Is Obama Getting a Pass for Monday's Air Force One NYC Flyover?

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If George W. Bush's White House military office had staged an Air Force One photo op flyover of Manhattan without warning New Yorkers beforehand resulting in buildings being evacuated and widespread panic, would media have castigated him for his wreckless stupidity and obvious disengagement from tensions those in the area still have due to 9/11?

This seems an important question given what happened Monday, and how the press are covering the incident with someone in the White House they can't hide their love for.

As the Associated Press reported Tuesday (video of incident embedded right to give you an idea of the panic this caused h/t NBer klchadwick, vulgarity warning):

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It was supposed to be a photo op that captured images of an Air Force One plane with a majestic Statue of Liberty in the background. Instead, it turned into a public relations nightmare that led to recriminations from the president and mayor and prompted thousands of others to ask, "What were they thinking?"

Recriminations FROM the president? Excuse me, but as the story continues, we find that HIS administration was responsible:

Just before the workday began on Monday, an airliner and supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline. Within minutes, startled financial workers streamed out of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11.

For a half-hour, the Boeing 747 and F-16 jet circled the Statue of Liberty and the Financial District near the World Trade Center site. Offices evacuated. Dispatchers were inundated with calls. Witnesses thought the planes were flying dangerously low.

But the flyover was nothing but a photo op, apparently one of a series of flights to get pictures of the plane in front of national landmarks.

It was carried out by the Defense Department with little warning, infuriating New York officials and putting the White House on the defense. Even Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn't know about it, and he later called it "insensitive" to fly so near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The director of the White House military office, Louis Caldera, took the blame a few hours later. One of the planes was a 747 that is called Air Force One when used by the president.

"Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," Caldera said. "While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused."

When told of the flight, President Barack Obama was furious, a White House official said on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

So, Obama is off the hook because he's furious? 

Amazingly, protecting the president from responsibility or scrutiny concerning this matter seemed top priority to his adoring fans in the media. The "NBC Nightly News" didn't even mention Obama's name in their brief segment on the story:

BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor:

We're back with the story of what happened in the skies over New York today. Given the recent history of this city, it doesn't take much at all to scare people or even to trigger a full-on panic. From a distance, it was a shocking sight, a jumbo jet up on its side looked for all the world like it was being chased by a fighter jet. And then if you got closer, you could see even more horrifying detail. The jet was Air Force One. The fighter jet was real, and then people started evacuating some downtown offices. And given the memories of 9/11 and what happened here, who can blame them. The story tonight from NBC's Mike Taibbi.

MIKE TAIBBI reporting:

It was cell phone video that would soon go viral: frightened citizens from lower Manhattan to Jersey City racing away from what they thought was a new disaster. They could see a 747 overhead, trailed by an F-16 jet. They could hear the roar of the engines. Who wouldn't think of that other terrible sunlit day, and now think, `Can it be happening again?'

Offscreen Voice: Oh, my God.

Ms. SAMIRA ATTASH: Go to The New York Times section.

TAIBBI: A few blocks from ground zero, Samira Attash and her husband, Kaiser, were working from home when they looked out the window and saw it, too. And Samira grabbed for her camera.

Ms. ATTASH: Oh, my God. That's not normal.

TAIBBI: To her eye and to scores of others who shot still photos, the sight of that low-flying 747 trailed by a fighter jet was either one terrible scenario...

Ms. ATTASH: I thought it was a hijacking, and I thought at any moment the plane is going to crash in front of our building.

TAIBBI: ...or a different disaster. The big jet was in fact an Air Force One look-alike. In any event, hundreds panicked and left their buildings just in case the worst was happening again.

Unidentified Man: It seemed like it was going beeline towards our building, right straight towards us.

TAIBBI: But it was no disaster. The epicenter of 9/11, on a busy Monday work day, was just being used as a backdrop for an FAA-approved photo shoot of the presidential backup plane. According to every agency either alerted or part of the planning, it was never part of the plan for the general public to be notified beforehand; but for those who live and work in lower Manhattan, the problem is the memories of 9/11 are especially acute. But while the president's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said he didn't have a clue...

Mr. ROBERT GIBBS: I did--I don't know.

TAIBBI: New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, was steaming.

Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG (Independent, New York): First thing is, I'm annoyed--furious is a better word--that I wasn't told.

TAIBBI: And Senator Chuck Schumer called the whole operation outrageous.

Senator CHUCK SCHUMER: And really borders on being either cruel or very, very stupid.

TAIBBI: Late today, a statement from Louis Caldera, director of the White House military office, saying, "It's clear the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize." Whether New Yorkers will accept the apology? To be determined. Mike Taibbi, NBC News, New York.

CBS's Katie Couric was even more nonchalant about the matter in her "Evening News" report Monday (from closed captioning):

A scare in New York today. Workers in skyscrapers near Ground Zero looked out to see a low-flying 747 shadowed by a fighter jet. With images of 9/11 still fresh in their minds, people poured into the streets. Turns out it was one of President Obama's planes doing a photo shoot near the Statue of Liberty. The White House military office is apparently updating its photo file of Air Force One near national landmarks. The president reportedly furious about the incident and the military office has apologized.  

