Posted on 05/15/2010 12:16:37 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
Barack Obama's brief visit to New York City this week will be remembered for bumbles that would make Chevy Chase proud.
The 44th president of the United States made a stop in the Big Apple on his way back to the White House from an earlier visit to Buffalo. He was speaker at a high-priced Democratic fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel.
As is customary, a press contingent awaited Air Force One at JFK airport. There the glitches began.
Normally, members of the press apply for access two days in advance.
For some unexplained reason, the White House Media Affairs Office never confirmed credentials, leaving many reporters to call Washington to ascertain the status of their requests.
The last-minute snafu had an impact.
As Air Force One touched down at JFK, the president of the United States was greeted by only three members of the press, two freelance photographers and WorldNetDaily.
A less than impressed commander-in-chief decided to ignore the assembled media and a new mother with a small baby waiting to be "kissed." Obama stared at the group, hooked a hard right turn and then sprinted solo into Marine One.
The baby, too, was unimpressed. He was given a bottle of milk.
Then en route to Manhattan, members of the Obama advance team were questioned about whether Obama would meet Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Both were concerned about federal aid cuts recently announced by the Department of Homeland Security.
Obama team members shrugged their shoulders proclaiming they "knew nothing" about any Bloomberg-Kelly meeting.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
And then, if the politician ends up being convicted for something, you have to bury the picture, so you won’t be associated with the same guy you were so eager to be photographed with.
Air Force General:
Mr. President, we've just invented an invisibility cloak for Air Force One.
The President:
No kidding?
General:
That's right, sir. Will you be going along on its maiden flight?
The President:
Wouldn't miss it for the world.
General:
Have a good trip, sir.
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