Posted on 11/07/2010 7:29:24 PM PST by NonValueAdded
BANGOR, Maine — Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Waylaid in Bangor by bad weather farther to the north and east, a political who’s who of high-profile travelers greeted troops at Bangor International Airport on Friday night and livened up the local downtown scene before flying out early Saturday. [snip]
[Sen Collins said "Rebecca Hupp (airport mgr)] told us they were expecting two planeloads of troops shortly after 5 p.m.,” she said. “She asked if we would be willing to wait at the airport and greet them.”
Collins filled her guests in on the city’s storied troop greeters program. [snip]
The senators decided to take part in the ceremony, stay overnight in Bangor and fly on to Halifax in the morning. [snip]
As the troop greeters arrived and prepared to welcome a flight of U.S. Marines bound for Afghanistan, the VIPs lined up alongside them. As the Marines deplaned, Collins said, the first few walked through the double line of greeters without recognizing McCain or the others. [snip]
(Excerpt) Read more at bangordailynews.com ...
If they were Democrats, they’d have been howling with outrage, to be “forced” to be around such unwashed rabble, especially since the elections were over and they could go back to spitting on the troops.
Good on them! It was the right thing to do.
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BTW, on a less serious note...is it me, or is Barbara Mikulski the exact size and shape of the Travelocity gnome?
“So I started yelling out, ‘Senator McCain is here to greet you,’” Collins said. That brought the troops crowding around. “Everyone was taking pictures with their cell phones,” she said.
She sounds like John "Do You Know Who I am?" Kerry.
For all the grief we (rightfully) give them, these Senators and Agency Heads (yes, Nappy) did the right thing. And they were rightfully impressed by the story of the real heroes, the BIA troop greeters.
Agreed. I’m glad — and impressed they agreed to do this. It was the right thing for them to do. I hope they were even more impressed with the troops than the troops were that they were greeted by such notable dignitaries.
Man, we know democrats suck, but couldn’t we at least try to be positive on a story filled with good?
Dear politicians...Thank you for supporting the troops. Now shove it where the sun don’t shine for your superficial, opportunistic support..,Except you Senator McCain, you’ve earned the right. Not to say the support doesn’t seem plastic, but you’ve earned the right. Thank you for your service.
Collins isn’t a Democrat?
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Collins was at her home in Bangor, anticipating a phone call from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“I was in kind of a quandary,” Collins said. “I didn’t want to miss her call, but I had six friends stranded at the airport.” __________________________________________________________ Very cozy.
Its not just you. Eery isn’t it.
Donation made.
No, Democrats are evil. They purposely wrecked our economy just so they could turn America into a 3rd World Marxist $hithole, just so they could be the ruling Commissars.
Great suggestion, God Bless them.
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