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White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over Manhattan flyover fiasco involving Air Force One
NY Daily News ^ | 5-8-09 | By Kenneth R. Bazinet

Posted on 05/08/2009 1:18:28 PM PDT by Joiseydude

Edited on 05/08/2009 1:29:52 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON - The White House aide who authorized the controversial Air Force One photo-op flight last week around the Statue of Liberty is out of a job.

President Obama has accepted the resignation of Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office, the Daily News learned Friday.

A secretary of the Army in the Clinton administration, Caldera took the fall for the public relations fiasco arising from the April 27 flyover, which was designed to replace a publicity photo of Air Force One flying past Mount Rushmore with a similar shot of Obama's 747 jumbo jet over the Statue of Liberty.

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To: LibertyRocks
I just observed this post flying through the forum..

What’s rather odd to me is that they would choose such an overcast day — even with the backup “weather” days.

Why didn't they do it on a Saturday or Sunday? Instead they pick Monday :AM , Thats Terrorism in itself.

301 posted on 05/14/2009 12:09:30 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: eyedigress

Oh, I agree. They HAD to have known this would cause mass panic. How could they NOT have (and they meaning the ones who requested this)? It’s not like they’re stupid, even though I wish Obama and his buddies were...


302 posted on 05/14/2009 12:25:26 AM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Polarik
Are we looking at a cryptic message

IMHO, yes. Combine the AF1 debale to a week after,one will begin to observe a patter that IS a strategic,
(Surgical) deliberate ACT of TERRORISM on the American people. Obama will *Shuck N Jive* to every MSM network he deems RIPE for blackmail/extortion (etc). In the end,Soetoro Inc. Will be exposed publically.

I have read many many books about the 1951 Rosenberg/Cambridge 4 communist spy ring. The similarities between Soetoro Inc. Julius and Ethyl Rosenberg are undeniably the same.

303 posted on 05/14/2009 1:42:45 AM PDT by katiekins1 (Obama=DickTater N Chief)
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To: LibertyRocks

Obama gaffes:

http://www.newsmax.com/gaffes/index.html

Doesn’t get better.


304 posted on 05/14/2009 4:29:22 AM PDT by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: LibertyRocks

thank you for the ping on this


305 posted on 05/14/2009 4:45:06 AM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
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To: SumProVita

I feel the same and I would love to know who was on the plane as of right now I believe it was never a photo shoot as they could have made much more photo’s available but instead maybe a fly around in air force to see NY one for some of bozo’s pals


306 posted on 05/14/2009 4:59:56 AM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
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To: mojitojoe

I think it was Michelle too but I also think some of bozo’s pals and michelles mother (who is right now leeching off us tax payers while residing in the white house)
were on that plane enjoying a sightseeing tour while being served some great food and being waited on


307 posted on 05/14/2009 5:03:58 AM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
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To: Polarik

Toward Mecca?


308 posted on 05/14/2009 6:17:12 AM PDT by MestaMachine (From Cogs to Castles...)
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To: LibertyRocks

Hmmmm

Sorry, nothing to add att.

MOre than plausible.

Sigh.

BLESSED BE THE NAME AND WORD AND ARMS OF THE LORD.


309 posted on 05/14/2009 6:30:11 AM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: katiekins1

Favor us with a few gems.....I’m not quite up to five hours of reading on that.


310 posted on 05/14/2009 6:35:38 AM PDT by cookcounty (He who controls the Language controls the Debate.)
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To: cookcounty

The shadow of the flagpole is at about 275 degrees (making the sun at about 95), and the angle of the sun looks rather low......didn’t this supposedly take place at mid day???? Looks more like 8 or 9 am.

(note that the orientation of the post of the satellite image and the “vector” to JFK is not to the north, go to google map to get a better idea)


311 posted on 05/14/2009 7:01:24 AM PDT by cookcounty (He who controls the Language controls the Debate.)
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To: Polarik
"When you draw a straight line along the flagpole shadow and extend it downwads to the SSE, you wwill quickly realize that the shadow is a flight vector projected between the Statue of Liberty and JFK airport. "

It isn't SSE. The DidgitalGlobe photo is not oriented to the north...it's more like almost straight east.....95 degrees. Although, you're right, it does line up with JFK, which I am willing to believe is coincidence.

Which brings up another question:

Does the TIME of the event correlate with the length and and orientation of the flagpole shadow??

312 posted on 05/14/2009 7:12:42 AM PDT by cookcounty (He who controls the Language controls the Debate.)
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To: Polarik

Wow!

So, is the position of the sun inconsistent with the flagpole shadow or the other shadows?

And, is there glare reflecting off the surface of objects that is inconsistent (or consistent) with the position of the sun?


313 posted on 05/14/2009 9:03:43 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
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To: Beckwith

Thank you so much! :)


314 posted on 05/14/2009 10:53:28 AM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: cookcounty

Sorry, but I was hoping people would notice that the Google Earth photo is not oriented North and South.

I intentionally rotated the view counterclockwise to match the same angle from the camera lens to Liberty Island...I zoomed in to the star-shaped base on both photos.

Please adjust your coordinates accordingly.


315 posted on 05/14/2009 4:58:24 PM PDT by Polarik (Forgeries are forever)
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To: Polarik

I am not sure any Freeper knows about a planned second fly over. There was.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7557626&page=1


316 posted on 05/14/2009 8:26:08 PM PDT by katiekins1 (Obama=DickTater N Chief)
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