Why The Hell Is Obama Fly-n The South Korean President in AF1

[rsmith6621]

....Why is he signing trade agreements that hurt American labor. Why are we letting another country's President fly around in the Peoples Airplane......


STOP FREE TRADE NOW.

[MilesColtrane]

1. Should we also submit a bill to every world leader at the end of a state dinner?

Declare foreign embassies as being on American soil and charge them rent...?

[maddezmom]

2. not sure about the ride on AF1 but UAW seems to support it

:shrug:
http://uaw.org/articles/uaw-applauds-passage-us-south-korea-free-trade-agreement

http://www.freep.com/article/20111014/OPINION05/110140356/Guest-commentary-UAW-backs-Korea-trade-agreement?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

[CakeGrrl]

3. They're going to the General Motors Assembly in MI to discuss the agreement

What a sane idea.

Planning to find out what's actually being said and to whom, or are you just going to continue the angry speculation?

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. Is this the outrage du jour? Really?

:rofl:

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[Wait Wut]

6. Because they couldn't book Greyhound on such short notice.

Because his tandum bicycle has a flat...

Because the hot air balloon he had reserved sprung a leak...

Because they didn't want to sleep cuddled together in the limo...

Because the SK Pres isn't in as good a shape as our Pres so jogging was out of the question...

Because hitchhiking through Detroit isn't a good idea...

Because he wants to piss you off.


(Edit: 'cause my keyboard is sticky. :blush: )

[FLyellowdog]

7. Because that's what a world leader does. nt

[secondwind]

8. The only adult response on the page. n/t

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. You can't possibly be this stupid.

[Thrill]

10. Heard a guy at Starbucks saying the same thing about South Korea

then I looked and saw him driving off in a Hyundai Sonata

[Posteritatis]

11. Well, that's certainly the dumbest post I've seen today. (nt)

[Tx4obama]

12. Did you expect President Obama to take him to Michigan in a taxi cab?

And, as long as President Obama is still president it is HIS plane - not the people's plane.
Obama can take whoever he wishes on HIS plane.
Same thing goes for his helicopter and his car (the beast), and the presidential boat.

[AngkorWot]

13. dey dook er jerbs

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. I suppose Obama could have bought a Greyhound ticket for the pres. of SK.

But usually a US president will supply transportation for foreign leaders on AF1 if that's where both of them are going. Nothing's at all unusual about inviting dignitaries to ride on it.

[Swede]

15. Huh?

[jenmito]

16. And while you're at it...

who paid for Michelle Obama's dress that she wore last night at the State Dinner? Is she using our tax dollars to entertain the S. Korean leader and his wife??? STOP FREE TRADE NOW.:rofl: