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Waiter/Waitress Test with Barack and John
I was often told and many of you have heard of the Waiter/Waitress test, which is the idea that a person can be determined by how they treat and are perceived by those who serve them.
Well these aren't waitresses/waiters per se by Flight Attendants or high speed snack technicians as they snarkily refer to themselves. Anywho, found these two stories on a website for F/A swapping stories about various celebrities they have had on board.
I had Barrack Obama (Democratic Presidential hopeful) on a flight from
IAH to DCA after Hurricane Katrina - Sept 05. He was traveling alone. I
was working first class and there was one seat left open after everyone
boarded. He was first on the upgrade list. I was excited b/c I had read
about him in TIME magazine. Anyway HE TURNED THE UPGRADE DOWN !!!! The
agent told me that he said to her "I don't want to draw any attention
to myself."
In all my years of flying I have NEVER seen someone traveling alone
turn down an upgrade to first class. Sometimes if they are traveling
with someone and they would rather remain with them in coach. But, a
politican who doesn't want attention???!!!! This was almost 2 years ago
so he wasn;t trying to put on a show. He was just a very humble man who
remained in coach with the people he was elected to serve.
Senator McCain (UGH!!! He wouldn't respond to me until I addressed him
as "Senator McCain" then he would smirk. He never asked for anything.
He just wanted to be left alone. I guess it was a good thing I never
asked him why he had a bandaid on his forehead!)
Thought you guys would enjoy. :)
Comments (11)
yo, post this on daily kos
August 7, 2008 4:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
We all know that McCain is a lying, spinning, hypocritical sack. This guy was lying his ass off about Romney back in that final GOP primary debate. He gives that steely-eyed look to convey absolute sincerity and forthrightness - all while lying. The man is an under-appreciated B.S. master!
This hasn't really filtered in to the MSM narrative (yet). I think that Obama needs party surrogates to hammer that point home with the media. I suspect that the reason such surrogates have not is because the Obama campaign doesn't want them to.
If this is a tactical error it believe it will become obvious by the convention. In time to change tactics - I hope.
August 7, 2008 11:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe 2 years ago Obama didn't have universal recognition every time he went to take a piss. Maybe now he would tell you to come back later, sweetie.
August 7, 2008 12:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
nice account! More, please!
August 7, 2008 1:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for sharing. This is a fantastic personal account of encounters with each candidate. This alone should inform people of who the better person to hold the office is.
August 7, 2008 1:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry the html is so screwy. I can never get the hang of it on here. And I don't have a Kos account to post it. I just thought it was very revealing.
August 7, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the post and pointing out Barack's style here. It goes without saying...Classy!
August 7, 2008 4:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama might inadvertantly say "sweetie," but McCain would suggest (in a prepared statement) his wife participate in a raunchy Miss Buffalo Chip pagent. Anything to get a laugh from sweaty men, dressed in leather, who like giant vibrators between their thighs. Sturgis is "spring break" for guys going through midlife crisis. Yeah! Show me your titties...
August 7, 2008 5:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Make that "late-life crisis".
August 7, 2008 7:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
This does go to the heart of the character of each man... McCain is so pissed off that Obama got an audience of 200,000 Germans that he made a commercial putting Obama down for being a celebrity, then had a me-too moment in front of a 50,000 person, captive audience at Sturgis. McCain craves celebrity and recognition and he's a total premature sore loser.
August 7, 2008 7:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
So why isn't medfia having fun with this? They could just run the footage without much commentary if they were sore afraid.
August 7, 2008 7:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
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