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Her Queenship Nancy Pelosi
Topic Started: Feb 1 2007, 11:30 AM (544 Views)
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Military Flights for da queen


Her Queenship is requesting military flights be made available for her, her staff, and family members so she may fly from DC to CA ... sssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhh :hammerhead: :hammerhead: :hammerhead:
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Toothless Dawg,Feb 1 2007
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Military Flights for da queen


Her Queenship is requesting military flights be made available for her, her staff, and family members so she may fly from DC to CA ... sssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhh :hammerhead:  :hammerhead:  :hammerhead:

Wonder if her Dim friends will mention waste of taxpayer money on this one. The last military plane I was around for the fueling of did cost some 25,000.00 to fill up. A first class ticket has to be cheaper. That and you must remember that military families can fly space avaliable on military flights. Suppose the queen or her train bearers are waiting on a flight. Will they bump the military members and families, making them pay for tickets to go see Dad before he departs for war? Will she insist that all of the mil birds be upgraded? I just can't see her and her entourage being happy in jump seats with barf bags to comfort them.Actually just read the full link. She wants to take up reins of Commander in Chief a little early. Talking luxuary jets on demand here.
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Yessir, complete with stewards and open bar
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You know that has to save money!
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Id pay money to see her strapped in jump seat on a C-130 and have the pilot do a quick climb take off. That video would be priceless. :faint:
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Toothless Dawg,Feb 1 2007
10:30 AM
Military Flights for da queen


Her Queenship is requesting military flights be made available for her, her staff, and family members so she may fly from DC to CA ... sssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhh :hammerhead:  :hammerhead:  :hammerhead:

And we have just the plane for her :lol:

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Some birds are just GOOD!
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Can't blame the bird ... it only saw all that B--S--- in one place and assumed it was alright to pile on some more.
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so much for cutting unnecessary spending huh? I guess it means everyone cuts spending BUT her....she gets to spend more!!! smiley-bounce-fire
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Update


Well it looks like her queenship will get her plane ... BUT ... it may not be the one she wants. Heck President Bush, give her whatever plane she wants but make her pay for the fuel.
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An aide to Mrs. Pelosi, who is arguing she needs the jets for security reasons, yesterday referred questions to the Air Force, which is studying the California Democrat's request along with lawyers at the Pentagon and at the White House. "A lot of people are working this," an Air Force source said.
    The congressional source said government lawyers are trying to reconcile Mrs. Pelosi's request with Defense Department policy and congressional travel rules.



More unnecessary money being spent - if she were honorable, she would ask for the same privledges the last speaker had and this would all be over.
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Anyone watch Pelosi on FOX last night. Greta Van Sustern was interviewing her and Pelosi was all about how the airplane and special favors request for her and all of her paying party contributors, friends, family and servants was just for security and how she isn't the one who started the request. How can anyone lie so much? Where are the bloggers to call her bluff? I notice that the MSM is keeping really quite about this.
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Latest Update

In this latest article issued today, her queenship has received a letter stating that she will get a 'commuter' jet of the same size as the former Speaker of the House. This jet will require refueling in order to fly to CA from DC. IF, a larger jet is available she will be able to use it HOWEVER these jets are in high demand because of the war.

Ohhhh, and no lobbyists or contributors may fly with her ... and family members must reimburse the US.

Sounds good on the surface but the article states 'negotiations' are still in progress.

Hope they keep this above board ...
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Toothless Dawg,Feb 7 2007
11:18 AM
Update


Well it looks like her queenship will get her plane ... BUT ... it may not be the one she wants. Heck President Bush, give her whatever plane she wants but make her pay for the fuel.

And the staff time. All she will do is to use it for Democratic fund raising just like Bill Clinton. For those of you who may not remember, he would do a fund raiser on the way to the bathroom. I have never seen a President who did so many party fund raisers on the citizens dollar.
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Pelosi wants a bedroom too!!!!!

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Reprinted from NewsMax.com

Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 3:50 p.m. EST
Nancy Pelosi Wants Bedroom on Jet


Critics charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is abusing the perks of power by asking for a jumbo military jet with sleeping accommodations for her flights across the country.

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Pentagon agreed to provide the speaker, who is second in the line of presidential succession, with a military plane for added security during trips back home.

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican, flew in a small commuter-sized Air Force jet.

Pelosi wants a larger aircraft that can fly to her San Francisco district without stopping to refuel.


Some sources are claiming that Pelosi demanded access to the C-32, which seats 45 and has a stateroom for the primary passenger, a conference facility, an entertainment system and three convertible beds.


But the Los Angeles Times reports that the military passenger plane that can make a cross-country flight in any weather and also provide the communications needed to stay in contact with the White House is the C-40, which is described by the Air Force as an "office in the sky.”

Derived from the Boeing 737-700C, it can seat up to 120 passengers and has beds and two galleys.

Pelosi’s spokesman Brendan Daly acknowledged that the speaker has asked if family and friends can fly with her on business travel.

Some Republicans are raising a stink over Pelosi’s moves. "Flying Lincoln bedroom,” Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri said in story appearing in the Washington Times.


