I just got emotional again. Joe Biden is taking his first flight on AF1. He crisply saluted....

[George II]

....those at the bottom of the stairway, then JOGGED up the steps, turned and saluted again, then waved to everyone.

Just seeing that got to me.

[musette_sf]

1. No toilet paper? No umbrella battles?

what a relief

[PhylliPretzel]

74. Was that toilet paper on his shoe?

I thought it was the Constitution!

[handmade34]

2. watched it

so nice to see

[mysteryowl]

37. Here is a clip of both Marine 1, and then AF1

(I could only find a fox clip, sorry)

[sheshe2]

57. Thanks.

missed it tonight.

[cwydro]

63. He knows how to properly salute too.

Tangeranus never did.

[getagrip_already]

3. what, no umbrella toss or tp clinging on? the shame!!!

j/k

I hope trump chokes on it.

[Irish_Dem]

4. I just saw it. Loved the salute.

Yes very crisp and exact salute.
Jogging up the stairs, after weeks and months of hard work.

I am glad he is going home to see his kids and grandkids.
Will be a good way for him to relax and recharge.

[marlakay]

19. I am surprised with security they let him go

To regular house.

[Irish_Dem]

22. I was just thinking they must have locked it down like Ft. Knox.

The street will be closed off except to local who live on the street.
SS must have put in many security devices, fences, etc.

[marlakay]

23. I thought maybe he wanted to watch

Super Bowl in his favorite chair 😁

[Irish_Dem]

25. Oh yes of course. I wondered why he left this weekend.

He can get together with his family and watch the game in his comfy favorite chair.
Jill can whip up some wings and drinks.

[marlakay]

28. I remember Obama having superbowl

Parties at the white house a few times but with covid...

[Irish_Dem]

29. Right, Joe is gregarious, and would love to have parties in the WH.

But he cannot do it now with Covid.
Oh well, he likes being with his family.

[niyad]

33. "Jill can whip up. . ." A bit sexist, is it not?

[Irish_Dem]

34. OK. Joe can whip up the wings and drinks.

I don't even know if Jill likes to cook or does the cooking at home.

[Old Terp]

43. And I'm sure that the Secret Service will get wings too

As well as bathroom privileges.

[Irish_Dem]

44. Oh yes.

For sure, no doubt.

[Maru Kitteh]

51. The answer is yes. Yes, it's sexist.

Since you didn't get an answer.


Too many men don't realize the assumptions that jump into their heads . . . . that's the sexism. You don't fix it by what you say afterwards. You fix it by introspection and acknowledgment, followed by a change in thought, that leads to a change in behavior.

[niyad]

54. Thank you so much for your very thoughtful response.

[cwydro]

61. Thank you. I began to respond, and then didn't.

You said it.

[niyad]

68. You are most welcome.

[George II]

45. He probably misses his basement where, according to trump and Junior he spent the entire campaign.

[honest.abe]

5. Very cool!

Finally we have a respectable leader in AF1.

[rurallib]

6. I hope it has been triple sanitized!

Imagine, Joe is not going to golf t his own golf course and scamming us out of a million.

[LisaM]

7. I did always wince at Trump toiling up those stairs.

He really needed the support from the railing.

I hope the military appreciates their new Commander in Chief. Another thing Trump mucked up.

[Bev54]

8. It has probably taken this long to disinfect and get the stench of the orange

turd out. Probably had to search for wires as well.

[elleng]

9. Nice; where's he going?

Missed the news, out with family.

[soothsayer]

10. Delaware

[elleng]

15. OF COURSE!

Thanks!

[George II]

17. He's just going to Delaware for the weekend. I'm actually surprised he's taking AF1, it's only....

.....about a 30 minute flight. But I guess as President he has to use AF1 because it has all the communication equipment and room for the Secret Service.

[elleng]

18. 'Nice' home for the weekend.

[George II]

41. This will be his first time off since before the inauguration. He's been working long hours....

....every day, probably since back in December.

[elleng]

50. Yes indeed!

Think he'll watch a 'game' with family???

[sheshe2]

58. Only if they do face time.

It is not safe for any of us to party with family that close and personal. Most certainly not the President of the United States.

