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Obama's Plane Strikes Parked Plane on Runway
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ABC News' Lisa Stark and Sunlen Miller report: The plane carrying Sen. Barack Obama struck another plane while taxiing at Midway Airport in Chicago early Saturday morning.
At 2:45 a.m. Central Time, the Gulfstream 2 plane that carried Obama, nine other passengers and two crew members struck a parked Cessna 208 general aviation plane, which can carry 10 to 12 passengers.
There was minor damage to the wings of both aircraft, although no one on either of the planes was injured.
Inside Obama's plane, the hit was so small that no one realized they had clipped the other plane's wing until someone on the plane, looking out the window, noticed the swipe.
The plane, because it was taxiing and heading to park, was not under the control of air traffic controllers at that point.
Members of Obama's campaign staff, Secret Service members and two crew members were flying along with the senator.
Before leaving his Las Vegas event that evening, Obama commented that he only had one hour to speak to the crowd, so his pilot wouldn't get "cut off" and so he wouldn't get in trouble with his wife. Obama will be in Chicago today, enjoying a prescheduled day off with his family.
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And, his pilot does not know how to drive.
Posted by: SGA | Jan 12, 2008 12:00:48 PM
There's no excuse for this, the Obama plane striking a parked plane. Obama campaign needs to tell his pilots to stay awake and watch it! Also, I think Michelle Obama should be more flexible with her husband, knowing 'what time it is' in this campaign and how short the window of opportunity is between primaries. Perhaps he just should stayed overnight in places instead of rushing so 'he doesn't get in trouble with his wife' and I feel as though she shouldn't make him get back if it is too late, prescheduled or not.
Posted by: RuthieM | Jan 12, 2008 12:10:09 PM
dear Barack; Even if I disagree on policy-stay safe. We don't want anything to happen to any of the candidates.
Posted by: beall | Jan 12, 2008 12:22:36 PM
I would have a comment but the Obama campaign has decided that their new tact is to call anyone who disagrees with them racist.
Remember folks in the new America, African Americans are not to be criticized under any circumstances that just wouldn't be culturally sensitive.
Posted by: John Romano | Jan 12, 2008 12:27:42 PM
Give the man a break. Geez, folks, some of you are SO quick to be critical and mean. I feel for our nation, when the inmates run the asylum.
Posted by: Linda | Jan 12, 2008 12:28:28 PM
I wonder:
1. Who owns the jet?
2. Who was paying for the jet/travel?
Posted by: Yeller | Jan 12, 2008 12:30:25 PM
Obama's campaign is not playing the race card. If anything it is Hillary's Campaign
thank the lord you are safe Barack, enjoy the day off before you win Nevada
Posted by: Chris | Jan 12, 2008 12:32:49 PM
A Cessna 208 does not carry 10-12 passengers. The Gulfstream does.
Posted by: Chase | Jan 12, 2008 12:33:49 PM
Ah........ the new American way. Blame the passenger for the fact the pilot hit the other plane. Makes perfect sense to me.
Posted by: Harry in Iowa | Jan 12, 2008 12:37:50 PM
Terrible of the Clinton campaign to use provocative racial language just to make ethnicity an issue in this election. Obama has been respectful and not once played the race card.
The Clintons are cold, calculating, divisive, and would surely fire up Republicans.
Posted by: Ryno | Jan 12, 2008 12:37:53 PM
Oh dear...pardon me whilst I dust off my hillary hanky and cry....
Posted by: flojo | Jan 12, 2008 12:39:10 PM
we were just talking about Obama should be careful for his safety that i read this.
Obama must be cared for he must pull us democrats trough this election
Posted by: lynn m | Jan 12, 2008 12:39:54 PM
Wait he is riding in a plane? That is not very green! What about his carbon imprint? We are all doomed by his careless actions. ; )~
Posted by: dennis | Jan 12, 2008 12:41:36 PM
Chase, a Cessna 208 does carry 10-12, actually the stretch 208B carries 14, I own and fly one
Posted by: Patrick | Jan 12, 2008 12:43:06 PM
This is not even worth commenting on...just a little fender bender....whats the big deal?....who cares?....Black man as Pres....or a woman?....glad we have choices!
Posted by: chas | Jan 12, 2008 12:43:48 PM
Obama flys like he will run government
Posted by: DougJuden | Jan 12, 2008 12:44:14 PM
must be nice to have money,,,
Posted by: rick | Jan 12, 2008 12:44:39 PM
Barack clipped again... but hardly felt it? Sounds like an analogy for his ongoing and brilliantly handled campaign strategy of deftly sidestepping
the non-stop Clinton booby traps.
Posted by: Gorgon '08 | Jan 12, 2008 12:47:32 PM
How many times do planes hit one another during the course of the day ay any major airport amd we never hear about it.
Posted by: Dan | Jan 12, 2008 12:48:48 PM
This was clearly George Bush's fault, although some fo the blame can be attributed to Dick Cheney.
Posted by: All Liberals | Jan 12, 2008 12:51:12 PM
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