N.Y. Flyover Photo Released; White House Aide, Caldera, Fired Over Incident
Isn’t it convenient how this story breaks late Friday afternoon when people don’t care about news and just want to go home and relax for the weekend or partake in happy hour with friends?
A White House aide has lost his job for his role in Air Force One’s photo-op flyover over New York City. A White House official says Obama has accepted the resignation of military office director Louis Caldera. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Caldera’s departure ahead of a full report on the flight.
Caldera, a former Army secretary, took responsibility for the Air Force flyover that sparked panic in New York on April 27.
The White House conducted a review of the flight near the Statue of Liberty. The full review was set to be released Friday afternoon.
I guess Michelle Malkin’s prediction was correct after all! The White House has been exonerated, somebody else in the administration takes the fall, and this all unravels at the very end of the week… It’s as if this was written for film!
I would like to know who was on board and the real chain of command for taking Air Force One out for a spin. It is my understanding that the president has to approve of any and all usage of Air Force One!
Here’s the released photo:
(Photoshopped or Not? – you be the judge)
Thats all we get for 328,K wow it dosen’t buy much anymore.
the Guy that got fired will probably come back as a LOBBYIST!!!!!!
Fly the friendly skies on our dime!!
That is photo shop, The sun was not out that day, it was kind of gloomy, and their altitude is too high. Looks like over 5000 ft MSL.
DD1: Daddy, you promised you’d take us to the zoo. when are we going, huh, huh, when when???
DD2: Yeah, daddy, come on. You’ve been down here bowling for two hours!
Daddy1: MICHELLE can you PLEASE do something with these girls??? They are really bugging me.
Mommy1:Oh no you don’t! I’ve been watching them for an hour. Mom insisted on taking another nap! It’s your turn, bubba.
Daddy1: Not NOW Michelle I have a serious game going here! Hey, I have an idea. Why don’t you girls go for a little ride on the plane! Yeah, that should be fun!
DD1: But we’ve done that before, its boring.
Daddy1: But hey, you’ve never been to NYC on the plane! That will be fun! You can take some pix of that weird statute on Ellie’s Island to show your friends.
Mommy1: Hey, not a bad idea…maybe we can stop by the Waldorf and get some lunch…and I do need some new sneakers… come on girls, let’s do it!
Daddy1: Whew that was close. they should be gone for quite awhile. Hey, somebody get Caldera in here, PRONTO!
Louis Caldera, the man who approved the low-flying Air Force One plane that panicked New York City, delivered his resignation Friday as the White House released a photo of the plane flying over Ellis Island.
President Obama has accepted the resignation, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement.
Caldera apologized the day after the April 27 incident that sent New Yorkers out into the streets as the 747 followed by two F-16s flew low over the Manhattan skyline.
In his resignation letter, the former Army secretary said that he has concluded that the controversy surrounding the photo shoot “has made it impossible for me to effectively lead the White House Military Office.”
“Moreover, it has become a distraction to the important work you are doing as president. After much reflection, I believe it is incumbent on me to tender my resignation and step down as director of the White House Military Office,” he wrote.
Caldera’s resignation is effective May 22, though he will spend the next two weeks not directing the office, but completing the “necessary out-processing.”
I Think The Point Might Be Missed……….Y Dosen’t SomOne Ask For Flight Manifest…..
Maybe Big Donors On Board……Or JoyRiders……….There should Be a List ………