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Why did they not use photoshop for a "photo op" over NYC?
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One of the most important magician secrets is all about the art of distraction and misdirection.
Anybody check to see if the gold is still in Fort Knox.
You mean, they may have put it back?
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link?
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My bad, huntin it up, thought it had been posted by now.
http://adjix.com/x56x
http://www.bnonews.com/news/306.jpg
http://adjix.com/x56x
http://www.bnonews.com/news/306.jpg
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no worries, really; I just have no knowledge of any PR photos being released behind AF-1 and NYC.
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It just looks like a photoshop image.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/08/white-house-release-new-york-flyover-photo-friday/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/08/white-house-release-new-york-flyover-photo-friday/
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Lmfao.
Those people up there think we're all idiots don't they?
I seen Godzilla movies that look more realistic than that when I was but a tot.
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looks kosher to me. what am I missing?
ETA - I can see at least one antenna that was 'brushed' out. the normal jpg artifact halo. no halo of disorg pixels. suns in the exact right place ??
ETA - I can see at least one antenna that was 'brushed' out. the normal jpg artifact halo. no halo of disorg pixels. suns in the exact right place ??
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Its all good man.
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The photo is real, although the white balance is fucked, the window glare is laughable... only thing we're missing here is a naked guy in the reflection taking the pic...
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right right and right. Like I said somewhere up above; some hot shot handed the pilot a digital handheld camera and said, "Watch this bubba! and hey, take pit'chers!"
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that's plausible, but impossible to say at this resolution.
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the sun would pop even worse with this new jet over Josh's original background source; BUT take Josh's original jet source and put it into this statue of liberty shot, and the sun would match pretty close, I think. The jet's sun would be a little higher and a spot more right than the statue's sun I think, but not enough to notice. You could even adjust that in PS with lighting effects.
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Apparently the "photo op" isn't even being released?
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Sorry in advance....one thing led to another which led to rambleness...
It's just another sign of just how arrogant Obama is. I think it's probably even a subconscious arrogance. I wasn't sure if he was just very confident or arrogant during the campaign (not that it mattered, i disagreed with him on far too much to support him), but since he's taken office, there can be no doubt he's looking to be the most arrogant President in recent history. Probably in our entire history, but to be fair, there wasn't the amount of access or the media in place to shine a bright enough spotlight on most presidents to nourish this level of narcissism.
He's got more important things to do than waste time and money posing for a photo op and potentially causing widespread panic in NYC by creating dejavu of one of the worst days in the history of our nation.
He's got much more important things to do.
You know what?
So do we.
I am not suggesting that he be given a pass on this expolit that was crafted by a mind that has been so overcome with ego that it cannot see outside it's own skull. We shouldn't just forget this.
But we shouldn't dwell on it either.
How much attention will we focus on this, that should be focused on crafting a way to first prevent any more government expansion, and then work on trying to eliminate much of what's already here.
They government is spending money we don't have at a record pace, and as long as they economy is a mess government and media will just point to the failing economy and act like spending even more money is the only option.
Funny enough, IMO at least, while the spending may slightly lessen the pace of the crash and mitigate the shock of the landing sorta like a half-sized parachute, it also prolongs the fall like a parachute. Only in this case the level of the easing of the crash prolongs the pain for an amount of time that doesn't that isn't enough to make it justified.
We also will soon have a new Supreme Court Justice appointed. Even though there probably isn't much than can be done to influence Obama's selection given the make up of congress, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to spread the truth should he nominate someone who's record indicates they would rule in favor of government expansion.
Things like the first lady's shoes, her personal staff, her dress, the president's basketball games, the NCAA championship, the Air Force One v/s Statue of Liberty debacle, the president picking a dog, the list goes on and on....are not worth our time to even think about, much less include in any discussions about our views on government.
I realize it was a disrespectful waste of the taxpayer's money, and shows just how out of touch he is with what happened in NY on 911, but we shouldn't waste any time on such puny topics. We need to be focused on the fact that it wasn't the taxpayer's money at all he was wasting, it was the government's money. Taxes stop being our money the second they become taxed.
