Aircraft flown by Bush ... is retired

[LauraK]

PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 15, 5:22 p.m. ADT) - The first aircraft designated "Navy One," used to fly President Bush aboard an aircraft carrier to greet sailors returning from the war against Iraq, made its final landing Tuesday.

The S-3B Viking was flown here from North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego and will go on permanent display Thursday at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

Many presidential planes have used the call sign "Air Force One," but there never was a "Navy One" until Bush climbed aboard the anti-submarine plane for his flight to the USS Abraham Lincoln, 39 miles off the California coast, on May 1.
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[anthony1]

1. rename the plane

The plane should be remaned "lies One" and then sent to the war museum......or mounted out side the whitehouse to remind future US presidents of the failings or this US president

[AnnabelLee]

2. The full headline:

"Aircraft flown by Bush before announcing end to Iraq fighting is retired"

* did.not.fly.that.plane.

OTOH, they do kind of stick it to him by including "announcing end to Iraq fighting".:evilgrin:

[maggrwaggr]

15. Two. Two. Two lies in one

What are they gonna do with all this Shrub memorabilia when the truth comes out and he's regarded as the worst president in American history and an embarrassment to the country?

[pfitz59]

3. This is too much!

Are they going to include a lifesize wax figure?...Complete with codpiece? The Bush* deification has begun.....

[ILeft]

4. Has his rolled up crotch sock been retired too?

If it's on display, maybe they could call it "Crotch Bulge One" or something.

[dfong63]

18. good one

[Pallas180]

5. I'm gonna puke. Poppa Bush gets Cia building named after him for Iran

Contra - and now they're naming a WAshington street or
something after him, Reagan airport, and now the airplane
for a false pre-emptive war.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[EV1Ltimm]

6. oh, i thought they retired it because

they couldn't get that bong water smell out of the cockpit.

my bad.

[maggrwaggr]

14. maybe he crapped in his pants when that plane landed

and they can't get the smell out

[Octafish]

7. This one?

Karl, when kin I come down from here now? Them lights is hot! I need me a drinky and I mean a double on the double.

[montana_hazeleyes]

11. omg

This got me to burst out laughing. Thanks,I needed that!

[ramapo]

8. Isn't this a hugh waste

How much does a S-3B cost? The military can afford to give it to a museum just because the psuedo-president went for a ride in it? Shouldn't some oversight committee call this a waste of resources needed to defend our country against terrorists?

[ze_dscherman]

19. $27 million

... as stated in another thread on the subject when the story surfaced first - quite some days earlier. However, all of these planes are to be replaced.

But I wonder why they have put the chimp-in-a-flightsuit in a plane that so seriously needs replacement ;-)

[kskiska]

9. Isn't this the story of his life?

Every plane he's ever flown has been obsolete and soon taken out of service.

[Punkingal]

10. OMFG......

I am just gonna :puke: :puke: :puke:

[drscm]

12. When they paint "Navy One" on it,

I hope to God they also print the names of all those killed in this war, and the multiple lies Bush told in order to get our relatives killed.

They should name the damn thing: SHAME OF AMERICA ONE

[BiggJawn]

13. I'd love to see it put BACK in service...

After Chimpy is deposed and shuttled off to start his tenure at Gitmo...

[farmboxer]

16. Name The Plane AWOL One!

Actually, Bush became a deserter on the 31st day of being AWOL! www.awolbush.com

[I AM SPARTACUS]

17. Aircraft flown by Bush ... is broken

[w4rma]

20. He should have to pay for that XX million dollar plane that he retired

out of his campaign's bank account. :puke:

Us taxpayers ripped off *again* by Bush.