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"PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. I'm probably a prude, but I don't think a shirt emblazoned with the 'F...' word is appropriate public wear either! I agree. -- John H "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." Love the sig. line. Ronald Reagan |
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JIMinFL wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. It's easy enough to see evidence of that in this NG. All the right wingers are so polite, well mannered, unconfrontational. None of them would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off on dissing a "Bush Basher"...... This woman was interviewed by a local radio station. As always, there are two sides to the question. Yes, she was wearing a shirt that said "Meet the F*ckers". She was wearing that shirt when she bought her ticket, checked in at the gate, sat for an hour or two waiting to board the plane and nobody said a word to her about "airline standards" or whether the shirt was appropriate attire for flying. She claims that she engaged in a personal conversation with one of the stewardesses at the gate, and that nothing was said about her shirt. Apparently after she boarded the plane a couple of women passengers happened to notice the T shirt and complained to the stewardess that they found the slogan offensive. The stewardess approached the passenger, and asked her if she had a jacket she could put on, or some other means of covering the shirt. The passenger agreed to cover the shirt with one of the airline blankets, as she was planning to take a nap anyway. According to the passenger's story on the radio, she covered the shirt with a blanket and went to sleep. While she was sleeping, the blanket "slipped" enough to expose at least part of the shirt. She was kicked off the plane when it landed at in intermediate stop. According to the passenger, the stewardess who told her she would have to get off the plane also assured her she would get a refund for her ticket. (Her fare has never been refunded). As a private business, the airline has the right to set standards for its passengers. The woman was wrong, but the airline brewed a tempest in a tea pot. Had she been given the oppportunity to "adjust" the blanket to restore coverage of the offensive shirt, I think she porbably would have done so. If the airline want to say, "We won't sell you a ticket unless you swear you'll vote a straight Republican ballot in the next election", that would be its right and privilege to do so. |
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Chuck,
You do have a tendency to go to the extremes when reviewing a situation. wrote in message ups.com... .. If the airline want to say, "We won't sell you a ticket unless you swear you'll vote a straight Republican ballot in the next election", that would be its right and privilege to do so. |
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According to the airline spokeswoman, Heasley was asked to leave after she
refused to cover up her T-shirt, an account that conflicts with Heasley's version in the Gazette-Journal. Heasley told the newspaper that she agreed to cover her shirt with a sweatshirt, but it slipped as she slept. After she was ordered to wear her T-shirt inside-out or leave, she and her husband chose to leave, the paper said. The 32-year-old lumber saleswoman said in the report that no one from Southwest said anything about the shirt while she waited near the gate at Los Angeles International Airport, nor did anyone mention the shirt as she boarded the aircraft. "Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in message news  Chuck, You do have a tendency to go to the extremes when reviewing a situation. wrote in message ups.com... . If the airline want to say, "We won't sell you a ticket unless you swear you'll vote a straight Republican ballot in the next election", that would be its right and privilege to do so. |
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I think the woman should have been stopped at security before she boarded the plane. Maybe the employees that she slipped by were as morally challenged as you and didn't think anything of it. I feel badly for the poor airline personnel that had to deal with this problem. The lady got what she deserved. wrote in message ups.com... JIMinFL wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. It's easy enough to see evidence of that in this NG. All the right wingers are so polite, well mannered, unconfrontational. None of them would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off on dissing a "Bush Basher"...... This woman was interviewed by a local radio station. As always, there are two sides to the question. Yes, she was wearing a shirt that said "Meet the F*ckers". She was wearing that shirt when she bought her ticket, checked in at the gate, sat for an hour or two waiting to board the plane and nobody said a word to her about "airline standards" or whether the shirt was appropriate attire for flying. She claims that she engaged in a personal conversation with one of the stewardesses at the gate, and that nothing was said about her shirt. Apparently after she boarded the plane a couple of women passengers happened to notice the T shirt and complained to the stewardess that they found the slogan offensive. The stewardess approached the passenger, and asked her if she had a jacket she could put on, or some other means of covering the shirt. The passenger agreed to cover the shirt with one of the airline blankets, as she was planning to take a nap anyway. According to the passenger's story on the radio, she covered the shirt with a blanket and went to sleep. While she was sleeping, the blanket "slipped" enough to expose at least part of the shirt. She was kicked off the plane when it landed at in intermediate stop. According to the passenger, the stewardess who told her she would have to get off the plane also assured her she would get a refund for her ticket. (Her fare has never been refunded). As a private business, the airline has the right to set standards for its passengers. The woman was wrong, but the airline brewed a tempest in a tea pot. Had she been given the oppportunity to "adjust" the blanket to restore coverage of the offensive shirt, I think she porbably would have done so. If the airline want to say, "We won't sell you a ticket unless you swear you'll vote a straight Republican ballot in the next election", that would be its right and privilege to do so. |
