Even in Aspen, where many complain that life isn’t fair, politics must be fair; and if Barack and Hillary can’t do it, then John McCain can’t do it either.
Officials at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport were a bit chagrined this week when a passenger mildly complained about John McCain’s voice recording at the airport.
As passengers entered the terminal, they were greeted by a familiar voice: “Hello, this is Sen. John McCain. Effective immediately, the Transportation Security Administration has limited the items you may take on board the aircraft. Please see a TSA representative for more information.”
The complaining passenger felt it was an endorsement of McCain.
“We did it just for fun,” said Pat Bingham, community relations director for Pitkin County. “I have a tape recorder with me, and when a celebrity or a prominent person comes in, we ask them to record a greeting to passengers.”
David Ulane, assistant director of the airport, laughed and said McCain’s recording has been removed since the complaint.
“Instead of making the airport announcements droll and boring, we get famous people,” he said. “. . . We’ve had Jill St. John, Robert Wagner, Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland and figure skater Tai Babilonia.
“This isn’t political at all. We had him record it about a year ago.”
Mike McPhee: 303-954-1409 or mmcphee@denverpost.com
