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| Clerical error puts Kennedy on "no fly" list |
| 2004-08-19 |
| From Drudge's Link CAPITOL HILL The Senate Judiciary Committee has heard this morning from one of its own about some of the problems with airline "no fly" watch lists. The airline security is under new management, eh Senator? US management? Did your pocket flask set off the metal detector? Massachusetts Democrat Ted Kennedy says he had a close encounter with the lists when trying to take the U-S Airways shuttle out of Washington to Boston. That rascally Bush administration is playing a practical joke on me. The ticket agent wouldnt let him on the plane. His name was on the list -- in error. After a flurry of phone calls, Kennedy was able to fly home, but then the same thing happened coming back to Washington. Psst - he needs two seats - make an excuse. . . Kennedy says it took three calls to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to get his name stricken from the list. The process took several weeks, in all. Ted who? From where? Your Brother was what? {aside} we got a nut that thinks he's Senator Kennedy. Got the accent down great, though. . . And Kennedy asks -- what about the little guy? Be glad they didn't do a cavity search, Senator! Copyright 2004 Associated Press. |
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #16 Bwahahahahaha-HIC! Sank you vewwy mush, shir.. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-20 12:01:08 AM |
| #15 Your VRWC at work. Way to go, neocon hate-mongers! |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-08-19 11:57:44 PM |
| #14 Now...ahhhhhm...I've nevah...ahhhhhm...had a problem with...ahhhhhhm...aircrahft. I could see being on the...ahhhhhhm..."no drive list", as I have had...ahhhhm... problems with that in the...ahhhhhm...pahst. I blame...ahhhhhhm...Ashcroft. |
| Posted by: Senator Fatboy M. Kennedy 2004-08-19 10:59:39 PM |
| #13 Please! No smoking near the Senator! for all our sakes! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-19 9:09:24 PM |
| #12 It was not a mistake. Teddy, because of the fumes he emits is HAZMAT. Details follow: From 49CFR 172.101 Ethanol (UN1170) is limited by the aforementioned regulations to 5 liters on passenger aircraft. Given Teddy's drinking history, and his toxicity, he posesses too much ethanol to fly. Maybe after a detox program, he can be retested and then recertified for passenger aircraft. Cargo only aircraft are allowed 60L, but reclassifying him as cargo gets into a very politically sensitive area. I hope that this clears up the misunderstandings, and why the incidents occured, as described in the article. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-19 9:08:06 PM |
| #11 This wasn't a mistake, it was a fuel conservation measure. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-19 8:56:53 PM |
| #10 So what was the mistake? Ultra-liberal Democrats like Kennedy and Kerry side with the likes of Hanoi more often than they side with the Republicans across the aisle. Kerry should be on the list too. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-08-19 8:10:36 PM |
| #9 Don't you know who I am??? Or, sorry, that's the JR Senator from MA. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2u 2004-08-19 3:52:21 PM |
| #8 Heh - check this pic out... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-19 3:46:38 PM |
| #7 The way I heard the story the airlines used to each have there own lists of obnoxious passengers and the lists were all merged in with the no-fly list. Teddy drinks to much and they can't keep enough little bottles of booze aboard for both him and the rest of the passengers so they put him on the list. |
| Posted by: yank 2004-08-19 2:27:06 PM |
| #6 Don't know about the no fly list. Maybe Kennedy was supposed to be on the "no drive list" instead? |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-08-19 2:24:10 PM |
| #5 Prolly wasn't a typo. Talk to some of the commercial flight crews that have had to haul this arrogant, obnoxious a**hole around. Also, I doubt that Teddy was any more polite to the ground folks. They're all most likely enjoying this story. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-08-19 2:19:44 PM |
| #4 The TSA is even hapier they didn't have to do a cavity search. Have you noticed how big that nose has gotten? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-08-19 2:11:36 PM |
| #3 Ridge: "they meant a different Senator Ted Kennedy, our bad" *snicker* |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-19 2:09:28 PM |
| #2 ROFL!!! Sahweeeet! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-19 2:08:40 PM |
| #1 Well, gee, so long as the plane doesn't have to drive over any bridges, I suppose we could let him on. (A cheap shot, I know, but I can't help myself.) |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-08-19 2:06:10 PM |