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oberliner

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41. How did they come across the story?
Thu Dec 25, 2014, 11:11 PM
Dec 2014

Did 3 NY Post reporters happen to be hanging around the American Airlines terminal in the boarding area for a flight to Dallas?

If not, how is it that they came to know the exact words exchanged between these two people - neither the flight attendant nor the passenger is named and nothing in the story indicates that they were interviewed by any of the reporters.

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Deserved chickenfairy Dec 2014 #1
A casualty of the faux war on Christmas - but LiberalElite Dec 2014 #2
isn't that pic the planes that recently bumped into each other? Skittles Dec 2014 #3
Way to be an asshole... bobclark86 Dec 2014 #4
drunk p eople also. elehhhhna Dec 2014 #8
ExFreakingZactly! Thank you, Bob. Cha Dec 2014 #10
Has anyone ever wished a white person Happy Kwanzaa? oberliner Dec 2014 #13
I'm white and I've been wished Happy Kwanzaa. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #40
I got wished a happy kwanzaa by an atheist friend--who also wished me merry christmas, happy niyad Dec 2014 #59
Was his first name Sean?... n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #5
would have ignored both completely Ramses Dec 2014 #6
A New York Post article from an anonymous source... Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #7
People seem to be ignoring this fact oberliner Dec 2014 #17
Those are all good questions Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #20
An entire conversation is transcribed and no one is named oberliner Dec 2014 #27
come on man, no one is saying it was you shaayecanaan Dec 2014 #47
What? oberliner Dec 2014 #49
Yep. The only people I see flipping out are the ones DEMANDING others say Marr Dec 2014 #52
I have never heard a single person get upset about Merry Christmas either Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #53
It happens. Ask anyone who works retail. joeglow3 Dec 2014 #54
Well if it happened the New York Post should provide the recording Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #55
When I worked retail the reverse was much more common. Mariana Dec 2014 #66
As I was reading this, AwakeAtLast Dec 2014 #58
He could have just said "you too" and moved on... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #9
I wondered if it was a DUer lol. cwydro Dec 2014 #11
Which I have never understood why people get so bent over. I mean ya I have had a horrible year cstanleytech Dec 2014 #22
Same here MissDeeds Dec 2014 #26
Thank you and the same to you as well. nt cstanleytech Dec 2014 #28
Why? maced666 Dec 2014 #33
He could have said "bah humbug" and moved on.. but, NOOOOOOOOO.. he had to get himself Cha Dec 2014 #12
Story is most likely BS oberliner Dec 2014 #14
It's such a "cool story bro" Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #18
Yeah - no one is named at all oberliner Dec 2014 #24
Why assume the jackass is left wing? maced666 Dec 2014 #31
Not assuming anything other than the dubious nature of the NY Post oberliner Dec 2014 #32
Fake stories don't generally name the airline, the day and the actual flight number (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #37
How did they come across the story? oberliner Dec 2014 #41
I googled the incident and the NY Post seems to be the only source, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #51
Dumbassery on holiday display SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2014 #15
As an atheist, this guy was an idiot. nt Logical Dec 2014 #16
Ditto! Takket Dec 2014 #25
What an idiot. Texasgal Dec 2014 #19
He should be grateful he wasn't removed at 25,000 feet. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2014 #21
the employees of Air Crandall have a dim view of their customers quadrature Dec 2014 #23
Passengers cheered lol maced666 Dec 2014 #29
where was mr. scrooge headed on christmas day? spanone Dec 2014 #30
What a dumbass thing to flip out over Warpy Dec 2014 #34
Stupid to flip out (if this really occurred). Also, poor training on part of the airline. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #35
Ummm.... "Merry Christmas" is not a "religious wish". Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #36
You're wishing people to clebrate and enjoy a holiday HERVEPA Dec 2014 #38
And the origin of Thanksgiving was the Pilgrims thanking God for a bountiful harvest. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #42
I wasn't discusing Thanksgiving. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #44
You were discussing a religious holiday, whathehell Dec 2014 #46
Iwas discussing Christmas. I made no mention of how I felt about Thanksgiving, which has a much HERVEPA Dec 2014 #48
Fine, then WE were discussing Thanksgiving whathehell Dec 2014 #57
I think the onus is on the perpetually offended to remove the stick from their ass. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #45
You'd Be Right If This Were 1920 ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #62
What an asshole.... blackspade Dec 2014 #39
I'm glad assholes like him will remain forever in the minority. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #43
I was at a meeting last week where two republicans flipped out when Zorra Dec 2014 #50
I am not a Christian Marrah_G Dec 2014 #56
Oh, that zany Richard Dawkins. Won't he ever learn? Orrex Dec 2014 #60
What A Tool! ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #61
I had a lot of people greet me with Merry Christmas yesterday, as a Jew I replied dilby Dec 2014 #63
Jesus, Santa, next time just take a dramaine like you did last year. randome Dec 2014 #64
Passenger Identified... yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #65
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