Barack Obama in the middle of Air Force One controversy



Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009

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President Barack Obama finds himself in the midst of another storm. In the midst of all the issues with the economy and the war or terrorism,, he now has to deal with an issue closer to home, that of the now notorious photograph of Air Force One.

The White House was updating their pictures of Air Force One and had the idea of having the plane fly low near the Statue of Liberty with an F-16 flying above it, taking pictures. Despite the great managerial ability that the Obama government boasts off, they neglected to mention anything about the photo shoot to authorities in New York and needless to say, it started a panic amongst residents of the city who thought there were seeing a repeat of September 11, 2001.

News channels showed pictures and video of scared New Yorkers running for cover. When this incident was investigated further, it was revealed that this was for a photo shoot. Authorities in New York were upset at the lack of warning from the White House. They spoke out against the government and rightly so, considering that this stunt terrified residents.

Upon further exploration, it was found that the entire photo shoot cost the tax payer a little over $325,000. When President Obama heard about the Air-Force One photo shoot, he was enraged and asked for a full investigation. Then, his staff announced that the photographs would not be released.

When people heard about this, they questioned this decision and the decision to spend so much money for a few photographs. Almost immediately, President Obama's team changed its mind and said that they'd release just one picture.

Now, the man in charge of this entire embarrassing incident, Louis Caldera has resigned his position as Chairman of the White House Military Office. He said that he was not aware of the shoot since he was out sick and didn't read an email mentioning the shoot.

While this incident is a minor one, it exposed a lot of truths about the Obama government. Despite claims for transparency and watchful spending, this government has been at fault for both. They showed a complete lack of communication between Caldera and his team, disregard for tax payer money by spending $325,000 for a photo shoot and complete indecision by deciding to not release the photographs and then changing their decision less than a day later.

Is the Obama government already breaking its promises of watchful spending? Despite claims of being completely open to the public, they have tried to cover up this issue before they were exposed and they have indulged in an act that has left them with their reputation less than it was before. Is this the change we can believe in?

Barack Obama is probably most controversial Presidents of the United States. However, in the midst of all his fame, we should not forget that he is answerable to the American people. http://www.whois-barack-obama.com is a site that analyzes the President, his policies and all decisions that affect our lives.
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» left by Connor Davidson
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Great article. Well done.
 
This shows how far apart govenment and the people can be. Why did they not ask? Sounds rather stupid.
 
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