Would You Get on a Plane with a Pilot Who Has Never Flown?

The Republican National Committee will be running this ad in Miami, apparently. "Would you get on a plane with a pilot who has never flown?... Can you hand your nation to a man who has never been in charge of anything? Can you wait while he learns?" Is this really...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

October 30, 2008

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The Republican National Committee will be running this ad in Miami, apparently. "Would you get on a plane with a pilot who has never flown?... Can you hand your nation to a man who has never been in charge of anything? Can you wait while he learns?"

Is this really the best they could do? First off, I would never fly on a plane piloted by John McCain. Though, every time this country has elected a State Senator from Illinois who has only a few years experience in the US Congress, and is best known for his speeches it has been an absolute, unmitigated disaster. Right, Abraham Lincoln?

--Kyle Munzenrieder

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