Obama's Administration

[Darwin]

Cool. Sonic booms are all but extinct over populated areas of the U.S. I remember them hearing them frequently when I was young back in the Cretaceous Era.

[Bigblue1]

Do these idiots really think trotting Barry Soetoro out is really gonna help their cause?

[snusgetter]

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The one cool thing that came of this is that a tiny sea plane flew into Seattle airspace and some F15s were scrambled from Portland (oddly enough) which is 180 miles away. Those ****ers got here so fast that two sonic booms were heard all over Western Washington. I bet it took them like 5 minutes.

Fighters sent after Air Force 1 space is violated - Politics - White House

SEATTLE — A float plane flying near the Seattle airfield where Air Force One was parked Tuesday triggered a scramble by military fighter jets, resulting in two sonic booms that set off car alarms and caused a failure in a 911 system, authorities said.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the pilot landed on the north end of Lake Washington, about eight miles from Boeing Field, before the fighters arrived. The FAA said the pilot was being questioned by authorities.

A Secret Service spokesman said the incident "appears to be a routine violation of the temporary flight restriction" in place for Air Force One.

President Barack Obama was in Seattle on Tuesday to stump for Sen. Patty Murray on a three-day campaign swing for endangered Democrats, and the airspace around Boeing Field was restricted.

A spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, John Cornelio, said the F-15 jets were sent from Portland, Ore. Cornelio says the fighters were from the Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing.

KING 5 News reported being flooded with calls and e-mails from people who heard and felt the explosions. Many people reported that their homes shook, KING 5 reported.

Detective Ed Troyer with the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. told KING 5 that the 911 system was down via landlines in areas of Pierce County for a time and car and home alarms were set off by the booms.

Kenmore Air president Todd Banks says the incursion was by a plane that landed at his float plane base on Lake Washington. A passenger, Laura Joseph of Normandy Park, told The Associated Press she and the pilot were returning from Lake Chelan in eastern Washington and didn't know of the flight restrictions.

[bipolarbear1968]

Paranoid, huh? ...wonder why.....

[texastorm]

A Secret Service spokesman said the incident "appears to be a routine violation of the temporary flight restriction" in place for Air Force One.

What the hell is a routine violation? You mean this happens all the time?

[Roo]

What the hell is a routine violation? You mean this happens all the time?

I bet in Seattle and certain other cities it does, albeit with very small and oblivious aircraft. Seattle is surrounded by water, so the skies are constantly filled with these types of little sea planes, many of them piloted by rich people who are licensed to fly but entirely non-professional pilots. Not to make excuses... dude obviously didn't tune into the right frequency. Dumbass.

Edit: If he was associated with Kenmore Air then yeah he was a professional pilot alright. When the story first broke Kenmore said he wasn't one of theirs. Oops.

[snusgetter]

Meanwhile, on the East Coast...

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Vineyard buzzes less for Obamas’ second visit

OAK BLUFFS — Sharky’s Cantina is once again mixing its “Obamarita’’ cocktail, with tastes of the president’s favorite fruits, and the Locker Room on Circuit Avenue has restocked the “I vacationed with Obama’’ T-shirts.

But as Martha’s Vineyard prepares for the first family’s visit tomorrow — their second summer stay here since President Obama took office — the excitement that marked last summer’s arrival of the fresh-faced commander in chief seems to have ebbed like the tide.

Obama, now a tested president burdened by war and economic upheaval, may well get the peace and quiet he has been seeking as he settles in for a 10-day stay, presumably at the historic Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark where he stayed last year, local residents said.

“I have no desire to go chase him or see him,’’ said Elaine Allen, owner of the Laughing Bear clothing shop on Circuit Avenue, one of the few stores to feature a poster in its window welcoming the first family this year.

“Let him just have that R and R that he needs,’’ she said.
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One barometer of the plunge in excitement has been the sale of Obama-themed T-shirts, which designers had been banking on after the craze of last year. Clothing labeled with the president’s name sold by the thousands, helping to salvage a tough economic year for the island.

But this year’s T-shirt sales are much less brisk, merchants say. “Last year, Obama gave you goose bumps, but I don’t think you’re going to see that this year,’’ said Alex McCluskey, co-owner of the Locker Room, who sold more than 4,000 “I vacationed with Obama’’ T-shirts last year. But so far this year, he said, his hot item is T-shirts of former President Bush asking, “Miss me yet?’’
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Unlike President Clinton, who would make public appearances several times a day during his numerous vacations on the Vineyard, Obama made only four unannounced appearancesduring his stay last summer, at a restaurant, a snack bar, a deli, and at the Alley’s General Store.

“If he came here right now, this place would be mobbed,’’ said Dennis daRosa of daRosa Corp., a printing business, president of the Oak Bluffs Association. He acknowledged the Obama buzz this year has been low key, but said the tone could change once the president arrives on the island.

“The excitement has been building,’’ said Nancy Gardella, executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.
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THE WHOLE STORY HERE


Gotta wonder how many sonic booms the Cape will get!!

[sgreger1]

I bet in Seattle and certain other cities it does, albeit with very small and oblivious aircraft. Seattle is surrounded by water, so the skies are constantly filled with these types of little sea planes, many of them piloted by rich people who are licensed to fly but entirely non-professional pilots. Not to make excuses... dude obviously didn't tune into the right frequency. Dumbass.

Edit: If he was associated with Kenmore Air then yeah he was a professional pilot alright. When the story first broke Kenmore said he wasn't one of theirs. Oops.

I know a few people who have a pilots license and their own planes. Not paying attention to temporary air restrictions or little things like that really isn't that uncommon. And it is imperitive that we practice proper security when the President is around. I have no problem with the President having a large security detail because he is the president and if someone from another county shot him or something it would be bad news for everyone.



But here comes the kicker: Nice how they can scramble several F-15's in minutes for a single engine plane breaching a temporary air restriction, yet we were not able to scramble a single jet on 9-11 even after several planes had been hijacked and one had ALREADY hit the twin towers.

[sgreger1]

And lets remember, Obama's dad fought in WWII! (Oh, except for the fact that his dad was 10 at the time and lived in Kenya)

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com...-war-ii-video/

Another Sarah Palin moment, to be added to the 57 states gaffe.