I will say that I haven’t been updating my blog as much as I should have, but to be honest, I just didn’t feel up to it. There is only so much that can be said with “Obama did this, here’s why it’s bad, and here’s my thoughts” stories, one after another, but this time he has gone too far…
UPDATE: Video sometimes doesn’t want to be displayed, so here is the link.
I was on Hot Air when I found this video of Air Force One doing a fly by of Goldman Sachs Tower. I have to say that this is far too familiar, especially having watching the World Trade Centre collapsing after being struck by by two Boeing 737s (Air Force One being a 747 at the time) on September 11th, 2001. New Yorkers felt the same, fleeing in terror as the plane passed the Statue of Liberty and flew over the city. According to Reuters, hundreds called 911 as hundreds more quickly evacuated buildings in lower Manhattan and ran for their lives. If I were New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, I would be far more than furious with the White House for this near-disaster, I would be calling for President Obama’s impeachment.
It is one thing to waste more tax payer dollars getting a “patriotic” photo, which could have been easily edited by Photoshop as Michelle Malkin pointed out, but not to tell anyone that you are going to do a low flyby of a city which was struck by two similar aircraft less than eight years ago was just plain wrong. Did anyone in the White House even think this one through? To me, this incident screams of a serious lack of understanding by this administration, especially when it comes to keeping the country safe. Lately it seems like Obama and his supporters simply want to forget that America and her allies are at war with Islamic terrorists, whether it be closing to Guantanamo Bay, or releasing sensitive documents to discredit the Bush administration. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another, and I can’t sit quiet after this incident.
As I have stated before, Barack Obama doesn’t have what it takes to be President. Everyday it seems there is a new reason to why this is true, and honestly, I am kind of terrified at what will come next. If he isn’t shaking hands with Hugo Chavez, helping to undermine the position of America’s allies in the region, he apologizing for the United States being “arrogant”. It has only been 100 days, and yet he has far exceeded anyone’s expectations of sheer incompetence. Is this the “Hope and Change” Americans wanted? I seriously doubt it…
Americans better brace themselves. The first year of his first term isn’t even finished yet, and I fear that a “9/11 reenactment” is not going to be the worst thing that happens while Obama is in the White House…
UPDATE: Allahpundit and others were kicking around ideas of what Obama and his ilk could do next to not only waste tax payer money, but to do it in a way that would terrify the average American. While interesting, I think the really issue is what he do that would make up for this mess. An apology just doesn’t cut it, and seeing how most in the MSM are refusing to call him on this mistake, I could easily see this stupidity continuing. There is no way he can learn from these mistakes when his actions can’t be criticized without being accused of racism… Pathetic…
Michelle Malkin has more information on the “Plane Dumb” incident, check it out…
UPDATE: According to Allahpundit at Hot Air, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) knew that the Air Force One flight would scare New Yorkers. I do agree with Allahpundit’s assessment that this is good news, seeing as how it is better then them being overly incompetent on top of being insensitive. The issue I am having though is that, knowing this, how could they let the White House talk them into it? I don’t care if he is the President, you don’t get to freely terrorize your own citizens.
I honestly don’t care that he is “furious” either. He is either so incompetent that he can’t keep his administration under control, or he is just plain stupid in thinking that a photo op like this was worth “reenacting” 9/11… The only people who have a right to be furious are those who ran in terror yesterday, not the man who gave the go ahead to this fiasco…
UPDATE: Michelle Malkin is covering the official apology for this fiasco. It wouldn’t surprise me if Obama was on the plane (thus the reason for the “Air Force One” call sign), seeing how this man just loves photo ops. Aside from conspiracy theory, I believe it is more of the same ignorance this administration has shown, not nothing the importance of the title “Air Force One” when they issued this apology. It isn’t really a problem calling this particular plane by that name, as I have in this blog post, but those working at the White House should have known better.
UPDATE: This coming from Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey. It appears that the pictures taken of this “patriotic” moment will be classified, which is most likely due to the incomprehensiable level of stupidity that went into planning this fiasco. It isn’t like hiding these pictures will make people forget about this incident, and it sure won’t make President Obama himself look any better either. I say why not release the pictures, make a postcard out of them even, send them as apology letter to every New Yorker that fled in terror. Just a thought, it couldn’t hurt you know…
This story is just about over, but this is by far the weirdest turn of event yet…
UPDATE: Been thinking about it for a while, and instead of deleting the remark and the following comments, I would like to properly explain my remarks about impeaching Barack Obama. Do I think this event is enough to impeach him? Of course not. You could argue that he lied about his involvement, lied about informing the proper authorities to the fly over, etc but Obama lied in a press conference, not under oath like former President Bill Clinton. This incident demonstrates just how incompetent “The One” is, but it isn’t grounds for impeachment. So why did I say it? Well, as we saw during the former President George W. Bush’s time in office, every incident, according to his critics, was grounds for impeachment. Nevermind that most of the time Bush and his administration wasn’t even to blame for what occurred, like the levies breaking in Louisiana, they still tried to pin whatever happened on him and demanded he be impeached. If I were Mayor Bloomberg, after having to deal with the fallout of this fiasco, I would be demanding a variety things, a public apology from the administration, Obama’s impeachment (seeing how it was supposed to have been his idea), reparations for the costs incurred due to this incident, etc While I am doubtful that any of it would happen, all Bloomberg could do to salvage his reputation was to continually blame the White House for the panic that they caused with this idiotic stunt. The point of such a remark would be to deflect as much criticism as possible while placing the blame for this incident squarely on Obama, the one who planned it. Seeing how New York hasn’t been treated with the utmost respect by this administration, such an extreme demand may have won him a bit of political support.
