Amtrak engineer a homosexual and therefore protected by the American media?

[Nutz]

It isn't that hard to become an Amtrak 'engineer'.

 

[Syriusly]

Error?

Yeah.....

right.

So the train operator is not to follow the speed limit?

My theory is he fell asleep, of course I have no proof other than the accident to say that..

That must be why his sexual orientation is important then, only gay men fall asleep at the wheel...

Only rightwingnuts can find a way to make it about homosexuality.

His homosexuality has to be figured into the investigation.

As much as his religion, shoe size and what kind of car he drives.

 

[Mr. H.]

It isn't that hard to become an Amtrak 'engineer'.

Evidently, you just need to be hard for someone of the same sex.

 

[Nutz]

It isn't that hard to become an Amtrak 'engineer'.

Evidently, you just need to be hard for someone of the same sex.

I am telling you..this guy was blowing someone and missed the turn.

 

[Syriusly]

It's obvious going 50mph+ over the speed limit on a curve means somebody is doing something wrong. And if the engineer is gay or black or left handed, who cares, no excuse for hiring people that endanger the public. But I get a different vibe from some of you folks. That is why I drive, I will NEVER ever take public transportation ever again.

Well of course that is your choice. Its kind of irrational but no one says you have to make rational transportation choices.

And I agree- it doesn't matter who the engineer was- what matters is finding out the cause of the accident- and if the engineer was responsible- holding him responsible.

 

[Syriusly]

The man may or may not be responsible for the deaths of 7 people and the injuries of 140- and that is being investigated, and the ongoing investigation hopefully will determine that.

That he is gay is relevant only to bigots and some Conservatives.

It's obviously relevant to liberal turds who are circling the wagons around him. If he was a member of the TEA Party they would have lynched him already.

No. We'd be saying what the hell does that have to do with his ability to perform his job.

It's fairly apparent that he was promoted much quicker than he should have been solely because he's gay.

Only to Conservative bigoted wingnuts like yourself

From the opinion piece you posted

A question that doesn’t seem to go away is whether Mr. Bostian was a cashier at Target not long before becoming the death train’s engineer. One commenter said his own father put in TWENTY YEARS of extensive training before becoming certified as a train engineer. Something just doesn’t make sense here, unless Mr. Bostian resigned from Target when he was 12.

So- once again- the OP speculates that he was promoted simply because he was gay- without any proof- and you suck that crap up- because that is what a bigot like you does.

There is absolutely no evidence that this man being gay is relevant to the accident.

No one cares except for bigoted wingnuts like yourself.

If he was black- you would be blaming his race- but since he is gay- you are blaming the 'gay'.

If he was a white Teapartier- you would be blaming blacks for attacking the train and causing the accident.

He's speculating based on what other experience engineers are saying..

No- he was speculating based upon the speculations of one person who knew one engineer.

All that matters to you is that this guy was gay- and you are ready to lynch him.

 

[Syriusly]

Why would they mention something that is irrelevant? I mean for the love of God, idiots like you scream that you don't want "gay shoved in your face" then you turn around and demand that the media state that this guy is gay?

Moron

It's quite relevant since it appears he was promoted into the position far sooner than he should have been solely because he's gay.

Bullshit

Read the article. It takes 20 years for most engineers to get promoted to their position.

The article doesn't say that at all- that is entirely your lie.

The article quotes one person who said his uncle took 20 years to become an engineer.

In other words, the articles says what I said. You just admitted it.
n.

No- you actually lied about what the article said- but that is hardly a surprise- you do that all the time.

You said it takes 20 years for most engineers to get promoted to that position- the article doesn't say that at all- you just made that up.

 

[Syriusly]

And for those who care about the facts, rather than the bigoted drivel of right wing wingnuts

This guy has worked for Amtrak for almost 10 years.

Passenger Engineer
Amtrak
December 2010 – Present (4 years 6 months)

Passenger Conductor
Amtrak
July 2006 – December 2010 (4 years 6 months)

Cashier
Target Columbia, MO
2005 – 2006 (1 year)

Looking into how engineers get trained it appears that conductor appears to be one route- and then a 8 week training class.

RAILROAD.NET View topic - Amtrak passenger engineer trainee

So he worked for the railroad for 4 years before he got promoted rather than the usual 20.

What 'usual' 20?

You are just making that up based upon the second account of experience that one person may have had.

