Pilot ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: ‘This is not the America I know and love’

The Hill ^ | 10/29/18 08:59 PM EDT | Morgan Gstalter

[Skywise]

Retired airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed the famous "miracle on the Hudson," said Monday that “this is not the America I know and love” in a message encouraging voter participation ahead of the midterm elections.

Sullenberger wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post that he “witnessed the best in people” on Jan. 15, 2009, when he led 154 people to safety by making an emergency landing on the Hudson River after a malfunction. ADVERTISEMENT

"To navigate complex challenges, all leaders must take responsibility and have a moral compass grounded in competence, integrity and concern for the greater good," he wrote.

Tragically, people in positions in power today are not projecting their best, Sullenberger wrote.

“Many are cowardly, complicit enablers, acting against the interests of the United States, our allies and democracy; encouraging extremists at home and emboldening our adversaries abroad; and threatening the livability of our planet.”

[Skywise]

You've got to be kidding me. He's, ultimately, just another mind-numbed robot.

[ilgipper]

Spent too much time with Tom Hanks. Turned into a wussy.

[KC_Conspirator]

Its sad to see people I consider heroes to debase themselves.

[al baby]

Hey Sully you dint land that

[KarlInOhio]

How long was he under the Hudson River? Was it oxygen deprivation or drinking that much liberal urine

[Bratch]

I blame Tom Hanks.

[a fool in paradise]

>>“Many are cowardly, complicit enablers, acting against the interests of the United States, our allies and democracy; encouraging extremists at home and emboldening our adversaries abroad; and threatening the livability of our planet.”

Does he mean militant “antifa” dictators? Does he mean invading foreign nationals? Does he mean naked Globalists seeking to end US sovereignty? Does he mean climate change conspiracists?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So Sully is a Marxist snowflake SJW. Good to know.

[gundog]

You didn’t have half the passengers hoping the plane sank, did you, Sully.

[Lisbon1940]

So much for Chesley.

[MtnClimber]

He should crash land off Cuba for “his” paradise then. I don’t see anyone stopping him.

[marktwain]

Sounds like he made an endorsement of President Trump.

[yarddog]

I saw a story on TV about two Indonesian pilots who landed a large passenger jet on a river. I think they only lost one person. I can’t recall all the details but they had a far more dangerous situation.

They lost all power for a long time and could barely move the controls. They also had to dodge bridges.

[SERKIT]

So he supports Trump then. Good.

[tomkat]

Maybe I’m misreading it, but it sounds like he’s on our side, folks.

Then again, I read the whole thing, so wadda I know. . .

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Just because he played you in the movie doesn’t mean you have to channel Tom Hanks, Chester.

[The Iceman Cometh]

Sully's an NPC?

[papertyger]

Did I miss something here?

I didn’t see where he laid any of his complaints at the feet of our side.

[ZULU]

Sophomoric elitist.

In his uber rich, elitist world, he is insulated from the realities of socialist progressives in both parties.

[Lazamataz]

It’s really impossible to tell who’s side he’s on.

Most of his comments are vague and unqualified enough to be taken any way you choose.