Former Senator Ted Stevens in plane crash, survival unknown - Polidicks

[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6792MJ20100810?type=politicsNews[/url] [release]The head of plane manufacturer EADS North American unit, Sean O'Keefe, and former Republican Senator Ted Stevens were aboard a plane that crashed in Alaska, and it was not immediately known if they survived, EADS and a congressional source said on Tuesday. "Local authorities are reporting that there are survivors and a rescue operation is under way," EADS North America spokesman Guy Hicks said in a statement, adding that no further details were available. O'Keefe is the former head of NASA and worked for Stevens for many years in Congress. His son was also aboard the plane. The plane, a DeHavilland DHC-3T, crashed about 10 miles northwest of Aleknagik, Alaska, at 8 p.m. local time (0400 GMT), according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which sent a team to investigate. Half of those aboard the plane were killed in the crash and a doctor was apparently on the scene, though rescuers were having trouble reaching the site because of bad weather, the congressional source said, declining to be further identified. Stevens, 86, was on a fishing trip in Alaska with former members of his staff and their family, the congressional source said, adding that the plane either crashed by a lake or into the water. Stevens's wife, Catherine, was not on the plane. O'Keefe assumed the responsibilities as EADS North America's Chief Executive Officer on November 1, 2009. He previously served as a corporate officer of the General Electric Company in the Technology Infrastructure sector, leading the Washington operations of the GE Aviation business. He was appointed Secretary of the Navy in July 1992 by President George Bush. Stevens lost his re-election bid in 2008 after he was convicted on corruption charges, but the case was later thrown out because of prosecutorial misconduct, including the withholding of exculpatory evidence from defense lawyers. While often gruff and short-tempered with staff, reporters, and other senators, Stevens rose to become one of the most powerful Republicans, including head of the key Senate Appropriations Committee which doled out billions of federal dollars each year to states and communities. Stevens became known for the proposed "Bridge to Nowhere," which became a symbol of out-of-control "pork barrel" spending. The now-abandoned project would have linked the town of Ketchikan to its island airport at a cost of $398 million. Stevens was first appointed to the Senate in 1968 to fill the seat vacated by the death of Democratic Sen. Bob Bartlett. He won the seat in a special 1970 election and was repeatedly re-elected by wide margins.[/release] Corrupt piece of shit. I feel no sympathy for him. [editline]8:51PM[/editline] He took hundreds of thousands of dollars of gifts from corporations and then hid them from taxes. He was a scumbag.

[QUOTE]Stevens became known for the proposed "Bridge to Nowhere," which became a symbol of out-of-control "pork barrel" spending. The now-abandoned project would have linked the town of Ketchikan to its island airport at a cost of $398 million.[/QUOTE] No big loss, it seems.

Well, if he survives, he'll be eating out of an assortment of tubes for a while.

Well, this is too bad. This is the "Series of tubes" guy, so you all know.

[QUOTE=Detective P;23963064]This is the "Series of tubes" guy, so you all know.[/QUOTE] Please explain.

[QUOTE=bugfix;23963095]Please explain.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/series-of-tubes[/URL] EDIT: And apparently the meme came from him opposing net neutrality legislation. Wow what a piece of shit.

[QUOTE=bugfix;23963095]Please explain.[/QUOTE] [quote=Ted Stevens]Ten movies streaming across that, that Internet, and what happens to your own personal Internet? I just the other day got...an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it yesterday [Tuesday]. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially. [...] They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.[4][/quote] [editline]10:47AM[/editline] The context was a discussion on net neutrality.

Thanks guys. Also, how can someone who doesn't understand something be in charge of regulating it?

[QUOTE=bugfix;23963146]Also, how can someone who doesn't understand something be in charge of regulating it?[/QUOTE] Welcome to america. :911:

[QUOTE=JgcxCub;23963047]Well, if he survives, he'll be eating out of a tube for a while.[/QUOTE] A series of them.

A small tube, not a big truck.

[QUOTE=Prismatex;23962971]Corrupt piece of shit. I feel no sympathy for him.[/QUOTE] that's not nice at all

Republican piece of shit. Deserved to die. All Republicans should be sent to Guantanamo bay to be executed. If only he was a democrat, we would have mourned his death.

[QUOTE=Uberman77883;23966020]All Republicans should be sent to Guantanamo bay to be executed.[/QUOTE] ._. what

Yup. They don't understand common sense at all. Even their own spokesmen are admitted trolls. And they aren't democrats.

[QUOTE=Uberman77883;23966020]Republican piece of shit. Deserved to die. All Republicans should be sent to Guantanamo bay to be executed. If only he was a democrat, we would have mourned his death.[/QUOTE] Hur [editline]02:36PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Uberman77883;23966176]Yup. They don't understand common sense at all. Even their own spokesmen are admitted trolls. And they aren't democrats.[/QUOTE] Dur :downs:

Ted Stevens [B][I]Is The INTERNET!!![/I][/B]

stevens died check CNN

[QUOTE=Prismatex;23962971]Corrupt piece of shit. I feel no sympathy for him.[/QUOTE] Uncool, bro.

[QUOTE=Uberman77883;23966020]Republican piece of shit. Deserved to die. All Republicans should be sent to Guantanamo bay to be executed. If only he was a democrat, we would have mourned his death.[/QUOTE] what the fuck are you doing

dat forma senator's daaaaayud

[QUOTE=TheHydra;23966522]what the fuck are you doing[/QUOTE] p. sure he's being sarcastic since he's like a staunch Republican

[QUOTE=JDK721;23966567]p. sure he's being sarcastic since he's like a staunch Republican[/QUOTE] no one in this thread hated him because of his political party, he was hated because he was a dumb motherfucker in charge of heavy issues that he didn't understand at all. uber is just trying to start a debate where one doesn't exist

[QUOTE=TheHydra;23966631]no one in this thread hated him because of his political party, he was hated because he was a dumb motherfucker in charge of heavy issues that he didn't understand at all. uber is just trying to start a debate where one doesn't exist[/QUOTE] him and the other idiots in this section have a persecution complex

[QUOTE=JDK721;23966722]him and the other idiots in this section have a persecution complex[/QUOTE] no matter how much I agree with you, now you're the one trying to start a fight

He died: [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/10/alaska.plane.crash/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1[/URL] :geno:

[img]http://a.imageshack.us/img840/6721/tedstevens.jpg[/img] :patriot:

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;23966060]._. what[/QUOTE] He was being facetious.

[QUOTE=Uberman77883;23966020]Republican piece of shit. Deserved to die. All Republicans should be sent to Guantanamo bay to be executed. If only he was a democrat, we would have mourned his death.[/QUOTE] quit trying to start a flame war.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cZC67wXUTs[/media] MAY HE RIDE THE DUMPTRUCK WITH THE SERIES OF TUBES TO THE AFTERLIFE :911: Oh well.