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To: Brumar89 who wrote (501800)	8/5/2009 11:46:25 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576380

> Speaker Pelosi Orders 3 More Deluxe Jets For Congress What's really bad about this story is that the Air Force originally requested only ONE. But Congress took it upon itself to add two more at a cost of $132 Million, so as to fly these damned liberals around in even better jets they condemned more valuable corporate executives for flying around in. To add further insult to this injury you can't tell from the legislation WHO inserted this provision into the bill. A hit-and-run against the taxpayers for a couple hundred million. There is no level below which these Democrats won't sink.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (501800)	8/6/2009 8:43:07 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 1576380

Hypocrites!

To: Brumar89 who wrote (501800)	8/7/2009 1:11:46 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576380

Speaker Pelosi Orders 3 More Deluxe Jets For Congress It seems that its the military is pushing for these jets: "But military analysts said the private jets, despite the high price tag, may be worth the money because of the security and efficiency they provide to high-ranking public officials. Loren Thompson, defense analyst at the conservative Lexington Institute, said, “In the case of the VIP transport for the executive branch, you can easily explain the cost [of private travel] in terms of the risk of somebody being taken hostage or having their time wasted when a critical decision is pending.” Thompson pointed out that the cost of the plane would be peanuts compared to the cost to the nation if a top official were taken hostage or harmed taking a commercial flight to a dangerous region of the world. But Thompson also said that logic “applies to the top members of the executive branch more than it applies to the Member from the 13th district of Illinois.” John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defense information Web site, said military officials “need a long-range airplane — and [it’s] better to fly them on a small one than a big one.” Pike said it is unreasonable to expect a three-star general and a staff of five people to attend meetings around the world with several stops in far-flung locales while traveling on commercial airlines." rollcall.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (501800)	8/7/2009 1:26:04 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576380

Advertisers dump Glenn Beck August 06, 2009 11:33 am ET by Eric Boehlert From ColorofChange.org news release: Three companies who run ads during Glenn Beck -- NexisLexis-owned Lawyers.com, Proctor & Gamble and Progressive Insurance -- today distanced themselves from Beck. LexisNexis has pulled its advertising from Beck and says it has no plans to advertise on the program in the future. Both Proctor & Gamble and Progressive Insurance called the Beck advertising placements an error that they would correct. The decision by the three companies comes as over 45,000 ColorofChange.org members call on advertisers to pull their ads from Glenn Beck after the controversial news host called President Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people" on "Fox & Friends" last week. "Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention," said John Michaels, Senior Communications Manager at LexisNexis in an email to ColorOfChange.org. "We have suspended further advertising during Mr. Beck's program." mediamatters.org