Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on April 28, 2009

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone

Radio talk show master, Rush Limbaugh, questioning the Air Force One flyover of New York City

Geez, this “blame game” for the New York City flyover is getting out of hand.

Scrambling and pointing fingers and making CYA proclamations of ignorance and childish “I was too busy with other things to know what is going on with Air Force One” declarations. These clowns are RUNNING our government. The FAA is blaming, the White House is blaming, the president is blaming, the press secretary is blaming, Congress is blaming, the mayor is blaming, and raging anger from American citizens, all across the country, is growing exponentially at all these clowns in the White House.

And, Obama saying he knew “nothing” about HIS jet being taken out over NYC for a frolicking photo op seems totally impossible to me… a total crock. I can’t believe someone could fly the president’s jet (OK, it was a clone of the real thing, but it still is HIS plane, right?) without his permission or knowledge.

And everyone is being tight-lipped mum about who piloted the jet and who was/were the passengers in it. Something fishy with that… how much did this jaunt cost taxpayers? It’s been estimated that it costs about $30,000 per hour to fly Air Force One. How unfrugal and frivolous is this when we’re in the midst of one of the worst recessions in recent history and everyone is cutting back on expenses? How appropriate was it to use government funds for this?

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, in the two videos below, is revealing himself to be a clueless moron (or, he’s covering up some of the facts not yet made public and is doing a terrible job at it) when asked by the press about the NYC flyovers. Watch the videos and you be the judge about how honest Gibbs is being.

Did you know the MSM has given Obama more coverage during his first 100 days of his presidency than that of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush COMBINED during their first 100 days? And more than 96 percent of it has been glowing, positive, desperately supportive, mostly rock-star fluff. He has had more unopposed positive press in the first 100 days than GW Bush got during most of this two terms.

But, much of it isn’t deserved. No one is asking the tough questions. No one in the media (except some from FOX network) is challenging Obama’s wisdom on his radical decisions for this country. Even now, how many MSM talking heads are taking the whole Obama administration to task for this irresponsible, insensitive flyover in NYC, near the fallen World Trade Centers, freaking out millions of New Yorkers who still suffer the scars of September 11, 2001? What if GW Bush had been involved with this terrible thing, what if this had happened on HIS watch… sigh.

I hope the American people are seeing this incident as yet another instance of ridiculous bumbling and self-serving, unprofessional actions by this White House administration.

And I believe Obama knew about the flyover all along. Unless… well, I’ll be fair… unless he has an open policy of just giving the “keys to the car” (or in this case, permission to fly the presidential jet) to anyone, anytime, no questions asked.

Ouch. Don’t think so.

Related reading:
Michelle Malkin: Heckuva job, Louie and Barry! and Look at Robert Gibbs squirm…
Jeffrey Jena, Big Hollywood: Air Force One, Flaps Up!
WCBSTV.com: FAA Memo: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic
Radio Vice Online: Air Force One in Manhattan – Carbon pollution winner? Update: How much did this cost?
DONE (Democrats Over Nominating Elitists): New Yorkers Furious with Obama: Air Force One Photo Op Triggers Panic in Manhattan – ABC News
Andrea Shea King, World New Daily: Did president approve buzzing New York? Air Force officer: ‘It shows a kind of arrogance’
Doug Powers, Michelle Malkin: ‘I feel the need, the need to freak out New Yorkers!’ — Update: Wouldn’t ‘Photoshop’ have been cheaper?
JustOneMinute: Making Movies
The Ocean State Republican: White House Approved Air Force One Fly-over of NYC
Pajama Guy: Something in the Air
Jim Blazsik: White House terrifies New York City Update: What if it was a George Bush White House?
Gateway Pundit: Team Obama Freaks Out New York City (Video)
Talking Points Memo (TPM): On That Flyover Idea
Joe Windish, The Moderate Voice: Mistakes on a Plane
The Other McCain: ‘A Perfect Storm of Idiocy’
Another Rovian Conspiracy: The Stupid. It Hurts!
Tel-Chai Nation: Cheap, Disgusting Stunt
Peace and Freedom Promises: “Air Force Dumb” Closes Obama’s First 100 Days of Stupid Moves
Stephen Spruiell, The Media Blog on National Review Online: Photo-Op
USS Neverdock: Obama terrorizes New York

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