Pelosi’s Office Requested the U.S. Air Force Bring Her Chocolate Covered Strawberries…
Because that’s what the United State Air Force is there for…no, wait?…
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained new documents from the United States Air Force detailing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s use of United States Air Force aircraft in 2010. According to the documents, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Pelosi used Air Force aircraft for 43 flights from January 1 to October 1, 2010. According to documents previously uncovered by Judicial Watch, by comparison, Nancy Pelosi logged 47 flights in the prior nine-month period, April 1, 2009, to January 1, 2010.
The most recent documents uncovered by Judicial Watch include a Passenger Mission Activity chart detailing all of former Speaker Pelosi’s flights January 1 to October 1, 2010, as well as detailed shopping lists for some flights, flight authorization forms, Mission Expense Records and internal Air Force correspondence related to the flights. Among the highlights from the documents, obtained pursuant to a FOIA request filed on September 10, 2010:
Pelosi used the Air Force aircraft for a total of 43 trips, covering 90,155 miles, from January 1 through October 1, 2010. The Air Force documented in-flight expenses for 22 of these flights totaling $1,821.33. The Air Force did not provide expense information for the remaining 21 flights.
Former Speaker Pelosi received chocolate covered strawberries as a birthday surprise on a March 26, 2010 flight. According to one internal Air Force email sent on March 25, 2010: “The speaker’s office is requesting egg salad sandwiches on wheat toast with fruit (watermelon, etc) for desert [sic]. It’s the speaker’s B-Day tomorrow so we’re also asking for something like chocolate covered strawberries (dark chocolate preferred)…” The immediate response to the email from another member of the Air Force staff: “Copy all. We’ll plan something for the birthday and take care of the meal.”
According to previous documents uncovered by Judicial Watch, the former Speaker’s military travel cost the United States Air Force $2,100,744.59 over one two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol. For example, purchases for one Pelosi-led congressional delegation traveling from Washington, DC, through Tel Aviv, Israel to Baghdad, Iraq May 15-20, 2008, included: Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Baileys Irish Cream, Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewar’s scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Corona beer and several bottles of wine.
Posted by ZIP on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 2:06 pm | 
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Apparently Pelosi is under the delusion that she was a rock star.
“Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption…”
Examples of public officials mismanaging the public’s money and trust should be front-page news, but it is not. Judicial Watch should be busy for a long, long time. I would love to see this administration perp-marched out of the White House and Congress. Too bad the general public is unaware, due to MSM complicity.
I wonder what could have been slashed to help us with our deficit?
And why did she need all these things?
What wonderful contributions to the improvement of America did these trips and extreme gluttony make?
You can see where all this got here now…hehee!
Man, liberal elites do like their perks, eh? Remember this story the next time Obama or some other lib talks about “shared sacrifice.” Do as I say, not as I do.
And that is one of the reasons why I support Judicial Watch…
The Air Force ought to have tossed her an MRE and said that’s all you get, bitch.
Send her the bill. She needs to pay back from her own very wealthy pocket.
That douche needs to be impeached!
Who the hell does she think she is?
Mochelle Obama?
I hope Issa parades these clowns through DC or if these aren’t offenses he can actually prosecute, that he at least sends the paperwork making inquiries, with a copy to the LSM.
Blasphemy: TIME magazine claims Obama is the new Reagan
http://eye-on-the-world.blogspot.com/2011/01/blasphemy-time-magazine-claims-obama-is.html
Wow, I don’t think Aerosmith’s rider is even that demanding. Damn you Jack Abramoff for ruining lobbyist perks and forcing Congress to use public funds!!!
This evil witch deserves a full investigation for conflict of interest voting and misuse of public funds. I can’t understand why she’s still in office.
Chocolate-covered strawberries go most excellent with all the premium hard alcohol and wine we taxpayers provided Pelosi. Got to give it to her… she knows how to have a great time and not pay a dime.
She really drained the swamp, didnt she?
At least she has good taste in hooch…
“At least she has good taste in hooch…”
For a sorority girl, maybe:
“Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey… Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Corona beer…”
Typical LIBS – why are we surprised by her spending binge???
It’s always easy to spend other people’s money. What is that government fraud hotline??
I wonder if this is Fraud, Waste and Abuse by public officials…mmm.
I always wondered what the best brand of whiskey, scotch and vodka were. Now I know…because we can count on Pelosi to spend taxpayer money on only the best for herself
Nice to see OUR money being well spent. (eye roll)
Two wrongs do not make a right Scumpaula.
I guess she’ll be flying Southwest no since BAGS fly free.
Oops,”now” not “no”.
Grey Goose is highly over rated and nothing but single malt for me.
I’am sorry they should give her grey botox since she looks like the joker got a hold of her.
Egg salad sandwiches and Corona beer…gross.
Egg salad and beer being provided would make that a very unpleasant trip. Airplanes recirculate the same air ! Gross !
So that’s what’s wrong with her: she’s a drunk LOL.
Whats-a-mattah, Nancy? Shit sandwiches not good enough for ya? Been good enough for us little peoples.
Oh, BTW, anybody know the name of Pelosi’s vineyard/winery? There are a couple on the updated HHS list of 733 ObamaCare waivers
http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/approved_applications_for_waiver.html
No pickled pigs feet?
I knew she was trash.
I really don’t get this. Why the uproar? In communist soviet union the elite always enjoyed perks and benefits the worker class could only dream off.
It’s her privilege as one who belongs to the elite class to enjoy life to the fullest, unlike the rest of you unwashed masses.
A relative of mine used to fly (as aircraft commander) of USAF aircraft used in the air-taxi service for politicians. He said it’s the worst duty on earth for the military. They got a constant ass chewing from the politicians, politicians snapped their fingers at em, cussed em out, made him fly thru thunderstorms. He said that flying for politicans is a guaranteed ass chewing from start to finish – it’s impossible to please ‘em .
He told me that flying the congressional air taxi service was intolerable working conditions, so he got out of the USAF.
Bartholomew Roberts
here’s an idea.
how bout preventing this kind of crap in the first place? would that possible ?