What do they mean, “nobody was injured”?? Tell that to the dead birds!!


2 posted on 04/20/2012 4:34:03 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (Newt's not a perfect candidate but Jesus isn't running this year. - shoff)
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To: NormsRevenge

Hmmm... Were they “white middle-aged Republican Activist” birds??

Naaahh — that would have been the headline, so I’m guessing they were common blackbirds...

(Is that RACIST??)


3 posted on 04/20/2012 4:37:31 PM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: NormsRevenge

HERE IT COMES........ Angry Birds..... Air Force 2 edition


4 posted on 04/20/2012 4:39:41 PM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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Hopefully. Angry birds space sucks.


5 posted on 04/20/2012 4:41:10 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: NormsRevenge

They just couldn’t bring themselves to say that the plane hit the birds.


6 posted on 04/20/2012 4:43:09 PM PDT by running_dog_lackey
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To: NormsRevenge

If I was a bird, I’d try to drop a hot load on Joe too.


7 posted on 04/20/2012 4:43:25 PM PDT by digger48
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8 posted on 04/20/2012 4:45:31 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: NormsRevenge
Angry birds.
9 posted on 04/20/2012 4:47:27 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

Well there certainly was a pig on board.


10 posted on 04/20/2012 4:48:12 PM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: NormsRevenge

My friend just told me that this happened to Hillary today too! Eerie!!


11 posted on 04/20/2012 4:50:01 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: NormsRevenge

Bird murderer!

12 posted on 04/20/2012 4:51:55 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: catfish1957
HERE IT COMES........ Angry Birds..... Air Force 2 edition

you're a genius!

13 posted on 04/20/2012 4:52:50 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (void where prohibited.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Headline is wrong....

"California Flips Biden the Bird"

There, fixed it.

14 posted on 04/20/2012 4:53:52 PM PDT by MarketR
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To: NormsRevenge
This is NOT a big effin' deal!

15 posted on 04/20/2012 4:54:41 PM PDT by TSgt (The only reason I have one in the chamber at all times, is because it is impossible to have two in.)
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To: NormsRevenge

If it’d been a Republican’s plane the headlines would read the plane intentionally hit the birds.


16 posted on 04/20/2012 4:56:42 PM PDT by bgill
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To: NormsRevenge

Vast right-wing conspiracy....


17 posted on 04/20/2012 5:05:29 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: NormsRevenge
It's coming, Joe.


18 posted on 04/20/2012 5:10:45 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (void where prohibited.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Waiting for PETA’s response in 3, 2, 1...


19 posted on 04/20/2012 5:11:33 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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the bird’s were seeking asylum maybe.. the earth’s magnetic poles must be getting ready to flip.. ya see the size of that sun eruption the other day.. ya never know.


20 posted on 04/20/2012 5:18:10 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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