LAS VEGAS — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed the traveling press corps aboard her campaign plane Wednesday with a humorous riff on the standard flight-attendant speech familiar to air travelers.”Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the maiden flight of Hill Force One,” Clinton said over the plane’s intercom as it taxied down the runway en route from Las Vegas to Reno, Nev.
“My name is Hillary, and I am so pleased to have most of you on board,” she said. “FAA regulations prohibit the use of any cellphones, Blackberrys or wireless devices that may be used to transmit a negative story about me. . . .
“If you look out from the right, you will see an America saddled with tax cuts for the wealthiest and a war without end. If you look out from the left, you will see an America with a strong middle class at home and a strong reputation in the world,” she joked.
The Associated Press
