Posted on 04/28/2009 5:43:45 PM PDT by moneyrunner
We know who has taken the fall, Louis Caldera, the Director of the White House Military Office. But lots of questions remain. And in today’s political climate, “taking the fall” means being the one who says he’s sorry. The days of falling on one’s sword, even metaphorically, are long gone for Democrats.
Who wanted new pictures of Air Force One against the New York skyline? Why was there a demand for secrecy? And, of course, the big question: who thought that low flying jumbo jets over Manhattan would pass un-noticed by the people who watched their friends die just eight years ago?
The first question: who wanted the pictures is likely someone in the Obama political image camp. Caldera is political appointee (who is not particularly popular even with Obama supporters) in a post that is traditionally held by a military officer. We either have to believe that he woke up one morning and decided that the pictures of Air Force One in the archives were out of date, or … more likely … someone in charge of the Obama image machine decided that images of Air Force one next to the Statue of Liberty would be useful in the future and tasked Caldera to do it.
The second question – the demand for secrecy – is a puzzle. You can’t run a 747 up and down the Hudson River without anyone noticing. Only months ago someone landed a commercial airliner in the river. It’s one of the most densely populated parts of the world. Were they afraid that if they told New Yorkers that they would be able to see Air Forced One fly by someone would take a shot at it?
I think that I have the answer to question number 3, why the people who ordered this had no idea of the reaction. The people who populate the Obama administration really don’t believe in 9/11. They may have read about it, They may know intellectually that it happened. But they view it the same way we may view a lightning strike that hits an isolated golfer: a billion-in-one shot that “just happened.” That’s why the Obama team is renaming the attacks of 9/11 as “man-caused disasters” putting it on the same moral plane as an auto wreck. That’s why the Obama team is not really concerned about revealing what we do to interrogate prisoners with vital information. They don’t believe we haven anything to worry about. Unlike the people who evacuated their buildings during the fly-bys and who ran for their lives, believing that they were under another attack. For Team Obama, it’s always 9/10.
Heh, heh. Get it? Caldera. Hot wa......(sigh)....forget it.
I was trying to cheer myself up and nothing is working.
Hmmmm....maybe if I take a swig of beer BEFORE I take the shot of Jack Daniels.
By golly, it's worth a try.
I have heard that alcohol sales have gone up along with gun/ammo sales since Nobama was “selected”.
It is a hell of a lot cheaper to Photoshop the photo they were trying to get than to fly a 747 with escorts over NY.
This administration may be the dumbest people to ever govern.
Who was on the Plane?
Michelle my belle out for a joyride.
Who wanted the pictures? Michelle’s social circle. I’m sure they all brought their cameras.
I’d like to see a cost analysis of this flyby.....
Great question! Who took the pictures? Where did they take them from? When was this decided? Who all knew about it and when did they know?
“Who was on the Plane?”
That’s the money quote....
Another 0bama “Look at what I can do and you can’t stop me” moments. More to come.
That’s exactly what I thought when I heard about this. They want a picture of the plane by American landmarks?...Ever hear of photoshop? You can get a much better composition that way. Why would they waste the time and money trying to set up the perfect shot when all they had to do was a little darkroom work? And where was the camera getting these shots? I’m not buying this official explanation. It makes no sense.
What happened of note that is being covered up by this manufactured news cycle.
What is happenng that they need to manufacture two stories, swine flu and Air force one.
My theory is that it was a performance for one of Obama’s Hollywood buddies, or perhaps a joy ride for one of his contributors who wasn’t satisfied with sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom.
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