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[Jonathan Lighter]

Yup, more about the "patriotic cheer that's taking the world by storm":

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-image-cargo-ships-201228626.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/21/fact-check-canada-government-memo-banning-lets-go-brandon-fake/6118724001/

JL

On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 6:59 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> And more:
>
> <http://goog_175914099>
>
> 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:
>>
>>
>> https://www.yahoo.com/news/lets-brandon-became-code-insulting-050915714.html
>>
>> JL
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 11:33 AM Peter Reitan <pjreitan at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "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."
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.businessinsider.com/lets-go-brandon-chant-origin-video-what-does-it-mean-2021-10
>>>
>>> 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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>> truth."
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