Posted on 12/26/2017 10:40:56 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who was accused by a United Airlines passenger of bumping her from a first-class seat, said in a Twitter screed on Tuesday that she believes the incident is all about race.
“Since this was not any fault of mine, the way the individual continued to act appeared to be, upon reflection, because I was an African American woman, seemingly an easy target along with the African American flight attendant who was very, very nice,” the Texas Democrat wrote in a post. “This saddens me, especially at this time of year given all of the things we have to work on to help people.”
“But in the spirit of this season and out of the sincerity of my heart, if it is perceived that I had anything to do with this, I am kind enough to simply say sorry,” Jackson Lee continued. “But as an African American, I know there are too many examples like this all over the nation.”
Jean-Marie Simon, 63, said she was tossed out of her first-class seat on a Houston-to-Washington, DC, flight Dec. 18 to make way for Jackson Lee.
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When the entitled Congresswoman shows her ugly face the United staff are instructed to bend to her wishes. I read on another article that a fellow congressman said SJL has bumped others in the past and her behavior is shameful. I’m siding with him based on her horrid assumption that she is the one being victimized. Baloney.
Yeap, probably SOP special handling peferrencial treatment for big mouth black activists. If Ms Simon sues she'll not only get a new Mecedes Benz she joked, United may settle $100 million out of court, and United will probably change their SOP this time.
Maybe a few first class flights.
This bitch does this to me and I want at least one first class domestic.
Anywhere.
This is the money-statement, folks!
The injured party (the lady who was pulled from 1st Class) is implied - well, actually, more than implied: accused - of being a racist, although the injuried party made no mention of race.
The rule seems to be: In the absence of evidence of racism, simply impute racism.
Regards,
What are the Odds that a Congresswoman happens to get a First Class Seat that was supposedly cancelled at the last minute?
Did the Congresswoman win the Powerball Jackpot too?
Some of Sheila’s best hits:
“In an October 2016 interview on MSNBC, Jackson mistakenly denounced Wikipedia in place of WikiLeaks. The story was concerned with the Hillary Clinton email controversy, with Jackson’s exact quotation being “You know that I’m going to first of all denounce the utilization of this intrusion by Wikipedia through the Russian intrusion,”
In July 2010 Jackson Lee said: “Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they are living side by side.”[22] It was noted that Vietnam had not been split for four decades, and that the government of Vietnam does not consider South Vietnam to have ever been a sovereign nation.
Jackson Lee complained in 2003 that storm names were too white. “All racial groups should be represented,” she said, and asked officials to “try to be inclusive of African-American names.”
n 1997, while on a trip to the Mars Pathfinder operations center in California, Jackson Lee confused the planet Mars with Earth’s own moon, asking whether the Pathfinder had succeeded in taking a picture of the flag planted on Mars by Neil Armstrong in 1969.[3
Sheila Jackson Lee got what she demanded at the expense of a working American who actually paid for what our elitist 'leader' wanted as her right - the outcome that democrats expect. The flight attendant who was "very, very nice"? She was the one who gave the seat another passenger paid for away to the person she identified with based on grievance culture, again siding with a democrat tradition, of course Sheila Jackson Lee thinks she was nice. And naturally, she plays the race card when her abuse of power is called out.
Anyone who expects the ruling class to accept the occasional inconveniences of ordinary life should pay attention. DC insiders in power are too spoiled to do so. Instead, those of us who are not in power are expected to (literally) step aside for what they see as our betters.
Talk about racism. She made a white woman go to the back of the plane.
Racist says what?
Funny how the biggest racists around are the quickest to flash that race and victim card when they are the perps.
Only card in that Silverback’s deck...
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SOURCE miles.com
WHAT IS GLOBAL STATUS?---United’s Global Services, introduced around 2003, is an unpublished, invitation only level of status in the United MileagePlus Premier program that is designed to reward its most profitable customers with an exceptional level of service.
While United doesn’t publish a specific list of benefits for Global Services, there are some that have been publicly disclosed, while others are more ad hoc that we detail below.