And that's it.

Is this how the coverage would have went if this incident happened while Bush was in power? Would a totally unknown official in the White House military office been allowed to apologize, and the president get a pass because he was furious?

Or would the Bush Derangement Syndrome afflicted press have viciously excoriated the president for his astounding stupidity and disengagement from the public he serves?

—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.


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He was probably gathering

He was probably gathering intel for Osama.

Semper Fi

Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
Ned Dolan

Something else media would have blamed Bush for

Every heart attack in metro NYC after the flyover

This is Clearly Bush's Fault

Don't you see, this incident is clearly Bush's fault. If he had properly trained the White House staff it would never have happened.

I just don't understand why New Yorkers, who overwhelmingly supported Obama are not more grateful for the privilege of seeing Air Force One.

Obama doesn't know which end's up

Can you just imagine the vitriolic and mocking coverage that the media would have heaped on  President Bush?  Talk about a story that would have killed the "swine flu".  The media is so absolutely covering for Obama; anyone who doubts media bias after this little episode is a complete fool.

 

Exactly. He wanted new

Exactly. He wanted new photos of "his" plane photographed by the national monuments. Ooops, updated with 30 year old fighters and not the current fighters his administration halted production of. He could have had a squadron flown in from Edwards AFB.

Screw the taxpayers, he has money to spend on his quirks.

"DumbAssity of Dope"

racism is a hate crime

To link the flyby to our historic POTUS would be flat out racism from a bunch of teabagging rednecks.

Give Him a chance!

Welcome to NewsBusters, troll.

Normally, I would bother to introduce myself, but based on your mindlessly offensive comment, I don't think you are going to be with us for very long.

-Dave

This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.

RD Helm

  Maybe that was sarcasm?  Maybe?

Prob'ly not.

:o(

thinking there is a

missing /sarc tag on this one given the posters prev history and nearly constant linking to his blog entries ;) 

I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless   ~Dennis Miller

sheryl, if it is sarcasm, he needs to add the (/sarc) next time.

My fuse for wussified, candy a$$ Obama-supporting trolls is nonexistant at this point.

-Dave

This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.

RDH

Please open up and tell how you really feel, no holding back this time, ok?! 

"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."

well put dave!

do you mind if i say "ditto"?  ;0)

 

http://politicaldesert.wordpress.com

R D

I think he was being sarcastic.

 

"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann

RDH

RD, my read was he forgot his "/S" switch??? we shall see in the near furture. 

"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."

Okay, maybe I am getting senile at the ripe old age of 45

If so, than I owe look an apology.

Besides, I ran out of coffee this morning.  :-(

-Dave

This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.

Read the terms of service everyone.

  While NewsBusters ® may monitor interactive content, it will not read each and every posting. 

  It is up to us to point out inflammatory troll comments to the admin staff at NB. Please use the contact form at the top of the page when inflammatory trolls think they can spew at will. 

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

Oh look everybody...we have

Oh look everybody...we have look here, funny how Garafalo things she is fooling us...we know you when we see ya...

Btw skank...Have you learned to use the shampoo and soap yet?

Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart

I want an apology from this

I want an apology from this idiot that was elected President.  He goes around the world apologizing for things that happened in the past.  Well he really EFFED up this time. Having an extremely low flying 747 and a fighter escort buzzing near Ground Zero is beyond insensitive to me.


"The wrOng ONE was elected"

Scuba

Have you or anyone else heard of any casualties and/or accidents that require hospitalization from this moronic stunt (maybe we should start a thread for this)? Personally, I believe it was planned to further his damn socialist agenda, he WILL trot out something else now to protect the MASSES, mark my words.

"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."

JAB, None that I heard

JAB,

None that I heard from in my building.  I think Mr. Shy posted something on the Open Thread with a link that has something on the injuries.  When I get the chance I am going to take a look.


"The wrOng ONE was elected"

Thanks Scuba

I'll run down that open thread link as well. Your moronic president may not apologise to you but I will for him since he was so nice to travel the world on my tax dollars to do it in every nation he visited for little ol' me.

 /sarc on the presidential apologies 

"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."

Hey JAB...

Don't sell Chairman Barack short here......he also bowed on your behalf as well!  Oh, AND gave the Queen an iPod with HIS greatest hits uploaded....and autographed.  And are we forgetting that he accepted a gift from his new bff and sat through anti-American diatribes....all that just for us.  Aren't we lucky?!?!?  (I'll add that this was sarcasm, but I sincerely hope that it is a superfluous add and not really needed!)  ;0)

http://politicaldesert.wordpress.com

When they say he's angry...

Every time they say he's "angry," I think of his Bueller Bueller voice going: I...am...uhhh...so angry.

