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Related: About this forum'Romney Blimp' Crash Lands in Florida
A blimp-like aircraft that carried advertising showing a beaming Mitt Romney was forced to make an emergency landing in a heavily Democratic part of Florida on Sunday, The Miami Herald reported.
No one was injured in the crash, according to local authorities who spoke with The Herald. Two people were aboard.
The blimp started its flight in Boca Raton, the site of tonights debate, and moved south, according to The Herald. The airship carried a message: America Needs Romney, along with a grinning picture of the candidate.
The pilot encountered strong winds, according to The Herald. He just knew he wasn't going to make it, a spokesman for the Broward County police told The Herald, and instead landed the blimp about 150 yards from two homes in a development.
What exactly prompted the emergency landing is under investigation, according to authorities. And while the aircraft has been described as a blimp, authorities say it is actually a thermal airship.
A Romney spokesperson said the campaign was not behind the stunt.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/10/romneys-blimp-has-crash-landed-florida/58193/
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'Romney Blimp' Crash Lands in Florida (Original Post)
TroyD
Oct 2012
OP
Was it attacked by the natives with flaming arrow and spears! ROTFLMAO! Premonition! n/t
courseofhistory
Oct 2012
#2
Ebadlun
(336 posts)1. Is there some sort of place you can go
where they'll turn things into metaphors for you? Because I want this to be a metaphor.
courseofhistory
(801 posts)2. Was it attacked by the natives with flaming arrow and spears! ROTFLMAO! Premonition! n/t
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. .
bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)3. what an arrogant asshole!
i was reading today about how he had a figurine of himself made up for the olympics where he was wearing a cape.. since he thinks he "saved" the olympics. he is really in love with himself.
TBF
(36,687 posts)5. How appropriate - the crash I mean. nt
CrazyOrangeCat
(6,112 posts)6. I thought this was gonna be about Chris Christie . . .
rateyes
(17,460 posts)7. So, did
Limbaugh survive?
imanamerican63
(16,194 posts)8. Was Gov. Crappy Cream flying the Blimp?
It should have never got off the ground!