try to imagine..President Obama dons a flight suit and lands on uss abraham lincoln in a fighter jet

[spanone]

claiming 'mission accomplished'

live on national television


.....just imagine...the right...the media




uh-oh, teleprompters!!!!!



On May 1, 2003, Bush became the first sitting President to make an arrested landing in a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier<2><3> when he arrived at the USS Abraham Lincoln in a Lockheed S-3 Viking, dubbed Navy One, as the carrier returned from combat operations in the Persian Gulf. He posed for photographs with pilots and members of the ship's crew while wearing a flight suit. A few hours later, he gave a speech announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War. Far above him was the warship's banner stating "Mission Accomplished."

[Rex]

1. Hi!

"Leave it to Repukes to fuck it all up and a Dem to fix it, typical."

[spanone]

2. funny pic!!!

[Dawson Leery]

9. +1

[gratuitous]

3. Imagine further

That in order to have the whole photo op stunt play out just so, the carrier was turned so all the photos showed open water, instead of its proximity to its home port of San Diego, and the ship and its crew were kept at sea for an extra day to accommodate Commander Bunnypants.

[lame54]

4. and then we stay there another 10 years...

I love it

[spanone]

6. well, eight years

this was 2003

[lame54]

18. we're not out yet

[Morning Dew]

5. What's sad to me is that 8 and 1/4 years later

We're still in Iraq.

[Obamanaut]

7. Even Bush did not land in a fighter jet.. nt

[spanone]

8. Lockheed S-3 Viking

The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-seat twin-engine jet aircraft that was used by the U.S. Navy to identify, track, and destroy enemy submarines. In the late 1990s, the S-3B's mission focus shifted to surface warfare and aerial refueling. The Viking also provided electronic warfare and surface surveillance capabilities to the carrier battle group. A carrier-based, subsonic, all-weather, multi-mission aircraft with long range, it carried automated weapon systems, and was capable of extended missions with in-flight refueling. Because of the engines’ low-pitched sound, it was nicknamed the "Hoover" after the vacuum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-3_Viking

[Obamanaut]

11. That is an outstanding description of a jet aircraft that is NOT a fighter jet.

F14 was a fighter, F4 was a fighter, A7(series) was a light attack, and so forth.

[spanone]

12. okay. bush flew in on a jet that was NOT a fighter jet....better?

[Obamanaut]

13. Now, don't you feel better just for being a part of accuracy? You know you do. nt

[spanone]

15. i wouldn't have slept tonight!!!

:rofl:

[ProgressiveProfessor]

17. It was a combat aircraft versus the COD

[Brother Buzz]

10. I think Obama is more a HALO jump kind of dude

[Drahthaardogs]

14. You know what kills me about that picture?

Bush really had convinced himself he was a badass. One thing about old dubya, I have seen better bullshitters in my day, but I have never seen anyone who believes their own bullshit as much as he believes his.

[Amonester]

16. It was because of...

(And many other 'thingies'.) :hi:

[Stinky The Clown]

19. You meant this as a joke. I, however, could imagine people forgetting their disgust with MiMS and...

..... cheering if Obama pulled the very same stunt.