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Air Force One Photo Opp Triggers Panic in Manhattan
ABC News Blogs ^
| April 27, 2009
| MARK CRUDELE, RICHARD ESPOSITO and LISA STARK
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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: New Jersey; US: New York
KEYWORDS: af1; attentionwhore; bho44; bhoairforceone; bhofaa; faa; georgelucas; lookatme; omamagaffes; photoop; publicitystunt; redtails; tuskegeeairmen
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Was Dick Head on this plane? What a total moron! Oh, and all of you NY’ers who voted for Zero, REAL NICE! One day you just may get a clue.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:33:52 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2nd Bn, 11th Mar; 68 grunt; A.A. Cunningham; ASOC; ...
There is no clinical diagnosis.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:33:52 AM PDT
by
freema
(MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
To: PapaBear3625
I am glad I “refreshed” the thread...I too was thinking why couldn’t the jet be photoshopped w/the Statue of Liberty?
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:34:20 AM PDT
by
lilycicero
(PS. St. Jude has been given the task to find me a buyer....."Helper in urgent needs")
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
This stunt must have generated one of the hughest mass adrenalin rushes ever.
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
came in as low as 1000 feet to 150 feet above the city Guess you CAN violate the FARs if ATC "clears" you to... or the President.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:34:23 AM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Looks to me like some kind of “psy-ops” stunt designed to keep us in terror. Whoever dreamed this up should be horsewhipped.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:35:13 AM PDT
by
EggsAckley
("There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply." W.C Fields)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
The Port Authority knew nothing about this exercise. Nothing like creating panic and instilling fear into thousands of New Yorkers.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:35:16 AM PDT
by
NoKoolAidforMe
(1-20-09--The Beginning of an Error..............1-20-13--Change we can look forward to)
To: justlurking
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Is the Ax behind this? 0be?
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:37:04 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Just when you think they can’t....... they do......
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:39:01 AM PDT
by
just me
(Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. (John Adams)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
When I first glanced at that picture it looked like a Missile on it’s way up must be my cataracts.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:39:03 AM PDT
by
Rappini
("Pro deo et Patria.)
To: novemberslady
They could be, but this would be the kind of conspiracy that’s just too big to cover up.
That plane has to land somewhere, and when the TOTUS gets off, the jig is up.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:39:11 AM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: PapaBear3625
(4) This is the same administration trying its best to force global warming/carbon footprint hysteria on us.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:39:21 AM PDT
by
lainie
(The US congress is full to the brim of absolutely disgusting thieves who deserve humiliating ouster.)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Be quiet, you stupid peasants. Your betters will decide what’s good for you.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:39:37 AM PDT
by
denydenydeny
("I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist"-Dr House)
To: smith288
It’s frightening when looked at from the perspective of an office in Lewisville, Texas.
I was in NYC six weeks after 911 and I’ll never forget the smell. It was a combination of burnt wire insulation and rotten meat. I asked a resident what the smell was and he told me “Remember the World Trade Center? You’re breathing it.”
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:40:35 AM PDT
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
So, what kind of PR propaganda was this for, and how much is it costing us?
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:41:16 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: PapaBear3625
When I worked at BP America, our mailroom would test for bombs.
They did bomb tests where a package would be rigged to look like a bomb on X-Ray. The worker was supposed to spot it before it made it up on the floors.
One time a lady on the 39th (law) floor opened a box to find what looked like a bomb inside. EMS had to be called for her.
Now, how stupid was it to....
1. Not put a note in saying it was a test bomb
2. Not call to the recipient saying a test was being done.
This is the same thing.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:41:52 AM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
To: EggsAckley
Keep track of the casualty count. Bound to be some heart fibs, broken ankles and diaper rash.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:42:01 AM PDT
by
StAntKnee
(I keep thinking I'm gonna wake up from this dream theatre of the absurd.)
To: B-Chan
Its frightening when looked at from the perspective of an office in Lewisville, Texas. Dont get me wrong. I understand. I just will NEVER know how scary it was for a New Yorker to stand in a high rise and see that.
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posted on
04/27/2009 10:43:26 AM PDT
by
smith288
(Americans suffer from Stockholm Syndrome with the government)
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