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Subscribe to RSSAn American Airlines pilot isn’t smiling after Alec Baldwin’s surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
“I was disappointed that it was making light of something that’s fairly serious and also was poking fun at a group of employees that are very proud and a historic airline who are going through a tough period right now,” said Steve Roach, a real American Airlines pilot.
Following Alec Baldwin's fake apology to himself on NBC's "SNL," an American Airlines pilot speaks out. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports.
During SNL’s “Weekend Update,” Baldwin was introduced as Captain Steve Rogers, and appeared in a pilot’s uniform, mustache and speaking with a southern accent.
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It's a joke already. Get over it.
You what would be a better joke ....placing Alec on the "no-fly list"
That would be hysterical
I have been a faithful AA executive flier for over 15 years (Platinum). Having said that, I no longer fly AA. Their treatment of passengers has much to be desired these days. The attendants don't want to hear a peep out of any passengers. They bang those damned carts against the isle passenger elbows and knees and it REALLY HURTS. Besides NEVER apologizing for the physical aggression they will shut you up if you complain with this unruly passenger crap which really would irritate anybody. They seem to have forgotten the service part of their job. They definitely have forgotten the service with a SMILE part. I don't blame Baldwin for loosing his cool. I NEVER got an apology from AA for the physical pains I have suffered at their hands so I see Baldwins skit on SNL as really funny AND TRUE.
Digital games and or Wifi is something they want to control in the cabin so that they can eventually figure out how to make money and profit on it. I think that this is the reason they want passengers to shut them off. As an electronic engineer and pilot I do not see any harm digital electronic s can do to interfere with aircraft operations.
Sure, to a communist under the old Soviet Union where people had no rights and every little thing was considered a crime.
Flight attendants are not there to serve you drinks or fellate your little ego. They're there to get your sorry butt off the airplane safely in an emergency and to keep you from using your techno toys to crash the airplane. Bozo Baldwin better get acquainted with Greyhound and Amtrak.
When you pay to fly in first or business class your experience includes service WITH A SMILE. That is what you are paying extra for. Economy is also entitled to service with a smile, good treatment, and whatever else may be needed by any particular passenger. The level of service is determined by the number of flight attendant per passenger. The quality of food and drink also changes with the class of service. Finally, communication and some psychological skills training should be a part of attendant training.
The "smile" works both ways. Attendents put up with so much crap from the "greyhound crowd" that if you're nice to them, they really respond nicely.
I fly all the time, and the flight attendants have become almost unbearable; a sorry, unhappy group of people who should look for new careers. As passengers we are all sick of it.
@AA,
Your service sucks, your flights are never on time, you have by far the worst frequent flyer program of any airline, and your flight attendants make me think I'm at the DMV. But by all means, go to war with a comedian, hope that works out for you.
The pilots should either get a sense of humor or go back to the airport lounge for another round until they learn to lighten up!!
I am personally insulted by Peter Jacobs, who is defending Alex Baldwin, a comedian, an insult to all travelers. Thats right Peter, I fly AA and I like it and I don't care about your personal comments about the AA. My primary goal is to get to my destination on time, and happy. If I want a good meal, I'll go to a restaurant , not an airline. I don't go to a restaurant to fly, so don't complain about the food. The goal of the pilot and crew is to get you there safely and hopefully on time. We don't want aholes like Alex or you justifying his actions on board.
You should be ashamed of yourself even defending his actions.
That American Airlines pilot should have a little more humility and know when to keep his bankrupt mouth shut.
Tompca...your a fool! Be grateful that you have professional pilot's who are CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY along with the rest of the passengers on the plane. Having flown for years on business, my impression is that it's NOT the flight crews who are rude, it's a lot of narcissist, ego driven people who fly and expect to be treated like 'royals'. Baldwin is a primary example of a narcissist-ego AH!
If some idiot on my plane holds up the flight because he wants to play with his iPad - I say boot him off and don't let him fly again.
Baldwin should be apologizing to his fellow passengers and to the flying public in general because he affected more flights than the one he was on.
Pick one.
"it" is not a joke, but Baldwin is a joke, and one of the worst parents in the world along with being a bully and a really bad actor..
