Clinton staff won't allow press to shoot her boarding private jet...

[SoapBox]

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlbaMonica/status/703680268457025537

Monica Alba? @AlbaMonica

Clinton staff won't allow press to shoot her boarding private jet. Instructed us to get on our separate plane before she got out of the car.
Feb 27, 2016, 12:37:04 PM

Good grief..SO weird. This ranks up with when her "staff" roped her off in that parade to keep any press away.

[Purveyor]

1. Oh pffft...

[Logical]

3. Why does everyone have this dandruff video?? What am I missing?? nt

[jmowreader]

77. That's not a dandruff video

It was shot at the 11-hour Benghazi Spanish Inquisition, where the GOP in Congress summoned Hillary to defend her handling of the Benghazi attack and she made them all look like fools.

[Logical]

83. But was she brushing lint or something off? nt

[virtualobserver]

85. and she was brushing off dandruff there

[dorkzilla]

87. There was a very famous image of Obama doing something similar

It was her trying to look "cool".

[virtualobserver]

97. I know that.....but I could see the flakes fly

[dorkzilla]

100. I didnt see flakes fly, but I definitely say her flying monkies nt

[Chicago1980]

111. It's bullshit comments like what you said that aren't needed.

[virtualobserver]

114. it could be lint

[jeff47]

124. The irony is Obama was brushing off Clinton attacks in 2008. (nt)

[dorkzilla]

88. It WASN'T DANDRUFF

It was eczema. Come on, regular people have dandruff. Hillary has special dandruff.

[jmowreader]

119. They post it for a different reason...

It implies she can brush off Republicans without any trouble, which is true.

[virtualobserver]

121. Obviously, I know what the intent of their post is, I'm talking about Hillary's intent....

[Ken Burch]

153. As can Bernie.

In fact, without her corporatist/elitist baggage to carry, he can brush off more of it.

She can't beat them if she's losing to them now. There's nothing she can do to add to her popularity between now and November. There is nothing at all she could do or say between now and then to make anyone who doesn't currently support her decide to do so.

And if she gets indicted after being nominated, she's automatically doomed to defeat.

[Tortmaster]

152. You set a fine example of a supporter for ...

... Senator Sanders. I bet Senator Sanders wishes he had many more supporters like you.

[virtualobserver]

155. Now, don't get your dander up.

[Plucketeer]

130. She's either a candidate for

a Selsun Blue commercial OR a Raid deodorant commercial.

[snooper2]

157. not dandruff but it was cigarette ashes, (she is a closet chain smoker)

[PonyUp]

158. She's causing people to buy more Head and Shoulders shampoo,

owned by Proctor & Gamble ,who have their own PAC, and gave 65% of it to repugs.
This needs to stop!

[SoLeftIAmRight]

9. this shows what she will do to the ideas of the left

brush them away

[Lizzie Poppet]

11. "Oh, look: ordinary, working-class peasants..."

[senz]

45. LOL -- that's always how it looks to me.

[Fairgo]

50. I always saw it as a signature move

Like the Fonz...

[senz]

55. ...

Stop it, you guys are mellowing my harsh.

[noamnety]

78. I always see that too!

Every time I see that gif, I read it as brushing the 99% off - and I keep wondering why a supporter has it in their sig!!!

[xloadiex]

62. Another idea she copied

[840high]

108. I was looking for this - thanks.

[Ed Suspicious]

61. Great hair can't have flakes.

[Logical]

2. LOL, she is so down to earth. What a joke. nt

[dorkzilla]

92. Yes she IS down to earth and you can't watch her leave the earth

She will never let herself be filmed not being down to earth.

[PonyUp]

127. She can't be viewed ascending into heaven. n/t

[TM99]

4. One must not be that close to the queen.

Her highness can not tolerate such loathsome plebeians photographing her without her complete approval. All photographs must be when she deems them appropriate.

[Control-Z]

18. Maybe she spilled a plate of spaghetti

In her lap and didn't want to be photographed that way. Such a silly post.

[LibDemAlways]

135. She takes her cues from Queen Elizabeth who

must always be treated with the utmost deference by her subjects. Unfortunately for her, Hillary was not born royal, and seems to have forgotten where she came from.

