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[fsxnate]

181,000 an hour to use Airforce 1

http://www.foxnews.c...-travel-record/

here comes a flame war, but you never saw em once talk about Bush's 8 years of travel on that bird, Obama hasn't even reached half that time and its already on the front page

brought to you by neither a democrat or a republican, just common sense.

apparently he's set a record.......lol record or not its just funny how they presented the title.

Edited by fsxnate, 24 November 2010 - 01:32 PM.

[Alaska_MD-83]

I wonder if this goes under the 700 billion the DOD gets every year...

[LA_PHX]

fsxnate, on Nov 24 2010, 11:33 AM, said:

you never saw em once talk about Bush's 8 years of travel on that bird, Obama hasn't even reached half that time and its already on the front page

That's because Bush didn't set a record for most days abroad in first two years of office.  If he did, it would have been on the news.  But he didn't.

Mystery solved.

[fsxnate]

Alaska_MD-83, on Nov 24 2010, 01:40 PM, said:

I wonder if this goes under the 700 billion the DOD gets every year...

well this is true

LA_BOS, on Nov 24 2010, 01:42 PM, said:

That's because Bush didn't set a record for most days abroad in first two years of office.  If he did, it would have been on the news.  But he didn't.

Mystery solved.

as well as this

[7-5-7]

No public official should be using taxpayer funds like this unless it is for official business. Thank God Speaker Boehner will be flying commercially unlike the current dirt bag

[E-Jet]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 04:47 PM, said:

No public official should be using taxpayer funds like this unless it is for official business. Thank God Speaker Boehner will be flying commercially unlike the current dirt bag

Hmmm...

If he wants to then let him, you aren't the president of the US and I doubt you can stop him from flying on Airforce 1.

Its like why don't we send the president of the United States of America, one of the most powerful country's in the world and put him on a normal plane which has no protection from missile's, EMP's,etc. No way of directing the country/military in a national crisis and no security on board. Lets see how long he last.

Edited by Embraer, 24 November 2010 - 03:58 PM.

[7-5-7]

Embraer, on Nov 24 2010, 03:50 PM, said:

Here we go...

I know, I forgot I have to support everybody else in the topic, otherwise I am automatically blamed for a flame war   what a failure of a system.

EDIT: you do realize that the statement of which you are questioning has really nothing to do with politics : /

Edited by 7-5-7, 24 November 2010 - 03:55 PM.

[Alaska_MD-83]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 12:52 PM, said:

I know, I forgot I have to support everybody else in the topic, otherwise I am automatically blamed for a flame war   what a failure of a system.

Nah. You're just an idiot. Your presence is enough for a flame war.

[LA_PHX]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 01:47 PM, said:

No public official should be using taxpayer funds like this unless it is for official business. Thank God Speaker Boehner will be flying commercially unlike the current dirt bag

Ooops...didn't mean to thank this post.

[E-Jet]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 04:52 PM, said:

I know, I forgot I have to support everybody else in the topic, otherwise I am automatically blamed for a flame war   what a failure of a system.

EDIT: you do realize that the statement of which you are questioning has really nothing to do with politics : /

Well if he wants to go somewhere for some logistical reason then what are you suggesting? Fly on Airforce 1 or not.

[7-5-7]

Alaska_MD-83, on Nov 24 2010, 03:58 PM, said:

Nah. You're just an idiot. Your presence is enough for a flame war.

Wow, you really made a statement, I'm deeply offended!  

Embraer, on Nov 24 2010, 04:01 PM, said:

Well if he wants to go somewhere for some logistical reason then what are you suggesting? Fly on Airforce 1 or not.

Why don't you re-read my post? I think the answer to that question is pretty well noted in there.

[E-Jet]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 05:05 PM, said:

Wow, you really made a statement, I'm deeply offended!  
Why don't you re-read my post? I think the answer to that question is pretty well noted in there.

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No public official should be using taxpayer funds like this unless it is for official business.

Ok, so, if Obama wants to go on vacation then what do you want him to fly on?

[7-5-7]

Embraer, on Nov 24 2010, 03:50 PM, said:

Hmmm...

If he wants to then let him, you aren't the president of the US and I doubt you can stop him from flying on Airforce 1.

Its like why don't we send the president of the United States of America, one of the most powerful country's in the world and put him on a normal plane which has no protection from missile's, EMP's,etc. No way of directing the country/military in a national crisis and no security on board. Lets see how long he last.

Honestly that post made no sense. Re-read my post. Also, read: the difference between its and it's.

Embraer, on Nov 24 2010, 04:07 PM, said:

Ok, so, if Obama wants to go on vacation then what do you want him to fly on?

Buy a plane ticket! People don't pay taxes so the president can go on vacation, he gets paid enough as it is.

Edited by 7-5-7, 24 November 2010 - 04:07 PM.

[SwitchFX]

That price is pretty cheap, to be honest.

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 12:47 PM, said:

No public official should be using taxpayer funds like this unless it is for official business. Thank God Speaker Boehner will be flying commercially unlike the current dirt bag

I had to read that three times before I understood what it was you were saying. Put a freaking comma in there.

[7-5-7]

SwitchFX, on Nov 24 2010, 04:08 PM, said:

That price is pretty cheap, to be honest.
I had to read that three times before I understood what it was you were saying. Put a freaking comma in there.

Whoops! Your right!

And, are you JOKING!? 181,000 and hour is cheap?  

Edited by 7-5-7, 24 November 2010 - 04:13 PM.

[LA_PHX]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 02:08 PM, said:

Buy a plane ticket! People don't pay taxes so the president can go on vacation, he gets paid enough as it is.

I doubt it will happen anytime soon but, lets say for argument's sake, North Korea decides to go buzzurk and launch a full scale assault on South Korea and the president is enjoying is wonderful, extremely long flight on Air New Zealand from LAX to Auckland so he can vacation with his family.  His advisors, cabinet, military team, etc. etc. etc. all need to talk to him immediately and privately about said North Korean insanity.  What do they do?

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 02:11 PM, said:

And, are you JOKING!? 181,000 and hour is cheap?  

I thought it would have been more.

[7-5-7]

LA_BOS, on Nov 24 2010, 04:15 PM, said:

I doubt it will happen anytime soon but, lets say for argument's sake, North Korea decides to go buzzurk and launch a full scale assault on South Korea and the president is enjoying is wonderful, extremely long flight on Air New Zealand from LAX to Auckland so he can vacation with his family.  His advisors, cabinet, military team, etc. etc. etc. all need to talk to him immediately and privately about said North Korean insanity.  What do they do?
I thought it would have been more.

Well, he really doesn't need a vacation for the very little 4 years he's in the white house

[Flying_Pie]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 02:11 PM, said:

Whoops! You're right!

And, are you JOKING?! 181,000 an hour is cheap?  

[7-5-7]

LA_BOS, on Nov 24 2010, 04:15 PM, said:

I thought it would have been more.

Well, thank God, it isn't.

[Flying_Pie]

7-5-7, on Nov 24 2010, 02:18 PM, said:

Well, he really doesn't need a vacation for the very few 4 years he's in the White House