Re: MADAM Pelosi


"William Boyd" <wolliamboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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qwerty wrote:
"William Boyd" <wolliamboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Madame Pelosi wasn't happy with the small private jet that comes with
the Speaker's job, no, Madame Pelosi was aggravated that this little jet
had to stop to refuel, so she ordered a Big Fat 200 seat jet that could
get her back to California without stopping!

"In fact, a larger plane was requested (not "demanded" or "ordered") for
security reasons, and that the request did not come from Speaker Pelosi"

http://www.snopes.com/politics/pelosi/jet.asp
The story contained in snopes is a bunch of ***.

Did you read it? Pelosi DID NOT REQUEST THE JET! It was NOT HER IDEA! It
was the House sergeant of Arms request, the Air Force AGREED it was
appropriate and EVEN THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE CONCURRED! So you then are
accusing the House sergeant of arms, the U.S.A.F. and the Bush
administration as being a "bunch of ***" concerning this request.

Since you obviously can't read so here is the relevant quotes:

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not request a larger plane for personal use
to travel cross-country without stopping, Bill Livingood, the House sergeant
at arms, said.

Livingood said the request was his, and he made it for security reasons.
"The fact that Speaker Pelosi lives in California compelled me to request an
aircraft that is capable of making non-stop flights for security purposes,
unless such an aircraft is unavailable," Livingood, who has been at his post
for 11 years, said in a written statement.

"I regret that an issue that is exclusively considered and decided in a
security context has evolved into a political issue," the statement said." "

For years, speakers flew commercial like everybody else in Congress. But
after the Sept. 11 attacks, it was deemed that anyone two heartbeats away
from the presidency warranted a military jet.

Until now, the only speaker affected was Republican J. Dennis Hastert, who
commuted to his Illinois district in small executive-style military jets.

But those aircraft require ideal weather conditions to make the crosscountry
trip without stopping to refuel.

The military passenger plane that can make the flight in any weather and
also provide the communications necessary to stay in contact with the

White House is the bigger and costlier C-40 - described by the Air Force as
an "office in the sky" with beds, two galleys and business-class seating. "

"The plane used by former Speaker Dennis Hastert for frequent trips back to
his Illinois home was a small, Lear-type jet. But that plane needs to refuel
every 2,000 miles and could not make the nonstop haul to California.

"The Air Force determined that [Pelosi's] safety would be best ensured by
using a plane that has the fuel capacity to go coast-to-coast," Hammill
said."

""As speaker of the House, she is entitled to military transport and ... the
proper arrangements are being made between the Sergeant of Arms Office in
the House of Representatives and the U.S. Department of Defense," White
House spokesman Tony Snow said.

"We think it's appropriate," he added. "And so, again, I think this is much
ado about not a whole lot. It is important for the speaker to have this kind
of protection and travel."


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