[elleng]

59. Hunter, grands etc seem to be within POTUS' 'safe' group,

as are my daughters + grands with me.

[sheshe2]

64. Not safe.

Even fully masked there needs to be distancing. No food or drink since the masks are off when you do.

My sister an ex ICU nurse pulls this shit...tells me she distances when she goes to see her grandchildren then sends me pics holding the 18 month old with her mask under her chin.

[PatSeg]

77. Though I'm sure he will still be working

over the weekend. Presidents rarely have any real time off, well real presidents that is, not including Donald Trump.

[Demsrule86]

27. I heard earlier that there was a breach and Andrews...hope they are very careful.

[SharonAnn]

48. I think for security reasons, it's better than a long drive where he would be too exposed.

[ShazzieB]

83. Plus, when Potus goes somewhere in a car, it's a major production, involving a ginormous motorcade.

I never fully realized that until I read Michelle Obama's memoir. She goes into quite a bit of detail about what's involved. It was a real eye opener!

[spooky3]

11. I wish they could create a Train 1 for that commute.

It seems only fitting given his love of train travel and the short distance to Delaware.

[Glorfindel]

20. Right...the plane will hardly get airborne before needing to descend

but I guess it's safer than train travel.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

31. It would take a ton of coordination to lock down every street that crosses ...

... or goes under/over the tracks. Plus, stop all other trains. AF1 might be cheaper.

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. no accompanying person with kidney adjustments??

[NurseJackie]

16. Ewww.

Please power-off all electronic devices for take-off and landing.

[BlueCanine]

66. Oh My Dog!

First time seeing this. Love me some Tracy Ullman!

[Cha]

13. Good to know.. TY!

[Under The Radar]

14. Wilmington is only 109 miles from DC - why not just take Marine One all of the way?

Airforce One won’t even reach proper flight altitude before descending into Wilmington.

[lunatica]

30. Probably because of all the communication requirements

It’s just a good idea to have Presidents in instant contact at all times. They are working 24 hours a day.

[George II]

40. Yes, that was my thought, too. I'm not even sure they fly to Wilmington, maybe Dover which....

....by air is only about 75 miles from JB Andrews! Kind of a waste, but I'd rather he do that than piss away $140 million playing golf.

[lunatica]

55. I've always felt it's quite proper to protect our Presidents

in the best way we can. As far as Presidents go, money should not be an issue. Security and safety are. We wouldn’t have lost Kennedy if he had been protected the way Presidents are now. Of course, I’m aware that his assassination is what lead to the way Presidents are protected now.

[pamdb]

21. biden for the weekend

I saw him. Where was Dr. Biden? And more importantly, where were Champ and Major?
Did he leave them at the WH?

[LaMouffette]

24. Thanks for posting! Just reading about it brought a big smile to my face!

[rickford66]

26. I don't care if he goes from Andrews to Dulles on AF1.

There's no golf cart rental involved.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

32. Not yet. I'm sure he'll play some golf when the weather improves. nt

[kskiska]

35. Trump's first remark regarding AF1 was that the towels weren't soft enough.

He replaced them with softer ones. Did he take all the soft towels home with him when he got to Palm Beach?

[moonscape]

47. And didn't he complain about the WH

being a dump? Maybe not gold/gaudy enough.

[LisaM]

78. Yes.

I kind of want to get a look at how he gummed up the decor for the family quarters. Actually, I would like to see all of them (after they left office, of course).

[dflprincess]

36. The commander in chief is a civilian

Civilians are not suppose to salute. Eisenhower did not salute when he was president. It all started with Reagan playing a part. I was hoping Biden would put an end to it.

Not important, just a pet peeve.

[George II]

38. It's not required, but it's not prohibited or incorrect, either:

The regulation reads:

“The President of the United States, as the commander in chief, will be saluted by Army personnel in uniform.

“Civilian personnel, to include civilian guards, are not required to render the hand salute to military personnel or other civilian personnel.

“Salutes are not required to be rendered or returned when the senior or subordinate, or both are in civilian attire.”

[tavernier]

80. Why do I have a memory in my head of Nixon saluting?

Did it really start with Reagan?

[dflprincess]

84. I found a couple sources that say Reagan

Here's one

https://www.businessinsider.com/sorry-the-presidential-salute-isnt-a-real-thing-2014-9?amp

I'll take Ike as the expert on this. But, again, it is just a peeve of mine I know its not a real issue.

