US Vice-President Cheney's plane diverted

[Esra Star]

Apparently it had to be diverted somewhere.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1856364.htm

[Kutjara]

1. That clown has more lives than a cat. n/t

[Greeby]

2. The plane had other priorities nt

[Ian David]

3. It was diverted to...

[Esra Star]

4. Singapore may or may not be a scheduled stop.

If it is he will be with friends.

[Ian David]

5. Lots of sex tourism in Singapore. I'm just sayin'. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. My first thought as well. LOL

[youngdem]

7. CHENEY'S PLANE DIVERTED FOR UNSPECIFIED REASON..>DETAILS SOON.

www.msnbc.com

[babylonsister]

8. Ya gotta have heart - or not. nt

[patrice]

9. Well, let's hope his PLAN is diverted too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x282846

[Poiuyt]

10. Are they doing this instead of raising the terror alert level?

Got to keep Americans scared you know.

[sallyseven]

50. Name on person that would be afraid.

I know of noone.

[kenny blankenship]

11. the fuel line from the main tank which passed under his seat (center aisle, row 9) froze solid

[DKRC]

22. Didn't they see the sign?

:evilgrin:

[daleo]

28. He was sucking the energy out of the fuel line

Typical for Cheney.

[LiberalFighter]

35. He is subhuman

[Pale Blue Dot]

12. From MSNBC:

The plane carrying U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney from Australia to the United States was diverted to Singapore on Sunday because of unspecified problems, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.

"I am not aware of the full circumstances and I have not been told except that it has been diverted," Howard told reporters in Sydney.

"As to the precise circumstances I'm not as yet advised," he said.

Australian media including Sky Television and Australian Associated Press reported that the plane had experienced unspecified mechanical problems.

[Whoa_Nelly]

13. Libby Trial Jury Still Out

Not time to return to the US yet :evilgrin:

[Lena inRI]

17. Zinnnnnnger Par Excellence!!!

Very, very, very perceptive of you, Whoa_Nelly! Thanks!
:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[Zorra]

20. Maybe he's visiting Ken Lay at his little Chinese hideaway? nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

33. LOL!

[LonelyLRLiberal]

37. High Five!

Maybe he better stay gone for a while.

[brook]

14. Jeez. Maybe he's defecting!

I wish. :(

[Aviation Pro]

16. Or defecating....

...sorry, couldn't help myself.

[silvershadow]

45. I don't think he was defecating...

his mouth was closed. :)

[Skink]

15. How big was that plane?

[Contrary1]

19. Maybe he accidentally shot the pilot in the face???

[all.of.me]

31. into the bermuda triangle maybe?

hopefully?

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[Truthiness Inspector]

21. Plane troubles?

Maybe he is being Wellstoned by the BFEE? Wait! He IS
the Evil Overlord! :scared: :scared: :scared:

Or maybe shit happens.

Regardless of how we may feel about him, I hope all is well.

[global1]

23. First They'll Tell Us Mechanical Problems - Then Three Days Later Will Find Out.....

it was shot at. Ain't that the way these stories go?

[babylonsister]

26. Yep! Terra terra terra! nt

[seasat]

24. He must have been flying Jet Blue n/t

[merwin]

40. The JetBlue planes don't even take off though. They sit on the tarmac for

10 hours.

[truthisfreedom]

25. Phear shortage, obviously. He's scared that nobody's scared anymore.

[BeHereNow]

27. When you're hungry, you got to eat! Fresh baby meat for the VP coming up!

Dick can only go so many hours without nourishment.
They most likely forgot to stock the airplane kitchen with
warm infant flesh.
Evil feeds on the innocent you know...
just ask the children of Iraq.

BHN

[Phredicles]

29. Ahh, the kitchen was probably just out of puppies.

Still, if it's another what-passes-in-Cheney-for-a-heart attack, I won't exactly grieve.

:popcorn:

[IndianaGreen]

30. MSNBC: Problem called minor, vice president to land in Singapore on way home

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney’s airplane encountered a small mechanical problem but there were no safety concerns and the aircraft was scheduled to make a planned refueling stop in Singapore, a White House spokeswoman said on Saturday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17321413/

[951-Riverside]

34. Awwww shucks n/t

[Countdown_3_2_1]

32. With the Armada in the Gulf, this could be an unscheduled stop to brief the Chinese.

Hush hush stuff. Pure speculation on my part.

