CNN is a joke- Ron Paul IS First Class!

[jcbraithwaite7]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/06/which-gop-candidate-flies-first-class/

Ron Paul gets no coverage from CNN... but they feel the need to say he is the only candidate to fly first class! He probably had enough miles to upgrade himself- probably because he doesn't fly on corporate jets to congressional junkets. If I was an airline ticket agent Ron Paul is the only guy I would upgrade!

 

[Thor]

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/15/sitroom.02.html

A hundred thousand dollars, a private jet, not bad for a single speech. And that's just what some likely Republican presidential candidate -- in this particular case, Rudy Giuliani -- commands right now.

And to find out how the rest of the "first tier" travel...
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=213&sid=1133541


It was a cheap shot... (and if it was not a miles upgrade, it shows the $ is coming in from supporters )

 

[Erazmus]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/06/which-gop-candidate-flies-first-class/

Ron Paul gets no coverage from CNN... but they feel the need to say he is the only candidate to fly first class! He probably had enough miles to upgrade himself- probably because he doesn't fly on corporate jets to congressional junkets. If I was an airline ticket agent Ron Paul is the only guy I would upgrade!

I submitted this comment...

Assuming this story is accurate... "Seen on board the 6 a.m. US Airways flight 1159 from..." Seen by who? Shouldn't a legitimate news organization cite their sources? Also, did they say how he paid? He probably used his own money. Ron Paul deserves it. He's been all over the country campaigning.

I have no problem with this. CNN's reporting practices have been shady. They clearly tried to ice Dr. Paul out of the debate last night. CNN Should be ashamed, and then running this unfounded story? Someone saw him in first class? I could say anything. "Someone saw Rudy crossdressing again." Oh wait, that actually happened.

I doubt they'll post it after censoring.

 

[Erazmus]

Whoa, they posted it. Wonder how long it will be there.

 

[Bob Cochran]

He flew first class, so what? For cryin' out loud, how stupid.

 

[JoshLowry]

Whoa, they posted it. Wonder how long it will be there.

About three minutes. It's gone now, lol.

 

[Erazmus]

About three minutes. It's gone now, lol.

 

[kylejack]

I posted:
Yawn. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani flies on a private jet.

Its there. We'll see how long it lasts.

 

[Thor]

I posted:
Yawn. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani flies on a private jet.

Its there. We'll see how long it lasts.

Did not see yours...

I posted..

How did the others fly?

Posted By Thor, Breckenridge, CO : June 6, 2007 7:18 pm

 

[kylejack]

CNN is censoring the comments. When you make a comment, you will see it but nobody else can see it. Everyone can see their own comment, but nobody can see everyone else's comment.

CNN is a real piece of work!

 

[X_805]

It probably just takes them a while to get through the system. I don't think there is a human monitoring it currently.

Edit: Oh. There it goes.

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

There are no comments on that CNN blog post. Is that where you guys commented? I added one asking if it was a serious post.

 

[LibertyEagle]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/06/which-gop-candidate-flies-first-class/

Ron Paul gets no coverage from CNN... but they feel the need to say he is the only candidate to fly first class! He probably had enough miles to upgrade himself- probably because he doesn't fly on corporate jets to congressional junkets. If I was an airline ticket agent Ron Paul is the only guy I would upgrade!

My understanding is that at least before this campaign, he flew back to Texas EVERY weekend. If he did that, he must have so many free first-class upgrades that it's hard to even use them all.

I used to travel all the time for my job and the airline pours these on you after you reach a certain level of travel. I seriously doubt Dr. Paul would be flying first class if that were not the case. I mean, seriously... think about the Ron Paul that we all know and love.

 

[Erazmus]

I can see everyone elses posts...

Assuming this story is accurate… “Seen on board the 6 a.m. US Airways flight 1159 from…” Seen by who? Shouldn’t a legitimate news organization cite their sources? Also, did they say how he paid? He probably used his own money. Ron Paul deserves it. He’s been all over the country campaigning.

I have no problem with this. CNN’s reporting practices have been shady. They clearly tried to ice Dr. Paul out of the debate last night. CNN Should be ashamed, and then running this unfounded story? Someone saw him in first class? I could say anything. “Someone saw Rudy crossdressing again.” Oh wait, that actually happened.

Posted By Travis, Fairfield, Ca : June 6, 2007 7:01 pm

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That’s weird. Maybe he’s been getting a lot of donations lately?

Posted By Kandice, Norfolk VA : June 6, 2007 7:14 pm

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Guess that makes him Tier 1.5

Posted By Nathan, Scottsdale, AZ : June 6, 2007 7:14 pm

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How did the others fly?

Posted By Thor, Breckenridge, CO : June 6, 2007 7:18 pm

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And Giuliani had a private jet. Who cares?

Posted By Theo Roth, Birmingham AL : June 6, 2007 7:23 pm

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

Here are the current comments (if they're still there):

 

[LibertyEagle]

I just looked over there and there are ZERO comments. I posted one and I received a message back that it would first have to be reviewed by a moderator. hhmmm....

 

[LibertyEagle]

Well, now they are there. Bizarre.

 

[RPR-omaha]

Its obvious you cannot mention Ron Paul directly in your comments. Just point out CNN's hypocrisy. Thats what I did and my commet is on there. For now....

 

[dwdollar]

<sigh>

 

[CurtisLow]

I submitted this comment...

I doubt they'll post it after censoring.

I re-posted it.
So maybe we will get 6 mins lol