Controversial Fox News host Tomi Lahren compared flight attendants to Nazis while complaining about the federal mask mandate.
Fox News’ Tomi Lahren Says Flights Attendants “Becoming Almost Nazis Of The Air”
Lahren was appearing on the Fox News program “Outnumbered” when she made the remark:
“I will say there are so many good flight attendants out there. But there are some flight attendants out there who take their job as the mask police to extremes. Becoming almost Nazis of the air. And it’s ridiculous, it drops beneath your nose, they’re constantly getting mad at you.”
You can watch the full exchange here:
Tomi Lahren calls flight attendants “Nazis of the air” for enforcing the airlines’ mask mandates. pic.twitter.com/3Zog6M1Hgq
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 8, 2021
Not surprisingly, left wing zealot Sara Nelson, the president of the powerful Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) union, was quick to pounce on Lahren’s words:
“While she’s projecting, we’re protecting. This is the kind of hateful rhetoric that has kept us from acting like Americans, mobilizing a national response in solidarity in the face of this crisis.
“Our union will hold Tomi and her employer personally responsible for the next flight attendant hurt by an irate pax motivated by her hateful rhetoric. Ratings are slipping at Fox – they desperately want in on a story that’s already a national disgrace.
“To the traveling public: don’t listen to Tomi. Get vaxxed, wear a mask, and come fly with us. We’re only getting back to normal if we all work together.”
I think “Nazis” was improperly used and is far t0o casually used in our discourse, as are other hot-button words.
Lahren continued, though–
“It’s no wonder people are getting frustrated. We still need to act, obviously, decent. There is not excuse for violence. But we need to lift the mask mandate in the air and I have a feeling a lot of these issues will go away.”
So I don’t agree with your her choice of words, but I do tend to agree with her overall sentiment on this narrow issue. Meanwhile, I find Nelson’s tweets totally counterproductive and needlessly partisan, though they no doubt play into the union base she represents.
CONCLUSION
Lahren’s one poor word choice overshadowed a reasonable argument. That’s an important reminder not to use the word Nazi…unless describing Nazis. But it’s a broader reminder to watch our words carefully.
Make no mistake, I don’t think Lahren’s discourse is helpful toward advancing us to a place in which violence and poor behavior decreases at airports and on airplanes. But I do acknowledge that some flight attendants are too overzealous in enforcing masks rules (like the flight attendant I recently flew with who made six announcements on the same flight that passengers must keep masks on between sips). And I also think passenger behavior will improve once the mask mandate is lifted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
Have you heard about the novel Falling? I listened an interview with the author on NPR and it was quite heavy on the “primarily here for your safety” aspect of the job.
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/06/1013313444/highjack-thriller-falling-draws-on-t-j-newmans-time-as-a-flight-attendant
She was furloughed last year, but she’s doing quite well for herself.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/flight-attendants-debut-novel-drops-first-trailer-exclusive-4134922/
Control-freaks, zealots, martinets , but that’s always been the case , long before COVID and only a small proportion of them.
She is not wrong. It is funny how people get so offended.
So, Lahren is described as “controversial”.
Meanwhile Nelson is described as a “left wing zealot” whose “tweets totally counterproductive and needlessly partisan” and is “the union base she represents”.
Ok then.
I mean, one could argue they 2 sides of the same coin, but your own bias needn’t be so obvious.
Actually Aaron, your own bias is showing. I make no defense of that tawdry partisan hack. I thought that was a given. But I hope it’s clearer now.
not clearer. You attack the head of a union and ignore the idiot throwing around words like “nazi”. Shameful.
Not sure how I “ignored” her when I condemned her statement and poor choice of words. Try reading the article again…
How am I being biased when I am the one calling you out on your bias which you are clearly showing via the words you used to describe both women? Especially when the language you are using is much stronger in one case?
Aaron, your bias shows in every comment, particularly by the comments and statements you choose to focus on. But I don’t hide my bias. I have utter disdain for both women. But I need not paint some sort of false equivalency, compare-contrast picture between these two. Nelson should be above the petty, jejune politics of pundits like Lahren. After all, she leads a diverse group of over 50K flight attendants. Instead, she attacks Fox News in her tweet. Wow. I hate cheap shots and petty attacks. And I hate how she helped to fleece American taxpayers thought a poor-to-rich, regressive tax transfer when airlines deserved no bailouts.
If by biased you mean I’m against racism, homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and their ilk, and call people out for it when I see it, then yes, I am biased. I’ll wear that as a badge of honor.
“But I don’t hide my bias. I have utter disdain for both women. But I need not paint some sort of false equivalency, compare-contrast picture between these two.”
The words you used to describe both women contradict that.
“After all, she leads a diverse group of over 50K flight attendants.”
And the other, who has a platform that reaches millions of people with each broadcast, and uses that platform in a less than benign way? She is just as much of a zealot as Nelson is.
Yes, indeed she is. I thought that was a given.
