Glamour Shots Cause Terror Scare
Yesterday your tax dollars were hard at work.
Air Force One roared directly over New York City, followed closely by an F-16 fighter jet. Apparently Obama needed some new pictures for his website. The photo op caused widespread panic because the low-flying planes looked like a terrorist attack. The planes made several passes right by 9/11 Ground Zero.
The photo shoot wasn’t announced in advance and many office buildings in NYC were evacuated. Mayor Bloomberg said he is “furious,” citing that the event was ill-conceived and insensitive, and a waste of taxpayer money.
What was the carbon footprint of this photo shoot? Well the 747 gets almost 0.2 miles to the gallon while the F-16 uses more than 25 gallons a minute. I’d estimate about 5,000 gallons of fuel consumed just for these two crafts alone during the shoot. Obama’s rock star mentality is getting old.
Why didn’t the White House issue a press release in advance? We may never know. Incompetent press secretary Robert Gibbs couldn’t answer any questions. He said he doesn’t have time to keep track of stuff like this.
Why did it have to occur over ground zero? Well they wanted a shot of Air Force One by the Statue of Liberty. And apparently they haven’t heard of this new technology called Photoshop. It’s pretty cool.
Update: Apparently the Feds actually thought this would cause a panic and proceeded anyway.
Tags: Air Force One, blunder, carbon footprint, Government Spending, Peter Gibbs, Photoshop, Terrorism, White House
April 28th, 2009 at 8:30 am
You forgot to read the “do as I say, not as I do” clause of carbon emissions cap and trade.
April 28th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
This article speaks volumes about how incompetent government is. The feds knew that the photo-op would cause a huge panic, and did it anyway. Obama claims he didn’t know. The mayor’s aide never informed Bloomberg of the fly-over. Should our government officials really get off easily by saying they aren’t informed? And seriously, how many times can Obama claim he was ignorant before people start realizing he has no control over the institution that we entrusted him to run?
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/air.force.one.2.996457.html
April 28th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Ha, thanks for the link. I can’t believe they actually realized how much panic it would cause and then continued anyway.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Ok, I’m gonna come out and say it. Bottom line, that dude is a straight-up dumbass.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Agreed, Walt. At least the White House issued a halfhearted apology after Obama scolded them. But I have a hard time believing that the military really wanted these photos for their own scrapbook. They have cooler stuff to play with.
April 29th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
So much for accountability.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
After all the trouble they went through Obama’s not releasing the photos :0
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05052009/news/regionalnews/phantom_air_farce_pictures_167671.htm
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