Now that John McCain is the nominee and the money has begun flowing more considerably into RNC coffers, the Senator has upgraded from a bus (and commericial airline flights on his wife's jet) to his very own plane. Customized planes are always more luxurious than your standard coach fare and even better than 1st class. Yet on McCain's plane, there is yet another level set aside just for those special journalists that fall in line for their man McCain.
From ThinkProgress:
The Washington Post reports that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is now traveling in a new “Straight Talk Express” campaign airplane. It “features a special area” with “a couch and two captain’s chairs” where “McCain will conduct group interviews with the press.” But not all reporters covering McCain can enjoy this new lap of luxury. Top McCain aide Mark Salter said “‘only the good reporters’ would get to sit in the specially-configured section for interviews. ‘You’ll have to earn it,’ he said.” So how can these reporters “earn” a seat? Never challenge the Senator, as McCain biographer Matt Welch explained in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times:[McCain is] very open to people. You can come on the bus, everything is great but if he knows or if his team knows that you have a hostile line of questioning or you have a long and well documented critique, they’re not going to talk to you. […]
As a human, he’s haunted by the notion of honesty and about honor and truth. He wishes that he could speak the truth all the time. He doesn’t. I don’t think he speaks the truth any more than any other politician really, no more, no less.
Gee, I wonder who this sounds like? Lacking honesty, honor and truth......could John McCain be trying to channel our current boy wonder George W? No, he isn't trying, it just comes naturally to John "McSame" McCain.
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