Posted on 11/05/2009 1:02:55 PM PST by nutsonthebus
My phone rang at 3:00 AM., Wednesday. Groggily answering, I heard Hillary’s scratchy voice. She said they were sending AF1 to pick me up at a local airport to take me back to DC for an urgent visit with President Obama. I was sworn to secrecy. After guaranteeing her that I didn’t know where Bill was, I dressed. A limo awaited me.
Man her campaign ads about those 3:00 AM phone calls were true.
When I arrived at the airport, searching for that huge 747, passing one super jet after another, the government driver pulled up to a Cessna single engine puddle jumper and said, “Here you go!”
Weinbaum: “There must be some mistake. I was told I was going on AF1!”
Driver: “If you look inside you’ll see why this is AF1.”
Crowded in the small vessel was President Obama in animal jammies, buffeted by Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod and three Secret Service agents. Axelrod pointed to the only empty seat on the plane, next to the President of the United States .
(Excerpt) Read more at daveweinbaum.com ...
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