Biden's Leno Stop Clogs LAX; Passengers Furious

The Wrap ^ | 07/10/2010 | The Wrap

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Vice President Joe Biden held up airplane traffic for hours on Friday night at Los Angeles International Airport after an appearance on Jay Leno ‘s ‘Tonight Show,’ leaving restless passengers fuming.

A spokesman for the vice president said he was unaware of the FAA temporary flight restriction that stopped flights coming in, and delayed those going out.

“I know we didn’t ask for anything,” Biden’s spokesman James Carney told TheWrap. “There was no sign of any stoppage. And there shouldn’t have been one.”

Oh, but there was. Passengers were stuck for anywhere from 45 minutes to four hours as a result (including this writer), leaving many of them fuming. In one LAX terminal, flights on Horizon, Alaska and Virgin Air had three-hour delays.

“I sincerely hope that the vice president was oblivious to the number of lives he inconvenienced by deciding to land at LAX and his attempted humor on the Tonight Show,” said Will Roos, the owner of an environmental company GreenUp who was on his way back from a business trip in Sun Valley.

He added: “Just on our small propeller plane it resulted in half the passengers missing their flight, everyone missing their checked luggage, and more than four hours of delay for those lucky enough to make it on the plane."

[Boucheau]

Well, you know, all those other passengers probably wanted a tax cut, so F’em! Let ‘em wait.

[Don Corleone]

“I know we didn’t ask for anything,”

Another Administration LIE! This has been policy for a couple of generations and he knows it! Damn the little people... I am VEEP!

[Gondring]

Talk about a clueless VP, or is he just arrogant.

Answer: Not just arrogant.

[Right Wing Assault]

Yeah, Little People, we can shut down those airlines any time we want. Flying is a privilege, not a right, so we can take your privilege away if we feel like it.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“...the Biden legacy continues, screw up after screw up...”

Keep it up Joe, the more you piss off, the bigger the GOP margins will be in the House and Senate after Nov. We are all cheering your incompitent @$$ on...

[mommyq]

Didn’t he do this every day with Amtrak when he was commuting to his home in Delaware. I heard he made the train wait every day until he got there, making everyone on the train wait and be late.

[TheCipher]

One official close to the situation said the delay caused directly by Biden was "no greater than 45 minutes, and only for a limited number of flights."

Yeah, but there is a domino effect. A 45 minute delay on one flight causes delays on other flights because of gate access.

I love the comments following the article :-)

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Yeah, but there is a domino effect. A 45 minute delay on one flight causes delays on other flights because of gate access.

Absolutely just look up or ask any airline jockey about the cause v effect of "Gate Holds".

[Recovering_Democrat]

Hey, didn’t California vote in droves for Hussein? The people at LAX, whom I am betting threw their hats into the Hussein Fascist ring, are getting what they deserve.

[rbosque]

An even better idea! Or he could have just stayed in D.C. with the rest of the vermin.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Cry me a F*&^ing river you elitist moron. You voted for him... “

Well the good news is; many of these types may not again. Eyes are being pried open, scales are falling from eyes.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I never get an answer to this but I'll try again. Was Biden born with his head up his a$$ or is it just personal preference?

[Texas Eagle]

A spokesman for the vice president said he was unaware of the FAA temporary flight restriction...

I believe that. Vice-Presidents have only been flying for what? Two, three, four decades?

This is all new.

Lying sacks of carp.

[CORedneck]

They should not even be allowed to use IKEA. They should be required to use Goodwill furniture or Wal-Mart.

Furniture budgets for offices of politicians, appointees and staff shall be no more than $5,000 per year. States are welcome and encouraged to use private companies in their state to outfit congressional offices to reflect the style and flavor of home at their own expense. Anyone who complains about it shall be handed an Ikea catalog with prices highlighted for their convenience along with a 99 cent calculator to keep track of expenses. Campaigns can pay for their own computers.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Really? It’s Bob Hope Airport now? How ‘bout that.

I lived in California for many years, but live in Maine now.

Guess I’ve been out of the loop for too long. Thank-you for posting.

[Jane Long]

Same reason that deOne lands at McCarren in Vegas. Why not Nellis AFB, just 7 miles N of Vegas?

Inconveniencing businesses (and customers) is their #1 goal.

[luvie]

What arrogance! The audacity of this bunch of thugs in office
just never ceases to disgust me!

November can’t come soon enough! Time to clean house!

[luvie]

AMEN!!!!

[Candor7]

One more fascist marker on the Obama junta.

[rbosque]

Exactly. They just think of themselves, no one else.