02-15-2010
08:51 PM
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I have been following along since yesterday when SWA tweeted about Mr. Smith. I went to his website immediately to find out who he was. Interesting that he has a movie coming out later this month. I believe he seized this opportunity to make a lot of noise, not because he was truly offended but because he knew if he got loud and obnoxious he might get tons of press. If you calculate the number of his twitter followers and SWA's twitter followers, you've got a big number. Add to that number all of the people who have seen the news stories and you've got an incredible amount of press that an indie film release just can't buy. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Mr. Smith probably wouldn't have gotten the same response from another airline. I think he chose SWA because he knew they would care and attempt to make it right.
I hope he never flies SWA again. That way I will never have to bump into him. It's not about the fat issue. It's about press for his movie. You know what "they" say... any press is good press.
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