Trip Report: AF1 to Baghad
Nov 28, 2003 | 7:28 am
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Trip Report: AF1 to Baghad
Pool Reporter Mike Allen's [WASH POST] private notes of the President's trip to Baghdad on
Nov. 26 and 27 (Thanksgiving Day), 2003.
Click here.
Nov. 26 and 27 (Thanksgiving Day), 2003.
Click here.
Nov 28, 2003 | 3:07 pm
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Oh yeah, the movie shown on AF 1 to Baghdad was:
Terminator 3:The rise of the machines
how lovely, good for cowboys.
I do watch action thrillers as well, but that is...
Terminator 3:The rise of the machines
how lovely, good for cowboys.
I do watch action thrillers as well, but that is...
Nov 28, 2003 | 3:56 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by flamboyant 1:
Oh yeah, the movie shown on AF 1 to Baghdad was:
Terminator 3:The rise of the machines
how lovely, good for cowboys.
I do watch action thrillers as well, but that is...</font>
Oh yeah, the movie shown on AF 1 to Baghdad was:
Terminator 3:The rise of the machines
how lovely, good for cowboys.
I do watch action thrillers as well, but that is...</font>
Nov 28, 2003 | 6:37 pm
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They're even got the menu!
The trays had liners that said, "Welcome Aboard Air Force One." The tray contained a little glass pepper shaker and matching salt shaker; a crimson cloth napkin with a paper napkin ring with the Presidential seal in gold; a butter pat in a Land O Lakes wrapper; a china plate with two pieces of fried chicken, a scoop of potato salad, a small corn cob; a roll; a china plate with apple pie; and a glass, embossed with the Presidential seal, of lemonade. It is often noted that Air Force One is one of the few planes where you get a real knife. The beverage napkins are white with a light-blue Presidential seal and the words, with quotes around them on the napkin, "Aboard the Presidential Aircraft."
Not quite First Class fare, but I suppose the passengers weren't complaining.
The trays had liners that said, "Welcome Aboard Air Force One." The tray contained a little glass pepper shaker and matching salt shaker; a crimson cloth napkin with a paper napkin ring with the Presidential seal in gold; a butter pat in a Land O Lakes wrapper; a china plate with two pieces of fried chicken, a scoop of potato salad, a small corn cob; a roll; a china plate with apple pie; and a glass, embossed with the Presidential seal, of lemonade. It is often noted that Air Force One is one of the few planes where you get a real knife. The beverage napkins are white with a light-blue Presidential seal and the words, with quotes around them on the napkin, "Aboard the Presidential Aircraft."
Not quite First Class fare, but I suppose the passengers weren't complaining.
Nov 30, 2003 | 7:53 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by j379pa:
I read that six of the 14 reporters that went were from Fox News. Is that so?
JP</font>
I read that six of the 14 reporters that went were from Fox News. Is that so?
JP</font>
And to those who wonder if it's just too "convenient" that Fox was on deck, remember that the Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, and especially Reuters aren't exactly pro-administration, and they were on the plane.
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Nov 30, 2003 | 8:40 pm
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thirteen would be the correct number. Here's the link to the article, orginally printed in the Washington Post:
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/7366658.htm
See the third paragragh from the bottom.
JP
edited to add: interesting that this is actually the same reporter from the Post--Drudge printed his notes rather than the actual Post article.
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http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/7366658.htm
See the third paragragh from the bottom.
JP
edited to add: interesting that this is actually the same reporter from the Post--Drudge printed his notes rather than the actual Post article.
[This message has been edited by j379pa (edited Nov 30, 2003).]