Posted on 04/27/2009 5:52:35 PM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
An airliner and supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline in a flash just as the work day was beginning Monday. Within minutes, startled financial workers streamed out of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11.
For a half-hour, the Boeing 747 and F-16 jet circled the Statue of Liberty and the lower Manhattan skyline near the World Trade Center site. Offices evacuated. Dispatchers were inundated with calls. Witnesses thought the planes were flying dangerously low.
But the flyover was nothing but a photo op, apparently one of a series of flights to get pictures of the plane in front of national landmarks.
It was carried out by the Defense Department with little warning, infuriating New York officials and putting the White House on the defense. Even Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn't know about it, and he later called it "insensitive" to fly so near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The director of the White House military office, Louis Caldera, took the blame a few hours later. One of the planes was a 747 that is called Air Force One when used by the president.
"Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," Caldera said. "While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused."
When told of the flight, President Barack Obama was furious, a White House official said on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
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Poor Louis...looks like Bammy done put de onus on you!
This is just a taxpayer paid campaign commercial photo shoot. This is how Obama plans to use the Military, as a means of promoting himself.
Obama has pretty much apologized to everyone else so, it might be nice if he apologized to New Yorkers.
I wonder how many tons of CO2 that photo op was worth ....
And why didn't tech-savvy Barry say..."hey, let's do some photoshop or CGI. There's a budget cutting idea!"
it’s a picture to imagine the one and only original fraud being furious>escapes me.......
That’s are brilliant creation, CC! One of my favorite movies, too!
“When told of the flight, President Barack Obama was furious,”
My guess it’s beause his voter base was frightended.
Thats not an onus on Caldera, that’s a Bus.
We can make a new movie. It will be a mix of Con Air, Air Force One, Snakes on a plane, and North by Northwest.
***This is just a taxpayer paid campaign commercial photo shoot. This is how Obama plans to use the Military, as a means of promoting himself.***
Exactly!
Obama responded: “*snort, snort*”
Shouldn't that be "udderly" out of control?
Wonder how much carbon this little jaunt used up.
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