Pathetic CBS journalism on GA airport security

Ok, I admit I may have gone a bit overboard, but I had to respond to CBS on
this one...

Not overboard at all, right on the money. Very Well Said sir. May I use
it? (With appropriate credit, of course).

My neighbor has a plane in his barn, and flies it uncontrollably out of
his field. I think he is a Baptist. Should I be worried? Do we need to put
up razor wire? What does that do to his sheep? Without x rays, we will
never know whether some of them boogers are really Al Qa'ida in sheep's
clothing.

Doesn't CBS use aircraft? Do they charter? When someone holds up the
Cookie mart in Waco Texas, does the Washington Bureau start making airline
reservations for the camera crew?

When you sow FUD, (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt), what do you reap?


Al Gerharter

Note below does not work. It will bounce. The "insidescoop
address is good.


"Ron Lee" wrote in message
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Thanks for the heads up. It is amazing that what should be a
reputable news organization resorts to uninformed trashing of GA
airport security.

Ron Lee

----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin McCue
To: ; ;

Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: GA terror


Dear CBS News staff,

If you wish to provide editorial comment it should be stated as such.
Your "Eye on America" piece tonight hit a few facts then proceeded to spin
quite a yarn.
The mere fact that the terrorist have not used GA aircraft for terrorist
acts is proof that even they are smart enough to realize the very limited
usefulness of them for this purpose.
A quick physics lesson. Force equal mass times velocity. The average SUV
grosses at over 8000 lbs and is capable of over 100 mph with a cargo of at
least 2000 lbs. The average 16 year old can operate it and there are
millions on the road.
The average GA plane grosses around 2000lbs and flies just over 100 mph
with a useable payload (after pilot and fuel) of about 500lbs. Less than 1%
of the US can fly it and there are a few thousand not locked up or at
controlled airfields.
Test questions. Which would you use to cause maximum destruction?
How do you twist the truth to cause the most panic through
sensationalist drivel?
I see you got one right. I will see that some of your advertisers get
copies of this.

Kevin McCue
Tucson, AZ

Kevin McCue wrote:
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"Ron Lee" wrote in message
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Thanks for the heads up. It is amazing that what should be a
reputable news organization resorts to uninformed trashing of GA
airport security.

Ron Lee


----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin McCue
To: ; ;

Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: GA terror


Dear CBS News staff,

If you wish to provide editorial comment it should be stated as such.
Your "Eye on America" piece tonight hit a few facts then proceeded to spin
quite a yarn.
The mere fact that the terrorist have not used GA aircraft for terrorist
acts is proof that even they are smart enough to realize the very limited
usefulness of them for this purpose.
A quick physics lesson. Force equal mass times velocity.

While I agree with your point, the physics lesson has some problems. Force
is mass times acceleration ( mass x vel. is momentum). And for the
purposes of estimating destructive capability the most relevant quantity is
generally energy, i.e. the sum of the kinetic energy of the plane and the
energy released by the cargo (bomb and/or fuel). This will still be much
greater for a loaded truck than for a small GA plane.

The average SUV
grosses at over 8000 lbs and is capable of over 100 mph with a cargo of at
least 2000 lbs. The average 16 year old can operate it and there are
millions on the road.
The average GA plane grosses around 2000lbs and flies just over 100 mph
with a useable payload (after pilot and fuel) of about 500lbs. Less than 1%
of the US can fly it and there are a few thousand not locked up or at
controlled airfields.
Test questions. Which would you use to cause maximum destruction?
How do you twist the truth to cause the most panic through
sensationalist drivel?

"Kevin McCue" kevinwmccueATcomcast.net wrote in message
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address is good.

You want

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:39:23 GMT, (Ron Lee)
wrote:

Thanks for the heads up. It is amazing that what should be a
reputable news organization resorts to uninformed trashing of GA
airport security.

Ron Lee

I urge everyone to email in on this one. You don't have to write an
essay just a few sentences to voice your displeasure at their poor
journalism and fear mongering. Please!

"Jordan" wrote in message
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| On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:39:23 GMT, (Ron Lee)
| wrote:
|
| Thanks for the heads up. It is amazing that what should be a
| reputable news organization resorts to uninformed trashing of GA
| airport security.
|
| Ron Lee
|
| I urge everyone to email in on this one. You don't have to write an
| essay just a few sentences to voice your displeasure at their poor
| journalism and fear mongering. Please!

These were my few sentences:

"Gentlemen" (and I use this term very loosely):



This was the worst piece of yellow journalism I have seen in a long time.
Next I suppose you will be running a horror show on how people can just get
in their cars and drive anywhere they want.



It was once thought that a free press had the responsibility to protect the
freedoms of others. Apparently you idiots no longer believe that. Go to
Hell.



Christopher Campbell

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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These were my few sentences:

"Gentlemen" (and I use this term very loosely):



This was the worst piece of yellow journalism I have seen in a long time.
Next I suppose you will be running a horror show on how people can just
get
in their cars and drive anywhere they want.



It was once thought that a free press had the responsibility to protect
the
freedoms of others. Apparently you idiots no longer believe that. Go to
Hell.



Christopher Campbell


Okay, CJ, tell us what you REALLY think!

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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|
|
|
| Okay, CJ, tell us what you REALLY think!

All right. How many times does someone have to pee in your boot before you
realize that he is not interested in becoming your friend? No matter how
nice you are to him?

Some people were so happy that they got their local affiliate to come out to
their airport and do a "response." To that I say "Pig's offal." The response
will air only in the local area, probably during the daytime soaps, and most
of the information will be edited out.

You are not going to beat the networks at their own game. Whatever they are
doing to aviation now, they have done to everybody and everything else they
have reported on in the last 20 years. Ask any landlord, doctor, or
businessman. The sole objective of network media is to destroy people for
fun and profit.

If you see a reporter, interfere with him in every way possible. Harass him.
Beat him and kick him. Smash his equipment and burn his van. Tar and feather
them all and run them out of town on a rail. That is just about what it
takes to get through to these elegant looking high school dropouts.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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|
|
|
| Okay, CJ, tell us what you REALLY think!

All right. How many times does someone have to pee in your boot before you
realize that he is not interested in becoming your friend? No matter how
nice you are to him?

Some people were so happy that they got their local affiliate to come out
to
their airport and do a "response." To that I say "Pig's offal." The
response
will air only in the local area, probably during the daytime soaps, and
most
of the information will be edited out.

You are not going to beat the networks at their own game. Whatever they
are
doing to aviation now, they have done to everybody and everything else
they
have reported on in the last 20 years. Ask any landlord, doctor, or
businessman. The sole objective of network media is to destroy people for
fun and profit.

If you see a reporter, interfere with him in every way possible. Harass
him.
Beat him and kick him. Smash his equipment and burn his van. Tar and
feather
them all and run them out of town on a rail. That is just about what it
takes to get through to these elegant looking high school dropouts.

I'll take that as a "Yes" vote.

The problem with writing to complain about the segment probably
will NOT do what you expect. In reality, it'll confirm to the
CBS suits that sensationalism increases viewers, which is exactly
what the advertisers want.

sex sells.

If there's no sex, then blood and gore sells.

If there's no blood and gore, then fear sells. And that's
what CBS (and others) are selling today.