Obama doesn't apologize for himself

Obama doesn't apologize for himself.  He doesn't admit fault or mistake. His apologies are always for someone else he's blaming, so in effect aren't apologies at all.  They are attempts to ingratiate himself with the apologizee by saying, "Look, we are on the same side.  I'm as sorry as you that those guys are such morons."

He will be sorry people were frightened, he'll be sorry communications was confused, but he will never be sorry for his own actions or take actual responsibility other than to punish his scapegoat.  Dems (and politicians in general) have mastered the non-apology apology.

Liberal: remove all that's Right, and this is what's Left.

Something else the flu can cure

He gets a pass on everything so far as I can see. The serendipity of the flu has brought him approval for his HHS secy, a pass for his DHS secy, a leg up for his health ram-through, and who knows what else. Why don't we send a ton of Tamiflu to Mexico and try to knock this down--or did I just answer my own question?

 

StarAZ...

maybe we could....but would BHO let Mexican trucks through the border to get it?  ;0)

 

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More media misdirection

The irony is that HHS has nothing to do with this sort of thing anymore. It's supposed to be DHS and CDC. Aren't we still waiting on someone for CDC?

Liberal: remove all that's Right, and this is what's Left.

OUTRAGE

This is a complete OUTRAGE!

SOBama is NOT upset. I bet his little darlings were on the plane with a bunch of their school chums onboard for the joy ride.

Hey daddy can we fly over NY/NJ and take some friends?

An Outrage! How dare this prigg even think this was a good idea?

Maybe it was a dry run? SOBama hates America so???

This man and his staff are a DISGRACE!

And the mayor of NY knew about it and I don't believe for one minute the mayor was told NOT to say anything!

The WhiteHouse explaination, does NOT wash!

BullSh** 

 

Now come on Sir. You can't lay this at Obama's feet.

  It took dozens in the White House and FAA to plan and implement stupid on a colossal scale such as this.

  A few dozen more, maybe into the hundreds having knowledge of it.

  And no one saying You know guys, this may not be such a bright idea. 

  Seriously, you think stupid on this scale can be layed at one man's feet? No, this takes a team of stupid. Something this massively scaled up stupid takes a team meeting of stupid with dozens of submeeting planning session stupids. Months and months of meeting/agreeing/planning/scheduling stupid. Mathematician calculating logarithmic stupid.

  The question here on NewsBusters. Were ragamuffin or nicknackpaddywack involved? 

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

Stupid is as stuped does and it usually flows ...

... DOWN STREAM. 

Another Clark Griswold antic by the Nobama administration

"Ain't never seen anyone so shit-all stupid as you driving off that road. You musta got manure for your brains. "

Clark Griswold!!

  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  AAHHH  HAHAHA!!!!

Funny!

Re: Clark Griswold

Every time I see this President..., I think of a bumbling Clark Griswold..., my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed watching him on Fox News last night talking to his Teleprompter!

Funny!

 
I usually think of Michael Scott (from The Office) but the resemblance to Clark Grisawald is way more accurate!

How about

Chevy Chase, playing Clark Griswold who in turn plays Gerald Ford....who plays at being President?  tee-hee

 

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JWF

 The question here on NewsBusters. Were ragamuffin or nicknackpaddywack involved?

LMAO!

 

 

Trolls are like Slinkies....they're really good for nothing........But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs

I agree with you 100%. 

I agree with you 100%.  This act required coordinated stupidity.  A man would have to be real Doofus (to borrow slickwillie's term) to assemble a team this stupid.

BTW slick, the correct term would be Doofus in Chief.  I think.

Obama:  "The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers." -Ed Mahmoud

Of course he gets a pass

Of course the Doofus is being given a pass. (Note that I capitalize doofus as a sign of respect for the office.) Why no outrage over the fuel burned and all that Carbon stuff, simply to update a selection of photos? If an old photo had been used of AF1 flying by the Statue of Liberty, do you think anyone would have detected it?

It was crazy

I work on Exchange Place in Jersey City, directly across the river of lower Manhattan.

I was sitting in my desk when someone came into our office and told us to evacuate. I didn't waste any time, I grabbed my pocketbook and scrammed! I didn't find out until later on that a plane flew dangerously close to our building.

Lord knows I can't stand our President, but I really don't blame him for this. I will blame him for it, however, if someone isn't fired. This was an idiotic, stupid move and someone should pay for it.

I mean, who in their right minds would fly a jumbo jet directly over the buildings of Lower Manhattan where a that 16 acre hole resides??

Either he knew -- in which

Either he knew -- in which case he's a thoughtless moron -- or he didn't -- in which case he's a bungling incompetent who can't manage his own staff.

Future Obomba Campaign Ad Video

Because they know you all are too stupid to remember look forward to the future Obama campaign ad depicting Obambi flying over New York probably at the controls of Air Force One defending America.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED photo op was probably NOT President ...

