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New York was TERRORIZED this morning by, guess who, Barack Obama and his Air Force One. People are still a little jumpy after that whole 9/11 thing, so when a huge passenger jet seemed to be headed for Lower Manhattan, and then for the Statue of Liberty, there was some freaking out. Why is Obama doing this to New York City? Seems he wanted a “cool picture” of his plane dive-bombing Lady Liberty!
Reuters reports from the terror scene:
An authorized photo opportunity involving U.S. President Barack Obama’s backup plane flying over the Statue of Liberty created a stir lower Manhattan on Monday, evoking memories of the September 11 attacks.
Obama was not on board.
Of course he wasn’t. He was in his cave, plotting new attacks.
Uhh, you guys ever hear of Photoshop?
Yes, photoshop worked out well for this guy.
http://z.about.com/d/urbanlegends/1/0/m/2/missing.jpg
It’s about time that INFIDEL WHORE be dressed in a Burqa, as Supreme Caliph Obama commands!
Ha Ha, what a kidder that guy is. NYC got punk’d!
Well, I for one can’t wait to see the YouTube videos of this horrifying event.
His plane released the Swine Flu spores all over Manhattan!
A lap dance is so much better when the stripper is crying.
Oh good god the fisters are going to go nutz with this one, aren’t they?
hmf! 14 minutes after i tell you about this you come up with a post? those 14 minutes could have meant life or death for a lot of your readers! obviously, wonkette does not care its commenters die of either swine flu or planes flew.
we’re all going to die!
Uhh, you guys ever hear of Photoshop?
“Hey guys, this is good for more than just faking birth certificates!”
“Uhh, you guys ever hear of Photoshop?”
Haha, that’s what was thinking. If you ask nicely, you can get a PUMA, who can photoshop swastikas and Hitler staches on Barry like no other, to help you out with your fancy plane scene.
Now THAT’S Stimulus
Don’t be ridiculous there are no possible parallels to 9/11. First of all 9/11 wasn’t caused by a half-muslim socialist, it was caused by the ACLU and gays.
“We took it upon ourselves to leave the building. We asked police downstairs about it, and they said they didn’t know anything. It could have caused some real panic,” said Dominick Caglioti, an independent commodities trader who works next to the site where the Twin Towers formerly stood.
Got that? Dominick Caglioti is against panic. That’s why he ran downstairs, complained to the police and found some reporter so he could jump around as if his hair was on fire. Good thing Rick Santelli was in Chicago.
Do commodities traders have anything better to do than act like dicks at the slightest provocation? CITIZENS YOU MUST ORGANIZE YR OWN SAFETY PROCEDURES NOOBAMA WANTS YR FREEDUMB
“…that startled some New Yorkers who have memories of the September 11 attacks.”
Jesus that can’t be more than a handful.
Barry is having teh Lulz @ White New Yorkers expense.
Uhh…could someone please tell the broad in the spikey hat that everyone who was playing hide-and-go-seek already went home.
What they don’t know what Air force One looks like.
Pussies.
Homer: We’d like to dedicate this next number to a very special woman. She’s a hundred years old, and she weighs over two hundred… tons.
Man: This enormous woman will devour us all! Aah! [jumps into water]
Custerwolf: someone at the FAA has had a very long morning for making the brilliant decision to keep this a secret.
Was Obama wearing a flightsuit during this episode?
Naturally, the Jews were nowhere in sight. Again.
Sure you might think that a big blue plane with the presidential seal on it might seem inocuous, but it may have been flown by Bill Ayers for chrissakes.
He needs to get himself some official presidential trucknutz on that shit.
To be fair, if you aren’t ready to be brutally murdered at any moment, you shouldn’t be living in NYC to begin with.
I was working in the Twin Towers the day before the bombing in ‘93 (hopefully all surveillance tapes were destroyed), and I remember the local news showing folks tripping over dead hobos trying getting a closer peek at all the commotion.
Also I remember watching a couple of NYC cops scrape a young fellow off the street after he’d fallen 11 stories. After hucking him into the back of a parked ambulance they munched happily away on the lunches their wives had packed for them whilst waiting for the coroner to arrive. I guess 9-11 has created a whole new New Yorker.
Lady Liberty has man hands.
At least Hopey only wants to dive bomb Lady Liberty.
After eight years of being involuntarily assfucked and A2M’ed by every dweeb in the Bush administration, no wonder the poor girl is too ashamed to show her face…..
Custerwolf: We are a special kind of stoopid.
SuperKitty: Check her Adam’s apple. But don’t peek under the dress if you’re faint of heart.
SuperKitty: But probably a she-cock.
bitchincamaro: I LOVE that goddamned city, though, honest to god I do. There’s no other place like it (although Vancouver, B.C. is a close second).
The only way to teabag Lady Liberty is from the air, duh.
