[detective]

“Something is VERY fishy. If the weather at Camp David was bad why would the helo ‘ divert” to an undisloced location rather than back to the WH for a motorcade?”

I agree. The story doesn't make sense.

I have been in Montgomery County MD all day and the weather has been almost perfect. It is clear and sunny with no wind or rain. What is this supposed weather problem?

I sense we are being lied to. Again.

[EBH]

At the end of the article In Washington at the time Marine One took off, according to Accuweather.com, there was no precipitation across the entire region, including Camp David. Light winds blew from the southeast at 10mph with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the middle 70′s.

[Starboard]

“I have been in Montgomery County MD all day and the weather has been almost perfect.”

Driving to Camp David seems like a strange thing to do on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend, when lots of people leave work early thereby increasing road congestion.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Even ABC picked up on the weather angle; they checked with Accu-Weather, which reported mostly cloudy skies across the D.C. region at the time Marine One departed, with SE winds at 10 mph, and temps in the mid-70s. Not a thunderstorm on the radar, and (apparently) no reports of wind shear over the Maryland mountains.

I have two theories: first, Marine One experienced a major mechanical malfunction, forcing an emergency landing. Concern about other choppers in the fleet prevented Obama from taking another one on to Camp David. But that theory is obliterated if The One flew back to the White House to meet up with a motorcade.

Second theory: some sort of threat (real or perceived) along the route of flight. There is renewed concern about advanced MANPADS making their way into the hands of terrorists. The sighting of someone with an SA-24 along the flight path would be enough to force a change in plans.