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ELECTION 2008
American flag disappears from Obama campaign jet
Candidate's trademark 'O' replaces stars and stripes
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Posted: July 21, 2008
6:31 pm Eastern
By Aaron Klein
2008 WorldNetDaily
The U.S. flag no longer appears on the tail of the plane that will be used
by
presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama (Courtesy Chicago
Sun-Times)
As part of a month-long aircraft makeover, a painted American flag was
removed
from the tail of Sen. Barack Obama's official campaign airplane and was
replaced with the presidential candidate's trademark "O" symbol.
The refurbished 757 was unveiled to members of the news media today, 41 of
whom boarded the craft and took off to meet Obama in Amman, Jordan, where
the
presidential candidate will stop as part of a Middle Eastern and European
tour.
Obama traveled to the Mideast earlier this week on board a separate
airplane.
Fox News blogger Bonny Kapp, traveling on Obama's new airplane, re****ted:
"The North American jet that flew Obama and his traveling crew around for
much
of the primary season was refurbished with new seats and power for each
passenger a must on the campaign trail. And the plane that once had an
American flag on its tail now s****ts the Obama 'O.'"
Obama's 'O' symbol is red, white and blue.
Most official U.S. government aircraft, including Air Force One, have U.S.
flags on their tails.
Both Fox News and the Chicago Sun-Times posted pictures of the Obama
campaign's redressed airplane, which does not have an American flag or any
other U.S. national symbols on the section that s****ts the airplane door
from
which Obama and his team will enter and exit.
The airplane boasts Obama's anthem, "Change We Can Believe In" and the
candidate’s website address.
The plane that Sen. Barack Obama will use on his campaign features his
slogan
and his Web address (Courtesy Sun-Times)
The aircraft also has required identification numbers and a U.S. flag to
identify the nationality of the aircraft.
According to Chicago Sun-Times re****ter Lynn Sweet, the refurbished Obama
aircraft features a "first class" section for the candidate and his
closest
advisors; several "business class" seats, and a large coach section,
usually
meant for the traveling press corps.
Sweet re****ted fruit and cheese platters greeted re****ters on board the
flight. Dinner options offered were beef medallions, baked tilapia or
eggplant
parmesan.
She wrote the Obama campaign provided overnight kits for the flight that
include toothbrush, mouthwash, socks, Neutrogena body lotion and lip
moisturizer, Scope mouthwash, ear plugs and a blindfold for sleeping.
Aaron Klein, WorldNetDaily's Jerusalem bureau chief, is known for his
regular
interviews with Mideast terror leaders and his popular segments on
America's
top radio programs. His newly released book is "Schmoozing with
Terrorists:
From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans ? to
a
Jew!"
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