Comments on: Those Magnificient County Execs In Their Flying Machines

by: fountainviewkid

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:17:59 +0000

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/UPDATE/711070461/1361

by: fountainviewkid

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:16:48 +0000

Let me guess that very shortly some will comment about Rich being racist. While what he said may not be true for every black, it is true for many especially black leaders in politics. The example we have from Detroit only illustrates this. BTW that Detroit council member is in jail. Now maybe Detroit can actually use taxpayer money responsibly.

by: Rich Rostrom

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:34:58 +0000

It’s a Black Thing. Seriously - for many black Americans, displays of wealth, power, and status are very important: much more so than other culture groups. Advertisers have known for years that one can sell almost anything to blacks if it can be marketed as a high-status product. Black policians are notorious for extreme DYKWIA behavior.

by: Alex Bensky

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:08:00 +0000

We had a similar situation in Detroit a few years back. An outgoing school board member named Alonzo Bates—who modestly allowed a magnet school to be named the Alonzo Bates Academy–did a lot of first class flying his last year on the board. When asked about it he stated he was being a role model to the young brothers who would look at him and say, “A brother can make it.” I personally don’t see young Detroiters gathered by departure gates seeing if preboarding includes any black guys but perhaps I missed something.

The people of Detroit a few years later indicated their attitude towards his approach to the public purse by electing him to the city council, although in fairness to the citizenry he was defeated when he ran for re-election.

by: Vexorg

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:41:11 +0000

Just out of curiosity, does he by any chance expect his constituents to eat cake?

by: Mike

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:07:40 +0000

Hey, just because you represent a Rat Hole, it doesn’t mean you can’t live like a King.

by: Windypundit

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:07:13 +0000

I expect all my local politicians to fly first class too. Heck, I expect the plane to be knee-deep in hookers and blow…doesn’t mean I’m in favor of it though…

by: Peter

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:41:47 +0000

I live in Texas, we have some counties bigger than most of those back east states. Still, if my county commisioners need to go from Greenville to Quinlen, they drive.
No wonder the west is full of easterners. Sheesh.

by: Dana

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:34:48 +0000

LOL…this is too funny…. sounds all too familiar… sounds exactly like the county officials that work in Anne Arundel County Government…..Always have taxpayers pay for their fun…..Its just that Teresa Sutherland (a.a. county auditor) doesn’t have the balls to dig deep.

by: mrsizer

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:24:52 +0000

Why does a COUNTY executive have to fly at all?

by: dholl

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:17:43 +0000

for those of you unfamiliar with p.g., it’s a pretty crappy, unsafe part of maryland just outside of d.c. that their elected representatives are self-serving fatcats should come as no surprise.

by: scott

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:15:50 +0000

I’m so excited.

I’m an executive also, and in my company (just like in my previous company, and the one before that) our policy is flying coach, even in international (which is what I always fly).

A convincing argument like this is just what I need to convince everyone that I really need to be flying first! I’m showing this to my boss right away. No way he can refute that logic.

by: bearing

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:21:22 +0000

Perhaps he’s an unusually large county exec.

In that case, the first-class seat might be a bargain!