O.J. Simpson and Tonya Harding Enter the Spirit Airlines Blame Game
Amy & T.J.
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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
A controversial meme, reposted by Republican Senator Mike Lee, shows a picture of O.J. Simpson labeled “Elizabeth Warren” and O.J.’s former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson labeled “Spirit Airlines.” Lee added the caption “nailed it” in his since deleted post which has drawn significant backlash. Meantime, a crowdsourcing site says they’ve raised $130 million dollars so far, hoping to buy and build back the low cost carrier.
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| 0:36.4 | Hey there, folks. It is Tuesday, May 5th. |
| 0:39.3 | And do you want to buy Spirit Airlines? |
| 0:43.1 | There is a growing movement out there, and people are pledging money, regular citizens, to buy Spirit. |
| 0:51.6 | Meanwhile, a political blame game is going back and forth |
| 0:56.2 | that has gotten a tad ugly over who it is to blame |
| 1:00.5 | for the airline going out of business. |
| 1:03.1 | With that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 1:05.3 | I should probably give a little more. |
| 1:06.5 | When I say it's gotten ugly, we're used to that. |
| 1:08.4 | But somebody has compared Spirit Airlines |
| 1:10.7 | to Nicole Brown Simpson. |
| 1:12.7 | Your first thought is like, wait, what? |
| 1:14.9 | But how could that ever be okay? |
| 1:17.1 | It's never okay. |
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