Air Force One 2009

*Starring Barack Obama:

April, 27, 2009 — nicedeb.com

See Ace here, here, and here for a complete rundown of the exciting saga.

WH Wanted to Update Its File Photo of Air Force One Buzzing the Statue of Liberty:Update it. As in, they already have several. But those were from the nasty Bush Administration (or, more likely, before; I doubt Bush got the chance before 9/11).

So the NOTUS (Narcissist of the United States) decided it was about time he buzzed NYC, so he could have his pretty picture.

More at Michelle Malkin here and here.

UPDATE:

Good lord, this is just pitiful:

YouTube - Robert Gibbs not too sure of himself

Apparently, they hadn’t come up with an official story, yet.

Air Force One Terrorizes NY

New Yorkers have a lot to be worried about these days. 

President Obama's plane shouldn't be one of them.

About four hours ago, a Boeing 747 flew low over Lower Manhattan, trailed by two F-16 fighter jets. Can you guess the first thought most New Yorkers had upon seeing that sight? That's right, they thought that Mayor Bloomberg was on his morning commute from the Upper East Side to City Hall.

No, just kidding. They of course immediately thought of September 11th, and did the sensible thing: panic.

An Air Force One lookalike, the backup plane for the one regularly used by the president, flew low over Manhattan on Monday morning, accompanied by two F-16 fighters, so Air Force photographers could take pictures. But a lack of awareness about the flyover led to the evacuation of several buildings in Lower Manhattan and Jersey City, and perplexed officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other authorities were inundated with calls from anxious ferry passengers, office workers and residents.

You read that right: it was President Obama's plane, there for a photo op. We sure hope that 2010 Executive Branch Wall Calendar looks spectacular.

As a side note, the 747 in question was technically just an "Air Force One lookalike" because the President was not on it at the time. If he had been on it (and he does use this plane frequently), it would have officially been Air Force One. In fact, if Obama got on Continental Airlines Flight 1178 from Denver to Cincinnati, that would be Air Force One.

Posted: PoliticsDaily.com

• This Stunt cost the tax payers around $300,000
• Flying to President Obama's TownHall Meeting on the anniversary of his 100th day in office also cost the tax payers $300,000 plus the cost of extra security.

But keep tightening your belts America...