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That is so sick and weird Tanuki Dec 2013 #1
Maybe they have to escort him to ensure he doesn't try to fly into the new World Trade tower. nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #78
'Take the shot! Take the shot!' nt onehandle Dec 2013 #2
Too close for missiles... AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #135
That's a negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full. Glassunion Dec 2013 #142
There is a dark and sinister psychology behind this. JaneyVee Dec 2013 #3
Just what the Police State ordered. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #102
Deviate from that flight path one meter, Fat Boy, and you're toast... nt Buns_of_Fire Dec 2013 #4
Ha ha ha! Actually, the justification is to protect Santa from "threats." MADem Dec 2013 #59
They must have heard about Jon Stewart's liberal media war on Christmas and his STS missiles nilram Dec 2013 #84
Ha! I have to get back to the Daily Show...! nt MADem Dec 2013 #148
This is disgusting. nt octoberlib Dec 2013 #5
Beyond the pale. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #103
I kept waiting for the MuseRider Dec 2013 #6
Can't figure out how to edit, or format properly on this tablet so.... MuseRider Dec 2013 #9
Thanks! bvar22 Dec 2013 #51
Hey there! MuseRider Dec 2013 #58
+1 countryjake Dec 2013 #63
Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo MuseRider Dec 2013 #68
So is Santa also involved with the NSA? After all rurallib Dec 2013 #7
Not directly, but they forced him to put a backdoor into his database. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #53
Santa is KGB, not NSA jmowreader Dec 2013 #71
Send the Millennium Falcon and Snoopy in his Sopwith Camel. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #8
This is Canada's fault. Renew Deal Dec 2013 #10
Conditioning children to live in the military industrial complex Generic Other Dec 2013 #11
Exactly. Propaganda. Just what the burgeoning US Police State ordered. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #104
Damn! In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #12
Turn on your light saber instead tina tron Dec 2013 #18
Well there goes the neighborhood! Rex Dec 2013 #24
Why do Imperial storm troopers wear armor? tclambert Dec 2013 #45
Oh No!!! In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #65
That's sad. Brickbat Dec 2013 #13
Not sad. I think it is sorta funny. RebelOne Dec 2013 #146
THAT Sissyk Dec 2013 #14
That kind of changes the whole myth into something else gollygee Dec 2013 #15
Well, since you are not privy to the intel available to Sen. Feinstein Ace Acme Dec 2013 #79
We need protection from the NSA. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #105
Yes, this is going to scare kids, I can't believe they thought this was a good idea. bananas Dec 2013 #116
A bearded man in a makeshift aircraft flying nap-of-the-earth? JHB Dec 2013 #16
That landscape is just as disturbing as anything else. randome Dec 2013 #17
they should have just put missles on the sleigh... dionysus Dec 2013 #19
Santa is upset the polar ice cap is melting. hunter Dec 2013 #20
All I can say is: sakabatou Dec 2013 #21
Our nation is in the hands of some sick fucks. FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #22
Sieg Heil, motherf/ckers! blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #106
FUCK YA! Rex Dec 2013 #23
That's disturbing on every level. Now if Santa was flanked by the Tardis, I'd be ok with that. myrna minx Dec 2013 #25
When the people in government do something fun they get attacked rule #1 Johonny Dec 2013 #26
the "tracking" is fine annabanana Dec 2013 #29
you forgot the sarcasm thingy, yes? niyad Dec 2013 #31
I hope so. Honestly I am speechless (it has happened a few times on DU but this takes the cake) anneboleyn Dec 2013 #97
I do not think anyone who has ever lost somone to war BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #35
Comprehensive Fail. WilliamPitt Dec 2013 #36
It's called propaganda tina tron Dec 2013 #46
Heaven forbid we let the message Peace On Earth stand for one fucking day. Scramble the jets! TeamPooka Dec 2013 #57
Thank you! City Lights Dec 2013 #75
You really think armed fighter jets protecting santa is to teach kids the military harun Dec 2013 #88
Santa is the Magic of the Old Man of the North - He doesn't need escorts and has made it Hestia Dec 2013 #127
I was scrolling looking for a defender/apologist of this. morningfog Dec 2013 #90
I'm with you. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #125
,....... daleanime Dec 2013 #131
You know.. "war on Christmas" Air Force Dominionists and all that .. . . .n/t annabanana Dec 2013 #27
+1 Crowman1979 Dec 2013 #133
But, but, some people BELIEVE in the military! Coyotl Dec 2013 #28
Yes, Virginia, there is a military. GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2013 #41
And try as people might to get out of their enlistment... dreamnightwind Dec 2013 #121
dear goddess, PLEASE tell me this is actually from the Onion and the globe just copied it. niyad Dec 2013 #30
The SCOTUS ruled against putting GPS tracking devices on Santa's sleigh. OnyxCollie Dec 2013 #32
Queue the Disney-Mattel marketeers MinM Dec 2013 #33
Get on Target! Be the target! Vox Moi Dec 2013 #42
Reminds me of this.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #82
My brother and I had those. They lasted about a half a day. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #113
Your last name wouldn't be Banner, would it? FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #136
No Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #137
Good luck finding jets that can land on roughly 80 millions of rooftops in one night! FarCenter Dec 2013 #34
