President Obama flies to South Africa alongside George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton

[Beacool]

Source: UK Daily Mail

as he prepares to speak at massive Mandela memorial event



President Barack Obama was en route to South Africa on Monday morning alongside
George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton to attend the national memorial service for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela along with hundreds of thousands of mourners.

Obama will be the first foreign leader in line to address some 200,000 people, including over 70 world leaders, at Tuesday's mass memorial event.

The group boarded Air Force One under cold, rainy skies Monday morning for the long flight, an opportunity for a rare get-together of American presidents and first ladies.

Former President Bill Clinton was traveling separately from Rio de Janeiro, where he was attending a Clinton Global Initiative event. And former President Jimmy Carter also planned to join the group in Johannesburg.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520877/President-Obama-flies-South-Africa-Mandela-memorial-event-alongside-George-W-Bush-Hillary-Clinton.html

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[Thor_MN]

1. I'm assuming they took Air Force One, the headline should read that the others hitched a ride

Not that Obama is riding with them.

[Control-Z]

2. Poor headline, I agree.

I wasn't sure if they were flying along side each other in separate planes until I got to this line:

"The group boarded Air Force One under cold, rainy skies Monday morning for the long flight, an opportunity for a rare get-together of American presidents and first ladies."

[Beacool]

3. Yes, they all took Air Force One.

I guess they meant that they all went together.

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Perhaps they are all flying under there own power?

Sorta like the Justice League and Gleek the Monkey.

[maindawg]

5. So Is W going to expose himself

to arrest? He is a convicted war criminal.

[hedda_foil]

6. Wonder where they all slept.

Afaik there's only one bedroom on Air Force One.

[onehandle]

7. Huge staff on board that also has to sleep on long flights.

There must be bunks and open space to set up additional sleep areas.

Not to mention lay flat sleeping chairs like in first class on a commercial airliner.

[Beacool]

8. Girls with girls and boys with boys.

Like going away to camp.

Just kidding, but the image of Bush and Obama sharing a room made me LOL.