... Bush's idea but he took the heat for it.  Besides the fact that it was TRUE that the mission to topple Sadam had been accomplished by our brave men and women in the armed forces.  The only people that photo op scared were dictators and the commie media.  Did you ever hear him blame a staff member for it?  NO!  Watch BARRKY take full responsibltiy for this one.  NOT!  I think he just felt the need to freak out New Yorkers.

Bush did it

I think Bush ordered the fly over. I thought obama was prez????

 

mom

This too, shall pass, and

This too, shall pass, and Obama will move on -- unscathed by our Constitutionally-protected "free press"; and with Congress busyly occupied elsewhere so as to not bring embarrassment upon their god. It will be like it never happened, soon, and anybody trying to raise it as an issue in the future will be called racist, and will be questioned about always bringing up old news.

___________________________________ 

The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech

Maybe he gets a pass because

Maybe he gets a pass because the press is in love with him.

Or maybe he gets a pass because this had nothing to do with him.

 

Where does the buck stop, Balboa?

Hmmm?

He takes credit for the Seals' fine markmanship, when in fact he hobbled them for 36 hours, but he doesn't own the Mother of All Screw-ups huh?

La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La Liberal Land.

I'll sell you a clue for $100.

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

~He wouldn't know what to do with it

It would go to waste, just like his vote.

 

That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel. 

???

The last stop on the Buck Line is Bush Street. 

Too Funny

Rush just made the exact same comment I did!

Made my day.

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

I guess the buck stops

I guess the buck stops wherever you indiscriminately decide it stops to suit your purposes.

No Balboa

Harry Truman famously had that logo on his desk.

Too bad, you lose again.

Or do you need me to translate that into grown up English for you, too?

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

Really? Truman had that on

Really? Truman had that on his desk? Really? Wow. Tremendous revelation.

Wow wow wow

How impressive.

Rapier wit, balboa.

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

bal

"Or maybe he gets a pass because this had nothing to do with him."

Air Force One. Obama's own, personal transportation jet. It was some ridiculous military-sanctioned photo-shoot, and the Commander in Chief is... Obama.

You know, you should seriously be banned for that moronic statement.

Man, you are one dense, Teleprompter-apologist to the bitter end, aren't you?

 

You're the next contestant on...
THE MESSIAH IS... LEFT !!

 

No, I'm sensible. Do you

No, I'm sensible. Do you think Obama knows at all times what his airplane is doing? Do you think people keep him updated as to what's going on with his plane all the time? Do you think that's his responsibility?

I'm more than willing to say that Bush would have gotten heat over this if he was in office. But I don't think that means he deserves it, as I don't think Obama does here. 

No, I'm sensible. Do you

No, I'm sensible. Do you think Obama knows at all times what his airplane is doing? Do you think people keep him updated as to what's going on with his plane all the time? Do you think that's his responsibility?

Bal, Duh One places people in charge of these things just as President Bush placed Brownie Katrina in charge.  It is not one thing it is the ponderance of the whole that condems the man and this is just a piece of the puzzle.  Obama is an empty suit not worthy of being POTUS, a boy playing at being a man.

This stunt caused many problems and Obam knew about it or those he placed in charge knew.  Either way the buck stops at the desk of the POTUS and the idiot now occupying that desk.

It was a bad move no matter what and Obama needs to strp up and be a man.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Let's not kid ourselves: it

Let's not kid ourselves: it wouldn't matter how Obama handled any of this. It would still be wrong to everyone on this board. 

. . . and some here will

. . . and some here will defend Uh-uh-uh-bama no matter what . . . 

I'm more than willing to

I'm more than willing to blame Obama, but not in some knee-jerk fashion, and not without _rationally_ assessing the situation for myself and not according to party lines.

Here comes balboa.

   I I I I I I I I . It is all about me, balbo baggins. I will determine when, where, if, why, what, who, and whyfore.

   I, I, I, I, I will assess the situation. NEWSFLASH! I am done assessing the situation. It was indeed the Japanese that attacked on Dec 1941.

  me me me me me me me. I am now ready to assess this new situation. I will get back to you after said assessment. 

  Oh, do assess the situation, dear balbo baggins. We sit here with baited breath awaiting your pronouncement. 

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

"I'm more than willing to

"I'm more than willing to say that Bush would have gotten heat over this if he was in office. But I don't think that means he deserves it, as I don't think Obama does here."

That's sensible enough.  I think there's a lot of resentment over the large disparity in the pop-media treatment of Bush versus Obama (speaking for myself, at least).

 

"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann

Obama's disconnection from responsibility

I think we are seeing a trend here - Obama is consistently removing himself from problematic situations by assigning responsibility to others.

 

The plane incident is just the latest - it was an underling who decided to do the photo-op, so Obama is not responsible.

 

On the issue of gun control, he is allowing the members of the Democrat-dominated Congress to do the deed - he has nothing to do with it, so he can stand by his previous declarations of support for the Second Amendment.

 

The same is true with the resurrection of the "Fairness" Doctrine.

 

The problems of Korea, Iran and other troubled spots are in Hillary's hands.  We will see how that plays out.  But, if it goes bad, I have no doubt it will be Hillary's fault, not Obama's.

