Boehner furious over Air Force One being used on campaign trips, forgets President named "Bush"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Who can forget Bush on Air Force One, and his FLEET of gas-guzzling SUVs that were used for CAMPAIGNING?

Oh, Boehner...why weren't you crying THEN?

Just now on MSNBC. The comment was "This subject comes up every four years."

[liberal N proud]

1. These people are reprehensible with their faux outrage over the things Obama does.

This is a perk all incumbent Presidents enjoy.

[Turbineguy]

2. Who can blame him for forgetting Bush?

We'd all like to forget him.

[sadbear]

3. Republican Rule #1:

IOKIYAR

[unblock]

4. even if obama were to fly commercial coach for campaigning,

he would STILL be flying air force one, as that is the official designation for ANY plane carrying the president.

nevermind that that would obviously be an unacceptable security risk.


presidential campaigns have long paid for the equivalent cost of flying for campaign trips. i recently heard on npr that the obama administration is actually paying MORE than previous administrations because they changed the formula to be based on the cost of comparable charter flight rather than a standard commercial flight.

[TexasProgresive]

5. What about every president since the 1st Air Force 1 took off?

Stupid is as stupid does!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. It's not stupid.

It's cynical and maniacal.

So what if it's bullshit? I'll be getting the frothing emails from my freeper in-laws tomorrow screaming bloody murder about Obama and AF1.

Fox News won't correct it.

Mission accomplished.

[Initech]

6. Yeah they forget that W spent well over a year of his two terms on vacation.

You don't see Obama going back to the "ranch" to clear brush, do you?

[goclark]

24. Clear Brush and Drink -- don't forget Drink

[Renew Deal]

8. It comes up every 4 years and it's dumb

The president whomever it may be should get to use his/her airplane. That's life. You become president and you get to fly around in Air Force One.

[gratuitous]

9. If the Republicans had an actual issue, they'd talk about that

But they don't, so they have to make do with what's available. The weird thing is why the popular media think it's worth wasting oxygen on these nontroversies when there are plenty of other, real, issues to report.

[HangOnKids]

11. The Media Is Owned By The Fuckers We Hate

It is not the popular media it is the GOP media.

[redqueen]

10. Republicans are fucking pathetic. nt

[bpj62]

12. White House in the sky

If the nation was attacked while President Obama was on a campaign trip, I guess that he would just have to wait in line like everybody else to get a flight. These people are so far removed the reality of what Air Force One really is. It is a flying command center.

[savalez]

13. Air Force 'hiccup' One... used is.. used... is being for 'hiccup' campaining? Hell Nah!..'hiccup'

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

14. Bush used Air Force One like his own SUV

He probably even sent it out to pick up pizza.

[ProSense]

15. Media Matters, 2010:

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But getting back to her suggestion that following Bush's example would save taxpayer money. President Bush took 149 trips to Camp David, 77 visits to his Crawford ranch, and 11 trips to his father's Kennebunkport mansion. Since Air Force One reportedly cost $56,800 per hour to operate in 2004 (which Bush used to get to Crawford), and the plane can travel up to 630 miles per hour, it cost at least $259,657 to get the 2,880 miles to Crawford and back, each time Bush went, or roughly $20 million dollars just for taking the plane on the Crawford trips alone. Add in the cost of putting up Secret Service and other staff for the ranch trips, as well as the Kennebunkport and Camp David trips, and you get, well, a lot.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201008050054

Republicans are morons!

[libodem]

16. Boo fucking hoo

We need a flip off smilie.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

18. Ask and you shall receive...take your pick:

[libodem]

20. You are a god

Amongst mortal men. Hubbadah.

[lpbk2713]

17. That's it? That's the best he can come up with? I'm LMAO here.

Get over it crybaby.




      [big] "WAAAH!! No fair!!" [/big]

[GeorgeGist]

19. Stop the Stupid!

[RebelOne]

21. I am so sick of Boehner slamming Obama

on everything his does since he said he was not going to do anything to help Obama be re-elected. I can't wait to see him cry when Obama is re-elected.

[deacon]

22. How about a jobs bill mr. boehner...as long as your doin' nothin', how about a jobs bill?

[longship]

23. Would you have the President with his awesome responsibilities...

leave DC on a commercial flight? Without the football or the requisite staff and communication equipment to handle any number of international crises in the US sphere of influence? Maybe he should travel by Piper Cub!

Straw man argument. Flying by Air Force One is not a perk. It's part of Obama's job description.