Remember when the Big Three CEOs got beaten up for flying in private jets to DC?

[King 5.45]

You gotta listen to this Youtube clip closely as the reporter describes the Not My President's itinerary:



It's 153 freakin' miles by car!

[autotech6506]

The hypocracy of this president is enough to make me puke. He says that he is going to cut down cost yadda yadda. He should have just done one of his youtube addresses or whatever instead of blowing all the cash to pay for the extra law enforcement, jet fuel and other costs. There is no need to do that for 25 jobs. what a joke.

[Wild Bill Klinton]

How about these Wednesday night parties?

[Morel42]

Wow. You guys are really reaching now.. lol

Whats next? Obama takes hot showers!? THAT COMMIE!!

/boggle

At least he's not clearing brush....

[King 5.45]

Wow. You guys are really reaching now.. lol

Whats next? Obama takes hot showers!? THAT COMMIE!!

/boggle

At least he's not clearing brush....

Who the fuck runs a 747 for a trip from DC to Williamsburg and back? Put it in PA terms: Philly to PGH is 300 miles one way, or twice the distance. You gettin' the bigger picture here?

[Morel42]

Who the fuck runs a 747 for a trip from DC to Williamsburg and back? Put it in PA terms: Philly to PGH is 300 miles one way, or twice the distance. You gettin' the bigger picture here?

In order for the President to drive, standard Secret service policy is to block off the highway and off/on ramps and side roads that are next to the motorcade.

They also have local law enforcement to escort during the trip.

Also, Marine one doesn't have anti-missile avoidance systems that Air Force 1 has.. One of the reasons they don't use it for long trips.


So. It's a huge PITA for a motorcade to go anything over 20-30 miles..

You wanna Block off I95 during Rush Hour? Or 495 around the beltway? That place is gridlock at 3am..

/shudder with memories.

[phillyd2]

Yeah and it would be cheaper if he flew commercial in coach overseas

You guys have really gone nuts. The good news for the other side is that the anti O rants have become so silly that any serious criticisms can now be easily dismissed as just another lunatic rant. Well done indeed.

[JoeWilliams]

Who the fuck runs a 747 for a trip from DC to Williamsburg and back? Put it in PA terms: Philly to PGH is 300 miles one way, or twice the distance. You gettin' the bigger picture here?

Let's put it this way... it only takes a couple hours to get from the Philly area to Williamsburg in a Cessna Skyhawk, a small four place prop plane.

It's only 98 miles from DC to Williamsburg. Taking the 747 was a MASSIVE waste of money. What he should have taken was Marine One. But that's not as showy, I reckon, and beside it's our money he's wasting, not his.

[CarolinaGuy]

Who the fuck runs a 747 for a trip from DC to Williamsburg and back? Put it in PA terms: Philly to PGH is 300 miles one way, or twice the distance. You gettin' the bigger picture here?

JFK flew from Ft Worth to Dallas on AF1 the day he was killed.

Presidents have been doing this for decades.

[King 5.45]

Let's put it this way... it only takes a couple hours to get from the Philly area to Williamsburg in a Cessna Skyhawk, a small four place prop plane.

It's only 98 miles from DC to Williamsburg. Taking the 747 was a MASSIVE waste of money. What he should have taken was Marine One. But that's not as showy, I reckon, and beside it's our money he's wasting, not his.

Shhh. You'll spoil their fun in telling us that our hair is on fire, and thanks for quoting the air miles one-way — I was fairly sure that it was much shorter aloft, but not just by how much.