The U.S. flag no longer appears on the tail of the plane that will be used by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama (Courtesy Chicago Sun-Times)
Posted on 07/21/2008 9:41:42 PM PDT by kellynla
As part of a month-long aircraft makeover, a painted American flag was removed from the tail of Sen. Barack Obama's official campaign airplane and was replaced with the presidential candidate's trademark "O" symbol.
The refurbished 757 was unveiled to members of the news media today, 41 of whom boarded the craft and took off to meet Obama in Amman, Jordan, where the presidential candidate will stop as part of a Middle Eastern and European tour.
Obama traveled to the Mideast earlier this week on board a separate airplane.
Fox News blogger Bonny Kapp, traveling on Obama's new airplane, reported:
"The North American jet that flew Obama and his traveling crew around for much of the primary season was refurbished with new seats and power for each passenger a must on the campaign trail. And the plane that once had an American flag on its tail now sports the Obama 'O.'"
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Anyone else find this disturbing?
At some level...it makes me think of the United Nations...or worse...
Prolly didn’t want to get shot at by his Mooselim buds.
Honestly the “Big O” symbol (with apologies to the great Victor Buono, who will ALWAYS be the true and only Big O) looks like the flag being flushed down the toilet.
Why am I not surprised?
Did they check the fireplace???
First, isn’t it a Federal law that all American registered planes and ships must have the US flag on them?
Next, this is the sign of an overconfident, arrogant campaign that has idea how to spend campaign funds wisely. This had to have cost several million in increased lease payments. Think of all the bogus commercials this money could have purchased.
Finally, I guess he will have to get an even larger American Flag pin for his lapel to make up for this glaring omission.
An appropriate metaphor if he is elected President.
A month-long makeover for the aircraft? I think Iron Maiden had Ed Force One ready and finished in a few weeks. That includes taking out the seats in the rear half of the plane for all of their gear.
The hubris of this jackass is despicable.
It appears as though B. Hussein plans on forming his own country here.
“Anyone else find this disturbing?”
Not at all rl. Actually I expect this sort of thing out of Obama anymore. If he didn’t do arrogant, self centered, egotistical, downright stupid at least once a day, I’d think I was missing something.
He does seem to have a thing for UN blue.
I'm sure our UN payments will increase, as I'm equally sure we will become a laughingstock among other UN members, if Obambi gets the Presidency.
Shudder.
The old Cult of Personality. Hitler had it, Stalin had it, Mussolini had it. Now Obama has it, with the entire MSM acting as his Josef Goebbels.
How many miles per Blood for Oil does that thing get??
Pray for W and Our Troops
I think that's only a requirement for craft that travel internationally.
Barack Obama: Redeploy troops to Afghanistan from Iraq(For “Over the Next Eight to Ten Years”)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048508/posts
“Mr Obama did little to disappoint critics who accuse him of arrogance. He said the objective of the trip was to “hold substantive discussions” with national leaders “who I expect to be dealing with over the next eight to ten years”.
So true...
Is this guy nuts or the most self centered man on earth? Yes!
O.....for zerObama.
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