@Matthew, Please refer me to your articles where liberals calling Conservatives, Trump and his supporters as “nazis”. You can include the word “air” to make it look more like related to travel too. Liberals have been so liberal in using words like “nazis”, racist, racism against anyone for anything and everything.
Maybe we all should check our own bias( that includes me)
A DL FA yelled at the whole plane eating the Biscoffs they just handed out: “Put your masks on between bites and sips! For our safety!” This whole thing is a clown show, Lahern is right and Nelson is a horrendous representative for the many many FAs who are great people. I typically don’t take my medical advice from union leaders either….
Poor choice of words but the premise is correct. It’s time to mute these power tripping flight attendants. End this mask nonsense.
end the “mask madness”? You a viral infection doc James? If not, follow the science and follow the rules, and leave the people who are required to enforce the rules alone (heck, help them out instead of being a know it all who says “the rules do not apply to me”.)
“Follow the science”, they screamed. Except when science doesn’t favor their hilarious attempts at controlling the people whose lives they envy. Funny how science never factors into their indoctrination attempts or gender-palooza.
No matter how many masks you force us to wear, we will always be freer, better, and happier than you. Just know that.
gee. serve me my coffee and shut up.
the science is wrong.
ignore the scientists
covid is a hoax
the earth is flat
cigarettes are good for you
William Y should be cancelled but given his thoughts, his days are likely numbered. Darn variants. RIP Billy.
Finally, you get it. Fetch me a coffee dear and let the men handle this.
There is no RCT demonstrating that masks work.
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4586
Of course, there are those who say ivermectin shouldn’t be used for COVID-19 because there is no RCT demonstrating it is effective, even though numerous prominent doctors have found it effective in their clinical experiences. You can’t have it both ways.
Who claims COVID-19 is a hoax? Even that rabid right-wing outlet CNN says Trump never called COVID-19 a hoax. The hoax is how DNC-water carriers portray their political bugbears.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/08/ask-politifact-are-you-sure-donald-trump-didnt-cal/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/politics/joe-biden-campaign-ad-trump-coronavirus-hoax-fact-check/index.html
Bigbird is yet another authoritarian leftist who wishes ill upon someone who doesn’t agree with him. What a humanist.
Well, she’s not wrong. They’re glorified waitresses. Serve up my coffee, dear, and mind your own business.
Lets not forget that the original and true role of flight attendants (formerly flight nurses) was safety and health. Of course through the decades this job has evolved into service as well. But at the end of the day, their main job is health and safety. Forget pax rudeness, politics, etc. LISTEN to the FA even if you don’t agree ! If you fail to comply you can get banned for life so put the damn mask on and just follow the rules (at present).
There’s always the train . . .
“left wing zealot”. What has Sara Nelson ever done that causes Matthew to make such a dumb cheap shot. And one that suggests a pox on both of their heads. And no Matt, you did not make anything clearer. It was a stupid false equivalency and requires you to clarify or apologize (but I suspect you will do neither).
The one thing you must never do is apologize to blackmailers like you. Remember that, people: never apologize for harm you didn’t cause.
Sara Nelson is aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America. That should tell you enough about her politics. Anyone who admires Eugene Debs is an economically illiterate cretin.
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/sara-nelson-flight-attendants-strikes
She is also fine with doxxing someone’s private travel information so long as it is a political opponent.
https://twitter.com/FlyingWithSara/status/1362948756455493632
Would she have pulled the Spartacus act if someone had doxxed AOC?
Anti-vaxxer, you are part of the problem, not the solution, no matter how many links you regurgitate on this blog
Oh, and since you think the insurrection was NBFD, have a read: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/politics/justice-department-video-released-january-6/index.html
Of course UA-TDS supports an authoritarian socialist like Sara Nelson. Never did I say I supported or condoned the Capitol rioters. What happened was awful and they should be prosecuted for what they did. To claim that they are a dire threat to the government is another matter. Even Biden said they would need “F-15s and nukes” to take on the government. Of course, he has no problems with months upon months of leftist violence in cities all across the country, terrorizing law-abiding citizens and resulting in arson and murder, not to mention billions of dollars in destroyed property. Vandalizing a DNC office or trying to burn down a federal courthouse is A-OK as long a “progressive” is doing it. He must agree with Jerry Nadler that antifa violence “is a myth.” No amount of evidence will ever convince someone like UA-TDS that he isn’t on the “right side of history.” He will continue to spout lies about me voting for Trump or being an anti-vaxxer. Facts do not matter for the lunatic left. If anything, they must be squashed and those who spread truth must be silenced.
You aren’t vaccinated and are spouting lies and mistruths about them. You’re an anti vaxxer, just man up and own it already.
Authoritarian socialist? God you’re a dumbass
Can UA-TDS show even one lie I have spread? More fact-free leftist hysterics from the racist box jumper.
What socialists won’t own up to is that state socialism cannot be enforced without authoritarianism. It is akin to fascism. That you have no problem with authoritarianism demonstrates why you shouldn’t have any say in how others live their lives.