How to qualify for Global Services---This is probably the most opaque part of the Global Services program. There are no published qualification requirements but generally people who qualify…....
Spend a significant amount of money on United operated flights relative to other Premier level fliers (some think this means $50,000 or more per year, but it varies) Concentrate much of that spending on full fares (Y/B in Economy, F/J/C/D in Business / First Class) Some members qualify with less of the above via…
Influencing a significant amount of corporate travel spending.Being a relatively large spender in a home airport with unique competitive situation Having flown over 4 million lifetime miles on United and receiving lifetime Global Services status
Being designated as the annual companion of a lifetime Global Services member Even with those guidelines, nothing is set in stone, as a variety of factors are used which constantly change to determine Global Services eligibility.
Invitations to Global Services are sent early each calendar year.
What are the possible benefits?
<><> Global Services members get the base Premier level benefits of the status level they qualify for (which more often than not is Premier 1K) and in addition to those benefits, they have been reported to receive these additional benefits, though since they are mostly unpublished they may change at any time:
<><>Highest priority on lists for Complimentary Premier Upgrades, trumping 1Ks and all other Premier members. One exception is if a Premier member buys a high Y/B/M fare and gets an instant upgrade to First Class, while a Global Services member is flying on a discount fare. Global Services members get upgraded into the ‘PN’ fare bucket at their upgrade window, which tends to be more generous than the ‘RN’ bucket used for other elites (read more about United fare codes here).
Expanded upgrade inventory for upgrading with miles / certificates. Global Services members get to upgrade into the ‘PN’ fare bucket when upgrading from Coach using miles, Global Premier Upgrades, or Regional Premier Upgrades. This fare bucket ties more closely to actual revenue ticket availability than upgrade / award inventory for non Global Services members, which comes out of the ‘R’ bucket.
Award ticket upgrades. Global Services members have the ability to upgrade award tickets with their Regional and Global Upgrade certificates.
Saver awards for companions. If you’re flying on a paid premium cabin ticket, you can bring along a companion for the Saver level number of miles, even if Saver awards aren’t available on that flight.
Access to Global First Class lounges. When flying on a Business Class ticket, Global Services members can use the United Global First Class lounges, which are typically reserved for passengers in Global First on 3 cabin planes. The lounges are available at San Francisco, Washington Dulles, Chicago, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London Heathrow.
Priority boarding. If you fly United a lot, you hear this whenever the gate agent makes the boarding announcement. Global Services members get their own private boarding time, just before 1Ks, First Class, and other priority travelers board.
Private check-in. At Newark, Chicago, and San Francisco airports Global Services members get to use a private check-in facility with a door that opens to the very front of the priority security line. Los Angeles will be getting a Global Services check-in lobby when renovations of that terminal are complete.
Priority check-in. At airports without a Global Services facility, there are often counter positions assigned to serve Global Services members first.
Mercedes Benz transfer.
United will pick some Global Services members with tight connections from the jetway in a Mercedes Benz to reach a connecting flight. This is available at all U.S. hubs (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Newark, Denver, Washington Dulles, and Houston).
First meal choice. When sitting in First or Business Class, Global Services members have top priority for getting their choice from the menu.
Priority reservations. Global Services members get top priority when calling United reservations, and have typically been handled by agents dedicated to serving Global Services customers.
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SOURCE miles.com
WHAT IS GLOBAL STATUS?---United’s Global Services, introduced around 2003, is an unpublished, invitation only level of status in the United MileagePlus Premier program that is designed to reward its most profitable customers with an exceptional level of service.
While United doesn’t publish a specific list of benefits for Global Services, there are some that have been publicly disclosed, while others are more ad hoc that we detail below.
How to qualify for Global Services---This is probably the most opaque part of the Global Services program. There are no published qualification requirements but generally people who qualify…....
Spend a significant amount of money on United operated flights relative to other Premier level fliers (some think this means $50,000 or more per year, but it varies) Concentrate much of that spending on full fares (Y/B in Economy, F/J/C/D in Business / First Class) Some members qualify with less of the above via…
Influencing a significant amount of corporate travel spending.Being a relatively large spender in a home airport with unique competitive situation Having flown over 4 million lifetime miles on United and receiving lifetime Global Services status
Being designated as the annual companion of a lifetime Global Services member Even with those guidelines, nothing is set in stone, as a variety of factors are used which constantly change to determine Global Services eligibility.
