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Ex-Sen. D'Amato kicked off flight after rallying passengers against crew
CNN ^ | 1/10/2017 | Paul P. Murphy

Posted on 01/10/2017 2:53:14 PM PST by lafroste

Former New York Sen. Al D'Amato was removed from a delayed New York-bound JetBlue flight on Monday after trying to rally passengers against the flight crew. JetBlue flight 1002 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was originally supposed to depart at 1:42 p.m. ET, but six delays pushed the departure time to just after 8:00 p.m.

Once the plane boarded, the pilots informed passengers that 10 of them needed to move from the front to the back of the plane due to weight distribution.

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To: KC Burke

Even in this 21st Century, flying can still require the patience of Job, and then some. When I do fly, I’m impressed at the self control seen in 95% of all passengers. It’s like going to the average DMV. We deal with the Escher Stairway layouts of airports, followed an endurance march down the gauche and arbitrary gauntlets of the TSA.


41 posted on 01/10/2017 3:21:57 PM PST by lee martell
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To: lafroste

Such defiance by passengers and yet, such utter stupidity by same passengers.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1:42PM but those same passengers are still enduring all THAT crap until 8:00PM!

I would have LEFT THAT PLANE within the FIRST HOUR of the TROUBLE!


42 posted on 01/10/2017 3:23:03 PM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: lafroste

Screw those pilots! They can’t make us move! Laws of physics be damned! Hey, why are you dragging me off the plane?


43 posted on 01/10/2017 3:25:04 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: miss marmelstein

No, I do not "apologize" as this is just a discussion about a flight.
The pilot is who is in charge and he or she makes the executive decisions about the aircraft.
The pilot clearly needs to run the operations of his jetliner better.

44 posted on 01/10/2017 3:25:42 PM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: bigdaddy45

Agreed.


45 posted on 01/10/2017 3:27:18 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: clintonh8r

Correct.


46 posted on 01/10/2017 3:27:51 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: rey

Looks like a large plane. At least three seats on each side. If there’s a weight distribution problem on that size plane, I’m getting off.


47 posted on 01/10/2017 3:39:11 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: miss marmelstein

Now, now...no need to get testy; we’re all (basically) on the same side.

Yes, I should have gone beyond the headline. I stand corrected.


48 posted on 01/10/2017 3:41:23 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: MichaelCorleone

Ok, Michael! All is forgiven.


49 posted on 01/10/2017 3:48:00 PM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: lafroste

That’s one way to get your name back in the news.


50 posted on 01/10/2017 3:58:49 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: dp0622
I liked Al when he was senator from NY.

Yeah. But when push came to shove he was Establishment all the way. (The "hearings" he conducted into Vince Foster's death were a complete travesty.)

ML/NJ

51 posted on 01/10/2017 4:20:09 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: Moonman62

Agreed.


52 posted on 01/10/2017 4:21:19 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ml/nj

Bro, look where I come from.

At least he was an R!!! :)


53 posted on 01/10/2017 4:22:43 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: miss marmelstein
Please see my post at #51.

ML/NJ

54 posted on 01/10/2017 4:24:20 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: ml/nj

Maybe. It’s a long time ago and I don’t remember all the details. No way was the Congress going to investigate this mess, right? Including the Repubs!


55 posted on 01/10/2017 4:27:22 PM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: dp0622
At least he was an R!!! :)

I'm so sick of R's that I've voted against my 10+ term RINO Congressman and for the Democrat in the two most recent elections. The R's ABIDED OBAMA. They disgust me. (And D'Amato abided the murder of Vincent Foster. Do you really want me to forget?)

ML/NJ

56 posted on 01/10/2017 4:29:52 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: ml/nj

I dont want you to do anything, bro. You’re a groan man :)

As MUCH as I HATE Mccain and mcconnell and linda, there are still quite a few issues they will vote with Trump on.

That’s more than can be said about a Dem.


57 posted on 01/10/2017 4:32:46 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: lafroste

Yes not your fault the headline is misleading against D’Amato.


58 posted on 01/10/2017 4:54:01 PM PST by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: lee martell

The poet in you is coming to the surface.


59 posted on 01/10/2017 4:58:42 PM PST by KC Burke (Consider all of my posts as first drafts. (Apologies to L. Niven))
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To: dp0622
Do the restrictions in the Bill of Rights apply to people?

If you don't think these people cause much more damage than any benefit they might provide, you're just not paying attention. If they were to be replaced, they would most likely be replaced with people like us, not other Pelosis. (That almost looks like a word for a disease!) In the case of my RINO Congressman, if he were to be replaced by whomever the Democrat is that I vote for, it might make a difference on a dozen votes, none of which would matter. And then after two years my Republican district would be rid of both of them.

ML/NJ

60 posted on 01/10/2017 5:17:22 PM PST by ml/nj
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