Dept of Mixed Messages -- Eurofighter on Tea Party Nation page

[libertango]

From a tip I just sent to Josh Marshall at TalkingPointsMemo.com:

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Josh and crew:

Given coverage on TPM about the TeaPartyNation.com folks, I decided to check out their page.

The first thing that caught my eye was a banner ad for someone named George Noel in the lower right corner of the browser window. It shows a fighter plane against a sky-blue background:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal_seattle/4266511796/

If you click the banner, Mr. Noel uses his whole home page for the same image:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal_seattle/4266513056/

Why is that odd? Well, the fighter in the photo that Mr. Noel uses so prominently isn't an American USAF fighter. It's the "Eurofighter."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal_seattle/4265767503/

So I guess TeaPartyNation.com and Mr. Noel endorse the idea of outsourcing our defense to Europe. Or having European air forces take over our skies. Or something.

-- Hal

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All I can say is, these people wouldn't be allowed to fly on Air Canada, by God!