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BS: Comfort Capsules for Air Force Divas

26 Jul 08 - 01:09 AM (#2398145)
Subject: BS: Comfort Capsules for Air Force Divas
From: CarolC

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071703161.html

"The effort has been slowed, however, by congressional resistance to using counterterrorism funds for the project and by lengthy internal deliberations about a series of demands for modifications by Air Force generals. One request was that the color of the leather for the seats and seat belts in the mobile pallets be changed from brown to Air Force blue and that seat pockets be added; another was that the color of the table's wood be darkened.

Changing the seat color and pockets alone was estimated in a March 12 internal document to cost at least $68,240."


26 Jul 08 - 01:16 AM (#2398149)
Subject: RE: BS: Comfort Capsules for Air Force Divas
From: CarolC

Forgot the best part...

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=176381

(The relevant part is about five or ten minutes into the video - "The Word")