Do you remember this - it has been like that ever since
Jun 11, 2013 12:55:38 #
Monday, April 27th, 2009 -- a perfect storm of idiocy led to a frightening 9/11 flashback for thousands of New Yorkers Monday when a jumbo jet and two F-16 fighter jets buzzed lower Manhattan without warning. (video -- flyby) (video -- panic) (video -- Ground Zero)
A "furious" Mayor Bloomberg denounced the dunces who dreamed up the stunt.
Bloomberg said, "Why the Defense Department wanted to do a photo-op right around the site of the World Trade Center catastrophe defies imagination. Poor judgment would be a nice ways to phrase it, but they did. I also think that once they had told us, we should have done a better job. Had I known about it, I would have called them right away and asked them not to. It is the federal government and they can do in the end what they please, but I would have tried to stop it. I dont know theres a lot else to say other than they shouldnt have done it."
An Obama administration official said the mission was classified "Top Secret." "The mission was to send [the aircraft] up to get a picture of it flying around the Statue of Liberty."
By day's end, an obscure City Hall deputy named Marc Mugnos, took the hit in New York City and Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office, was identified as the White House's scapegoats for the stunt.
The planes appeared on the horizon around 10 a.m. and sent a chill through the city. Flying in as low as 500 feet above New York City, they circled the Statue of Liberty before flying over Manhattan, Staten Island and New Jersey. Before they vanished, hundreds of frightened people had jammed emergency phone lines, and thousands of terrified people evacuated from buildings in the city and across the river in New Jersey.
At certain points, the blue-and-white Boeing, with the United States of America emblazoned on its side, flew as low as 500ft.
"People came pouring out of the buildings, the American Express Building, all the buildings in the financial district by the water," said Edward Acker, a photographer who was at the building, 3 World Financial Center. "And even the construction guys over by 100 North End Avenue area, they all got out of their buildings. Nobody knew about it. Finally some guy showed up with a little megaphone to tell everyone it was a test, but the people were not happy. The people who were here 9/11 were not happy."
Mr. Acker added: "New York City police were standing right there and they had no knowledge of it. The evacuations were spontaneous. Guys from the floor came out, and one guy I talked to was just shaking."
"I was crying and praying to God to forgive me my sins because I thought I was going to get k**led," said Kathleen Filandro, who fled from One New York Plaza when she spotted the planes.
"It's like someone coming up to you, sticking a gun to your head for 15 seconds, walking away and hearing 20 minutes later it was an undercover cop posing for a photo," said Wall Street worker Bill Privett. "I am still shaking," he said.
A "Top Secret" photo opportunity using Air Force One and an F-16. This is a laugh r**t. Obama has no hesitation unclassifying and releasing the nation's "Top Secret" documents, to the benefit of our enemies during wartime, but keeps secret a photo op for the purpose of making souvenir tie-clasps. Obama proves he is a genius with this stunt -- a first-class commander-in-chief.
One observer suggested that Obama might want to do a photo op with a Ryder rental truck in Oklahoma City next.
And who takes the hit? Some guy nobody has ever heard of. If you believe approval for this idiocy was made by a low-level bureaucrat, I have a bridge to sell you. I'll bet it takes twenty-six pounds of documents to get clearance for Air Force One -- just think about it -- the White House, the Pentagon, the Air Force, Andrews Air Force Base, the flight crew, the ground crew, the tactical fighter support, the Secret Service, the FAA, etc, etc, etc. -- when asked about the stunt, Obama's Press Secretary lied and said, "I did not see that before I came out here." -- The AP's Jennifer Loven shot back, "Well, it's been in all the stories all day."
I wonder what the auto CEOs who got their asses chewed out by Obama for using their private jets to fly to Washington think of this stunt -- and then, there's the cost in dollars and cost to the environment. For souvenirs, the cost was enormous. It costs $60,000 per hour to operate Air Force One, plus the operating costs for an F-16 escort -- we're looking at a quarter-of-a-million dollars, and up -- for a photo! -- Bloomberg reports that the total cost to the taxpayer was $328,835.
Wouldn't PhotoShop have been cheaper? It's not like Obama isn't familiar with the popular graphics editing program.
(from the obamafile.com)
A "furious" Mayor Bloomberg denounced the dunces who dreamed up the stunt.
Bloomberg said, "Why the Defense Department wanted to do a photo-op right around the site of the World Trade Center catastrophe defies imagination. Poor judgment would be a nice ways to phrase it, but they did. I also think that once they had told us, we should have done a better job. Had I known about it, I would have called them right away and asked them not to. It is the federal government and they can do in the end what they please, but I would have tried to stop it. I dont know theres a lot else to say other than they shouldnt have done it."
An Obama administration official said the mission was classified "Top Secret." "The mission was to send [the aircraft] up to get a picture of it flying around the Statue of Liberty."
By day's end, an obscure City Hall deputy named Marc Mugnos, took the hit in New York City and Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office, was identified as the White House's scapegoats for the stunt.
The planes appeared on the horizon around 10 a.m. and sent a chill through the city. Flying in as low as 500 feet above New York City, they circled the Statue of Liberty before flying over Manhattan, Staten Island and New Jersey. Before they vanished, hundreds of frightened people had jammed emergency phone lines, and thousands of terrified people evacuated from buildings in the city and across the river in New Jersey.
At certain points, the blue-and-white Boeing, with the United States of America emblazoned on its side, flew as low as 500ft.
"People came pouring out of the buildings, the American Express Building, all the buildings in the financial district by the water," said Edward Acker, a photographer who was at the building, 3 World Financial Center. "And even the construction guys over by 100 North End Avenue area, they all got out of their buildings. Nobody knew about it. Finally some guy showed up with a little megaphone to tell everyone it was a test, but the people were not happy. The people who were here 9/11 were not happy."