[tavernier]

86. I think I was seeing the Nixon arm wave in my mind.

I googled it and it indeed was Reagan who started doing that. It probably won’t change though because then everyone will start accusing whom ever changes it as being unpatriotic or some such nonsense.

[Ilsa]

39. And the big AF1 couldn't be used for the trip. It's too large

for the airport in Wilmington. I think this is the Vice President's usual plane. I'm looking forward to Biden getting his first trip on the bigger, rigged out aircraft.

I realize the designation of AF1 is for any airplane the president is on.

[flibbitygiblets]

42. I'm glad you mentioned being emotional, George II. Thought it was just me.

It's starting to seem so real. Good things are really happening. Help is on the way, and a truly decent, competent man is in the white house again. Women and minorities of all kinds are in the administration.

I think I can breathe again.

[Demovictory9]

46. did he stop first to insult the female journalists? "Be Nicccccccccccce"

[JoeOtterbein]

52. I'm very emotional that we are already giving up on...

... a tiny 15 little bucks an hour.

[George II]

53. Excuse me? WHO has given up on it (and what does this have to do with the OP?)?

[JoeOtterbein]

56. We gave up.

You reminded me of my own tears when I read the news. It's devastating to me that we are giving up on the most important fights we had to face; 15 bucks by 2025.

[NurseJackie]

65. Lord.

[JoeOtterbein]

67. Thanks, I'm getting ready to chug one...

...myself!

[NurseJackie]

72. Yes, I know.

[PatSeg]

76. It is far from over

Even Bernie Sanders said that we couldn't implement it in the middle of a pandemic. This will come back in another bill. It will not be forgotten or cast aside.

[ShazzieB]

85. Exactly!

No one has given up on anything. Not anything. AT ALL.

[PatSeg]

88. And they are working at hyper speed right now

I've never seen anything like it.

[sheshe2]

70. hmmm

Dunno.

[electric_blue68]

60. Wow... while seeing him at a speaking lecturn feels real...

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seeing him getting on the plane seemed a bit surreal.
(probably too many vids of drumph lumbering onto AF1 over 4 years tho I watched him as little as possible!)


Enjoy your mini vacay Prs Biden! 👍

[Takket]

62. you can bet fox news will dissect the video to find some way he "disrepected the military"

did he salute too short?

too long?

did he make eye contact?

was he carrying anything?

[R B Garr]

69. I can't wait to see it!

Biden is such a respectful and patriotic leader. Can’t wait to see this.

[radius777]

71. His sprained foot seems to be affecting his gait,

looks like he was talking about it with the person he was walking with. Hopefully it fully heals soon.

Biden is in a great physical shape for his age overall, unlike fatty who could barely get up the stairs.

[Blue Owl]

73. It sickens me that Donald Fucking tRump flew on that plane

[PatSeg]

75. You are not alone

A real president boarding Air Force One for his first time. Loved the crisp salute and jogging up the steps.

[Kitchari]

79. To my surprise

It made me emotional as well, in a good way

[George II]

82. I was surprised, too, that's why I mentioned it. It's finally sinking in that he's President....

....and trump isn't.

It's been a long, horrible four years.

[Kitchari]

87. Too true - it was horrible,

and we are exhausted, and emotional, and a thousand other things that won't go away instantly. But I am so grateful for President Biden - he was made for this, and so was Madam Vice President. These two are our hope.

[ShazzieB]

81. Very nice.

I love this! I had almost fotprgotten what "presidential" looks like, and it's great to be reminded.

Unfortunately, I caught myself wincing inwardly when he flashed "thumbs up," and I HATE that I did.

It was completely involuntary. That's one of Chump's favorite gestures, and like a lot of other things, it is now unconsciously associated in my mind with him. And I didn't even realize it until I saw Joe do it!

I am definitely suffering from PTSD (Post Trump Stress Disorder). I hate it, but I know the only cure for it is time. I hate how Chump has ruined, or at least tainted, so many things for me, even a simple gesture like 👍.

Sorry to rain on anyone's parade. This WAS a great moment and a great thing to watch, despite my personal neuroses!