Biden’s Plane Lands Safely After Being Struck by Birds in California
- Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:42pm by
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (NewsCore) — A plane carrying Vice President Joe Biden was struck by birds shortly before landing in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday night and remained grounded Friday.
“Air Force 2 encountered a bird strike last night when landing in Santa Barbara,” a spokesperson from the VP’s office told FOX News Channel. “The Vice President left Santa Barbara [Friday] afternoon as scheduled, aboard an alternate US Air Force aircraft.”
Lt. Gregg Johnson, a spokesman from the US Air Force 89th Airlift Wing, told KEYT-TV that the birds struck the plane between 10:00pm and 10:30pm local time Thursday.
“The aircraft, the vice president and the crew were safe at all times, no one was in danger,” Johnson told the station.
“When there is a bird strike our safety procedure is to land safely as quickly as possible to get an assessment of what happened and review the extent of damage if there is damage.”
Biden had flown to the Santa Barbara area to attend a fundraiser hosted by Nancy Koppelman, a member of President Barach Obama’s National Finance Committee, KEYT reported.
The extent of damage to the plane was not reported. Biden returned to the East Coast Friday evening.
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Comments (111)
abbygirl1994
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:20pmMy advice to Biden is this… Is it possible God just gave you another chance.. maybe he is giving you a warning to turn from your wicked ways… there is a reason for everything.. if I were you I would listen!God has promised to take care of the wicked!
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 4:09pmSome body shot “birds” at Bidens plane? P.E.T.A. “IS” going to have something to say about this. Good news “IS” obango won’t have to eat dog tonight!
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 4:25pmNo no no … Biden killed birds.
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 6:24pmThey were ANGRY birds! Terrible waste of perfectly good birds. Way to go Bite me…..
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 9:47pmDamn, almost….
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 10:35pmThat is one gigantic plane for the VP to be town hoppin’ in. I guess the birds miscalculated how many they would need to complete the strike.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:26amHIDDEN_LION, Whoa, careful what you wish for. 0bama would likely make Hillary his running mate, and that woman scares me more than either of them. She just might pull a Vince Foster on “0”.
Report Post »joesn38
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:17pmI’ll bet they were do do birds trying to free their leader
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 4:25pmWere they left-wing birds or right-wing birds?
Report Post »canadianproud
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:16amlol lol lol
Report Post »Teufel Hunden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:59pmBird strikes are a real threat. Where was the Secret Service advance team prior to his landing? Hmmmm???
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 5:57pmProbably chokin the chickens.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 8:37pmMammy….you should be ashame……lol!!!
Report Post »william1
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 11:36pmdamn!
Report Post »Teufel Hunden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:57pmI can see it now, terrorists strapping explosive vests on “airport” birds.
Report Post »Spokane Armory
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:42pmNews Flash: Biden hates animals. More at 6:00.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:39pmThose were not birds. They were the new Secrete Service recruits.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:47pmHe was probably charging them too much to fly in his plane. Sorry our plane.
Report Post »Infidel49
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:33pmThat damn Bush again.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:55pmBird in the hand, means 2 in the bush?
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:26pmWere those biomechanical birds working on behalf of a right-wing conspiracy? Biden was chosen as VP to discourage anyone from even thinking about impeaching or repealing this experiment of a president, lest they be stuck with a “seemingly” worse idiot. Do you think all his gaffe‘s aren’t planned out?
Report Post »Patriot of My America
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 7:41pmIt is not possible to say all his Foot In Mouth disease is planned,. Just look at how he spoke before as a senator. Just as stupid then as well. The VP is as dumb as a bag of hammers.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 9:49pmNot planned, but a brilliant move on Obama’s part.
Report Post »cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:23pmMaybe the birds want a recount! Sounds like the birds are smarter than most californian voters/ nevada voters!
Report Post »cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:52pmsorry ment 2008 us voter or voter machines
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 8:36pmthe birds know!!!
Report Post »RedDirtTexas
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:16pmHope ( he crapped his under-roos and had enough sense to) Change (them)!
Report Post »RedFlyer
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:08pmToo bad. I’ve been wanting to give Biden the bird for some time now.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:20pmmust have been tea party birds…..
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:41pmREDFLYER, best comment here yet.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:07pm…
Report Post »Even the birds don’t like our VP.
TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:04pmMust have passed over “Bodega Bay” on the way in…
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:39pmHehe. I got it.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 6:24pmLol. Cool Beans.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:29amDang, I totally glossed over that at first. Just took me a while to get it. Alfred’s body must have a smile about now.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:03pmi think they meant that “birds were struck by plane”. otherwise, they dont make planes like they used to
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 4:29pmNo … you got it all wrong. The birds were SEIU birds, and they were on strike … and so the plane had to make an emergency landing. Since these were left-wing birds, everyone had to count on the right-wing engine to get them down safely. Does any of this sound familiar?