Call control freaks and oppressors “Communists” or “Commies”.
The name “Nazi” should be reserved for…Nazi party members…and maybe other people who support the genocide of Jews.
“it drops beneath your nose, they’re constantly getting mad at you.””
Lots to unpack here. If it ‘slips’ beneath your nose once, the flight attendant “constantly” gets mad at you? Or is it constantly “slipping” beneath your nose?
Good lord, what happened to the party of Roosevelt? These weak, milequetoaste whiners of today have lungs so ineffective that they can’t pull air through a thin piece of fabric, and who after a year of try-and-try-again are unable to keep a piece of cloth from falling off their faces?
Snowflakes, all.
Can somebody please tell her about the Luftwaffe?
n.b. Your description of Sara Nelson sorta comes off as unhinged, too. She’s representing and protecting her members – as an attorney, don’t you do the same for your clients?
Sara Nelson spoke at the Democratic Socialists of America convention. She admires Eugene Debs. She is a leftist who would destroy the American economy to suit her collectivist ideals. Hitler was just representing and protecting his countrymen. Advocating for one’s clients does not make one right.
Wow… way too much to unpack there, but the American economy worked best for everyone when we did embrace a degree of collectivism. Obviously there are no absolutes in the real world.
I also admire the man who literally helped create the weekend.
I’m not sure that Matthew practises law anymore.
Yeah, Matt. Calling her a left-wing zealot seems a little out of context. Her quoted words here seem pretty reasonable. If flight attendants are making too many announcements for your liking, maybe look around and see that it’s probably because your fellow passengers probably aren’t wearing their masks correctly… That basically matches my experience of flying recently. As long as my unmaskable toddler is ineligible to be vaccinated, I probably won’t be flying, thanks to the chin mask brigade
She’s spot on!
The term Nazi is thrown around in way too cavalier manner just like racist. It’s almost lost it’s meaning.
The mask rule has made it nigh impossible for flight attendants. If you are lax with enforcement, you have people complaining. If you enforce it the way it’s written, you are a “Nazi”.
If I am being accused of being a Nazi, then maybe I should act like one. Maybe I can drag this big mouthed cunt off to a concentration camp..,,
Regardless of my own opinions, I fully understand and appreciate that flight attendants have unfortunately been tasked to enforce our government’s mask rules. The only problem I have with this is that some do seem to take this responsibility as a license to be extremely rude, where a gentle and kind reminder would’ve likely yielded much better outcomes on all fronts. Of course, some passengers will not comply regardless. I’m not sure why they can’t be quietly dealt with after arrival, perhaps given a note that they are banned from the airline.
How come Matt, if he chose to offer up this blog, didn’t entitle it, “crypto fascist attacks flight attendants for enforcing the law”. Why did this become a conversation about Sara Nelson, unions, vaccines, etc. And the lunatic fringe like Billy who thinks the Federal Aviation Regulations don’t apply to a guy like him cuz flight attendants are only there to serve him his coffee and who is taking a stand against vaccines cuz covid will never impact him or his family? What’s up w/this? Matt???? Please clarify. thanks!!
Murica!
Emercycrite you ignorant dope. Your name is a fiction and your word is so ambiguous—google it for those who don’t know—that it simply proves emercycrite is an ignorant dope. So sad!
LMAO thanks for the laugh!
The title of this “blog” is: TOMI LAHREN CALLS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ‘NAZIS OF THE AIR'”
Matthew Klint states: “So I don’t agree with your her [Tomi’s] choice of words, but I do tend to agree with her overall sentiment on this narrow issue.” Matthew Klink owes his readers an apology. And not one of those “for those who I may have offended” apologies. One of those, “I am a complete and total idiot from time to time, and this was one of those times, and I’m very sorry and I will try and do better in the future”.
The odds are overwhelming that Matt will not do the right thing but I’m hopeful!!!
I reluctantly have to agree that your personal biases bled through on this one. Saying that you condemn the head of the AFA as well as the woman accusing people trying to keep us safe as Nazis is equivalent to Trump’s Very Fine People on Both Sides comment. C’mon, you’re better than this.
No need for her to defame and denigrate the national socialists who fought communists literally in the streets in the 1920s/1930s and went to war with communists in 1941. What she should say is flight attendants are the new nkvd. Flight attendants are communist agents. National socialists might have done a lot of things but they wouldn’t have kicked a 3 year and his/her family for not wearing a mask.
Are you really defending national socialism? You realize that the Nazis easily recruited communists to join their cause. They were known as beefsteak Nazis. Authoritarian collectivists find common cause. UA-TDS would have felt at home among racist authoritarian collectivists.
Anti-vaxxer, Delta got you yet? Keep running, chump…
UA-TDS again demonstrates what a stable genius he is. Keep jumping on those boxes, racist!
Wow, the NAZI defenders read this blog! National Socialists would have literally murdered a 3 year old if he/she was a jew along w/the 6 million they murdered.
You’re replying to a racist/white supremacist who has already gotten banned by at least one travel blog…