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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Scare Force One

Photo via TexasFred: Why Air Force One was over NYC for a photo-op! - - ->

by Gary Bauer: Around 10:00 AM yesterday morning, panic hit New York City as a low-flying jumbo jet was seen circling lower Manhattan as it was trailed by Air Force fighter jets. Buildings were ordered to evacuate and thousands poured into the streets as the nightmares of 9/11 were made real once again.

But as it turns out, it was all just a photo-op for the Obama White House, which did a terribly poor job of informing local authorities of the event. One New York politician said, “In New York of all places, not to warn the public that one of the largest jets in the country tailed by a fighter jet is going to fly low over their community defies logic and really borders on being either cruel or very, very stupid.”

It’s not very often that I agree with Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), but he nailed it. Not only was the fly over “very, very stupid,” but it once again demonstrates the degree to which this administration is operating in a pre-9/11 mindset. Why should jumbo jets circling lower Manhattan bother anybody? This White House is clueless.

The White House Military Office director issued an apology for “any distress the flight caused.” Evidently, the Defense Department wanted to update its photo file of Air Force One against scenic backdrops of America’s most famous landscapes. This event was meant to capture Air Force One with the Statue of Liberty in the background.

I want to give the good folks at the Pentagon the benefit of the doubt here. My best guess is that previous photos included the Twin Towers in the background. But why couldn’t someone use computers to “photo shop” the desired image? That would have made far more sense in this case, and spared the people of New York City a great deal of anxiety. Not to mention the waste of taxpayer money and – gasp! – the carbon emissions for this photo op. If the Bush White House had done something this stupid, we would have heard about it forever. But look for this “gaffe” to fade away quickly.

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6 Comments:

Anonymous MAS1916 said...

The White House gave away a trip to Senator Spector - who thought it would be fun to buzz the Empire State Building.

4/29/2009  
Anonymous Debbie Wylie said...

We are supposed to believe that it will take the White House 2 weeks to find out who and why? 2 weeks? What a joke.
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4/29/2009  
Anonymous Catherine Marie Oary said...

I noticed a smirk on BO's face when he said how he didn't know, my foot, he knew!
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4/29/2009  
Anonymous Susan Anderson said...

BO did know about the Air Force One fly over NYC until hours later, but he knew in minutes that Arlen Specter was changing partys. Interesting?
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4/29/2009  
Anonymous John Eck said...

Is this administration as dumb as they think we are? They spend a lot of time and energy backtracking and covering their butts. It is very obvious that no one there has a clue. I can hear the theme song from Gilligan's Island playing in Barry's head. If these clowns were being attacked by a train they would not know how to get out of the way. If brains were dynamite they couldn't blow their noses.
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4/30/2009  
Anonymous Rose Ann Baughman Ward said...

please...a president not knowing where his plane is??? what a crock. can you imagine if this had happened when George was president, and tried to say he knew nothing about it???!!!!
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4/30/2009  

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