Posted on 02/11/2007 4:22:42 PM PST by John Jorsett
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the subject of Republican criticism for her mode of air travel, flew home nonstop Thursday night aboard a 12-seat military aircraft set aside for use by lawmakers.
Republican House members, aided by friendly radio and television talk show hosts, created a political tempest this week, claiming Pelosi was pressuring the Pentagon for the use of an "Air Force Three" and a "flying Lincoln Bedroom." Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, however, the administration has required the speaker -- then Republican Dennis Hastert of Illinois -- to travel home and on official business using military planes for security reasons.
House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood said he had asked the Pentagon to provide a plane large enough to fly Pelosi nonstop to San Francisco, citing the security concerns.
Even the White House defended the Democratic speaker. The president's spokesman, Tony Snow, on Thursday called the criticism "unfair" and the flap "a silly story."
Pelosi flew nonstop from the nation's capital to San Francisco to attend the funeral services of the late Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy aboard a C-37A, the military's version of a Gulfstream V that can travel 6,300 miles. It is one of the planes used regularly by Hastert, Pelosi's office and the Pentagon said.
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So, most of the time she'll go non-stop and on occasion she'll have to stop at a secure military base to refuel. So WHAT?
I had a friend who flew Falcon 50's for Phillip Morris. $5,000 ph is waaay out of line.
I've heard $300,000 per trip. One way or roundtrip, I don't know. I can't see it for one way. But round trip 6 hours x $22,000 x 2 trips= $264,000. Close enough to $300,000
LOVE your tagline; I was thinking of changing mine to that statement earlier today.
Guess I have to stick with chocolate now, LOL!
Well she is certainly a liar.
"Republican House members, aided by friendly radio and television talk show hosts..."
As you can tell, there is no left-wing bias at the San Francisco Chronicle. They are, after all, journalists who are able to be absolutely objective about anything and everything. /s
Good question.
Thanks mountain man. Maybe Beck was right.
No, go ahead and use it, we can share it.
Unless it is a matter of security and safety, there is no reason any member of Congress cannot fly commercially. Only the POTUS needs to do that.
A REAL leader would rise above the 'right wing attacks' or whatever the various MSM are calling the public's questioning of Queen Nancy's royal travel plans.
But she is no leader, not even close. She has to piss and moan about everything she perceives as a personal slight, which tells me this woman has no business being this close to the White House.
Just like Hillary. These women give all women a bad name.
The real absurdity is that the C-32 (757-200) actually has a shorter range than the C-37A (G-5).
Bela Pelosi was strictly after the prestige factor. The First Lady gets to fly in one, the VP gets to fly in one, so she wanted to have the same prestige...BEEEAATCH!
Thanks for your generosity, but I'll stick with mine. War IS Hell, but I still want to stick it to the EnviroWackos as often as I can. :)
However, we can agree that we both have a remarkable grasp of the obvious, whereas the Left doesn't. ;)
""It's a time to put a stop to the imperial elected class""
Well said and I agree 100%.
Term limits anyone????
Lets see a B757 do that! Plus it has nearly twice the range of the 757-200.
I agree. Good idea.
Republican House members, aided by friendly radio and television talk show hosts, created a political tempest this week, claiming Pelosi was pressuring the Pentagon for the use of an "Air Force Three" and a "flying Lincoln Bedroom." Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, however, the administration has required the speaker -- then Republican Dennis Hastert of Illinois -- to travel home and on official business using military planes for security reasons.
House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood said he had asked the Pentagon to provide a plane large enough to fly Pelosi nonstop to San Francisco, citing the security concerns.
Even the White House defended the Democratic speaker. The president's spokesman, Tony Snow, on Thursday called the criticism "unfair" and the flap "a silly story."
Pelosi flew nonstop from the nation's capital to San Francisco to attend the funeral services of the late Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy aboard a C-37A, the military's version of a Gulfstream V that can travel 6,300 miles. It is one of the planes used regularly by Hastert, Pelosi's office and the Pentagon said.
Is this headline right? Republicans did not have a problem with Pelosi using one of the planes used by Hastert!
From what I understand, Herr Pelosi was asking for a 43-seat jet akin to a luxury airliner. That was denied, and rightly so.
Here are the relevant details in the story:
flew home nonstop Thursday night aboard a 12-seat military aircraft set aside for use by lawmakers...[The plane used by Pelosi] is one of the planes used regularly by Hastert [according to the Pentagon].
Nowhere in the article does the "journalist" cite an instance where anyone objected to Pelosi using such a plane.
Notice I use the word journalist in quotes. I do so because most print, broadcast and cyber employees of news organizations work as true journalists. Instead, these kids (some are of the 60s and 70s era, but you'd be surprised how many are really youngsters) are merely churning out the facts toward a cultural point of view that eschews balanced, fair, accurate and objective reporting. Instead they tilt toward the leftwing viewpoints they've been surrounded in; I wonder at time if they are not unlike a fish in water they oftimes are not even able to acknowledge it. Other times, they catch a glimpse of objectivity and decide to ignore it.
I do so because most print, broadcast and cyber employees of news organizations work as true journalists.
SHOULD HAVE READ:
i do so because most print, broadcast and cyber employees of news organizations do not work as true journalists.
A GV is right close to $5000 an hour. The 737, I am not positive but $16,000 per hour is the last number I recall a FBO manager saying.
SNL did a funny take on this on their news update segment. After reporting about the dispute they said.."And in a related story, the administration also rejected Ms. Pelosi's request to be carried around Washington like Cleopatra (and they had a visual of her being carried by slaves ala Cleopatra).
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