Air Force One Tagged (Hoax, I was right!!) - GoFuckYourself.com

Pipecrew · 04-21-2006, 08:35 PM

I knew this had to be a well put together publicity stunt..

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?p=9714465 (original thread)

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Originally Posted by Pipecrew

I am going to think of this from a different angle.

Starting off, you have a young millionaire that seems to have something to prove if you listen to his "reasoning", low self esteem or some shit. You also have him plugging his company and links to his company/brand.

I really think he set this shit up.. Think, its not really out of his means to pull something like this off. He could of used any plane and thrown on identical looking decals and setup the rest easily..

This will be a huge viral video and the cost of the setup will be pennies compared to the free advertising he gets with all the "its real, not real" talk.

And today in the news!

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WASHINGTON - A startling Internet video that shows someone spraying graffiti on President Bush's jet looked so authentic that the Air Force wasn't immediately certain whether the plane had been targeted.

It was all a hoax. No one actually sprayed the slogan "Still Free" on the cowling of Air Force One.

The pranksters responsible for the grainy, two-minute Web video ? employed by a New York fashion company ? revealed Friday how they pulled it off: a rented 747 in California painted to look almost exactly like Air Force One.

"I wanted to do something culturally significant, wanted to create a real pop-culture moment," said Marc Ecko of Marc Ecko Enterprises. "It's this completely irreverent, over-the-top thing that could really never happen: this five-dollar can of paint putting a pimple on this Goliath."

The video shows hooded graffiti artists climbing barbed-wire fences and sneaking past guards with dogs to approach the jumbo jet. They spray-paint a slogan associated with free expression.

After the video began circulating on the Web on Tuesday, the Air Force checked to see whether the plane had been vandalized.

"We're looking at it, too," said Lt. Col. Bruce Alexander, a spokesman for the Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing, which operates Air Force One. "It looks very real."

Alexander later confirmed that no such spray-painting had occurred.

Ecko acknowledged Friday that his company had rented a 747 cargo jet at San Bernardino's airport and covertly painted one side to look like Air Force One. Employees signed secrecy agreements and worked inside a giant hangar until the night the video was made. Ecko declined to say how much the stunt cost.

"It's not cheap," he said. "You have to be rich."

Video at Site Below:
Hoax video: http://www.stillfree.com

Air Force One: http://public.andrews.amc.af.mil

dissipate · 04-21-2006, 08:37 PM

The weird part is - where they had the plane parked looks JUST like the airfield on andrews that it really sits on

mainstream · 04-21-2006, 08:41 PM

it was funny to read all the conspiracy nutjobs in the other thread. Ya the govt told him to put a disclaimer and run the video

pr0 · 04-21-2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dissipate

The weird part is - where they had the plane parked looks JUST like the airfield on andrews that it really sits on

sure does

pr0 · 04-21-2006, 08:50 PM

"Ecko acknowledged Friday that his company had rented a 747 cargo jet at San Bernardino's airport and covertly painted one side to look like Air Force One. Employees signed secrecy agreements and worked inside a giant hangar until the night the video was made. Ecko declined to say how much the stunt cost."

Sniff Sniff..............BULLSHIT

KRL · 04-21-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0

"Ecko acknowledged Friday that his company had rented a 747 cargo jet at San Bernardino's airport and covertly painted one side to look like Air Force One. Employees signed secrecy agreements and worked inside a giant hangar until the night the video was made. Ecko declined to say how much the stunt cost."

Sniff Sniff..............BULLSHIT

You have any idea how wealthy he is? He did over $1 Billion in sales last year.

http://www.eckounltd.com/

http://www.marceckoenterprises.com/

chadglni · 04-21-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KRL

Yes right. Its called Misinformation and its what governments all over the world specialize in.

You make something look so outlandish people will think just that.

Just like they make the UFO people out to be all fruitcakes. Anyone with high end military or aerospace contractor connects and in the loop is well aware of what's been going on with ET's for the past 50 years.

It's real!!!

pr0 · 04-21-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KRL

You have any idea how wealthy he is? He did over $1 Billion in sales last year.

http://www.eckounltd.com/

http://www.marceckoenterprises.com/

I was joking, & yea...i'm waring one of his shirts right now

pr0 · 04-21-2006, 09:09 PM

wearing* even

KRL · 04-21-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chadglni

It's real!!!

It was a real vid at least.

rowan · 04-21-2006, 10:00 PM

Um... no one bothered to read the legal disclaimer? It's been there at least since the original thread was started, probably earlier.

"Please read the language set forth herein carefully as it may affect, inhibit, modify or otherwise influence the interests or perceptions of any end user (hereinafter "you" or "end user") viewing the preceeding video (also referred to herein and hereas as "The Still Free Video"). You, the viewer of the preceeding are hereby advised that the video does not depict a real event. It is intended for the sole, limited and express purpose of entertainment and to induce you, the viewer of the video, to think critically about freedom of expression and speech and the government's responses to the same. Therefore, and by reason of the foregoing, the producers, creators and distributors of this video hereby verily certify that the foregoing fictionalization and dramatization was not real. Furthermore, and without limitation now, since the beginning of time and without perpituity, the producers, creators and distributors of this video and anyone else who was involved in the making of this video assume no risks or liabilities stemming from or related to your ("the end user's") viewing of same and assume no liability for any damages that result directly or indirectly from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletions of files, viruses, errors, defects or any failures of performance, communications failures, theft, destruction or unauthorized access. Copying, duplication and distribution of this video is encouraged."

04-21-2006, 08:37 PM	#2
dissipate The Dirty Frenchman Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 8,904	The weird part is - where they had the plane parked looks JUST like the airfield on andrews that it really sits on

04-21-2006, 08:41 PM	#3
mainstream Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 22	it was funny to read all the conspiracy nutjobs in the other thread. Ya the govt told him to put a disclaimer and run the video

04-21-2006, 08:50 PM	#5
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	"Ecko acknowledged Friday that his company had rented a 747 cargo jet at San Bernardino's airport and covertly painted one side to look like Air Force One. Employees signed secrecy agreements and worked inside a giant hangar until the night the video was made. Ecko declined to say how much the stunt cost." Sniff Sniff..............BULLSHIT

04-21-2006, 09:09 PM	#9
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	wearing* even

04-21-2006, 10:00 PM	#11
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Um... no one bothered to read the legal disclaimer? It's been there at least since the original thread was started, probably earlier. "Please read the language set forth herein carefully as it may affect, inhibit, modify or otherwise influence the interests or perceptions of any end user (hereinafter "you" or "end user") viewing the preceeding video (also referred to herein and hereas as "The Still Free Video"). You, the viewer of the preceeding are hereby advised that the video does not depict a real event. It is intended for the sole, limited and express purpose of entertainment and to induce you, the viewer of the video, to think critically about freedom of expression and speech and the government's responses to the same. Therefore, and by reason of the foregoing, the producers, creators and distributors of this video hereby verily certify that the foregoing fictionalization and dramatization was not real. Furthermore, and without limitation now, since the beginning of time and without perpituity, the producers, creators and distributors of this video and anyone else who was involved in the making of this video assume no risks or liabilities stemming from or related to your ("the end user's") viewing of same and assume no liability for any damages that result directly or indirectly from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletions of files, viruses, errors, defects or any failures of performance, communications failures, theft, destruction or unauthorized access. Copying, duplication and distribution of this video is encouraged."