[TM99]

136. Well she will be returning to NY

I guess when she loses to Trump in the fall if Sanders doesn't pull this thing out.

[vdogg]

5. So I take it

You expect the former SoS, and current presidential candidate, along with her full Secret Service detail, to fly coach? Let's get realistic here. That would be a logistical nightmare.

[seaotter]

8. No, but I'm not too keen on her trying to pretend that she does.

[NanceGreggs]

80. Exactly how...

... is she "pretending" that she does?

Do you really think people don't KNOW that she travels by private jet, and has for years?

Seriously?

[CanadianComrade]

91. Then why the subterfuge?

If she considers this a conceded and known fact, why is she so worried about the optics? Why prevent the press from capturing it if she isn't trying to conceal it? Why can't she just let people see the truth instead of only what she wants people to see?

This isn't hard. People who "manage" their exposure this much sure seem suspiciously paranoid. I wonder why?

If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to hide. Put it all on the table.

She could start with a few speech transcripts.

[HubertHeaver]

98. Maybe she is afraid of a Gerald Ford moment.

[randome]

104. "Show us the plane, Hillary!"

Jesus Christ, maybe you can tell us what she's trying to hide. Maybe she spilled chocolate on her blouse or something but go ahead, since you seem to think she's hiding something, tell us what it is.

And after that, demand to know her tailor. And what kind of luggage she uses. And how much closet space she has.
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[CanadianComrade]

147. Think about harder about what that means....

Jesus Christ, we know she has the plane, but she still feels the need to conceal it to fool us, somehow? The hicks will not like it if she's seen in a privleged way. We need to keep the press away from me. Get off it. If she feels the need to obfuscate at that level, imagine how she's massaging her message on the big issues. But hey, believers will be believers, no matter what she does. Case in point, again, right here.

So I won't demand to know her tailor, or about her luggage, or about her fucking closet. But I will demand to see what she said to Wall Street, because it actually matters a whole hell of a lot. And her dancing on the issue makes me wonder how bad it is. Because it must be pretty bad. After her relationship with Kissinger, nothing surprises me anymore.

[NanceGreggs]

117. Where is the "subterfuge" ...

... in boarding a private jet when everyone KNOWS she flies by private jet?

The dictate of "no photographs while boarding" undoubtedly comes from her SS detail. It makes their job that much easier if they don't have to worry about a potential sniper having a clear shot. The SS always acts out of an abundance of caution - it's their JOB to keep all risk at a minimum when and where possible.

It's utterly ludicrous to think that HRC is trying to "conceal" the fact that she always travels by private jet, when it has been a well-known, much publicized fact for decades.

It's like saying Obama is never photographed entering the WH living quarters because he's trying to "conceal" the fact that he lives there.

[CanadianComrade]

145. No, It isn't anything like that....

...so those are strawman arguments. Why does she feel the need to keep the traveling press, not the public, but the press -- who are safe btw so she doesn't need to fear snipers (!), away from showing what she is doing. It's just dishonest. What the hell is up with that garbage? We know she has to do that, but she still feels the need to conceal it to fool us, somehow? Get off it. If she feels the need to obfuscate at that level, imagine how she's massaging her message on the big issues. But hey, believers will be believers, no matter what she does.

And there is plenty of footage of Obama getting on and off of aircraft, btw. I guess the 1st black President doesn't need as much security as candidate Clinton. He's not so scared of the snipers, it seems, in the press corps.

[NanceGreggs]

150. Everyone knows she travels by private jet.

Everyone. So what do you think she's concealing?

If non-issues were awarded prizes, this one would be miles ahead of whatever was in second place.

[840high]

112. Then why hide it?

[NanceGreggs]

120. See my post at #117. n/t

[CanadianComrade]

149. No, that's a waste of time....

...so instead see my posts at 145 and 147 to show how MsGreggs is just pretending the problem we have is something else. The old strawman argument is alive and well this election cycle, and that's some grade A hay bale right there. Don't be distracted by that garbage. Just look at the behaviour and put it into some context, and think. That's all it takes. But don't listen to re-statements of the arguments arranged in such a way to make the criticism look foolish. That's a sure sign they have no way to explain yet another issue with their candidate, especially after having had so many other things to try to explain away into thin air.

