President Obama has officially let his presidency’s PR get out of control. In New York yesterday, residents of the city looked up to see this:

For half an hour, this plane and an F-16 fighter circled the airspace over New York at low altitude prompting offices to evacuate and causing panic in a city that less than eight years ago experienced 9-11. Why were these planes flying so low near buildings and the Statue of Liberty? A photo-op.

Obama said it was “a mistake” and that it would not happen again. The fly-over was part of a series of photo-ops of the Obama plane in front of national landmarks. Ridiculous.

What’s next? A swarm of bombers flying over Pearl Harbor? I was not one of those who thought that Obama was “elitist” or a “snob” but with this stunt, Obama showed me that he is more interested in publicity and fame than the feelings and safety of the American people. Shame on you, Obama. He goes around the world apologizing for America and listening to anti-American tirades and when he gets back home he ignores the sensibilities of New Yorkers by staging a “mock 9-11″ for a photo op. Obama, stop disrespecting America.

-AG