"Scare Force One" photos are not to be released

Photos taken from Scare Force One (an ABC term for the stupid low altitude flyover of New York City last week) are apparently not going to be released.

The public, which apparently paid more than $325,000 for the photo op, certainly deserves to see the photos, don't you think?

Certainly the Freedom of Information requests for the pictures must be piling up on the White House desk.

Here's the CBS story on the White House decision to keep the photos under wraps.

The President, who has promised transparency, will do himself a big favor by just releasing the photos and getting it over with. It's a one-day story at best.

It's not like there's a "Mission Accomplished" banner across the deck of an aircraft carrier.

A $70,000 an hour photo-op

What brain dead public relations guy in the Obama administration decided it would be a good idea to buzz New York City with a back-up Air Force One in order to take in flight photos from a military jet of the plane passing by the Statue of Liberty?

With most of us watching every penny right now, wouldn't it benefit the White House to not spend this kind of money on some public relations stuff?

The quality of this YouTube is not great, but you'll get the idea. I found a better version and replaced the previous one.