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adigal

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86. False equivalence. Do you really think this is valid comparison? Was Sasha sitting in

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 11:58 PM

Dec 2016

On meetings? Was she part of her father's transition team? Does she want an office in the West Wing?
Ivanka is an adult member of her father's transition team. She helped create this nightmare. Absurd comparison.

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Seriously, FOUR YEARS of THIS sh*t? "Man booted off Jet Blue flight for allegedly accosting Ivanka" [View all] Miles Archer Dec 2016 OP

The no fly list just got a little longer HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #1

If you are going to harass do it in the terminal kimbutgar Dec 2016 #2

That sounds pretty awful. sfwriter Dec 2016 #3

Your link has nothing to do with your post. Caliman73 Dec 2016 #4

Fixed, thanks n/t Miles Archer Dec 2016 #11

No problem Caliman73 Dec 2016 #16

Could One Think That Their Life Would Be In Danger...... global1 Dec 2016 #5

I hadn't thought of that. Bringing fellow passengers TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #18

So.. SQUEE Dec 2016 #42

No. They should stop pretending to be TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #46

anti elite elitism.. SQUEE Dec 2016 #50

No. It's too dangerous for us little people TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #59

At an airport? SQUEE Dec 2016 #64

No. Not just at airports! How old are you, anyway? TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #80

But your complaint is about the airport. SQUEE Dec 2016 #98

I knew Blackwater is now Xe and has been for TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #102

They aren't Xe SQUEE Dec 2016 #106

This is an abuse of power MrPurple Dec 2016 #6

Your post is kind of a time warp. pintobean Dec 2016 #10

lol, ikr? OriginalGeek Dec 2016 #37

LOL !!!! pangaia Dec 2016 #77

Ok, Jane Fonda just seemed like a classic example that the right was triggered by/would react to MrPurple Dec 2016 #108

A single comment and continuing "harassment" are different things. Many people have been PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #20

This fiend got banned for life by Delta True Dough Dec 2016 #78

Regardless of his motivations, the guy comes off as an asshole. Throd 2.0 Dec 2016 #7

That is a good question - what is Ivanka doing flying commercial? Initech Dec 2016 #8

Personal travel on company owned aircraft is impractical tax wise Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2016 #47

I don't care MFM008 Dec 2016 #9

Would you be okay with the same happening to Sasha or Malia? Marengo Dec 2016 #19

False equivalence. Do you really think this is valid comparison? Was Sasha sitting in adigal Dec 2016 #86

Irrelevant in the context of the event as reported. I wonder if you are capable of understanding... Marengo Dec 2016 #97

So Ivanka being on his team and Sasha being a child are irrelevant adigal Dec 2016 #107

Their daughter, MichMary Dec 2016 #29

They're smart people - they know everyone is TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #48

WTF? Would do you know that would verbally accost someone who was traveling with their kids? jonno99 Dec 2016 #79

This is ridiculous philosslayer Dec 2016 #12

I believe this is fake news but you are wrong. former9thward Dec 2016 #17

You are expected to listen to flight crew HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #21

Their children were with them MichMary Dec 2016 #28

Please don't make me defend a Trump... Caliman73 Dec 2016 #104

This sounds like fake news. former9thward Dec 2016 #13

That's what I thought. Flying commercial would be slumming it to them. Vinca Dec 2016 #15

I imagine that as observant Jews, Ivanka's family must visit Israel on occasion HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #24

What the hell are you talking about? oberliner Dec 2016 #44

They often do and they usually fly commercial HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #61

They were going to Hawaii. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #55

There is a photo of them on the plane. It is definitely commercial. nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #40

No, it's on the major news outlets, and Jet Blue issued a statement. Miles Archer Dec 2016 #22

Where was the Secret Service? former9thward Dec 2016 #36

BS as in it did not happen? Or BS as in you don't understand it? I mean the ass hat's husband kelly1mm Dec 2016 #51

Yep. The whole thing stinks to high heaven. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #33

'False flag' like the MS church arson with the 'vote trump' spraypaint? nt kelly1mm Dec 2016 #53

Yes, this would be the opposite version of that. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #60

