Posted on 12/26/2017 7:54:11 PM PST by Texas Fossil
When United booted a paying customer from first class to make room for a member of Congress, the Internet erupted with good and healthy egalitarian outrage. But dont blame the airline.
The congresswoman in question was Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. And until she lands on the no-fly list, no airline is safe. Jackson Lee has been terrorizing the skies since coming to Congress in 1995.
The Democrat has developed a reputation for making life hell for any clerk, stewardess, or pilot unwilling or unable to make her three-and-a-half-hour flight anything less than glamorous. She takes advantage of federal travel perks to book multiple flights (only to cancel at the last minute and at no charge). She demands an upgrade to premier seats. She expects, in her words, to be treated like a queen.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
OK then, we will treat you like Marie Antoinette.
Actually, I think the congresscreature bullied a gate agent(her MO). After the flight was closed out she had to explain why a paying frequent flyer had to be bought off to allow Jackson-Lee on in 1st.
Frequent flyers earn their upgrades and free trips by flying private purchased legs, congresscreatures do not. The taxpayer pays for all of congresss segments, who then join the frequent flyer programs, pocketing the miles and perks. Elected officials that accrue the segments should put them into congress pool for future congressional travel for ALL of congress. The congressional travel office could book a trip for congresswoman green from somewhere and draw from the pool. The accrued miles to date should be taken from the Jackson-Lees and other congressional members in a frequent program and made available to all who need them for OFFICIAL travel..no upgrades..free drinks, etc. And when the accrued miles to date run out, we go back to square one. But this time, the carriers issue FF numbers to Congress as whole overseen by the travel office. But all they accrue are coach leg segments. If Jackson Lee wants First Class upgrade she pays for on HER debit/credit card, not a government card.
Thats the way it should be anyway.
I watched a Bush cabinet member line up in her boarding group (C) on SWA with her two body guards. No Rapid Rewards, free drink, preboard..didnt use any SWAs privileges, just sat the back in a middle seat. I thought it was classy..
Putting the moonbat voters in that area in one district assures Republicans get elected in the adjacent districts. Removing them (even if you could, which the VRA protects her) would endanger the surrounding districts enough to elect Democrats.
Take a look at her district map. Its one that has intentionally been drawn to protect her job or another jerk just like her, i.e. 7% white and jumps all around neighborhoods, excluding white residents or at least to keep blacks and hispanics from being out voted by non-minority voters!
Only another Black will unseat her....the district is overwhelmingly Black.
Many years ago, I campaigned for a Black retired (conservative) principal who ran against her, so long ago I can't even remember his name.
By Sheila’s lights, she can do anything she wants because she’s black and if anyone objects they must be racists.
Sweet gig: good pay, great benefits and no responsibility for your actions.
This is just a window into the society democrats want to create.
One where black people are given special privileges and white people have to get to the back of the plane.
According to the annual politico poll . Sheila Jackson Lee is the most unpopular Congress person in Washington, DC.
Actually, she would have lost to a Hispanic in her primary the last couple times by as her district was redrawn post-2010 to have more Hispanics in it. However, every time she looks like she’s going to lose a primary or general election, ‘something’ seems to happen - voter fraud, a mysterious fire that destroys the voting machinery, etc., etc.
Her district got redrawn to include more Hispanics than blacks a few elections back. She’s been clawing, cheating, and scheming to save her political career ever since.
See post 40.
She is a huge, huge woman. I doubt she could even walk three blocks.
Per #40, her district is now more Hispanic than black, which may present an opportunity to get rid of her.
That is believable. Lets hope she is exposed for what she is enough that she is voted out.
Yes. It is not about ability, it is about the selected elite.
Results? The Insane run the asylum.
I doubt the influx from the Flood of New Orleans helped that a bit.
Same way with celebrities. Like the OJ nonsense.
Yes, “Doncha know”?
Only the ComDem Elites befit. And those like Soros who manipulate the ComDem elites.
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