US bumping confirms for Govt passengers
May 28, 2014, 9:44 am
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I feel like this thread has gone way off track. Ed Henry's complaint means nothing at all without knowing who the "government official" was, and without knowing if he had paid for a seat in F. If he lost his upgrade because an FAM was placed on his flight, then he really should apologize. Instead, he's making it sound like US favors politicians, which is actively misleading.
May 28, 2014, 10:21 am
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May 28, 2014, 11:01 am
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YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT AIRLINES DO FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Long before airlines created special top tier elite status like concierge key etc. American has had a special private back line phone number for Senators and Congressman that goes to a special desk. Do Congressman and Senators get special treatment? YES. Pan Am did stuff that I will not put in print except when we lost Pan Am the USA lost a intelligence asset.
May 28, 2014, 11:23 am
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That's not even considering the argument that conservative or liberal labels often say a lot more about the views of the watcher than the views of the watched - if you call a news broadcaster "liberal" or "conservative" it's mostly because you disagree with their coverage. If you think a broadcaster is neutral it's because you agree with their coverage.
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May 29, 2014, 7:22 am
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Picking out Fox (or Faux) news because they sell advertising is missing the elephant in the room - every broadcaster sells ads and thus (in theory) raises prices on something.
That's not even considering the argument that conservative or liberal labels often say a lot more about the views of the watcher than the views of the watched - if you call a news broadcaster "liberal" or "conservative" it's mostly because you disagree with their coverage. If you think a broadcaster is neutral it's because you agree with their coverage.
Jim
That's not even considering the argument that conservative or liberal labels often say a lot more about the views of the watcher than the views of the watched - if you call a news broadcaster "liberal" or "conservative" it's mostly because you disagree with their coverage. If you think a broadcaster is neutral it's because you agree with their coverage.
Jim
May 29, 2014, 12:05 pm
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As a night person, I can promise you that they're on all the channels late at night...
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May 29, 2014, 12:26 pm
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May 29, 2014, 2:33 pm
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May 29, 2014, 2:52 pm
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