Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:10 PM
demmiblue (35,201 posts)
Southwest pilot signs off his comments to passengers with, "Let's Go Brandon.""On Friday morning on a Southwest flight from Houston to Albuquerque, the pilot signed off his greeting over the public address system with the phrase, to audible gasps from some passengers."
Link to tweet How ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ became code for insulting Joe Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republican Rep. Bill Posey of Florida ended an Oct. 21 House floor speech with a fist pump and the phrase “Let’s go, Brandon!” it may have seemed cryptic and weird to many who were listening. But the phrase was already growing in right-wing circles, and now the seemingly upbeat sentiment -- actually a stand-in for swearing at Joe Biden -- is everywhere. South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan wore a “Let’s Go Brandon” face mask at the Capitol last week. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz posed with a “Let’s Go Brandon” sign at the World Series. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s press secretary retweeted a photo of the phrase on a construction sign in Virginia. The line has become conservative code for something far more vulgar: “F—- Joe Biden.” It’s all the rage among Republicans wanting to prove their conservative credentials, a not-so-secret handshake that signals they’re in sync with the party’s base. Americans are accustomed to their leaders being publicly jeered, and former President Donald Trump’s often-coarse language seemed to expand the boundaries of what counts as normal political speech. But how did Republicans settle on the Brandon phrase as a G-rated substitute for its more vulgar three-word cousin? https://apnews.com/article/lets-go-brandon-what-does-it-mean-republicans-joe-biden-ab13db212067928455a3dba07756a160
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demmiblue | Oct 2021 | OP |
CurtEastPoint | Oct 2021 | #1 | |
Nittersing | Oct 2021 | #18 | |
malaise | Oct 2021 | #32 | |
Nevilledog | Oct 2021 | #34 | |
brooklynite | Oct 2021 | #31 | |
maxrandb | Oct 2021 | #44 | |
NightWatcher | Oct 2021 | #2 | |
jmowreader | Oct 2021 | #6 | |
jmowreader | Oct 2021 | #11 | |
LuckyLib | Oct 2021 | #13 | |
jimfields33 | Oct 2021 | #19 | |
Wingus Dingus | Oct 2021 | #20 | |
jimfields33 | Oct 2021 | #21 | |
ProfessorGAC | Oct 2021 | #39 | |
ForgedCrank | Oct 2021 | #23 | |
gldstwmn | Oct 2021 | #27 | |
greenjar_01 | Oct 2021 | #29 | |
Jedi Guy | Oct 2021 | #30 | |
Freddie | Oct 2021 | #3 | |
dalton99a | Oct 2021 | #4 | |
Initech | Oct 2021 | #5 | |
bahboo | Oct 2021 | #24 | |
JohnSJ | Oct 2021 | #7 | |
JohnSJ | Oct 2021 | #8 | |
eShirl | Oct 2021 | #9 | |
Lars39 | Oct 2021 | #10 | |
mn9driver | Oct 2021 | #12 | |
gratuitous | Oct 2021 | #14 | |
ProfessorGAC | Oct 2021 | #40 | |
Wingus Dingus | Oct 2021 | #15 | |
renate | Oct 2021 | #36 | |
Irish_Dem | Oct 2021 | #37 | |
panader0 | Oct 2021 | #16 | |
Tetrachloride | Oct 2021 | #17 | |
leftyladyfrommo | Oct 2021 | #22 | |
Kid Berwyn | Oct 2021 | #25 | |
gldstwmn | Oct 2021 | #26 | |
CrispyQ | Oct 2021 | #28 | |
Name removed | Oct 2021 | #46 | |
doc03 | Oct 2021 | #33 | |
tenderfoot | Oct 2021 | #35 | |
Corgigal | Oct 2021 | #38 | |
Crunchy Frog | Oct 2021 | #41 | |
andym | Oct 2021 | #42 | |
Midnight Writer | Oct 2021 | #43 | |
demigoddess | Oct 2021 | #45 | |
shrike3 | Oct 2021 | #47 | |
XRubicon | Oct 2021 | #48 |
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:11 PM
CurtEastPoint (17,369 posts)
1. Next time this happens, loudly yell FUCK YOU and FUCK DONALD TRUMP. Goddamn children
Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:38 PM
Nittersing (5,309 posts)
18. I prefer: Hell yeah! Joe Fuckin' Biden!!!
Last edited Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:03 PM - Edit history (1) Let's turn this back on them.