Amazing, that there are those so obtuse as to defend the big, fat, self-important hollywood putz Baldwin, and trash folks who are just doing their job and trying to keep flying safe. And, don't even bother me with the crap about how electronic devices are not a safety hazard, unless you've got some hard evidence.
I thought the skit was amusing, but it just goes to show that Alec is a buffoon. He'll take an incident in which he acted without class, and tease others in an ego-stroking, arrogant manner.
I guess if you don't like AA, don't fly with them. If you have legitimate gripes, also make a complaint and tell your friends. The way *not* to handle it is to disrespect the staff and throw a fit about your iPad, then mock them further on national TV.
There is no reason whatsoever that plane cannot pull back from a terminal, taxi, and takeoff with or without every person on board playing Words with Friends. The same electromagnetic radiation that allows him to play is there regardless. It won't affect the plane if he is playing or not. If he wasn't playing, his phone can still query and pick up e-mail, receive a call that isn't answered, or do whatever. It is a total myth that electronic devices can affect an airplane. The avionics are specifically designed to NOT be influenced by external RF.
He did. Even before the show.
He is a jerk - so is the pilot.
Baldwin is a reasonably good actor but a far more accomplished Adam-Henry. The rest of the passengers should have taken him to the floor same as any other jerk who is disrupting the flight. He's nobody special.
Do all of you really think that American Airlines was Baldwins first choice for that flight? Seriously? At least he DOESN'T think to waste the money and fuel on a charter flight as others do.
I haven't flown on American since 1963. With their inflated cost of a ticket, I do not fly that airline. I would assume that Baldwin believed that in First Class, the food would be First Class too! Obviously, he is/was speaking from his experiences in the past too...
Peter Jacobs
Alec Baldwin---is that you?
LMAO The comment that an iPad would cause a plane to crash is hysterical. If that were the case there would crashed planes all over the continent. It's just a way to punish the passengers because microwave signals are all over the airwaves. Even the people in the airport terminal are talking on the phone and the plane is receiving those signals just as if they were on the plane. There has never been proof of any plane ever being grounded because of cell phones except the ignorance of the airlines and the FAA.
One study concluded that mobile phones used in the cabin could exceed the rated allowable interference levels for some avionics installed in aircraft. On the other hand, links between device use and actual system failures have not been proven, nor have the reported incidents been reproduced in ground tests.
In other words people, its a hoax by the FAA and the airlines. A theory that has never been proven. If it were true they would not allow any cell phone towers anywhere near an airport because they put out much more signal than individual cell phones and since airports are usually the highest land around they are prime locations for cell towers. I know for a fact that Charleston WV airport is on top of a mountain and there are cell towers all around it. Its a hoax people.
The SNL bit was funny. The pilot needs to lighten up. Alec Baldwin was punished, now he uses it for humor. BFD.
American Airlines should be careful not to completely alienate first and business class customers that pay for those expensive seats. Those seats sell for a premium and that revenue would be surely missed if those seats were instead always filled with frequent fliers travelling with upgrades.
The inconvenience for AA, however, is that those customers require a certain level of service in return. Baldwin's behavior probably wasn't the best, but I can only cringe when I imagine how the flight attendant behaved. It takes 2 to tango, and passengers in that class expect more than the standard bad attitude that pervades the coach cabins usually.
And the pilot is paid handsomely for being a glorified bus driver. This guy just wanted his name in the paper.
No mip, it is me, Peter Jacobs himself. At least you know the COH.
Alan, do not allow people to have so much power over you. A personal opinion based on 15 years of experience should not be able to personally insult you. Emotional control is a good thing to develop in life.
When considering words, one must always consider the source. Let's consider your words Alan, especially the 'aholes' part and the 'happy' part. Happiness is always such a fleeting thing when other people's words can personally insult you. Utilizing words such as 'aholes' suggests having lost control of your emotions. Suggestion for a cure. Read g0ne4n0w below.
g0ne4n0w
Pick one.
kkkkkkk. You made me laugh this morning and started off my day really great. Thank you Alan.
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You understand the issue. It is about economics and not about plane or passenger safety. Thumbs up.
Let the man play his game. No airplane has ever fallen out of the sky because of electronics use.
BS. Until the FAA makes a final determination, its the law. Personally, I'd rather err on the side that it may cause an issue and not allow the use of electronic devices for 10 - 20 minutes during a flight. Its a far safer assumption than yours. If Mr. Baldwin can't comply with a rule, then he needs to fly on private aircraft. He needs to apologies to the flight crew for his obscene behavior. And shame on NBC for be a facilitator to stars who can't behave.
