Asinine item of the day

Since that Air Force One photo op thing went so well in New York City Monday, the White House is thinking of doing the same thing in Washington D.C. next week

A high-tech photo shoot had the unintended consequence of sending thousands of New Yorkers running for their lives Monday morning — and it turns out a similar stunt is planned for our area next week.

A presidential plane — one of the Boeing 747s known as Air Force One when the president is on board — flew low in the skies over lower Manhattan Monday morning, accompanied by an F-16 fighter jet. The goal: to get pictures of the presidential plane with Lady Liberty in the background. The side effect: the photo shoot created a scene with striking similarities to 9/11, as the jet swooped over Ground Zero, far too close to New York City buildings for workers who had no idea about the plan.

Thousands poured into the streets, unsure of what was happening.

Washingtonians could be in for a similar site next week, according to the Wall Street Journal. The White House planned to have one of the presidential planes fly over Washington on May 5 or 6, using the Capitol as a backdrop for the picture. Continue reading more about this asshole presidents important photo ops here