The dude is probably a crisis actor. AngryAmish Dec 2016 #69

Does Secret Service cover adult children? treestar Dec 2016 #38

I don't know. former9thward Dec 2016 #41

Yeah Jet Blue, hard to believe treestar Dec 2016 #43

By the time Trump gets settled in his entire extended family and some of his Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #87

Not fake news. Miles Archer Dec 2016 #99

Isn't JetBlue for peons?! n/t HAB911 Dec 2016 #14

The Deplorables are turning the hate and harassment up to 11 on Twitter. Initech Dec 2016 #23

Don't we dox people who post stupid crap we don't agree with? That street runs both ways. nt kelly1mm Dec 2016 #58

This douchebag is really making us look bad. Initech Dec 2016 #25

We don't need this crap MountCleaners Dec 2016 #66

They still haven't let us hear the end of post election riots. Initech Dec 2016 #67

Perhaps the right wing and the Trump family do not yet realize superpatriotman Dec 2016 #26

Exactly Abouttime Dec 2016 #39

Great idea - not. This is exactly the behavior that that trump-lovers engage in - jonno99 Dec 2016 #84

Yes, hound them! samir.g Dec 2016 #88

Jet Blue?...seriously?....they must not have much $$$ /nt sdfernando Dec 2016 #27

The next story up on Raw Story is from Fox "News" about nuclear war Generator Dec 2016 #30

There are ways to protest and this is not one of them. yellowcanine Dec 2016 #31

Yeah, the "We can dish it out, but we can't take it" crowd is all in a tizzy over this. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #32

He tweeted they were harassing them DashOneBravo Dec 2016 #34

His adult spawn deserve scorn whenever they show their evil faces. libtodeath Dec 2016 #35

So, if I don't like your politics or your parents or the color of your eyes Abq_Sarah Dec 2016 #71

Exactly, Sarah! True Dough Dec 2016 #82

Stop with the false equivalence. She is on his team, not an innocent relation. adigal Dec 2016 #83

You'd approach Trump's kid on a plane and yell at her Abq_Sarah Dec 2016 #94

When you are actively trying to send the country back to the days of Jim Crow then fuck playing nice libtodeath Dec 2016 #96

you won't find them here, that's for sure.. frankieallen Dec 2016 #100

This is real and this guy deserved to be kicked off the flight oberliner Dec 2016 #45

Agreed. The times for protest and pushback are plentiful. This wasn't one of those times. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 #56

Some posters should be ashamed of what they have posted Lurks Often Dec 2016 #49

Absolutely oberliner Dec 2016 #52

Jet Blue? DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #54

As much as I Jamaal510 Dec 2016 #57

Why are the trumps flying commercial air? liberal N proud Dec 2016 #62

Stupid place to try this Kilgore Dec 2016 #63

you will get booted off a flight for HARASSING anyone Skittles Dec 2016 #65

The man is an asshole and deserved to be kicked off the plane nini Dec 2016 #68

If we can't harass the deplorables what can we do? ileus Dec 2016 #70

Vote Abq_Sarah Dec 2016 #72

Why are Ivanka and her spouse flying with the common people? milestogo Dec 2016 #73

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #74

This isn't complicated DesmondFoster Dec 2016 #75

False equivalence. Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #81

Malia was 10 and Sasha was 7 in 2008. You cannot compare them to a 35 year-old woman who NYC Liberal Dec 2016 #105

He should have minded his manners, the jerk. Good for the airline. Warpy Dec 2016 #76

My first thought is: that's just odd. Wtf is Ivanka doing on a jet blue flight? AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #85

Deliberate provocation samir.g Dec 2016 #89

I see your trolling... AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #93

I've seen people thrown off airplanes for much much less. fescuerescue Dec 2016 #90

Based on the headline alone, my first thought was... Silent3 Dec 2016 #91

What ????? A Trump flying on jetblue, Those words dont belong together....... Old Vet Dec 2016 #92

8 years if Democrats don't learn anything about why they lost jfern Dec 2016 #95

I would see the presence of any Trump family member as a threat randr Dec 2016 #101

She's a 35 year-old woman who is advising the Pres-Elect and attending policy meetings and NYC Liberal Dec 2016 #103