Shane Osborn for Senate
You probably don’t recognize his name, you hardly remember the reason that you should – he was the pilot of the aircraft that a Chinese pilot damaged forcing the intelligence gathering aircraft to land in China. Osborn and 23 others were held and interrogated for 12 days by the Chinese. You know, back in the days before the war on terror. Well, Osborn is contemplating a run at the Senate seat for Nebraska, after continuing to fly operations in the war on terror. But, I’m all for him just on the basis of this one quote; “If I can take 12 days of communist Chinese interrogations, I can certainly handle Harry Reid on the Hill”.
“It goes back to growing up with a single mom who ran the veterans’ home in Norfolk, Nebraska,” he said. “Hearing those veterans and their stories and then going on to serve in the Navy. There is a saying we have in the Navy, ‘Not on my watch.’ And I think that applies here. I refuse to sit back and watch this country decline.”
Osborn, who also flew missions in Afghanistan, said he sees himself as part of a new generation of veteran leaders.
“Over a decade, war has created a lot of leaders, and these people understand how the world is and they understand that everybody loves America, and they understand the importance of getting this country back on track,” he said. “That’s why you’re seeing veterans step up and realize they got to you know they’ve got to come out here and fix things in Washington, it’s not just overseas.”
I’d like to see a conservative veteran from Nebraska finally. The last one was RINO Hagel.
Thanks to the folks at ABC News for sending the link. There’s video of the story at the link.
Category: Veterans in politics
Since Senators are U.S. Senators and represent the nation as well as their state he is one I don’t mind contributing to the campaign of. Agree with Jonn, good to see someone like this come out of Nebraska.
This is good news, indeed. I will contribute what I can, which ain’t much.
And screw Hagel.
Well I’m keeping my hopes for this one. My home town is 15 minutes from Norfolk. He spoke at the local community college after the China ordeal. Definitely a real heartland conservative.
Shane was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his skill and leadership during this incident that last 13 days or so.
The crew stuck to the code of conduct … and in good ole’ US fashion we submitted a non-apology to the people of China in the form of the “letter of two sorries.”
Yes … So sorry … so sorry! Great story!
It was a brilliant FU to the China people who charged us $30,000 for feeded the crew for 11 to 12 days!
Fu*king idiots!
BTW … Shane knows how to fly and he saved his entire crew after being denied permission to land!
I don’t know much about Arkanebraskaholma … but if I did … I would vote for this guy!
Wasn’t he bottom line responsible for not destroying the classified electronics and codes, setting us back big time.
Of course the Navy was still “surprised” that the Chinese were making use of it all a couple of years later.
In any case Ben Sasse is the conservative favorite in any other forum. And for way good reason.
@5–just coming out alive was a major accomplishment in and of itself. And they did manage to get as much of the crypto destroyed as possible and tossed overboard.
Then again, you wouldn’t know much about that, would you?
Such is what happens when your plane gets plowed into by a guy named Wong Wei. (Yes, that really was the Chinese pilot’s name.)
Tweake. Wrong. He was heroic in action and a consumate leader to and for his crew. He was not blamed for shit.
The China man who could fly for crap was to blame.
So get your facts straight.
He was awarded the DFC …
He doesn’t have to get his facts straight if he’s working for the Sasse campaign. How bout a little disclosure Tweake? I just went to wikipedia and read up on Sasse….yawn. My money if going to the Naval Aviator.
… and why did he not put the EP3 into the ocean to deny it to the Chinese?
Yeah, he definitely should have ditched with that gear on board. Landing with any of it set us back a long time.
@NHSparky. You seem a little sensitive. The PLAAF amateur was trying too hard and had an unfortunate name but that doesn’t solve our problem, does it?
@MCPO NYC USN Ret.. Your worst reasoning ever. And worst on the spot decision making, admittedly armchair. Not the first papering over with a medal – that really showed them Reds, huh ?
@GDContractor. Wikipedia – not the preferred source on conservative political matters. No boat rockers need apply.
@bobby & Mark. Bingo. Valor = flying the other direction for the time to destroy all. That would have qualified for any and all medals, posthumously or not.
NHSparky. You seem a little sensitive. The PLAAF amateur was trying too hard and had an unfortunate name but that doesn’t solve our problem, does it?
MCPO NYC USN Ret.. Your worst reasoning ever. And worst on the spot decision making, admittedly armchair. Not the first papering over with a medal – that really showed them Reds, huh ?
GDContractor. Wikipedia – not the preferred source on conservative political matters. No boat rockers need apply.
bobby & Mark. Bingo. Valor = flying the other direction for the time to destroy all. That would have qualified for any and all medals, posthumously or not.