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Response to Nittersing (Reply #18)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 02:03 PM
malaise (252,649 posts)
32. THIS
Perfect
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Response to Nittersing (Reply #18)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 02:30 PM
Nevilledog (44,562 posts)
34. I like this suggestion 👇
Link to tweet Tweet text:
Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler Biden should just find a way to say Let's Go Brandon. The Right will explode with incancescent rage that Biden hinted at the F-word, even about himself, and it'll be dead. Remember when Obama reclaimed Thanks Obama? 9:06 AM · Oct 30, 2021 |
Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:58 PM
brooklynite (84,356 posts)
31. That would be idiotic...
One of the two of you has the authority to throw you off the plane and bar you from traveling again.
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Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 05:52 PM
maxrandb (13,616 posts)
44. I just say
"Your mama already did"
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:12 PM
NightWatcher (39,343 posts)
2. They are whiny triggered, traitorous, babies w loaded diapers.
They need to be spanked before they try something more violent, each and every one of them. This guy should lose his job.
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Response to NightWatcher (Reply #2)
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Response to NightWatcher (Reply #2)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:24 PM
jmowreader (48,630 posts)
11. I think he will after the Yelp reviews come in
Given that, as hard as Southwest is lobbying to get the vaccine requirement overturned they might condone this behavior.
I never flew Southwest before, and now it’s definitely on my do-not-use list. |
Response to NightWatcher (Reply #2)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:32 PM
LuckyLib (6,726 posts)
13. He will have to do a "rug dance" in the chief pilot's office.
Will be lucky to keep his job. What a stupid fool.
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Response to NightWatcher (Reply #2)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:39 PM
jimfields33 (12,120 posts)
19. I don't agree. What law says you can't say let's go Brandon?
Who cares. I bet Joe could care less. Why are we giving it attention?
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Response to jimfields33 (Reply #19)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:42 PM
Wingus Dingus (7,185 posts)
20. Unprofessional. He's conducting his duties as pilot, he can be as political
as he wants when he's not in the cockpit. Not against the law, but it should be against company policy.
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Response to Wingus Dingus (Reply #20)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:43 PM
jimfields33 (12,120 posts)
21. It will be interesting what corporate does
Response to jimfields33 (Reply #21)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:24 PM
ProfessorGAC (56,718 posts)
39. I'd Bet $10 That...
...he gets suspended, without pay, at least.
The PA system on an airliner is not there to make political commentary in the workplace. Especially to a captive audience. FAA regs even say the plane can't take off if it's not working. It's safety equipment, not a toy. |
Response to jimfields33 (Reply #19)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:57 PM
ForgedCrank (1,093 posts)
23. It isn't a matter of law. The airlines are
very sensitive about customer perception. Work isn't the best place to be staging a protest, they don't like it generally speaking. And for good reason.
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Response to jimfields33 (Reply #19)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:14 PM
gldstwmn (4,362 posts)
27. His captive audience shouldn't be subjected to that.
He can shout it at home while he's sitting on the toilet.
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Response to jimfields33 (Reply #19)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:56 PM
greenjar_01 (6,477 posts)
29. Never fails to support the Trumpy position
Well done, jimfields33.
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Response to greenjar_01 (Reply #29)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:58 PM
Jedi Guy (2,724 posts)
30. It's "the Trumpy position" to state a fact? Well, that's a switch. N/T
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:16 PM
Freddie (8,598 posts)
3. Passengers should report this to corporate
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:16 PM
dalton99a (73,578 posts)
4. On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:18 PM
Initech (95,376 posts)
5. If I were on that flight my next stop would be to complain to Southwest and to the FAA.
Fuck these MAGA cretins.
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Response to Initech (Reply #5)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:58 PM
bahboo (15,176 posts)
24. yep...report his ass....
