Postscript: What should Obama’s next “photo op” be? Update: How much did photo op cost?
posted at 10:40 am on April 28, 2009 by Allahpundit
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We’ve been kicking around ideas on Twitter for the past few hours. My suggestion: A surprise overflight of Pearl Harbor by 200 or so unmarked fighter/bombers. Or, alternately, an unannounced nuclear test off the coast of New York. The Statue of Liberty silhouetted by a mushroom cloud would be one awesome photo, don’t you think?
Someone else suggested having a squadron of crop dusters buzz Central Park. Photo-tastic! Feel free to offer your own ideas below. While you mull, two more videos of this fiasco from yesterday. The first is shot from a building overlooking Ground Zero, but it’s the second one you really want to watch. No clip I’ve seen better captures how low the plane was flying and how loud the engines were. Even so, you can make out someone in the background screaming “Oh my god” in terror. “Felony stupidity” indeed.
Update: I like this idea from the comments.
Update: The One formally declared this a “mistake” at an appearance this morning, you’ll be glad to know. Meanwhile, The Hill asks a good question: How much did Scare Force One’s glamour shot cost us?
The report was prepared at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) while Democrats were in the minority. (Waxman is now chairman ofthe committee). Entitled “THE COST OF PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICAL TRAVEL,” the report was clearly intended to criticize President Bush and Vice President Cheney’s extensive travel around the country to campaign for Republicans in the midterm elections.It reads in part: “This report assumes that flight operating costs are $56,518 per hour for Air Force One and $14,552 per hour for Air Force Two. These figures are based on the perhour cost figures cited by GAO for fiscal year 2000, adjusted for inflation.”
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You can’t make that $#!+ up, can you?
mr.blacksheep on April 28, 2009 at 12:13 PM
One of the funniest television episodes ever.
coyoterex on April 28, 2009 at 12:14 PM
People need to know what exactly this photo was for which was to replace this one on the website.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/air_force_one/
Someone in the White House didn’t like the photo over the Grand Canyon and instead if using one of the hundreds of others they already had, they decided they needed a new one at a cost of probably $75k with this stunt. It just shows how clueless this administration is on spending and when will the media finally take notice?
JeffinSac on April 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM
I guess this is their story and they’re sticking to it, just like Pantywaste didn’t bow to the Saudi King and we were all seeing things.
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM
This stunt had my blood boiling. Still does.
How incredibly galling this is, and then to say it was a “mistake”??????
Not good enough, Comrade Obama. Just who is in charge of the presidency? Because if you knew nothing about anyone, doing a photo op with the Presidents plane, then you have no business being President. Either you knew, and are sloffing off the blame to someone else, or you don’t even know what’s going on around you. Which is it?
capejasmine on April 28, 2009 at 12:20 PM
OOOH! How about the Leader of the Free World shaking hands with a South American despotic dictator? Oh wait, that’s already been done…
No, no, no–how about a photo op with a 1970’s home-grown terrorist? Crap, that’s been done, too.
GOT IT! How about the photo op with a radical racist, America-hating pastor! Oh my…three for three.
I gots nuttin’.
robblefarian on April 28, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Those who knew and disliked Obama’s history are not surprised by the “change” of the last 100 days but instead of its degree and speed.
Those who knew and liked Obama’s history are likely in the same category.
Those who did not know his history are likely ignorant of history.
shick on April 28, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Next Photo Op:
Arlen Specter and Obama next to the graves of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg…
GoodBoy on April 28, 2009 at 12:21 PM
That should be easy to confirm. They will probably wait a little while before replacing the photo though.
It really smells of Obama. “Someone in the White House” is either Michelle, his publicist, or her interior decorator and Barry probably just said “fine”. He needed to throw someone under the bus who was a bit further away from him.
gh on April 28, 2009 at 12:23 PM
If the president isn’t aboard, why do they still need the chase planes?
MarkTheGreat on April 28, 2009 at 12:23 PM
How about a contest? He could announce that special red and white Skittles have been placed in certain select Tylenol bottles…
Y-not on April 28, 2009 at 12:24 PM
rotflmao … to take the pictures … from two angles … lol
gh on April 28, 2009 at 12:25 PM
The public still, after all these years since the Truman Administration, still do not get it.
“Air Force One” is a radio call sign.
Presently, there are Two identical in every way VC-25’s…100% duplicates of each other, special mission aircraft stationed at Andrews AFB, that are used to transport the President. Both aircraft fly the same route, at the same time, with one as immediate backup should anything go wrong with the first.
Neither is a “just plain old 747″ with or without the President being aboard.
While in the air, without the President aboard, the radio call sign is not “Air Force One” but whatever SAM call sign has been designated for that period.
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM
I’ve got it!
BamBo doesn’t need Air Force One OR a helicopter…
just himself, resplendent in his blue tights and golden cape, soaring above the Hudson River…
uncivilized on April 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Obama: I didn’t do it, no one saw me do it, there’s no way you can prove anything!
Loxodonta on April 28, 2009 at 12:27 PM
One of the chase planes contained an Air Force combat photographer, who was taking the pictures.
uncivilized on April 28, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Guess they didn’t approve a photo-op of the most recent reported flyover on 24th when the Capitol briefly evacuated, White House locked down.
heroyalwhyness on April 28, 2009 at 12:29 PM
That plane WAS flying low–no wonder people were scared!!!
For his next trick, Barry O will bungee-jump from the top of the Washington Monument, and snatch a waiting Michelle from the top of the Vietnam Veterans Wall. He’s gotta save his damsel in distress from all those right-wing fanatics with guns! But careful–don’t eat too many waffles that morning, the arugula is lighter!
Then, for an encore, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bravely helicopters from Baghdad to Tuzla, with the sound of the Bosnian Army firing blanks in the badkground.
Gee, it’s FUN to be President!
Steve Z on April 28, 2009 at 12:29 PM
I’m picturing the presidents Helicopter over Manhattan, dropping Turkeys for the poor from 2,000 feet, a la WKRP in Cincinnati.
Turkey Drop
President Obama “As God is my witness, I swore Turkeys could fly”
HarryStar on April 28, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Dude…Where’s my plane!! Sorry
HarryStar on April 28, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Yesterday, Jack Cafferty from CNN suggested the guy at the White House who arranged this get fired.
Upon hearing this negative rant against the Obama administration, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was so flustered and speechless he appeared to be on the verge of almost crying.
Cafferty – your days are numbered at CNN when you start saying not nice things about Obama & Co.
albill on April 28, 2009 at 12:35 PM
How about a hunting trip with Dick Cheney? :)
Steve Z on April 28, 2009 at 12:36 PM
And, not mentioned by any news outlet…
Chase planes flying that close to the Presidential VC-25, is only done if there is an immediate threat to the aircraft, or under DEFCON 2 or DEFCON 1 conditions…the first, we are moments way from major war, the second, we are at war.
Last time chase planes flew this close to the Presidential aircraft? Right after the second plane hit the Towers, and President Bush was evacuated to a Louisiana air base, and then back to DC.
So…chase planes would indicate stuff was about to hit the fan…should one claim that everyone could readily see the Presidential markings on the aircraft yesterday. Or, that the chase planes were escorting a hijacked aircraft and lining up for a kill-shot in a way to prevent mass casualties on the ground, like over the Upper Bay or out beyond the Narrows Bridge.
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM
I daresay this could have been Photoshopped for much less money and the resulting image would be far better.
It is notoriously difficult to get the perfect shot during a flyby. Some little thing always needs fixing. Photoshopping would have enabled them to choose the best shot of the planes — silhouette, adjust levels, tweak color, expopsure, et al — and do the same to the Statue of Liberty photo before combining the layers. IMHO, done by an accomplished professional, the end product would have been much superior to the ‘real’ thing.
Who authorized this insensitivity? Can we get his/her head on a plate?
jix on April 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Can I pack the parachute? I promise to do it right this time.
MarkTheGreat on April 28, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Not yet; first, He has to be impeached….
dmh0667 on April 28, 2009 at 12:46 PM
The Chariot of The One must not stop.
HotWeaver on April 28, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Figure $75k for a ‘new photo’. HEY WHITE HOUSE NUMNUTS! Eve hear of Photoshop?
This kind of crap will continue until someone GETS HIT IN THEIR OWN FUCKING WALLET!
GarandFan on April 28, 2009 at 12:47 PM
This is what happens when a child is sent to do a man’s job.
bridgetown on April 28, 2009 at 12:53 PM
It would seem no one watched the movie, . At the end, when the president arrives on board the plane after his crashes into the ocean, the radio operator says the president is on board and then uses the call sign Air Force One.
Sue on April 28, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Shoot. Preview really is your friend.
Sue on April 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM
::sigh:: The move is Air Force One.
Sue on April 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM
C’mon, Sue, we’re pullin’ for ya. :-)
[Hit the decaf pot by mistake this morning, did we?]
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 12:58 PM
How about Obama perched on a commode (emblazoned with the Present-dential seal, of course) with Michelle O, Chris Matthews, and Keith Olbermann kneeling in awe, clutching poliishing cloths to shine the droppings from the royal rectum.
onlineanalyst on April 28, 2009 at 1:06 PM
I wonder is Obama will call on Jake tapper in tomorrow’s prime time press conference.
“Yesterday you said you did not know about the AF1 duplicate low fly over New York City that caused major disruptions and some injuries due to fears of another Sept Th style attack. Is it common for white house staffers to make decisions in your name without your knowledge, or are you lying?”
His face after hearing that question would be a photo op.
AverageJoe on April 28, 2009 at 1:10 PM
The more I think about it, the less I think this was a mistake, yes, liberals have “forgotten 9/11″ figuratively not literally.
This was a big FU to America – just like Obama’s middle finger gestures to Hillary and McCain during the campaign.
18-1 on April 28, 2009 at 1:12 PM
FIFM (fixed it for me)
AverageJoe on April 28, 2009 at 1:13 PM
No need to fire up those planes. Barry O could put on his superman cape and fly around Metropolis. Anybody got some kryptonite?
generouse on April 28, 2009 at 1:17 PM
The more I think about it, the less I think this was a mistake, yes, liberals have “forgotten 9/11″ figuratively not literally.
This was a big FU to America – just like Obama’s middle finger gestures to Hillary and McCain during the campaign.
18-1 on April 28, 2009 at 1:12 PM
I agree 100% with you. He did know. He had to. It’s his plane. The thought that anyone can take airforce 1, or 2, without his knowledge, is ludicrous, and why do I have this feeling, the image of people screaming, crying, and running out of buildings, just emboldened more terrorists?!?!
This was insensitive, stupid, and again I say…treasonous. This man is going to destroy this country!!!
capejasmine on April 28, 2009 at 1:19 PM
combo this stunt with the publication of the supposed torture photos about to come out. it is like a cattle call ’round the world to attack us. WHY DOES OBAMA HATE US? Liberalism = envy
Ris4victory on April 28, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Both VC-25’s routinely make non-Presidential flights out of Andrews…though never at the same time. Flightdeck crew training, systems checks, familiarity flights, that sort of thing, and yes…photo ops at the behest of the White House.
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Good point!
They would pause and think
Humm is that big plane gonna crash into a building killing hundreds or is that fighter going to shoot it down with big chunks of 77 cashing down to earth killing anyone who happens to be under it.
Brilliant!
DSchoen on April 28, 2009 at 1:37 PM
How disappointing they canceled the DC photo op flyovers that were scheduled for today.
Dem Fools on April 28, 2009 at 1:41 PM
All I can say is that I thank God that Obama wasn’t at the controls or else his Islamic Manchurian Candidate brainwashing would have taken over and he’d have flown it into either the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
Seriously.
CatchAll on April 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM
How about a plane buzzing the Pentagon?
eaglewingz08 on April 28, 2009 at 1:52 PM
I know that there’s the discussion of cost but do we really think that there’s going to be any photographs that are going to come out of this?
What are we going to see, a picture of Air Force One with the Statue of Liberty in the background?
“Hey, isn’t that the time when the plane buzzed over us and scared the crap out of everybody”?
Money spent…money wasted
HarryStar on April 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM
I would like to know why they couldn’t have Photoshopped or used CG to get whatever it is they wanted. I mean, it’s only a stupid airplane for crying out loud. How hard could it have been?
I also want to know the full extent of Obama’s involvement in this criminally stupid endeavor. No passing the blame onto his underlings. Did Obama himself request this photo-op? Did David Axlefraud, the marketing wiz ask for it? For what purpose exactly were the photos or films to be used?
