Posted on 07/14/2014 6:52:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Big whoop. Must be a slow news day.
That really is peanuts for private air travel...
Attacking anyone for flying a plane is a tactic of the Democrats who believe in the environmentalist religion and hate that wealthy people get to enjoy activities people on welfare checks can’t afford. It figures that Mike Huckabee would take the Al Gore approach to plane travel.
I wonder why politico has never reported on how much flat broke Bill & Hillary Clinton have spent on their air travel?
I don’t like Huck but as Speaker Pelosi repeatedly diverted her enormous commercial-sized jet thousands of miles, just to go but chocolate-dipped strawberries.
The bill for the booze for her jet in ONE YEAR? Over $100,000.
I don’t blame any of these guys for flying private. The last thing I want is a herd of TSA agents fondling my luggage and my privates. I wonder how many times Hillary flies private?
I used to work for a private jet charter company in Charlevoix,Mich. We charged $5,500 an hour for our Cessna CJ-2 airplane. I frequently was able to travel in it to places like Chicago, and Florida. I loved every minute of it. I had the life of a rock star. Huckabee had to be flying in some pretty nice planes to rack up those charges for those years.
Politico wouldn't care either. They'd still find a reason to attack him.
That is a really nice aircraft. Worth the cost.
OMG, you mean Obama takes Air Force 1 one multiple vacays with the uber 1%ers costing the taxpayers multi-million dollars...yeah Politico that is awfullllllll!!!!!!!!
He’s just a good old southern boy from Arkansas who now LIVES IN FLORIDA IN A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MANSION ON THE BEACH!
Lots of people run for president just so they can make money by making speeches. Sharpton and Jackson come to mind.
He also believes the word “rino” should be banned.
I think the point of the article is he’s a hypocrite claiming to be something he’s not. He lambasted his opponents for doing what he’s now doing. I guess “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”
I flew on an Air Force T-39 and a C-140. The USAF only had 3 C-140s in the inventory, one of which was flown by a USAF Academy graduate, who worked for me when he was an enlisted man. Both comfortable aircraft. I would much prefer that, to flying commercial.
Bo, the dog, had a private flight that cost just as much. Moochelle’s single trip to Spain cost millions. Al Gore burns 5-6 thousand per hour.
Personally I have flown on private aircraft all around the country. It’s one of the perks I have being a vendor for certain aircraft companies (manufacture parts).
If Huck can afford it then more power to him. I love private planes.
His money...his choice...politico NOYB.
Oh wow!!! What a great job that must have been! And good insight as to Huckabee’s real spending habits! Thumbs down on Huckabee.
Amen. He can fly however he wants, more power to him. Huck, just don't be claiming to be "Regular Joe," and if you're going to support crap like Federal smoking bans ("health-nut" Huck was all for that kind of government tyranny nanny-state "caring"), then you're going to forfeit any chance of getting my vote.
Huckabee has some BAD character flaws. Loving to fly in airplanes ain't one of them, but fleecing his supporters in order to indulge in this kind of luxury rather than making that $$ produce a little more bang for buck, IS. As so many here have pointed out, these aren't ordinary charter planes, they're REALLY NICE ONES. Splurging, it seems.
Sure, it's the business of the saps who give him money .. but it speaks ill of Huckabee's character and priorities. But we already knew that just by looking at him, and I am with those who think "fat chance!" that he lost weight by self discipline, diet, and exercise alone -- because frankly, he doesn't exhibit the STRENGTH OF CHARACTER I see in friends who have lost 100-plus pounds the HARD way, through smartly reformed eating habits and exercise.
If Romeny had gotten elected, then would the dog be tied to the aircraft wing?
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