Restaurant fires back at NYT columnist
after he complained about the cost of
his meal: 'Keep drinking buddy'
Fox News,
by
Gabriel Hays
Original Article
Posted By: Beardo,
9/22/2023 5:57:43 AM
A restaurant fired back at New York Times columnist David Brooks after he complained Wednesday on social media about the cost of his meal, saying, "This is why Americans think the economy is terrible."
"This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible," Brooks wrote with a picture of his dinner, which consisted of a cheeseburger, fries and what appears to be an alcoholic beverage. (snip) However, the restaurant (snip) pushed back on Brooks' post on Facebook Thursday. (snip) "Bar tab was almost 80% and he's complaining about the cost of his meal," it wrote.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
anniebc 9/22/2023 6:13:29 AM (No. 1560991)
If you lie about the cost of a meal you'll lie about anything.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Highlander 9/22/2023 6:32:19 AM (No. 1561000)
Maybe, with two stiff drinks under his belt, he had a memory problem. After two doubles of whiskey, I’d probably forget being an idiot, too.
45 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 9/22/2023 6:50:26 AM (No. 1561011)
To trust David Brooks' written word is fraught with peril. According to the Airport Restaurant, his meal was $17.98. The rest of his bill was alcohol that he consumed. Brooks drinks alot.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
PChristopher 9/22/2023 6:56:23 AM (No. 1561017)
David Brooks, huh? Any relation to Foster Brooks? ;-)
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Rinktum 9/22/2023 7:22:57 AM (No. 1561027)
I love it when people push back on these liars. Businesses of all kinds are just trying to stay afloat. Gouging is unacceptable anytime but willfully lying about your bill to make a point is just disingenuous. Drink much, David? By the way, Americans know the economy stinks in more ways than one. Every time they fill up at a gas station it is driven home in real time.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Paintman 9/22/2023 7:34:53 AM (No. 1561036)
I'd much rather know the cost of his ridiculous haircuts.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
philsner 9/22/2023 8:04:06 AM (No. 1561050)
No, people know the economy is bad because indoctrinated idiots are in charge.
23 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
FleetUSA 9/22/2023 8:16:56 AM (No. 1561054)
A perfect commentary on the elite on both coasts.
18 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
FleetUSA 9/22/2023 8:17:17 AM (No. 1561056)
Trump would have had only the burger/fries.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Lazyman 9/22/2023 8:24:46 AM (No. 1561061)
If you are on a budget always eat at an airport.
28 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 9/22/2023 8:51:10 AM (No. 1561085)
Come on David. Tell us what brand of booze you pound down. We need a good insiders tip for a reliable stock investment during these 'trying' times. Nothing says cash cow like a stock in vice that liberals buy.
18 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
VAPMAN 9/22/2023 8:52:49 AM (No. 1561087)
Is this the leftist pant crease creep?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
halfnorsk 9/22/2023 8:54:17 AM (No. 1561088)
That Brooks would spend $50+ on booze (with a burger) reveals much about the worthlessness of his tiresome prose.
19 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Beardo 9/22/2023 9:01:21 AM (No. 1561093)
#12 yes. This is what Brooks said about his first meeting with Obama: “I remember distinctly an image of–we were sitting on his couches, and I was looking at his pant leg and his perfectly creased pant,” Brooks says, “and I’m thinking, a) he’s going to be president and b) he’ll be a very good president.”
15 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
chumley 9/22/2023 9:12:09 AM (No. 1561099)
The cost of eating at a restaurant HAS gone through the roof, to the point where we dont go much anymore. And when you pay the bill you aint done, because the waitress expects another 20%+, since her boss is too cheap to pay her.
One place we used to go has a sign that says the prices on the menu are wrong, but prices are rising faster than the meus can be printed.
And forget my favorite, fast food chicken. It has risen so much so fast I dont even go in anymore. Its not worth $2 a piece, especially when half of it is wings and legs.
13 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
GustoGrabber 9/22/2023 9:19:11 AM (No. 1561106)
A meal he either expenses out on his taxes or receives a per diem or reimbursement. I highly doubt the bill was paid out of his own wallet. Do members of the celebrity media/ political class ever pay for their own meals? Gas?
15 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 9/22/2023 9:54:27 AM (No. 1561150)
'Journalist' = Professional liar and d activist. Bar bill: $66, Food bill: $12. Tip: $0 - N Y Times expense account
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
chagrined 9/22/2023 9:56:06 AM (No. 1561151)
Maybe 'ol Brooksey had a fleeting fit of conscience over all the lies he spread over the decades in order for him to be consuming all those drinks. Then he regretted the fit of conscience and tried to lie his way outta the bill!
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
john56 9/22/2023 10:21:11 AM (No. 1561172)
On the expense account, it's $156.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
jayjeti 9/22/2023 10:26:14 AM (No. 1561175)
his problem is he has to continually write something for his audience and he's an untrustworthy writer, catering to what he thinks people want to hear instead of the truth.
9 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 9/22/2023 12:36:16 PM (No. 1561261)
Boy. That was a cheap shot by Brooks.
3 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
earlybird 9/22/2023 1:35:31 PM (No. 1561293)
David Brooks has always been a twit.
3 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
DanvilleBill 9/22/2023 2:05:35 PM (No. 1561316)
It is really easy to dislike Davey Brooks.
All you have to do is read a couple paragraphs of anything he writes.
Or maybe just one paragraph.
Or a sentence.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
judy 9/22/2023 2:08:14 PM (No. 1561319)
80% for alcohol….sounds about right for Brooks! Hey Brooks blame it on Bidenomics… or Trump everyone else does!
2 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
PageTurner 9/22/2023 3:02:34 PM (No. 1561353)
Smackdown!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
moebellini3 9/22/2023 3:39:19 PM (No. 1561376)
Typical democrat. This fool obviously never pays for his own meals or he would know hard liquor costs more than a freakin chump burger especially at an airport.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 9/22/2023 9:25:41 PM (No. 1561482)
I will acknowledge that airport food is outrageously expensive but the rent the restaurant is paying is also outrageous. They either make a profit or close. That said, Brooks has stepped in it big time . Sixty bucks worth of Jack and cokes? That’s what? Six or seven drinks or so? I’m surprised they didn’t have to wheelchair him on the aircraft.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
judy 9/23/2023 4:00:41 AM (No. 1561575)
My guess …he didn’t pay …his employers expense account probably paid the bill??
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