 

[Syriusly]

It's obvious going 50mph+ over the speed limit on a curve means somebody is doing something wrong. And if the engineer is gay or black or left handed, who cares, no excuse for hiring people that endanger the public. But I get a different vibe from some of you folks. That is why I drive, I will NEVER ever take public transportation ever again.

It obviously matters if he was promoted early to meet some gay affirmative action quota.

Or perhaps he was promoted because of the secret influence of our alien overlords...........which is just as likely as your scenario.

 

[Syriusly]

It's obvious going 50mph+ over the speed limit on a curve means somebody is doing something wrong. And if the engineer is gay or black or left handed, who cares, no excuse for hiring people that endanger the public. But I get a different vibe from some of you folks. That is why I drive, I will NEVER ever take public transportation ever again.

It obviously matters if he was promoted early to meet some gay affirmative action quota.

A gay affirmative action quota? Are you serious? Any actual evidence of such a thing existing?

Brip never needs evidence for any of the fantasies he/she spins.

 

[Mr. H.]

It isn't that hard to become an Amtrak 'engineer'.

Evidently, you just need to be hard for someone of the same sex.

I am telling you..this guy was blowing someone and missed the turn.

Well, he wasn't blowing the whistle. We know that.

 

[Nosmo King]

What does him being gay have to do with anything? Oh wait...it doesn't.

Of course it does, now the far left will protect him from harm so they can get the gay vote and blame the crash on anyone but themselves..

What makes you think that....

Aw, forget it.

 

[Syriusly]

It doesn't answer the question about the accident but it kind of sheds some light about his rapid promotion from Target store clerk to conductor and conductor to engineer without any evidence of skills or training.

Well lets see- he worked for target for 1 year- almost 10 years ago. He worked 4.5 years as a conductor, and 4.5 as an engineer.

We don't know what his skills or training are- nor do we know the skills and training of any other engineer.

Was he properly trained? I hope that comes out in the investigation. Are any engineers properly trained?- I hope that comes out too.

 

[Syriusly]

Error?

Yeah.....

right.

So the train operator is not to follow the speed limit?

My theory is he fell asleep, of course I have no proof other than the accident to say that..

That must be why his sexual orientation is important then, only gay men fall asleep at the wheel...

Only rightwingnuts can find a way to make it about homosexuality.

His homosexuality has to be figured into the investigation.

Why?

Remember this is Stevie the racist, anti-semite, homophobe.

If the Engineer was black, Stevie would want his skin color figured into the investigation- if he was a Jew- he would want his Jewish religion figured into the investigation.

Anything but his actual competency.

 

[toxicmedia]

It will be interesting to see how this plays out:

Amtrak engineer a homosexual and therefore protected by the American media - Coach is Right

The engineer of the death train was a homosexual and a gay activist who “liked several LGBTI pages on Facebook,” a gay news site. “The engineer who was involved in Tuesday night’s Amtrak train crash is Brandon Bostian,” says gaystarnews.com. Interesting now is how the media are equivocating and blaming those old meanies, the Republicans. One site commenter to the outing of this 32 year old engineer says, “the fact is a gay activist is untouchable in the main stream media. Once his sexual preference came out, the story started changing and the blame will go towards needing more money in the transportation industry. We shall never know the truth because the media is a failure!”

Incredible is the comment of another poster on the gay site who says Amtrak received a whopping $1.3 BILLION dollars in the 2009 stimulus fund give-away of our taxpayer dollars. This huge amount is ON TOP of the one BILLION dollar subsidy it receives every year. How come Amtrak in 2012 had the money to launch an expensive gay PRIDE advertising campaign, but somehow it could not have found the money for the smart technology the liberal media fools now are saying the white elephant needs?

Consider the following advertisement campaign Amtrak ran on its website. “This summer Amtrak Ride With Pride hosted a contest to send four lucky winners on a getaway PRIDE week-end via the train. Winners headed to Chicago, New York, San Francisco, New Orleans for a fun-filled week-end. Couples enjoyed the comfortable seats, had cocktails in the Lounge car, and arrived at the Amtrak stations refreshed and ready to enjoy the festivities.” A happy color photo of Aaron and Marc provided a warm and fuzzy shot of the affectionate couple being thrilled by riding the rails. Other happy travelers...​

Thank God your OP's title had a question mark at the end

 

[Syriusly]

It's obvious going 50mph+ over the speed limit on a curve means somebody is doing something wrong. And if the engineer is gay or black or left handed, who cares, no excuse for hiring people that endanger the public. But I get a different vibe from some of you folks. That is why I drive, I will NEVER ever take public transportation ever again.

