Posted on 08/06/2009 6:24:25 AM PDT by xtinct
Bill Clinton's triumphant return from North Korea with two rescued US journalists had Hollywood written all over it -- from the Burbank airport to the big-time producer who bankrolled the expedition to the celebrity public-relations firm that orchestrated the homecoming.
A key player in Clinton's high-flying diplomatic mission to rescue Laura Ling and Euna Lee was entertainment mogul Steve Bing, a longtime "Friend of Bill" who lent the ex-president his private Boeing 737.
The multimillionaire mogul paid about $200,000 in fuel and other costs that came with the trans-Pacific flight.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Setting up the palace coup....
"BADA-BING"
Even my liberal wife admitted that Obama couldn’t pull off the release of these journalists and a “real” president had to do the job.
I heard on FOX that Bubba is going to make a documentary (movie) from this situation. Who loves Hollywood more than the Clintons? Well, dear NK leader Kim. He is enamoured with Hollywood.
I bet he was promised that the documentary would feature him if he gave back the girls. Therefore the bargain was sealed. Kim was probably happily satisfied to know that he would appear on the American big screen! Sending the girls home was no big deal compared to being a "star." LOL
I think these two Algore-employed “Journalists” got caught on purpose, this whole thing was a setup from the beginning.
I’m still trying to find the “rescued” part in all of this.
Bill flies to North Korea and they RELEASE the prisoners into his custody?
Rescue?
RESCUE?!
Give me a friggin break.
I’m more concerned about what concessions (food, fuel, two-party talks) that will emerge in a few months.
I’m still confused by these journalists. One of them has a four year old daughter. why would you put yourself near the border of North Korea when you have a little kid back home? I am being an old fashioned mama bear here? I just don’t get doing that.
Well, at least the guvmint, you and me, didnt have to pay for the plane. We paid for the secret service detail, but we pay for that wherever he goes.
That plane must have left a huge ‘Carbon Footprint’.
Didn’t think the FAA has certified the 737 for long over water flights. Also, the picture shown in N Korea shows a 4 engine turboprop plane of certain foreign registry. Are they trying to fool us? As long as a Clinton is involved, you can be sure of that.
Purchase price yes, fuel and maintenance, not so much. 737 are gas hogs. I guess Bing and Clinton don't give a rats @ss about Al Gores’ global warming or they would have used a more fuel efficient plane.
Al Gore doesn’t give a rat’s @ss about Al Gore’s global warming. He’s a phony... a rich phony.
“Didnt think the FAA has certified the 737 for long over water flights. Also, the picture shown in N Korea shows a 4 engine turboprop plane of certain foreign registry. Are they trying to fool us? As long as a Clinton is involved, you can be sure of that.”
Here is a video of Bill Clinton arriving in North Korea.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8182807.stm
Here is a picture of the women boarding the same plane after their release.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/world/asia/05korea.html
Here is a video of the plane arriving in Burbank, Calif.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25775.html
Judging from the wide gray stripe that appears on the plane in all three pictures, I would say that whatever kind of plane it is, it seems to be the same plane.
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