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Just another example of hoe lame SNL has become.

I agree SNL has become lame....its not because the people on snl are less funny...its because trump is so awful that its not funny to watch things go spiraling down...

Is it funny when Trump coddles David Duke?

Is it funny when he appoints judges solely to deny people rights?

Is it funny to see taxes cut to benefit him and his friends?

Is it funny to watch Trump trash 70 year old alliances?

Is it funny to watch him berate war heroes?

Is it funny to watch him make people hate each other?

Is it funny to watch our world crash around us?

Is it funny to see prices surge and wages stagnate and jobs move over seas due to his actions?

No..none of that is funny and all of that and more is happening now.

The idea of a "Space Force" may sound comical until you think about it a bit. For starters, we have had a Space Force since the 60's with the National Reconnaissance Office. I don't have secret insider information but I do have their Wiki page:

NRO's technology is likely more advanced than its civilian equivalents. In the 1980s the NRO had satellites and software that were capable of determining the exact dimensions of a tank gun.[18] In 2012 the agency donated two space telescopes to NASA. Despite being stored unused, the instruments are superior to the Hubble Space Telescope. One journalist observed, "If telescopes of this caliber are languishing on shelves, imagine what they're actually using."

At this point, it's safe to assume that their mission has adapted to move well beyond simple reconnaissance. I don't think it's too much of a leap to think they might have communications jamming/disrupting capabilities. Could they not also be putting up lasers and other more active weapons? So, if you have a branch of the military that has the ability to observe, attack, and defend from space, you pretty much already have a "Space Force".

There will be a Space Force Academy established at a location yet to be announced.

The students will be known as SPACE CADETS.

//bada bing//

@8:58 AM: So a show that puts out roughly 70+ hours of material a year should be judged as to how "lame" it is based on a few random skits you happen to come across on the internet? On top of that you throw in "has become", as if this show used to be the pinnacle of comedic value. Newsflash, every season EVER has had its fair share of "lame" material. Pull your head out of your ass and quit acting like just because you don't like something, it is indicative of the greater value, or lack thereof, of said thing.

Complete and absolute stupidity or total disrespect for the intelligence (if any) of the American people. A purely egotistical idea to create a totally unnecessary new branch of the military, costing billions or maybe even trillions, to enhance his own "legacy" as a great leader. The Air Force already addresses these threats and can do so just fine with the proper funding and authority. A new level of bureaucracy supported by the same apologists who decry unnecessary government spending will be the icing on the cake.

I swear I remember Carter floating a similar idea back in the late 70s, but I can't find any record of it. Does anyone else remember this?

Not going to happen but it sounds cool to him so therefore it sounds good to his fawning, mindless base.

Trump is motivated by his EGO. Nothing more. He loves the idea that this would be created under his watch, damn whether it makes sense or would cost trillions that we DON'T HAVE.

Also it is a distraction tactic to draw media attention from other issues.

Thank you President Trump for not letting the world walk all over us anymore. Thank you for being strong and putting the USA first. Thank you for the vision of needing a space force as we go forward into the future. Trump 2020.

Space cadet bone spurs sure does like to spend money. I bet he’s spent over a million dollars in his lifetime on late night infomercial crap. What a POS.

Heinlein wrote a novel called "Space Cadet," about a guy training to join the Space Patrol. There will come a time, long in the future, when such an entity might make sense, but aren't we deep enough in debt already?

The military-industrial complex would love to get more taxpayer money for a whole new branch of the military, but I'm tempted to see this as just another way for the GOP deliberately to get us so far into debt that the government will be "forced" to cut back on any program that benefits only ordinary Americans instead of Big Business and oligarchs. I'm no fire breather, but all of this begins to smack of tyranny.

Keep in mind that our president is actually and openly proud of how he has taken advantage of the bankruptcy laws. The SOB has even said that it wouldn't be so bad if the United States of America were to have to renege on its debts. Now that calls for an all-time WTF response.

@10:3338 Compare the old, 70s version of SNL to the last 0 years. IT has nothing to do with the available material, everything to do witn the lack of talent and thoughful writing.

@12:59 PM. Rose-colored glasses much? The current generation is no better or worse than what SNL has pumped out for years. While there are certainly some highlights that seem to stick in the public conscious more than others, and certain season casts seem to click together more than others, the last 10? (20? 30? not sure what you meant to put there, but the bigger the number the more ridiculous a claim it is) years was no better or worse as a whole than anything SNL has ever done.

And for the record, I own many of the seasons of SNL, including the first several seasons. The majority of the sketches from the 70's are PAINFULLY terrible.

While others debate the relative merits of SNL now vs. then, I'll just say thanks, Kingfish, for this Space Force tie in. The skit is about as silly as Trump's idea, so it fits.

Space Cadet Bone Spurs? Isn.t that the name of a rock band? Well, it certainly should be.

Holy cow, 9:40. I don't care much for Trump, but you either:
A) found an alt-left website and posted verbatim OR

B) are not well grounded in reality


"make people hate each other" - He DOES have some power...

Does this mean I should pursue a certificate in Space Law?

Love the Trump haters - piling on here as everywhere.

Yes, SNL has become lamer and lamer over the years, as has most of TV. But that's beside the point.

The "Space Force" is not "Trump's plan". It has been discussed for years with bills introduced in Congress (and passed at least once by the House) for years. Different DOD positions have been taken over it, with the most recent position (prior to Trump) in favor of it but not as a separate department - opting instead to house it in the Air Force where the basics of it have existed for decades.

While I have laughed at the idea and wondered exactly what was being proposed, once I read the proposed functions (safeguarding our many satelites -both those used for commercial purposes and those we don't acknowledge that are part of the DOD's network that allow us to manage the other high tech machinery that defense has become) I have become less skeptical. Not for a new department - because I think the Army, Navy, AF should all be merged into one - but to focus on the threat makes much more sense than many other programs maintained by our government.

After 911 a new Department was formed the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). After Russia/China shoots down several satellites President Hillary Clinton will make a Space Force.

@9:40am
It is really funny to watch libtard snowflakes like yourself absolutely blowing a friggin’ gasket over our great American Presidential, Donald J Trump!!

Once the Space Force is in place Mr. Trump should direct the creation of a new military branch to combat the drones and robots that will most certainly threaten us in the near future. "Trumpian" will be a new term to describe the modern era of national defense, or will it describe egotistical bragging. Whichever.