Good day all. This week, President Trump announced that he wanted to change the color scheme on the new Presidential aircraft, known as Air Force One. The president wasn’t planning on changing the paint scheme on the current aircraft, but on the new planes being built by Boeing.
Currently, the colors of Air Force One are a two tone blue designed by Jackie Kennedy. President Trump’s proposal is a Red, White and Black. According to the Daily Mail:
President Donald Trump revealed his design this week for a new Air Force One, showing off a set of drawings in the Oval Office that replace the Kennedy-era light blue paint job with a more masculine red, white and black.
Personally, I haven’t decided if I like the new design. Perhaps changing the black to the deep blue of the flag would be better. It should be discussed and debated. The Democrats, however, have come out in utter opposition. They are now trying to prevent it from even being considered. Here are the details from Fox News:
President Trump’s plan to give Air Force One a bolder, more updated, “more American” look has some Democrats angrier than a traveler who just missed a flight.
On Thursday, the president revealed mockups of a proposed new design for the presidential jet, showing a new red-white-and-blue color scheme that features a darker blue base color instead of the lighter “sky blue” that has been used on the plane since the Kennedy administration.
Hmm, perhaps the Daily Mail got the dark blue wrong and thought it was black? Honestly, I can’t tell from the picture. However, I think a deep navy blue would be more appropriate then black.
In approving the plan, Trump reportedly said he wanted the plane to look “more American,” rather than be painted in a “Jackie Kennedy color.”
“I think it’s going to look much better, actually,” Trump said Friday morning on Fox & Friends. “I like the concept of red, white and blue.
The baby blue doesn’t fit with us,” Trump added.
Well now, I can see why the CommuNazis are fit to be tied. President Trump wants to dump the colors of the Sainted JFK and Jackie Kennedy. Of course, these days, John Fitzgerald Kennedy would have been booted from the CommuNazi part as being to far to the right.
The proposed redesign comes as part of a contract with Boeing to build two new Air Force One jets to replace the current models, which are more than 30 years old. Trump reached a deal with Boeing to buy the jets for $3.9 billion – after negotiating a $1.4 billion reduction from the original estimate.
And once again, we see how President Trump knows how to get value for our money, unlike the CommuNazis and a good chunk of the GOP(e).
But one day earlier, a Connecticut Democrat introduced an amendment to a Pentagon spending plan that calls for congressional approval for spending on “interior, paint and fixtures.” The Democrat-controlled House Armed Services Committee adopted Rep. Joe Courtney’s amendment on a 31-26 vote that went along party lines, the Hartford Courant reported.
Courtney told the newspaper why he introduced the amendment.
“Additional paint can add weight to the plane, additional fixtures inside the plane can also add cost and delays to the delivery of the plane,” Courtney said.
What an utter load of crap. Do you know how long it will take to paint the new Air Force One(s) in either color scheme? Probably about a day. In fact, it appears from the picture that the proposed paint scheme actually uses less paint then the current one.
Another Democrat, Rep. John Garamendi of California, told the newspaper that the U.S. should be careful before changing the appearance of a plane that he said is symbolic of American leadership around the globe.
“The Air Force One plane is iconic,” Garamendi told the Courant. “It is known throughout the world. It has been the representation of the United States, the power of the president.”
Sadly, I sort of agree with this. The current paint scheme is iconic. It’s also dated. The color scheme is 60 years old. Obviously, I don’t recall the debate on these colors back in the Kennedy Administration, or if there was even a discussion over it. (I’m not that antiquated) These days, it does appear rather feminine, and of course, the colors reflect the Democrats. (Powder Puff wimpy Blue v Red and all) However, I have found a paint scheme that the Democrats would rather have if they move away from the current one.
So, what say you? Do you think we should keep the current paint scheme for the new Air Force One, go with President Trump’s idea, (or a variation there of), or with what the Democrats would truly prefer? Vote and make your choice known
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