"Pelosi One” said Rep. Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina in the same article.

But spokesman Daly said the flap was "ridiculous.”

And Pelosi herself told the media on Wednesday that the request for the plane "has nothing to do with family and friends and everything to do with security. It’s a question of distance.”

She also said that she only wanted - as a female speaker of the house - what any male speaker of the house has had.

But most people do not fly cross-country with a bedroom.

Curiously, Pelosi has suggested that the Bush administration was behind the flap, the Los Angeles Times reported.

"The ... misrepresentation could [only] be coming from the administration, and one would only have to wonder why,” Pelosi said, even though White House Press Secretary Tony Snow says the speaker is not asking for anything unreasonable, that the whole affair is much ado about nothing, and that the military and the speaker are working things out.


According to the Air Force, at least 21 people can request the use of the C-40s, and there are only four of the aircraft available. Potential users include the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Cabinet secretaries. The planes are also used to fly congressional delegations to military theaters.

A senior Defense Department official said the aircraft Pelosi would be offered could sometimes include the larger plane.

© NewsMax 2007. All rights reserved.



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QUEEEN PELOSI kinda does have a ring to it, don't it, eh?

Queen Pelosi and King Obama :rotfl:

Sounds like a storybook kingdom to me smiley-bounce-fire
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Toothless Dawg,Feb 8 2007
09:31 AM
Latest Update

In this latest article issued today, her queenship has received a letter stating that she will get a 'commuter' jet of the same size as the former Speaker of the House. This jet will require refueling in order to fly to CA from DC. IF, a larger jet is available she will be able to use it HOWEVER these jets are in high demand because of the war.

Ohhhh, and no lobbyists or contributors may fly with her ... and family members must reimburse the US.

Sounds good on the surface but the article states 'negotiations' are still in progress.

Hope they keep this above board ...

SHE MUST CARRY ONE HECK OF ALLOT OF BAGGAGE!!!!
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04:56 AM

SHE MUST CARRY ONE HECK OF ALLOT OF BAGGAGE!!!!

Now you all do know that most dems carry a lot of hot air, so it's gonna take a big plane to haul all that! :biglol:
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You can tell from her constantly peirced lips that she is carrying alot of baggage with her everywhere!
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The arrogance of this ..... well, she THINKS she is on the same level of the President and deserves Air Force One, or I guess in this case it would be Pelosi One.
She needs to learn her place and live with it. :angry: :angry: :angry:
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Pelosi is a good example of leftwing socialists.

They take the best for themselves, rob the community and give hand outs to the lower masses proving how much they care for them.( redistribution of wealth.)

You see it in Russia and other communist and/or socialist countries.

They will suck up to any power that serves their purpose against their percieved enemies.

See;

Sheehan, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, some so called African American leaders, etc., going to Venezuela, and other countries and joining in the Bush bashing and America blaming.

See the ones who have bascially joined in with islamoterrorists and supporters.

I watch the news and that is what I see.

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By law, the Speaker of the House, is required to fly non-commercially in military aircraft. smiley-patriotic-flag-wave
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It is? the former Speaker of the House did not fly on a military plane until after 9/11 and then for only official business - maybe it is a new law since 9/11 - but does not include not a craft of her choice - and it shouldn't include friends and family.....
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so when President Bush takes "Laura" on flights...she's family, right?
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banjodan,Feb 14 2007
03:11 PM
so when President Bush takes "Laura" on flights...she's family, right?

And when Bill took Hillary?!?!? :bf2:
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banjodan,Feb 14 2007
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so when President Bush takes "Laura" on flights...she's family, right?

Laura is the First Lady, she is with her husband the President of the United States of America in Air Force One.

Pelosi wants 45 seats for family and friends. That's ridiculous!
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legitlinda,Feb 14 2007
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banjodan,Feb 14 2007
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so when President Bush takes "Laura" on flights...she's family, right?

Laura is the First Lady, she is with her husband the President of the United States of America in Air Force One.

Pelosi wants 45 seats for family and friends. That's ridiculous!

Naw, she wants 45 seats for Democratic contributors and Chinese businessmen! Besides, Bush is the President - Pelosi is just a wannabe queen!
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That's right, how could I forget about all those Chinese businessmen who contribute to the Democratic Party. I stand corrected! ;)

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banjodan,Feb 14 2007
04:11 PM
so when President Bush takes "Laura" on flights...she's family, right?

hmmm First family Posted Image Speaker of the House.....

The same?????
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hehehehehehhhehehehehe good perspective BSB


BTW, the first lady (no matter which party) has official duties as such.
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hehehehehehhhehehehehe good perspective BSB

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banjodan,Feb 14 2007
01:59 PM
By law, the Speaker of the House, is required to fly non-commercially in military aircraft. smiley-patriotic-flag-wave

Well, if the one the former speaker used isn't good enough for her, give her a weed whacker and some popsicle sticks, the libs are good at making something out of almost nothing.

In any case she doesn't need or deserve the one she was asking for/or was asked for her to get.

