Posted on 11/20/2016 6:57:48 AM PST by KeyLargo
It strikes me as chastening.
Interesting...I first saw this story here CBS news
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3496375/posts
Did the Bee steal it from CBS ?
Can't find the post but the whole story doesn't seem to be out.
The people making those statements about this family are real trash. Someone should have knocked their teeth out.
The gene pool needs chlorination.
This sounds as though the pilot should have been more clear who it was.
This could have been someone attached to Obama and wanted special treatment.
I would call this miscommunication. leave it at that.
According to the article, the family was described as simply a “special military family” with no mention of the details.
In those circumstances, plenty of people would wonder that the hell was going on? Maybe it was the family of an key defense department official, or just someone high up in the military pulling strings.
I think the airline handled it poorly, expecting to get applause for their efforts, but poorly handling the explanation for what they were doing. I also suspect that none of the people who complained would have done so had they been made aware of the actual facts.
Sometimes we’re just too willing to believe the worst of people without regard to considering the circumstances. It gets old, frankly. And yes, those booing and complaining were probably assuming the worst as well. Like I said, it gets old.
(This is unbelievable. To bad you can’t fix narcissistic, self-involved and stupid. I hope a whole heap of shame on the heads of the ‘no class’ idiots that would behave in this manner.)
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May God bless the family of Sgt. Perry. Our prayers are with you all!
You’re right, I have a really hard time believing this, smells like BS to me.
I would like to hear someone explain the full context, because I watched the video with the father speaking, and It is pretty apparent to me, from his comments, that the father is lock stock and barrel on board with the people that say Trump has somehow caused this atmosphere that encouraged the people who booed. Stockton went heavily for Hillary Clinton in the past election, has been under the Democrat thumb for a long time, and is known for going bankrupt. IOW, it is a liberal enclave.
Not saying those people on the flight were right or entitled to complain, quite the contrary, I think military families should get some consideration. But if the people were introduced as “a special military family” and that was it, how did the people know they were a Gold Star family?
It smells like Cindy Sheehan.
Jim, Sheila, and John Robinson live in California.
Californian's paid over 14% of the last FReepathon's goal. LINK
3,021,095 Californian's voted for Trump/Pence. LINK
One in every eight members of the military are Californians. California's manpower contribution to the military not only ranks highest, but outranks the next state to follow by 11.66%. What do you suggest we do with the Californian's in the military? Do you suggest the nation kick them out, or are you under the impression Californian's don't care for their home any more than you do, and would love to leave their homes, friends, and family to join you in your state? LINK
Here is a list of the U.S. Army California installations #17, the next closest state #13: LINK
Camp Beale
Camp Cooke
Camp Haan
Camp Roberts (ARNG)
Camp San Luis Obispo (ARNG)
Fort Hunter Liggett
Fort Irwin
Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base
Military Ocean Terminal Concord
Naval Base Point Loma
Parks Reserve Forces Training Area
Presidio of Monterey
San Joaquin Depot
Sharpe Facility
Stockton's Rough & Ready Island
Tracy Facility
Sierra Army Depot
Here is a list of the U.S. Navy California installations, by far and away the largest list of any state: LINK
NWS Concord
NAWS China Lake (website)
NB San Diego (website)
NB Coronado (website)
NAB Coronado
NAS North Island
Outlying Field Imperial Beach
NALF San Clemente Island
NB Point Loma
Naval Medical Center San Diego
NAF El Centro (website)
NAS Lemoore (website)
Naval Support Activity Monterey (website)
NWS Seal Beach (website)
NB Ventura County (website)
NAS Point Mugu
NCBC Port Hueneme
NOLF San Nicolas Island
NSWC Corona (website)
Here is a list of the U.S. Air Force California installations, California and Texas both have five: LINK
Beale Air Force Base Marysville CA
Edwards Air Force Base Edwards CA
Los Angeles AFB El Segundo CA
Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office [not an Air Force base]
Office Public Affairs Los Angeles CA
Travis Air Force Base Fairfield CA
Vandenberg Air Force B Lompoc... CA
Here is a list of the U.S. Marine Corp California installations, once again the largest list of any state: LINK
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
..Oceanside, California
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
..Twentynine Palms, California
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
..Barstow, California
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
..San Diego, California
Mountain Warfare Training Center
..Bridgeport, California
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
..Miramar, California
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton
..Oceanside, California
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23, Naval Air Station Lemoore
..Lemoore Station, California
Marine Aviation Detachment, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
..China Lake, California
Marine Corps Detachment, Defense Language Institute
..Monterey, California
Here is a list of the active U.S. Coast Guard California installations: LINK
Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay Bodega Bay
Coast Guard Station Monterey Monterey
Coast Guard Station Morro Bay Morro Bay
Coast Guard Station Noyo River Noyo River
Coast Guard Station Channel Islands Harbor Oxnard
Coast Guard Station Rio Vista Rio Vista
Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay Samoa
Coast Guard Station San Diego San Diego
Coast Guard Station San Francisco San Francisco
Coast Guard Station Los Angeles Long Beach San Pedro
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate Sausalito
Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe Tahoe City
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There are 24 states West of the Mississippi River (WOTMR). California has the top GNP of those 24 states, at 2,448,467 Trillion dollars. It takes four of the next highest GNP (WOTMR) states to beat it. It takes 19 of the lowest states (WOTMR) to beat it. California accounts for 31.6% of the GNP (WOTMR). The next highest state (WOTMR) accounts for 21.1% of the GNP (WOTMR). The next highest state (WOTMR) accounts for 6.0% of the GNP (WOTMR).
