Airplane Mechanic Gets Scoop On John Edwards - Not Reporter

[matcom]

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NEW YORK -- It was an airplane mechanic, not a reporter, who got the scoop on John Kerry's choice of John Edwards to be his running mate.

Bryan Smith of U.S. Airways was riding through a hangar in Pittsburgh Monday night where Kerry's 757 was waiting for a trip to Indianapolis the next day. Smith was told the hangar was off limits.

But he says some of the windows were left open. When he looked inside, he saw "Edwards" decals being attached to the plane's fuselage, then quickly covered with brown paper and masking tape.

When Smith got home that night, he posted that on a little-known aviation Web site. The site usually gets 5,000 to 10,000 hits a day. Tuesday, it got over 60,000.

http://www.wftv.com/news/3506226/detail.html

[Robb]

1. Ha!

Well, we were all hoping there would be a mechanic who was a DUer! :D

[ZenLefty]

2. And DU picked up the story on Monday

Posted here in Latest Breaking News, well before anyone else knew about it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=667049

We rock. :D

[underpants]

3. I wonder if W can get a job stocking it with peanuts/pretzels

after the election?

Cater-Air

I know I know that is silly...........W will be spending all of his time in court.

[JI7]

4. isn't the internet a great thing