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[Jonathan Lighter]

And more:

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https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-southwest-pilot-lets-go-brandon-curse-biden-ap-reporter-20211101-dq3e77ayofgnrbhhb2bjas5eum-story.html

JL

On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 4:14 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> More:
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> https://www.yahoo.com/news/lets-brandon-became-code-insulting-050915714.html
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> JL
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> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 11:33 AM Peter Reitan <pjreitan at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> "Let's go Brandon."
>>
>> Well, it originated as a misquote.
>>
>> "It all started on October 9, when NASCAR driver Brandon Brown won his
>> first race in the league's Xfinity series at Alabama's legendary Talladega
>> Superspeedway."
>>
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>> https://www.businessinsider.com/lets-go-brandon-chant-origin-video-what-does-it-mean-2021-10
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>> The crowd behind the interview were chanting "F--- Joe Biden!"
>>
>> The interviewer either misunderstood or covered it up, telling Brandon on
>> air that the crowd was chanting "Let's go Brandon!"
>>
>> The chant has since become a popular, ubiquitous in some circles,
>> anti-Biden catch-phrase.
>>
>> Two separate satirical rap songs by that title have reached number 1 on
>> i-tunes streaming or download charts.  One of those songs has been banned
>> from Youtube for supposed Covid misinformation.
>>
>> The original interview here:
>> https://mobile.twitter.com/_____Tweety____/status/1447760462007918597<
>> https://mobile.twitter.com/_____Tweety____/status/1447760462007918597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1447760462007918597%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Flets-go-brandon-chant-origin-video-what-does-it-mean-2021-10
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