Using his verified X account Wednesday, Brooks posted a photograph of a hamburger, fries, and what was left of what looks like an alcoholic drink. He added this caption: “This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible.”
Brooks’ tweet received so much attention (most of it ridicule) that the airport restaurant in question, the 1911 Smokehouse Barbecue, responded on Facebook. Above a photo of Brooks, the restaurant piled on the scorn with what can only be described as an awesome fact check:
Looks like someone was knocking back some serious drinks – Bar tab was almost 80% and he’s complaining about the cost of his meal keep drinking buddy – we get paid off everything.
It really is astounding how modern journalists truly believe they can lie with impunity nowadays.
This may seem small but lets be honest, thirty years ago publicly lying would get you fired from any reputable newspaper. Now he'll just ignore it and the whole thing will go away in a few days while his buddies all cover for him.
Frankly I wish businesses would begin suing these assholes.
Even if he wasn't lying about his alcohol abuse, it's not why Americans think the economy is terrible. If you're buying individual shots of whiskey at an airport restaurant you're obviously way less price-conscious than the rest of us - you know they're going to be paying a premium lease for the location, and passing those costs onto you.
Unfortunately, yes. Normal people care about being lied to shamelessly, but for the kinds of people Brooks circulates with, I rather suspect it's par for the course.
It really is astounding how modern journalists truly believe they can lie with impunity nowadays.
This may seem small but lets be honest, thirty years ago publicly lying would get you fired from any reputable newspaper. Now he'll just ignore it and the whole thing will go away in a few days while his buddies all cover for him.
Frankly I wish businesses would begin suing these assholes.
Even if he wasn't lying about his alcohol abuse, it's not why Americans think the economy is terrible. If you're buying individual shots of whiskey at an airport restaurant you're obviously way less price-conscious than the rest of us - you know they're going to be paying a premium lease for the location, and passing those costs onto you.
They didn't sue him and he wasn't physically punished, so he did get away with it with impunity.
Demon worshipping pedophiles don't care about their reputation.
Unfortunately, yes. Normal people care about being lied to shamelessly, but for the kinds of people Brooks circulates with, I rather suspect it's par for the course.
Do they though? I say that because as far as I can tell, normal people delight in being lied to.