Invitations to Global Services are sent early each calendar year.
What are the possible benefits?
<><> Global Services members get the base Premier level benefits of the status level they qualify for (which more often than not is Premier 1K) and in addition to those benefits, they have been reported to receive these additional benefits, though since they are mostly unpublished they may change at any time:
<><>Highest priority on lists for Complimentary Premier Upgrades, trumping 1Ks and all other Premier members. One exception is if a Premier member buys a high Y/B/M fare and gets an instant upgrade to First Class, while a Global Services member is flying on a discount fare. Global Services members get upgraded into the ‘PN’ fare bucket at their upgrade window, which tends to be more generous than the ‘RN’ bucket used for other elites (read more about United fare codes here).
Expanded upgrade inventory for upgrading with miles / certificates. Global Services members get to upgrade into the ‘PN’ fare bucket when upgrading from Coach using miles, Global Premier Upgrades, or Regional Premier Upgrades. This fare bucket ties more closely to actual revenue ticket availability than upgrade / award inventory for non Global Services members, which comes out of the ‘R’ bucket.
Award ticket upgrades. Global Services members have the ability to upgrade award tickets with their Regional and Global Upgrade certificates.
Saver awards for companions. If you’re flying on a paid premium cabin ticket, you can bring along a companion for the Saver level number of miles, even if Saver awards aren’t available on that flight.
Access to Global First Class lounges. When flying on a Business Class ticket, Global Services members can use the United Global First Class lounges, which are typically reserved for passengers in Global First on 3 cabin planes. The lounges are available at San Francisco, Washington Dulles, Chicago, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London Heathrow.
Priority boarding. If you fly United a lot, you hear this whenever the gate agent makes the boarding announcement. Global Services members get their own private boarding time, just before 1Ks, First Class, and other priority travelers board.
Private check-in. At Newark, Chicago, and San Francisco airports Global Services members get to use a private check-in facility with a door that opens to the very front of the priority security line. Los Angeles will be getting a Global Services check-in lobby when renovations of that terminal are complete.
Priority check-in. At airports without a Global Services facility, there are often counter positions assigned to serve Global Services members first.
Mercedes Benz transfer.
United will pick some Global Services members with tight connections from the jetway in a Mercedes Benz to reach a connecting flight. This is available at all U.S. hubs (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Newark, Denver, Washington Dulles, and Houston).
First meal choice. When sitting in First or Business Class, Global Services members have top priority for getting their choice from the menu.
Priority reservations. Global Services members get top priority when calling United reservations, and have typically been handled by agents dedicated to serving Global Services customers.
Source?
Right. As Senator Kenedy said, “It isn’t the accuracy of the charges, but the seriousness of the accusation.” Or something like that. It only makes sense to a fringin’, brain-dead liberal!
Calling all big name conservative lawyers out there. Help this person sue this byotch for slander.
Cool. Not just a simian but a big ugly male simian.
There is more to this story.
I saw in another report that the woman who was presumably bumped had actually cancelled her ticket using an app on her cell phone. Then she showed up at the gate with a paper ticket that she had printed out.
I’m thinking that what happened is that the woman was trying to check on her flight and accidentally cancelled it. The airline responded by giving her seat to someone else.
While Sheila Jackson Lee is a partisan hack of the worst kind, I actually think she is innocent in this particular incident.
It was posted here on FR yesterday:
"The passenger, whose flight was already delayed, canceled her flight using the United app, the representative said. When she arrived at the ticket counter, she had a paper ticket from when she had checked in but that was no longer valid because she canceled her flight, the representative said."
“Plays the race card...” That’s exactly why racism remains an issue - they keep using it as a crutch.
:: She cancels her flight and then, VIOLA! The plane is there! So now she wants on after all. ::
What does a medium sized stringed instrument belonging to the violin family have to do with this?
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