[Vision2020] Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot
Dave
tiedye at turbonet.com
Wed Jan 30 14:47:11 PST 2013
Try this one:
http://www.ironictimes.com/
Dave
On 1/30/2013 7:26 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
> My two main sources of political news satire are the Onion and the
> Currant.
>
> The Currant has an awesome Facebook account that can be convincingly
> misleading. That is why I don't copy and paste from it.
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
> On Jan 30, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe at gmail.com
> <mailto:philosopher.joe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> I read this story on Facebook this morning and several people thought
>> it was real, so I just wanted to let others know that it wasn't. I
>> wasn't making any assumptions about your knowledge or intent. I wish
>> it were true!
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com
>> <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Duh . . .
>>
>> I kinda knew that, Joe.
>>
>> Where do you think I initially discovered this satire?
>> (Hint: It wasn't the Washington Post)
>>
>> Jeesh.
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares"
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>> - John Lennon
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Joe Campbell
>> <philosopher.joe at gmail.com <mailto:philosopher.joe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Joke. Daily Currant is like the Onion. Joe
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:13 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com
>>> <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Courtesy of the Daily Currant at:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/b7lyyek
>>> -------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot
>>>
>>> Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter refused to
>>> stay on board a Miami to New York commercial airline flight
>>> today after learning the pilot was a woman of
>>> African-American descent.
>>>
>>> According to witness reports Coulter was concerned the
>>> experienced, decorated pilot in question may have gained her
>>> position as a result of affirmative action and wasn't fully
>>> qualified to fly.
>>>
>>> The incident began when Coulter boarded the American
>>> Airlines flight and took up her first class seat. After a
>>> trip to the bathroom, she noticed the pilot was a black
>>> woman and became immediately distraught.
>>>
>>> According to passengers, at that point Coulter stood at the
>>> front of the cabin and began screaming her concerns to the
>>> entire flight as they finished boarding.
>>>
>>> "Aw come on people, a black woman flying a plane? You know
>>> she got that job through affirmative action. Am I the only
>>> one worried about this? I mean hello? Our lives are at stake
>>> here..."
>>>
>>> *Ann Of Mean Labels*
>>>
>>> The confused passengers weren't sure what to make of
>>> Coulter's outburst, and remained completely silent.
>>>
>>> "Really? So we're just gonna let this happen? We're gonna
>>> let political correctness determine our safety? Is this what
>>> we've come to in Obama's America? Letting just anyone fly a
>>> plane out of fear of being called a racist?"
>>>
>>> "Oh come on don't be coy. I know you're all thinking it! I
>>> just have the courage to say what everyone on this plane is
>>> thinking. Am I right?"
>>>
>>> "I mean what's next? Are we gonna let Mexicans become
>>> doctors now? Jesus Christ people!"
>>>
>>> Realizing her efforts to provoke a mutiny had come to
>>> naught, Coulter then took her carry-on bags and bolted back
>>> up the jetway towards the gate against the orders of the
>>> flight attendants.
>>>
>>> *Final Descent Into Madness*
>>>
>>> In reality the pilot of the plane was trained by the U.S.
>>> Air Force and was a decorated veteran of the wars in Iraq
>>> and Afghanistan, where she flew aerial refueling missions
>>> for transport and reconnaissance aircraft.
>>>
>>> She has been flying for American Airlines for four years,
>>> and is one of that airline's most experienced 737 pilots.
>>>
>>> After the incident Coulter was taken in for questioning
>>> because violating the instructions of flight attendants is a
>>> federal offence. Law enforcement officials, however, say
>>> no charges will be filed.
>>>
>>> "Clearly this woman has some sort of mental illness,"
>>> explains TSA spokesperson Dirk Diggler,
>>> "We recommended against pressing charges, and mandated a
>>> full psychiatric evaluation."
>>>
>>> Coulter, however, is unapologetic about her actions. In a
>>> statement released on her official Tumblr she defended her
>>> decision to stay off the plane.
>>>
>>> "I made the best decision I could with the information I had
>>> at the time. I'm not gonna risk my life for the sake of some
>>> liberal fantasy of equality. "
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>>
>>> "Moscow Cares"
>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>>
>>> - John Lennon
>>>
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