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MicaelS

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36. Some people are really Koo-Koo.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #34)

Sun Sep 11, 2016, 07:40 PM

Sep 2016

EMP weapons? Mind control rays? Shit like this is why conspiracy theorists are dismissed.

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Just back from seeing the movie, "Sully", with Tom Hanks as the heroic pilot [View all] mnhtnbb Sep 2016 OP

Something else to take away from the movie. NightWatcher Sep 2016 #1

I wouldn't mind being stuck on a deserted island with him lunatica Sep 2016 #2

Until you get a cavity and Dr Iceskate comes around for you. NightWatcher Sep 2016 #3

You have to bring your own soccer ball tho. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 #6

Or George Clooney Xipe Totec Sep 2016 #53

The job of the NTSB is not to assign blame or fault The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #4

I haven't read Sully's book--which is what the movie is based on-- mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #5

I know 'true story' pieces often create conflict JonLP24 Sep 2016 #12

The NTSB report is very detailed and very thorough. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #14

Thanks for linking to the NTSB report mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #17

Thanks, Velveteen Ocelot and Mnhtnbb Hortensis Sep 2016 #19

The NTSB is the envy of the world Major Nikon Sep 2016 #25

Your post gives me further evidence when I argue with Libertarians Yavin4 Sep 2016 #49

The FAA and the NTSB are separate agencies, but I get your point. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #50

They wouldn't go out of business. Yavin4 Sep 2016 #51

I saw it today too! cwydro Sep 2016 #7

Good fiction usually is! whistler162 Sep 2016 #29

Why do you call it fiction? cwydro Sep 2016 #30

NPR Tom Hanks interview whistler162 Sep 2016 #32

I'll check it out, thanks! cwydro Sep 2016 #33

As is good non-fiction as well! LanternWaste Sep 2016 #41

Problem is too much of the story appears whistler162 Sep 2016 #47

insurance investigation & deposition fiction is an underrated genre Bucky Sep 2016 #8

I saw it yesterday and thought it was excellent! There were no crazy story lines. I found it Upthevibe Sep 2016 #9

Don't take this movie as being an accurate depiction of how the process works. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #16

Right. mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #18

Because 9/11 involved criminal acts the NTSB was not the primary investigator. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #20

The "technical assistance" of the NTSB has left a lot of unanswered questions regarding 9/11 mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #21

Me, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #22

I also enjoy people who upon hearing a joke, will correct it for accuracy LanternWaste Sep 2016 #42

I haven't seen the movie yet, but from the promos it appears as if the process is highly dramatized Major Nikon Sep 2016 #26

"Ask-The-Pilot" has a good take on this film. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2016 #10

Oh? Hmm...I'm sure a corporate mouthpiece has no axe to grind... mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #11

You also have those on the left who raise nutty allegations about the NTSB Major Nikon Sep 2016 #28

As The Nation said in May 2002, getting rid of Wellstone was a passion for Bush, Karl Rove, and mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #31

"couldn't crash Wellstone's plane" Major Nikon Sep 2016 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #35

Some people are really Koo-Koo. MicaelS Sep 2016 #36

Stuff like that was all over DU and still pops up from time to time Major Nikon Sep 2016 #38

The mind control stuff is/was more real JonLP24 Sep 2016 #44

All conspiracy theory nonsense has an element of possibility Major Nikon Sep 2016 #45

I'm completely unfamiliar with emp JonLP24 Sep 2016 #46

That accident was caused by plain old pilot error. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #37

I always thought the true tragedy is nobody said anything about the pilots Major Nikon Sep 2016 #39

I read the entire article and all the comments. MicaelS Sep 2016 #13

And here are some comments from NTSB investigators The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #15

I always thought the NTSB was somewhat deferential to Sully in the Probable Cause findings. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #24

For the most part NTSB reports are findings of fact Major Nikon Sep 2016 #27

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Glad You Liked It ProfessorGAC Sep 2016 #40

Your critique seems full of relevant knowledge in regards to the films. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #43

Huh? ProfessorGAC Sep 2016 #48

DON'T SPOIL THE ENDING!!!!!! alcibiades_mystery Sep 2016 #52