No, that’s Obama not Osama
According to a CNN article, Obama is accused of having ‘hijacked’ his own press followers. (My Emphasis)
What seemed to be a routine evening waiting for Barack Obama aboard his campaign plane turned into anything but when the cabin doors closed and the passengers were informed the aircraft would be taking off immediately — without the candidate.
The first sign something was amiss on the Thursday flight came when the pilot told those aboard — about 25 members of the media, a smaller group of Obama staffers and only a handful of Secret Service agents — that everyone was on board and that the plane would be departing for Obama’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois, momentarily.
The press soon noticed there were far too few people aboard for a standard campaign flight. Something was different. It’s fair to say that the term “everyone” was used a bit loosely — especially when the presumptive nominee appeared to be missing.
As the plane taxied, communications director Robert Gibbs admitted that Obama was remaining behind because he “wasn’t going to be back in D.C. for a while” and had “scheduled some meetings” before he left.
Obama staffers, including Gibbs and Linda Douglass, a newly appointed senior adviser and campaign spokeswoman, didn’t ask the reporters on board if they’d prefer to wait on the runway in Washington until the meetings concluded. They were going to Chicago. Without Barack Obama.
Personally, don’t think ‘hijacked’ was the best choice of words. Kept in the dark, yes. Intentionally misled, yes. However, ‘hijacked’ seems a little to harsh plus has some very negative overtones in light of September 11th.
With all the rumors about Obama being a Muslim and such, I don’t think reporters should be throwing around the word ‘hijacked.’
Then again, if Chris Welch was on the plane, he might just be pissed enough to compare his situation to being hijacked. Just a little way to get back at Barack for keeping those who can either be your best friends or your worst enemies in the dark.
