Posted on 04/28/2009 4:32:42 AM PDT by kellynla
President Obama's White House was forced to issue an apology Monday after a photo opportunity gone badly wrong - an Air Force One backup did a low flyover over Lower Manhattan, prompting terrified citizens to flee their offices and high-profile accusations of government insensitivity in the post-Sept. 11 era.
White House Military Office Director Louis Caldera issued a brief statement saying he was to blame, and an administration official said the president was "furious" about the photo op, which had been in the works for one month.
"Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," Mr. 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," he said. "I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused."
The panic started Monday morning when a 747, a backup that serves as Air Force One when the president is aboard, flew over Lower Manhattan with two U.S. fighter jets closely following, rattling windows and causing some limited evacuations from some of the same offices where workers witnessed the planes crashing into the World Trade Center nearly eight years ago.
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Fall guy. He says that he “approved” the “mission.” So who requested it in the first place?
IIRC there were two instances after 9-11 where airliners passed low over NYC, in one instance so that troops bound for Iraq could see what they were fighting for. One was a Continental flight, not sure what the motivation was for that flight but I do recall it created quite a stir.
Hasn’t anyone at the White House heard of photoshop?
What morons, flying a 747 around to take a picture of it.
I wish someone would post Obama as the backpack guy!
was forced to issue an apology
Pretty bad when they are forced to issue an apology common sense would dictate otherwise, idiots.
That’s what I want to know, but what I suspect the MSM will not even attempt to determine. I suspect it was the narcissist in chief or someone very close to him.
Caldera is now serving on the underside of the White House bus.
Those poor people in New York must have been frantic. What a bunch of absolute dunderheads in power.
Ladybug, I wish some elf would suspend the rules here. If I could post what my NY friends said tonight to me, this joint would be ON FIRE.
lol
My question is, why did ATC give them clearance?
Did you see the Fox video of all the people running when they saw the plane? This is beyond stupid, and of course this was approved at the top. You don’t just “take Air Force One” out for a spin with two fighter jets without super-high approval.
And our “Dear Leader” doesn’t speak Austrian either. The continuing cascade of foreign and domestic policy blunders has not touched The Marxist Onada. If you believe the polls over 70% of the American population like him. They don’t appear to like his policies. But they like his “celebrity”.
I’d like to know who was on the plane. Anybody that boards that plane is on a manifest. If their name isn’t on it for the trip, they don’t get on. All that should be public record.
He says that he “approved” the “mission.” So who requested it in the first place?
A narcissistic politician
No one died from this idiotic stunt, how many will die from the next one or the next or the ........?
What, they thought the public wouldn't notice?
Nothing happens without the “Boss” knowing and approving.
I am inclined to think that he initiated it.
Maybe there is a plus side to this debacle...it has reminded New Yorkers of what happened years ago in a very real and terrifying way...maybe that will have some impact on the policies that are turning our country into an easy target.
if it was an arrogant move there is no one to blame but the theOne himself.....he reeks of arrogance.
This is the First Brat playing with his new toys. Recall him strutting on board th first time and behaving like a kid at a Disneyland Resort who finds out his bed is shaped like one of the Flying Teacups?
What next, a re-enactment of Columbine, just to update his file photos?
and how much did it cost??$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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