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Posted on 01/27/2011 7:08:05 AM PST by Libloather
Chocolate strawberries among extravagant demands by Nancy Pelosi as she spent $101,000 in two years on services while travelling with US Airforce
By Matt Blake
Last updated at 2:02 PM on 27th January 2011
If the US Airforce did all airline food, it would be strawberries dipped in dark chocolate and grilled chicken salads all round.
Unfortunately this luxury is reserved for top US politicians alone, as new documents detailing Nancy Pelosi's travel expenses reveal.
The former House Speaker was showered with a cornucopia of gourmet food and alcohol as she travelled over 90,000 miles around the world in just nine months last year - all courtesy of the US Airforce (USAF).
On one overseas excursion, her office even wrote to the USAF asking for strawberries dipped in dark chocolate as a birthday treat.
The documents, uncovered by political corruption watchdog Judicial Watch, reveal that the US taxpayer was billed for $101,429 (£64,000) in Mrs Pelosi's in-flight services over a period of two years.
One internal Air Force email sent on March 25, 2010 said: 'The speaker’s office is requesting egg salad sandwiches on wheat toast with fruit (watermelon, etc) for desert [sic].
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Palin was the only one that was ‘targeted’ about the wardrobe. She addressed this in her book. It was paid for either the RNC or McCains campaign funds (can’t remember at this point). If I recall correctly, she ‘donated’ all the items. It was a set up from the get go. (imo)
* Pelosi used the Air Force aircraft for a total of 43 trips, covering 90,155 miles, from January 1 through October 1, 2010. The Air Force documented in-flight expenses for 22 of these flights totaling $1,821.33. The Air Force did not provide expense information for the remaining 21 flights.
* Former Speaker Pelosi received chocolate covered strawberries as a birthday surprise on a March 26, 2010 flight. According to one internal Air Force email sent on March 25, 2010: “The speaker’s office is requesting egg salad sandwiches on wheat toast with fruit (watermelon, etc) for desert [sic]. It’s the speaker’s B-Day tomorrow so we’re also asking for something like chocolate covered strawberries (dark chocolate preferred)…” The immediate response to the email from another member of the Air Force staff: “Copy all. We’ll plan something for the birthday and take care of the meal.”
According to previous documents uncovered by Judicial Watch, the former Speaker’s military travel cost the United States Air Force $2,100,744.59 over one two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol. For example, purchases for one Pelosi-led congressional delegation traveling from Washington, DC, through Tel Aviv, Israel to Baghdad, Iraq May 15-20, 2008, included: Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Baileys Irish Cream, Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewar’s scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Corona beer and several bottles of wine.
Judicial Watch also previously uncovered internal Department of Defense (DOD) email correspondence detailing attempts by DOD staff to accommodate Pelosi’s numerous requests for military escorts and military aircraft as well as the speaker’s last minute cancellations and changes. For example, in response to a series of requests for military aircraft, one DOD official wrote, "Any chance of politely querying [Pelosi's team] if they really intend to do all of these or are they just picking every weekend?...[T]here's no need to block every weekend 'just in case'..." The email also notes that Pelosi's office had, "a history of canceling many of their past requests."
Read MUCH more here:
Judicial Watch Uncovers New Documents Detailing Pelosi's Use of Air Force Aircraft in 2010
regular boozer. Makes hubby’s 1 shot of Jack Daniels a night look cheap.
The GOP needs the spine and guts to put this into a national TV ad and do the same for each and every one of these power-hungry vermin. The Tea Party should raise the funds to run their own ads.
Nancy is now flying commercial - at least some of the time.
As reported on FlyerTalk website she was spotted on January 13th on USAirways flight 403 from Phoenix to San Francisco. Big security detail and flight delayed an hour. I feel sorry for that first class flight attendant.
Silence, peon! Keep paying your taxes and leave the extravagant spending to your betters!
I'm surprised Nancy didn't force us to call her by her title: Her Majesty...
Is she paying for her commercial flights, or are we?
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I think members of congress get reimbursed for their travel to and from their home districts. Now last fall Nancy (and her extensive security crew) flew to Palm Beach for a fund raiser at the waterfront estate of a big supporter. I don’t know if we paid for that or if that was paid for by contributions or...her husband. LOL
I more or less figured that.
So, if she flies back to her home district for a fundraiser while she’s in Washington, and then flies back to Washington, that’s all “reimbursed.”
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