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-Short Attention Span Theater-
United Flight 455 pilot goes crackers with political rant at gate
2017-02-12
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5/AP) -- A United Airlines pilot was removed from a plane bound for San Francisco International Airport after a bizarre rant about politics and her divorce.

It happened Saturday before United Flight 455 left from Austin, Texas.

The pilot got passengers’ attention when she boarded the plane in her street clothes.

"She shows up dressed like a civilian and asks to us to take a vote to see whether she should change into her uniform or fly as is," said Pam O’Neal, who was aboard the flight.

Passenger Randy Reiss tweeted, she "asked if we were ok with her flying like that... then says "sorry I’m going through s(sic) divorce.""

She then used the plane’s overhead PA system to rant about President Trump and Hillary Clinton -- calling them both "a‐holes" and then ranting about her divorce. That’s when passengers began tweeting to United to get a new pilot.
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Mickey mouse went before the judge and asked for a divorce from Minne. The Judge said, "Sir, you can't get a divorce on the grounds that your spouse is mentally ill. " ,"Your honor I didn't say she was mentally ill, I said she was fucking Goofy."
Posted by: Jeasing Creque5352   2017-02-12 21:48  

#12  TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome). On a range of I to V, a TDS Level IV. Level V is when the patient is babbling incoherently, frothing at the mouth and a danger to themselves and others around them.

Elizabeth Warren hit Level V in Congress last week until Mitch McConnell made her STFU.
Posted by: Nero White 3083   2017-02-12 13:09  

#11  Now she doesn't have to fly anymore but they can't terminate her, will get sympathy of the court, will receive LTD paid counseling through her employer's healthcare program AND will get awarded a job stress related disability claim.

If her bag is short of some rocks, I'm sorry. If not, her few minutes of fame were brilliantly played.
Posted by Skidmark

I'll go with "brilliantly played" for $600. Alex.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-02-12 12:58  

#10  It happened in Austin so I guess it was liberal contamination by contact.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2017-02-12 11:47  

#9  Now she doesn't have to fly anymore but they can't terminate her, will get sympathy of the court, will receive LTD paid counseling through her employer's healthcare program AND will get awarded a job stress related disability claim.

If her bag is short of some rocks, I'm sorry. If not, her few minutes of fame were brilliantly played.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-02-12 11:12  

#8  #3 Now your divorced and unemployed. Good job!

Any bets on her going for three and becoming homeless?
Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-02-12 08:42

CF,

This may have been someone being crazy like a fox - if she was being tagged to provide support for the Soon To Be Ex, that's a quick way out of it without a court sanction afterwards.

Or she's crazier than a shiathouse rat. Either one.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2017-02-12 10:44  

#7  Casual Flightcrew Day?

May she was deadheading.
(to the outer planets)
Posted by: SteveS   2017-02-12 10:35  

#6  I also wonder if alcohol might have been involved.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2017-02-12 09:59  

#5  something is missing here: aircrew have to present id to the gate agent, who confirms that not only they are who they say they are but also working that flight. so how did Madame Fruitcake get past that checkpoint?
Casual Flightcrew Day?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2017-02-12 09:41  

#4  PSM?

The fact that she ranted about HRC as well as DJT is interesting in that it points to general loony tunes rather than the Feminist variant.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-02-12 09:19  

#3  Now your divorced and unemployed. Good job!

Any bets on her going for three and becoming homeless?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2017-02-12 08:42  

#2  Husband to judge: I TOLD you she was nuts !
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-02-12 08:39  

#1  Wonder why she's getting a divorce?
Posted by: Frank G   2017-02-12 08:25  

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