Deltagate seems much ado about nothing..
Quote:On Saturday, political commentator Ann Coulter launched into an epic multiday Twitter tirade after accusing Delta Air Lines of giving away her seat on a flight that day. In her tweetstorm, Coulter said Delta gave away an extended-legroom economy-class seat, for which she paid $30, to another passenger. (Delta has said it will refund the $30 Coulter spent on her seat upgrade.) This event led Coulter to call Delta the "worst airline in America" followed by pictures of her seatmates and a Delta flight attendant in an attempt to publicly shame them. In other tweets, Coulter complained about everything from the airline's Wi-Fi service to the time she spent carefully selecting her seat. At one point, the political commentator went as far as comparing Delta's staff to the Stasi, East Germany's secret police, and even threatened to call CEO Ed Bastian.
According to Delta, Coulter originally booked seat 15F. On the aircraft operating this flight, 15F was located by the window in an emergency-exit row. But the airline said Coulter changed her seat to 15D, which was by the aisle, within 24 hours of the flight. The mix-up that set off the tweetstorm came at the time of boarding when Delta accidentally moved Coulter to 15A, a window seat. As a result, Coulter didn't actually lose any of the extra legroom on which she spent $30. But she did have to sit in a window seat as opposed to one along the aisle. Delta says its staff made several attempts to reach out to Coulter over the weekend but did not hear back from her until Sunday evening.
Delta strikes back with facts after Ann Coulter goes on Twitter tirade - Business Insider
Check the story about the full magnitude of Coulter's rants, pretty amazing..
Republican's going full Galt..
Quote:Seattle's rich should engage in upper-class "civil disobedience" and refuse to pay their city taxes, Washington state's Republican leaders said. After the city of Seattle passed a new income tax on households earning more than $500,000, the Washington State Republican Party called for taxpayers to "forcefully resist" the tax by refusing pay, file or comply with it. "It deserves nothing less than civil disobedience," the state GOP said in a statement.
Rich shouldn't pay their taxes, Washington state GOP says
Never really the smartest guy in the room..
Quote:Secretary of Energy Rick Perry conducted a fake phone call with two Russian pranksters, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Perry believed he was speaking with the Ukrainian prime minister, but was actually talking to Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov, or the “Jerky Boys of Russia.” The Energy department confirmed to the news outlet that the call occurred. “Secretary Perry is the latest target of two Russian pranksters," Shaylyn Hynes, a spokeswoman for the Energy Department, told Bloomberg in an email. "These individuals are known for pranking high-level officials and celebrities, particularly those who are supportive of an agenda that is not in line with their governments. In this case, the energy security of Ukraine.” The two pranksters reportedly presented a new fuel created from manure and alcohol to Perry during the phone call.
Perry conducts fake interview with Russian pranksters | TheHill