Pelosi, Planes and Partisan Propaganda

The Nation via Yahoo!News.com ^ | 2/09/07 | John Nichols

[melt]

The Nation -- Republican apologists for the Bush administration's failed fight in Iraq and their amen corner in the media have been looking for something, anything, to distract the American public from a necessary discussion about the need to end the U.S. occupation of that country. They finally settled last week on the "scandal" involving House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's mode of transporation.

Pelosi, a California Democrat, was informed as she prepared to assume the speakership -- a position that places her third in the line of succession to the presidency -- that she could no longer travel as she previously had: on commercial airlines. She would, she was informed, have to fly as former Speaker Dennis Hastert had on a secure Air Force plane. So it was that, upon becoming speaker, Pelosi accepted her new circumstance and agreed to use a military plane with a fuel capacity that would allow for cross-country travel without stops.

That's not exactly the stuff of scandal. But, after an apparent "leak" from the Bush administration's Department of Defense to the White House-friendly Washington Times newspaper, the Times last week ran a story headlined: "Pelosi's Power Trip -- Non-stop Nancy Seeks Flight of Fancy."

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"an apparent "leak""

Okay. Here's the deal.

For non-stop flights, Nancy will accept a smaller plane, give up the master bedroom and the buffet--- but don't you dare mess with the diaper dispenser!

[bvw]

Give her her own ICBM. That's fast and non-stop.

[melt]

Or a one way trip on "Air America".

[jdm]

Well, it Depends.

[IronJack]

she could no longer travel as she previously had: on commercial airlines. She would, she was informed, have to fly as former Speaker Dennis Hastert had

This was all FORCED on her, you see. If Ms. Nancy had had her way, she'd have been perfectly content to drive her 20-year-old Yugo coast to coast. Lil Ole Ms. Nancy don't need nuthin' fancy.

But then those administration thugs ganged up on her and made her change her travel accommodations to a luxury jet with roman bath, escalators, and a Perrier bidet.

[aquila48]

"The Nation -- Republican apologists...."

I guess they don't see the humor here. They could at least have started with:

The Nation (democrat apologist) -- ....

[Ouderkirk]

Republican apologists for the Bush administration's failed fight in Iraq and their amen corner in the media have been looking for something, anything, to distract the American public from a necessary discussion about the need to end the U.S. occupation of that country.

So much BS in a single sentence.

[melt]

LOL!

I guess she won't be needing these after all. Maybe she can offer them to The Nation's BS Dept.

[M Kehoe]

Republican apologists for the Bush administration's failed fight in Iraq and their amen corner in the media...

I know this is the Nation, but "failed fight," and "amen corner in the media," are statements made of Mexican mushrooms, large doses of Mexican mushrooms.

5.56mm

[RegulatorCountry]

"... and a Perrier bidet."

Scrubbing bubbles.

[SauronOfMordor]

The plane that Hastert used, a C-20 (mil version of Gulfstream executive jet), has a range of over 4000 miles. DC to SF is 2650 miles.

Pelosi's assertion that she can't use the C-20 because of range is a lie

[sionnsar]

Nancy, set an example for us all and take Amtrack!

[speedy]

For once the GOP has done a good job in the propaganda war. Like most things in politics, it doesn't matter what the real story is -- it's all perception. And clearly the Pubbies have done a good job of leaving a bit of a mark on Pelosi with this one. It will help define her image with the public over the next few years, and we need to build on it.

The Rats have been masters of this for years. Focus your efforts on one person who might be an effective opponent and keep hammering away on him (or her.)

[daviddennis]

You wouldn't see me complaining if I got to fly in one of those beauties.

I think I'd be breaking out the champagne at 50,000 feet.

D

[sgtbono2002]

****Republican apologists for the Bush administration's failed fight in Iraq and their amen corner in the media **

The Republicans Amen corner in the media.

Now you gotta admit that's funny.

[melt]

Focus your efforts on one person who might be an effective opponent and keep hammering away on him (or her.)

Our problem, though, is that the Rats own the MSM.

But the way this was handled was brilliant.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The interior of a typical gulfstream 4 business jet. This is obviously too much of a hellhole for Nancy to deal with on a 5 hour flight.

[Las Vegas Ron]

"a position that places her third second in the line of succession to the presidency".

As I posted in another thread, this is beginning to sound like the "John Kerry, who served in Viet Nam" mantra.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Yes it was because this phony limousine liberals are always claiming they speak for the poor.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Look what I found. This is perfect for Nancy Pelosi. Its got facilities for all her botox injections and face lifts.