I won't ask you to prove a negative because you cannot prove your statement, but that's not really the point. The point is that there were a lot of fellow passengers inconvenienced by Baldwin's refusal to turn it off. If he didn't care about how AA, the FAA and the TSA run things, then he could at least care about being polite to everyone else who was made to be late. The FAs are only there to enforce the rules. They don't make them. If you have a problem with the rules then don't fly or talk to your congressperson about changing them. And it's not like he was trying to make a statement or anything. He just wanted to play a game. I don't fly if I can drive, because it's become such a PITA, but when I do fly then I abide by the law.
Do you really believe that all the "terrorists" would have to do to bring down a plane is keep their iPads on? Come on.
According the USAF, USMC and USN flyers I work with, electronic gadgets DO have an effect on the aircraft systems. And the more gadgets operating, the greater the effect.
Would you want to be on the plane that hit that critical overload because one self-important jerkwad HAS to play his game?
The regulations are there for a reason, not because the head of the FAA decided to invent something to make passengers unhappy.
BS, prove it that there is any threshold of number electronic devices that can bring down a plane? So you don't need expensive missiles and bombs to bring down a plane these days? Just equip every passenger with a few Iphones and ipads each and all of them all play words with friends at the same time and we can crap the plane out? Seriously, you gonna go with better err on the safe side thing? There is nothing to err because there is no danger you moron.
Sorry to say this Terelyn but if you have USAF, USMC and USN pilots telling you this then they have bold faced lied to you. Modern air crafts controls and navigation is very well shielded from electrical, analog and digital interference. Most international safety boards have already cleared all electric devices as safe for use. And most all international carriers have already begun providing wifi access to passengers cell phones, iPads and laptops when flying cross Atlantic & Pacific.
The senators who oversee the FAA are well lobbied by the airlines. The moment the FAA says that electronics are not a danger the airlines know that they will loose all ability to charge for internet access when fly domestically.
The other passengers should have never been inconvenienced!!! But due to a flight attendant overreacting and a pilot acting like a douche that caused the flight to be interrupted. It's freakin Alec Bladwin. Did they really think he was going to cause harm? He's like 100 yrs old! I get we shouldn't treat celebrities any different, but in the process of, what, trying to help other passengers??? He HURT other passengers. Stupid is as stupid does.
I don't have to 'prove' anything, Yus. Take your childish name-calling elsewhere. All you do is make yourself look bad.
And frankly, I'll take the word of professional aviators over a random stranger on the internet. They're the guys that are putting their lives on the line.
Describes Alec Baldwin and his supporters well.
We're talking about multi-million dollar aircraft here. Aircraft that, to my knowledge at least, are still operated via hardwired computers and not wireless signals
How about putting in some EM shielding, especially around the passenger compartments? Pretty sure metal acts as a shield, so where exactly is the problem? My desktop motherboard has EM shielded components in it, yet a passenger jet doesn't?
AA blew this out of proportion and Alec is having a laugh at them just like Jon Stewart has a laugh at the hypocrisy in America as a whole
G Camomescro disagree a bit, because this wasn't the flight crew's rule about the electronic devices, it's an FAA rule. I'm sure his iPad wouldn't bring down the plane but why couldn't he just do what everyone else has to do, and turn it off? I have a hard time believing Jon Stewart would so misdirect his laughter at the people who are just doing their reasonable job.
No Dr Larry. Stupid is believing that electronic equipment can cause a plane to crash when the electronic equipment are all around in the form of cell towers which broadcast the same cell phone signal 24 hours a day. Its a hoax that has not every been proven.
links between device use and actual system failures have not been proven, nor have the reported incidents been reproduced in ground tests.
I guess we will always have sheep that follow alone and drink the kool-aid. The FAA should prove that there is a possibility that cell phone use can bring down a plane or drop the demand.