OxyCon on April 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM
As long as they’re hunting deer and not quail.
loudmouth883 on April 28, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Costs?
A few hundred thousand for a set of postcards?
Costs?
Obama is definitely going to have to shop around for a bigger bus.
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 2:07 PM
It was a “Mistake”?
Please release the flight plan so we can all see what was the intended flight path?
Is president Obama claiming that our AF pilots are to dam stupid to recognize NYC, the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, AND GROUND ZERO!
Seriously, I don’t believe it was a “Mistake”.
I do believe the pilots, all professionals, flew the exact pattern they were ORDERED to fly.
For the POTUS Obama to lay the blame for this incredibly bone headed decision of “his” on the military is disgusting.
DSchoen on April 28, 2009 at 2:16 PM
of course, Obama will blame it on the Air Force.
I’d like to see the flight plan, the mission order, and exactly who in the Oval Office requested the mission and the justification comments/memos that would be required to initiate mission planning for the event.
One does not enter active dense US airspace on a whim. There are three major airports and dozens of minor airports in the region just miles away from lower Manhattan. There are established departure and approach corridors, and holding zones, as well. All overlapping to a very large extent.
Mistake?
A mistake is when you reach for a red marker and pull a green marker out of your school box and begin to color before you realize the error.
Mistake?
How about a “blunder”…writ large?
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Cost, what does it mater the cost… all that matters is was the photo op carbon neutral or not.
AndrewsDad on April 28, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Barry showing up at the next presser dressed in a black turban and robe. Stepping up to the mike and yelling out Allu Albar! Holding up his Kenyan birth certificate in one hand and a marxist playbook in the other declaring himself president for life and apponting Michelle as his “morals police” czar.
Alden Pyle on April 28, 2009 at 2:42 PM
No mistake at all. Anyone that was planning this mission had to get permission to fly through the airspace of several Major airports. Anyone capable of inferring from reason would have realized the configuration of a large low flying jumbo jet followed closely by two F-16’s would scare the &%*& out of New Yorkers. But I guess they didn’t teach the 7 P’s at any school the “0″ attended.
chemman on April 28, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Just a little note on what’s known as the Hudson River Corridor to Private Pilots. You have to be flying below 1,100 feet in order to avoid airspace for the local airports. You can also do this WITHOUT talking to any Air Traffic Controllers.
Anything above this, you need to speak to ATC. One other item, this SHOULD have been announced to the ATC/FAA since they’ll need to be notifying any pilots that would’ve been flying in the area.
HarryStar on April 28, 2009 at 3:14 PM
I recall when a photographer released a picture of George
Bush in AF1 shortly after 9/11, the picture was attacked
by the left as political. It was a pic of the president
on board immediately after 9/11.
I guess since Obamameister hasn’t yet had his own 9/11,
he wants to create an image that he has.
gary on April 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM
I recall when a photographer released a picture of George
Bush in AF1 shortly after 9/11, the picture was attacked
by the left as political. It was a pic of the president
on board immediately after 9/11.
I guess since Obamameister hasn’t yet had his own 9/11,
he wants to create an image that he has.
gary on April 28, 2009 at 4:04 PM
I recall when a photographer released a picture of George
Bush in AF1 shortly after 9/11, the picture was attacked
by the left as political. It was a pic of the president
on board immediately after 9/11.
I guess since Obamameister hasn’t yet had his own 9/11,
he wants to create an image that he has.
gary on April 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM
I recall when a photographer released a picture of George
Bush in AF1 shortly after 9/11, the picture was attacked
by the left as political. It was a pic of the president
on board immediately after 9/11.
I guess since Obamameister hasn’t yet had his own 9/11,
he wants to create an image that he has.
gary on April 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM
I recall when a photographer released a picture of George
Bush in AF1 shortly after 9/11, the picture was attacked
by the left as political. It was a pic of the president
on board immediately after 9/11.
I guess since Obamameister hasn’t yet had his own 9/11,
he wants to create an image that he has.
gary on April 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM
please excuse the duplicity…computer problems.
gary on April 28, 2009 at 4:06 PM
This is incredibly important, given the “worst economy since the great depression”. Prioritize much, Barry?