We need to come as close as possible to eliminating taxes as we can. I know that some would point out that if government saved more we wouldn't have such high taxes...i disagree. They have showed time and again that they aren't going to let something as silly as revenue stop them from spending, so why try to limit spending in hopes that they will lower taxes? Let's just work for lower taxes, then demand that they lower spending. Government spends and then puts pressure on us to pay more, when what should be happening is us paying less and pressuring government to spend less.
I know it seems like a futile effort, but we need to start trying to get more people actively involved in our movement, not through protests, and publicity stunts, but through talking with the people we know. If we can do it without getting emotional with our argument I believe that relevance for libertarians could come surprisingly fast.
It actually shouldn't be as hard as it has seemed to be. The two major parties aren't guided by any fundamental philosophy, at least not one related to the only real difference between one government to another....Liberty.
Democrats: In favor of less regulation of personal activity (less than Republicans anyway) not related to economics, and more regulation of economics.
Republicans: In favor of less regulation of the economy (but too much), and more concerned with certain things we do in the privacy of our own home.
Neither is consistent with their view on liberty. You should either hold liberty as the paramount concept or you do not. Neither of the current parties do.
It's just another sign of just how arrogant Obama is. I think it's probably even a subconscious arrogance. I wasn't sure if he was just very confident or arrogant during the campaign (not that it mattered, i disagreed with him on far too much to support him), but since he's taken office, there can be no doubt he's looking to be the most arrogant President in recent history. Probably in our entire history, but to be fair, there wasn't the amount of access or the media in place to shine a bright enough spotlight on most presidents to nourish this level of narcissism.
He's got more important things to do than waste time and money posing for a photo op and potentially causing widespread panic in NYC by creating dejavu of one of the worst days in the history of our nation.
He's got much more important things to do.
You know what?
So do we.
I am not suggesting that he be given a pass on this expolit that was crafted by a mind that has been so overcome with ego that it cannot see outside it's own skull. We shouldn't just forget this.
But we shouldn't dwell on it either.
How much attention will we focus on this, that should be focused on crafting a way to first prevent any more government expansion, and then work on trying to eliminate much of what's already here.
They government is spending money we don't have at a record pace, and as long as they economy is a mess government and media will just point to the failing economy and act like spending even more money is the only option.
Funny enough, IMO at least, while the spending may slightly lessen the pace of the crash and mitigate the shock of the landing sorta like a half-sized parachute, it also prolongs the fall like a parachute. Only in this case the level of the easing of the crash prolongs the pain for an amount of time that doesn't that isn't enough to make it justified.
We also will soon have a new Supreme Court Justice appointed. Even though there probably isn't much than can be done to influence Obama's selection given the make up of congress, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to spread the truth should he nominate someone who's record indicates they would rule in favor of government expansion.
Things like the first lady's shoes, her personal staff, her dress, the president's basketball games, the NCAA championship, the Air Force One v/s Statue of Liberty debacle, the president picking a dog, the list goes on and on....are not worth our time to even think about, much less include in any discussions about our views on government.
I realize it was a disrespectful waste of the taxpayer's money, and shows just how out of touch he is with what happened in NY on 911, but we shouldn't waste any time on such puny topics. We need to be focused on the fact that it wasn't the taxpayer's money at all he was wasting, it was the government's money. Taxes stop being our money the second they become taxed.
We need to come as close as possible to eliminating taxes as we can. I know that some would point out that if government saved more we wouldn't have such high taxes...i disagree. They have showed time and again that they aren't going to let something as silly as revenue stop them from spending, so why try to limit spending in hopes that they will lower taxes? Let's just work for lower taxes, then demand that they lower spending. Government spends and then puts pressure on us to pay more, when what should be happening is us paying less and pressuring government to spend less.
I know it seems like a futile effort, but we need to start trying to get more people actively involved in our movement, not through protests, and publicity stunts, but through talking with the people we know. If we can do it without getting emotional with our argument I believe that relevance for libertarians could come surprisingly fast.
It actually shouldn't be as hard as it has seemed to be. The two major parties aren't guided by any fundamental philosophy, at least not one related to the only real difference between one government to another....Liberty.
Democrats: In favor of less regulation of personal activity (less than Republicans anyway) not related to economics, and more regulation of economics.
Republicans: In favor of less regulation of the economy (but too much), and more concerned with certain things we do in the privacy of our own home.
Neither is consistent with their view on liberty. You should either hold liberty as the paramount concept or you do not. Neither of the current parties do.
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