They must be exhausted.

[giftedgirl77]

10. Shit if I had the availability to use a private jet I would be on it in a hot minute.

Haters gonna hate I guess.

[Chezboo]

26. Would you care if anyone took a photo of you boarding it? nt

[Politicalboi]

67. Damn!

That was great! I thought she traveled by stagecoach.

[840high]

110. Boom!

[SoLeftIAmRight]

17. You use the right wing trick of changing the frame...

...

[vdogg]

20. I didn't change anything

OP called out Clinton for boarding a private jet. I simply pointed out the necessity for her to do so.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

24. no no no - she would not let reporters film her boarding

you changed the frame to "flying coach"

[vdogg]

27. Ok

And why is this a problem? Do you think something is being covered up because they didn't film her boarding this plane? Could there be a security related issue, or specific reason in this instance why it was disallowed?

[SoLeftIAmRight]

31. I just pointed out that you changed the frame

ok

[riversedge]

32. Sanders goes by private jet now also.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

37. does he refuse to let the reporters film the event?

...

[senz]

48. No, Bernie isn't trying to fake anyone out.

He is what he is. Real.

[Logical]

23. LOL, who the hell said a private jet was an issue. It is trying to hide it that make her look silly.

[merrily]

35. Regardless of how she is flying, why can't she be filmed boarding?

I don't especially care, but that is the issue raised by the tweet in the OP, not that she's flying private.

[Ex Lurker]

101. Maybe she has trouble getting up the steps

Maybe there's something to her rumored health problems.

[merrily]

103. Wouldn't it be nice to know?

[Divernan]

113. An unflattering angle? Or health issue - needs help getting up steps?

As a woman of a certain size, I wouldn't want any one photographing me from the rear as I went up stairs or steps. But I guess that's just me. Health? Knee problems requiring taking steps one at a time? That happens to me occasionally. Just trying to figure this out.

This seems to be a new requirement or limitation re the press - so what's changed?

There have been many reports like the following from July of 2015, documenting her extensive use of private jets - especially during her Senate years, and that didn't stop her from using private jets - and it's to be expected of all candidates during this hectic phase of the campaign. So what prompted this change re reporters/press?

Hillary “Dead Broke” Clinton Hopped In A Private Jet On Her Way Out Of Iowa Yesterday

Hillary Clinton and her campaign went to great lengths a few months ago to demonstrate exactly how “cheap” they were. The idea was this: get stories written about how frugal Clinton’s campaign is so Clinton’s 2008 donors won’t feel burned again by her lavish spending.

A reporter followed Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta as he rode the bus (Les Miserable!) from New York to Washington. In April, the campaign told reporters the campaign office printer’s default was set to double-sided. And campaign manager Robby Mook forlornly told donors, hat in hand, that he would not be reimbursed for his cab ride to that day’s donor meeting.

But outside of her carefully constructed media appearances, it seems old habits die hard. An America Rising tracker caught Clinton and her staff boarding a private jet yesterday as she left the state:

This news should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Clinton’s career. Clinton spent:

(1) $19.2 million on private jets during her 2008 campaign alone.

(2) $225,000 of taxpayer money on private jets as a senator.

(3) And the Bill, Hillary, & Chelsea Clinton Foundation spent $50 million—10% of their udget—on travel between 2003 and 2012

It seems the “dead broke” phase of Clinton’s campaign is officially over.

https://www.americarisingpac.org/hillary-dead-broke-clinton-hopped-in-a-private-jet-on-her-way-out-of-iowa-yesterday/

[spooky3]

142. Exactly. Many of us have arthritic knees, feet, or hips

And the pain in ascending or descending wobbly airplane steps makes us look far more weak or uncoordinated than we are.

Funny that people are reading all kinds of nefarious motives into this.

[olddots]

6. well I can understand this

Its a PRIVATE jet ..

[dionysus]

141. boom tiss.. rimshot...

Well played!

[kgnu_fan]

7. elite class does not care about regular people...

