Posted on 01/05/2010 9:22:33 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
LOS ANGELES - Joan Rivers is many things: Funny lady. Jewelry mogul. Red carpet mercenary. But a terrorist?
Can we talk?
Rivers, 76, was deemed a danger to national security and booted from a Newark-bound flight in Costa Rica on Sunday by a jittery Continental Airlines gate agent who found the two names on her passport fishy.
Her passport reads: Joan Rosenberg AKA Joan Rivers. Rosenberg was her late husband's last name.
The "nasty and cruel" Continental gate agent bumped Rivers from the last flight out Sunday and the comedian found herself alone (her daughter, Melissa, flew out to Los Angeles earlier in the day) and with no ATM card and just $100 cash, she said.
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She was supporting Obama in the election.
I didn’t think she was a liberal when I was watching a show called “How’d You Get So Rich?” on E network. She would show people who were poor who became millionares with their own sweat and blood. I think they may have cancelled it but it was a great testament to the American dream and Joan was sure proud of it.
The last time I flew, it was about 9 month after 9/11. While myself and another middle-aged white guy were busy taking off our shoes and socks and playing slap and tickle with the security agent at the gate, what looked like the roster of the Al Qaeda Jr. College soccer team was breezing through on to the plane without a second glance. What a counry!
Joan Rivers could never be a suicide bomber. It would mess up her hair.
“She was supporting Obama in the election.”
No way is that believable.
Rosenberg. Sounds like your typical Somali-Nigerian to me.
That amount of plastic surgery can’t be healthy
We really must profile elderly Jewish comedians.
Think of how many times they bombed in the Catskills!
Yes, Janet needs to go—SOON!
Yep, doesn't excuse him being a dumba**.
However, I've found that when dealing with... really, anyone in authority.... things go a whole lot easier with a firm, but polite, demeanor. Roughly, I treat it like a business meeting....not going to take any crap, but not going to dish out any, either. More or less, "Let's just both do what we need to do, here, then get on about our business".
"Do you realize that I pay your salary?!" is not a good way to put your best foot forward. Not saying that she said it.....but I surely could imagine those words (or something like them) coming out of her mouth.
My wife laughs every time her ugly mug comes on TV, because she knows that I'll have a comment to make. Thoroughly foul, disgusting woman. Unfortunate that she found her way back to the States.
“Do you know who I am?” is another ingratiating phrase.
I like the story of someone who thought he was a Hollywood bigshot and demanded to be seated immediately! at a popular Hollywood restaurant, even though he did not have a reservation. When the maitre d’ explained that he’d have to wait, he unloaded the “Do you know who I am?” bomb. The maitre d’ called the room to attention and said, “Can anyone here help this poor man? Apparently he’s forgotten who he is.”
The best response that I've ever seen to this was a long time ago. I'm standing in a huge line at Montgomery Ward (that should date the story....). Local TV / Radio personality blusters in and steps up to the front, much to the chagrin of everyone else waiting in line. Harried girl behind the counter says "Sir, you'll need to step back to the end of the line."
"Do you know who I am?!" was the indignant reply.
The girl stonily looked him over, up and down, side to side, for about 20 seconds. She finally shook her head and deadpanned, "Nope.", and went back to helping (now, much happier) customers.
Well, maybe you had to be there. But it was the perfect squelch, that's for sure.
No, that was Russell Crowe (I oft get those two confused myself)
-PJ
She’ll milk this into a comedy routine.
The people the airlines hire MUST be either idi0ts or m0r0ns.
If Karen Johnson shows up remember that her “other” name is Whoopi Goldberg!
-PJ
RE: “Did you see her on Celebrity Apprentice? To Annie Duke: “You’re a poker player. You’re nothing. Poker players are worse than Hitler!”
-PJ
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Yes, I saw Celeb Apprentice — always get a kick out of the Apprentice shows. Ridiculous, I know..............but I need the laughs.
I though they both threw a phone at a hotel employee. IIRC it was in the same year.
Hah! “...a hole like the Holland Tunnel”, said Joan (back in the days when she was really funny).
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