Also, I want to know how much this increased the administration’s “carbon footprint”. He’s one of these “green” douches, so I’d be interested to hear how many “carbon offsets” he bought for this little adventure.
RightWinged on April 28, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Saw no duplicity whatsoever…
Saw a number of duplicates, though.
Peace out, and all that. :-)
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Oh, and for what it’s worth, I suggest Obama strap on a bomb vest and pose on an bus in Israel with a bunch of children.
Or perhaps a “lemon party” with Chavez and Ahmadinejad.
RightWinged on April 28, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Do we know yet who was onboard that plane…?
CliffHanger on April 28, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Between the chair and keyboard ?
gh on April 28, 2009 at 5:00 PM
How long before Obama puts a foot on the moon — ‘one small step for man, a big step for Obamakind”.
droofus on April 28, 2009 at 5:15 PM
How about yucking it up with a lifesize cardboard cutout of Osama, at the next Wednesday night White House soiree?
I’m sure Gibbsy and Toes would get a kick out of that one.
Nichevo on April 28, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Who exactly was in the plane? And what were they actually doing?
The O knew all about this as did the Secret Service – there are continguncy plans for everything including taking AF2 out of service for some period.
There is mich more to this story then the so-called photo-op. Could be we won’t know until after the next time NYC is hit.
Friendly21 on April 28, 2009 at 6:29 PM
[coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM]
I appreciate the information, coldwarrior. My ignorance of this is due to it never before being pointed out that my understanding is in error. My ignorance of Air Force One being merely a call sign and not aircraft itself up to the point of my making the comment, as well as the the reference to it being a 747, has a lot to how it is reported to the public, so I can sympathize with others like me who still haven’t gotten it since the Truman Administration.
Dusty on April 28, 2009 at 6:58 PM
At the point where AF 1 was flying above Liberty and Ellis Islands, it’s within spitting distance of one of the busiest GA (general aviation) airports in the world, Teterboro, and also EWR (Newark Liberty International). At the time of day this happened, both were very busy.
BTW the FAA had at least temporarily changed the rules for the Hudson River Corridor after the 2007 plane crash that killed NY Yankees pitcher Rob Lytle. As you said anything below 1,100 feet was OK, but they cancelled that. His plane had taken off from Teterboro, gone south over Liberty Island, then hooked a left and went up by Governors Island and flew up the East River before crashing.
Del Dolemonte on April 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM
If I had seen this it sure as hell would have scared the crap out of me!!! Especially the second one. You can see the photographer is looking for the crash.
davo on April 28, 2009 at 7:04 PM
The real mistake was made on November 4th, by 52% of voters.
Anyone recall the fauxtrage over executives using a private plane to fly in to Washington? I bet the price tag for those was a bargain compared to this sorry boondoggle. Sort of reminiscent of the fauxtrage over AIG bonuses, when compared to the government’s orgy of spending they were small potatoes.
evergreen on April 28, 2009 at 7:15 PM
This issue has been nagging at me all day. I realize now, why. I know the cost was around $3oo,ooo for this idiotic stunt. I can only speculate , as to why it was really done, or who was on the plane, and who authorized it, even though I’m 100% certain Obama knew about it.
The BIG question for me now is….why the hush hush on it? Did they think they could do this, and no one would notice? Get in, do some flying around, then leave? They knew people would see it, and they had to know some might not see it, for what it was, as was the case.
So why not warn people, or give a heads up? That’s bothering me. Why the secrecy on this? My personal thought is….they wanted to see the reactions. Now, thanks to you tube, the whole world will see…and so will the terrorists.
Nice work there, Barry, but I have no doubts, that you got what you were intent on getting.
capejasmine on April 28, 2009 at 7:32 PM
capejasmine on April 28, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Both VC-25’s routinely make non-Presidential flights out of Andrews…though never at the same time. Flightdeck crew training, systems checks, familiarity flights, that sort of thing, and yes…photo ops at the behest of the White House.
coldwarrior on April 28, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Ok….but that still doesn’t explain all the hooplah about it now. The people of New York were scared. Has that happened before? I’ve never heard of it, nor can I recall any news story that covered this, and had one of the planes flying so low, and skimming so close to buildings, and the statue of liberty. None of this makes any damn sense.
