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Government Obama visits NJ flood zone, air traffic halted for hours…
- Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:54pm by
Mike Opelka
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Air Force One landed in Newark, NJ and the President, NJ Gov Christie, and other state legislators climbed into a Marine Helicopter and flew over the areas ravaged by Irene’s rain. Because of this visit, planes all across the country were placed on long delays and tens of thousands of travelers were forced to sit and wait because the airspace over New Jersey was under a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR).
Newark’s Liberty Airport ranks among the busiest travel hubs in the country, unless you happened to be trying to get in or out of there today, while President Obama was in town surveying the damage done by floodwaters from Hurricane Irene. Every time the president visits an airport, TFRs must be in place and with good reason. Safety is vital and you want the leader of the country to be able to get in an out of an airport without delay. However, the White House might be wise to consider how often this president uses Air Force One and the Marine One helicopters and the rippling effect that has on air travel.
How much air travel could President Obama be taking? CBS‘ Mark Knoller is keeping track of the President’s time on Air Force One and Marine One. You might be surprised to read the numbers. From a tweet posted on Friday (before the trips taken this weekend):
Based on Knoller’s numbers, as of today President Obama will have flown on Marine One over 500 times and close to 410 flights on Air Force One.
Of course Presidents MUST visit disaster areas and show concern for those who lost family members, or homes, cars, etc. But you also must question the wisdom and timing of this trip. To shut down one the the country’s busiest airports in the middle of the Labor Day weekend, will no doubt be remembered by all those who spent most of the day waiting in another city, held up, not any bad weather, just by bad timing.
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UnseenAmerican
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 3:31pmIts stories like this that make me give conservative media a dirty look. You acknowledge that all Presidents do it but you act as if you actually give a damn when this President does the same thing.
Report Post »JohnTwoFeathers
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 11:58amWhat an arogant puss ball this clown has become. Ill bet Gov Chr.istie wanted to head slap him and send him to Lib.ya where his friends are. There was no good reason for him to be in an area that needs freedom of movement by ALL transportation groups. Chris should have put his stamp on him and chucked him in a flooded basement. “Never let a crisis go unused”
Report Post »njconserv
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 9:49amhe is glorying with the fact of a new crisis, he dosen”t want to waste it, another headwind excuse for political gain, ! what a waste this guy is !,
Report Post »Talbot
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 8:16amThis is the exact reason George W. Bush did not land in New Orleans after Katrina. There was enough chaos on the ground at the time. And yet Bush was criticized unmercifully. But Ocommunist does not give a rip how much more chaos he causes, as long as he gets his moment before the cameras.
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:51amThis was a lose-lose situation. When Bush did a fly-over of the Katrina-ravaged area he was blasted. If Obama had done that (and believe me I’m NO Obama supporter) I’m sure he would have caught the same flack. Whatever they do in these situations is going to be criticized.
Report Post »preppymom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:28pmI remember when Clinton shut down the airport in LA for at least 5 hours because he was waiting to get his hair cut by some top stylist. Everyone was so *cough cough* understanding. Not sure if they know how much inconvenience they cause when they go anywhere.
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