Senator Chuck Schumer Curses at a Flight Attendant

[Icefrisco]

Politico

Sen. Chuck Schumer loves the sound of his own voice, but it carried a bit farther than he might have liked on the US Airways shuttle from New York to Washington on Sunday.


According to a House Republican aide who happened to be seated nearby, the notoriously chatty New York Democrat referred to a flight attendant as a “” after she ordered him to turn off his phone before takeoff.


Schumer and his seatmate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), were chatting on their phones before takeoff when an announcement indicated that it was time to turn off the phones.

Both senators kept talking.


According to the GOP aide, a flight attendant then approached Schumer and told him the entire plane was waiting on him to shut down his phone.


Schumer asked if he could finish his conversation. When the flight attendant said “no,” Schumer ended his call but continued to argue his case.


He said he was entitled to keep his phone on until the cabin door was closed. The flight attendant said he was obliged to turn it off whenever a flight attendant asked.


“He argued with her about the rule,” the source said. “She said she doesn’t make the rules, she just follows them.”


When the flight attendant walked away, the witness says Schumer turned to Gillibrand and uttered the B-word.

“The senator made an off-the-cuff comment under his breath that he shouldn’t have made, and he regrets it,” Schumer spokesman Brian Fallon told Shenanigans.


Ironically, Schumer has been a friend of US Airways flight attendants of late, lobbying company chairman and CEO Doug Parker on their behalf after several of them asked the senator to help keep them based at LaGuardia.


Through her office, Gillibrand said Schumer was “polite” with the flight attendant Sunday and “turned off his phone when asked to.”


But moments after the flight attendant had told Schumer to shut it off, the phone rang again.

“It’s Harry Reid calling,” the source quoted Schumer as saying. “I guess health care will have to wait until we land.”

Is this really that newsworthy? Honestly, all he did was get angry at a stewardess. He said something under his breath, he didn't even say it to her face. A lot of people in that situation would have done the exact same thing.

[s.rwitt]

It's just as newsworthy as the multitude of stories that come out anytime a Republican farts in public. So, not very.


Only difference is that people rarely try to defend the misbehavior of Republicans.

[John I Tzimisces]

It's just as newsworthy as the multitude of stories that come out anytime a Republican farts in public. So, not very.


Only difference is that people rarely try to defend the misbehavior of Republicans.

Only, replace fart with, "turns out to be some sort of horrifying sexual deviant"

[Hotspur]

If it's not newsworthy, why would you start a thread about it?

[Stavroforos]

Ah, that's my Chucky.

[manofarms89]

republican or democrat, i would have still have called this story not newsworthy.

[boofhead]

Our Prime Minister did better than that. He blew up at a female hostess after he didn't like the food on an RAF aircraft and made her cry.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/rud...-1225698279332

Later, for his douchebaggery, he was referred to in the following terms by a senator

The guy is a psycho chook. I mean who in their right mind gets onto a plane and because he doesn't get the right coloured birdseed, has a spac attack and tears some lady in a uniform apart because, because of what? What did he expect the lady to do? To turn around and evolve a set of angel wings and fly down and get him his crunchy bars or whatever he wanted.

Your American politicians have a lot to learn about being rude on planes.

[s.rwitt]

Apparently so. Well done Aussies....well done...

[justicar5]

If you are going to swear do it with style Paul Gogarty Irish parliament (Foul language obviously)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJLWx6H7Gs

[s.rwitt]

"most unparlimentary language"

+rep for that gem. But why were there only 5 people there?

[justicar5]

"most unparlimentary language"

+rep for that gem. But why were there only 5 people there?

no idea, heard about it last night and thought it was lol worthy.

[The Devil's Sergeant]

There is a reason Limbaugh calls him Chuck You Schumer.

[Gaidin]

Politico



Is this really that newsworthy? Honestly, all he did was get angry at a stewardess. He said something under his breath, he didn't even say it to her face. A lot of people in that situation would have done the exact same thing.

You're linking to politico. This is one of those sites that watches for what are political developments. They may not be actual news. However, a political publicity gaffe is very much something they look for since it is a political development for Schumer.

[Monarchist]

This is nothing compared to Oprah demanding all-black flight attendants on her plane. Of course, Ms. Winfrey doesn't have the ability to tax away private money or jail people for withholding it, does she?

Mr. Schumer is an example of men I would never like to meet.

[Maverick]

Only difference is that people rarely try to defend the misbehavior of Republicans.

Here goes one...

He said he was entitled to keep his phone on until the cabin door was closed. The flight attendant said he was obliged to turn it off whenever a flight attendant asked.

“He argued with her about the rule,” the source said. “She said she doesn’t make the rules, she just follows them.”

Gotta love that circular logic.

What a , probably suffering from 9/11 syndrome. We're the last line of defense against terror! No, you serve drinks.

[Hotspur]

Or she just wanted the douche bag who's been yakking on the phone since he sat down up to shut up. It's not like the fate of the republic was hanging in the balance.

[Hotspur]

tap...tap...tap...

[boofhead]

This is nothing compared to Oprah demanding all-black flight attendants on her plane.

Racist .

Oh wait, she's a minority earning 80 million US bucks a year, so that's okay.

[s.rwitt]

Only, replace fart with, "turns out to be some sort of horrifying sexual deviant"

The gay airport bathroom dude?

[Sidmen]

The gay airport bathroom dude?

Or the Gay -taking advantage of interns- dude.