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O-Force One
While the rest of us ponder Obama’s brilliant energy strategy proposals (who knew the incredible energy savings to be derived from properly inflated tires?) Obama’s new campaign plane is a mirror of the candidate himself; elegant, ostentatious, a gas-guzzling monster fit to carry The One along his road to the White House.
His Boeing 757 was retrofitted to install four individual chairs that resemble La-Z-Boys. They are free-standing and made of plush leather with pockets on the sides. There is also a booth which seats four for a meeting or a meal. 
His chair has his name and campaign logo embroidered on the back top — “Obama ‘08” on one line and “President” underneath. To one side is a small table stacked with newspapers ready for the candidate’s arrival. The table of the booth is always covered in snacks and cheese and is where Obama spends most of his time during flights meeting with staff and sitting for the occasional interview.
The next two sections are outfitted with expansive business class seats for senior and junior level staff including Obama’s media team, which films all of the candidate’s events for promotional purposes. Politico’s Mike Allen said that by comparison, Air Force One seems ‘claustrophic.’
But, he is The One. We should be grateful he deigns to come to the people, for if not, the people would surely come to him, to at least touch the hem of his garment, if nothing else.
O-Force One may not be a flaming chariot in the sky, but for the True Believers, it will have to do. For now.
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