JohnK, It sounds like

JohnK,

It sounds like Bambi has finally found a way to vote "present".

I want an apology from the Doofus in Chief for the panic he caused my fellow New Yorkers.  Friggin Idiot.


"The wrOng ONE was elected"

Hey DAD!

canIhavethekeystotheplane?!! kthxbye!! 

(Yeah, the as long as he gets the important things right, right?)

I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless   ~Dennis Miller

Anyone at the White House heard of Photoshop?

With one image of AF1 and the thousands of previous stills taken of all these places they refer to as flying over and taking pictures for new publicity photos, I could create a picture that has President Obama flying under the plane carrying it in one hand, while he rights a toppling Statue of Liberty with the other.  Instead, the WH sends AF1 and a military jet to Ground Zero on a workday.  Where's the outrage over wasted fuel, etc.?  I think maybe there was someone on the plane who shouldn't have been.  Why keep it a secret otherwise?

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."  - Sir Winston Churchill

Hunter 12

  Had not even thought of THAT!  Why else go to all that trouble, you are right. And I kindof was thinking along the lines of a "joyride" in a sense but wondering who would be allowed access like that. 

Those Iranian photoshop

Those Iranian photoshop freelancers would love the work - they're experts, except for the clouds.

Maybe someone at Andrews

Maybe someone at Andrews might have an idea of who was on the plane?  Maybe Harry and Nancy were looking for some "alone" time away from prying eyes.

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."  - Sir Winston Churchill

passengers?

Excellent point - there's no way that plane was empty.

"Hey, the people look like ants, except they're running around all panicky like." 

Saw this comment elsewhere: "What's next, setting off firecrackers next to napping D-Day veterans?"

(Mr. Preznint: D-Day was like some WWII thing or something)

Passengers

  Here is what I think happened:

They were just going to pass by the Statue of Liberty and get their photo op taken care of, and while they were up there they said, "Ohhh check it out, can we get a closer look at that?" and whoever makes the decisions about flight path said, "Who is gonna stop us?  We are approved for this.  We can do whatever we want."  That is the arrogance of this group.  They probably never even THOUGHT of the citizens on the ground as they were enjoying their little sightseeing detour.

I think Arrogance is the

I think Arrogance is the word.  Maybe it was Geithner, with a plane full of Wall Street-types. 

"Tim, do you have the power to add all our bad loans and junk bonds to the TARP program?"

"Do I have the power?  Watch this!  'Mr. Pilot, fly us down Wall Street.'"

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."  - Sir Winston Churchill

What was the carbon

What was the carbon footprint of this whole stupid episode, the latest of a series of gaffes of the first 100 days?

Barry is making Jimmy look like the greatest President in history!


A member of the right-wing media

Stupid is

As STUPID does.

make room

Has anyone scraped off that last batch of bodies from the bus undercarriage?

I am not done. Who said I was done?

  There were jet fighters involved. That is Mach 1 stupid. Faster than the speed of stupid. There were photographers on the ground taking 8x10 glossy photographs of stupid. The planes had to be fueled up with thousands on gallons of stupid. FAA clearance had to be granted to ensure no other traffic was near stupid. Meals were served of grilled lemon & pepper Mahi Mahi Stupid. High tech GPS satellites had to position stupid to the square centimeter. Weathermen had to ensure there were no high pressure stupid fronts but apparently failed.

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

All Hail Stupid!

  Stupid reigns supreme!!!

Either that or evil...  maybe a little of both.

Uh, Uh, Uh

"It was a mistake...I, uh, found out about it, when, uh everyone else did, uh, uh, it won't happen again".

That was Bamster at the FBI.

Oh, and Spectre is switching to Democrat!!!!

News Day today....he he he.

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

Spectre

Let's hope he takes Collins & Snowe with him.

SoL

You forgot McLame.

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

Blonde:

Yeah, but he's long gone IMO.

Just a little matter of the "(D)". 

Re: McStupid Getting a "D"

All he needs to do is get out those little safety scissors and snip the legs off of the "R" and he will then have a "D."  Little self-centered brats like McStupid need more arts & crafts time.

Kinda like his running for President; he cut the legs right off of Americans and their future.  All in the grand name of his own ego.

"My turn! My turn!"  Like a little kid.....

Don't hurt yourself, McStupid, cutting that "R" down to a "D."  

Becoming a "D" is a downgrade from being a "R", even a RINO "R."

I know he hasn't done it officially, yet. But perhaps with Spectre's "leadership" he will follow right in line.

RINO=Democrat For All Practical Purposes. McStupid is a DFAPP.

"You can have Peace or you can have Freedom; just don't count on having both at the same time." - R.A.H

 "I'll take the harsh reality of liberty over the illusion of security...everytime!" -me<

Spectre is not switching to

Spectre is not switching to Democrat. He's just making it official.

___________________________________ 

The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech

WTF????

