Posted on 04/27/2009 10:25:47 AM PDT by KayEyeDoubleDee
A photo shoot involving a 747 used as Air Force One and two fighter jets flying at low altitude led to hundreds of frightened calls from residents and workers in Lower Manhattan this morning, triggering memories of 9-11 as many evacuated their offices...
According to officials, the flight -- authorized by the FAA -- came in as low as 1000 feet to 150 feet above the city as it made a large circle over Manhattan, Staten Island, and New Jersey...
Other officials noted that they were led to believe the flight would be limited to the area near the Statue of Liberty, however the flight pattern was above a much larger portion of New York and at an extremely low altitude.
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Unbelievably moronic. I can’t fathom the stupidity of this.
Neither can I.
It's gonna be a long four years.
On earlier threads, before the plane was ID’d, one Freeper said her husband was calling her from the stair well of his building as they were being evacuated. What a jerk BO is—not to mention the waste of employer’s money,employee time and the FEAR they engendered.
Calling “Al ‘carbon footprint’ Gore!”
There is a special place in hell for folks this kind of stupid.
Mind boggling.
There is a special place in hell for folks this kind of stupid.
Mind boggling.
That picture is frightening if you look at it from the prism of a 9/11 witness. Ugh.
Yeah, and what about the folks who are stupid enough to vote for folks this kind of stupid?
More than half of our fellow countrymen voted for this insanity.
worth sayin’ twice apparently.
How incredibly irresponsible.
According to officials - Other officials noted that they were led to believe,oh boy the government in action the dummung down is paying off.
Well, technically, it’s not Air Force One unless The President is on board.
The clarification seems to say that Obammy wasn’t there.
Do these people even think???
Technically, an Air Force plane is not "Air Force One" unless POTUS (and presumably, TOTUS) is on board. At all other times, it goes by its normal identifier.
The other branches of the armed forces use the same convention. For instance, "Marine One" is the helicopter that lands on the lawn of the White House -- but only when the President is on board.
Reportedly, "Cadillac One" is the nickname of the armored limousine.
I think it was a stunt for his 100 days press conference that went horribly wrong.
They’re lying through their teeth.
(1) Doing it at 10 am Monday morning, and freaking out all the people working in lower Manhattan, rather than at 7am Sunday when most people would be asleep and not notice it.
(2) Not notifying the media, police, etc at least 24 hours ahead of time, so they could tell people on the prior night's evening news "This is gonna happen, don't freak".
(3) Couldn't this "photo op" have been done more cheaply using computer imaging, rather than tie up 3 expensive jets?
Local authorities were notified, however they were told NOT to notify the public.
I guess they wanted to get some ‘public panic’ shots, as well as shots of the aircraft.
Some Hollywood mogul making a movie, and the Obama administration cooperating.
He is likely still laughing about the ‘panic’ caused.
Wonder who pocketed the money the PRODUCER had to pay to get use of the Presidential Aircraft????????
Probably Rahm.
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