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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 03:59 AM
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Air Force 1
Is rather large!

Weird that we never saw these kind of photos when the Chimp was in charge!

Or perhaps we did, and I just didn't bother the look. :shrug:








Oh yeah, a funny music video about Bipartisanship made from some of the slideshow photos at the Whitehouse.gov site!
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EraOfResponsibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 05:19 AM
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1. He can run the whole country from that one plane
shit's amazing.
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politicasista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 05:11 PM
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19. That really is
:)
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 07:56 AM
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2. I am so happy our plane is finally occupied by a sane person.
There's something about Air Force One, isn't there? I'd love to fly on it. The President should run a lottery and allow private citizens a chance to travel along on the people's jet once in awhile.
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:29 AM
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5. yeah but I still don't like the jacket.
It reminds me of the former occupant too much! :(
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oregonjen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 12:00 PM
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9. Yeah, but his socks at least don't have the presidential seal
:evilgrin:
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 12:27 PM
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10. I agree. The jacket is cheesy. I imagine the people in charge
of the plane order them up and I wish they could do something other than a jacket that resembles the Future Farmers of America jackets.
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AyanEva Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 12:37 PM
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11. LOLLERSKATES
Edited on Tue Feb-17-09 12:38 PM by AyanEva
I wish they could do something other than a jacket that resembles the Future Farmers of America jackets.

:rofl:
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peaches2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 04:51 PM
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16. Me too!
I feel the same way. Not so much the jacket itself, but his name on it. I always thought the Chimp had it on his jackets to remember his name.
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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 05:07 PM
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17. Looks good on Obama
Now here's some garb and a President on AF1 that makes me :puke:

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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 07:30 PM
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26. Holy Shit!
:puke:
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:25 AM
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3. It's amazing all they can fit in there....
.... and on top of that, on some trips, Marine 1, "The Beast" (his limo) and several other limos go with him. (although I think on some trips that requires one of those hugs cargo planes.)

I'm also glad to see there's room in Air Force 1 for his new shoes. :)
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 01:38 PM
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12. IIRC, a C-17 flies ahead of Air Force One,
and that C-17 carries Marine One and Cadillac One, along with several other vehicles.
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 06:49 PM
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24. A couple planes fly ahead to each stop with limos and whatnot
Edited on Tue Feb-17-09 06:50 PM by charlie and algernon
I saw a history channel program last night where they even flew in several tanker trucks loaded with fuel for AF1 since they couldn't trust the fuel in Africa.
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tinymontgomery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:28 AM
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4. How come I don't see the
presidential seal on his shoe's and socks?
:sarcasm:
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:31 AM
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6. The conference room on the air force one is even bigger
The plane, or should I say planes as there are two, have state of the art video conferencing on them, fax machines, internet, etc. Plus two beds! Its huge.
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Veruca Salt Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 10:59 AM
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7. There was an awesome program on National Geographic channel about AF1 and Marine 1
If you ever get the chance do check it out! Even though * shows up a couple times and smirks around (I just roll my eyes now when I see that... am I getting soft?!), the program was worth it.
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BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:46 AM
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8. Here's the layout - wish there were more pics
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 02:32 PM
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13. cool--thanks for posting. n/t
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 06:37 PM
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23. oh cool, I'd been looking for this...
.... stalker that I am.
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rainbow4321 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 07:27 PM
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25. They showed most all the areas on that AF1 special
Freaking amazing to see allll those rooms..it was hard to remember that it was a PLANE. The kitchen area alone could have passed for a regular restaurant kitchen with all the equipment and kitchen staff running around in it.
One other news station had a video of it, also...theirs went a little TOO far, they **really** didn't need to have their tour guide open the SHOWER door so they could get a close up of the shower stall. Pretty much could have done a "there's the bathroom area" deal.

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crikkett Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 02:40 PM
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14. Notice the blackberry
w/in arm's reach in every shot
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 02:44 PM
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15. Oh no. Did he use Air Force 1 to go to Denver today? I'm so upset.
He should have taken the bus.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 05:09 PM
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18. Hitchhiking would have saved on gas!
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 05:13 PM
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20. OMG they aren't wearing jackets in the AF1 office!
Don't they respect the office?

(for those who need it) :sarcasm:
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 06:31 PM
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21. When you scrape off eight years' worth of encrusted slime...
...the interior is pretty roomy.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 06:36 PM
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22. lol, did the Captain turn on the "no smoking" light above the TV? NT
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rainbow4321 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 07:38 PM
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27. If you're like me, you pretty much avoided Prez pics from Jan 20 2001 - Jan 19, 2009
Not something I would purposely seek out or click on during that time frame. It was never a good thing when the first thing that came to mind was "that has to be photoshopped. UGH, please let that be photoshopped..."
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:18 PM
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28. NOT "Made in the USA" I think I heard the other day . . . where? Not sure.
Edited on Tue Feb-17-09 11:18 PM by defendandprotect
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crimsonblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-09 12:04 AM
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29. It looks like Obama got his shoes resoled or got new ones...
that elitist bastard.
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