By Saturday night, the president was instantly comfortable joking about it in front of starstruck journalists who should have seen the lack of disclosure as no laughing matter.

Snickered the president at the White House Correspondents Dinner:

Now Sasha and Malia aren’t here tonight because they’re grounded. You can’t just take Air Force One on a joy ride to Manhattan. (Laughter.) I don’t care whose kids you are. (Laughter.) We’ve been setting some ground rules here. They’re starting to get a little carried away.

On May 11th, 2009 at 11:48 am, babiesgrandma said:

I can only imagine the fear and panic of those in NYC on this joy-ride the other day.

I suspect if a Republican were as clueless and arrogant as Urkel to have done this where thousands of New Yorkers are scared spitless and running from their offices, the media would have been tracking down those people for weeks on end to describe their horror on the evening news.

…but since it’s Obama, the Drive-By media laugh instead.

Don’t forget that the US Parks and Rec is about ready to take the farmers land in Pennsylvania (all 2200 acres of it) through imminent domain for flight 93. It will become a national park and monument.

yep, nothing like a crescent facing Mecca to make us truly feel the love of Islam.
sarc

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city did not ask for the flight to be canceled, but did tell the FAA they would have preferred more notice.

I have no proble with recon-training flights. I notice, the Navy did not threaten officials to keep their flight Secret.