Douglas Hughes, the guy who piloted a one-man gyrocopter onto the lawn of the Capitol last week told reporters Sunday that was as surprised as anyone else that he was actually able to land there. He had assumed he would have been stopped well before then. The incident that sparked a renewed emphasis on security at the White House and the Washington, D.C., region.
"I had expected to be intercepted on the the way," the 61 year-old former postal worker told reporters outside his Ruskin, Fla., home. He added that most people in the nation's capitol seemed amused by him and waved as he flew past.
"People were not frightened at all," he said. "I waved back. That part of it was surreal."
Hughes started his flight in Gettysburg, Pa., and literally flew under the radar until he made it into D.C. airspace. He has since said the flight was part effort to get D.C. to pass stricter campaign finance reform laws.
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If his dumbass had been shot down and his body parts strewn all over DC imagine the outrage.They knew exactly who he was,where he was,and what his agenda was before his odyssey began.Ending his life was not politically correct and would have drawn harsh scrutiny.The public is so stupid to think he just "slipped under the radar".He was allowed in.In the coming weeks I hope the public lemmings will be told the truth,but it appears unlikely since they've taken it hook line and sinker.
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