This is somewhat old news now, but I couldn’t resist. 😉 Before Christmas, Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Iraq, flying aboard a C-17 cargo plane rather than his usual luxurious Air Force II digs. But don’t worry, he didn’t suffer, as he got his own mobile home strapped down inside the cargo area to ensure that he at least got to relax.
Later in that article, an even more unusual item was brought to light:
[Cheney] is an iPod fan, and keeping it charged is a priority for his staff. Normally that isn’t an issue, even when he’s flying around the world. Air Force II is equipped with outlets in each row of seats. But when Dick Cheney was traveling home overnight Wednesday from his diplomatic mission, most of the outlets went on the fritz.
Working passengers began lining up their laptops to share the power from a couple of working outlets — particularly the reporters who urgently needed to prepare their articles to transmit during a quick refueling stop in England.
But when Cheney said his iPod needed to be recharged, it took precedent above all else and dominated one precious outlet for several hours. The vice president’s press staff intervened so a reporter could use the outlet for 15 minutes to charge a dead laptop, but then the digital music device was plugged back in. That way, Cheney got his press coverage and his music, too.
Sounds like Dick more than W does… 😉
