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malthaussen

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28. You're dreaming, Thug
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 06:11 PM
Jun 2012

Those people don't care if their front men are effective. All they care is that they make noise. Paddy has a guaranteed job so long as he mouths the party line. You're talking like you think the media is a free market or something.

-- Mal

seriously? wow, so because some bozo was rude to the president quinnox Jun 2012 #1
And those wanting phsyical damage done to the heckler truedelphi Jun 2012 #9
Don't forget what Rand Paul's thugs did to a peaceful protester during the KY Senate campaign Bake Jun 2012 #38
Maybe it's just the last straw. Laurian Jun 2012 #2
If it had been done to a pub president they'd be in cuffs already..n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #8
Frankly, I think we are very often too passive. Laurian Jun 2012 #23
That is no excuse! JDPriestly Jun 2012 #43
A 2nd civil war would not be a good thing. n/t Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #3
I wonder how those people would have reacted to the Teddy Roosevelt heckler... malthaussen Jun 2012 #4
Great story Thank you for the laugh. n/t truedelphi Jun 2012 #10
Supposedly, Teddy had the good grace to fall over laughing himself. malthaussen Jun 2012 #12
And to think Teddy Roosevelt was far to the left of everyone today except Bernie Sanders. Zalatix Jun 2012 #18
Economically progressive, but over-fond of gunboats. malthaussen Jun 2012 #20
Yeah, he was par for the course on that issue. Zalatix Jun 2012 #26
A bit off topic, but here's my favorite apocryphal heckling story RZM Jun 2012 #44
Sure is! Never heard that one! malthaussen Jun 2012 #45
That was back when heckling was a fine art. We could take some lessons coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #17
In one of the many supposed arguments between Churchill and Astor malthaussen Jun 2012 #25
Classics. Almost DUZY worthy, even if they hail from a different coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #32
The French have an expression: malthaussen Jun 2012 #37
"L'esprit d'escalier" 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #39
Love it...Thanks for the laugh!!!!! all american girl Jun 2012 #34
Obama handled it well and Autumn Jun 2012 #5
Me too! That's the appropriate response to a serious breach of coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #7
I agree SoutherDem Jun 2012 #6
I guess I was thinking of a 'hot war' based on some of the posts I was reading. But I think coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #14
Best satisfaction will be President Obama's reelection in Nov. graham4anything Jun 2012 #11
You better believe that if President Obama wins re-election, a civil war will erupt. Zalatix Jun 2012 #21
"First shot?" Scootaloo Jun 2012 #13
Just as Fort Sumter was preceded by Brown's Ferry and, before that, coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #15
Do you know how Fort Sumter went down? Scootaloo Jun 2012 #19
Thanks for the title rec. I'll check it out from the library soon. I've coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #30
it was close. Scootaloo Jun 2012 #31
Compared to Joe Wilson's outburst this is a minor episode. pa28 Jun 2012 #16
Hyperbole. WilliamPitt Jun 2012 #22
Amen. Someone has to set the example. Gregorian Jun 2012 #24
Not at all. What I think he should do is bring some heavy hitters from the world of stand-up and Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #27
You're dreaming, Thug malthaussen Jun 2012 #28
First off, unless he goes by the nickname of "Paddy," don't call him that, kay? Scootaloo Jun 2012 #33
Those people don't matter at all. There is nothing, absolutely nothing at all, that President Obama Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #51
Oh, I see. I misunderstood. malthaussen Jun 2012 #52
I agree with you, but that's why we lose. Acting judiciously is exactly the mistake we never seem Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #54
And something else; We don't like to talk about this, but it is reality. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #53
Piffle. Rude is rude. aquart Jun 2012 #29
Uh, black folk have been getting shot, hung, dragged out and burned alive, jailed, disrespected, jtuck004 Jun 2012 #35
Touche. Except that a 'civil war' assumes two or more organized military coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #36
You're right of course. I just thought I might point out that black folk could wake up and never jtuck004 Jun 2012 #49
Really, people are advocating violence over heckling? 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #40
I love watching Parliament malthaussen Jun 2012 #41
I want to be clear. This was not 'heckling' the way coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author RZM Jun 2012 #46
Was there this in the 60's? n/t jtuck004 Jun 2012 #50
This wasn't much more than a stupid dumbass acting like a tool in front of the world RZM Jun 2012 #47
Yup. MineralMan Jun 2012 #48
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