This news story has everything: GOP Freaks Out at Democrat Using Drone at His Gay Wedding

[Bucky]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sean-maloney-drones-wedding-nrcc

[font size="4"]GOP Freaks Out Because Democrat Used A Drone At His Gay Wedding[/font]

Rep. Sean Maloney (D-NY) reportedly used an aerial drone to capture images from his wedding to his long-time same-sex partner last month -- and the GOP is not at all happy about it.

The New York Daily News reported on Monday that Maloney had used a small drone to shoot video at his wedding in Cold Spring, N.Y. But the News also said that federal regulations prohibit the commercial use of drones like the one that he and partner Randy Florke used.

The National Republican Congressional Committee labeled Maloney's actions as a "stunning disregard for FAA rules regarding drone use." Maloney's seat is rated as "Lean Democratic" by the Cook Political Report.

We've seen Republicans spazz out about silly things before, but rarely have they been so efficient at double loading their foolishness

[RKP5637]

1. Republicanism really is a currently unclassified disease of the mind! n/t

[MineralMan]

2. Actually, it's legal to use those small helicopters with cameras

for situations like this. Due to their size and altitude and distance limitations, they fall outside of FAA regulations. You can buy them in many places, and they're really popular these days with people, who use them to photograph all kinds of things and events.

If you've got a couple of hundred dollars, you can buy a basic one that you control with your cell phone. For $500, you can buy one with three cameras that will shoot streaming HD video, again controlled by your cell phone.

They're all classed as model aircraft. As long as you aren't flying them near an airport, they're perfectly legal, unless you're using them to spy on people for some reason.

Phooey on all Republicans. Sucks to be them.

Here's a wedding video, for example, with some radio-controlled helicopter footage. People like these videos: