Hey, I have a really good idea: for publicity for the Whitehouse, why don’t we do a flyover up the Hudson river for a photo op? On the same flight path as the 9/11 flights… Nothing to see here, folks, really! Just another photo for the (link) “hero shots” collection (link):
By DAVID SEIFMAN, MURRAY WEISS and JEREMY OLSHAN
Air Force One photographed over Staten Island.Have Photos of the Stunt? E-mail them to photo@nypost.com or Upload Photos Here.April 27, 2009
Posted: 3:33 pm
April 27, 2009A 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.
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.
Really freakin bad idea. Might even make the 100 Days, 100 Bad Ideas list. I’m sure there’s a lot of post-flight towel-snapping going on in the team Obama locker room right now.
But I guess New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly for this.