View Full Version : Obamas New Plane Makeover
Well I am at a loss of words. The pictures speak a ton.....
http://patriotroom.com/?p=586
Barack Obama recently finished a $500,000 total overhaul of his 757. And as part of the new design, he decided to remove the American flag from the tail. What American running for President of the United States would remove the symbol of his country? And worse, he replaced the flag with a symbol of himself.
This is not the same as “forgetting” to put your hand over your heart during the national anthem. It is not even the same as wearing or not wearing an American flag lapel pin. It is a conscious, expensive decision to emphasize the importance of self over country. It is the very essence of arrogance, hubris, and, yes, megalomania.
The New Ride:9785
The Old Plane:9786
What is wrong with this Picture? First he makes his own logo for the Stand "Quasi Presidential" and now he removes the Flag Totally from his Plane and puts up some new Logo for himself........:munchin
What is going to be the Tap Dance for this one.......My staff did not clear this before they did it.....
What's NEXT with this guy?
I can see the writing on the wall. There will be NO singing of the National Anthem or reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance during the DNC.
Egobama will open a HUGE can of worms, if that happens.
I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO, OBAMAPALLOZA COMING HERE TO DENVER !!! :rolleyes:
Michamus
08-05-2008, 08:25
I for one am glad he finally decided to comply with 4USC7 Ch. 1 Sec. 7b. I wish more Americans would understand the flag code and that it is completely disrespectful to paint the American Flag on the side of an airplane.
I for one am glad he finally decided to comply with 4USC7 Ch. 1 Sec. 7b. I wish more Americans would understand the flag code and that it is completely disrespectful to paint the American Flag on the side of an airplane.
Excuse Me?
Michamus
08-05-2008, 09:14
4USC7 Ch. 1 Sec. 7(b) -
"The flag should not be displayed over the hood, top, sides, or back
of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat."
Webster's Dictionary defines a vehicle as:-n : any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport
An airplane fits nicely into this definition.
So you see, Barack Obama (and any other US Citizen who commits this same act) was actually in VIOLATION of US Flag Code, and has made the patriotic decision of complying with it.
(Now as to whether that was his intent, is a whole different story ;)
The flag represents country of orgin on most commerical transport. Should that one ( I'll refrain) crash it would help with the ID. Fuck the code and the known ability of the BHO people to find another legal way to insult our values.
Chris Cram
08-05-2008, 09:33
4USC7 Ch. 1 Sec. 7(b) -
"The flag should not be displayed over the hood, top, sides, or back
of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat."
Sir
I submit that there is a difference between a ‘thing’, and an image of a thing.
The flag that is flown on a flag poll and an image of the flag that is placed on vehicles, structures or clothing are not the same.
If you look on all commercial AC that fly international you will find a US Flag painted on it. Sometimes they are Small but they are there in almost 100% those AC. Yes during paint overs the guy forgets to do it but they are normally there. Most other countries in the world do the same thing.
Michamus
Are you ashamed of our FLAG since you seam to be trying to find an excuse to not display it? or are you just an Obamaite....:munchin
Matta mile
08-05-2008, 10:19
:munchin
I cannot stand Obama but can't fault the campaign for the paint job. The old paint job, including the giant lettering "North American", looks to be the stock paint job for whatever charter company he is renting it from during the campaign. The new paint job is consistent with all of his other campaign materials and, frankly, I am glad that it looks less like an official vehicle since he is using it for "ego trips". Any marketer will tell you that consistent visuals are key to branding and he has been more successful at establishing himself as a brand than as a man of ideas.
By all means, let's dogpile the guy at every turn. He is a dangerous charlatan. But getting wrapped around the axle about stuff like this makes us seem more reactionary than thoughtful.
BTW, I am not "ashamed of the flag" and wear one on my right shoulder like the rest of you.
Team Sergeant
08-05-2008, 10:34
4USC7 Ch. 1 Sec. 7(b) -
"The flag should not be displayed over the hood, top, sides, or back
of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat."
So you're saying about 10 million boats, ships, yachts, US warships, etc etc etc are just wrong......
Michamus remember where you are before you post on here again.
Team Sergeant
Edit to add, your ability to comprehend the actual LAW (or English for that matter) is sorely lacking. No where on the internet, law book, etc does it state what you have written above, NO WHERE. The key word you left out was "DRAPED" and you replaced that with "DISPLAYED".
Don't post on here again, not for thirty days. It's going to take that long for my blood pressure to drop again.
Team Sergeant
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Chris Cram
08-05-2008, 11:01
The key word you left out was "DRAPED" and you replaced that with "DISPLAYED".
TS: Other than over a coffin, where else can the flag be "DRAPED"? (Rather than being "HUNG", "FLOWN" or "FOLDED")
Edit: A body at sea, prior to being… buried at sea
Surgicalcric
08-05-2008, 11:18
4USC7 Ch. 1 Sec. 7(b) -
"The flag should not be displayed over the hood, top, sides, or back
of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat."
Webster's Dictionary defines a vehicle as:-n : any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport
An airplane fits nicely into this definition....
If this is the case then why not mention airplanes as well in the law...
If you hold Webster's definition of "vehicle" to be the defining factor in interpretation of this law then railroad train and boat would also fit the definition and therefor it would not have been necessary for those that penned the law to include the latter two means of transport.
I would submit since flags can easily be flown on a watercraft, making trips to other countries, and there arent any US transcontinental trains, flag display on airplanes was left off for identification purposes as was previously mentioned by SF_BHT.
Crip
Team Sergeant
08-05-2008, 11:22
TS: Other than over a coffin, where else can the flag be "DRAPED"? (Rather than being "HUNG", "FLOWN" or "FOLDED")
Edit: A body at sea, prior to being… buried at sea
How about some of the places I've seen them “draped” in total disrespect, over a human, draped on a floor, I’m sure there are many more.
TS
Chris Cram
08-05-2008, 11:36
How about some of the places I've seen them “draped” in total disrespect, over a human, draped on a floor, I’m sure there are many more.
TS
I was referring to acceptable uses only.
I would prefer to give those who disrespect the Flag their due, and never mention, reference or acknowledge them.
Then again maybe a good slap up side the head with blunt object… ;)