Air Force 1 in Detroit

[Ypsi]

saw Air Force 1 landing at Metro today. i was on the golf course off of 94 at a meet and looked over my shoulder to see the plane flying in. it was really cool to see, and i heard that Obama is speaking in Detroit. shortly after the plane landed Marine 1 headed east toward Detroit.

[AARR]

One of Obama's stops is with the Ilitch's for a $40,000 per person fund raiser. Sounds like 1%ers too me

[Saturnalia]

One of Obama's stops is with the Ilitch's for a $40,000 per person fund raiser. Sounds like 1%ers too me

I'm with ya there AARR ....puttin more miles on Air Force One too....

[TrainWatcher]

It was funny as I was along the Detroit River the other day and swore I saw Marine 1 fly down the river... now I understand why.

[Ypsi]

One of the first things I thought of was the UP "George Bush" unit



Similar paint schemes

[Saturnalia]

UP should change their colors to that Bush scheme....don't have to keep the logos and letters....aurmor yellow stinks...

[GTW6401]

Union Pacific still has a classic style, so obviously you have no sense of history.

BTW Your spelling stinks. Its Armour Yellow.

[Saturnalia]

Your spelling stinks. Its Armour Yellow.

Opps Go look at Ypsi's spelling in SuperLongThread the other night

[GTW6401]

Obama first stop was at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, which closed at noon to accommodate the POTUS.

Then he was going to a fundraiser at Denise Ilitchs home in Bingham Farms. Shes big in the democratic party in Michigan, and is on the board of regents at UofM.

[hobojim]

One of Obama's stops is with the Ilitch's for a $40,000 per person fund raiser. Sounds like 1%ers too me

I'm with ya there AARR ....puttin more miles on Air Force One too....

What do you think Air Force 1 is for? Only for republican presidents to use? Last time I checked it was for transporting the president securely and safely , regardless of the party.

[Ypsi]

Your spelling stinks. Its Armour Yellow.

Opps Go look at Ypsi's spelling in SuperLongThread the other night

really? my "C" key sucks

[Michael]

Obama first stop was at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, which closed at noon to accommodate the POTUS.

Then he was going to a fundraiser at Denise Ilitchs home in Bingham Farms. Shes big in the democratic party in Michigan, and is on the board of regents at UofM.

I was at Greenfield Village (next to Henry Ford Museum) yesterday and noticed various law enforcement rolling in car after car. I rarely watch/listen to the news but now I know why all the police were there!

A few photos

[Garry K]

Never more will I buy any Little Caesar's pizza (or anything else from the Ilitches). Obviously, they have so much of their own money, that they don't need any of my money. I also don't support folks who don't support my values, a la the Ilitches supporting the Socialist-in-Chief! PS I also haven't gone the the Tigers or Wings games for ages, not since Ilitch bought them.

If it's class warfare that the Zero-bama types want, they've got it! Boycotts work both ways.

Garry K

[Michael]

Never more will I buy any Little Caesar's pizza (or anything else from the Ilitches). Obviously, they have so much of their own money, that they don't need any of my money. I also don't support folks who don't support my values, a la the Ilitches supporting the Socialist-in-Chief! PS I also haven't gone the the Tigers or Wings games for ages, not since Ilitch bought them.

If it's class warfare that the Zero-bama types want, they've got it! Boycotts work both ways.

Garry K

Totally agree.

[hobojim]

Just wondering if the board is going to allow political comments to start on this board this year?

[hobojim]

Never more will I buy any Little Caesar's pizza (or anything else from the Ilitches). Obviously, they have so much of their own money, that they don't need any of my money. I also don't support folks who don't support my values, a la the Ilitches supporting the Socialist-in-Chief! PS I also haven't gone the the Tigers or Wings games for ages, not since Ilitch bought them.

If it's class warfare that the Zero-bama types want, they've got it! Boycotts work both ways.

Garry K

Totally agree

That is the great thing about a democracy, you can boycott anything you like. So it looks like I will eat pizza and ride my bike and you'll not be eating pizza but will be drinking oil from republicorp.

[Ypsi]

A few photos

Did the Plymouth get fresh paint?

[hobojim]

Obama first stop was at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, which closed at noon to accommodate the POTUS.

Then he was going to a fundraiser at Denise Ilitchs home in Bingham Farms. Shes big in the democratic party in Michigan, and is on the board of regents at UofM.

I was at Greenfield Village (next to Henry Ford Museum) yesterday and noticed various law enforcement rolling in car after car. I rarely watch/listen to the news but now I know why all the police were there!

A few photos

gorgeous pics

[Norm]

saw Air Force 1 landing at Metro today. i was on the golf course off of 94 at a meet and looked over my shoulder to see the plane flying in. it was really cool to see, and i heard that Obama is speaking in Detroit. shortly after the plane landed Marine 1 headed east toward Detroit.

I surely hope the Obama reelection fund is paying the costs for the use of Air Force One. The last I read it costs $186,000 dollars per flight hour. I'm sure that includes the costs of flight crew, fuel, maintenance catering and many other things.

I would hate to think these costs are incurred by taxpayers unless the plane was on official business.

Not intended to be political; just an observation of information gleaned from various aviation forums. 747's are expensive to operate.

[Raildudes dad]

A friend of my daughter works on the security detail at Andrews Airforce Base where the planes are home based. She does have some good stories Lots of boredom punctated by VIPS and adventures.