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jodymarie aimee

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20. I showed my post to my pal and she added this....

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Sun Jan 27, 2019, 02:36 PM

Jan 2019

I think it was also the increasing reported problems at the Atlanta airport - they are expecting 150,000 (?!) for the Super Bowl this coming weekend. Talk about bad press!

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I believe the shutdown ended because of the airplanes...it started to affect the rich.. [View all] jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 OP

. . . and Congress. Senator Murkowski had a public comment on this. empedocles Jan 2019 #1

Congress is largely rich people. Murkowski herself is part of a wealthy legacy family. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #32

Lisa Murkowski mentioned that it was delays in/out of DC affecting R senators. yardwork Jan 2019 #2

So it's how to stop the next phony gov't shut down mitch96 Jan 2019 #14

Hurting businesses for sure . . . Iliyah Jan 2019 #3

Certain airports too greymattermom Jan 2019 #4

+1 n/t flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #11

Were the really rich affected? FreeJoe Jan 2019 #5

there's rich and there's RICH. maxsolomon Jan 2019 #18

Private jets still have to the use air-traffic controllers' system FakeNoose Jan 2019 #24

The air traffic controllers and Turtles Thursday lunch where some of the GOP yelled at Mitch. sarcasmo Jan 2019 #6

That and the fact Pelosi and kacekwl Jan 2019 #7

Certainly one of the straws on the camels back Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #8

A TSA sickout the day after the Super Bowl...can you imagine? cwydro Jan 2019 #17

They might have even have cancelled the Super Bowl FakeNoose Jan 2019 #25

I wouldn't be a bit surprised. cwydro Jan 2019 #26

The Mnuchin's of the world fly private jet. SMC22307 Jan 2019 #9

Exactly! Billionaires couldn't land fly their private jets from MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #10

More likely business travelers. cwydro Jan 2019 #12

I went in and out of LGA earlier this month for work DFW Jan 2019 #42

Almost 90 percent of Americans have flown oberliner Jan 2019 #13

in the last month?? I beg to differ, I am talking about a way of life. jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #15

Because Of Business Travel... ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #19

My father flew weekly. cwydro Jan 2019 #23

I Took My Last Position... ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #30

Me too. Almost all for work. DFW Jan 2019 #43

Most of my friends fly about ten times a year between business and pleasure hack89 Jan 2019 #31

you are making my point jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #34

Yes I did. Do the math hack89 Jan 2019 #35

You are right. Blue_true Jan 2019 #33

And the really rich don't fly commercial. nt cwydro Jan 2019 #16

So I guess the tRumps arn't really rich mitch96 Jan 2019 #21

Lol. cwydro Jan 2019 #22

I showed my post to my pal and she added this.... jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #20

Have you flown lately? It's not just for the rich. bitterross Jan 2019 #27

I get your point BUT jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #28

Are these the people you referred to as your"poors" in another thread? cwydro Jan 2019 #36

I know you cannot let go of that... jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #37

I wasn't the only one who objected to your use of that term, dear. cwydro Jan 2019 #40

Total sick outs at Reagan National and Dulles would have ended shutdown weeks ago. Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #29

Yup shanti Jan 2019 #38

It affected Dump's personal jet. roamer65 Jan 2019 #39

it was abstract until Senate Republicans were inconvenienced Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #41

Plus, Hannity would fly out of a NY airport, too DFW Jan 2019 #44