He rented this plane from National Airlines and removed the large US flag that was on the tail of the plane and replaced it with the design that shows his arrogances.

I saw the plane in a previous email and down loaded what the flag did look like to make sure Natinal Airlines didn't modify the flag. He does not salute the flag, wear a flag pin because he feels the US flaunts its power.

This man should never be elected President of the US and his motto is "Change" and you can see the change coming.






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How AROGANT can he get!!




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This is TRUE. Check it at snopes. http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/airplane.asp

WHAT A DISGRACE!!!








Obama The Patriot - Removes American Flag From His Plane
It had a huge waving American flag before Obama got it.


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 it with a symbol of himself...





Please pass this on if you're not ashamed of your country or it's flag & think this is a disgrace!












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According to snopes this is true.
Letter to the editor from a cuban.
Dear editor, Times- Dispatch

Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice.
On june 30, I celebrate my independence day, and on July 4 I celebrate America's.

On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba, and a few months later, I was in the United States to stay
That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.
I've thought alot about the anniversary this year.
The election year rheroric has made me think alot about Cuba and what transpired there.
In the late 50's, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they where right.
So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive.

When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him.
They never questioned who his friends were or what he believed in.
When he said that he would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed.
When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said,' Praise the Lord'.
And when the young leader said, I will be for change and I'll bring you change, everyone yelled "Viva Fidel".
But nobody asked about change, so by the time the executioner's guns went silent, the peoples guns had been taken away.
By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungery, and oppressed.
By the time everyone received their free education, it was worth nothing.
By the time the press noticed, it was to late, because they were now working for him.
By the time the change was over, more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts,and inner tubes.

You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans.
And now I'm back to the beginning of my story.

Luckily , we would not fall in America for a young leader who promised change- without asking, What change? how will you carry it out? What will it cost America?

Would we?


Manuel Alvarez Jr.

Scroll and read the ENTIRE article, once again, Checks &Balances


http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/castro.asp

Shirleevee

They only see what they want to see.

Why don't you get your stories straight? Or at least tell the whole story? The Flags were removed from Senator Obama's plane because the Flags on the tail of the planes of North American Airlines is a registered company trademark. Boy, talk about reaching. Here's the entire story, if you care to read it.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/airplane.asp


Get a grip guys!

I am not a supporter of Sen Obama at all, but this story while has some elements of truth is vastly over done. Frankly I spent very little time even looking into this but think I saw the American flag on the other side of the tail.

Folks, look at the candidates backgrounds and REAL stands on issues and not this stuff.

Would love to see this board become a REAL political discussion area but this plane thing is not an issue.

Neither is the implication that America will become another Cuba. All this stuff is silly.

Thank you Chelse, for bringing clarity to that sham. I guess that's what happens, when you don't look at anything but the pictures. Actually Snopes added the following comment to that over-spun story.


North America Airlines logo
(Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
Comments: Individual observers will have differing opinions as to how "disgraceful" it really is, but the basic claim that an image of the American flag on the tail of Obama's campaign plane was replaced with the "Obama '08" logo is true.

The painted-over flag (see photo at right) was part of the logo of North America Airlines, which owns and operates the Boeing 757 chartered by the Obama campaign since March 2008. The plane was refurbished inside and out in July.
Obama logo
(Photo by Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
The company markings, which included flag symbols on both the fuselage and the tail, were replaced with the Obama campaign logo and the now-familiar slogan "Change We Can Believe In." (John McCain's campaign jet, though supplied by a different airline, has been similarly customized.)

It bears pointing out that a small American flag actually does appear on Obama's refurbished plane -- in the same (and only) location it appears on McCain's -- right next to the tail number. Neither candidate, that is to say, strove particularly hard to convert their official campaign transportation into a symbol of patriotic fervor.

Please read the history books about the ,change, that Hitler wanted to bring to his country. I know this man is not Hitler but history does parallel itself. We must learn from history not repeat it. Don't change just for change sake readjust what we have. A sailor saying is you cant change the wind adjust the sails. If you have ever been knocked down in sail boat it is the same as this election. Trim your sails and you will make to port safely.

OMG, how low has this board sunk with postings? To mention Hitler, the despot killer and murderer of millions of innocents, as a comparison with Obama is despicable. there have been hundreds of policticians who ran on platforms of change, both Republican and Democrat, who then failed miserably to deliver who you could have compared him to, but to mention only the name of Adolf Hitler is too much.
I need to stop reading the political postings and stick with the ones about new restaurants and other changes and good things at the Villages.

Ohiogolf, I couldn't agree with you more!


DDoug, shame on you. On the other hand, I feel sorry for you. Your mind must be a very scary place. >

Ddoug said "A sailor saying is you cant change the wind adjust the sails."
I think Obama may be better able to adjust the sails than McCain. With so many radical conservatives in this country, Obama has to toe the line. He has to make us proud. I think he could become one of the best Presidents in recent times. He seems to be moving more towards the middle. I like his ability to "adjust the sails". I'm not sure that McCain is able to adjust. Before some of you go all apepoo on me, I have been to the right of John Birch for much of my life. Am I gettin wiser in my old age? I hope so. I realize some of you will think I've gone batty instead, with this defense of Obama. I just think the man wants to make America respected again. He will have to make some hard choices and take some hard lines in terms of defense. I think he is up to the challenge. I admire his patience and grace under fire. Time will tell.

Ddoug said "A sailor saying is you cant change the wind adjust the sails."
I think Obama may be better able to adjust the sails than McCain. With so many radical conservatives in this country, Obama has to toe the line. He has to make us proud. I think he could become one of the best Presidents in recent times. He seems to be moving more towards the middle. I like his ability to "adjust the sails". I'm not sure that McCain is able to adjust. Before some of you go all apepoo on me, I have been to the right of John Birch for much of my life. Am I gettin wiser in my old age? I hope so. I realize some of you will think I've gone batty instead, with this defense of Obama. I just think the man wants to make America respected again. He will have to make some hard choices and take some hard lines in terms of defense. I think he is up to the challenge. I admire his patience and grace under fire. Time will tell.
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I certainly did not want to discuss the plane thing, but cannot leave this post go unanswered.

Sen Obama is as far left as you can get...closer to marxism and certainly socialism for sure.

The fact that you say ..." moving towards the middle" shouild tell you how he will do what it takes to be elected.

You speak of radicals.....check out Sen Obama's associates and "teachers" in his life.....most if not all were radicals. His entire background is with left wing radicals, but as you say he "moves to the middle" and that "movement" has happened just recently.
READ READ READ about his background.....READ READ READ just the Global Poverty act he has before congress now where he wants to "redistribute the worlds resources". Is that what you want in this country...more movement to the left....more social programs.....we are now a nation of enablers and we want more ?

Tell me how can you ignore his past associates and teachers since he has no accomplishments to make a decision on ? On what would you elect this man to be President of the United States ? We are not even allowed to say his full name or we are racist.

Sorry...I am not a staunch supporter of Sen McCain either, but I do not want this country to make a sharp left turn, not as sharp as Sen Obama will take us. I not only do not want all the social programs but this guy has said he will negotiate (since he has backed off a bit but that is his style) with terrorists. Negotiate with folks who have said publicly they want to kill all of us...who behead and torture and we are going to negotiate. Negotiate with a man in Iran who said that the holocaust did not happen and that Israel is...well, lots of names. This is your new president ?

I look at his proposals to "resdistribute our resources" and I really worry a lot. We already give a lot of what we have earned to folks who deem it their right to get it from us....and I want no part of the socialist left wing in the White House...not this far left.

I could go on but already probably went on too long. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT SPECIFIC ISSUES YOU ADMIRE OF THIS MAN ? PLEASE.

Bucco, I have admitted to being a right wing radical in my youth and into my late thirties. Why should Obama have been any less passionate about his early beliefs? I think as we age and learn more, our beliefs change and evolve...hopefully for the better. We acquire more
wisdom through the years. You know..the old Pa Dutch saying "To soon old, to late schmart"? Sometimes it takes us some years to get "schmart".
Obama may well not be our answer but I feel McCain is an even worse answer.
Obama can't be left wing in the White House. He knows it, I know it and I think most people know it. It will not stand. The lunatics won't allow it to stand.
If he is elected, I hope you will give him the chance to lead this nation. If he screws up, then start with the verbal attacks.

Bucco, I have admitted to being a right wing radical in my youth and into my late thirties. Why should Obama have been any less passionate about his early beliefs? I think as we age and learn more, our beliefs change and evolve...hopefully for the better. We acquire more
wisdom through the years. You know..the old Pa Dutch saying "To soon old, to late schmart"? Sometimes it takes us some years to get "schmart".
Obama may well not be our answer but I feel McCain is an even worse answer.
Obama can't be left wing in the White House. He knows it, I know it and I think most people know it. It will not stand. The lunatics won't allow it to stand.
If he is elected, I hope you will give him the chance to lead this nation. If he screws up, then start with the verbal attacks.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me what proposals of Sen Obama have you so passionate ?

You give no reasons to not want Sen Mcain....no reasons to support Sen Obama !!!!!

PLEASE PLEASE SHARE WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT Sen Obama will do for this country that has inspired you ? I would askthat you not use the one word with no meaning....CHANGE...listen, most americans are not happy with the nation today...but CHANGE just for Changes sake is a huge mistake. That is not enough ! WHAT MAKES YOU SO PASSIONATE ABOUT Sen Obama ? What proposals have lit your fire ? Do you favor the Global Poverty act ?