instead instead instead instead of just making bland uh pronouncements about having no plans to change the ticket has just really emphatically come out and said no way
At least the ticket finally got rid of him rather than just talking about it. 
mnli hypothesis: At least the ticket finally got rid of him rather than just talking about it.  premise: instead instead instead instead of just making bland uh pronouncements about having no plans to change the ticket has just really emphatically come out and said no way