Another view of the crash. But no photos.

[tommyboy]

Posted: 1/16/09 at 11:45am

Well, just as the Bush administration has crashed our confidence, our economy and our hopes for the future, a jet full of 155 Americans crashes into the Hudson in the last days of the worst 8 years of presidency ever. In an Herculean effort, by the Coast Guard, police, fire, tugs, ferries, the pilot, and just plain private citizens, all 155 were saved.

The symbolism and the irony of it all:

The crashed plane = the United States of America as Bush will leave it.

The floating fusilage = America's determination not to sink.

The rescue efforts = The determination of the American Spirit.

Captain Sullenberg = President Elect Obama leading/saving a determined nation.

Only 2 broken legs = The condition of our broken but not dead country.

No deaths = Not just luck, HOPE for the future.

I can't wait for January 20.

[Paul W. Thompson]

Posted: 1/16/09 at 4:26pm

But what if Sully turns out to be a Republican?

[tommyboy]

Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:15pm

Paul -- you missed the whole point...go back to bed.

Updated On: 1/16/09 at 10:15 PM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:03am

That's a stretch.

And, how is that irony?

i⋅ro⋅ny 
–noun, plural -nies.
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature.
a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.



Let's just let the joyful news of the survival of all passengers, and the heroic efforts of all involved be what it is. And not try to insert politics into it.

Updated On: 1/17/09 at 12:03 AM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:05am

That's ironic, NYadgal, I was just about to post the same definition.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:09am

I love the irony in that!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:19am

You know what I think about all this? I think disasters are just going to end better now that Bush is gone.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:26am

What shall we do with this news report? What does the mud represent? The obstacles?

NEW YORK – Thick mud, menacing currents and bone-chilling temperatures stymied investigators Friday as they scoured the Hudson River for the two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner that crash-landed in the water after colliding with birds. The investigation ran into a series of obstacles one day after the pilot ditched the plane carrying 155 people.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:27am

Well, Namo darling, we still have 3 days and change left. A lot can happen between now and then.



The Final Countdown...it's so close, yet so much-anticipated!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:27am

Namo, that's a good thing to think. I like happier endings.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:29am

Miss P, we'll all just be very, very careful!

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:32am

What about the cold? Doesn't that represent Alaska, which represents Sarah Palin who has nothing to do with the next 4 years (thank goodness)? Stretch that into the analogy, please.

That's right Miss Addy! Don't leave your house until the deed is done (unless you have theatre tickets)!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 1:25am

I think the mud is the economy.

[etoile]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 1:46am

Oh for craps sake.

How does anything thinking person believe that any administration has the ability to crash one's confidence, economy, or hopes for the future? Look to yourself and not outside influences.

It's necessary to cultivate one’s own garden.

[Q]

Posted: 1/17/09 at 2:29am

"How does anything thinking person believe that any administration has the ability to crash one's confidence, economy, or hopes for the future?"

You ask this in a world fueled by religion?

I'm just surprised that someone hasn't claimed divine intervention.