The Photo-Op From Hell

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Much blog chatter about the panic caused by the President’s plane in NYC yesterday.

Doug Powers, on Malkin’s site: “Look for Obama’s people to claim it was a selfless gesture on the part of the president to take New Yorkers minds off the swine flu.”

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/27/i-feel-the-need-the-need-to-freak-out-new-yorkers/

Charles Johnson at LGF, on President Obama’s apology: “He’s getting very good at apologizing. But the other question that needs answering is: at a time of great financial crisis, combined with the largest federal budget in history, why is money being wasted on unnecessary extravagances like this?”

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/33509_President_Apologizes_for_Air_Force_One_Overflight

Allah Pundit has videos:

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/27/smart-power-pentagon-freaks-out-new-york-with-low-altitude-fly-by/

Brian Faughnan at Redstate notes that the administration is throwing their appointee under the bus:

http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/04/27/white-house-stupidity-leads-to-panic-in-new-york/

Brad Schaeffer at New Majority:

http://www.newmajority.com/ShowScroll.aspx?ID=ba2f9afd-8266-42fc-9528-9e5e9a7a88ff

Some on the left commented on this incident, too. Kevin Drum:

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2009/04/photo-op

TPM reader AN on the Mothership blog yesterday:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/04/on_that_flyover_idea.php

Any more posts out there on this subject? Put ‘em in the comments.

UPDATE: James Joyner:

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/air_force_one_flyover_frightens_new_yorkers/

UPDATE #2: Jason Zengerle in the New Republic:

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/04/28/is-caldera-obama-s-brownie.aspx

UPDATE #3: Michael O’Hare:

http://www.samefacts.com/archives/management_/2009/04/a_photoop.php

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