Mr. Acker added: "New York City police were standing right there and they had no knowledge of it. The evacuations were spontaneous. Guys from the floor came out, and one guy I talked to was just shaking."
"I was crying and praying to God to forgive me my sins because I thought I was going to get k**led," said Kathleen Filandro, who fled from One New York Plaza when she spotted the planes.
"It's like someone coming up to you, sticking a gun to your head for 15 seconds, walking away and hearing 20 minutes later it was an undercover cop posing for a photo," said Wall Street worker Bill Privett. "I am still shaking," he said.
A "Top Secret" photo opportunity using Air Force One and an F-16. This is a laugh r**t. Obama has no hesitation unclassifying and releasing the nation's "Top Secret" documents, to the benefit of our enemies during wartime, but keeps secret a photo op for the purpose of making souvenir tie-clasps. Obama proves he is a genius with this stunt -- a first-class commander-in-chief.
One observer suggested that Obama might want to do a photo op with a Ryder rental truck in Oklahoma City next.
And who takes the hit? Some guy nobody has ever heard of. If you believe approval for this idiocy was made by a low-level bureaucrat, I have a bridge to sell you. I'll bet it takes twenty-six pounds of documents to get clearance for Air Force One -- just think about it -- the White House, the Pentagon, the Air Force, Andrews Air Force Base, the flight crew, the ground crew, the tactical fighter support, the Secret Service, the FAA, etc, etc, etc. -- when asked about the stunt, Obama's Press Secretary lied and said, "I did not see that before I came out here." -- The AP's Jennifer Loven shot back, "Well, it's been in all the stories all day."
I wonder what the auto CEOs who got their asses chewed out by Obama for using their private jets to fly to Washington think of this stunt -- and then, there's the cost in dollars and cost to the environment. For souvenirs, the cost was enormous. It costs $60,000 per hour to operate Air Force One, plus the operating costs for an F-16 escort -- we're looking at a quarter-of-a-million dollars, and up -- for a photo! -- Bloomberg reports that the total cost to the taxpayer was $328,835.
Wouldn't PhotoShop have been cheaper? It's not like Obama isn't familiar with the popular graphics editing program.
(from the obamafile.com)
Jun 11, 2013 12:57:26 #
I heard Bloomberg was so made he threw his 44 oz coke into the air. Yes the writing was on the wall 4 months after Obama took office. This showed complete indifference to the people of NYC and the trauma they had suffered. And of course a low level official took the hit. Same old same old.
Jun 11, 2013 14:41:12 #
As a "private" citizen, American Patriot, Army Veteran from service in 1964 - 1968, a confirmed member of the Episcopal Church in the Diocess of Albany,and a community leader for many years I find this new world creation "given" to us by Mr. Obama leaves nothing but my family and friends to love. I never thought one person could ever become a dictator in my country totally divested of any care for "his" people. It makes me so sad now that saying I am an American has lost its meaning for me...how about you??
Jun 11, 2013 15:02:25 #
Bailey wrote:
As a "private" citizen, American Patriot... (show quote)
True that. It has a lot to do with him being the apologist that he is. He is ashamed of this country and we are ashamed of him. He is the least prepared President we have ever had but that has not stopped him from going full steam ahead. The scandals were inevitable. I am 67 years old and for the first time in my life I am worried about the future of my country. Since Obama took office it has been all about politics.
Bottom line is that everything you and your family has done has been for all the right reasons. At least you can sleep at night knowing you have walked the walk.
Jun 11, 2013 16:28:33 #
Remember the Professor Gates incident:
However, Obama continued, "I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that [Gates case]. But I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home; and, number three, what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there's a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact."
My comment: So Obama pulled the race card and accused the local police of acting stupidly. They could say the same thing about him and his administration right about now.
But why would a POTUS comment on something like that. You would think he had more important things to deal with. Gates was important and B******i was not. Right.
Somethings never change.
However, Obama continued, "I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that [Gates case]. But I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home; and, number three, what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there's a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact."
My comment: So Obama pulled the race card and accused the local police of acting stupidly. They could say the same thing about him and his administration right about now.
But why would a POTUS comment on something like that. You would think he had more important things to deal with. Gates was important and B******i was not. Right.
Somethings never change.
Jun 11, 2013 22:28:13 #
Bailey wrote:
As a "private" citizen, American Patriot... (show quote)
I want to puke every time I hear his voice or see his picture...
Jun 12, 2013 09:58:30 #
The Dutchman wrote:
I want to puke every time I hear his voice or see his picture...
Ditto!!
Jun 12, 2013 11:04:08 #
It all goes to character. I was not a big Romney guy but I think he has character. That was a common trait that could be found in our forefathers. Politics is like a giant eraser, it strips men of character and exposes them for what they really are. Power does corrupt those with no character. History has proven that time after time.
Jun 12, 2013 12:31:36 #
oldroy
Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)
russ1945 wrote:
It all goes to character. I was not a big Romney guy but I think he has character. That was a common trait that could be found in our forefathers. Politics is like a giant eraser, it strips men of character and exposes them for what they really are. Power does corrupt those with no character. History has proven that time after time.
The past two P**********l e******ns I have actually held my nose firmly between thumb and forefinger in order to v**e for what the establishment Republicans allowed to be nominated. I didn't want wither McCain or Romney but would surely have preferred Romney over Obama.
Jun 12, 2013 13:35:06 #
Exactly - the republican party has not evolved and old schoolers have to go. It is time to reorganize and find a way to fold in libertarians. The establisment is so far off base it is not funny. If we did not learn anything from the last elelction we did learn that it is all about v**er turn out. What good does it do to be well informed if you don't v**e and it is all about numbers, electroral numbers.
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