Paraphrased, but: "[the FAA has been understaffed] for the past 10
years. Especially for the past 5-6 years." Guess what that means?
(Some may have to think long and hard about this one.) This is from her
phone interview from one of the cable news networks.

....

Pretend this is upside down, in 8-point font, 2 pages further on in the
magazine: "The evil Bush administration is trying to use the FAA to kill
you."


Jim Macklin wrote:
She is a political hack, always was, always will be. But
the talking heads on every TV network love her because she
helps them sell air-time.


"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
. ..
|I walked by a TV this afternoon and one of the talking head
networks was
| interviewing Mary Schiavo about yesterday's crash. In
essence, she
| condemned 50 year old aircraft ("They should be in
museums") and discussed
| "serious corrosion" and "metal fatigue" among other likely
problems
| associated with this crash. Certainly those *could* be
causes of the crash,
| but the pre-breakup fire was probably indicative of an
engine or fuel system
| problem.
|
| It really bothers me when someone who should know better
throws around wild
| speculation about a crash. Of course, she isn't called
"Scary Mary" because
| she excercises a lot of personal restraint.
|
| KB
|
|