more on Outrages of the day: Bush twins

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Nick Laflamme <dplaflamme () alumni nd edu>
Date: August 4, 2004 9:02:06 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Outrages of the day: Bush twins

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35602-2004Aug2.html

 If you read the full piece, it might not be as bad as it looks. 24 
people who had been booked on a flight from Albany to DC that was 
cancelled by US Air were put on the flight that was diverted to Albany.

But before blame goes to the first daughters, it turns out that it's 
not unusual for US Airways to make such diversions. "Yes, there are 
times when we will divert an airplane to pick up passengers off of 
another canceled flight. We do that when we have no other way to 
accommodate those customers," said airline spokesman David Castelveter. 
In addition to the Bush twins, 22 other beleaguered passengers also 
boarded in Albany.

 I have as little use for Shrub as anyone, but he's guilty of enough 
without adding dubious aspersions.

 Just a thought,
 Nick


 At 08:54 AM 8/4/2004 -0400, you wrote:

I personally found this outrageous . djf

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 From: Severo Ornstein <severo () poonhill com>
 Date: August 3, 2004 10:08:10 PM EDT
 To: Recipient List Suppressed: ;
 Subject: Outrages of the day: Bush twins, Cheney loyalty oath

 Plane Diverted For Bush Twins

 Last Saturday, a flight from Boston to Washington was redirected to 
Albany in order pick up Barbara and Jenna Bush, the Washington Post 
reports. "'We land in Albany, and the doors open and in come Jenna and 
Barbara and several Secret Service agents" (according to a passenger). 
"I kept thinking, I haven't heard of anybody diverting planes for all 
these other people being inconvenienced. This doesn't fit in the norm 
of airline travel." The plane eventually arrived two hours late in 
Washington.

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