There is only one good reason to not use a cell phone during air travel, and that it can cause issues with cell towers trying to relay the call from cell to cell at 200 mph. That said, cell phones that have the screen off, are almost as active as phones with their screen on, and again, for any of them to even work, they are all being flooded by every providers signal, all at once, at much more power than a phone ever could. It's a stupid rule, a rule that shouldn't be there. He should have turned it off, he didn't, the flight attendant decided to make yourself feel better by asserting the power she only has when on that plane. He acted like a jerk, she acted like jerk back, everyone got delayed. She knows it won't take down the plane, so she should have asked him to put it in the pocket in front of him during take-off so in the event of a crash, it doesn't cut him in half like a sausage.
The rule shouldn't be there without a sound reason, but people should also try to work with each other. All the pieces came together; he's famous, the rule is stupid, and FA can be mean, so we all have to hear about it.
All the Avionics are shielded... Cell phones aren't going to connect at 37,000 feet - too high.
The best reason for shutting your Cell phone down is that the person next to, in front of, behind of you doesn't have to be forced to listen to you blab about this and that.
MacGyver - I agree with you except that I have been told (maybe wrongly) that it is against FAA Regs to put the Ipad/Laptops in the seat pocket in front of you - at least during Take-off and landings.
Maybe so, but in the event of a emergency landing - I think getting whacked by an errant Ipad is the least of your worries.
Here we go again with a person who is asked to follow the rules that most of us do, but refuses to . Then when he suffers the consequences he cries, poor me. Now he is being paid to cry poor me. We as a soceity keep letting others escape being held accountable.
I would not either.
This man is a notorious D-bag. If you are told to do something on a plane you do it. They are just doing their job and attempting to subvert the rules will only create unnecessary problems. He is an adult and should act like it; not try to use electronics furtively like a teenager in class.
I still do not understand how this he is still relevant, continues to garner publicity and further work.
Gross.
To call Baldwin an adult is an insult to all us law abiding citizens. Baldwin is a dangerous egotistical prick and should be banned from all commercial flights in future.
"If you are told to do something on a plane you do it."
With this attitude, it's fairly certain the next hijackers will pose as flight attendants.
@ x lion tamer: lolwut?
Ok, we can all agree that Baldwin acted like a child. With that being said when an adult argues with a 5 year old who usually ends up looking like the bigger idiot? Especially when that adult (AA) is your bankrupt drunk uncle.
That's not the point. If you want to let the 5-yr-old drive your car or fly the plane, then you are an idiot.
The reality is that Alec Baldwin, like it or not, IS a VIP, he was flying first class (likely paying serious MONEY, not a mere beneficiary of an AAdvantage upgrade), and they should have given him some slack until it was really time to shut down his toy.
It may not be egalitarian, it may not be fair, but this happens ALL THE TIME. It's the difference between a 1:8 FA:pax ratio and a 3:180 ratio. It's a cozier atmosphere, you get free booze, you get a wider seat for your fat ass, more leg room, guaranteed storage for your carryons, and you get food. It's FIRST CLASS. It's what you pay $2000 for vs. $200.
The fact that cabin attendants, even those with a specific airline, do not have anything resembling the level of training to provide a consistent and positive customer experience. Scratch that, that no airline pays any attention to customer satisfaction as an operating goal, or runs their operation as a service business, is the real root of the matter. Many seem to have a chip on their shoulders, resenting being perceived as overpayed waitresses, so they stress the safety/professional thing, and will lord the hell out of it if they get any guff.
Having sat right across from flight attendants on many occasions, there is a great variability in how they handle situations. I have had experiences ranging from Nazis telling me to stow my toys and store them the minute the door closes, to a quiet nod during the last safety check.
What it boils down to is, it was about arbitrary control. Baldwin refused to be some F/A's bitch, she got upset, and it was all downhill from there.
x lion tamer
Let me guess---the lion ate your brain...
Dr Larry, the point is that if the 5 year old child cuts a hiss fit in a store for candy and the adult stands and argues with it, who looks like the bigger idiot? It has nothing to do driving the car or flying the plane.
mike, I see you have lost your sense of humor if you ever had one.
And those of you calling Baldwin names, you sound like envious children yourself.
Listen, what Baldwin did was wrong according to FAA rules but the knee jerking reaction from the airlines was worse. They have a bad case of Napoleon syndrome.
Wish they took customer service and passenger comfort as seriously as they're taking this spoof.
