# Captain Sullenberger spokesperson for St.Jude's Children's Hospital **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710 "2010-01-28T01:08:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/1 "2010-01-28T01:08:10Z")
You saved scores of lives by being a compentent and skilled airman when you landed your plane on the Hudson last year. That was impressive, but I am sure most pilots at your paygrade could have pulled it off. Now you have a good bit of notoriety. What will you do with it? Well, I just saw a commercial of you with children fighting cancer at St Jude’s Children’s Hospital. When you called them real heroes, it made me well up a bit. There are many things you could have done with your fame. You are helping others. Just made a $19.99 monthly gift to St. Jude’s because of you! HUZZAH! HUZZAH FOR CAPT. SULLY! HIP HIP… [DONATE!](https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/express-donation.do?fnl=don_sin&plt=STJGENLKALSAC1000001) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/2 "2010-01-28T02:12:35Z")
[The commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny7mMmQILLs) Awesome job, Sully – my respect continues to grow. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/3 "2010-01-28T03:22:12Z")
Only nitpick I have with the OP is that to do it successfully without loss of life took both luck and spectacular skill – I suspect he’s not the only experienced airline pilot who could have done it, but I’d take issue with the “most” of the OP. Otherwise – everything **newcrasher** said. The man defines ‘class’ in a world where ‘crass’ has become commonplace. Thanks for posting it! ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/4 "2010-01-28T04:04:25Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > Only nitpick I have with the OP is that to do it successfully without loss of life took both luck and spectacular skill – I suspect he’s not the only experienced airline pilot who could have done it, but I’d take issue with the “most” of the OP. > > Otherwise – everything **newcrasher** said. The man defines ‘class’ in a world where ‘crass’ has become commonplace. Thanks for posting it! As for the first point, I’m inclined to agree, and so does the only pilot I know. And really, it effectively boils down to his airplane crashing _in Manhattan_ without a single death, so…that’s pretty damn impressive. I just recently read his autobiography, and he seems like the most upstanding, admirable guy - this just helps confirm that. Also, his family apparently raises puppies who will go off and be trained as guide dogs, which is something I find equally admirable. I believe the phrase “hell of a guy” is applicable here. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/5 "2010-01-28T15:44:08Z")
Hero pilot, spokesperson for a children’s hospital, raises puppies that will become guide dogs… what’s next? Visits nursing homes to read to the elderly? Runs a soup kitchen in his backyard? Is personally taking in 50 Haitian orphans? He’s Captain Awesome. Geez, I feel inadequate. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/6 "2010-01-28T15:52:31Z")
There has to be _something_ evil about him. Maybe he’s a Yankee fan. ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/7 "2010-01-28T17:25:52Z")
He has a porn mustache. Not sure if that adds to his coolness or takes away from it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/8 "2010-01-28T18:00:46Z")
The more I hear about Sully, the more I like him. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/9 "2010-01-28T18:05:39Z")
Plus he confessed to a library that he lost a book he checked out - on **ethics**. How did he lose it? [It was in the plane that he landed on/in the Hudson.](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/02/03/2009-02-03_hero_pilot_chesley_sully_sullenberger_sw.html) Dude is setting an awfully high bar, here. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/10 "2010-01-28T18:10:33Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Plus he confessed to a library that he lost a book he checked out - on **ethics**. How did he lose it? [It was in the plane that he landed on/in the Hudson.](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/02/03/2009-02-03_hero_pilot_chesley_sully_sullenberger_sw.html) > > Dude is setting an awfully high bar, here. Only thing left was to have walked from the plane to the shore. 😃 He’s a rare 'un. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/11 "2010-01-28T18:16:13Z")
> [@Rafe\_Hollister](#): > > He has a porn mustache. Not sure if that adds to his coolness or takes away from it. He’s a pilot, the 'stache adds to his coolness. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/12 "2010-01-28T18:18:56Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > The more I hear about Sully, the more I like him. Yes. The exact opposite for me is true of most people. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/13 "2010-01-28T18:48:46Z")
I wonder if he’s considering running for office? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/14 "2010-01-28T19:20:45Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > I wonder if he’s considering running for office? He was [sounded out](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/61179-gop-recruited-hero-captain-sully-for-2010-congress-run-), but said he prefers his day job. Oh and he’s a registered Republican. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/15 "2010-01-28T19:21:40Z")
He lives in the Cal 10th Congressional District. The Republicans asked him to run, he politely declined. He lives in Danville. In 1996 local Congressman Bill Baker (R-Danville) was overheard on an airplane saying that his neighbor was an airline pilot and an airline pilot shouldn’t be living in his neighborhood and it got quoted in Herb Caen’s column and contributed in a small way to Ellen Tauscher’s razor thin initial thin victory. Since Sully became famous, I’ve always wondered if Sully was the pilot neighbor to Baker. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/16 "2010-01-28T19:34:28Z")
Every time I see Sully on TV I start crying. But then, I’m a weepy female. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/17 "2010-01-28T19:38:52Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Plus he confessed to a library that he lost a book he checked out - on **ethics**. How did he lose it? [It was in the plane that he landed on/in the Hudson.](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/02/03/2009-02-03_hero_pilot_chesley_sully_sullenberger_sw.html) > > Dude is setting an awfully high bar, here. That’s the most ridiculously over-the-top awesome thing I’ve read in weeks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/18 "2010-01-28T20:03:23Z")
I saw him as a Grand Marshal for some parade and he just came across as the most humble and sweet man. I’d definitely say he’s a textbook example of both a hero and a role model. Go Sully! ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/19 "2010-01-28T20:12:11Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > …Oh and he’s a registered Republican. I guess nobody’s perfect. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-sullenberger-spokesperson-for-st-judes-childrens-hospital/526710/20 "2010-01-28T20:32:59Z")
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