Obama cancels Poland trip due to volcano fallout

The Washington Post ^ | April 17, 2010

[lizol]

Obama cancels Poland trip due to volcano fallout

The Associated Press Saturday, April 17, 2010; 2:56 PM

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has canceled plans to travel to Poland for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski (lekh kah-CHIN'-skee).

A White House statement Saturday cited hazardous flying conditions posed by the ash cloud from the erupting volcano in Iceland.

The cloud has forced huge portions of European airspace to be closed. The fear is that microscopic particles of highly abrasive ash could endanger passengers by causing aircraft engines to fail.

Obama was to leave Washington on Saturday night for Sunday's state funeral of Kaczynski in Krakow, Poland. The Polish president, his wife and 94 others died in a plane crash last Saturday.

[GOPJ]

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[Carley]

Oh no.............they ought to cancel the memorial because the ‘one’ cannot attend.

[nolongerademocrat]

LoL!

[GatorGirl]

Couldn’t they fly west?

Not that I’m disappointed. A day without Zero is a good day for Poland. Wish I could say the same for us!

[ElkGroveDan]

The volcano is just an excuse. There’s no love lost between real Marxists and Poland.

[mylife]

There’s been plenty of fear-mongering, plenty of overheated rhetoric. You turn on the news, you’ll see the same folks are still shouting about there’s going to be an end of the world because this bill passed. (Laughter.) I’m not exaggerating. Leaders of the Republican Party, they called the passage of this bill “Armageddon.” (Laughter.) Armageddon. “End of freedom as we know it.”

So after I signed the bill, I looked around to see if there any — (laughter) — asteroids falling or — (applause) — some cracks opening up in the Earth. (Laughter.) It turned out it was a nice day. (Laughter.) Birds were chirping. Folks were strolling down the Mall. People still have their doctors.

Barack Obama

Who's laughing now buttboy?

[ElkGroveDan]

He would hijack the event & force a terrible speech on the people who have suffered quite enough.

He'd lecture them for building settlements on historically Soviet lands.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The Kenyan could get there if he wanted.

He could go south through Africa and then fly up into Poland if he wanted to.

[darkside321]

No not possible right now.

[llevrok]

The Poles had enough commies running around their country. His absence is a God send, actually.

[Carling]

Or even an act of God.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

G-d has a divine sense of humor!

[bgill]

I was about to comment, but the cat summed it up with a loud sneeze.

[smokingfrog]

The flying ass is afraid of some airborne ash.

[freeangel]

Too bad—I was hoping airforce one would eat some dirt(or at least ash). I guess he’s saving his really important trips to hobnob with those nations rulers who support the destruction of the US and Israel.

[Gapplega]

This volcano was God’s way of telling B.O. to stay away from Poland and the funeral of its fallen leaders. I’m so glad Poland won’t be defiled by Zero.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I seem to remember previous presidents traveling by naval vessel, or is that not glamorous enough for Dear Leader?

[AndyPH]

Guess hussein is relieved. hussein would have had to go through a catholic church service which hussein is forbidden to attend. hussein being a kenyan muslim.

[Semper Mark]

"The whole world dislikes Obama."

[coaltrain]

Barry is one brave clown.