Also Not Amused by Letterman: Flight Attendants

Politics Daily ^ | June 12, 2009 | Janet W. Battaile

[SolidWood]

But also not amused are flight attendents. Were they offended by Letterman's slur? "Yes – and I'm speaking as a MALE flight attendant here," said Ken Kyle, president of the 1,200-member Denver chapter of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA United Airlines. "We've fought the TV stereotype for so many years, and quite honestly, it's objectionable when you put it in light of (flight attendants' heroic actions during) 9/11 and more recently, the professionalism of the US Airways attendants during the emergency landing on the Hudson River."

Jokes and sexual innuendos take a long-term toll, said Kyle."They desensitize the public to the very important safety role we fill. Sure, we are sensitive to any comment we believe demeans a job we feel is important, especially the safety aspect of it." They also hit attendants in the pocket book, he said. "We face a lot of pressures – from the public and from the corporate level -- and to minimize and devalue (our) job classification makes it much more difficult for us to fight for a pay raise." People don't think about that, in part because attendants do their jobs so well. "But I bet if you asked the passengers on the Hudson River flight, they would have voted to give attendants a raise."

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

It would be interesting to see what the family dynamics were for Dave growing up that he hates women so much.

[Yorlik803]

HAhahah and wait til you have a male nurse you just made fun of put a Foley cath in you. Then you will see who has the last laugh.

[Elsie]

You right along side of Letterman when it comes to abuse Mr!

We can POST Letterman's remarks and judge for our selves.

Since you have just ACCUSED me of being like Letterman; please post MY remarks so others can JUDGE me by the EVIDENCE.

Or is that just a bit TOO MUCH to ask of you?

[Let's Roll]

Apparently, this is the reason he thinks ALL women who wear makeup appear “slutty”.

[ansel12]

Well, except for numbers and statistics and stuff.

[calex59]

Had a Mitral Valve repaired after heavy lifting tore it, way back in 1994, after the surgery the nurses I had in the recovery ward for a day and a half were male nurses, they were excellent and did a fantastic job. None of them displayed fag tendencies or acted strangely in any way. Because of that experience I have to give male nurses high marks. After I was out of recovery and didn’t have to be moved around manually all my nurses were women and I give them high marks also. St. Vincents Hospital in Portland, Or. at that time was overall a great place to have that type of surgery done.

[Babalu]

Thank you ... yours is very clever as well!

I got mine from a collection of “military truisms” I got when I was a student at what was then the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, VA. One of my favorites was “if the enemy is within artillery range, so are you!” Many of them could be extrapolated to life situations in general.

[johniegrad]

“Sorry, but male stewardesses and male nurses are open game.”

Many military nurses are male. Say that to their face.

I served as a military medical officer in the Navy from 1979-1987. I can tell you with certainty that the BEST nurses were the men who had been hospital corpsmen with the Fleet Marine Force in Vietnam and who took advantage of a Navy program to earn their RNs and return to active duty. Not only were they the best nurses, they were also the best leaders and examples to the young hospital corpsmen who would have followed them to their deaths if they had to.

[GOPJ]

Letterman will apologize to the flight attendants at some point. However, he won’t ever apologize to Palin.

Letterman better be careful eating that "inflight" food...

[Babalu]

They serve dog food on flights now?

[upsdriver]

Guys;

Let’s not insult and demean Dave’s wife just because she is married to him.

SHE has done nothing to be the recipient of OUR insults!

I agree, I think these cruel attacks on political foes' spouses or children a bit unseemly.

[Clara Lou]

You right along side of Letterman when it comes to abuse Mr!
Hmmm...what definition of "abuse" are you using? What you cite in your post #69 isn't an example. Now, if you'd cited it as an "assumption," you'd have something.

[GOPJ]

Let’s not insult and demean Dave’s wife just because she is married to him. SHE has done nothing to be the recipient of OUR insults!

Are you saying Letterman should be able to dish it out - but can't be expected to "take it"? Gimme a break - the guy's a bully. He never would have done this to a liberal - no horrible jokes about Clinton's daughters or Obama's. Trust me - he's a little, very little, mean woman hater.

[Wahoo82]

If I had Letterman’s money I think I could do way better than this even if I was a hunched backed cyclops.

[CAluvdubya]

I say that David Letterman should pay a price for his ruthlessness to the Palin’s and to the flight attendants

Don't forget about Alex Rodriguez. He may have had an affair but that is a loooong way from raping a 14 year old girl. A-Rod should be hitting the airwaves denouncing Letterman.

[Clara Lou]

You are one little sicko, lady. Talk about “abuse”!

[Mom MD]

Dont know about flight attendants, but the nurses I work with are quite capable of defending themselves against the likes of Letterman - they dont need anyone to look out for them.

They are some of the finest ladies and gentlemen you will ever meet.

[rabidralph]

I thought it was an old picture of Michael Palin.

[GnuHere]

That’s my theory too, for the most part. The other issue is, as a prosperous guy, he could have a much better looking wife, not that that should be his only criterion, of course. But I would wager he would be WAY too insecure to be married to a supermodel type.