{"id":950042,"date":"2021-11-01T14:44:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=950042"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:44:31","slug":"southwest-airlines-pilot-lets-go-brandon-claim-by-ap-under-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southwest-airlines-pilot-lets-go-brandon-claim-by-ap-under-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines Pilot \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Claim By AP Under Question"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsouthwest-airlines-pilot-lets-go-brandon-claim-by-ap-under-question%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=950042&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--><p>On Saturday, an Associated Press reporter sparked a national story by claiming that a Southwest Airlines pilot had signed off his greeting last Friday to passengers by saying, \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon,\u201d the ubiquitous phrase used as a substitute for \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201d &nbsp;But further reports indicate that not only was the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/31\/southwest-launches-internal-investigation-into-lets-go-brandon-incident\/\">phrase in the audio clipped<\/a> so it was possible the pilot was saying \u201cLet\u2019s Go Braves,\u201d rather than \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon,\u201d the audio reportedly did not come from last Friday, but at least two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/fde6934d-40fd-4b59-a2f9-107d9eaa808b\/v\">reported<\/a> on Monday:<\/p>\n<p><em>Southwest Airlines is conducting an internal investigation into reports that one of its pilots said \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d over the intercom during a flight The airline released a statement Sunday condemning the reported incident and announcing an internal investigation. The pilot allegedly said \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d \u2014 an anti-Biden phrase popularized after a reporter misheard a crowd chanting \u201cf*** Joe Biden\u201d \u2014 during a flight from Houston to Albuquerque.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Southwest Team takes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, safe, and respectful environment for the millions of customers who fly with us each year. Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee\u2019s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees,\u201d the airline said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir\/status\/1454900992718352387\">statement<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lets-go-brandon-what-does-it-mean-republicans-joe-biden-ab13db212067928455a3dba07756a160\">reported<\/a> on Saturday:<\/p>\n<p><em>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. Southwest said in a statement that the airline \u201ctakes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, and respectful environment\u201d and that \u201cbehavior from any individual that is divisive or offensive is not condoned.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The AP reporter boasted, \u201cTFW you\u2019re trying to go on vacation and then the pilot says the very thing you\u2019re working on over the loud speaker and you have to try to get him comment but then almost get removed from plane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TFW you\u2019re trying to go on vacation and then the pilot says the very thing you\u2019re working on over the loud speaker and you have to try to get him comment but then almost get removed from plane. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZI5FtLzJB\">https:\/\/t.co\/xZI5FtLzJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colleen Long (@ctlong1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctlong1\/status\/1454460154435362817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cAlso in defense of airline I was asking them to open locked cock pit and probably sounded insane!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Also in defense of airline I was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, an Associated Press reporter sparked a national story by claiming that a Southwest Airlines pilot had signed off his greeting last Friday to passengers by saying, \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon,\u201d the ubiquitous phrase used as a substitute for \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201d \u00a0But further reports indicate that not only was the phrase in the audio clipped so it was possible the pilot was saying \u201cLet\u2019s Go Braves,\u201d rather than \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon,\u201d the audio reportedly did not come from last Friday, but at least two weeks earlier.The Daily Wire reported on Monday:Southwest Airlines is conducting an internal investigation into reports that one of its pilots said \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d over the intercom during a flight The airline released a statement Sunday condemning the reported incident and announcing an internal investigation. The pilot allegedly said \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d \u2014 an anti-Biden phrase popularized after a reporter misheard a crowd chanting \u201cf*** Joe Biden\u201d \u2014 during a flight from Houston to Albuquerque.\u201cThe Southwest Team takes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, safe, and respectful environment for the millions of customers who fly with us each year. Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee\u2019s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees,\u201d the airline said in a\u00a0statement.AP reported on Saturday: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. Southwest said in a statement that the airline \u201ctakes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, and respectful environment\u201d and that \u201cbehavior from any individual that is divisive or offensive is not condoned.\u201dThe AP reporter boasted, \u201cTFW you\u2019re trying to go on vacation and then the pilot says the very thing you\u2019re working on over the loud speaker and you have to try to get him comment but then almost get removed from plane.\u201dTFW you\u2019re trying to go on vacation and then the pilot says the very thing you\u2019re working on over the loud speaker and you have to try to get him comment but then almost get removed from plane. https:\/\/t.co\/xZI5FtLzJB\u2014 Colleen Long (@ctlong1) October 30, 2021She added, \u201cAlso in defense of airline I was asking them to open locked cock pit and probably sounded insane!\u201dAlso in defense of airline I was asking them to open locked cock pit and probably sounded insane!\u2014 Colleen Long (@ctlong1) October 30, 2021also, as far as i can tell, the sole source for the southwest story is a lone AP lunatic who bragged she demanded access to the locked cockpit after she supposedly heard the pilot say the phrase. so, you\u2019ll excuse me as i await secondary confirmation before I believe the story.\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) November 1, 2021Uh if that&#8217;s the actual audio, then that&#8217;s not remotely close to being clear &#8220;Brandon&#8221; I don&#8217;t really do the amateur sleuth thing but it sounds like &#8220;let&#8217;s go braves,&#8221; to me.\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 1, 2021And then there\u2019s this:***hold up, guys*** the audio included that New York Post story dates back to at least Oct. 12. See date on this tweet:https:\/\/t.co\/fmFQuX22KVthe Associated Press reporter claims she heard her pilot say \u201cLGB\u201d on **Oct. 29**\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) November 1, 2021Forbes article today ( 30 mins ago) says her article is the same audio you&#8217;ve noted. Strange goings on. pic.twitter.com\/bwrvWNeq2J\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 1, 2021huh??? her Oct. 30 article specifically says, &#8220;On Friday morning\u2026&#8221; meaning Oct. 29. but Forbes says she&#8217;s referencing an incident from several weeks ago?\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) November 1, 2021The \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d meme was triggered on October 3 when NBC sports reporter Kelli Stavast was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama after Brown scored his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Stavast stated, as shown in a video, that the crowd was chanting \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon!\u201d when in reality they were chanting \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201dNBC Sports\u00a0wrote in its coverage of Brown\u2019s win:Brandon Brown earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win when Saturday\u2019s race at Talladega Superspeedway was called for darkness six laps from the scheduled distance.\u201cOh my God! Oh my God!\u201d Brown said on his team\u2019s radio. \u201cWow! Just wow! Oh my God! This is a dream come true! This is a dream come true!\u201dBrown\u2019s victory came in his 114th career series start.Brown told NBCSN, \u201cOh my God, Dad, we did it!! Everything we hoped and dreamed for. Everything I wanted to do is take the trophy home to Mom and Dad.\u201dOn October 10, asked by an announcer to \u201chelp kick this thing off\u201d at the NAPA Super DIRT Week Pro Stock 50 event at Oswego Speedway on Sunday, one young boy, who was asked along with another young boy and young girl, continued after the three intoned \u201cDrivers, start your engines\u201d by asserting, \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon.\u201d&#8221;Drivers, start your engines\u2026 LET&#8217;S GO BRANDON&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/y2HUtESThe\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) October 12, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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