[riversedge]

12. Want some cheeze with that whine.

[name not needed]

13. If you don't want the press up your ass, don't run for President.

[pacalo]

30. Indeed!

[merrily]

38. Bingo.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. This will just be the beginning.

[MrMickeysMom]

15. Which Clinton?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

41. I chortled

[840high]

116. lol

[kristopher]

16. Who owned the plane?

Probably traceable to someone 'interesting', shall we say?

[Vinca]

19. Wonder if anyone thought to get the tail number.

One thing is certain, it doesn't belong to the 99%.

[kristopher]

21. That's a safe assumption. nt

[pangaia]

33. All her flights are trackable at www.flightaware.com

For private flights, the tail number IS INDICATED.. also departure/arrival airports, airspeed, altitude, etc...

By googling the "N" number, one should be able to find out who owns and/or operates the aircraft.

[JonLeibowitz]

79. Yep, problem though is nobody knows what the tail number is because she won't get out of the car.

One intrepid reporter must volunteer to stay behind

[pangaia]

86. You don't need to SEE the aircraft. If you know about when she is flying and from where,

and perhaps the destination. just watch the FlightAware site. All flights that have filed a flight plan will show up. There is a good chance one could figure out which aircraft is hers.

Say you know she is in Opa Locka and that she is leaving after giving a 'speech." Heh Heh.. Select OPA LOCKA on the FlightAware site and watch..
A little guess work but...

It is even easier is she departs from a major airport as very few private aircraft fly to and from them. it is very easy to tell the private aircraft from commercial as all private aircraft have a tail # beginning with "N". PLUS, the tracker indicates the type of aircraft..
So if you see a Cessna 172 leaving from say Rochester, NY - ROC- it is probably not her. :&gt ))

But if you see a Cessna Citation..... and it is about the right time.. check it out... :&gt )

have fun..

[dorkzilla]

99. You can unregister your tail number so you can't track it anymore

but you're correct, if you glimpse the tail number you could find out who owns it.

[pangaia]

129. I shoulda known....

[dorkzilla]

137. The only reason I know this

Is because a family member had his tail number hidden so we couldn't "spy" on him anymore. 😀

[RufusTFirefly]

34. Bebe Rebozo perhaps?

[babylonsister]

138. Hahahaha! nt

[RufusTFirefly]

139. I realized the allusion might have limited appeal...

[babylonsister]

140. It appealed to moi~

so perfectly out of context, but someone might get angry. lol!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

36. I got a dollar that says it's a Clinton foundation corporate jet.

That way she gets a private jet without showing it as income and can probably claim it as a write-off.

[merrily]

40. McCain got in trouble that way in 2008. Used his wife's plane without declaring it as a

contribution to his campaign by her.

Then again, he was under stricter rules because he went McCain Feingold against 3/4 billion spent by Obama, so it's hard to fault McCain too much.

[GreatGazoo]

159. Ding!

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Hold it, they did not allow a B Roll shot?

GOOD GRIEF... I know why... but still

[merrily]

42. Why? Even the Queen of England gets filmed boarding planes.

[nadinbrzezinski]

49. Control the message

this goes more often than you think. Her message is I am one of you... but she is getting into a private jet. Trump... please film me, get that B roll, hell, make sure you have me in a good light and frame, but his is a different set up. People know he is rich.

If anybody got the B Roll using the oh I-phone, which is possible, credentials will be snapped and likely they will not work in the business like ever. I am quite honestly surprised anybody in the gaggle is complaining.

[merrily]

53. How is it possible when they have to be on their own plane before she exits the limo?

I am guessing her staff is smart enough to think about sight lines.

Doesn't everyone already know she flies private? The only reason that Sanders made news flying commercial is that no Presidential candidates do that.

During the 2008 campaign, Obama not only flew private, he flew on a custom made replica of Air Force One, down to the Presidential insignia on the white head rest covers. I was a huge supporter of his then, and that one even got to me a little. I shook it off, like I shook off so many things during that campaign. Of course, he was a nominee then, not just a candidate for the nom. And, unlike Hillary, the press flew on the same plane with him. McCain flew on his wife's plane.

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. You'd be surprised

how many people do not know that. Nor do they have time to find that out.

This is purely message control, nothing else. And to be honest, campaigns do this all the time, even for city hall elections.

