"Scare Force One"

First let me say this is not Obama's doing. Once he heard about it he was not happy at all and let people know about it. I tottaly agree that this was a bonehead move by someone and that someone should have his head examined.

You don't do a photo op with a jumbo jet! You do it in photo shop on the computer. Secondly you don't need two guard dogs protecting the plane UNLESS There is Someone of GREAT IMPORTANCE on the plane! I'd say Obama or Micheal flexing her authority, or Nancy, Harry and Obama taking a mock NY ride were in the plane. Since when are two fighter jets called out to protect a pilot doing a fly over?

Could not agree with you more. Here is my take: http://freetheelephant2012.com/?p=185

"... large jumbo jet..." Really? Can one have a small jumbo jet?

All of the People in New York need to realize that when 2 air force jets fly by I would bet every dollar to my name that they are not terrorists. I almost died laughing at the people running and screaming about the planes. Please use your common sense before causing a panic.

Insensitive? How about an intentional swipe at the financial district by an anti-capitalist president?

BTW Pres Obama is on TV every 6hours you would think he could come out to the podium and make an apology to the people of New York - step and up and be a MAN

All the comments about the wrong headedness of this "fly by" are correct. The one thing I saw beyond all that was the glorious sight of American fighter jets ESCORTING Air Force One out of NY and on the way out of the USA. The imagination asks "if only it could be a one way trip for the last time"!

Does anyone know if the U.S. Strategic oil reserve is topped off ? Or is the guy in charge of flying Air Force 1 over the buildings in Manhattan in charge of that too ? I think his at the CAT plant about layed off workers being rehired if his stimulus plan went through was the biggest lie of the first hundred days.

It was more than just insensitive. It was an uncaring arrogance that defies explanation. The President now says that he's ordered a top-to-bottom review of the incident; let him start by looking in the mirror. He's the President and as Harry Truman said "the buck stops here". The President has assured that it will never happen again. Given that he is attempting to foist responsibility on his underlings, it probably will happen again even if he changes underlings. I wonder whether or not President Obama has, in his own mind, subscribed to the notion that 9/11 was "an inside job", that New Yorkers were "duped" back then, and they have nothing to worry about from his administration. The $329,000 cost is the least of my worries, really. What worries me is the mindset that allows this kind of a stunt to occur. What worries me is that members of the Administration seem to be as dense as a bag of rocks.

The newest conspiracy theory is that it was done, on that particular day, to distract people from the massive power grab by Senate Democrats (i.e. reconciliation).

My 5-yr old would have know not to allow this incident. I think it shows the general lack of experience and overall arrogance of this administration. I didn't vote for Obama and said all along that his plan was all smoke and mirrors. Anybody can read a teleprompter but when the prompt goes off Obama is a bumbling idiot. It goes to prove that he is a puppet for the liberal left, the only person they felt could be palatable enough to the nation to win an election, and this even after 8 years of all the bad media surrounding Pres Bush. Pretty sad.

Did we need yet another picture of Air Force One? Probably not. Was it a little moronic not to inform the public? Absolutely. However, I think maybe you people need to work on your fear just a little. It was blatantly obvious from the video that the plane was Air Force One (747, painted blue and white with a chase plane). Stop jumping at every little shadow or little noise.

CC I agree with u. Whoever let this happen in the skys of NYC was plain dumb. One thing u can't had a top secret flight in front of everyone. To generate panic like this among the populace where 9/11 is fresh on every new yorker's mind is wrong. I watched president reactiona anf frankly he didn't appear angry over this issue. Worst thing out of this Mayor Bloomberg was intentionally kept out of the loop. Well his office should've been informed. This isn't joke, fear was generated in lower Manhattan by this snafu fubar. And New Yorkers I encourage to demand heads roll over this insentive mistake that was made.

The use of funds is clearly out of control, how can this president keep saying, he is going to help us out? I would say that it is If he really means it, let him pick up the tab for the photo shoot. Send me back my tax money, i am smart enough not to spend it on vacation pictures. be blessed, rich:)^+^

The FIRST blunder? Cheryl, where have you been? You see the impacts his decisions have made on the economy!