This is just, frikken, RICH

You know that bonehead stunt the White House pulled with Air Force One buzzing Manhattan and terrifying thousands of people?

Guess why they did it?

"Sources said the chief reason for the panic-inducing flight was to create souvenir pictures of Air Force One flying over the Statue of Liberty to be given out - like a presidential tie clip - to family, friends or supporters."

But wait! There's more --

"Air Force One has done flyovers of historic sites and monuments like Mount Rushmore and the Golden Gate Bridge for PR glam shots - at taxpayer expense."

UPDATE:

KT in comments notes that Obama was "outraged" by the action undertaken. Well, all I can observe is this:

IF the action was undertaken with Obama's blessing, that is BAD.

IF the action was undertaken WITHOUT Obama's blessing, that is WORSE.