Having been fairly inactive on this site for a bit, I was highly surprised today when I dropped by and found that ths seems to be so important here. 

How is a honestly stupid mistake that is of no real consequence to life, liberty or the pursuit become such a big deal?  Are we really getting as bad as the left here?  Are we really going to point at every little thing and direct it at Obama in the same fashion in which the left has operated for so long?  Isn't this the kind of crud that we have derided the left over for decades?

Here s a dose of reality, folks.  Obama isn't at fault for this one.  The best he can do is what he has done, along with ensuring that this doesn't happen again.  The Media bias is where we should be directing our criticism.  Period.

I know some of you are going to look at this and start calling me a lib, or worse.  But those would be the people who haven't known me.  Some of you do know me, and I hope you are paying attention.  Why?

Because the reality of the situation is that this story is being overblown and polarized on purpose.  Keep the masses talking about something irrelevent.  The next several days are going to be some of the most crucial in US history, and we're gabbing on about an insensative NY flyover.  

The HHS secretary is going to be rammed through today thanks to two KS repubs that are backing their governor for the spot.  This is a woman,  Kathleen Sebelius, who is in office due to money provided by Tiller the Baby Killer.  This is a woman who recently vetoed legislation n her own state that would have put regulations restricting partial birth abortionsin ways very simlar to most other states.  This woman is a monster.  

Follow this with the fact the administation is trying to make healthcare reform a simple majorty vote instead of the typical 60% required in major legislation.  Socialism is being rammed up our backsides while we debate a flyover gaffe.

Our voices are being cancelled out on the hill entirely.  This "reconciliation" policy has been used in the past, but never on such a major issue as health care reform.  If this passes, people, we are in trouble.  The deficit will become more enormous than we could ever have believed.  China and Japan wll not buy our debt if they feel the return isn't safe.  Even if they do, the rates will have to be jacked up so high that inflation will trounce any hope of economic recovery.  If they don't the only option is to print more money, which causes the same problem.

Who cares about Obama's teleprompter or the NY flyover?  Our children' future being in the balance is no longer a threat.  Our own future is now on the table as well, and at this point, our children's future in gone......

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein

Who cares about Obama's

Who cares about Obama's teleprompter or the NY flyover?

It serves to illustrate the incompetence of TOTUS.  Yes sebelius will get rammed through and due to teh bias of teh Media which is what this site is about.  I repeat this site is about media bias.

Now I ask you what we can do about Sebelious, and I answer not much because our voices will not be heard.  We need to take back the government if we are to do anything.

For now we can point out the incompetence of TOTUS and no one listens.

Timmy if it your desire to change the world then do so and stop whining about the topic.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

The POTUS hired people who

The POTUS hired people who scared the crap out of tens of thousands of people as a lark, on a par with kids who make animal noises outside the girls' cabin at summer camp. At a cost of over $300,000 of taxpayer money. And that's NOT significant?

It's a measure of bungling incompetence, on top of the tacky gifts for heads of states, bowing to a Saudi,  giving a dictator photo-ops, naming cabinet members who can't remember to pay their taxes, appointing a head of Homeland Security who makes Larry the Cable Guy look like Henry Kissinger.... Need I go on?

Well thanks for that teach.

  I want to ask you the same thing I scream at Glenn Beck every day on the drive home. What do you want me to do? The rage meter is pegged. We don't have the numbers to do much of anything. We write our congressmen. We call our congressmen. We have large peaceful protests. But it is all for naught because we don't have the numbers to stop much of anything.

  So please, give us this. We are screaming at the big things. Why can't we get a little torqued at the little ones too. No one is listening to us anyway.

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

the president

will get a pass for the next 4 long years. he can do no wrong.

Obambi

I just caught Obama at the FBI on FOX. He said "It was a mistake.We found out about along with all of you, it will not happen again." Obviously this was something planned during Bush's term. Bush should have known the panic it would cause but he and his underlings arranged the incident in a manner that bypassed the excellent controls Obama has insisted his devoted civil servants follow.

Seriously, and following in the same vein as JohnK and others, this guy doesn't know what taking responsibility is. If he had said "We made a mistake. Unfortunately, I found out at the same...", I could say he was learning. But, nooo!

Obama could hand this country over to the UN...

...and the thoroughly corrupt MSM would give him a pass.

Hell, those goobers would probably stand up and cheer. 

-Dave

This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.

Odd...

no mention of the carbon footprint that a jumbo jet and 2 F-16's leaves. 

But my Suburban is bad.  

I am in Virginia just outside of DC...

....and I am amazed at the number of SUVs I see with Obama stickers.

Yep, and every time I see

Yep, and every time I see one I point at it and say, "It's YOUR fault!" 

"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me

And we're talking BMW

And we're talking BMW X5s.

 

"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann

It's Gonna Have to get Really Cold!

Hell will probably have to freeze over before the Great Obama apologizes for terrifying the good people of New York City.  Besides, he's too busy apologizing to the world for the Great Evil Satan that is America.  He really does probably believe that the American people are too stupid to believe this entire incident was done without his knowledge.  If he didn't know, you'd think the POTUS would have a better grasp of where his planes are.

