Swamphunter Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 If this has already been posted, I overlooked it.... if not, I can't believe it isn't on here yet. Did you guys see the video of Airforce One doing a "photo Op", as it buzzed very low over NYC excorted by fighter jets, as everyone ran for cover? Un God dang-believeable!!!! :mad: Had that been GW, they'd been calling for his head... Obama is really proving to be an idiot. You mean to tell me that no one, and I mean NO ONE, said... "whoa, do you guys really think that is a good idea?" I am really at a loss for words....:mad::mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Nope, not been posted about yet Ken, at least not as far as I know. Saw just a little coverage on this story on the news yesterday at supper time, but was not able to hear the full story over my kids. From what I have read this morning, the fear it caused was no joke. Michael Bloomberg did not even know about the flyover and said it was "insensitive" to fly so close so near where the Sept 11th 2001 attacks took place. "Why the defence department wanted to do a photo op right around the site of the World Trade Centre catastrophe defies the imagination," he said. "Poor judgment would be a nice ways to phrase it ... Had I known about it, I would have called them right away and asked them not to." Some sources I have read stories from this morning suggest Obama himself was "furious" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7439287&page=1. Did not see much elaboration on that though. Was also suggested on foxnews site that Bloomberg's office was infact notified in advance http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/28/new-york-city-jet-flyover-photo-flop-triggers-recriminations/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I've been following this story pretty closely as it really made me mad. From what I've read, the NYPD was notified but was told to keep quiet about it. I can't for the life of me fathom why A.) this would be done in the first place and 2.) the local government agencies were told to be quiet about it. If I live in NYC I'd be calling for someone's head over this. You really shouldn't hold a job at all if you think doing something like this was ok. Just another blunder you can tally to BO's administration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I haven't heard the whole jist (sp?) of this but from what I've heard from you guys just what the heck does this man think he's doing?! How idiotic can you be?! Apparantly just enough to be elected into the White House. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 It's apparently not uncommon for Air Force One (actually it was probably called something else since the president wasn't aboard) to fly around and get photos taken with different landmarks in the background. And I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. But you're right about one thing. Even though this was just a typical government SNAFU that Obama really had little or nothing to do with, had this occurred during Bush's tenure there would have been a huge outcry from the press and it would have been the lead news story for a week or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Whoever thought of this probably needs to get a lesson in Photoshop. Heck you could make it look like the jet was landing on the moon and it would look believably real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm23494 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 This just goes to show you how much you can really trust your government. This was not only distasteful it was down right dangerous. I saw numerous videos of high-rises in lower Manhattan being evacuated due to the thought that it could be another attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 this was just a publicity stunt gone wrong. no matter, it still cost us $328,000. and all we got was bad publicity. what a jerk obama is. then, he says he didn't know about it. bull. it's his plane, and cannot leave the ground without his knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Something the media has also failed to mention, what if the plane lost power or lost an engine. It was flying too low to recover, that could have been and absolute disaster. Someone was definitely not thinking on this one, and yes Obama did know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I like what Rudy Giuliani had to say about it. The Obama administration, and Democrats in Congress, have vilified the executives of the auto manufacturers for flying to D.C. in their private jets. But it is perfectly OK to take a 747 on a jaunt for a photo op? Poor judgment, and a waste of taxpayer money. How many photo's do they need of AF1 flying near the Statue of Liberty or other landmarks. They've been using the same 2 planes since the Clinton Admin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 ........ had this occurred during Bush's tenure there would have been a huge outcry from the press and it would have been the lead news story for a week or more. And it's been swept under the rug and off the headlines for days now. It's different when it's democrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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