Obama lands in Ghana: Fast Facts
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Accra – Last night, Ghanaians rich and poor, young and old were united in one cause: To witness Barack Obama arrive at Kotoka. Villagers in Ghana huddled by their communal TV sets and the very posh sat in their air conditioned halls to witness history. On the surface, it looked like a normal landing on a normal night, but behind the scenes, the CIA and the American travel elves were making magic happen:
Fact 1: Despite appearances, it was actually raining at the time the Obama’s landed. Prior to the family’s arrival, the CIA had erected a huge canopy over the tarmac to protect the family from rain. It measured 1 square mile, and the moment Barack got into his car, the canopy went back into space and revealed the drizzle that was there all along.
Fact 2: 10,000 police officers were dispatched to guard the president. That is over half of Ghana’s police force. Ordinarily, they would be along the road ways gathering bribes from Adenta to Labone, but the majority wanted an opportunity to have their backs shown on international news.
Fact 3: None of the president’s vehicles or aircraft was fueled in Ghana. The petrol is so contaminated that it would have caused them to stall in air or on the road. All the vehicles were gassed in the air by magical jets, witnessed by amazed villagers on the ground.
Fact 4: After the first blast of African air hit them when the plane doors opened, Sasha and Malia begged to get back on Air Force One.
