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  • Passenger forced to stand for a seven-hour airline flight

    11/22/2011 1:40:25 PM PST · by Daffynition · 108 replies
    Elliot.org ^ | November 22, 2011 | Christopher Elliott
    At nearly seven hours, US Airways flight 901 is one of the longest domestic nonstop airline flights. And Arthur Berkowitz knows how long it takes to get from Anchorage to Philadelphia down to the minute. That’s because he says he had to stand for most of the flight when he returned to Philly last July. Why would anyone stand for that long? Because he says a morbidly obese passenger seated next to him was spilling into his personal space, making it impossibly to sit in his assigned seat, and the flight was completely full.
  • Limbaugh on Michelle Obama booing at NASCAR event: A recognition of 'uppity-ism'(Audio)

    11/21/2011 11:20:52 AM PST · by Rufus2007 · 90 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | November 21, 2011 | Jeff Poor
    There has been a ton of backlash from the media for Michelle Obama being booed at the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida on Sunday. However, even if it is considered disrespectful to the office of the First Lady, is it justified? On his Monday show, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh suggested it was certainly justify and deserved. According to Limbaugh, it was rebuke of the Obamas and some of the policies they have promoted while in the White House. “Bottom line: We don’t like being told what to eat,” Limbaugh said. “We don’t like being told...