Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot

[SpartanDem]

Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter refused to stay on board a Miami to New York commercial airline flight today after learning the pilot was a woman of African-American descent.

According to witness reports Coulter was concerned the experienced, decorated pilot in question may have gained her position as a result of affirmative action and wasn't fully qualified to fly.

The incident began when Coulter boarded the American Airlines flight and took up her first class seat. After a trip to the bathroom, she noticed the pilot was a black woman and became immediately distraught.

According to passengers, at that point Coulter stood at the front of the cabin and began screaming her concerns to the entire flight as they finished boarding.

"Aw come on people, a black woman flying a plane? You know she got that job through affirmative action. Am I the only one worried about this? I mean hello? Our lives are at stake here..."

http://dailycurrant.com/2013/01/29/ann-coulter-refuses-board-airplane-black-pilot/

[Brother Buzz]

1. Satire is getting tighter and tighter these days

[JI7]

3. yeah, i'm surprised when i hear it is satire

[sakabatou]

27. Yep

It would look like what a person would do or say, but it's false.

[Incitatus]

32. Yes

I thought it could be real up to the point it said she started screaming her concerns. Maybe DU should require a (Satire) tag in the OP for satire articles. Then again I do find it funny as I buy into it at first and then the article gets more and more absurd and I realize it must be satire.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. This is satire.

[SpartanDem]

5. I know

[Jim Lane]

41. So far. (n/t)

[farminator3000]

4. awesome

kinda funny how many in the comments @ the link are believing it!

[Fumesucker]

6. The sad thing is that this satire will bring her more money on the Wingnut Welfare circuit

About 90% of the Wingnuts are going to think this actually happened and it will warm the cockles of their shriveled little hearts.

[patrice]

10. +1

[pnwest]

7. look - i hate me some coulter - but if this IS satire

it's piss-poor, and bordering on libelous.

[Jamaal510]

16. My sentiments exactly.

Not all of us are savvy about political satire, and some people might get the wrong idea that this is true and she'd get in trouble for something she never did.

[MADem]

8. You need to put a disclaimer that this is satire--this didn't really happen.

She is a despicable person, and the story does sound like her, but it didn't happen.

[alp227]

12. Shouldn't it be well known Daily Currant = satire by now?

Daily Currant has successfully trolled the masses i.e. for Todd Legitimate Rape Akin and Bill Nye.

[pnwest]

15. guess im out of the loop, ive never heard of daily

currant before today. Not that I recall, anyway. Even so, its still stupid, not funny, not satirical. Just lazy writing.

[MADem]

18. No--the ONION is well known, "Daily Currant" just doesn't have the same footprint.

I can picture Coulter saying and doing those very things--which is why their stuff is so close to the edge. It's just one word -- "SATIRE"-- and it really does belong in the post, somewhere.

[tavalon]

26. Nope.

Onion, yes, Daily Currant, no.

[SpartanDem]

29. That's part of the fun about articles like this

is seeing people take it seriously.

[MADem]

30. There's enough shit flying over stupid nonsense already here.

It's not hard to find a topic for DUers to fight about.

I don't think it is wise to let something like that stand without clarification--it's not fun, it's a false claim.

It's fine if the "satire" reveal comes at the end of the post, but it oughta be in there.

[Blecht]

9. Satire like this serves a purpose

It shows how good the Onion is by offering an example of how NOT to do satire.

Stupid garbage.

[CBGLuthier]

20. I agree, not funny, not really that good a point

No subtlety.

FAIL.

[jambo101]

11. Satire or just libelous bs

I suppose it could be satire but all i see is a news story claiming this event happened with no quantifiers saying otherwise.Stories like this could be considered libel.

[Brother Buzz]

13. Where did you read this 'news story'?

The Daily Currant is an online satirical newspaper, that what they do....

[cali]

14. bzzzt. wrongo, dear. this is clearly satire and no way would the fucking piece of shit

Coulter win a libel suit over this.

[AtheistCrusader]

17. It's not a news site.

[Berlum]

19. False flag alert

Too damn believeable to be recognized as satire.

[reformist2]

21. Once again, I can't tell satire from actual Repug opinions!

[lunatica]

22. Awe common! Surely it was because the pilot was gay!

Ann felt a twinge of attraction and immediately 'knew' the woman was gay!

Yes. I know it's satire. My first impulse was to see where the link was from.

[Helen Reddy]

23. "Dirk Diggler"

should have been an instant give-away at satire.

Some of these non-evolving types are so incredibly inhumane, quite believable this story COULD be.

[lpbk2713]

24. Stupid has reached a new level.

Mark this historic day on your calendar.

What a complete fuggen idiot.






Edit: Note to self; read all subsequent replies before commenting on OP.

[Zorra]

25. I'm sure the other passengers were pleased to know that the nasty zombie

ghoul lady would not be sharing their flight.

[MADem]

31. There were no other passengers....this was a bad joke. nt

[Zorra]

44. Lol! Naw, it's a really good joke! nt

[TheMastersNemesis]

28. Seems Odd Because The Rumor Is That Her And Black Actor Jimmy Walker Were An Item

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. This is not from the Onion...

Gad!!!!

[onenote]

40. But it is from a satirical site.

Not sure why it matters whether its the Onion or the Daily Currant. Still made up.

[condoleeza]

34. Link has apparently just been taken down n/t

[condoleeza]

36. Nope, still there, must be getting a million hits

[slackmaster]

35. I don't see what good purpose is served by writing or posting this kind of tripe

There are plenty of angles to attack Ann Coulter on her ideas. Making shit up isn't necessary.

[Dreamer Tatum]

37. Is there anything more embarrassing than shitty satire? nt

[zappaman]

38. Funny!

Thanks for posting!

[Initech]

39. Even if this is satire I would not be surprised in the least if this actually happened.

[Ganja Ninja]

42. I knew it was satire right off the bat.

Ann Coulter doesn't use planes, she rides a broom.

[Vinnie From Indy]

43. A satire fail

It just doesnt work well.