When airline authorities first made the rule to turn off your cell phones before takeoff, they clearly didn't take into account the impending era of "the CrackBerry." The New York Post reports that Huffington Post founder and media titan Arianna Huffington wasn't quite ready to put her BlackBerry phone down during takeoff for her short flight from Washington, D.C., to NYC over the weekend, prompting a jabber match with a nearby passenger and an escorted removal by security after landing."She wouldn't turn off her BlackBerry, even when we pushed back from the gate," one passenger told Valleywag."We took off, and it became apparent that the phone was still on, which very much upset her neighbor."
After the passenger, Ellis Bellodof, 53, repeatedly asked Huffington, 60, to turn her phone off at around 10PM, the two caused a disturbance and were removed from the plane for questioning after landing in New York's LaGuardia Airport. Both were released without charges.




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LOL....funny!
Shes so arrogant! Typical progressive liberal. Repulsive!
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Sorry, I meant to say....people trying to get to THEIR seats and the plane will get off the ground alot faster
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a lot is two words
Look at her hero. Barack Obama refused Secret Service security rules and insisted he get to keep and use his Blackberry. Huffington believes she is in the elite circle so why wouldn't she beleive she's above the rules as well?
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You know, I would think that IF BUSH KNEW HOW A BLACKBERRY WORKED he would have "broke the rules" and insisted on keeping one himself. But that would have been asking too much from W. to begin with anyway!!!!!
Well, that's what you get for thinking. Since Bush didn't do it, for whatever reason, and only Obama did that makes him the only one guilty. You Bush haters are absolutely ridiculous. What are you going to do if Bush should suddenly have a heart attack and die? You'd have no one to hate. Oh wait - I'm sure there are others out there on the right you love to hate as well so you'll always have someone to make your life at least a tiny bit interesting. LOL
TYPICAL LIBERAL DUMOCRAP!
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I think it is funny that people are saying that she is rude because she is a liberal. REALLY! Your political views do not make you rude. Rude is rude no matter who you are.
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Absolutely right
Maybe next time, she can just fly on Michelle Obama's broomstick. Liberal snobs.
She is an elitist. She thinks the rules only apply to us-the little people. I am speaking from the view of a white, female, social worker. I did not earn my money from a wealthly man, as she did.
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He should have given her a good slap in the mouth, the rules are the rules even for the hihg and mighty Miss Bullcrap
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You mean laws apply to these liberal folks too???
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Huff and puff
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We need Adrianna Huffington like a hole in the head.
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Greenred, what on Earth prompted your strange response. What the hell did your response have to do with the subject of the posting? Confused, are we?
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They're "above" the laws they push off on to the rest of us.
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MENTALLY DERANGED IS A BETTER DESCRIPTION FOR MISSY..AND THAT SCREAMING MEEMIE VOICE TO BOOT!!! THROW HER OFF THE PLANE...FOR GOD'S SAKES............
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Arianna is the Vann Jones of media. Always looking to take something from someone else. I'm glad we have a conservative watch dog like the daily beast to keep the liberals honest and thier seats in the fully upright position...
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