Barack Obama takes first ride as US President on Air Force One ["I've got my spiffy jacket....]

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[Sub-Driver]

Barack Obama takes first ride as US President on Air Force One

From correspiondents in Washington

Agence France-Presse

February 06, 2009 11:31am

BARACK Obama has taken his debut flight as president on his new "spiffy ride" - the blue and white Boeing 747 which serves as Air Force One.

Mr Obama also took his first trip aboard Marine One - the helicopter which ferries the president around on shorter trips - this time from the White House to Andrews air force base outside Washington.

The President walked to the press cabin at the back of his new plane before taking off on the short hop to Virginia, where he was due to speak to Democratic members of the House of Representatives who were holding a retreat.

"I've got my spiffy jacket so I thought I'd come and show it off," he said, modelling his new blue air force souvenir, bearing the presidential seal and the words "Air Force One" and "Barack Obama".

"What do you think about this spiffy ride? It's not bad," he said.

[Sub-Driver]

we're so screwed.........

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m calling him “Spiffy” from here on out. :)

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Then how ‘bout wearing it IN THE OVAL OFFICE, you POS!

[Bahbah]

What a punk.

[353FMG]

You can say what you want, but no other Kenyan made it this far.

[MozartLover]

How very presidential of him...........

[tophat9000]

we're so screwed.........

and tattooed

[Glenn]

due to speak to Democratic members of the House of Representatives who were holding a retreat

What's that costing me?

[gate2wire]

Did he really use the word spiffy? (Shaking my head.)

[Tarpon]

The carbon footprint for this 153 mile trip should make all enviro-nutcases hide under the sofa.

[John W]

spiffy

(Adj.)1. Neat or interesting. (can also mean cool) 2. Of a good or pleasant nature.
Used in 21st-century America by strange, offbeat teens.
Dudemna, look over there! Is that squirrel not THE spiffiest thing...ever!?

[hinckley buzzard]

What do you think about this spiffy ride? It's not bad," he said.

As in Pimp my ride eh? You cheezey a**hole you.

[Army Air Corps]

A flight on AF1 from DC to Newport News. Meanwhile, corporations get lectures on their spending...

[Viking2002]

We gotta be ready to pounce when this arrogant, loose cannon a$$hole makes even the first impeachable mistake, no matter how small. I'm seriously concerned that Americans are going to die in their own streets before this freak of nature can be removed from office.

[caseinpoint]

Include the other participants coming on a special train with helicopters flying security overhead.

[Blue State Insurgent]

Spiffy Hussein.

[Doogle]

Democratic members of the House of Representatives who were holding a retreat.

...guess they really got tired bashing CEO's and had to fly down to take a rest

[Snickering Hound]

[Always Independent]

Has he ordered spinners for it yet?

[madison10]

...and his penny loafers, too? He talks like a preppy. (which he is)