Schumer "Regrets" Slur of Flight Attendant

[cali]

Posted by Brian Montopoli
(CBS)
New York Senator Chuck Schumer was reportedly waiting to take off on a flight from D.C. to New York Sunday when a flight attendant told him to turn his phone off.

According to the Republican aide who was apparently sitting nearby and told the story to Politico, both Schumer and his seatmate – fellow New York Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand – kept talking on their phones regardless.

Then the flight attendant came by again and told Schumer that everyone on the flight was waiting for him to turn off his phone. He asked to finish his conversation but was told he could not; he then hung up and, according to the GOP aide, argued about the rule banning him from speaking on the phone.

When the flight attendant walked away, the aide told Politico, Schumer turned to Gillibrand and referred to the woman as a "bitch."

Schumer spokesman Brian Fallon seems to be confirming the story; he told Politico that Schumer "made an off-the-cuff comment under his breath that he shouldn't have made, and he regrets it."

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http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/16/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5987017.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

[BeHereNow]

1. Forgot he was among the working class rabble...

The rules don't apply to the "chosen" don't ya know?

BHN

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. he sure did. Phone rules don't apply to the hoity toity

[BeHereNow]

15. And how dare a plane load of ordinary serfs complain about having to wait for take off!

The nerve of those peasants.
Didn't they realize he had IMPORTANT business with
his corporate masters?

Like which 5 star restaurant to dine in that evening
while discussing how to further fleece his constituents?

I swear, the peasants can be SO annoying!

BHN

[DrDan]

2. time for him to step up and offer an apology

no excuse for this - but he can fix it if he does so humbly

[BrklynLiberal]

9. I would rather see him step down...

and let's get a real Democrat in his seat.

[Sherman A1]

3. Gee,

The flight attendant was enforcing rules that are written by whom??????

[virgogal]

4. The comment annoys me but the fact that he wouldn't turn his

phone off infuriates me even though he was inconveniencing a lot of the "little people".

The arrogance of this guy.

[Individualist]

5. Typically arrogant DLCer.

:puke:

[Enrique]

6. he should have waited until the plane landed in NY

call someone a bitch or whatever in NYC, no one even notices.

[David Zephyr]

7. He shows his disdain for working class people. He's "somebody".

The Senator voted to shut down Americans getting meds from Canada.

I'm through with him.

He's a tool of Wall Street. They own him.

I know people living in trailers in the desert struggling to pay their fucking prescriptions each month.

His vote told me everything I'll ever need to know about Chuck Schumer.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. I cannot wait for schumer to be replaced by a REAL Democrat!!!

[NoPasaran]

10. He never should have signed up for Dick Cheney's etiquette class

[Vinnie From Indy]

11. Now that is FUNNY!

It is the funniest thing I have read here all day! Cheers~

[mike_c]

12. well, she WAS clearly out of place...

...and should have known better than to interrupt her betters.



















Wait for it.... :sarcasm:

[Liquorice]

14. That's very disappointing. I didn't know Schumer was a spoiled sexist pig. nt

[bemildred]

16. I look forward to the day he "regrets" being un-elected. nt

[CTyankee]

17. Bad. Worse. More ugly and worse!

Schumer, if you can't hackthis then don't run for Senate again, I don't want to seeyour face. You are a disgrace, pure and simple. Just go. buddy, just go...we can always find betterthan you....

[Brickbat]

18. A "regret" is what you have when you fart and someone hears it. What Schumer did here is a little

more than that and requires an apology.

[kelly1mm]

19. Unrecers don't want this on greatest - wonder why? nt

[alp227]

20. Gillibrand actually stopped her call. Schumer's action was pretty light compared to Mr. "You Lie"

The source you cited is a blog, which might not be written in "final draft" form. In the NY Times account of the incident:

Ms. Gillibrand ended her call, but Mr. Schumer kept talking.

The flight attendant then approached Mr. Schumer and told him the entire plane was waiting for him to shut off his phone. Mr. Schumer ended the call, but then argued that he was entitled to keep his phone on until the cabin door closed.

The only reason why Schumer had to say he "regretted it" was because a Republican aide eavesdropped (unintentionally?) on his vulgarity!

Even more hilarious, (again from NYT article I cited earlier)

Through her office, Ms. Gillibrand said Mr. Schumer was “polite” and “turned off his phone when asked.”

But according to the aide who overheard Mr. Schumer, the phone rang again moments after the attendant had told Mr. Schumer to shut it off. “It’s Harry Reid calling, I guess health care will have to wait until we land,” Mr. Schumer said.

:rofl: Once again, the news cites disputed accounts of the truth. It seems that the creeper aide may be more reliable since the aide could actually quote Senator Schumer.

But still, I've heard of a certain member of Congress whose conduct makes Schumer look really polite!

[Lurks Often]

21. Oh please

Schumer's only regret is that he got caught and that it's getting publicity

[walldude]

22. The rules don't apply to him..

typical arrogance..