Obama Makes Air Force One Wait to Finish Watching Game 7

[sheshe2]

Like any red-blooded American.


by Tina Nguyen,

|June 20, 2016 8:25 am



Like millions of his fellow Americans last night, Barack Obama was glued to the T.V. during the last five minutes of Game 7, which may go down as one of the most dramatic games in N.B.A. Finals history. And like millions of other Americans, there was no way in hell that he would miss the outcome of an 89-89 death match between the Golden State Warriors, the best team in the league’s history, versus LeBron James, the best player in the world.

It was such an important game that Obama, who was returning from Yosemite with his family, put his job of “being president” on hold for at least 10 minutes:

More: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/06/barack-obama-game-7

Lol~ How dare he~

[Orrex]

1. IMPEACH HIM!

[rjsquirrel]

2. LEBRONGHAZI!!!111!!11 eom

[NightWatcher]

4. Shut it down. Thread winner!

[sheshe2]

7. Ha!

[dlwickham]

12. you win the internets today for that comment

[underpants]

15. Applause

[BumRushDaShow]

22. DUzy!

[calimary]

26. Dammit!!!

[rjsquirrel]

31. Thank you everyone and please don't forget to

tip your waitress and try the veal cutlet!

Appreciation appreciated!

[tonyt53]

3. And he could have been out at the range shooting at some targets. Trump would have done that

Yeah, right.

[louis-t]

5. That 10 minutes cost the American taxpayer

70 Jillion dollars!!!1!1

Or 5 bucks, I can't remember which.

[ManiacJoe]

21. Zero extra dollars since everyone involved is on salary.

Could be some fuel costs if the engines were kept running.

[George II]

6. He is simply the best, one of us "common people".

[sheshe2]

9. Yes he is George!

[Dorian Gray]

40. Hah

Most common people were up watching that game, sure.

But not on Air Force One. There is nothing common about that.

(^^not a criticism. I would have done the same thing.^^)

[BootinUp]

8. ROFL, a cooked up scandal is coming!!

[brer cat]

10. The republicans will no doubt spend $100 million or so

investigating it several times before he gets out of office.

[sheshe2]

13. Ha!

[Crabby Appleton]

11. I'd have done the same thing

Great game.

[lpbk2713]

14. I don't know how far Freepville is from here.

But I swear I can hear the cries of poutrage clearly.

[virgogal]

16. To be fair,would you have

felt the same way for any president and any sport?

[trumad]

17. I wouldn't give a rats ass.

[sheshe2]

19. Yes.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. He has as much a right to watch a heavily watched sporting event as your average Joe.

[matt819]

20. To Vanity Fair: What a moronic title

The only schedule that Air Force One has is the schedule of the president. There is never any delay, as the plane moves when the president says he's ready to leave.

I was posted overseas in the 1990s when VP Al Gore visited. I was at the airport, one of many from the consulate and embassy. The VP and Tipper took their time getting back to the airport because they stopped, if memory serves, for a last minute hand-holding walk on the beach, or at least that's what we at the airport were told. Air Force Two wasn't delayed because it wasn't going to leave without the Vice President and his delegation.

[bluesbassman]

25. It's actually a good one in that it pulls people in to read about it.

Like any good headline does. For those that were expecting VF to lambast the President for those ten minutes, they were surely disappointed.

[sheshe2]

39. Dear Goddess............

This was a fun post or suppose to be. Have you lost your sense of humor?

[cloudbase]

23. I'd find it hard to believe

that AF1 doesn't have a TV aboard. It's not as though he'd be sitting in coach and watching a small screen.

[sheshe2]

24. He was on AF1. nt

[Travis_0004]

32. There is a TV.

The plane had landed, and he stayed onboard a few minutes watching the TV.

[tallahasseedem]

27. I can't say I blame him...

it was a great game!!!

[Renew Deal]

28. He did the right thing

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

29. Technically it's not Air Force One until he's on the plane...

...it's just another VC-25A. It's not like there were other passengers waiting at a connecting airport. Those 2 planes just wait all the time. That is the plan.

[sheshe2]

35. First, he was on the plane so, yes it is AF1.

Second, this was suppose to be a light and funny post.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

41. He was late. Until he was aboard, it wasn't AF1.

Light and funny, this is inexcusable! I'm alerting the admins and asking for a jury rule against both light and funny. Attempting either will get you a hide. Attempting both will get you double secret probation. Light does not exist; we will beat that out of you.

FUNNY! You can't handle funny. sheshe2, this isn't Kansas anymore.

[mcar]

30. A congressional investigation must ensue

Where's Gowdy?

[Marie Marie]

33. Issa just got the Vapors while whining that this must be unconstitutional.

No actually, the Republicans never noticed. They were too busy making sure that the NRA was being coddled.

[sheshe2]

34. Hahahahhaahahhahaha!

[Hekate]

36. Good man

[sheshe2]

37. Yes he is babe.

PS...read a post of yours the other nite.

+

You are the best!

[Recursion]

38. He was scouted by the NBA in college, wasn't he?

Wouldn't that be a very different world...