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2018-03-01 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden kicked off American Airlines flight for drunkenness

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-01 07:24|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 I blame a downturn in Fox News appearances.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-01 07:28|| 2018-03-01 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 I blame being ostracized from his peer support group.

But that wouldn't be news.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-03-01 08:30|| 2018-03-01 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Sadly being a war hero doesn't mean one can relate well to life afterwards. Pappy Boyington of Black Sheep Squadron (aka Baa, Baa, Blacksheep) was an ace in the pacific and become a raging alcoholic after the war. I suspect there are a number of examples.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-03-01 10:45|| 2018-03-01 10:45|| Front Page Top

#4 OK on the theory, not the example.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-01 11:59|| 2018-03-01 11:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Good thing he didn't grope the flight attendant while drunk. We would never hear the end it.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-03-01 12:43|| 2018-03-01 12:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Report I read today said he was polite and didn't put up a fuss. He also had a statement saying that he's fond of American Airlines and has no issues with them.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-03-01 13:06|| 2018-03-01 13:06|| Front Page Top

#7 rjschwarz, was it the Daily Caller link Skidmark shared above, which contains the following update:

UPDATE: Rob O’Neill released the following statement after finding out about the witness supporting him up:

My wife and I were celebrating her best friend’s birthday In Nashville. We had a party on Sunday and then I boarded my Flight later. They did tell me to depart the flight and re book for the next morning, which I did. I flew American the next day… twice… and am flying American right now. I truly appreciate their professionalism and patience!! I look forward to flying American for a very long time

The entire link is worth reading to see the exercise of character assassination. The truth has been stretched a bit, indeed — Mr. O’Neill is a true gentleman.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-03-01 13:30|| 2018-03-01 13:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Mr. O’Neill is a true gentleman

The update is good to see. Also pleased that AA did not attempt to drag him off the plane. That probably would not have ended well.

Posted by regular joe 2018-03-01 14:19|| 2018-03-01 14:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Time will tell. Time will tell.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-01 15:22|| 2018-03-01 15:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Making things up and character assassination is something the left is very adept at.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-03-01 16:51|| 2018-03-01 16:51|| Front Page Top

#11 The same "gentleman" who called Trump wanting a parade "third world bullshit." Don't recall him saying anything like that about the Bammer.

Drunk then too maybe.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-03-01 17:46|| 2018-03-01 17:46|| Front Page Top

#12 #3 Sadly being a war hero doesn't mean one can relate well to life afterwards. Pappy Boyington of Black Sheep Squadron (aka Baa, Baa, Blacksheep) was an ace in the pacific and become a raging alcoholic after the war. I suspect there are a number of examples.
Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-03-01 10:45

...Sadly, Greg Boyington was probably a functioning alcoholic long before that. And at least he admitted it - he wrote in his autobiography, "Show me a hero, and I'll show you a bum."

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-03-01 18:22|| 2018-03-01 18:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Consider Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln knew the score "“Well, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”

With that said, I have no problem at all with AA asking a drunk former SEAL to get off the plane, sober up, and then continue his travels.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2018-03-01 20:10|| 2018-03-01 20:10|| Front Page Top

#14 My flight prep routinely includes a 'sleep potion' so I can ignore the cattle around me.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-03-01 20:42|| 2018-03-01 20:42|| Front Page Top

#15 Me as well

And he was in Nashville, would have only taken on person at the bar to say, "Hey, aren't you that SEAL who killed Bin Laden?! Let me buy you a drink."

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-03-01 21:04|| 2018-03-01 21:04|| Front Page Top

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