Politics | 05/07/2009 9:35 am

White House Releasing Report on Airforce One's NYC Flyby

The White House will release a report on Air Force One’s frightening flight over Manhattan.

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

The White House will release this week a report on Air Force One’s frighteningly low flight over downtown Manhattan.

The presidential plane was apparently performing a photo op with Lady Liberty, but failed to notify local authorities of its flyby and caused a panic. That flight cost over $300,000 and earned the White House scads of bad press. While the administration originally said it would not release a report, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs yesterday said otherwise: "The report, I believe, will be concluded at some point this week. We’ll release its findings and release a photo." The report will be compiled by Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina and will "ensure that it never happens again," reports CNN.

All we can say is that better be one great picture for all the panic it caused — and the fact that the Feds knew people would be startled, yet did nothing to allay fears.

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I truly feel for those in NY that day to have to think they are re-livinig 9/11.

By C Hardy on 05/07/2009 9:48 am

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All I have to say is, thank God this wasn’t a Bush administration "gaffe"! The headache alone that you’d get from listening to the news for years afterward would be something else…

By Rachel F on 05/07/2009 9:49 am

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Rachel…you are so right…funny how media bias is so evident in something like this!!!

By Libra Lady on 05/07/2009 9:55 am

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Yep.. another example of the ole double standard.

When Obama does something like this, it’s a "shake the head, smiling" type thing for the press (‘give the guy a break! He’s NEW!")

If this had been GWB, front page for days, commentary on every channel, people calling for his resignation.

Another blessing to count!

By nanchan u on 05/07/2009 10:12 am

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If this were Bush, there would be Letters of Impeacment drawn up.

By Mary Quite-Contrary on 05/07/2009 10:15 am

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Press Secretary Robert Gibbs yesterday said otherwise: "The report, I believe, will be concluded at some point this week. We’ll release its findings and release a photo."

Are they kidding me???!!!! The findings are many people like myself have finally gotten past 9-11 are they kidding themselves thinking that saying sorry will help…..so many of us are once again back at square one because of some ASS doing a photo op ! It was living it all over again and I wonder how many people are back in therapy and back on medications that the insurance companies will give them a hassle about! Oh yeah ME…finally off meds and functioning and moving past 9-11 only to get there once again and my insurance company is telling me no I reached my max and can’t have anymore help…and I’m only 1 person!

By L. P Sodano on 05/07/2009 9:57 am

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What will be most interesting will be what is redacted on the press release. We shall see how much they trully disclose. One fascinating theory, is that the F16 that was escorting AF1 has been identified as having a bright red tail…distinctive of an Alabama Air National Guard Patrol known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The TA are currently the subject of a George Lucas movie…it is being theorized that the fly by was for film (not still) work; and that this was a little quid pro quo for support. Again…it will be interesting to see what comes out…as this Lucas angle has really grown “legs.”

By Mary Quite-Contrary on 05/07/2009 10:01 am

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Flip-flop: White House to release “a photo” of Scare Force One flyover By Michelle Malkin • May 6, 2009 03:02 PM

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated at today’s press briefing that the Obama administration has reversed itself and will release “a photo” of the Scare Force One flyover.

Still does not satisfy even a minimum level of public disclosure. And no way in hell I’m withdrawing my FOIA requests.

More: Gibbs says its “review” of the incident will be concluded this week.

Bold prediction: Like all of Obama’s self-initiated reviews, this one will exonerate the White House of any wrondgoing or taxpayer malfeasance.

Just another shining moment in the short history of the presidency with the Greatest Transparency Ever.

By Libra Lady on 05/07/2009 10:06 am

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LL, this is not going away. I think this ‘release’ is a crumb thrown to try and make this “go away.” The Tuskegee Airmen film is rumored to have a prologue…showing that F16 being ‘honored’ as the escort for AF1…what a great shot (visually) to show them both coming passed Lady Liberty. The morning of the fly by was “perfect” visually…the theory is that weather conditions figured into the decision to fly then and there. Ergo no warning window for Manhattanites.

By Mary Quite-Contrary on 05/07/2009 10:13 am

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Let’s see what they do to divert us…. another flu crisis, perhaps?

By nanchan u on 05/07/2009 10:21 am

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nanchan, perfect question! I can’t wait to hear what they will say….because "no one" criticizes Obama….even the stand up comics now are staying away from anything Obama. My my my.

By deber B on 05/07/2009 11:21 am

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deber B —I’m like you. I can’t wait to hear this report. Perhaps it will be just another "Janet Like" report. "We didn’t mean for it to happen" or "permission was released without being signed by a superior" or "Gibbs was mistaken, there will be no report".

I would like for someone in the MSM to really dig deep to find out the particulars. I would like them to name names and have the cajones to call out this administration. I’m sure it won’t happen. Perhaps I dream too much!

By Lady Gator on 05/07/2009 12:31 pm

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"Bold prediction: Like all of Obama’s self-initiated reviews, this one will exonerate the White House of any wrondgoing or taxpayer malfeasance."

Yup. Only a democratic administration could get away with "reviewing" itself, and then using those reviews as evidence of "transparency".

By Rachel F on 05/07/2009 10:20 am

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Rachel…correct you are…all the gaffes that obama has done in his first 100 days were never shown on the media…I didn’t see anyone but FOX showing his teleprompter gaffe…which was hilarious…you could say obama was a little peeved on that one…Bill O did a body language episode on that one…obama was not a happy camper….too bad the media didn’t display it as much as they played the shoe throwing episode at President Bush….never happen….got to stay in bed with obama so they can be chosen to ask the tough questions about enchantment!!! :-)

By Libra Lady on 05/07/2009 10:55 am

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I know. If Bush had done any of these things, the media would not stop.

You’re right about the shoe throwing, too. I mean, Bush not only wasn’t responsible for the episode but handled himself extremely well; yet the media mocked him nonstop for it. Just think of the "fun" they could have with all of Obama and Biden’s "episodes", if they were about anything more than supporting leftists and bashing conservatives…

By Rachel F on 05/07/2009 2:45 pm