He didn't know about it??

So Obama claims he found out about the New York flyover at the same time everyone else did.  That can mean only one thing:  It was Bush's fault.  George Bush undoubtedly is responsible for this fiasco, but Obama will once again clean up after Bush's mess.

 On a side note, any word from Al Gore and his ilk on what kind of carbon footprint was left over NYC as this plane was out cruising over the skyline for a photo-op?

It's De Plane! It's De Plane!

The photos will probably be used in the next campaign or following the next terrorist attack (which is more than likely to happen thanks to Obama's releasing classified material which will help inform our enemies how we go about our Intelligence business!)  It will be Obama, piloting the plane, to rescue Americans from the evil terrorists who had the audacity to attack us once again.  Captain Obama to the rescue!!

It's De Plane! It's De Plane!

The photos will probably be used in the next campaign or following the next terrorist attack (which is more than likely to happen thanks to Obama's releasing classified material which will help inform our enemies how we go about our Intelligence business!)  It will be Obama, piloting the plane, to rescue Americans from the evil terrorists who had the audacity to attack us once again.  Captain Obama to the rescue!!

This incident was not merely "insensitive"

This incident was not merely "insensitive," as with, let's say, the "Special Olympics" gaffe.

No, this incident was nothing short of utter recklessness.  Here we are, post 9/11/01, being told by DHS to be on the watch of "suspicious activity."  Somebody tell me what kind of idiot(s) were not able to consider that two low-flying, high-speed jets over lower Manhattan well outside of the  airtraffic corridors might qualify as "suspicious activity." 

Obama said it himself: "The buck stops here."  Were it Pres. Bush, the media would've ensured that it did.  Period.

 

"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann

Ladies and gentlmen, I give

Ladies and gentlmen, I give you... THE IRKLE PRESIDENCY!!!!!!!

Did I do that? Oops!

Guess It's Official Now.......

Since thousands of New York City citizens were terrorized, I guess this makes President S**t For Brains (tm) a terrorist!  Maybe he should be sent to Gitmo and waterboarded.

Good, I'm glad this

Good, I'm glad this happened in New York City. 

They pushed like hell to get this knucklehead voted in, now live with him.

New Yorkers always know what's best for America.  Well, how's running down the street feel now?  Scared?  Good.  Keep sending liberals to DC.  You get what you pay for. 

I don't feel a damn bit sorry for any of you. 

HEY!! I am a New Yorker

HEY!!

I am a New Yorker and voted for Palin and that other guy, are you going to lump me in with the rest of those schmucks?


"The wrOng ONE was elected"

I am a New Yorker Scuba,

I am a New Yorker

Scuba, I feel your pain.  I can't see why anyone would want to live in NYC, high taxes, crime and crowding and rude people.  I am from the South so I am prejudious and a poor spaller to boot.  I want my country settings and peaceful surroundings.  But, my daughter and wife like NYC and they want to live there; well each to their own.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

OK scuba, I apologize.  I

OK scuba, I apologize.  I meant everyone but you.  I know not everyone there votes these libs in, but they do vote a bunch of them in.  And none of'em have my best interest at heart.

Besides, when we become our own Republic again, you will be welcome any time.


Fly over

What would the msm have said if this stunt was under the Bush Admin? They would have wanted his head on a plate.

 

Add up the cost

What was the carbon footprint of this little stunt?

How much did this disrupt airspace in the New York Metro area?

Suppose there had been an emergency (like the bird deal) and a plane was in distress in the area and these aholes were doing a photo op?

Bush would have been hung by his teabag for this!!!!

This has thoroughly pissed me off

and I'm in no mood to read the comments from NB's stupidest poster, Balboa. 

 

My guess is that there was

My guess is that there was something else going on with this flight. Just what it was isn't clear yet.This is more than yet another goof up by the inmates working at the One Flew Over The White House Nest padded cells.

When AF-1 flies, every AC tower in sight is alerted. Hundreds of controllers and associated people know and are tracking the flight. There's a flight plan filed--this would be true particularly critical on this "experimental" low level flight over NYC. Permissions and clearances have to be obtained. All air traffic is alerted (to avoid that air space). Planes on the ground (some at least) would have be delayed. In other words, it's a very big deal.

A low level flight over NYC, and I suspect several passes were planned for photo op purposes, is just not a casual matter. AF-1 didn't just magically appear over NYC for such a silly reason.

Nope. Something else going on here.

No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.

When AF-1 flies, every AC

When AF-1 flies, every AC tower in sight is alerted. Hundreds of controllers and associated people know and are tracking the flight.

