OUR DECADENT SOCIETY – AT 1:40 P.M. ET:  Whatever happened to good taste?  It used to be a social goal.  Now, for too many, it seems quaint.  Add in a little O.J. Simpson, and good taste goes completely down the drain.  From USA Today: 

TALLAHASSEE — When O.J. Simpson was granted early parole Thursday after nearly nine years in prison, Silver Airways decided it was time for a "Bust Out the OJ" deal.

The airline company, which flies out of Tallahassee, is offering travelers a chance "to slash" 20 percent off one-way trips through Monday.

The post promoting the deal claims, "with deals so hot, you’ll need to wear gloves to nab them" - a reference to Simpson's murder trial in the stabbing deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Simpson was acquitted of both murders.

The truth and neighborhood jury verdicts are often different.

The first promotion for the deal appeared on the airline's Facebook page Thursday afternoon following the Nevada parole board's decision. Simpson was arrested and convicted for the 2007 robbery of memorabilia dealers.

A second post for the promotion was posted Friday afternoon.

"Don't lose your chance to escape your prison-like day-to-day routine with our liberating deals," the promotion said on Facebook. "And the only bars you might see are the kinds serving frozen margaritas & piña-coladas." 

COMMENT:  That is beyond embarrassing.  People should flood the airline with complaints.  I'd love to know whether Silver has lost customers...or gained them.

July 22, 2017