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| The Jokes are Flying About Little Rock Airport's New Name |
| 2013-04-22 |
| The new Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark., will hold a dedication ceremony May 3 featuring the former President and his wife and ex- Secretary of State -- but there's just one problem for the snazzy new airport. "Locals are calling it the Hillbilly Airport," one insider tells Confidenti@l. "And project managers certainly don't want an airport named after our President called Hillbilly. In the South. How does that look to the world?" Our insider explains that when you depart the airport, you are met with huge signs that invite the public to "come meet" Bill and Hillary, who will be at the ceremony held at the airport, along with state dignitaries who will show off the facility's $67 million overhaul, which includes redesigned check-in and baggage screening areas. There are also plans to make "Hillbilly" Airport an international airport down the line. "Hillary and I are so honored to have Little Rock National Airport named in our honor," President Clinton said recently. In March 2012, the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission had voted unanimously to rename Little Rock National Airport in honor of the powerhouse duo. The Little Rock airport is the first airport in the country to be named after a President and First Lady. "The airport looks beautiful, they're still working on it," says our insider. "The locals just joke about it. They absolutely love Hillary and Bill. They're not saying hillbilly in a disparaging way. It is interesting that they're calling it the Hillary and Bill Airport, rather than just the Clinton International Airport." Our insider adds that the duo, who have done so much for Bill's home state, are excited to take part in the ceremony. "The nickname will probably come up at the ceremony, it's just a way of making it a shorter name, just a play on the South, no harm," laughs our source. The Clinton Foundation did not get back to us with a comment. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #15 Lets be fair - where's Monica's airport, as she's the one that did the work wid Bill, NOT Hillary??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-04-22 23:52 |
| #14 will hold a dedication ceremony May 3 featuring the former President and his wife Wonder if they'll charge for attendance? "Proceeds going to the Clinton Foundation", of course. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-22 23:21 |
| #13 Will the British firm "Blue Mountain" provide airport security ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-22 21:56 |
| #12 Could be worse. Could be Bill's Little Rocks airport. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-04-22 21:38 |
| #11 BLO is taken... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-04-22 21:19 |
| #10 bet the Webb Hubbell and Chelsea Clinton wings look a LOT alike IYKWIMAITYD |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-04-22 21:01 |
| #9 Will they name a runway after Vince Foster, or Jim McDougal, or Ron Brown? |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-04-22 20:41 |
| #8 #7 Wonder what the baggage designation for the airport will be - HB? HILBIL? IS-IS? Posted by: Barbara 2013-04-22 19:43 KBLU (Past tense)...? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-04-22 20:39 |
| #7 Wonder what the baggage designation for the airport will be - HB? HILBIL? IS-IS? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-04-22 19:43 |
| #6 The only problem is that hillbillys are far more honorable than the Clintons are. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-04-22 19:35 |
| #5 "Clip your Dipper"? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-04-22 19:19 |
| #4 I expect there will a cigar lounge. I wonder what the moniker for that will be? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2013-04-22 19:15 |
| #3 New fixed. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-04-22 19:15 |
| #2 Missed the 'w' in new Sorry |
| Posted by: Beavis 2013-04-22 19:09 |
| #1 will hold a dedication ceremony May 3 featuring the former President and his wife ..with a separate hanger for all his 'flight attendants' he left behind in Little Rock. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-04-22 19:06 |