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Obama’s 757 is Back in Service (Repainted with American flag removed)
foxnews.com ^ | July 20, 2008 | Bonney Kapp

Posted on 07/21/2008 5:15:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Sally, a nickname bestowed upon Barack Obama’s chartered 757 by some in the traveling press, has returned to service after undergoing a month-long makeover for the general election. Her inaugural flight - sans candidate - will be to Amman, Jordan, with a refuel stop in Ireland. There are 69 passengers on board, including 38 members of the press, Secret Service agents, and Obama staffers, including several of Obama’s top foreign policy advisors.

The North American jet that flew Obama and his traveling crew around for much of the primary season was refurbished with new seats and power for each passenger a must on the campaign trail. And the plane that once had an American flag on its tail now sports the Obama “O.” “Change We Can Believe In” and the candidate’s website are splayed across both sides of the fuselage, making this 757 anything but inconspicuous.

Also new to the plane: mesh curtains that divide the press and Secret Service from the staff and candidate’s parts of the plane. While Obama and his staff get first class seating, press and agents are relegated to standard 3 seats-per-row seating. But, staffers advise us that some rows were taken out of the plane to give us more leg room.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aviation; electionpresident; logo; obama; obamavisit; oldglory; purge
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1 posted on 07/21/2008 5:15:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I especially like the "...Take a Really Big CHANCE on this neophyte."

Cheers!

2 posted on 07/21/2008 5:18:00 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I’m surprised his ego can fit in a 757.


3 posted on 07/21/2008 5:19:09 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: Free ThinkerNY

That campaign logo sure is everywhere. Obama is certainly a marketing genius. If he keeps using it after he is elected, I will be officially highly disturbed.


4 posted on 07/21/2008 5:26:11 PM PDT by kc8ukw
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To: devolve

Of interest ping. His ego knows no bounds.


5 posted on 07/21/2008 5:29:08 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: potlatch

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His ego is wearing thin - even on democrats

The word is he gets old fast even back in Chicago

We should be able to create some funny stuff with his O-757


6 posted on 07/21/2008 5:34:40 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: holdonnow

PING!


7 posted on 07/21/2008 5:35:28 PM PDT by CedarDave ("Not Evil, Just Wrong - The True Cost of Global Warming Hysteria" http://noteviljustwrong.com/)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
THIS JUST IN FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Obama again repainted his plane on the basis that he felt he needed to be "honest" with the American people about his true agenda:
8 posted on 07/21/2008 5:37:25 PM PDT by DeOppressoLiber1776 (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: devolve

Lol, wish that ‘wing flapping’ gif I have was going sideways!


9 posted on 07/21/2008 5:37:27 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: potlatch; PhilDragoo; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP; Jeff Head; Travis McGee; Grampa Dave; ...



10 posted on 07/21/2008 5:42:09 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: potlatch

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Yup - Flapping wings

That was a good one


11 posted on 07/21/2008 5:44:32 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: devolve

Good post devolve.


12 posted on 07/21/2008 5:45:19 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Flyin’ O’Possumus.


13 posted on 07/21/2008 5:45:46 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: devolve

757? Why the president gets a 747! St Barack should be demanding an A380 to carry him and his huge entourage.


14 posted on 07/21/2008 5:47:58 PM PDT by TNCMAXQ
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The North American jet that flew Obama and his traveling crew around for much of the primary season was refurbished with new seats and power for each passenger a must on the campaign trail.

Plus they widened the doors so Brocco could get his giant swollen freakin' head in the plane.

15 posted on 07/21/2008 5:48:09 PM PDT by RoadKingSE (How do you know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a muzzle flash?)
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To: potlatch

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Thanks potlatch

Removing the American flag from Obama’s 757 was a bright move

But now he wears an American flag lapel pin

Until November 4th


16 posted on 07/21/2008 5:49:54 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: DeOppressoLiber1776

That’s the perfect symbol for Obama’s plane. He also should have had the whole thing painted red.


17 posted on 07/21/2008 5:51:42 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Stop the Obamanation!))))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I thought for some time that Obama's logo looked familiar, is very similar to one of the Burch Mfg. Co., in Evansville, IN.

The company is still in business and at one time was owned by the Republican State Chairman of Indiana, Alvin Burch, and is still owned by members of his family.

They changed to that logo sometime in the late 70's.

Their site is located at http://www.burchmfg.net/index.html

18 posted on 07/21/2008 5:52:22 PM PDT by redcountyrepublican
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To: devolve

Have not read through but wonder just what ‘new seats AND POWER’ for each passenger means. I DO know what seats are...


19 posted on 07/21/2008 5:52:52 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: redcountyrepublican
It appears that the Obama scampaign has been rifling through all sorts of old image books for design ideas...


20 posted on 07/21/2008 6:06:38 PM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: weegee

At least Lenin has his mouth closed...


21 posted on 07/21/2008 6:08:12 PM PDT by Little Ray (I'm a Conservative. But I can vote for John McCain. If I have to. I guess.)
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To: Little Ray

Fearless Leader is taking names regarding jokes like that. Hopefully he’ll never get to establish his gulags.


22 posted on 07/21/2008 6:16:27 PM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: weegee

Yes the original version of the Burch Logo was in similar colors as Obama’s, not just in blue.


23 posted on 07/21/2008 6:16:51 PM PDT by redcountyrepublican
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To: potlatch

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Power for laptops, etc - for the press

I guess


24 posted on 07/21/2008 6:22:46 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: devolve

Guess so. Do you still have your animated plane without the text in front of it?