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:21 PM
JohnSJ (86,880 posts)
7. When I start flying again, it won't be on Southwest
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:23 PM
JohnSJ (86,880 posts)
8. Fuck Donald trump, fuck the proud boys, fuck the oath keepers, and fuck the republican party
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:23 PM
eShirl (18,051 posts)
9. Shut up and fly.
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:23 PM
Lars39 (25,771 posts)
10. I'd worry he'd fly into something
if he thought his passengers were Democrats. FAA and corporate headquarters needs to hear about him asap.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:24 PM
mn9driver (3,603 posts)
12. Disgraceful.
This idiot needs some unpaid time off.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:32 PM
gratuitous (80,045 posts)
14. They've come up with something they think is clever
Which means they'll run it into the ground. I've decided my rejoinder (should I ever hear this childish nonsense) will be "Grow up."
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Response to gratuitous (Reply #14)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:26 PM
ProfessorGAC (56,718 posts)
40. It Would Be Clever...
...if everyone was a sixth grader.
In reality, it's just stupid. |
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:37 PM
Wingus Dingus (7,185 posts)
15. What a sad and juvenile country we are now.
I want out.
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Response to Wingus Dingus (Reply #15)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:10 PM
renate (13,760 posts)
36. Exactly
I remember when people in other countries thought America was a good place to live. It’s become a shithole built on rage and threats—and acts—of violence.
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Response to Wingus Dingus (Reply #15)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:15 PM
Irish_Dem (33,648 posts)
37. Yep. Sad, juvenile and dangerous country now.
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:37 PM
panader0 (25,306 posts)
16. I just wrote to Southwest about this.
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:37 PM
Tetrachloride (4,982 posts)
17. Lawsuit.
insurance companies would send a message
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 12:51 PM
leftyladyfrommo (17,326 posts)
22. Around here it's just FUCK BIDEN. nt
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:01 PM
Kid Berwyn (10,986 posts)
25. Won't fly with me.
I boycott NAZIs.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:09 PM
gldstwmn (4,362 posts)
26. Boycott. I am not flying on your GD plane in a pandemic to listen to you wax
poetic about politics. STFU and get me to my destination safely. This is why people are getting violent on planes. The MAGA crowd seems to think everyone is interested in their unsolicited opinions about "freedoms." The problem is they don't care about anyone else's. If I could afford it I would never fly commercial again. It's too bad our rail system largely sucks.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:54 PM
CrispyQ (33,448 posts)
28. It's not clever, it's not funny, & it doesn't even make sense.
The right has no sense of humor. That's a big part of their problem. They take themselves way too seriously.
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Response to CrispyQ (Reply #28)
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 02:13 PM
doc03 (32,712 posts)
33. Today was the first day I ever heard of that. I suppose
there will be a sign or flag on every Trumpiodiots yard now. I got one "Get over it asshole, he lost".
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 02:46 PM
tenderfoot (7,996 posts)
35. Ironic considering that Trump supporters are the ones getting arrested for unruly inflight behavior
eom
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:18 PM
Corgigal (9,280 posts)
38. Ground him.
Force him to psychologically test. God forbid an accident occurs with a professional pilot, who has such a need to act so immature, to crash with people inside. I’m a former Air Traffic Controller, and we would never act this stupid.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:32 PM
Crunchy Frog (26,259 posts)
41. Well, there's an airline I'll never fly on again. nt
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 03:49 PM
andym (5,214 posts)
42. Appropriate the phrase: This could easily be turned into a cheer for Biden
When you hear someone say it, just say wow I didn't know you support Joe Biden. Tell them that you know that Brandon means Biden and that "let's go" is obvious a sign of support! They'll have a devil of a time explaining how it's really negative. Just shake your head as they try to explain and say "come on, 'let's go' sure sounds positive to me". Just nod and say it's great if you support him, that you do too!
Appropriating terms is what right-wingers usually do, trying to turn the words "woke" or "liberal" into negative meanings, so it's only fair play to play the same game. |
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 04:12 PM
Midnight Writer (18,301 posts)
43. I'm surprised Republicans believe in air travel. Science and government regulations?
I don't thank so!
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 07:01 PM
demigoddess (6,481 posts)
45. with pilots like this
I would never fly anywhere! don't trust them.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 07:54 PM
shrike3 (1,979 posts)
47. I will be sending a nicely-worded letter to Southwest, telling them why I won't fly with them again
I'm not going to put my life in the hands of a company that employs boneheads like this one. And doesn't this pilot realize that those who start fights over masks are usually trumpees? |
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 08:00 PM
XRubicon (2,169 posts)