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65. Good point, another national symbol taken down by the tRump cancer. nt

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Does anyone else see these fighter jet "flyovers" as wasteful, meaningless, militaristic [View all] Atticus May 2020 OP

totally - money and effort that could be used for good rurallib May 2020 #1

Does the GOP inherit the military when democracy dies? jaxexpat May 2020 #49

They have to maintain flying hours and precision training. No air shows this year? Do this! SharonAnn May 2020 #77

There you go making logical, fact-based arguments. TomSlick May 2020 #99

Stop being so logical, dware May 2020 #100

Think how many face masks and PPE the nurses could have purchased with the money it cost. sop May 2020 #2

This, Lindsay May 2020 #3

+ 1000 n/t MFGsunny May 2020 #4

+10,000 Raster May 2020 #68

I get what your saying but the federal government don't run like a household budget. ahoysrcsm May 2020 #98

The hrs were already written into the budget. xmas74 May 2020 #105

Of course empedocles May 2020 #5

Feel-good insanity for the unhinged. Solly Mack May 2020 #6

This!👆 SheltieLover May 2020 #30

It is creepy. Solly Mack May 2020 #34

Good one! SheltieLover May 2020 #35

Yes, another campaign ad montanacowboy May 2020 #7

Yes Yonnie3 May 2020 #8

Worse, they were done for Trump's campaign ads. SoonerPride May 2020 #9

+1 crickets May 2020 #33

+2 jojog May 2020 #118

A lot of people just enjoy them in these trying times.Morale boosting,I guess. virgogal May 2020 #10

Was a waste of money RandiFan1290 May 2020 #19

this, a lot of people like them and they don't do any harm Amishman May 2020 #43

But why do people like them? LisaM May 2020 #60

Why do people like things I don't like? sarisataka May 2020 #66

Well, of course. But you can (presumably) avoid all those things. LisaM May 2020 #96

i like them, they're big cool loud machines Amishman May 2020 #85

No, it's not. nt RandiFan1290 May 2020 #90

Youd love my backyard. xmas74 May 2020 #106

These particular planes are former front line planes that will never see combat again. SQUEE May 2020 #94

YES,YES,YES GeorgeGist May 2020 #11

It strikes me as a USA! USA! type thing. Tipperary May 2020 #12

Unless this is being done as part of the normal training excercise, it's ok MacKasey May 2020 #13

They are already required the hrs in air. xmas74 May 2020 #107

I do. In normal times I like airshows, but obviously these aren't normal times The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #14

Now that's an idea, all right! Good one. n/t Judi Lynn May 2020 #21

I agree with you trixie2 May 2020 #78

Nothing accidental about it at all... Moostache May 2020 #15

Yes. phylny May 2020 #16

No RobinA May 2020 #17

Last night during the NBC evening news one of the commercials was a pro mf45 and it had kimbutgar May 2020 #18

It's damned creepy. No need for them to remind us our military can lay waste to the planet so often. Judi Lynn May 2020 #20

YES! smirkymonkey May 2020 #22

Not wasteful.... Happy Hoosier May 2020 #23

Oh yea. Huge waste of money. Aristus May 2020 #24

yes, but I am not at all nationalistic/ patriotic NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #25

It causes people to crowd places to watch like the mall in dc Blues Heron May 2020 #26

+100 Totally Tunsie May 2020 #81

Ask the nurses JCMach1 May 2020 #27

Of course it is. ooky May 2020 #28

War Porn. It's a reliable move to rally gullible people to a cause. Ron Green May 2020 #29

Nurses would prefer new PPE would be my guess. Merlot May 2020 #31

Trump says nurses and hospitals have all the PPE they need. subterranean May 2020 #53

Campaign video paid for by taxpayers. Liberal In Texas May 2020 #32

What I used to say when the base had open houses and shows. Wounded Bear May 2020 #36

"need to be flown and the pilots need their flight hours." Pantagruel May 2020 #42

A massive waste of our tax dollars tiredtoo May 2020 #37

That's not how Federal budgeting works Bucky May 2020 #40

Don't get serious now. tiredtoo May 2020 #88

I felt that way when I first heard of them a couple weeks ago. intheflow May 2020 #38

