{"id":2041560,"date":"2023-09-22T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyts-david-brooks-complains-about-price-of-meal-restaurant-then-points-out-what-he-spent-it-on\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:00:03","slug":"nyts-david-brooks-complains-about-price-of-meal-restaurant-then-points-out-what-he-spent-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyts-david-brooks-complains-about-price-of-meal-restaurant-then-points-out-what-he-spent-it-on\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT&#8217;s David Brooks gripes about meal cost, restaurant reveals expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyts-david-brooks-complains-about-price-of-meal-restaurant-then-points-out-what-he-spent-it-on%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2041560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Whiskey-Colored Lesson in \u2064Self-Awareness: NYT&#8217;s David Brooks Complains About Price of Meal<\/h2>\n<p>A couple of years ago, in an infamous column published as then-President Donald Trump\u2064 was facing impeachment, the insufferable David Brooks of The New \u2064York Times invented \u201cFlyover Man,\u201d a symbolic character meant to represent heartland America\u2019s Trump \u200bvoters.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/03\/opinion\/trump-voters.html?action=click&#038;module=Opinion&#038;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">column<\/a>, \u201cFlyover Man\u201d had \u200da dialogue with \u201cUrban Guy,\u201d the voice of reason. \u200bSample:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Urban Guy:<\/h3>\n<p><em>I hope you read the rough transcript\u200b of that Trump phone \u200bcall with the Ukrainian president. Trump clearly used public power to ask a foreign leader to dig up dirt on his political opponent. This is impeachable. I \u2062don\u2019t see how you\u200d can deny the facts in front of your face.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Flyover \u200cMan:<\/h3>\n<p><em>We knew this guy was a snake when we signed up. But he was the\u2063 only one who saw us. He was the only one who saw \u200bthat the America we love is being transformed in front of our eyes. Good\u200c jobs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-ryan-to-host-fundraiser-for-liz-cheney-amid-backlash-over-her-trump-criticism\/\" title=\"Paul Ryan To Host Fundraiser For Liz Cheney Amid Backlash Over Her Trump Criticism\">hard-working people<\/a> were gone.\u200b Our \u200dcommunities \u2064in tatters. Our\u2062 kids in \u200btrouble. I had one shot at change, so I made a deal with the devil, and you\u2019d have made it, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Good grief.<\/p>\n<p>At the\u2064 time, I \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-columnist-invents-insulting-flyover-man-represent-americas-heartland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wondered<\/a> what might have prompted such a leave \u200cof Brooks\u2019 senses and\u2062 self-awareness to actually put such stuff into print \u2014 and in The New York Times, no less.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not\u2064 saying we definitively know now, but \u2062I\u2019ll go this far: \u200dIt seems like the creator of \u201cFlyover Man\u201d might also have a bit\u200d of experience with \u201cHangover Man,\u201d at \u200dleast judging from his time at \u200can airport restaurant this week.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-nyt-columnist-epiphany-bad-guys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooks<\/a> went viral with\u200b a complaint \u200dabout how expensive airport food is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u200bmeal just cost me\u200d $78 \u200bat \u2064Newark\u2064 Airport,\u201d Brooks posted on X, along with a picture\u2062 of a half-eaten burger (with\u2062 the toppings removed), fries and \u200da drink. \u201cThis is why \u200cAmericans think \u2063the economy is \u200cterrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post racked up over 34 million views in less than two days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2023\/09\/new-york-times-columnist-goes-viral-with-78-newark-airport-meal-complaint.html?utm_term=parssly&#038;utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=njcom_sf&#038;utm_content=nj_facebook_njcom&#038;fbclid=IwAR2D9hHzxstFN3jDv3IA1XXTGAjMwfFUhhKA_LZuKicI_QiLkDUgloQ7-dU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ.com<\/a> \u200cnoted that Brooks \u201cdid not say where he \u200dpurchased the food at Newark Liberty International Airport. \u2026 He also\u200c did not specify his order or the nature of\u2064 the beverage in the glass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nature \u2064of the beverage in the glass\u201d \u2064made \u2063for one of the \u2062more hilarious fact-checks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twice-failed-candidate-beto-orourke-considering-run-for-texas-governor\/\" title=\"Twice-Failed Candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke Considering Run For Texas Governor\">recent memory<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This \u2064meal just cost me $78 at\u200d Newark \u200dAirport.