It obviously matters if he was promoted early to meet some gay affirmative action quota.

It matters if the incident was his fault and it's covered up because he's gay.

And it would matter if it was his fault and he was being controlled by alien overlords who are manipulating the minds of weak minded humans to blame it on homosexuality.

 

[Syriusly]

I don't know why I bother to bring facts into this this fantasy anti-gay rodeo- but since I got curious- this is from a listing for an Amtrak trainee engineer

This is the required 'work experience' to become a trainee


WORK EXPERIENCE:
Some work experience demonstrating the ability to maintain alertness, awareness and vigilance, as well as clear, effective verbal communication skills in the performance of work. Satisfactory attendance and safe work record. Prior railroad operating experience and work history that demonstrates ability to adapt to variable and often changing work hours preferred. Preference given to individuals who were trained by a Class 1 carrier or equivalent passenger railroad and are currently certified as Class 1 Train Service Engineers.

And once selected- here is the training involved:

OTHER:
If selected, incumbent will be required to successfully complete Engineer Training as follows: Individuals not previously certified as Class 1 Train Service Engineers: 7-10 weeks classroom and field work while headquartered at Amtrak’s Training Center in Wilmington, DE; followed by extensive qualifying and on-the-job training associated with the Crew Base for which hired; paid at the student training rate until incumbent achieves certification as a Class 1 Train Service Engineer.

Oddly enough- nothing about 20 years of rigorous training.

 

[bripat9643]

It's obvious going 50mph+ over the speed limit on a curve means somebody is doing something wrong. And if the engineer is gay or black or left handed, who cares, no excuse for hiring people that endanger the public. But I get a different vibe from some of you folks. That is why I drive, I will NEVER ever take public transportation ever again.

It obviously matters if he was promoted early to meet some gay affirmative action quota.

A gay affirmative action quota? Are you serious? Any actual evidence of such a thing existing?

Did you read the article I linked to in the OP?

 

[bripat9643]

It will be interesting to see how this plays out:

Amtrak engineer a homosexual and therefore protected by the American media - Coach is Right

The engineer of the death train was a homosexual and a gay activist who “liked several LGBTI pages on Facebook,” a gay news site. “The engineer who was involved in Tuesday night’s Amtrak train crash is Brandon Bostian,” says gaystarnews.com. Interesting now is how the media are equivocating and blaming those old meanies, the Republicans. One site commenter to the outing of this 32 year old engineer says, “the fact is a gay activist is untouchable in the main stream media. Once his sexual preference came out, the story started changing and the blame will go towards needing more money in the transportation industry. We shall never know the truth because the media is a failure!”

Incredible is the comment of another poster on the gay site who says Amtrak received a whopping $1.3 BILLION dollars in the 2009 stimulus fund give-away of our taxpayer dollars. This huge amount is ON TOP of the one BILLION dollar subsidy it receives every year. How come Amtrak in 2012 had the money to launch an expensive gay PRIDE advertising campaign, but somehow it could not have found the money for the smart technology the liberal media fools now are saying the white elephant needs?

Consider the following advertisement campaign Amtrak ran on its website. “This summer Amtrak Ride With Pride hosted a contest to send four lucky winners on a getaway PRIDE week-end via the train. Winners headed to Chicago, New York, San Francisco, New Orleans for a fun-filled week-end. Couples enjoyed the comfortable seats, had cocktails in the Lounge car, and arrived at the Amtrak stations refreshed and ready to enjoy the festivities.” A happy color photo of Aaron and Marc provided a warm and fuzzy shot of the affectionate couple being thrilled by riding the rails. Other happy travelers...​

The media is corporate owned and controlled. They only use gay as a wedge issue to divide the dumb masses. To destract us. And working like a charm on dummy u.

There's nothing more hysterical than a lib claiming the media is conservative. Next they'll tell us libs want to cut government spending.

 

[bripat9643]

It's obvious going 50mph+ over the speed limit on a curve means somebody is doing something wrong. And if the engineer is gay or black or left handed, who cares, no excuse for hiring people that endanger the public. But I get a different vibe from some of you folks. That is why I drive, I will NEVER ever take public transportation ever again.

It obviously matters if he was promoted early to meet some gay affirmative action quota.

It matters if the incident was his fault and it's covered up because he's gay.

And it would matter if it was his fault and he was being controlled by alien overlords who are manipulating the minds of weak minded humans to blame it on homosexuality.

The difference is that one is absurd and the other is extremely plausible.