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PocoLoco wrote: On 9 Oct 2005 12:25:42 -0700, wrote: JIMinFL wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. It's easy enough to see evidence of that in this NG. All the right wingers are so polite, well mannered, unconfrontational. None of them would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off on dissing a "Bush Basher"...... I think none of the conservatives were as crude as your comment above. But, you've had some good examples with another name caller in the group. -- You think none of the conservatives would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off by dissing "Bush bashers"? ROTFLAMO I would just *swear* that is exactly what happened here. :-) But then again I could be wrong, as one of the polite, well-mannered, non-trash talking conservatives responded to my comments (that included an opinion that the woman was "wrong" to wear that shirt) with a charge that I'm morally deficient. Probably too morally deficient to recognize a polite, constructive, conciliatory post when I see one. Oddball set of standards you guys use over there in Rightieville. |
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On 9 Oct 2005 17:41:45 -0700, wrote:
PocoLoco wrote: On 9 Oct 2005 12:25:42 -0700, wrote: JIMinFL wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. It's easy enough to see evidence of that in this NG. All the right wingers are so polite, well mannered, unconfrontational. None of them would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off on dissing a "Bush Basher"...... I think none of the conservatives were as crude as your comment above. But, you've had some good examples with another name caller in the group. -- You think none of the conservatives would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off by dissing "Bush bashers"? ROTFLAMO I would just *swear* that is exactly what happened here. :-) But then again I could be wrong, as one of the polite, well-mannered, non-trash talking conservatives responded to my comments (that included an opinion that the woman was "wrong" to wear that shirt) with a charge that I'm morally deficient. Probably too morally deficient to recognize a polite, constructive, conciliatory post when I see one. Oddball set of standards you guys use over there in Rightieville. Most folks were discussing the wording on the gal's T-shirt, Chuck, not 'getting their rocks off'. You're quickly approaching the Harry/Kevin modus operandi. -- John H "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan |
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PocoLoco wrote: On 9 Oct 2005 17:41:45 -0700, wrote: PocoLoco wrote: On 9 Oct 2005 12:25:42 -0700, wrote: JIMinFL wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. It's easy enough to see evidence of that in this NG. All the right wingers are so polite, well mannered, unconfrontational. None of them would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off on dissing a "Bush Basher"...... I think none of the conservatives were as crude as your comment above. But, you've had some good examples with another name caller in the group. -- You think none of the conservatives would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off by dissing "Bush bashers"? ROTFLAMO I would just *swear* that is exactly what happened here. :-) But then again I could be wrong, as one of the polite, well-mannered, non-trash talking conservatives responded to my comments (that included an opinion that the woman was "wrong" to wear that shirt) with a charge that I'm morally deficient. Probably too morally deficient to recognize a polite, constructive, conciliatory post when I see one. Oddball set of standards you guys use over there in Rightieville. Most folks were discussing the wording on the gal's T-shirt, Chuck, not 'getting their rocks off'. You're quickly approaching the Harry/Kevin modus operandi. -- John H "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan Excellent technique, John. When you can't counter the basic argument, object to the verbiage used in a single phrase. Conclude with a derogatory personal comment. Of course, this hasn't been effective in a couple of thousand years of debating issues- but any port in a storm, I suppose. |
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On 9 Oct 2005 18:51:21 -0700, wrote:
PocoLoco wrote: On 9 Oct 2005 17:41:45 -0700, wrote: PocoLoco wrote: On 9 Oct 2005 12:25:42 -0700, wrote: JIMinFL wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:18:54 GMT, "JIMinFL" wrote: Bush basher kicked off plane. http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html Maybe she'd have been kicked off if she were wearing the same shirt with Kerry/Edwards on it? Ever think of that? I'll bet she would have, but it wouldn't happen. Trash talk is a liberal Democrat thing. It's easy enough to see evidence of that in this NG. All the right wingers are so polite, well mannered, unconfrontational. None of them would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off on dissing a "Bush Basher"...... I think none of the conservatives were as crude as your comment above. But, you've had some good examples with another name caller in the group. -- You think none of the conservatives would ever troll a thread like this through a boating NG, just to get his/her rocks off by dissing "Bush bashers"? ROTFLAMO I would just *swear* that is exactly what happened here. :-) But then again I could be wrong, as one of the polite, well-mannered, non-trash talking conservatives responded to my comments (that included an opinion that the woman was "wrong" to wear that shirt) with a charge that I'm morally deficient. Probably too morally deficient to recognize a polite, constructive, conciliatory post when I see one. Oddball set of standards you guys use over there in Rightieville. Most folks were discussing the wording on the gal's T-shirt, Chuck, not 'getting their rocks off'. You're quickly approaching the Harry/Kevin modus operandi. -- John H "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan Excellent technique, John. When you can't counter the basic argument, object to the verbiage used in a single phrase. Conclude with a derogatory personal comment. Of course, this hasn't been effective in a couple of thousand years of debating issues- but any port in a storm, I suppose. My original post to you was about your choice of verbiage in your single phrase. Why do you consider a persons disapproval of a 'F...er' T-shirt 'right wingers...getting their rocks off'? Do you not think there are some left wing moms and dads who would find that shirt offensive? Sounds a little crude to me. -- John H "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan |
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