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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:23 PM Original message |
White House Apologizes for Air Force Flyover |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Finally getting to the bottom of that clusterf*ck. . |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Louis E. Caldera, you're fired. |
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luvspeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. He became THE ROCK OBAMA!!!!! |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. LOL! |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Glad the apology came out quickly. |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Louis Caldera - New Democrat |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. so? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. We have simulated terror and other events in Downtown Los Angeles all the time... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. BUT...could Downtown Los Angeles...EVER be the same as New York in "9/11?' |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. "Hollywood" sure thinks it is... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. So what was the purpose of the flight? It wasn't a photo op! |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I can ride a bicycle and shoot pretty good video at the same time.. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
39. Was the autopilot set on "follow Air Force One"? |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 05:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Set autopilot, take picture.. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Fighter jets can be fitted with very high resolution cameras for surveillance. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. I believe that only the "trainer" versions of the F-16's are two seater's. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Maybe Rogue Bush Bots..still implanted in Obama Admin? Exercising their Power? |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I was thinking the same thing. nt |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
42. Noone said the photographer was ON airforce one. It was a photo OF Air Force One. |
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NCDem60 (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. Obama got lucky. |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. This Explanation Makes No Sense Whatsoever |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. actually it does make sense if the idea was to get a pic showing the F16 escort |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Not Buying It |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I'm not buying it either. Not a very credible cover story. |
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Towlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. It would have been a lot cheaper to just Photoshop it. |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Why would they choose NYC of all places? I mean, really? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. because that's where the statute of liberty is? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. I wonder why NYC folks felt they shouldn't tell anyone about it? This isn't the whole story. nt |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yes, why the "need to know" basis? That makes no sense to me. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. A crazy hopeful thought popped into my mind.. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Not with the President's VC-25... |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I had that thought too... n/t |
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hileeopnyn8d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I agree |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
47. Often the simplest explanation is right. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. At least he apologized with a real apology... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. I don't know if it's quite what we would have wanted to hear, though... |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. A Bushlike apology |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. I really have to wonder what a "furious" President Obama looks like. |
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PopSixSquish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. According to ABC News - The Meeting was with Rahm and Deputy COS Jim Messina |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. what the fuck were they thinking? boy, the mayor was pissed. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's not just one guy. Who are the people that approved of it? |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Yep. He's probably taking the heat, but if he even knew about it... |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. nobody's getting scapegoated. This is Obama's Whitehouse. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #34 |
52. I trust that the Obama White House will set things right. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
33. This idiot Louis E. Caldera should go on nationwide TV |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
43. Someone ought to be kind to Mr. Caldera and coach him on the art of filling out ...... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Tell him to get in line for his debit card and all the fees that go with it! |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
45. Fire his ass....A seventh grader would know what a ridiculous |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. You don't consider Obama the president? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Believe me, everyone here knows I'm not the biggest fan |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
50. This traumatized tens of thousands. Fire the guy who authorized it. |
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