Wingnuts Claim Bo Has His Own Plane

[otohara]

PolitiFact has already weighed in on this DUzzy.

Talk about making sacrifices and tightening the belt. Bo, the Portuguese water dog that Senator Ted Kennedy gave to the Obama family as a present, apparently flies in his own private jet. That, at least, is the claim that seems to have gone viral on the Internet over the weekend.

"As the rest of us toil on the unemployment line, as millions of Americans find their retirement accounts dwindling, their hours at work cut, and their pay scale trimmed, King Barack and Queen Michelle are flying their little doggie, Bo, on his own special jet airplane for his own little vacation adventure," wrote Warner Todd Houston, a blogger on Publius Forum.

The rumor caught our attention, and not just because we're fascinated with the pet air travel industry. Is Bo really commanding his own jet? We decided to look into it.

We quickly traced the origin of the rumors to the Morning Sentinel, a newspaper based in Waterville, Maine. On July 17, 2010, the paper published an account of the First Family's visit to the state's Acadia National Park. Among the details was a reference to Bo.

"Arriving in a small jet before the Obamas was the first dog, Bo, a Portuguese water dog given as a present by the late U.S. Sen Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., and the president's personal aide Reggie Love, who chatted with Baldacci," the article stated. It seems that some people took this to mean that Bo actually arrived in his own jet.

Air Force One is usually a Boeing 747, but the Trenton airport runway was too small for the plane, so the Obamas opted for a Gulfstream G3, the article stated. That plane can accommodate up to 19 passengers. To fit everyone in -- the President always travels with multiple staffers and aides -- the Obamas decided to travel in two smaller airplanes, the second of which carried several White House aides and Bo.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2010/jul/22/did-obamas-dog-get-his-own-jet-plane/



Stupid Michele Malkin posted it as fact on her site...http://michellemalkin.com/2010/07/17/obamas-dog/

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Just one more instance of the RWingnut spin machine trying to frame the debate...thru lies and

more lies....

Their world is a truth-free zone.

[sui generis]

2. Michelle's weave has its own plane

Let's fact check the two relevant facts in THAT story. :evilgrin:

[kaiden]

11. hahahahahaha

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. There are none so blind, as those who will not see...

Idiots.

:eyes:

[DJ13]

4. How did they find out, it was a state secret!

[otohara]

15. LOL Cute Picture

should we photoshop it and send it to Fox as proof?

[thelordofhell]

5. And don't forget about Michelle's "entourage"

:crazy: :tinfoilhat:

[Bozita]

6. Anyone ever see the dog's birth certificate? Some folks are saying he was born in Kenya.

[Greyskye]

7. Not in Kenya, in a Kennel.

Close enough for the Wing Nuts, though.





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[Davis_X_Machina]

8. The really cool thing is...

...Bo makes carrier landings in it. What self-respecting Portuguese Water Dog wouldn't have the ball?

Mission Accomplished!

[sarge43]

9. President Obama and Bo are in good company

http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001334

Speaking of old worm-eaten chestnuts, one would think Malkin et al could come up with something new.

Oh wait, that would take an imagination and a grasp of history.

Never mind.

[Political Tiger]

10. Debunked on Snopes, too.

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

[Bitwit1234]

12. Gee we saw Bush's dogs get on a helicopter was that his

private one. We are too intelligent to believe stuff like that tho. The republicans are the ignorants that manufacture lies and BS.

[Old Troop]

13. He's not allowed to fly it, is he?

[Davis_X_Machina]

14. No...

...but whatever fixed-wing aircraft he flies on is given the callsign Hair Force One...

[jberryhill]

16. I'd just as soon name an aircraft carrier after that dog than W /nt