The Picture Worth 1,000 Screams

Originally posted at: 2BucksWorth.com

After scaring the crap out of lower Manhattan and costing the taxpayers over $350,000 for what $800 worth of PhotoShop could have accomplished, the White House today finally released the now infamous Air Force One-Statue of Liberty flyover pic.

You may remember the debacle that the photo op caused, a panic in downtown New York as people evacuated buildings and ran through the streets thinking it was another 9-11 attack, only later to find it was just the President's plane buzzing their office buildings.

The photo came out, after the White House had originally said they weren't going to release it. Apparently someone in the administration realized that this was not in keeping with Mr. Obama's campaign promises of a "more open government", and furthermore that not releasing these embarrassing shots, while at the same time releasing CIA "torture" photos that will probably get some government employees killed, was hypocritical at the very least.

So, enjoy your $350,000 photo, America. And look to the skies, your town might be the next one to hold a Presidential photo-op/disaster drill. Or it could be real terrorists; apparently you never know with this bunch.

Nolanbuck