Not remotely similar CNN analyst ripped for comparing pilots anti-Biden Lets go Brandon sign off to ISIS loyalty pledge
A CNN national security analyst and former FBI agent received heavy backlash after she compared a pilot's anti-Joe Biden remarks before takeoff to an extremist declaring âLong live ISISâ.
After an unnamed Southwest Airlines pilot allegedly said âLet's go Brandonâ â" a recent conservative meme that has become code for âF**k Joe Bidenâ â" while signing off of a Friday flight from Houston, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, CNN national security analyst Asha Rangappa compared the incident to an Islamic extremist making a statement in support of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).
âAs an experiment, I'd love for an @SouthwestAir pilot to say âLong live ISISâ before taking off. My guess is that 1) the plane would be immediately grounded; 2) the pilot fired; and 3) a statement issued by the airline within a matter of hours,â Rangappa tweeted, garnering heavy criticism on social media, including from journalist Glenn Greenwald who called it illustrative of âthe rot of modern-day corporate media.â
Also on rt.com Southwest on defense as AP reporter claims she was almost âremovedâ from flight after pilot signed off with âLetâs Go BrandonâIf someone said I had to choose one tweet as a museum exhibit to illustrate the rot of modern-day corporate media, I actually might choose this one:An ex-FBI agent, now (needless to say) employed by CNN, equating a mildly crude anti-Biden slogan with a loyalty pledge to ISIS: pic.twitter.com/7Eu09owbzL
â" Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 31, 2021You're a smart woman. This is is VERY bad take. This pilot (who def deserves to be reprimanded, sure) was saying, essentially, "screw Biden." OK. Wrong. BUT that's NOT the same as saying "Long live a brutal group that has brutally murdered THOUSANDS, inc children." https://t.co/tAFawNMF1l
â" A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) October 31, 2021âHow can you possibly view these as comparable?!â reacted New York Post reporter Jon Levine, while another person noted that they are not even âremotely similar statements.â
Mediaite editor Caleb Howe tweeted, âAs an experiment, I'd love for CNN to employ an intelligent analyst.â One social media user joked that though âthe people on the plane would be horribly traumatized,â it âwould prove a point on twitter so who knows who's right.â
Associated Press reporter Colleen Long reported on the pilot's alleged comments on Saturday and also claimed that she was nearly âremovedâ from the flight for attempting to question the pilot in the aftermath.
The phrase âLet's go Brandonâ originates from a viral video where an NBC reporter mistakenly heard chants of âF**k Joe Bidenâ at a NASCAR event as âLet's go Brandonâ in support of one of the NASCAR drivers.
Since the meme went viral, several songs titled âLet's go Brandonâ have also been released, including a rap song from conservative rapper Bryson Gray.
Also on rt.com âPlaying with our free speechâ: Author of anti-Biden rap âLetâs Go Brandonâ CENSORED by YouTube talks to RT after TOPPING US chartThink your friends would be interested? Share this story!
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