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That's funny, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker said exactly the same thing, same words, about riding the train in New York City, and got booed everywhere he wnt and in a matter of weeks he was drummed out of baseball. Aren't double-standards amazing?
That's funny, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker said exactly the same thing, same words, about riding the train in New York City, and got booed everywhere he wnt and in a matter of weeks he was drummed out of baseball. Aren't double-standards amazing?
Yes, can you imagine if Dan Quayle, Sara Palin, Michele Bachman or any republican had said the same thing that Lying Joe Biden had said? Anything Al Gore or Joe Biden says must be the truth.
Just about every other country. There might be a few like us, but most keep transfer pax airside of customs and passport control. You go through customs and passport control at your destination.
So five bad airports are a reflection of every airport in the US
Did you notice that the "best" airports were ones that are not exceptionally busy?
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Originally Posted by boxus
While I am no fan of Biden, it is a dumpy airport.
LGA does suck. But, it is also ridiculously busy for an airport its size. That adds to it.
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Originally Posted by Mr_Geek
I've been to airports in many countries and I can honestly say I hate them all. Just different degrees of hate.
Yep. They're airports -- aka, flight jail with expensive beer and mediocre food.
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Originally Posted by jtur88
Biden's exact words:
That's funny, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker said exactly the same thing, same words, about riding the train in New York City, and got booed everywhere he wnt and in a matter of weeks he was drummed out of baseball. Aren't double-standards amazing?
Yeah, that's not quite how it happened. He was drummed out of baseball because he was disruptive in the clubhouse and also a fairly lousy pitcher. Also, I'm relatively sure he wasn't making the statement to point out infrastructure inadequact -- if you know what I mean.
Rocker's exact words:
"I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some ***** with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?"
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Just like much if not most of our infrastructure. Old and inadequate.
I'd say that's a tad hyperbolic. But, if we spent even 10% on our infrastructure that we spent on our last 2 wars of oppotunity, the situation would be much better than it is. What's inadequate are many of the line items on the list of priorities.
Just about every other country. There might be a few like us, but most keep transfer pax airside of customs and passport control. You go through customs and passport control at your destination.
In Germany I had to go through security, I also had to in Lima, Peru when passing though. Pretty sure Canada also makes you. Are you sure it's pretty much all countries?
The three best airports in my opinion are Orlando International Airports (MCO), Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ and McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, NV. Imagine that, two of the three are tourist locations. The TSA has gotten much better than they were previously since screenings got intensive after 9/11 with most airports. I still haven't traveled internationally but American airports aren't that bad.
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