TERROR ON THE TARMAC

Ivana Gets Unruly, Trumped On The Tarmac

By Elizabeth C.

WE IMAGINE THAT SHE'S GENERALLY INSUFFERABLE, BUT our hearts go out to Ivana Trump this morning.

Firstly, for having the misfortune of aging so painfully and obviously on camera. (God damn that haughty Melania with her ridiculous faux-royal website.)

But we also feel bad for the rich hotelier for having the bad luck of being tossed off a Delta flight enroute to New York from Palm Springs after becoming enraged when unruly children ran through first class. After all, we're guessing she dropped at least $1,000 for that ticket and hasn't been around shrieking tiny tots in awhile.

While the regurgitated stories around the web make Ivana sound like a sourpuss, if you dig deeper you'll find a groundswell of sympathy for her on the comment boards. Here's a sampling:

"I don't care what anyone says abt their little brats,'' hissed Furrrball at Us Magazine. "ITS BAD PARENTING. AND DONT MAKE YOUR BRATS THE IRRITATION POINT FOR OTHERS. THE AIRLINE SHOULD BE DEALING WITH THE PARENTS - WHO R LAZY COMMON IGNORAMUSSES."

"The crew was wrong for not escorting the bratty kids and their parent(s) or guardian off the plane,'' commented someone named Terry. "Since when is it acceptable for kids to be allowed to run up and down the aisles of an airplane?

And flyer1 said, "I've been on plenty of flights where lazy--- parents refuse to control their children b/c it takes too much effort to raise children with manners. They'd let their children run up/down the aisles, scream for hours and kick the backs of other passengers' seats while they bury their noses in books or magazines or watch TV. If Ivana paid first class fare, she should not have been subjected to that and her anger is understandable."

As flyinger passengers face "Pat-Downs, Searches and Restroom Monitors" due to last weekend's attempted terrorist plane attacks, it seems the tyranny of small children is also taking its toll on the flying public.