Man I'm think of jokes now.
Cheney goes to brief the Chinese, but they were Boxers.
First he briefed them, then he pants-ed them.

Too late saturday night...unable to be serious.

[orleans]

36. maybe he was having a heart attack & they had to land

(can singapore arrest him for war crimes? i think germany could--why couldn't this plane be diverted to germany??)

[Eugene]

38. Cheney's plane safely lands in Singapore: embassy (electrical problem) - Reuters

Cheney's plane safely lands in Singapore: embassy
Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:23AM EST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The plane carrying Vice President Dick Cheney
from Australia to the United States landed safely in Singapore on
Sunday, after encountering a mechanical problem, a United States
embassy spokeswoman said.

"It's landed," the spokeswoman said, speaking from Singapore's Paya
Lebar air base, a military airport in the eastern part of the island.
"The vice president is skedded to remain on the plane. He is skedded
to leave as soon as the refueling is completed."

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP7753420070225

[Vidar]

39. No landing strip in hell?

[maddezmom]

41. WH: 'Small electrical issue' on Air Force Two

WH: 'Small electrical issue' on Air Force Two
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A "small electrical issue" developed on Air Force Two while the plane was returning Vice President Dick Cheney to the United States after a trip to Australia, but there were no safety concerns, a White House spokeswoman said Emily Lawrimore late Saturday.

A report from the pool reporter on board said it was a power surge that shut down electrical outlets in the cabin after the plane took off from Sydney.

The vice president's spokeswoman on the flight disputed Australian media reports that Air Force Two was diverted to Singapore because of mechanical concerns.

"This was the scheduled, pre-planned refuel stop," said Lea Anne McBride, sopokeswoman. "We were not diverted."

more:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/25/sunday/index.html

[rodeodance]

43. well, here is your answer: "This was the scheduled, pre-planned refuel stop,"

[maddezmom]

44. doesn't seem to make a lot of sense

Australia didn't have enough fuel?

[LosinIt]

47. power surge?? that's when they were shocking the bastard back to life

damn it

[Thor_MN]

48. AF2 Flight engineer to Chenney Chief of Staff:

Dammit, I've told you a million times not to recharge the Vice President in flight, the generators can't deliver enough power to charge that thing that he has in place of a heart!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Ok folks my BS meter is going off

mechanical problem, elecrical problem, minor, AF 2....

Why am I going BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leomcgarrysghost]

46. Cheney discovers air travel

Anyone who flies domestic know that planes have problems all the time. About time Cheney experienced the same problem the rest of us schmucks have to deal with. Lose his baggage too, while they're at it.

[goforit]

49. Where has Dr. Evil gone? What undisclosed location is he hiding in?

[dos pelos]

51. Chaney's plane diverted to Singapore.

What is this?

<http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cheneys-plane-diverted/2007/02/25/1172338452183.html>

[FARAFIELD]

52. I conjure up images of

chris farley banging his chest after his fourth heart attack

[Rabrrrrrr]

53. Diverted, shmiverted. It's the only way he could stop for a sex tour

to make up the idea of being "diverted" there.

[pitohui]

54. are there sex tours in singapore?

i thought you couldn't even chew gum there

[GoddessOfGuinness]

60. Or a meeting with someone with whom

it would be unadvisable to meet with fanfare.

[kurth]

55. Caning is fun

Cheney had heard so much about it, and he wanted to see how it's done...

[MidwestTransplant]

56. I hope he spray paints a couple of Mercedes to get what Michale Faye got

[Hunky Dunky]

58. LOL!

[Dover]

57. According to Straits Times (in Singapore), his plane left.

Apparently a minor repair. Look at the right hand side of this page under STI's Most Read Stories for this headline on Cheney's plane. I havent' registered so can't read the article. Just the headline:

http://www.straitstimes.com/

[Ian David]

59. Singapore has a lot of sex tourism.

I'm just sayin'.