LOL! Edwards Flight Has Now Arrived in Grand Rapids!

[MadBadger]

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N55AR




A little insane, found it through Ambinder.

[PM7nj]

1. Hehe... it's over West Virginia.

[book_worm]

2. I hope this will influence his 19 remaining delegates to go with Obama as well.

[Bluebear]

3. Arrival 5:28 pm :)

Endorsement? Running mate?

[cali]

4. I'm sure that private jets traveling from Raleigh to Grand Rapids

are hardly unusual.

[MadBadger]

6. Seems like too much of a coincidence cali. Flight arrives at 6PM

[MadBadger]

15. Hardly Unusual...right

lol cali

[yardwork]

22. RDU is not a particularly large airport, and neither is Grand Rapids.

I'd say that it is a little unusual for a private jet to fly directly from RDU to Grand Rapids. It probably is Edwards's plane.

[MadBadger]

5. Kick to include the picture

[NatBurner]

7. wow

du'ers are damned resourseful

i like that

[grantcart]

8. now what would be really funny is if they had an internet connection and

were reading this thread as we watch him.

Go John go lol

[grantcart]

11. MSNBC CONFIRMS JEDWARDS ENDORSEMENT

[Joanne98]

9. I just got home from work. What is it?

[MadBadger]

13. The Flight Edwards is taking to Endorse Obama

[grantcart]

14. Edwards flying to Michigan to endorse Obama

[flpoljunkie]

10. MSNBC via AP: EDWARDS ENDORSES OBAMA

[PoliticalAmazon]

12. Just have to say: y'all are way clever. n/t

[Az_lefty]

16. Man, I learn more all the time just hanging around here....

[MadBadger]

17. yep

[grantcart]

18. are we there yet?

[Tribetime]

19. Man that's great

[GeoK]

20. More from AP

DEARBORN, Mich. – Associated Press
Democrat John Edwards has given his long-awaited endorsement to Barack Obama.

It's a major boost from a former presidential rival as Obama tries to shrug off Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is determined to press ahead.
Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Obama campaigns in a critical general election battleground.
The endorsement comes the day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in West Virginia. The loss highlighted Obama's work to win over the "Hillary Democrats" — white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in large numbers before he exited the race.

:woohoo:

[Muttocracy]

21. wow, that's somewhere between cool and creepy! nt

[MadBadger]

Almost there!

[Muttocracy]

31. looks like he's in MI airspace now! nt

[Muttocracy]

34. that site is neat - but I clicked on the airport name

(didn't recognize Ford airport) and if that's a map of all the planes in airspace, holy cow. Makes me scared to fly, or else really appreciate air traffic controllers.

[SaveAmerica]

23. Senator John Edwards just announced that he is officially skeered of his stalkers!!

:hide:

[TwilightGardener]

24. We're on da internetz, trackin ur flightz...

it IS a little skeery.

[grantcart]

28. wouldn't it be funny if he is reading this right now lol

[TwilightGardener]

33. He's probably wondering why we don't get some freakin' lives.

[Samantha]

57. Elizabeth might be ...

I hope he told her before he boarded the plane ... oh, just teasing, I know they respect each other's political preferences and she's pleased he's making the call he thinks best.

I really admire both of them.

[SaveAmerica]

63. Emma Clair: "Daddy, are we there yet?" JE "I don't know, let me check DU"

I'm dying laughing here because his flight's being tracked as I'm watching the split screen on CNN of the crowd waiting for him to arrive. Has anyone thought to check the traffic cams for Grand Rapids?

[K Gardner]

40. Doesn't somebody have a Stalker Cat?

[Barack_America]

44. I'm sitin at my werk laptop, trackin yer flite.

That's mine.

;)

[anonymous171]

26. ...

:spray:

[K Gardner]

35. LMFAO !!!

[Bright Eyes]

59. He knows....

I WON'T BE IGNORED!:grr: :rofl:

[Barack_America]

25. Welcome to Michigan, John!

I'm so pleased that you'll be making your announcement in my home state. We could certainly use the love!

:hug:

[Muttocracy]

27. I wonder if they'll say, we're happy to finally campaign here... nt

[blitzen]

29. 129 miles to go! Make that 122.....

[mmonk]

30. I haven't done this since coaching searches at NC State.

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[eleny]

36. K&R

[grantcart]

37. 2 minutes

[Vinca]

38. What a neat site! I had no idea you could track flights online.

John Edwards . . . we're watching you.:rofl:

[MadBadger]

41. I didnt know you could track private jets...I knew you could track commercial ones.

[grantcart]

39. what is the link for the Limo?

[K Gardner]

42. I'm such a dunce.. I was gonna try to find a Yellow Cab Tracker LInk :-)

[Barack_America]

43. Gah! Where's he going? n/t

[Tribetime]

45. 5-6 minutes away

[MadBadger]

46. They have turned and are prepared for landing.

[K Gardner]

48. Did you bug the cockpit? Yer scarin meh.

[grantcart]

49. You can see them make the turn on the map

[Muttocracy]

50. they keep updating that site (picture above is snapshot from a few mintues ago. nt

[MadBadger]

54. I just saw him turn and head in, and now hes there.

[grantcart]

47. CNN REPORTS THAT NEAR BY JET SAW SPECIAL PASSENGER

[here_is_to_hope]

53. Boy, I needed that! LMAO!!!11!! n/t

[Tribetime]

51. arrived 5 min ago?

[Muttocracy]

52. status = arrived 5 minutes ago!

[Bluebear]

55. LOL?

[MadBadger]

60. Originally it was because we could watch his flight...kinda of funny and creepy

I guess it has no place now.

[Hope And Change]

56. You can watch it now!

Edwards to endorse Sen. Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama receives John Edwards' endorsement in Grand Rapids, MI

Watch it here----->http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream3

[mamalone]

58. Woo Hooo....

I know I'm being a bit silly, but this is exciting:D

I have to go out tonight (Kids' Club at church), so I won't get to hear the big announcement until later... Make sure you all post lots of details, OK?

[wvbygod]

61. A private jet to apply for the job of vice president?

Why not go green and do it locally?

[Bigleaf]

62. It's like watching the radar tracker on TV every Christmas Eve as a kid waiting for Santa to arrive.

:P

[Norrin Radd]

64. He's coming to pick up his jet skis.