This decision leaves them open to some pretty obvious lampooning. KittyWampus Dec 2013 #37
This is your Christmas Mission Profile ... Vox Moi Dec 2013 #38
Thanks Obama n/t Fumesucker Dec 2013 #39
The question of course Good without a god Dec 2013 #40
It's done by volunteers and private money. obxhead Dec 2013 #98
Wonderful story as to how NORAD started tracking Santa - but with this one video they can Hestia Dec 2013 #128
Sick and twisted....knr joeybee12 Dec 2013 #43
Now this is a "War on Christmas". Wonder what Bill and Sarah think? Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #44
I don't like this. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #47
You must be one of those bleedin' heart libruls. Commie! blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #107
Ah the unveiling of the super duper secret nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #48
No worries. Bill O said it was his contribution to the war on Christmas. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2013 #49
Just as long as Santa doesn't die from a leg wound LordGlenconner Dec 2013 #50
That's recruitment imagery. Early childhood branding upon impressionable minds. Loudly Dec 2013 #52
Absolutely! FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #74
You betcha! blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #108
Well, points for realism... TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #54
Christmas Accomplished! nt raouldukelives Dec 2013 #55
email Norad to let them know you don't like this: noradtrackssanta@outlook.com TeamPooka Dec 2013 #56
Fighter jets? Everyone knows NORAD uses drones to keep Santa safe. FSogol Dec 2013 #60
They don't want St. Nick running off with any state secrets. nyquil_man Dec 2013 #61
The NSA: blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #110
It's the US Military's ** War on Christmas ** Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #62
Who else will guard against the Grinch flying a Mig? seveneyes Dec 2013 #64
So much for bullsnarfle Dec 2013 #66
And Santa, rebel that he is, changes flight plans... countryjake Dec 2013 #67
What I want to know is: will Santa be required to pass through TSA security? KansDem Dec 2013 #69
They're just following him Politicalboi Dec 2013 #70
They're just protecting him from the War on Christmas jmowreader Dec 2013 #72
usa! usa! We *so* rule! City Lights Dec 2013 #73
This happens when he enters North American airspace. xmas74 Dec 2013 #76
My husband and I check it for fun. We love the Taj Mahal sequence and London anneboleyn Dec 2013 #99
My 13 year old and I will check it yet again this year xmas74 Dec 2013 #115
Santa is a mythological creature in... JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #77
since the 30s there's been a lot of commentary on the replacement of myth and mainstream MisterP Dec 2013 #89
There's been other delusions, too. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #94
... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #80
Why would they want to shoot him down? hughee99 Dec 2013 #81
That is really... twisted. MadrasT Dec 2013 #83
Dumb. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #85
Honest. I was good this year. ThoughtCriminal Dec 2013 #86
santa will need them warrprayer Dec 2013 #87
i don't see anything sinister about this, necessarily, TBH. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #91
They'll track Santa over Area 51 near Bigfoot Forest next to Edward Snowen's house. Initech Dec 2013 #92
Next year Santa will be delivering gifts with Drones! adirondacker Dec 2013 #93
Getting rid of the wing tip A2A missiles is the obvious solution. joshcryer Dec 2013 #95
I saw this on NECN tonight and thought it must be a joke. Paper Roses Dec 2013 #96
Military escort for Santa? shireen Dec 2013 #100
Why aren't they tracking Jesus? xfundy Dec 2013 #101
Replacing one fairy tale with another. Woo hoo! blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #111
I wonder if Santa is spying for the NSA now. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #109
This news editor's response just sent to NORADSANTA.com: Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #112
Great response. Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #114
Here are some other Santa trackers. bananas Dec 2013 #118
Nothing ReRe Dec 2013 #117
Next up - TSA screening after he drops off presents so he can get back in the sleigh suffragette Dec 2013 #119
I love the smell of ever-increasing US militarianism and nationalism in the morning. merrily Dec 2013 #120
Related Headline Savannahmann Dec 2013 #122
Next they will go door to door with Santa RandiFan1290 Dec 2013 #123
I see what you did there... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #138
That was quite a surprise, how quickly Watertown and Cambridge merrily Dec 2013 #141
Stop assuming all kids will be scared by this. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #124
That is so twisted. dotymed Dec 2013 #126
well, there is a war on christmas!!!! heaven05 Dec 2013 #129
It's NORAD's websit that's doing this. nt Javaman Dec 2013 #130
It's part of the US government's "Everyone is a Terrorist" policy. Crowman1979 Dec 2013 #132
"Onward Christian soldiers, tra-la-la la-la la-la-la-la!" Good times and fond memories. marble falls Dec 2013 #134
The Militarization of American Culture happyfunball Dec 2013 #139
TAUNT!!! hootinholler Dec 2013 #140
Hey ~ happyfunball In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #143
"You serious, Clark?" maced666 Dec 2013 #144
That's some twisted shit there. The underlying message is clear Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #145
WTF! Seriously, WTF???? n/t Avalux Dec 2013 #147
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