Comments on: Air Giuliani http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/17/air-giuliani/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: jerry http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/17/air-giuliani/#comment-84284 jerry Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:29:36 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6914#comment-84284 I enjoyed his demand for a Gulfstream IV, especially since apparently that's the plane they don't want to let Pelosi fly in (not a 757, not a 737, but a military Gulfstream IV.) I can see how Pelosi would want that traveling across country. Not clear why Giuliani needs it no matter how short the distance is. I do think his demand for a twin engine aircraft is understandable. I am curious as to how often the specifically written insurance policies are demanded. What I truly don't understand is the college lecture circuit where students can be charged $30K for tuition and a Giuliani can be paid $50K for an evening plus a jet ride plus a set of hotel suites plus he can use all of that largesse and still do his political fundraising thing. What that smells like to me is stealing from the students (and taxpayers) and donating it to a candidate, and THAT should be illegal for a campaign to do, and illegal for a school to do as well. I enjoyed his demand for a Gulfstream IV, especially since apparently that’s the plane they don’t want to let Pelosi fly in (not a 757, not a 737, but a military Gulfstream IV.)

I can see how Pelosi would want that traveling across country. Not clear why Giuliani needs it no matter how short the distance is.

I do think his demand for a twin engine aircraft is understandable. I am curious as to how often the specifically written insurance policies are demanded.

What I truly don’t understand is the college lecture circuit where students can be charged $30K for tuition and a Giuliani can be paid $50K for an evening plus a jet ride plus a set of hotel suites plus he can use all of that largesse and still do his political fundraising thing.

What that smells like to me is stealing from the students (and taxpayers) and donating it to a candidate, and THAT should be illegal for a campaign to do, and illegal for a school to do as well.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/17/air-giuliani/#comment-84283 Oliver Willis Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:43:26 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6914#comment-84283 You mean that the person third in line to the presidency should get a decent sized plane to travel from DC to SF? Or did you think I believed all that <a href="http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/search_results?qstring=pelosi+jet&start_month=&start_day=&start_year=&end_month=&end_day=&end_year=&issue=&subissue=&topic=&person=&show=&outlet=&x=0&y=0" rel="nofollow">Republican b.s.</a>? You mean that the person third in line to the presidency should get a decent sized plane to travel from DC to SF? Or did you think I believed all that Republican b.s.?

]]> By: Ian http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/17/air-giuliani/#comment-84282 Ian Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:12:54 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6914#comment-84282 I assume you shared the same amount of outrage over Nancy Pelosi? No? I assume you shared the same amount of outrage over Nancy Pelosi? No?

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