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Helicopter Crashes Near Seattle Space Needle, Killing Two


Two people were killed and another injured this morning when a helicopter crashed in Seattle just yards away from the iconic Space Needle.

The helicopter was a news chopper owned by ABC News affiliate KOMO.

The chopper crashed moments after lift-off and quickly became engulfed in flames, killing two and sending a third victim to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

The two people that were killed were pilot Gary Pfitzner and photographer Bill Strothman, a recently-retired staffer who now works part-time, the station said.

The other person who was injured was only identified as a 38-year-old man who was inside a car at the time.

The crash site was just 50 feet away from the Space Needle, authorities said.

The helicopter did not hit the landmark.

The news station said the helicopter was lifting off from its roof when it hit the side of the building and crashed into several cars. Two cars were also on fire when firefighters arrived to douse the flames.

Plumes of smoke quickly filled the skies near Space Needle shortly after the crash.

The Seattle Fire Department said they do not know what caused the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is en route to the scene to investigate the crash.

h/t – abcnews 
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Teaparty Chair “Jokes” About Throwing The Obama Family Out Of Helicopter

If I had a penny for every time I heard someone making a stupid joke about President Obama, then apologize because “they didn’t think it would be an issue,” I’d be at least $5.68 richer.

Did you hear the one about Shery Lanford Smith? Mrs. Lanford or Smith is the Chairperson of the Sumter South Carolina Tea Party. Earlier this month, Mrs Lanford or Smith felt the urge, no, the need to post something on her Facebook page about President Obama and his family. She later pulled the posting after it became an “issue.”

Her posting? Well she posted a “joke” about throwing the President and his family out of a helicopter. In the so-called “joke,” the Obamas are on a helicopter suggesting that if they throw money out the window, they could make more people happy. The pilot then says, ” “I could throw both of them out of the window and make 256 million people very happy!” Mrs Lanford or Smith added to the “joke,” saying, ” “If you’re one of 256 million, PASS IT ON.”

Hahahaha…. Oh, that is so NOT funny!

When contacted by the media about the posting, guess what Mrs Lanford or Smith said? “I had no idea it would be an issue.”

With all the real issues facing this nation, and quite frankly the world’s economy, these people are consumed with firing personal attacks at the President and his family. A child wouldn’t be this careless. The teaparty is apparently overrun by immature imbeciles.

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G.O.P. Chris Christie Is A Pompous Ass

This is what you get when you vote for someone to run your state, and that person has no regard for the people of the state, because that person answers to a higher calling – Corporations.

Case on point:  Republican Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey. Apparently, Christie’s interpretation of being a public servant means that the public has no right to ask him any questions based on his flawed policy decisions, and thinks it appropriate to tell his employers – the people who voted him into office – to mind their own business!

Christie appeared on a PBS program and took questions from the residents of his state. One constituent correctly pointed out that Christie sends his kids to private school, but turns around and cuts funding to New Jersey’s public school. The public servant became absolutely livid.

Below is his response.

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