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:02pmThe real question is: Why does a 200 lb. man with a handful of aides, some media and few Secret Service guys (and maybe a few Columbian cuties on the side) need a 155 passenger airliner to fly around in? After all, His Putzness has no official government function other than being a “tie-breaker” in the Senate as V.P. More government waste in more ways than one!
Report Post »Buck Shane
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:42pm“Biden had flown to the Santa Barbara area to attend a fundraiser ”
Don’t worry about Joe having no function in the government – at least he can’t screw anything up. Why should we pay for his tranportation to a fundraiser?
Report Post »That plane costs almost $180,000 per hour to fly-5 hours there and 5 back – that trip cost us a minimum of $1,800,000.
^Why don’t we just give him the money we spent for the transportation. It would be more than the take from the fundraiser and save wear and tear on the plane – and the birds.^
I don’t mind his going to fundraisers; I just don’t want to pay for them.
Patriot of My America
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 7:46pmHe is practicing as a shoe in.. He needs all the trappings. Cant let this fool feel scriminated against.
Report Post »Besides he is earning travel rewards. He is paid travel pay. I think the government allows .55 cents per
authorized mile of travel.
GrandmaNRichmondTX
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 11:23pmThat fundraiser he went to was a $2,000/plate dinner. Then he and his entourage caught another government plane to LA for another fundraiser (while AF2 was being repaired). After this next election, WE the PEOPLE need to demand that there be no more flitting around OUR country to campaign on OUR dime. I would have said to have it done now, but the Dems would start screaming “Bush did it”.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:00pmIt‘s Bush’s fault. Hey, how about all you lefties just cut to the chase – “It‘s George Washington’s fault” because if it hadn’t been for Liberty and U.S, then the production of air-craft would have never been profitable, thus would have never happened because the drive for quality would have never existed. “It‘s George Washington’s fault.”
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:06pmGood post Tim. Very good.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:24pmRIGHT: We always like hearing from the boy when he’s taking his meds…
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 8:44pmTim…you just made some sense……..I thank God for George Washinton
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:59pmBiden did a fantastic job in the BLR video… Worth re-posting for certain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcjet2MwUR0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:53pmWow a lot of bird hits in the last week .. think it is a coordinated effort?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:09pmthe birds are protesting windmills & wind turbines.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:10pmis there a war on birds?
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:52pmSuch bad news… bird strikes and all. Are they part of the ows strike team?
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:04pmBirds after the VP, bees after the POTUS. Wow, amazing. That’s the birds and the bees for you.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:04pmThe birds know! They are willing to give their lives to educate us. Are you listening Amerika?
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:46pm@right-wing
Yes the birds know. Raise their young, kick them out of the nest, show them how to fend for themselves & fly away & watch from a distance & the young bird figures-out…..guess I better get my act together and look around for food & either “get busy living or get busy dying”. I don’t even have to go to where this admin. is taking this country…all I can say, from personal experience, “if I want to eat, I got to work”.
Report Post »At least my mom did this for me, we old people remember our parents would give us information on how to live on our own but also remember my mom gave me dishes, ironing-board a few pieces of old furniture and that was it. When I go to the $ store today,I’m amazed how you can buy dishes, silver-ware & stuff cheap to supply your apartment or whatever.for little amount of money, and those stores were not around, maybe a few 2nd hand stores, but the older crowd know what I mean. No wonder these kids don’t understand starting from the bottom & working up. I’ll shut up now!
IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:52pmI may not like his politics, etc. but I am glad that he and the crew did land safety. God Bless America.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:41pmThe pilot should have made Biden parachute out to ensure his safety. :)
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:09pmgood one Darla lol
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:14pm@ImChristian,
I’m glad the plane landed safety too, the cost of replacement is pretty high.
@Darla_K,
Report Post »If Biden had parachuted out, the birds would have left the plane alone.
RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:48pmThis is a big flocking deal!
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:56pmLol.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:00pmI did LAUGH OUT LOUD! Good for you.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:45pmGOD moves in Mysterious Ways!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:01pmHE IS warning us all, isn’t HE?
Some of us get it and others keep on “landing safe” in this world. Aren’t they going to be surprised at their terminal landing?
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:45pmhe!!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:44pmRight Wing conspiracy. Get it, “wing.”
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:39pmGot and laughed out loud too.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:43pmDuh! That should have been Got “IT”
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:44pmI feel sorry for the birds, why did he fly into them. Where is PEDA
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:02pmI bet they chased that poor flock of birds for hundreds of miles to set that up.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:40pmKICKAGRANDMA, Hoping they were American Eagles so he could do to them what he and his boss are doing to the rest of the country?
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:58pmThe movie “Burlesque”…..”air-rights”.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:24pmPETA Doesn’t give a flying crap about the Bald Eagle being killed by wind turbines.. nor the thousands of bats either! Why would they care about a few birds!
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