White house causes terror scare

jeb9999 · Apr 28, 2009

Quote from tmarket:

The man who made this decision had 30 years of military and public service, which is about 30 years more than all of you combined.

Louis Caldera is a direct Obama appointment. âLouis has served his country with distinction in uniform and in government, and his pedigree is second-to-none. I know heâll bring to the White House the same dedication and integrity that have earned him the highest praise in every post, from Secretary of the Army to university president,â said President-elect Obama."

What the second-to-none pedigree and the resume leave out is that Louis Caldera was a director at IndyMac Bancorp and IndyMac Bank from May 13, 2002 until IndyMac failed and was taken over by the FDIC on July 11, 2008.

John_Wensink · Apr 28, 2009

I'm sure the CEO's of AIG, LEH, MER, Indy Mac, Washington Mutual etc. had plenty of experience as well but I would not say that they were bright by any stretch.

If Bush had done this I can't even imagine the uproar.

Again, the teleprompter gets a pass.

Quote from tmarket:

The man who made this decision had 30 years of military and public service, which is about 30 years more than all of you combined. It may have been ill conceived in the present climate and badly timed, but it is something the WHMO does on a periodic basis, in this case with ample notification.

On Monday afternoon, the Director of the White House Military Office, Louis Caldera, released a statement saying, "Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision. While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused."

achilles28 · Apr 28, 2009

A low flying, 747 buzzing Manhattan with a F-16 in chase ... LOL

John_Wensink · Apr 28, 2009

I guess this is what you get when you elect a guy who has spent the better part of his career raising money for park swing sets and sandboxes.

The only thing he is qualified to do is say..

"Would you like fries with that sir?"

nutmeg · Apr 28, 2009

Quote from AMT4SWA:

Keeping all the masses trained.......trained to be scared......typical game! Psy Ops 101 at work, and it did work very well.....just look at peoples reactions in NYC from the various press interviews.

Our government is very very sick!!!

I agree. You have two options. You can tell people or not tell people.

What was the point of not telling people? The gov't didn't want to unnecessarily frighten people? The people on the ground might have interfered with the photo op? Frankly our gov't hasn't exhibited a sense of humor in the past, perhaps this is "change".

Actually, this brings to mind the question, what next?

Thunderdog · Apr 28, 2009

Quote from AMT4SWA:

This IS NOT just stupidity......it is a PLANNED OP with an agenda.

Your post is stupidity.

You can bet that the White House wished it didn't have egg on its face, and to think otherwise is absurd. They immediately apologized and, admittedly, look foolish for what they have done. "PLANNED OP with an agenda?"" Get a clue.

Personally, I doubt that Obama himself knew about this in advance. It's not like he doesn't have enough on his plate to keep him occupied. Regardless, everyone agrees it was a bad idea, and the WH immediately took responsibility and apologized.

"PLANNED OP with an agenda?" Would you like a clue with that prefrontal cortex?

AMT4SWA · Apr 28, 2009

Quote from Thunderdog:

Your post is stupidity.

You can bet that the White House wished it didn't have egg on its face, and to think otherwise is absurd. They immediately apologized and, admittedly, look foolish for what they have done. "PLANNED OP with an agenda?"" Get a clue.

Personally, I doubt that Obama himself knew about this in advance. It's not like he doesn't have enough on his plate to keep him occupied. Regardless, everyone agrees it was a bad idea, and the WH immediately took responsibility and apologized.

"PLANNED OP with an agenda?" Would you like a clue with that prefrontal cortex?

You are SOOOOOO far behind the power curve as to the realities of our world, I really don't want to waste my time with your type. :eek: NEXT!

Thunderdog · Apr 28, 2009

Quote from AMT4SWA:

You are SOOOOOO far behind the power curve as to the realities of our world, I really don't want to waste my time with your type. :eek: NEXT!

Captain Aluminum has spoken.

OPTIONAL777 · Apr 28, 2009

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Quote from John_Wensink:

What was the teleprompter thinking?

Man, what an idiot.

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A jumbo jet being chased by a F-16 fighter jets buzzed Lower Manhattan this morning, panicking New Yorkers, many of whom were forced to evacuate their office buildings.

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It was not a terrorist attack, however, but a photo opportunity for Air Force One, sources told the Post.

President Obama was in Washington at the time, but the low-flying 747 circling the Statue of Liberty was one of the planes used as Air Force One, sources said.

The NYPD and the city were notified of the planned flight, but did not share that information with Mayor Bloomberg and other New Yorkers, many of whom said they were terrified.

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Hours after the incident, a furious Bloomberg called the photo-op "insensitive."

"First thing is I'm annoyed - furious is a better word - that I wasn't told," he said. "Why the Defense Department wanted to do a photo op right around the site of the World Trade Center catastrophe defies imagination. Poor judgment would be a nice ways to phrase."

Bloomberg said federal officials notified the NYPD and another city official, whom he declined to identify, of the flight plan.

"Had I known about it I would have called them right away and asked them not to," he said. "The good news is it was nothing more than an ill considered, badly conceived, insensitive photo op - with the taxpayers' money."

Dominick Caglioti, who works at the Mercantile Exchange, thought the worst as he saw the jets hurtle toward his window just after 10:30 a.m. After learning it was all a photo op, he was furious.

"It's so stupid because they tell you about every fire drill, but they didn't tell us about this," he said.

The planes flew over the Verrazano Bridge, buzzed the left ear Lady Liberty and then continued up the Hudson past Jersey City and then circling back toward Staten Island, federal sources told the Post.

Thousands flooded the streets downtown as buildings called evacuations.

"There is situation outside. We don't have any further information," went one announcement at the Embassy Suites downtown.

After hearing it was all planned, many of those in the streets complained New Yorkers should have been warned.

"You don't do this to people down here after all we have been to," said Jillian Pizzarello, who also works at the Mercantile Exchange.

According to the Department of Defense, that Presidential Airlift Group began its aerial photography mission at Andrews Airforce Base.

"This mission, involving the VC-25 and an F-16, was conducted in conjunction with normally scheduled continuation training for assigned aircrew members," officials said.

Landis82 · Apr 28, 2009

Quote from CaptainObvious:

You can bet your last buck it would be wall to wall coverage had Bush pulled a stunt like this, and rightfully so. This kind of jaw dropping stupidity is just another example of the gross incompetence that is going to prove very, very dangerous to our country.

So your problem is with Louis Caldera, the Director of the White House Military Office who made the "photo-op" decision, right?