Senator Chuck Schumer weathers wild ride

Breaking on AP Wire | April 23, 2003

[NYer]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ A passenger door blew open on a small charter airplane carrying Sen. Charles Schumer, making for an unnerving flight but causing no injuries. ``There wasn't any feeling that you were going to be sucked out of the plane, but suddenly, we had snow blowing into the airplane,'' the Democrat said in Buffalo Tuesday, where he was promoting a plan to move all vehicle inspections to the Canadian side of the international Peace Bridge.

Schumer had been flying from New York City to Binghamton for a speech when the mishap occurred Tuesday. The door remained open for about 15 minutes, he said, until the pilot landed the plane in Binghamton shortly after 8 a.m.

Schumer said the pilot immediately assured passengers the plane was built to handle such an emergency. The senator said he was sitting about a foot away with his back to the door, and that one of his aides, Andy Katzman, was sitting next to the door.

Schumer's trip from Binghamton to Buffalo was delayed about 45 minutes while the plane was repaired and inspected.

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[gov_bean_ counter]

Did HRC happen to hire the ground inspection crew?

[Dog]

You read my mind...

[Hacksaw]

It is too bad that Scumer did not get sucked out of the airplane. He is an evil man.

[Dog]

Ping!

[NYer]

Did HRC happen to hire the ground inspection crew?

LOL! Looking to "bump" herself up to senior senatoress.

[twigs]

Unfortunately, an even more evil person is waiting to become NY's senior senator.

[MattinNJ]

HRC is going to be pi$$ed that it didn't work.

[J. Semper Paratus]

Time to write a bill to ban the full automatic opening airplane doors...

Don't forget, since this happened once, all planes should be also banned...

Cities should sue the plane manufacturers since the pilot probably did not close the door properly and the product may be unsafe...

[twigs]

We laugh, but it was also my first thought. Actually, I do not doubt that it may not have been an accident. I'm really not a tin foiler; I know that really weird coincidences happen all the time. But with Hillary, I never assume...

[blake6900]

Euphoria: A passenger door blew open on a small charter airplane carrying Sen. Charles Schumer, making for an unnerving flight but causing no injuries.

Sadness: ``There wasn't any feeling that you were going to be sucked out of the plane, but suddenly, we had snow blowing into the airplane,'' the Democrat said...

[BreitbartSentMe]

It seems like this isn't the first weird thing to happen to Chuckie in the last few years. Maybe we should start compiling a list/timeline of anything out of the ordinary that happens to him; seems to be a side effect of getting in HRC's way.......

[Born Conservative]

Time to write a bill to ban the full automatic opening airplane doors... Don't forget, since this happened once, all planes should be also banned... Cities should sue the plane manufacturers since the pilot probably did not close the door properly and the product may be unsafe...

Or maybe a bill banning US Senators from New York...

[PBRSTREETGANG]

``There wasn't any feeling that you were going to be sucked out of the plane, but suddenly, we had snow blowing into the airplane,'' the Democrat said in Buffalo Tuesday...

They were certainly never in any danger of being sucked out. As the blowing snow indicated, Schumer himself sucks so much that his mere presence would keep everyone in the plane.

[Mister Baredog]

``There wasn't any feeling that you were going to be sucked out of the plane,

That's too bad, another Wellstone type memorial ceremony would have been fun.

[Grampa Dave]

Chucky must be doing worse in the polls re his re election than we thought.

Being behind in the polls when you are a rat senator up for reelection is a dangerous place to be. They should ride Greyhounds with bullet proofed walls, windows and ceilings.

[finnman69]

What is it with RATS and small airplanes.

[putupon]

Attempted Arkanicide?

First the Beast orders Wellstone removed via airplane crash, now they go after Chuckie with the same M.O.. It will be funny if they jumped the gun and mailed the invitations to the death rally too soon.

[bc2]

darn...