25 posted on 07/21/2008 6:25:58 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: potlatch


Here you go:


26 posted on 07/21/2008 6:36:10 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: potlatch

Some of the newer seats have integrated 110 power outlets fo laptops and the like. That would be the change made to include “and power”.


27 posted on 07/21/2008 6:36:24 PM PDT by MortMan (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. - Alexander Hamilton)
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To: devolve

Thanks devolve. I saved it but it would need a new paint job, lol. Good gif!


28 posted on 07/21/2008 6:45:40 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: MortMan; devolve

Thank you, I wasn’t thinking of that and devolve mentioned it too.


29 posted on 07/21/2008 6:46:48 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Wow, the cigarette really drives the "evil" point home. < /s>
30 posted on 07/21/2008 6:57:58 PM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Me swipee!Thankee!


31 posted on 07/21/2008 7:01:30 PM PDT by redstateconfidential (If you are the smartest person in the room,you are hanging out with the wrong people.)
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To: Madame Dufarge

My thoughts exactly.


32 posted on 07/21/2008 7:16:40 PM PDT by 383rr (Those who choose security over liberty deserve neither- GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Good job!


33 posted on 07/21/2008 7:27:52 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt (Tony Snow founnd out - to live is Christ, to die is gain....Thanks be to God for Tony's life!)
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To: devolve

excellent!!!


34 posted on 07/21/2008 7:29:00 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt (Tony Snow founnd out - to live is Christ, to die is gain....Thanks be to God for Tony's life!)
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To: potlatch

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Maybe a quick full tint a G-W?


35 posted on 07/21/2008 7:39:05 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: devolve

You can try it!


36 posted on 07/21/2008 7:41:12 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: potlatch

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Blue?


37 posted on 07/21/2008 7:43:39 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hussein pimped his ride?

Yuck, trashy.


38 posted on 07/21/2008 7:45:40 PM PDT by roses of sharon ( (Who will be McCain's maverick?))
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To: devolve

His plane is all silver in the front, and then the tail is dark blue, light blue band and his logo.

I’m tired of gifs right now..


39 posted on 07/21/2008 7:45:55 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: potlatch


980x92

I can do better later


40 posted on 07/21/2008 7:53:10 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: devolve

Lol, don’t worry about it. Didn’t mean to trouble you. That jet needs slowed down by about 50% to even see details.


41 posted on 07/21/2008 7:56:23 PM PDT by potlatch (MICHELLE OBAMA - The gift that just keeps on giving....!)
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To: kc8ukw

“That campaign logo sure is everywhere. Obama is certainly a marketing genius. If he keeps using it after he is elected, I will be officially highly disturbed”

I don’t know how to post graphics side-by-side for comparison here on FR, but I would suggest everyone go to “amtrak.com” and look at THEIR logo. Compare it to Obama’s.

A ripoff?

- John


42 posted on 07/21/2008 8:00:30 PM PDT by Fishrrman
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To: potlatch

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Quick - color inversion

I can add some gray or silver tint and slow the delay time 50% easily
I did get the dark rudder using inversion


43 posted on 07/21/2008 8:07:48 PM PDT by devolve ( "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08 !)
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To: devolve
Flags disappear around Obambi faster than Drew Peterson's wives (disappear around Drew).

HF

44 posted on 07/21/2008 9:12:27 PM PDT by holden
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To: devolve; PhilDragoo; potlatch; Fiddlstix; Liz; onyx; MEG33; Grampa Dave; Lady Jag; Smartass; ...
heheheheeeee!

Your tagline ...

"Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it." - Elect a cokehead *08

Wow! That burns an image of the PERFECT ticket '08:

Barack "Milhous" Obama and Marion Barry !!!

hahahaaaa! :^D

45 posted on 07/21/2008 11:55:49 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (McRINO needs reach across the aisle to Conservatives for a CHANGE! Dang him!!!)
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To: devolve; potlatch; PhilDragoo; y'all

Effect of Obama’s Candor Remains to Be Seen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010201359_pf.html

In the book, Obama acknowledges that he used cocaine as a high school student but rejected heroin. “Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though,” he says.


46 posted on 07/22/2008 12:01:56 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (McRINO needs reach across the aisle to Conservatives for a CHANGE! Dang him!!!)
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To: devolve; PhilDragoo; potlatch; Fiddlstix

Oh, man. I feel a pic comin’ on.

The COKE “Dream Ticket” featuring Milhous Obama and
Marion Barry, the Dopie Bros.

“Don’t be straight, vote for COKE ‘08!” lol!

:^D


47 posted on 07/22/2008 12:09:12 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (McRINO needs reach across the aisle to Conservatives for a CHANGE! Dang him!!!)
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To: MeekOneGOP
......the PERFECT ticket '08:

Barack Obamabalala and Marion "Nose Candy" Barry.

48 posted on 07/22/2008 7:39:26 AM PDT by Liz (Taxpayer: one who works for the govt but doesn't have to take a civil service test. R. Reagan.)
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To: Liz

LOL!

“Why DRILL when you can SNORT!?!?!?”

heheheeeee!! :^D


49 posted on 07/22/2008 8:07:06 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (McRINO needs reach across the aisle to Conservatives for a CHANGE! Dang him!!!)
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To: Liz

Whoops!

The clock tells me it’s time to hit the road once again.

Have a super day!

Ricardo


50 posted on 07/22/2008 8:08:27 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (McRINO needs reach across the aisle to Conservatives for a CHANGE! Dang him!!!)
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