No money is being diverted from healthcare to jet flybys Bucky May 2020 #39

The money being paid to fuel those jets could be used iluvtennis May 2020 #41

It's what authoritarian regimes do. warmfeet May 2020 #44

I mean, I do like airshows and all, but... Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #45

Whatever problem that we cannot bomb from the sky, we just walk away from. n/t Yavin4 May 2020 #46

To me, the money spent on the flyovers could be better spent on PPE gear... Sloumeau May 2020 #47

They're fine Loki Liesmith May 2020 #48

Waste (as at sporting events) mahannah May 2020 #50

I agree but ... aggiesal May 2020 #51

Yes. Dios Mio May 2020 #52

Yes, Yes,& Yes ProfessorGAC May 2020 #54

The only flyover that should be done is one for a departed airman. n/t sarge43 May 2020 #55

YES, YES, YES!!! citizen blues May 2020 #56

Yes! There are better uses for National Guard units ihaveaquestion May 2020 #57

Taxpayer funded tRUMP campaign ads. Why would anyone expect anything less?? NoMoreRepugs May 2020 #58

Yes. LisaM May 2020 #59

Practice for bombing runs on the hospitals? CloudWatcher May 2020 #61

No, I don't have a problem with it. The idea I think is to do something to raise the spirits totodeinhere May 2020 #62

No sarisataka May 2020 #63

Oh, THAT's what it was for. PatrickforO May 2020 #64

Good point, another national symbol taken down by the tRump cancer. nt yaesu May 2020 #65

YES!!! These are NOTHING but a waste of money and appeal to trump*s fanbase... Raster May 2020 #67

Absolutely. Think what good just the money wasted on fuel could do. sinkingfeeling May 2020 #69

How much is wasted on fuel? IronLionZion May 2020 #76

Dude hijacks shipments of PPE from states intended for nurses and first responders IronLionZion May 2020 #70

Total waste of money and time. overleft May 2020 #71

Yes. Warpy May 2020 #72

I love the Thunderbirds. leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #73

When I was a teen, I was out on a golf course playing golf with a lot of other kids. Blue_true May 2020 #102

Come sit in my backyard sometime. xmas74 May 2020 #108

Absolutely DavidDvorkin May 2020 #74

Now we know how Roman citizens felt when the emperor called for gladiator games. Pepsidog May 2020 #75

Yes riverbendviewgal May 2020 #79

Nope. Love 'em. Dial H For Hero May 2020 #80

where I am (NYC metro area) I think they were something of a morale boost fishwax May 2020 #82

I like airshows. rickford66 May 2020 #83

Absolutely. vanamonde May 2020 #84

Well, since the feds are hoarding PPE for themselves, flyovers are all they can offer. SunSeeker May 2020 #86

They could ask nurses: "Would you rather have us flyover, or would you like a visit from Mike?" struggle4progress May 2020 #87

How about flyover or PPE? Squinch May 2020 #114

Yes and no. MH1 May 2020 #89

Neither wasteful nor meaningless. Stinky The Clown May 2020 #91

I heard the same complaints when they did AF flyovers xmas74 May 2020 #109

Not sure where you are . . . . . Stinky The Clown May 2020 #110

Next to Whiteman AFB. xmas74 May 2020 #116

Was else flies there besides the B2s? Stinky The Clown May 2020 #119

Talons, xmas74 May 2020 #122

OK, then they should say that's what they are: pilots keeping up their skills. Instead, they're Squinch May 2020 #113

Their flying is already in the budget. Where they fly, and what they do makes the difference Stinky The Clown May 2020 #120

Me. Always did. SammyWinstonJack May 2020 #92

1000%. nt ecstatic May 2020 #93

Yes--100% BigDemVoter May 2020 #95

I have nothing particular against the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. Caliman73 May 2020 #97

I do. Texaswitchy May 2020 #101

Incredibly so. All I can see is the burning up of our tax dollars. And I don't want to hear about niyad May 2020 #103

I suppose the air pollution levels are getting G_j May 2020 #104

The Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, Black Knights DeminPennswoods May 2020 #111

No, not at all Raine May 2020 #112

Not to mention 9.11 memories triggering for us in Lower Manhattan robbedvoter May 2020 #115

Yes a complete waste of time. nt Autumn May 2020 #117

I wonder where Jamaal510 May 2020 #121