Heroes Aren't Hard To Find OR Whatever You Do Don't Give God Any Credit

Yesterday (Thursday, Jan 15, 2009) a USAir Flight 1549 leaving out of LaGuardia Airport in New York City crash landed in the Hudson River less than a minute after take off due to flying into a flock of Geese. 155 people on board all survived. The pilot, Chesley Sullenberger is being hailed as a Hero for saving all those lives.

I have issues with this.

The pilot did his job and he did it well, there is no question about this. BUT! He did not work a miracle. That can only be attributed to one entity and one entity only - GOD. God is in the miracle business, not mankind. "Sully" did what he was trained to do, no more no less. Don't worship him because he cannot measure up to it.

I saw the headline when it happened yesterday and I said "Another airplane can't seem to stay in the air". But when I turn on Morning Blow this morning and see that this situation is dominating the news I couldn't believe it. Is there not other news happening? Or are they using this situation to distract from other things? Or are they trying to make more out of this than needs to be made? It could be any of those or a combination of all of them.

To listen to the talking heads fawn over the pilot and the passengers were sickening. They were 155 people trying to get from point A to point B. The pilot was piloting a plane. That is the story, no more and no less.

Then we hear about how something is going to have to be done about the Geese! Can't have them in the air endangering the airplanes. The last time I checked the Geese had more rights to the airways than man and his machines have. PETA won't like this one at all.

I thought I had heard just about everything until I heard what they are saying and how they are acting over this crash landing WHERE NO ONE DIED!!! What about all those innocent victims who have died in airplane crashes? Where is their time by the media talking about what a loss and what a tragic event it is that so many died?

The pilot performed no miracles. He just so happened to do his job well. He is already getting a salary to do that to begin with, he needs no added kudo's or perks. He did exactly what he was paid to do. The passengers should be thanking God that he didn't sink the plane before they could get out.

This is why things are so screwed up, people are brain dead.