Lizzie... I agree there is so much more important worries in the world than one actor's little tiff on the plane... I think the sketch was great, if you can't laugh at yourself then you might as well open the hatch and jump. I love flight Attendants and crew with a sense of humor, makes for a great flight. Then there are those with sticks up the bum who think they are god and the law and will kick anyone off if they look at them wrong.
in the immortal words of Captain Hulka (Stripes) "LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS' !!!!!!
movibuff...if you are really a movie buff, you would know that Hulka was a Sargeant, not a Captain...
oh snap! except I think it is "Sergeant" smart guy.
Get a life and get a sense of humor. It was hysterical.
You have a weird sense of humour--too many electronic games?
You, OTOH, apparently have no sense of humor.
Say what you will about this guy's arrogance or hollywood elitist attitude, but this guy knows how to entertain. That's all he's paid to do. His job doesn't require him to be nice or to avoid offending people. The skit was very well done and he was able to mock both the airline and himself for the sake of a few laughs. Just laugh and move on already people.
Sorry, while the skit is funny, Mr. Baldwin's behavior is not. He should apologies to the flight crew for his behavior. Shame on NBC for being an enabler of bad behavior.
He is paid to entertain. He isn't paid to be a pain because he won't obey rules--And since when is cynicism and mockery an asset in real life? Sorry--most people's jobs "don't require them to be nice or not offend" but they manage to do both with little trouble. He may be a decent actor--but as a person,---not so much.
people nowadays seem to be in a constant state of outrage. everyone's demanding apologies. whether it's fans of sara palin demanding letterman to apologize or tom on behalf of the flight crews everywhere, you're all spending a lot of your time outraged.
people nowadays seem to be in a constant state of outrage. everyone's demanding apologies. whether it's fans of sara palin demanding letterman to apologize or tom on behalf of the flight crews everywhere, you're all spending a lot of your time outraged.
So what your say'n is the next time all 320 /or however many are on board a plane, all decide to not follow the law and hoard to one end of the plane, they all need to get paid to go on air and make fun of what they all did! Everyone just laugh and get over it. Rules are there for a reason. Anyone who does not want to follow the rules, made their choice to fly on that plane, nobody made them board.
I bet the passengers on the plane were very amused. I would have found it amusing if someone had taken his iPad and turned it off - permanently - over his head. Now THAT would have been funny.
Doc Larry, you are not a psychologist, you are a knuckle dragging homunculus that not only do you have a poor sense of comedy, you promote an assualt on a person you do not agree with? Then you laugh? That is called a hate crime! You should be prosecuted to the furthest extent of the law!
Oh, I am sorry! That was sarcasm and satire! Hahahahahh!
Kinda like the skit on SNL...
I don't know why they meaning the airline employees are so 'upset' with Baldwin in the first place. Baldwin is the first to defend them when the airline wants to take away their pensions and negotiating rights yet they singled him out for this type of 'treatment'. The stewardesses are legendary for their favoritism of passengers... And what little power they have they abuse.
If you ever want to get on a flight attendant's good side, two simple words:
"Oh, waitress!"
They love that!
especially if its a guy or even a facsimile of,great line cynic!
more two word to get your waitress attention is "sky c@#t"
The pilot should be happy Alec did not play with his name. With a name like "Roach", Alec could even make the joke more personal to him. AA granted has been going through bankrupcy but it's no excuse for bad service and bad attitude
And Baldwin has no right to cause problems for everyone on his flight.
Reminds me of a farside cartoon. A switch next to the passenger which said:
"Wings On / Wings Off"
Seriously though no matter how dumb rule about electronics really is the rule is the rule and Alec Baldwin should have acted like an adult.
Oh lighten up.
Please Captain, if you are one, it was a Joke, get over it. Yes he was wrong to continue to use the device when told to stop, but he is not the first and not the last. One time I had a Flight Attendant sitting next to me and he was playing on his phone during takeoff and landing. Some example that sets.
What about the 200 other passengers that had to be delayed because Mr. Baldwin can't behave? Boycott NBC.
really?!?!? you're going to boycott nbc?!?! you my friend need to get a life.
Boycott NBC???? Were they all on the flight playing games too??
Wow. What a brilliant solution.
Gotta go, Pizza Hut is late with my delivery. I've gotta go boycott Italy.
If NBC supports idiocy - why not boycott them?
You responded... they support the likes of yourself.
Let's instead boycott people who overreact by boycotting for little or no reason.
