Southwest pilot signs off his comments to passengers with, "Let's Go Brandon."

[demmiblue]

"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

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Next time this happens, loudly yell FUCK YOU and FUCK DONALD TRUMP. Goddamn children

[Nittersing]

18. I prefer: Hell yeah! Joe Fuckin' Biden!!!

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Let's turn this back on them.

[malaise]

32. THIS

Perfect

[Nevilledog]

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

[brooklynite]

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.

[maxrandb]

44. I just say

"Your mama already did"

[NightWatcher]

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.

[jmowreader]

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.

[LuckyLib]

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.

[jimfields33]

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?

[Wingus Dingus]

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.

[jimfields33]

21. It will be interesting what corporate does

[ProfessorGAC]

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.

[ForgedCrank]

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.

[gldstwmn]

27. His captive audience shouldn't be subjected to that.

He can shout it at home while he's sitting on the toilet.

[greenjar_01]

29. Never fails to support the Trumpy position

Well done, jimfields33.

[Jedi Guy]

30. It's "the Trumpy position" to state a fact? Well, that's a switch. N/T

[Freddie]

3. Passengers should report this to corporate

[dalton99a]

4. On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:

[Initech]

5. If I were on that flight my next stop would be to complain to Southwest and to the FAA.

Fuck these MAGA cretins.

[bahboo]

24. yep...report his ass....

[JohnSJ]

7. When I start flying again, it won't be on Southwest

[JohnSJ]

8. Fuck Donald trump, fuck the proud boys, fuck the oath keepers, and fuck the republican party

[eShirl]

9. Shut up and fly.

[Lars39]

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.

[mn9driver]

12. Disgraceful.

This idiot needs some unpaid time off.

[gratuitous]

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."

[ProfessorGAC]

40. It Would Be Clever...

...if everyone was a sixth grader.
In reality, it's just stupid.

[Wingus Dingus]

15. What a sad and juvenile country we are now.

I want out.

[renate]

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.

[Irish_Dem]

37. Yep. Sad, juvenile and dangerous country now.

[panader0]

16. I just wrote to Southwest about this.

[Tetrachloride]

17. Lawsuit.

insurance companies would send a message

[leftyladyfrommo]

22. Around here it's just FUCK BIDEN. nt

[Kid Berwyn]

25. Won't fly with me.

I boycott NAZIs.

[gldstwmn]

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.

[CrispyQ]

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.

[doc03]

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".

[tenderfoot]

35. Ironic considering that Trump supporters are the ones getting arrested for unruly inflight behavior

eom

[Corgigal]

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.

[Crunchy Frog]

41. Well, there's an airline I'll never fly on again. nt

[andym]

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.

[Midnight Writer]

43. I'm surprised Republicans believe in air travel. Science and government regulations?

I don't thank so!

[demigoddess]

45. with pilots like this

I would never fly anywhere! don't trust them.

[shrike3]

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?

[XRubicon]

48. Let's Go Herman!

https://old.reddit.com/r/HermanCainAward/

Ok, a little more positive. Let's Go Biden!