\u2064 This is why\u200b Americans think the economy is terrible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1qeV9qOBL3\">pic.twitter.com\/1qeV9qOBL3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytdavidbrooks\/status\/1704668479259820413?\">September 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, it turns out \u2062that, according to\u200b the restaurant, \u2063roughly four-fifths of Brooks\u2019 tab was spent, well, draining \u2063fifths of hooch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooks like\u200c someone was knocking back some serious drinks \u2013 Bar tab was almost 80% and he\u2019s complaining about \u200cthe cost \u200dof his meal,\u201d the \u200crestaurant, 1911\u2063 Smoke House \u200dBarbeque, said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep drinking buddy \u2013 we get paid\u2064 off everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Now,\u2063 by my calculations, the hamburger and fries cost him roughly $16. (It\u2019s\u2064 unclear \u2064whether tips were included in this, but I\u2019m just going to\u200d assume for the\u2063 sake of this exercise \u200cthat Brooks is\u2062 like Mr. Pink in \u201cReservoir Dogs\u201d and doesn\u2019t believe in tipping, because otherwise it just gets \u2064complicated.)<\/p>\n<p>This means that Brooks spent $62 or thereabouts on\u200d alcohol. Restaurant owner\u200c Maurice Hallett \u2064said \u2063Brooks likely ordered two whiskey doubles, which cost \u200dalmost $30, according\u2064 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/21\/david-brooks-newark-airport-tweet-about-78-meal-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s enough booze that, \u200bif Brooks were arriving home instead of flying out, he\u2019d either be 1) taking \u2064an Uber, 2) waiting\u200b quite a while before safely getting his car from long-term parking or \u200d3) turning\u2064 from \u201cHangover Man\u201d \u200dinto \u201cBreathalyzer Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooks\u2062 received \u200bplenty of criticism\u200b for his post \u2063\u2014 and\u200d not just from the right, as evinced by novelist Joyce \u200dCarol Oates \u2064(hardly \u200b\u201cFlyover Gal\u201d)\u2063 joining the fray:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(bar bill: $66. \u2064food bill:\u2062 $12. tip: $0\u2064 N Y Times\u200c expense account) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZcmHOKuPIi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZcmHOKuPIi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joyce\u200b Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoyceCarolOates\/status\/1704720488554020961?\">September 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You voted for \u2064Biden. Chow down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DtrDtO4qdQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/DtrDtO4qdQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Searcy, \u2064INSURRECTIONAL FILM &#038;\u200d TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yesnicksearcy\/status\/1704949003392037136?\">September \u200c21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now,\u2063 this is also the restaurant\u2019s word against Brooks\u2019, although I\u2019ve never met a restaurateur whose word I wouldn\u2019t trust over a\u2062 New York\u2063 Times columnist\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>There were also those on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> defending Brooks, saying he was actually trying to make a joke:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brooks has a wicked sense of humor. Methinks he got you all.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meathead \u201cBBQ Whisperer, Hedonism Evangelist\u201d (@meathead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meathead\/status\/1704960392630268145?\">September 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Has David Brooks\u2019 sense of humor ever been detected?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jesuisici (@jesuisici714) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesuisici714\/status\/1705020287140401636?\">September 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I dunno.\u200b Maybe the guy \u2064is funny after $62\u200d worth of scotch.<\/p>\n<p>However, let\u2019s just put it this way: A man with\u2064 a penchant for going viral \u200bdue to an utter lack of\u200b self-awareness has gone viral due to an utter lack of self-awareness with a whiskey-colored liquid right in front\u2062 of him.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think\u200c the odds are that this was some\u200c kind of joke \u2063that we all \u200cmissed instead of buttoned-down David Brooks being David Brooks after dark?