Can't stand the prick, so if you think he was funny, bully for you. The guy is a prick, so I don't find any humor in it. But I think everyone should just get over it already.
The guy has finally become as stupid as his brothers. Hope he really has stopped making movies as he said. No TV would be fine with me. Fade away.
Stephen is certainly a lot smarter than Alec.
It's a close race between Alec and Daniel.
Do you deduce smart with their politics? You really are deluded. I would bet that is all you know of those brothers, tunnel-vision blinders-on boy!
Electronics may not down airplanes - but pissed off pilots might.
I like the ground fine.
Then he shouldn't be a pilot... Sky Rage is not allowed.
Alec Baldwin is an egotistical dangerous jerk and should be banned from all commercial flights. The public should boycott all his movies and other Baldwin money makers to show their disgust for his stupid and dangerous behavior.
You wonder why nobody replied to your spewing of hate! Hahahahah
Get a Life Patrol... Here is your boy!
There is no data that says that cell phones or laptops interfere with airplanes... they are well protected... and furthermore they were sitting at the gate NOT taxing to a runway. Since most of you people don't read full stories before you spout out your stupidity know this. There were other people on the planes using the cells and this airline employee ignored the rest and picked on him... why? probably because of his celebrity hoping they could either make an ass out of him or make some money off him... either STFU and go away just like AA will be in a few short years.
Are you sure? Are you willing to risk 200 lives on an assumption? Just because there is limited data, doesn't mean it's safe. Do some research and you'll see that there are reports of EMI (electromagnetic interference) from pilots during the crucial takeoff and landing phase.
I'd be more concerned about paying attention to the emergency procedures than actually causing the plane to crash. If anthing goes wrong, its mostly likely in the first 20-30 minutes.
"IF" electronic media could take down a plane, Dont you think it would be confiscated BEFORE boarding the plane.
Yeah, David Matthew--you're just a wealth of information. And where did you get the part about other people using devices on that plane at the same time? Were you on the plane? And did anyone ever tell you to STFU during one of your rants?
if anyone really thought something as simple as forgetting to turn off your ipod would bring down the plane none of us would ever fly.
I have to call BS on this one (btw, I am a pilot). If this were true, every one at the gate (which the airplane had not yet left) would be asked to shut their devices. Or do you think that EMI stops at the fuselage? Realize that you are bing bombarded EVERY SECOND by some sort of microwave, RF device, etc. Now tell me how many times your automobile or other machinery has suddenly gone awry because of it? Are you telling me that aircraft instuments, which are manufactured to EXTREMELY STRINGENT standards, are somehow more delicate and vulnerable? Please.
Ever had a speaker start buzzing when you get around it with a cell phone? that's a very simple example, but true.
All electronic devices affect other electronic devices to some extent. Different devices have different levels and some are better shielded than others. No one says a cell phone by itself will "bring a plane down" but if it could possibly affect communications during takeoff or landing (the most critical parts of the flight), it should be banned during those times.
If you can't follow the rules for flying commercial, don't do it.
Alec Baldwin does this to himself all the time. No effort required on anyone else's part.
I think it's funny. he's trying to make light of it..they need to let it go. i think alec baldwin is funny in 30Rock. the more the airline complains, they will look like THEY are petty. i think it's ridiculous to get upset over a little game...he should have turned it off but to throw him off the plane??? there are real terrorists out there. just LET IT GO already.
It's about obeying FAA regulations and Flight Crew requests. When you buy a ticket for a flight, you've signed a legal contract to obey the flight crew and FAA regulations. Failure to do so can get you fined. Mr. Baldwin is lucky he didn't get arrested for his actions - only his celebrity saved him. Anyone else would have been arrested and charged. To the other passengers, he was a terrorist of the worst kind - a 60 old man acting like a two year old. WAAAA I CAN'T PLAY MY GAME FOR 10 MINUTES. This moron should be apologising to the flight crew.
Absolutely right...all these morons going on about "oh, electronics can't really hurt a plane" and "the pilot should just lighten up" are just that, morons. Who TF does Alec Baldwin think he is that he should not have to abide by the same rules as everybody else--REGARDLESS IF YOU THINK THEY ARE STUPID RULES, THEY ARE STILL RULES! End of argument, he's a pretentious pri-k who embarrassed himself and pissed off a bunch of passengers who didn't ask for some haughty, self-important jerk like him to be on their plane. No defense for this loser and NBC and SNL made it worse...and don't be telling me to lighten up or take it easy, the guy is a complete di-k, no defense at all.
