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cynicalfoe
04-27-2009, 06:41 PM
This was a poor idea on someones part. The president was not happy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/27/2009-04-27_plane_stupid_mayor_bloomberg_outraged_over_mili tary_photoop_involving_lowflying_.html
HoosierHelen
04-27-2009, 07:11 PM
This was a poor idea on someones part. The president was not happy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/27/2009-04-27_plane_stupid_mayor_bloomberg_outraged_over_mili tary_photoop_involving_lowflying_.html

I can certainly relate to our President's displeasure. I also feel for the citizens of NYC. Hopefully, someone explains the need to keep ALL the officials informed when something of this nature will be occurring in the future.
matt_s
04-27-2009, 07:37 PM
The chain of information is only one issue here. Who thought this was a good idea?

Also, as the President wasn't on board the plane, what was it doing sightseeing? There are plenty of ways to get photos, I'm not sure that is the proper platform for aerial photography.

Who the heck thought low flying planes in that part of NYC was even remotely a good idea?
tandjflo
04-28-2009, 11:06 AM
Watching this video I can see how people got freaked out.

A lowflying jumbo jet with a F-16 on it's *** in NYC. Freakin' idiots.

Does not instill a lot of confidence in our Defense Department's judgement, thats for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0tMMYEkQU&feature=haxa_popt00us0a
HomeyG
04-28-2009, 11:17 AM
Watching this video I can see how people got freaked out.

A lowflying jumbo jet with a F-16 on it's *** in NYC. Freakin' idiots.

Does not instill a lot of confidence in our Defense Department's judgement, thats for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0tMMYEkQU&feature=haxa_popt00us0a

Not sure to what extent the DoD is complicit, but the flight was authorized by the Director, White House Military Office. What amazes me is that a computer wizard could have sat at his computer and generated the same video at a fraction of the cost.
tandjflo
04-28-2009, 11:22 AM
Not sure to what extent the DoD is complicit, but the flight was authorized by the Director, White House Military Office. What amazes me is that a computer wizard could have sat at his computer and generated the same video at a fraction of the cost.

Yeah, some savant like quat could probably do a bang-up job simply using photo shop.

But what the hell, we got money to burn. Real men of genius.
flatbird1
04-28-2009, 11:54 AM
The government said it was a photo op. Rubbish! It was a rehearsal.
matt_s
04-28-2009, 07:47 PM
The government said it was a photo op. Rubbish! It was a rehearsal.

Ok, I'll bite... a rehearsal of???
flatbird1
04-28-2009, 11:52 PM
Ok, I'll bite... a rehearsal of???

Shooting down a hijacked civilian jetliner.
Night Owl
04-29-2009, 12:22 AM
Shooting down a hijacked civilian jetliner.

Wow...OK. But if they were going to practice that, don't you think it would be somewhere a little less obvious, like Montana, or use something less than Air Force Two?
HoosierHelen
04-29-2009, 12:26 AM
Ok, I'll bite... a rehearsal of???

Help me understand...who in the world authorized this flight over NYC? Was it Obama..or one of his Cabinet?
HomeyG
04-29-2009, 02:30 AM
Help me understand...who in the world authorized this flight over NYC? Was it Obama..or one of his Cabinet?

Supposedly the White House Military Office Director, Louis Caldera, or at least the fall guy.
JohnBoy44
04-29-2009, 07:52 AM
Not sure to what extent the DoD is complicit, but the flight was authorized by the Director, White House Military Office. What amazes me is that a computer wizard could have sat at his computer and generated the same video at a fraction of the cost.

Then we'd hear the tea-baggin right-wing scream about Stalinist type photo manipulation.....