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Schumer Lands in Hot Water Over 'Bitch' Comment

Flight attendant made him hang up on Harry Reid

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2009 11:29 AM CST

(Newser) – Chuck Schumer set off an unfortunate cascade of events Sunday when he bridled at a flight attendant’s request that he turn off his cell phone so a plane could take off and then muttered that she was a “bitch.” As the story...   Read full story »

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