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In reply to the discussion: Know that thing they do every Christmas Eve where they have NORAD "track" Santa's sleigh? [View all]morningfog
(18,115 posts)90. I was scrolling looking for a defender/apologist of this.
Found it! This is the military hungry for bodies.
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Know that thing they do every Christmas Eve where they have NORAD "track" Santa's sleigh? [View all]
WilliamPitt
Dec 2013
OP
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
They must have heard about Jon Stewart's liberal media war on Christmas and his STS missiles
nilram
Dec 2013
#84
Exactly. Propaganda. Just what the burgeoning US Police State ordered.
blkmusclmachine
Dec 2013
#104
Yes, this is going to scare kids, I can't believe they thought this was a good idea.
bananas
Dec 2013
#116
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
I hope so. Honestly I am speechless (it has happened a few times on DU but this takes the cake)
anneboleyn
Dec 2013
#97
Heaven forbid we let the message Peace On Earth stand for one fucking day. Scramble the jets!
TeamPooka
Dec 2013
#57
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
You know.. "war on Christmas" Air Force Dominionists and all that .. . . .n/t
annabanana
Dec 2013
#27
dear goddess, PLEASE tell me this is actually from the Onion and the globe just copied it.
niyad
Dec 2013
#30
Good luck finding jets that can land on roughly 80 millions of rooftops in one night!
FarCenter
Dec 2013
#34
Wonderful story as to how NORAD started tracking Santa - but with this one video they can
Hestia
Dec 2013
#128
No worries. Bill O said it was his contribution to the war on Christmas. nt.
NCTraveler
Dec 2013
#49
email Norad to let them know you don't like this: noradtrackssanta@outlook.com
TeamPooka
Dec 2013
#56
My husband and I check it for fun. We love the Taj Mahal sequence and London
anneboleyn
Dec 2013
#99
since the 30s there's been a lot of commentary on the replacement of myth and mainstream
MisterP
Dec 2013
#89
They'll track Santa over Area 51 near Bigfoot Forest next to Edward Snowen's house.
Initech
Dec 2013
#92
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
"Onward Christian soldiers, tra-la-la la-la la-la-la-la!" Good times and fond memories.
marble falls
Dec 2013
#134