California's GNP equals 13.7% of the whole U.S. GNP.
Globally, California has the sixth highest GNP, trailing only the United States, China, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. LINK
Passengers on aircraft are leaving places, and returning places. Some of the passengers don't get off in the hub city. Aircraft travel on from Phoenix to Las Vegas. On this flight there were Californians, Arizonans, Nevadans, and likely more states. How were you able to know who booed and hissed, and what state they were from?
California has it's problems. There's no denying it. Those problems were exacerbated by White Flight. California exists in the state it does today, in no small measure because decent people decided to abandon it to the Left. Right this very moment California is 1,746,648 Conservative families shy of bringing the state back to a break even point. Leftists aren't the only folks who can vote with their feet folks. California is a great state, but you couldn't expect it to stay on an even keel with decent folks leaving like they have. If you don't like what California is like today, come back and fight for it with the Conservatives who didn't give up on it. LINK
I will never abandon this state to the Leftists. It's too vital an asset to the nation.
What happens when we cast it off and the citizens of the former state set up alliances with China or Russia? What do we do when China has naval ports where ours used to be? What happens when they amass bases and a troop presence here?
If California leaves, so will other states. As those states leave the U.S. GNP sinks, and it's ability to maintain a world class military will diminish.
What you and other folks don't realize, is that you are doing the bidding of our worst global enemies.
Without firing a single shot, you will have neutered the U.S. for them.
Pretty soon our national map would look like Swiss Cheese and foreign powers would have troops in all the holes that used to be U.S. soil.
Thanks but no thanks.
Wonder if it is possible to get the names, addresses and phone numbers of these “first classhats” . I would like to contact them & tell them how much I “appreciate” their actions.
Buncha scumbag MF’ers.
American Airlines should’ve said that the family was bereaved. But still, people need to realize that this kind of thing isn’t just done for the heck of it, it’s usually a situation where a person needs some extra help. A person needs to think about that before just popping off, “This is crap, who the heck are they?!”
It may have been one or two jerks that didn’t know the situation. I’ve seen this situation quite a few times when I had a job that required me to fly 1-2 times a month. When the captain asked for everybody to stay seated to help somebody that really needed to get off first to catch their connection because they’re bereaved or whatever the reason, I’ve NEVER seen people grumble and start in with the, “This is crap! Who the hell do they think they are?!”
99% of the population has the presence of mind to realize that if they do pop off, they’re probably going to really feel like crap later when they find out they’re putting themselves ahead of a baby or cancer patient or funeral or whatever.
Honestly, this story sound embellished. Maybe one guy was popping off but “several”? I wasn’t there but this isn’t the norm at all.
Should’ve said “bereaved military family”.
Yes, I’ve seen this situation a few times (bereavement or just somebody short on time to make a connection) and people have never been bad about it.
One time I did a 7 mile hike in a state park. I got back to the trail head and some guy’s car overheated and his radiator was out of water. It was a busy day at the trail and there were about 30 people around. People were donating their water to fill this guy’s radiator. Another guy that was a mechanic was giving his car a good once-over. Since this was a state park, one guy drove to a visitor center about a mile away and bought bottles of water for people that had donated their water. The news wants you to think that EVERYBODY would’ve walked past, said “sucks to be you”, and FINALLY one person helped out. That’s not how these things work. Quite the opposite. 99% are decent and want to help but it’s the 1% jerks that get all the attention and media.
The news media is always out to “prove” that people are mean, rotten, and horrible, that’s why we need government to run everybody’s life. Otherwise, we’d all tear each other apart. It’s such crap.
There’s a lack of gratitude from spoiled snobs.
And showing respect for our country’s military family is an inconvenience for them.
I’m ashamed of them - they show us America is composed of crybabies and sniveling ingrates.
Then again, not many people appreciate the true spirit of America and those shed their blood for it so they could be bloviatingly stupid jerks.
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