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Liberal_in_LA

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22. Sheila Jackson Lee - whines on airplanes to get the 1st class seats of regular citizens
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 08:51 PM
Apr 2012

this is the lady who brought TSA to Houston:

Preferential treatment

According to the Houston Press and The Hill, Jackson Lee has also reportedly been involved in several altercations with airline flight personnel over her requests for a complimentary upgrade to first class based on her celebrity. [6]

As reported by The Hill, During a full flight on Continental Airlines Jackson Lee was denied a complimentary upgrade to first class. According to a witness interviewed by the Capitol Hill newpaper, "When she saw that she had to sit with other people, she started shouting that she was in Congress and worked hard. She was really loud. Everybody in the plane could hear." Later in the flight she is reported to have had a "friendly visit" with the displaced passengers. [7]

The Press further reports that Jackson Lee has a reputation on Capitol Hill as a "high-maintenance" employer and has exhibited one of the largest staff turnover rates for years [8]. Several former employees have cited her demeanor and incidents such as the travel arrangement altercations as a major reason why so many staffers leave her office. The Houston Chronicle reported that one staffer even quit after she threw a cell phone at him.[9]

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sheila_Jackson_Lee

Houston is apparently late in the 'random bag check' field... PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #1
and the police state... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2012 #2
+1000000000000000000 Justice wanted Apr 2012 #4
When I encounted these assholes on the San Diego trolley... Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2012 #3
AND when did Mexicans become terrorists? Also WHY are they looking for Mexicans? Justice wanted Apr 2012 #5
Finally the authorities are doing something about all that terrorist activity on Houston busses gtar100 Apr 2012 #6
Blame it all on that evil weed. TexasTowelie Apr 2012 #7
Next week they'll be checking people in Escalades, Beemers and Benz's. Yeah, that's it. Scuba Apr 2012 #8
First airports guardian Apr 2012 #9
Agreed Guardian Americans don't feel safer lovuian Apr 2012 #11
WTF? Marrah_G Apr 2012 #10
It's no longer approaching. It's here. Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 #12
With bipartisan support. woo me with science Apr 2012 #13
TSA and Border Patrol both received funding increases suffragette Apr 2012 #14
Thanks for that! Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 #18
Yep, huge amounts of money suffragette Apr 2012 #24
Gotta fill the jails, it's big business felix_numinous Apr 2012 #15
That is coming. guardian Apr 2012 #16
Wells Fargo are huge investors in private prisons. Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 #19
7 arrests for prostitution out of the 14? FarCenter Apr 2012 #17
my gawd Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #20
i'd asked in the other thread: Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #21
I assume guardian May 2012 #25
Sheila Jackson Lee - whines on airplanes to get the 1st class seats of regular citizens Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #22
No political donations this year, The ACLU Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union... EmeraldCityGrl Apr 2012 #23
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