SuperKitty: I’ll bet they’re clammy, too.
so I was here (Jersey City) and everybody in my building FREAKED OUT thinking it was another 9/11. Air Force One flew within 50 feet of the building by us (Goldman Sachs building) and at that point everyone evacuated. I thought maybe Obama was drunk and behind the wheel, thought it would be great fun to just terrorize thousands of us. On the plus side I got to sit out on the dock for 45 minutes enjoying the weather not doing any work which I am obviously still not doing.
Mr Blifil: Shut the fuck up man a lot of people here saw the 9/11 attacks first-hand so we’re understandably jumpy when planes fly within fucking 50 feet of buildings here. Of course, had this really been a terrorist attack I’m sure we wouldn’t have had the luxury of watching it loop around three times, but we thought maybe the fighter jet was intercepting it, not escorting it.
Custerwolf: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed did you a solid by not ratting you out. I guess every day of life since then is a gift, huh?
Roll Fish: Yet not one of those people will hesitate getting into NYC cab.
Roll Fish: Did you say “Goldman Sachs”? Where the fuck is a defenestration when you need one?
Roll Fish: No need to jump on Mr. Blifil. The White House has a web page for you to rant on, and I think this instance of insensitivity on the part of the administration is what this complaints page was made for. I make use of it several times a week to rant about however Hopey has let me down this time. Seriously, fill up his inbox, demand an explanation & apology.
Well at least they had the good sense to conduct the photo-op well away from the flight paths of migratory birds… oh, wait.
Meh. That kind of thing is going to happen when the President’s back-up plane has “Air Force Muslin” painted on the side.
Maybe it was some sort of intentional warning to all the bankers on Wall Street, letting them know Obama has other ways of making them cut all that crap over bonuses that don’t involve stern warnings and congressional reprimands.
Roll Fish: I live in Brooklyn muthafucka (though I am typing from an undisclosed location near the heart of our FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) and I too lived through 9/11, the pulverized soot of the victims ending up in my hair. I too take notice of low flying planes, which happens sometimes with 3 major airports within a stone’s throw from Manhattan. In this case however, the military notified the city, and I think you are invoking poetic license when you claim a 50 foot margin between “Air Force One” and buildings. I stand by my assessment that commodity traders are not worth the ass fucking.
Custerwolf: I agree, NYC is a fabulous town. And so is Vancouver. Just curious, is San Francisco in your top 10?
hobospacejunkie: The line is long for those hoping to fill Hopey’s inbox.
MedianHater: Particularly when one is lonelier than than a Kenyan Muslin at a Merle Haggard concert.
hobospacejunkie: All I could think when I heard about the bombing was “Fuck, they better not have ruined that goddamned window display I just spent 2 weeks working on.” Oh - then, of course, I hoped that no one had actually gotten hurt. Unfortunately, only the former was true.
proudgrampa: Without a doubt. I haven’t been for over 10 years, but I absolutely love the culture, the weather, and the people there.
You gots a private jet? Well I gots TWO. Count ‘em. This ain’t even my nice one.
Mr Blifil: BROOKLAND!
Custerwolf: Nah - most of us just ignored the whole thing. I’m guessing the ones doing all the jumping around and squeaking are mostly from Jersey
x111e7thst: Typical.
x111e7thst: No, most Jerseyans, when they see “United States Air Force” on the side of planes, don’t automatically jump to the conclusion that they are under attack.
Who the hell is working at Goldman Sachs these days? A bunch of Pakastanis and Iraqis???
Roll Fish: The plane did not get within 50 feet of a building.
No.
Did not happen.
No way.
Or have you been believing it when guys say they have 12 inches?
zenferret: Like 50 cent - it’s not a number to be taken seriously.
Custerwolf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQbzGOKb6xg
Mr Blifil:
zenferret:
maybe it was a perception thing but I’m trying not to exaggerate. From our side of Goldman Sachs it looked frighteningly close. And the construction workers quoted in a NY Times article I saw said about the same thing. If I’d had a video camera and could have recorded it I would show you guys.
I’m not one of those guys that freaks out anytime a plane gets near the city. I didn’t even think much of it at the time, but it’s not like this plane was just flying by heading over to Newark Airport. It was extremely low and flying very close to our buildings. If you didn’t see it then don’t talk trash.
Who would not want a peek down at Lady Liberty’s cleavage if one had the chance.
As if his economic policies aren’t terrorizing us enough.
http://democralypsenow.blogspot.com/
Real New Yorkers would just spark up a joint, no longer worried about the anti-smoking laws given the impending doom. Only the hillbillies get worked up about this stuff.
My guess who was scared/scarred: a bunch of tourists headed to Ellis Island following full strip search security.
Mr Blifil: “Do commodities traders have anything better to do than act like dicks at the slightest provocation?”
Clearly sir, you are not familiar with the nature of commodities trading.
Today, we have all been punk’d.
Here’s video of Robert Gibbs talking about this incident, of which the White House was apparently unaware:
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2009/04/robert-gibbs-doesnt-really-know-what.html
Anyone employed by Goldman Sachs who is still capable of being scared needs to retire immediately. They are too sensitive for financial work.