When AF1 flies it means POTUS is on teh plane otherwise it is just another plane.  And there are no "Hundreds of controllers and associated people know and are tracking the flight." other than normal.  On this flight I am sure all teh supervisors and some of teh controller involved knew of the fligh and there was a flight plan.  But, this was not AF1.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Beings the Doofus in Chief

Being's the Doofus in Chief was not aboard the callsign would have been SAM 28000, which stands for "Special Air Mission" and 28000 for the tail number. Both VC-25's (Boeing 747-200's) are identified by their tail numbers, 27000 for the primary plane, and 28000 for the backup.  The White House knows the wheareabouts of both aircraft at all times just in case the Doofus needs to be evacuated in an emergency, such as an arugula shortage.

Hi Dan.. you're absolutely

Hi Dan.. you're absolutely right, AF-1 is used only when POTUS is on the plane.

However, on this flight (I have this from a relative in the FAA in Washington) there was an alert that THIS backup plane (sans POTUS) was on a low level flight over NYC.  The reason wasn't given and this caused a bit of a stir, to say the least. Given the recent emergency landing of US Airways 1549 and the space needed for the possible emergency maneuver of any aircraft taking off or landing in the very crowded NYC air space, there were indeed hundreds of people watching the progress of this flight. It was poorly handled by someone.

At any rate, I think we would agree that, at the very least, the citizens of NYC and surrounding areas had a reason to panic when they saw what looked like the presidential plane flying over their heads, yikes! 

An interesting site to live track air traffic over US airports is  flightaware.com. I think I'll roll the time back to see what was in their air when the backup plane was over NYC. Not sure it does that, but we'll see. Cheers.

http://flightaware.c...

No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.

Dan...just came across this

Dan...just came across this article... as I said in my note to you.. the FAA and others were more than a little concerned about this flight. And now the secrecy piece. 

I maintain my orginal thesis: there is more to this flight than we yet know.

http://wcbstv.com/to...

No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.

Aw c'mon guys, it was all

Aw c'mon guys, it was all done for a good cause. Doesn't everyone need a cool pic with the Statue of Liberty?

Conservatives Are Racist Swine Flu Haters

 

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Why Soetoro really did it (ordered the flight)

Muslim admin plays wicked games NYC from a NYer

Yesterday, Air Force One flew, on wing end (oddly reminiscent of the looks of the planes on 9/11), escorted by fighter jet around NYC, to the hole in the ground that used to be the WTC. Low-and-slow ain't just for bbq anymore.

A Hudson River NJ man called his office worker friend downtown and told him to look out his office window- where he saw the huge plane and fighter jet, flying on angled wing, like they did on 9/11, heading for his building. Just like the enemy did right before they hit the Tower, for all to see- over and over on the news- until this nightmare was embedded in all minds, forever. That horrible day, we were all 'there'.

People screamed, panicked, ran out of buildings, into the streets. The memory (and the smells) of 9/11 have not faded at all for New Yorkers and others who work here. I heard some were injured in the panic. Make no mistake, the enemy are sick bastards and we'd better wise up, fast.

This was reported as a "photo op"- 

Sure.
Are you sh**ting me? (notice how these depraved degenerates play with words? When Soetoro said there wasn't "one earmark" in his porkulus bill- no, there were ~9,000 of them; there wasn't "one dime" of tax increases- no dimes but billions$ instead-guess his granny thought this shit was 'cute' but it ain't 'cute' any more)
Precocious little Muslim, Indonesian citizen Barry Soetoro, thin-skinned President Pantywaist, Empty Suit in the Oval Office , getting his other words from the Teleprompter-in-Chief.

What it really was, this so-called photo-op: the muslim in the WH and his muslim/homosexual admin playing 'let's scare the NY Jews (Bloomberg particularly) and let our muslim brethren know those in charge now in the USA celebrate their 9/11 attacks and are now able to do it, right from the WH - the most powerful office (and former enemy but now dear friend to muslims everywhere) in the world.

Are we paying attention yet? Will Hannity, Rush, et al tell it like it is or are they still afraid of Soros?

Mark my words: never underestimate the Jewish people- not all are dumb liberals and the rest know who this muslim Soetoro is and what he plans. No one's getting in 'the trains' this time.

When doesn't Obama get a

When doesn't Obama get a pass?

I've never seen anything like it...not surprised either.

Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart

"Startled"? "STARTLED"? The

"Startled"? "STARTLED"? The workers -- many of whom no doubt watched 9/11 play out from their office windows, many more of whom may well have been in the towers when they were hit -- were "STARTLED"?

How about TERRIFIED?

That's like saying that the people who saw the Challenger blow up on launch were "dismayed". 

Is there a prize for rising to moronic levels of understatement? 

There is so much more to this...

 Where are members of congress calling for congressional hearings? I think America should know "who knew what and when"; who all were the passengers on Air Force One, what did their farts smell like? What did the Air Force One Chef seerve to then as they flew over Ney York scaring the hell out of everyone? and what did his farts smell like? Where is Monisha, Tomisha, Monique, LaTisha... ready to sue everyone for breaking a finger nail while holling "bootie" out of the sky scraper, and Jessie Jackson trying to get them MILLIONs for Post tramatic stress disorder and racisum? 

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