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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Take That Flag Off My Airplane

August 7th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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Obama\'s PlaneAs soon as he defeated Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Presidential nomination in June Barack Obama spent $500,000 on a month long cosmetic refurbishment overhauling a Boeing 757 campaign plane leased from North American air.  According to Snope.com, the most noticed exterior change is the removal of its trademarked stylized American flags from its tail and fuselage replacing those on the tail and behind the mains cabin door with his campaign logo. 

Such retrofitting is typical when a candidate buys a campaign plane but, unusual for a leased plane since it would likely have to be returned in its original condition to its owners. Some point out that it is also an usual move for a candidate for U. S. President to replace the national symbol with a personal logo

 

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  1. Comment by Jason Blanchard on 8 August 2008:

    I’m surprised he didn’t put his picture on there. Closer to the truth would be, “Change of which we should be scared.”

    Is that grammatically correct?

    Jason Blanchards last blog post..Exxon’s 2Q revenue leads to record taxes paid, again

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