Fri, Dec 18, 2009
Overheard Making A Less-Than-Complimentary Comment About A
Flight Crew Member
New York Senator Charles Schumer (D) (pictured) is a bit
red-faced over a comment he made when a flight attendant asked him
and another passenger to turn off their cell phones.
Schumer, who has been an advocate of passengers rights in the
U.S. Senate, was on board a U.S. Airways shuttle between DC and New
York when he was asked by a flight crew member to turn off his cell
phone. The New York Post reports that he initially argued with the
flight attendant, saying he was allowed to use his phone until the
cabin door was closed. The flight attendant said the plane was
waiting at the gate until he finished his call. Schumer reportedly
finished his call, but then muttered a word that begins with "b"
and rhymes with "rich".
The remark was made quietly to the person sitting next to him,
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D), but was apparently
overheard by a House Republican aide that was sitting nearby, and
who reported it to the media.
Schumer's office issued a formal apology for the incident.
“The senator made an off-the-cuff comment under his breath
after the flight attendant walked away. He shouldn’t have
made it, he regrets it and he has apologized for it,” Schumer
spokesman Brian Fallon said. He also reportedly called the flight
attendant and personally apologized for the remark, an apology she
has accepted.
The paper reports that an aide for Gillibrand, Glen Caplin,
criticized Republicans for “trying to score cheap political
points” from the incident.
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