CNN contributor and former Clinton sex-scandal spinmaster Joe Lockhart is very troubled by the Southwest pilot who allegedly ended a routine announcement with, “Let’s go, Brandon!” and he says it “indicates a much broader problem.”
“Let that sink in,” he warns:
The fact that @SouthwestAir has not moved faster with their Brandon pilot indicates a much broader problem. My guess is many if not most of their pilots are totally ok with it and the airline is afraid the pilots will walk. Let that sink in.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 31, 2021
First up, “does every blue check demanding this guy be fired work for CNN?” It does seem so:
Does every blue check demanding this guy be fired work for CNN?
— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) October 31, 2021
And, secondly, we will not take civility lectures from Joe Lockhart:
Suddenly civility and keeping political opinions to yourself in the workplace is en vogue again. https://t.co/N9jAQFd1hc
— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) October 31, 2021
Not ever:
Dude who made a fortune lying about Bill Clinton’s priapism and the NFL’s CTE epidemic has some thoughts to share about workplace ethics. https://t.co/WY5Z5At6M9
— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) October 31, 2021
Good question:
Are you insane?
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) October 31, 2021
Yep:
https://twitter.com/_Peter_Cook/status/1454874022504804356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1454874022504804356%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Faction%3Deditpost%3D2085684
And maybe Lockart hasn’t been paying attention to the news about the staffing crisis hitting airlines and such?
Let's fire a guy during a staffing crisis with hard-to-replace skills because he dislikes the POTUS!
— Adrienne (@AdrienneRoyer) October 31, 2021
Maybe — just maybe — he should ask *why* these people who are necessary to our functioning economy are so pissed at the president:
There are so many people upset with the President that any major attempt to stifle their anti-regime rhetoric would cause an infrastructure collapse.
That is indeed something to think about, Joe.
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) October 31, 2021
Union members, please remember this as Dems turn on you. You don’t have to always vote Blue:
The “Brandon pilot” is unionized, and one good thing about being in a union is you’re entitled* to due process and proportionate discipline, even when a bunch of commentators are worked into a ridiculous lather about your error.
*May not apply at the NYT https://t.co/OKKXI77mJe
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) October 31, 2021
Maybe CNN should fire Lockhart for sharing the obvious hoax about the tiki-torchbearers in Virginia? Or, maybe, our “guess is many if not most at CNN are totally ok with it. Let that sink in”:
Joe tried to smear a VA Gubernatorial candidate with a racial hoax the other day and still has not apologized.
The fact that CNN has not moved faster with him indicates a much broader problem. My guess is many if not most at CNN are totally ok with it. Let that sink in. https://t.co/eBGYMZ0wXj
— AG (@AGHamilton29) October 31, 2021
Receipt:
Glass houses.
When you're this bad at your job, you probably shouldn't be looking to abuse your platform to try to get other people fired. pic.twitter.com/Q8qkE6WhqW
— AG (@AGHamilton29) October 31, 2021
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