[merrily]

58. I do not like to assume something like that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

60. Most people do not follow this

as closely as you do, But message control is part and parcel of running for office.

[merrily]

65. I know message control is part of running for office. I am not that dense. I just don't assume that

the only reason press can't see her board a plane is because it's a private plane.

[nadinbrzezinski]

66. Given the message from this campaign

I am pretty sure. She would prefer if people believe (wrongly mind you) that she flies commercial

People who think about it, will not. This has butkis to do with security

[merrily]

72. I prefer not to assume either that it is the only reason or that it isn't.

[nadinbrzezinski]

76. You asked, I answered

and beyond that I cannot do.

Now time to get ready for my afternoon news gathering, Nope, will not be here for beyond the all networks will go CLINTON won on the hour.

[merrily]

106. In fairness, I asked because you had posted that you *knew* why press was not allowed to film her.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1355480

After it became clear that you were making an assumption, I replied that I prefer not to assume flying private was the only reason .

It's not a big deal.

[senz]

52. Maybe the Queen of England doesn't have anything to hide.

[merrily]

54. LOL!

[dorkzilla]

95. Come on man, this is EASY to figure out!!!!!

Hillary stopped wearing skirts about the same time as she refused to be filmed boarding a plane. Don't you remember that embarrassing moment when she got photographed with her skirt tucked into her pantyhose and everyone could see her arse? Oh come on, you remember...her skirt AND slip were tucked into her hose and her knickers were riding so that you could see her arse!

Wait a second, that was me. Never mind.

[cherokeeprogressive]

25. Fake ass woman.

[senz]

63. Word.

[AzDar]

75. ^ This. SO MUCH.

[840high]

122. Exactly!!!

[cantbeserious]

28. HRC - Duplicity Is As Duplicity Does - Need Any Citizen Say More About Character

eom

[LuvLoogie]

29. Security. Who gets on, who gets off, what order

Just a guess.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

39. Oh please. POTUS is routinely videoed getting off of AF1

[mcar]

43. Much ado about nothing.

The media is really reaching with this one.

[jillan]

44. Why? that is weird!

[merrily]

46. It's not only that they can't film her boarding They can't even see her boarding.

I would never have cared, one way or another, about a video of Hillary boarding a plane, except now I want to know why it has to be so secret.

[winter is coming]

109. Same here. This is just bizarre. n/t

[left-of-center2012]

47. Same protocol the British royals use?

And Hillary hasn't yet had her coronation.

[MisterP]

51. maybe they'll gun the engine, too, like they did to keep Reagan from having to answer

any unscripted questions

[LiberalArkie]

57. Ahh, she travels in a separate jet than the press does. The press takes the same plane with Bernie

and even Trump. HRC must be using a corporate jet for just her and her aides and SS.

[senz]

70. Would imagine everyone's read about her travel and hotel requirements.

Princess and the Pea -- down to the most minute details. She is picky, deserves the very best, and will not do a speaking gig without it.

Ugh.

[840high]

125. In '08 I think she

traveled with the press. Such a conniving woman.

[azmom]

59. Maybe because she's not carbon neutral

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/26/politics/hillary-rodham-clinton-carbon-neutral-pledge/

There are no records of the Clinton campaign purchasing carbon offsets in their latest Federal Election Commission reports released earlier this month and, when asked, multiple campaign aides did not refute CNN's reporting that offsets have yet to be purchased.

[Politicalboi]

64. I wish some of her ex staff would tell ALL

I hear she is a real &*^%$. And the language she uses. Oh please, please, please, have video of a melt down.

[Bjornsdotter]

102. I read an article

...recently about that. If I can find it I'll send it to you.

[Babel_17]

68. lol

Sort of oblivious to how that plays on social media? #oblivious

[jalan48]

69. She's a control freak.

A female Richard Nixon in waiting perhaps.

[Warren DeMontague]

71. Its times like this that I wish we still had Hunter S. Thompson with us.

[Trust Buster]

73. Things are getting pretty petty in here.

[silvershadow]

74. Yeah, the optics wouldn't look good for someone who left the WH after 8 years so poor

she had to eat peanut butter sandwiches in order to send Chelsea to Wellesley or wherever she went.