Everything you have posted makes me believe that you are a flight attendant. A college degree and you do THAT?
Airlines have been propagating the myth that they are some kind of authority figures.
It makes it easier to abscond with the money in one of the most taxpayer subsidized for-profit industries in America.
Agreed...wake up people...
This happens on a daily basis with the airlines, but you won't hear about the plumber, the dentist, or the housewife that did the exact same thing (or worse). People saying we should boycott anything related to Alec Baldwin really need to pull the stick out of their behind. Fine.. he's a jerk, but if he's entertaining I don't care. Well behaved actors are boring anyway.
The plumber, the dentist nor the housewife have a stage. How is it that entertainers seem to find following rules on commercial aircraft so difficult? If they can't follow the rules that everyone else on the aircraft must, then charter a private jet. Stop making an ass of yourself and delaying everyone else on the aircraft who were simply trying to go about their business.
Prior to him doing this, no flight was ever delayed because of another passenger. Damn You Alec Baldwin!!
Explains a lot about why I don't fly certain airlines anymore. Tired of being treated like a child. Maybe if employees demanded passengers be treated with a little respect instead of auctioning off benefits to the highest bidder. No sympathy. None
If you act like a child - expect to be treated like one.
Steven100: Excellent post and perfect description too!
Baldwin is not famous for his lack of acting ability; he is known for being a pompous, overbearing, annoying, world class butthead-ahole.
That entire STUNT on the plane was for ONE reason: FREE Publicity for a "has been" career that is really "gasping for air, on its last legs and just isn't going anywhere".
He did "achieve his objective" and got the FREE publicity he needed... for now?
All of his SNL antics are just his "pathetic attempt at covering up and distract people from his own arrogant, immature, moronic, idiotic "I'm Alec Baldwin so I can do what I want" attitude.
Tomorrow? He'll still be "yesterday's dull news"... almost as dull as his own personality.
When reading about GREAT actors or actresses in Hollywood, most of them are really nice people... fairly humble and never come across as arrogant, rude or obnoxious. The GREAT actors are known and respected for their SKILL. Baldwin is famous for his screwed up, unfunny, juvenile, class-clown persona... NOT his poor acting ability... always, always "struggling for attention" in his personal life.
It's always those "mediocre actors"... the ones who WISH they really had "some unique skill" and OBVIOUSLY don't! Baldwin "defines" mediocre... at best :-)
It's true he acts like a baby in his personal life, but to say he has no talent as an actor is absurd. 2 Emmys, 3 golden globes, and 6 screen actors guild awards. He didn't give them to himself. Btw, the screen actors awards are voted on by his fellow actors. They must all be chumps then.
Sadly most emmys, golden globes and screen actor guild awards are about politics of Hollywood and not talent.
He's definitely a butthead. When he was killed in The Departed, the audience cheered. And I dont think it was just his character.
Alec Baldwin is the only reason 30 Rock is as good as it is.
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I don't believe that one bit
You got that part right!
you said it better than anyone.
This incident aside, which in of itself, was stupidity by this bighead, Baldwin thinks he is funny but he most certainly is not. He is without talent and just a vacuous idiot with a very annoying expression on his face. For him to disappear from the limelight would be absolutely no loss at all!!
Alec Baldwin is just another rude, spoiled celebrity who thinks the entire world revolves around him - a total jerk from whom you cannot expect any better behavior.
So that explains Newt Gingrich and Herman Cane? Huh?
Just another spoiled, rich actor who thinks his poop doesn’t stink. Baldwin is such a Tool! And to throw a hissy fit and run into the bathroom on the plane to avoid following the regulations, come on, grow up!! The world doesn’t revolved around Alec Baldwin!! Rather than throw insults and digs at the pilot, why not be a man and apologize for your tantrum and holding up everyone else on the plane just so you could finish your little game on your phone.
As a character in movies and on TV I do find him very funny, but seems as a real person he is just another spoiled brat.
Your opinion about Baldwin means as much to you as the world does revolve around you... due to your posting! What a HYPOCRITE!