Now this is something to talk about. Come on folks someone call for this putz's resignation.
Posted on 12/16/2009 2:33:39 PM PST by Maelstorm
New York Senator Chuck Schumer was reportedly waiting to take off on a flight from D.C. to New York Sunday when a flight attendant told him to turn his phone off.
According to the Republican aide who was apparently sitting nearby and told the story to Politico, both Schumer and his seatmate – fellow New York Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand – kept talking on their phones regardless.
Then the flight attendant came by again and told Schumer that everyone on the flight was waiting for him to turn off his phone. He asked to finish his conversation but was told he could not; he then hung up and, according to the GOP aide, argued about the rule banning him from speaking on the phone.
When the flight attendant walked away, the aide told Politico, Schumer turned to Gillibrand and referred to the woman as a "bitch."
Schumer spokesman Brian Fallon seems to be confirming the story; he told Politico that Schumer "made an off-the-cuff comment under his breath that he shouldn't have made, and he regrets it."
Perhaps the best detail of the story? The aide claims the phone rang again after Schumer finally hung up.
"It's Harry Reid calling," he said, according to the aide. "I guess health care will have to wait until we land."
Now this is something to talk about. Come on folks someone call for this putz's resignation.
Schmucky Schumer is a schumer and should be prosecuted for not following the instructions of the flight crew with the added hate crime of hatred of women. Total scum bag.
What does New York’s former junior Senator have to say about this?
The rules don’t apply to Chuckie! He obviously needs his own private plane provided by the taxpayers.
From the Senate or the human race?
Is there an all of the above?
If you're that important to the process, then next time take the train.
-PJ
Good thing he wasn’t an Islamic male passenger refusing to hang up his cell phone.
What a pr—k. I’m suprised he didn’t use the infamous line: “Do you KNOW who I am?” A truly detestable man.
You know if this were a Republican. Let’s see if he has to really appologize. Its only fair.
Oh, puh-LEEZ.
It is really considered news that Chuck Schumer called a stewardess a bitch?
Too damn bad. Apology (if that's what that is) NOT accepted.
This is just par for the course for these people.
Maybe next time he can beg Nazi Pelosi if he can borrow her private jumbo jet (paid for with OUR tax dollars) to cart his pompous, arrogant, self important a$$ around.
What a class act.
Not. Gonna. Happen. Rules do not apply to Congress critters or EMOcrats. Schumer gets a double pass on that. The rest of my opinion is unprintable.
His only REGRET is that he got caught being a jerk!
My dad was on a flight and Maine governor Baldacci was on board. Well he decided he could keep talking during the flight attendant’s safety instructions. The attendant yelled at the governor to pay attention and he did afterwards.
Canine-Americans are offended! We demand Reparations!
He regrets he got caught. Bet he called some of his school teachers the same thing.
lol !
WOW where are the feminists? had this been a Republican it would be over for them politically. Lets see what happens to old chuckies
BTW isnt calling a women the B word the femenists equivelant of using the N word?
There, that makes it all better, eh scmuckie?!
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