...Real Outrage Is "Obama Taking A 767 Campaign Plane To Visit Grandma"

[babylonsister]

GOP Strategist On Palin's Clothing Allowance: Real Outrage Is "Obama Taking A 767 Campaign Plane To Visit Grandma" (VIDEO)


Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | October 23, 2008 12:09 PM


Republican strategist Brad Blakeman, responding to a question about how John McCain could square his opposition to wasteful spending with the RNC shelling out over $150,000 on clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin, said that the real outrage is Barack Obama "taking a 767 campaign plane to go visit Grandma." This is the same grandmother who raised Obama and who is very seriously ill. Blakeman continued, "Forget about the energy that is wasted, what about the hundreds of thousands of dollars to take a private trip when this guy should be humping his bags on a commercial plane or taking a smaller plane. Taking a 767 of campaign money from people who could least afford it is more of an outrage in my opinion." Anchor David Schuster, laughing, replied, "That is one of the most valiant tries I have ever seen in this entire debate about Sarah Palin's clothing allowance."

video at link~

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/23/gop-strategist-on-palins_n_137226.html

[progressivebydesign]

1. considering Alaskans officials said the Palins used the Govt plane like a "station wagon"

I'd say that Obama is doing just fine.

[LSparkle]

2. I was SO proud of Shuster in that exchange ...

Brad Blecccchhhman should be ASHAMED of himself for bringing
this up ... And to think he probably calls himself a "Christian"
while mocking a grandson's attempt to spend some time with the
woman who raised him before she departs this earth. DISGUSTING.

[chelsea0011]

3. You know, if Palin were taking her campaign jet to visit a sick grandmother,

I wouldn't be complaining.

[VolcanoJen]

4. Me either.

Weird attempt at moral equivalence and "change the subject" by yet another Republican gasbag.

[MsKandice01]

5. How would it even be possible with security considerations to fly commercial??

What an assinine statement.

[babylonsister]

9. He wouldn't; it shows what a true ass this Blakeman character really is. nt

[iamjoy]

10. I Doubt It

The Secret Service would have to quarantine and "sweep" the plane for a couple of hours before the protectee boarded. Everyone goes through security anyway, but the Secret Service would probably insist upon doing their own of people and bags.

Truly an asinine suggestion.

[skeewee08]

6. I donated

To this campaign and I support every penny of my donation for OBama to visit his grandmother your not going to hear Dem talking about we want our money back.

[JohnWxy]

7. He should have rowed a boat?

[iamjoy]

8. Obama Can't Fly Commercial

I mean - hello! He's under Secret Service protection. So, that's not really an option. I suppose he could charter a smaller plane, but the costs of that may be even higher than just using the one for which he's already paying.

Some people just don't think.

[The Wielding Truth]

11. Obama will be campaigning and communicating with campaign

while in Hawaii.He is still on the campaign dime.

If it does not pass the smell test, I'm sure the cost will be reimbursed to the campaign.

[WindRiverMan]

12. Ah, but here is the fallacy of their arguement

WE paid for Obama's campain, not the TAXPAYER like John McCain's campaign; and I really don't care that he took his plane to see his ailing grandmother.

[Mz Pip]

13. When Democratic donors

start compaining about this then I'll pay attention. Until then, STFU Brad.