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Originally posted by OmegaLogos
But my Occams razor is going to have to go with pilot error in flying a small single engine aircraft into a storm and the natural elements such as rough terrain and low/poor visibility and violent wind gusts, not to mention lightning and or hail etc! Sometimes even famous people just have accidenst and die! I'm horribly reminded about Rally Driver Colin McRae who died in a helicopter accident in September 2007 which also claimed the lives of his son and two family friends.
Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has died in a plane crash near Dillingham, Alaska, a source familiar with ongoing rescue efforts confirms to CNN.
Ted Stevens is in the plane. he is dead. No harm done. Sad, but still, no harm done. I pray for his soul and all that, but again, no harm done.
Originally posted by nik1halo
I always get a little curious when a number of high profile people start dropping like flies in a cluster. Don't forget, it wasn't too long ago that a load of Polish politicians also happened to die in a plane crash. Any other ranking politicos died in the past year or so? Maybe someone could see a pattern or link?
Obviously I'm not saying that any of these deaths were anything other than accidents or natural causes, because frankly, there's no evidence to the contrary and in this case, not even evidence that these people were aboard.
But, it does kinda make you go, Hmmm...
* November 2009: Became CEO of EADS North America, elected to board of directors
* 2008: Headed Washington operations for General Electric Co's (GE.N) aviation division
* 2005 to 2008: Chancellor, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)
* 2001 to 2005: NASA administrator
* 2001: Deputy director, Office of Management and Budget
* 1996-2001: Endowed chair professor, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
* 1993-1996: Professor of business administration, dean of graduate school at Pennsylvania State University
* July 1992: Appointed secretary of the U.S. Navy Sources: EADS, NASA, Reuters research
Ted Steven's committee assignments:
Committees
* Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Ranking Member (Has temporarily stepped down due to his indictment)
* Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
* Senate Committee on Appropriations
* Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science
* Subcommittee on Defense - Ranking Member (Has temporarily stepped down due to his indictment)
* Subcommittee on Homeland Security
* Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
* Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
* Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development
* Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
* Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
* Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
* Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery - Ranking Member (Has temporarily stepped down due to his indictment)
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
* Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
* Senate Committee on Appropriations
* Subcommittee on Commerce Justice and Science
* Subcommittee on Defense - Chair
* Subcommittee on Homeland Security
* Subcommittee on Interior
* Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies
* Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury the Judiciary and Housing and Urban Development
* Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Chair
* Subcommittee on Aviation
* Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Product Safety and Insurance
* Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction
* Subcommittee on Fisheries and the Coast Guard
* Subcommittee on Global Climate Change
* Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study
* Subcommittee on Science and Space
* Subcommittee on Technology Innovation and Competitiveness
* Subcommittee on Trade Tourism and Economic Development
* Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
* Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
* Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
* Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
* Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management Government Information and International Security
* Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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