I hope that better explains what I meant by this. Those who wish to leave comments on that remark should read this explanation before doing so, saving me the trouble of having to explain my remarks once again… Upsetting…
are you on something???
impeached???
for what? this is absolutely ridiculous. It is fine if you don’t like him, but impeaching a president for a white house plane flying too close to NYC is just…. stupid.
And again, shaking hands with hugo Chavez? what about Bush sr. shaking hands with Saddam Hussein? Ronald Reagan and Gorbachev?
and please, those “sensitive documents” are only sensitive because they prove Bush’s inaptitude as president.
and finally… the thing you said that made me laugh out loud (and then almost throw up because it was so disgusting) was the comment about race. Because Obama has RARELY brought up race in his campaign and said nothing during his administration, it is only YOU who brings it up… only so you can bring him down.
It doesn’t matter who you support, just don’t be so damn stupid about it. If you support McCain and Bush I could care less.
But you sound like an arrogant ignorant ass.
And another dedicated zealot graces me with its presence…
I never said I thought President Obama should be impeached, I said if I were New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg I would be calling for his impeachment. Here is the difference you fail to take into account, mainly because I am simply a blogger, and he is the mayor of one of the world’s largest city, a city which went sent into a panic by White House stupidity. As radical a call that would be by the mayor, it would be fueled by the anger I believe he feels over this situation, as well as going to make the point that this administration isn’t doing its job, and that the “Air Farce One” fiasco goes to show how incompetent the President is. Do you understand or do I need to repeat myself?
Next, the Hugo Chavez handshake was pure stupidity. This man is a threat to America’s allies in the region, and what does Obama do? By shaking hands with this man, by accepting his gift and then showing it off, he is showing weakness, undermining efforts against Chavez by his own people and others who want him out of power. He is a dictator, and is destroying not only his country, but the countries around them with his brand of radical socialism. Now if you want to talk about the Reagan/Gorbachev handshake, you might want to remember that it was because of these two men cooperating that the Cold War came to an end. I would say your own ignorance is showing. If you want to talk Bush Sr/Saddam handshake, provide all the facts. He wasn’t President at the time, Iraq was at war with Iran (which America was enemies with), and a show of support for the enemy of our enemy was a good political move. Does it look bad now that Saddam is considered one of the most vicious tyrants to ever rule? Yes, but that doesn’t mean that Bush Sr is anywhere near as incompetent as Obama. By the way, even HIS OWN CIA Chief says releasing those documents were a bad idea, that it undermines America’s efforts in the War on Terror… Ignored that one too eh? Pathetic…
Barack not bragging about race? What channel were you watching? I can point to a handful of occasions where he made his “colour” the point of discussion. “He’s got a funny name, and he’s black” speech, and then there was the “He doesn’t look like other Presidents” speech, both pointing to his own race. Even before the election started, he was racial obsessed. Did you bother to read Dreams From My Father? The foreword in the audio book was Barack Obama himself discussing that his race was the reason Republicans didn’t like him. Add in his racist Reverend Jeremiah Wright, his wife who’s thesis at Princeton was about her “blackness”, and I have to say that race is the issue. Instead of concentrating on what does matter, he and the rest of the Democrats turned every statement into one about race, and even Barney Frank took this route by saying criticism of his downright criminal activity during the Frannie Mae/Freddie Mac fiasco was because of his homosexuality. We don’t care what the colour of their skin is, and we sure as hell don’t care who they share a bed with, what does matter is their abuse of power. You will not find a statement on this blog showing otherwise.
You want to pick a fight with someone, find a blogger who hasn’t spent the time researching a position like I have, find someone who hasn’t studied history like I have, someone with just as much common sense and reasoning skills as you. Pathetic…
I deleted your last two posts because they were the same; Factless nonsense and insulting dribble. You can’t even organize your thoughts, all it was was a giant blurb of half-truths, speculations and mindless garbage. You want to discuss this rationally, great, but if you want to continue this barrage of bullshit, I will remove your right to comment here.
I don’t care whether you are a girl, or not. I don’t care if you are working on a history major than doctorate, it doesn’t matter. You don’t have the facts, you lack reasoning (how does a handshake in 1983 show how “evil” Rumsfeld is if the gassing of civilians started in 1988 as you say?), and you refuse to acknowledge anything I say. You want to debate, fine, but don’t insult me thinking it somehow strengthens your hollow argument.
As for Berkeley, I don’t need to go there to know how radical the school is. Every few weeks, there seems to be mass protests/riots there over one thing or another, on top of what goes on in the city itself. I read the news, I keep a watch out for stories coming from other bloggers, etc and it doesn’t take much to figure out where you stand in all this. You are simply a brainwashed radical following the herd. Unlike you, I have actually done some traveling, seen a few things, and made up my own mind…
Once again, you lost this “fight”, now go cry to someone who cares…