<\/p>\n<p>I \u200ccan make no official \u200bjudgment on \u200dwhether or not \u2062this\u200b was a cunning ruse. \u2062All \u2062I have\u2063 to say is this: I hope Flyover Man was around to help guide\u200b Brooks to his flight or a rideshare\u200b once\u200d he\u200b finished his $78 \u201cmeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for restaurant owner Hallett, \u200bhe\u2019s basking in \u2063the attention Brooks\u2019 attempt at a \u200btakedown \u2064has brought his restaurant. In fact, he says he might even institute a special\u200d named after the columnist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be a cheeseburger and a double \u2063whiskey,\u201d\u2064 Hallett said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cpost \u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyts-david-brooks-complains-price-meal-restaurant-points-spent\/\">NYT&#8217;s David Brooks Complains About Price \u200cof Meal, Restaurant\u200b Then Points Out What He Spent \u200cIt \u2062On<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200bWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 How does David Brooks&#8217; recent complaint about the price of\u200d a meal\u200c at an airport restaurant reflect a lack of self-awareness?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Whiskey-Colored Lesson in Self-Awareness: NYT&#8217;s David Brooks Complains About Price of Meal<\/p>\n<p>In a couple of years ago, David \u2062Brooks, a journalist from The New York Times, sparked controversy with his column that \u2063introduced the character of &#8220;Flyover Man.&#8221; This character was\u2064 intended to\u2063 represent Trump voters from the \u200cheartland of America. In \u2062the\u2062 column, &#8220;Flyover Man&#8221; engaged in \u200ba dialogue with &#8220;Urban Guy,&#8221;\u2062 representing reason and opposing views.<\/p>\n<p>The dialogue centered around the \u2063impeachment \u2064proceedings against \u2064then-President \u200cDonald Trump, specifically focusing \u2064on his phone call with the\u2062 Ukrainian president. \u2063&#8221;Urban Guy&#8221; insisted that Trump&#8217;s actions were \u2062impeachable, \u2062while &#8220;Flyover\u2063 Man&#8221; defended Trump&#8217;s perceived understanding \u200dof\u2064 the issues faced by heartland America, such \u2064as job loss and struggling communities.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, many wondered about\u200d the motivation behind Brooks&#8217; creation of &#8220;Flyover Man&#8221; and the lack of self-awareness demonstrated in his column. While we cannot definitively say\u200b why Brooks wrote \u200cwhat he did, recent events might provide some insight into his mindset.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, Brooks took to social media to complain about the high prices of airport food. He posted a\u2063 picture of a half-eaten burger, fries, and \u200ba drink, along with the caption, &#8220;This meal just cost me\u200b $78 \u2064at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible.&#8221; The post quickly went viral, garnering over 34 million views in less than two days.<\/p>\n<p>The irony of Brooks&#8217; complaint is not lost on many.\u200b Here is a man who has spent his career writing about \u2064political and social issues, yet he seems \u2062shocked by the high prices at an airport restaurant. It raises questions about his connection to the everyday\u2062 experiences\u200b of the people he writes about and his\u200d understanding of economic issues beyond the\u200c political lens.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have pointed out that Brooks&#8217; complaint about\u200c the cost of a \u200bmeal at an\u2064 airport is trivial compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-health-official-defends-forcing-2-year-olds-to-wear-masks-for-low-income-financial-assistance\/\" title=\"Biden health official supports mask requirement for 2-year-olds to receive financial aid.\">significant challenges faced<\/a> by many\u200b Americans, particularly those in the heartland that &#8220;Flyover \u200bMan&#8221; was intended to represent. It \u2064seems as though Brooks may\u200d have lost touch with the reality of everyday life for many Americans and the struggles they face \u200don \u2064a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Brooks&#8217; experience with &#8220;Hangover Man,&#8221; as some have humorously suggested, reflects a broader \u200black of \u2063self-awareness on his part.\u200b While\u2063 his column about &#8220;Flyover Man&#8221; aimed to \u200coffer insight into the motivations and grievances of heartland voters, his own complaints \u2064about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyts-david-brooks-complains-about-price-of-meal-restaurant-then-points-out-what-he-spent-it-on\/\" title=\"NYT's David Brooks gripes about meal cost, restaurant reveals expenses\">airport food prices demonstrate<\/a> a \u200bdetachment from \u2064the concerns \u2062of ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, David Brooks&#8217; recent complaint about the price of a meal\u200b at an airport restaurant highlights a lack of \u2063self-awareness on his part. It raises questions\u2063 about his understanding of the \u2062economic realities\u2062 faced \u2063by many Americans and his\u200d connection to the everyday experiences of the people he writes about. This serves as a reminder that even those who claim to understand \u200dand represent the concerns of \u2064a particular group can still be out of touch with their experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a notorious column during Donald Trump&#8217;s impeachment, David Brooks from The New York Times introduced &#8220;Flyover Man&#8221; as a symbol for Trump supporters in heartland America. 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