Iran Offers Obama Advice After Air Force One Scare (scrappleface.com)

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by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 19 Comments · ShareThis· Print This Story
(2009-04-29) — In the wake of Monday’s panic-inducing Air Force One photo opportunity over Lower Manhattan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a diplomatic message to President Barack Obama with advice on how to avoid such incidents in the future.

“Mr. President, the next time you need a photo of your plane near some major metropolitan area,” Mr. Ahmadinejad said, “there’s a way to do it without evoking the nightmare of 9/11 in the streets of New York City — it’s called Photoshop.”

“This is the same amazing software that has allowed Iran to multiply its defensive missile capabilities at a fraction of the cost of manufacturing and launching multiple weapons,” the Iranian leader said. ...

http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=3595

I was going to start a thread with the title "PhotoShop >> $329,000 flyby", but found this article with The Google and liked it better.

[cali]

1. Scrappleface: Wingnut and not funny. fuck 'em.

[W_HAMILTON]

2. I thought the same...

...until I happened to be flipping past Fox News, and saw a photoshop of the plane + Statue of Liberty. Greta Van Sustern was so proud of herself.

It was a pretty horrible picture. If that's how a photoshop would have come out, I can see why they did what they did :)

[thewiseguy]

3. Not funny.

[marshall]

4. I hope they at least make good use of the photos they got

After all the uproar I hope they don't just trash the photos. They came at a high price and ought to be used for whatever PR event they were meant.