Roll Fish: On the one hand, you are a little bit of a pussy. But hey, when I worked on Capitol Hill a drunken redneck on a John Deere could hold the entire city hostage, so…yea, big scary planes R scary.
x111e7thst: I was very happy not to hear my name mentioned.
Roll Fish: I call “Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!” on you.
Here is a video of the incident.
Air Force One is above the buildings by well more than 50 feet.
Unusually low - Yes.
50 feet? - Dude, get yourself check for stereoblindness. (I happen to be stereoblind myself, but I have learned not to guess distances.)
mjwilstein: Just watched the video you posted. I need to ask (in general, not to you specifically), why does EVERYTHING with Chuck Todd have to be phrased in the form of an accusation? He doesn’t know what happened. So he’s asking. But instead of saying, “Wassup with that plane in NYC, dude?” he has to immediately begin with “Don’t you owe the people of New York an apology…” And, of course, it turns out he’s speaking to someone who knows even less than he does, yet he keeps pressing as if applying CIA torture techniques will get Gibbs to spill his guts. I used to like Chuck. But ever since he got that job at the WH he’s been in full hysteria mode 24/7. Does he need non-twist panties? Narcotics? What, Chuck?
Well, that’s it I guess. The Troofers have won.
Jukesgrrl: Todd will eventually be outed as Rick Warrens twin brother who was given away at birth.
I used to bemoan my telescopic deafness until I mean a man who was stereoblind.
Damn, Liberty’s got man hands.
WIDTAP: judging distances has never been my strong suit
it’s been my downfall in many videogames and god forbid I ever have to escape from police via rooftop
Jukesgrrl: Hear hear. Chuck Todd out of his natural environment (studio, writing things on boards) is like a lost bully. He knows he doesn’t belong but acts aggressively in an attempt to cover for his insecurity, his deep-seated belief that he’s a fraud.
I never could take him seriously with that prison pussy. Only people with very weak chins should grow goatees. They just look silly on the chin-endowed. Plus they were ‘cool’ (if ever) ~20 years ago. I suppose an earring is next for our fashionable Chuck.
Custerwolf: How about Fire Island?
x111e7thst: Hey now, Merle Haggard concerts are a good thing - I saw ‘im about 1½ years ago, great show…
Johnny Zhivago: Yes! - Financial Terrorists, every one…
WIDTAP: Is stereoblindness anything like Quadrophenia?
My pilot friend here in the city says small planes could easily get clearance to “buzz the lady”, pre-9/11. Dildoes were not involved.
bitchincamaro: Nor Brazilians.
Bearbloke: I ran a pet-sitting business - therefore, summers left me picking up dog shit in Central Park while my clients were sipping the vino on Fire Island.
And speaking of planes, I believe one unfortunate TWA flight crashed a party near there back in 96.
Bearbloke: Actually I was told it’s what you get if you masterbate to videos of Stereoliza.
Custerwolf: This does explain a lot.
Roll Fish: I gotta walk it back a lot. That plane was way fucking low. Please accept my apologies. I speak as a person who spent 20 minutes in my buildings basement the day of 9/11 because I thought I heard jet engines (it was the fighter planes).
Was not 50 feet, but scary low. Lunatic imbecility.
As for commodity traders, still not fuckable.
Custerwolf: I see - she’s quite spankable, if you’re into that sorta thing… but being the Bearbloke that I am, my eye drifts over to this…
Bearbloke: Bloodhound Gang Lyrics
A Lap Dance Is So Much Better (When the Stripper is crying):
I was lonelier than Kunta Kinte at a Merle Haggard concert
that night I strolled on into Uncle Limpy’s Hump Palace lookin’ for love.
It had been a while. In fact, three hundred and sixty-five had come and went
since that midnight run haulin’ hog to Shakey Town on I-10. etc
Bearbloke: I can’t place that guy in the photo. But then again, I usually have to sit on a face in order to remember it.
Mr Blifil: You are a good man. Now back to snark, please.
I have no idea what any of the wonkette threads are about tonight, but oh, fuck tonight I figured I’d break down and watch The 3rd. part of American EXperience about the Indians because they’re doing the home team, so to speak, the Cherokees. Shit, I’ve known this was depressing all my life and it’s still depressing. This story just never turns out well.
And that, my children, is why the Democratic party of Okahoma does not have a Jefferson Jackson day dinner. Ours is the Carl Albert Dinner because Jackson was a rat bastard.
DustBowlBlues: I lost a bit of respect for Carl Albert when he betrayed his Imperial Destiny and REFUSED to seize control of the United States by merely continuing to deny Jerry Ford’s ascendancy to the Vice Presidency while simultaneously maintaining the crushing pressure on Nixon to resign in brutally remorseful, suicidal disgrace - thus elevating himself, Carl Bert Albert, to the highs of earthly power as The “Acting” President, and Valiant Leader of the Congress and People of America! ‘Cause, after all, must folks were pretty turned-off to “democracy” after the Nixon gang finished with it!
PLEASE STOP SHOUTING AT US IN YOUR HEADLINES…
Thanks