Also to note. The blame game is being perpetrated here. That makes no sense either, if this was just a standard thing.
capejasmine on April 28, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I posted elsewhere something like “… and for today’s photo opportunity, we’ll be parking Rental Truck One in front of the Murrow Building Memorial in OKC…”
Midas on April 28, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Maybe this was a deliberate act of intimidation, as if to say, you’re all at the mercy of the One.
NNtrancer on April 28, 2009 at 9:17 PM
This whole Air Force One “photo op” thing has a fishy smell about it. While it’s reasonable (or used to be) to assume that Obama himself was unaware of the White House’s plans for an Air Force One photo op, his minions should have known what effect it would have on NYC, not nine years from 9/11. I mean, common sense is common, even out here in unwashed flyover country. So I have to conclude there was a political undertone (i.e., stoopid political so-called maneuver) to this “photo op” stunt.
Idiotic publicity stunt, or stupid political ploy. You decide.
RebeccaH on April 28, 2009 at 9:23 PM
I hope this photo op cost him a lot of votes. That is what I hope it cost.
I still ask,, what kind of photo op was it and who was it for? Will the images be released?? Is there be a list of passengers or special packages that were put on board??
Interesting how it happened at around the same time of day as when the first tower came down. Any sheiks or crown princes in town this week??
JellyToast on April 28, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Gary, move your fire select switch off auto. Otherwise you may get an F-16 escort… ;-)
Yoop on April 28, 2009 at 10:04 PM
This whole thing stinks to high heaven.. I hope some reporter continues to press for the flight manifest/passenger list. This was no photo op. Ridiculous.
shannonkelly on April 28, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Only if he had his “Manchurian Candidate brainwashing teleprompter” instructing him how to fly the 747.
DSchoen on April 28, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Nancy Pelosi needed to get to a sale at Macy’s.
Jerricho68 on April 28, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Actually, the fighter jets made it look more like a hijacked plane, imo. We know that after 9/11 the govmt’s way of dealing with hijacked planes is to send fighter jets up to shoot it down.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on April 29, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Speaking of fighter jets making the scene more omnious: in Oct. 2001 in my sleepy little Midwestern suburb, we heard a sonic boom overhead. It terrified us especially so soon after 9/11. Turned out that a commercial plane had an unruly passenger and the fighter jets scrambled to escort it to the nearest airport.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on April 29, 2009 at 12:12 AM
FIFY.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on April 29, 2009 at 12:37 AM
I actually thought the same thing yesterday. This might just backfire on The Won, reminding people about national security again. That could only be a good thing for America and we all know O didn’t mean for that to happen, lol.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on April 29, 2009 at 12:41 AM
A relative saw a similar large plane with similar markings flying very low over Sacramento, CA two days ago. Connected? Did anyone else there see it?
Mason on April 29, 2009 at 1:23 AM
New Photo Ops
1. Obama blows up a coal plant
2. Obama’s likeness on Mt. Rushmore
3. Hawaii renamed Obamaland
4. Arlen Specter cloned so he can be a Dem and a Rep.
5. DHS Illegal Alien Hotel built on Texas border
gordo on April 29, 2009 at 7:35 AM
I think Obama should get naked, start growling, and swing from the Empire State building with a Barbie doll.
Cybergeezer on April 29, 2009 at 9:33 AM
What worries me the most is, this stunt shows just how far removed the people in the White House are from 9-11. There is an old saying, “ Birds of a feather, flock together.”
Their thinking that this would NOT cause any problems shows to me that they have not a clue about 9-11 or they have forgotten already. That tells me that the people that are supposed to be protecting us aren’t. (Meaning the White House not the military)
We will have another 9-11 style attack if Obama doesn’t wake up and take his job seriously.
ColdWarrior57 on April 29, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Check that 101 mistakes in 100 days
The One Big mistake was made in November, 2008.
dthorny on April 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM
The question is not how much did this cost, etc. The important question is WHY???? THE REAL STORY
This is a story that needs a lot of answers and if the press doesn’t get on this one-God Help Us!
The press is going to cover his a** one too many times till there are lives lost-keep it up MSM and we will all watch you go down with him.
Gulf Coast on April 29, 2009 at 6:18 PM
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