For a 9:15 AM departure your aircraft probably started out somewhere else first. It's possible that initially there was a delay on that aircraft's first leg so they predicted your flight would be delayed as well. For whatever reason (fog lifted, warning lamp was replaced early) the aircraft was able to leave on or close to schedule and your flight, in turn, was on time.
As Mr. Bob said, the posted delay was only 1 hr. and 20 min. With such a relatively short delay you should still plan to be at the airport at the regular time in case things change. I don't think their was any intentional deception here and I wouldn't expect a refund either. You may get something for your inconvenience however if the initial delay was due to weather I highly doubt that as well. Go ahead and write a letter or send an e-mail to AA but just include the facts and leave out anything that is accusatory or conjecture on your part.
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