[noamnety]

81. Good move on her part.

I assume she was getting them out of harm's way in case there was sniper fire.

[GoldenMean]

82. Hillary's jet

For $5,800 hr., you too can rent this jet.
What's the big deal about seeing a jet.
The big deal is who is paying the bill?
Hillary is playing her Trump card

http://aircharterus.com/private-jet-N506BA.html

[Enthusiast]

84. Imagine that.

[phylny]

89. It's funny, but I'm a middle-aged woman, and the first thing I thought of was

not about her jet, or about who's paying for it.

It was this: Maybe she doesn't want pictures of her taken from behind boarding the plane.

Please understand, I'm not in any way making fun of her. But as we age, our bodies look different and since she was so ridiculed about her ankles, she may be particularly sensitive about it.

Just a guess, probably wrong.

[elehhhhna]

143. I was thinking exactly the same thing

[zentrum]

90. Not weird. She knows

…..Bernie flies coach or did for months until he got so big that he needed protection, and that private jets are costly and associate her with the economic royalists. I wonder if she rented it out of her campaign funds or if it was lent to her by a Billionaire. Who's jet is it?

She know it belies the image she's so carefully grooming now of being all about income disparity.

[Helen Borg]

93. It would look too Wall Streetish, I guess?

[George II]

94. I would think the Secret Service wouldn't want anyone to shoot her boarding her plane, either!

[840high]

128. Why? Is she more special than

Prez. Obama>

[randome]

96. So why do you think that is? You must have an opinion.

Is it just her being a control freak? Then why doesn't she mind other photo ops? Is it because she's trying to hide the fact that she flies on planes? Hasn't happened in the past, has it?

So what do you think it is?
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[demigoddess]

105. It is possible this was a Secret Service decision by the people who are

protecting her.

[malokvale77]

107. They don't want another moment like this...

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[tularetom]

115. Well, you know...sniper fire at airports and all that

Once you've experienced it you just can't be too careful

[sister_rosa_refried]

118. Do you need more straws to grasp, dear?

[mwooldri]

123. I wouldn't want the plane I'm about to board to be shot either.

Bulletholes would have to be repaired.... take off would be delayed...

Oops, sorry, wrong kind of shot. Please forgive me, this is America after all.

Besides why not take pictures of her boarding a plane? Photo opportunity, no?

[rurallib]

126. file this under "who cares?"

[BainsBane]

131. Does Bernie fly coach?

I'd think that would eat up a lot of time waiting in airports.

[Plucketeer]

132. CLASSIC symptoms

of a presidential hopeful who just wants to be a regular citizen.

[JGug1]

133. Weird About Boarding Plane

Not weird at all that she is paranoid. You would be paranoid too, if every single move you made, every bit of hair out of place, every little laugh or complaint was being scrutinized for something to attack you on.

None of which means that I think her paranoid reaction is going to serve her well. She will be attacked for attempting to short circuit the attacks......

[longship]

134. Yawn! I am with Nance here. (Link)

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511355313#post117

She's a former First Lady, US Senator, US Secy of State and a presidential candidate. The first one gets her lifetime SS protection. And even Bernie is probably told that he cannot fly coach anymore since he also now has SS protection.

Read NanceGregg's post (above, link in this post). She has more details.

And I will be voting for Bernie in the primary. But this is a bullshit OP. Nance is totally correct. She's smart!

[artislife]

146. We have read her posts before, can't fool us. nt

[SoapBox]

148. Sorry it's not a bullshit OP.

She rides in a separate aircraft from the press...they have to ride in another plane.

It's not a Secret Service requirement...she does it because she wants to.

[Ruby the Liberal]

144. Maybe they were worried about sniper fire

Safety precaution?

[Ichingcarpenter]

151. She has difficulties with stairs

because of the medication she still takes for her fainting and other documented falling down episodes

Its a side effect and well documented.

Bad optics if it was filmed.

[COLGATE4]

154. A sorry distraction. nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

156. Not all the press flies around with her

Wouldn't there be some local news camera operators with long lenses?

Maybe she should specify that a portable canopy cover her ascent to the jet's doorway.

I'd guess it's just vanity. Ascending stairs may not project her at her most photogenic.