Of course that is just like the extreme left of the Dim. party, they want the biggest and best for themselves as leaders, raise taxes and redistribute wealth, in order to assure the folks are beholding to them for the handouts.

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banjodan,Feb 14 2007
03:11 PM
so when President Bush takes "Laura" on flights...she's family, right?

bd,

That's true, but he flies on planes and helicptors that are assigned to a President.

Pelosi is asking for a bigger plane than is assigned to Speakers of the House, besides she can fly people on that plane too.

Am I wrong there?

If the refueling is the only thing the left is concerned about ?

She should be able to fly enough libs on that regularly assigned plane to refuel it in mid air , thus saving the trouble of having to land to refuel, problem solved.
They will still enough gas left over for them to speak with when they get to where they are going

Now, I heard it mentioned that they were worried about security.

What are their terrorists out to get liberals now, why mess up a good relationship ?

Or is she trying to scare the American people while they fight against so much that has been done to protect all of us.

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I live in Kansas. So maybe I have a different perspective than some. However, The former Schilling AFB in Salina Kansas is billed as one of the highest use airline/airplane refueling stops in the nation due to its central location.

It's a former AFB so it has a good security setup. It's out in the middle of nowhere, no offense to Salina Residents, so it ought to be easy to secure, AND it's good enough for countless American businesses, military flights, and civilian flights.

I would think this means that Ms. Pelosi could very well utilize the "Commuter" plane assigned to her, and still have a reasonably safe flight.

It would also give her a chance to stop and visit the backbone of America citizens who live in the surrounding area. Maybe have some CozyInn Burgers or some good Mex food at Guiterrez's.
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Maybe she isn't scared of her Middle Eastern buddies. Maybe she is scared to land in a Red state before they get us disarmed!
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A little "inconvenient video" for our friend bandjo dan, about air travel of probably one of his idols. :D
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You know, I felt like doing a little number crunching this evening. Since the topic was Pe-loser and her mad dash for a larger aircraft, I thought a little numeric understanding would clear the air some. I thought to myself - what does it actually cost to fly her home once or twice a week in the different aircraft that are plausible for her to use. A bit of research narrowed the possibilities down to the Boeing 737 (C-40 B/C) that is used to ferry government officials about while doing their official duties and the Gulfstream V (C-37A). OK, the first thing that I discovered is that Madame Speakers excuse that she needs the larger aircraft so that she doesn't have to waste personal time on refueling stops is complete garbage. Both aircraft have about the same 5000 nm range. They vary by a few hundred miles per tank of fuel. The Gulfstream actually has more range by 500 nm than the 737! If her excuse were anything but baloney, she would be wanting to fly in the smaller craft.

Now, to the specifics:

Cost and energy consumption for a trip to LA for M'Lady:

Miles DC/LA LA/DC = 3959.60 miles
(note: Round trip mileage is within non-refueling range for both!)
Hours DC/LA LA/DC = 737 - 5.2 hours Gulfstream V - 6.12 hours

Simple trip cost based on cost per hour of operation:
(Cost per hour considers all averaged cost factors)
737 = $53,688.44 Gulfstream V = $10,811.20

She bases her request on her desire to ferry family and friends as she travels at taxpayer expense. How does that work on the possible aircraft - the desirable Boeing 737 and the Gulfstream V?

The Boeing 737 comes in two models that are used for official travel. Depending on the model and how much baggage M'lady carries, the 737 will accomodate 26 to 111 passengers.

The Gulfstream V will carry 12 passengers. Not as much baggage space, I guess. M'Lady should learn to pack light!

Now, we must look at the inconvenience that M'Lady causes the rest of her collegues while she hogs the biggest and the next best (AF 1 is a 747). We have only 9 737's in the inventory as of 6/5/06. That means that with what? 438 members of Congress and 100 Senators, they get one aircraft per every 60 members. If you take away one, that leaves them with one 737 for every 67 members.

I'm sure that Al Gore would object to M'Lady's carbon footprint as well. The round trip in the 737 would consume 4,160 gallons of fuel where as the Gulfstream would consume a mere 2,540 gallons of fuel. Her excesses in fuel alone in a year would run a standard SUV for 112 families for a year.

Well, I would type more, but I have more to do before bedtime.

One last thought: If M'Lady would charge the Chinese business men and the Democratic money mills for the rides she would give them, she may have a chance at doing what the Dims always promise - BALANCE the BUDGET! That is if she doesn't just use free trips in the big Pe-Loz One to buy Republican votes on her pet projects - like the Brady Bill, gay marriage or abortion! They did outlaw free travel from the other big business vote buyers, didn't they?
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I watched a news segment this morning where da queen was taking some snips at VP Cheney about his remarks of the British troops that were leaving Iraq. Standing immediately behind her was her big buddy, Cindy Sheehan with a grin like a wave on a slop bucket. It was very apparent that da queen is lining herself up with the anti-war crowd. It was a sickening sight. smiley-libs-suck-flag
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Talk about a coil of vipers!!
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