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08-07-2009, 12:31 PM
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The context you forgot to include was that his rant was about an upcoming Obama visit to speak locally. Not knowing if he was a nutcase or not another reader reported it.
The SS contacted the newspaper, and, via email no less, the guy was asked to call the SS on his own just to make sure there was no real threat.
Sorry, but your rights are still intact.
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08-07-2009, 12:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
The context you forgot to include was that his rant was about an upcoming Obama visit to speak locally. Not knowing if he was a nutcase or not another reader reported it.
The SS contacted the newspaper, and, via email no less, the guy was asked to call the SS on his own just to make sure there was no real threat.
Sorry, but your rights are still intact.
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Spence, you don't understand... that's the way they get their point across. Comment about a situation, conveniently leave out the facts that don't support their agenda and get the minions riled up.
FishermanTim's post personifies with his "I heard on my morning drive." Nothing like believing everything you hear, as long as it's from someone that agrees with you. What flavor kool-aid are they serving for you guys today? |
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08-10-2009, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Spence, you don't understand... that's the way they get their point across. Comment about a situation, conveniently leave out the facts that don't support their agenda and get the minions riled up.
FishermanTim's post personifies with his "I heard on my morning drive." Nothing like believing everything you hear, as long as it's from someone that agrees with you. What flavor kool-aid are they serving for you guys today?
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and how does that differ from the past 8 years? Dems have been crying that their freedom and civil rights have all but disappeared under Bush, yet there is 0 evidence. |
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08-10-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
and how does that differ from the past 8 years? Dems have been crying that their freedom and civil rights have all but disappeared under Bush, yet there is 0 evidence.
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0 evidence huh?
Illegal wiretapping
http://www.examiner.com/x-13426-CIA-...-eavesdropping
Cheney pushing for the US military to do a raid on a suspected terrorist
http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/07/25/...to-us-streets/
10 seconds of Google searching.
Not to mention just about all aspects of the Patriot Act.
Jimmy, while we disagree on many things, the reason I always respect your opinion is because I know you are informed and do some additional research before commenting on something. It's the people that start posts with "This morning I heard...", take what they heard as 100% fact and then come on here to piss and moan. |
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08-10-2009, 05:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyD
0 evidence huh?
Illegal wiretapping
http://www.examiner.com/x-13426-CIA-...-eavesdropping
Cheney pushing for the US military to do a raid on a suspected terrorist
http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/07/25/...to-us-streets/
10 seconds of Google searching.
Not to mention just about all aspects of the Patriot Act.
Jimmy, while we disagree on many things, the reason I always respect your opinion is because I know you are informed and do some additional research before commenting on something. It's the people that start posts with "This morning I heard...", take what they heard as 100% fact and then come on here to piss and moan. |
The Examiner and the New York Times. Well now I am fully informed. Solid evidence for sure....Thanks JD. |
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08-10-2009, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by buckman
The Examiner and the New York Times. Well now I am fully informed. Solid evidence for sure....Thanks JD.
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Great article on Chattahbox.com. If you read all the way down to the bottom, you can see it was written by the well known and respected political reporter "Sue". 
That could possibly be the worst example ever of a legitimate "news" article. I guess that's what happens when you spend "10 seconds on google" doing your research to make a point about how right you are. Then you go on to say that you respect someone because they are informed and do the extra research? Come on JD, you can do better than the Examiner and Chattahbox can't you? What about some National Enquirer articles or better yet, Mad Magazine? They might even have articles penned by people who only use their first names, too. |
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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08-10-2009, 11:50 PM
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JD Rodham Clift is a constant contradiction, I think he's completely confused himself....  |
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08-07-2009, 01:04 PM
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What's equally important is that unless the government is monitoring ALL our communications, SOMEONE had to have alerted the whitehouse via their new "snitch-line".
Sure, if you break down this man's comments into INDIVIDUAL WORDS, then yes "Live Free or Die" could be considered some kind of threat. If you read the ENTIRE comment, it is relates to the government taxing our freedom. When I heard the comments, read verbatum, I could only come up with the same freedom-related explanation.
Does the government have so much free time that they can investigate every possible possibility of a chance of a hint of a threat, or have they been assigned the task of seeking out dissenting points of view?
How long before Obama has is title changed to "El Presidente' "?
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08-07-2009, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by FishermanTim
Does the government have so much free time that they can investigate every possible possibility of a chance of a hint of a threat, or have they been assigned the task of seeking out dissenting points of view?
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At last report, Obama averages 30+ potential threats on his life per day. Every single one of them is investigated to some extent by the Secret Service, especially when Obama will be traveling to that area.
This is no different than how it was under the Bush administration or under Clinton. Every possible or vague threat is taken seriously. I recall a case under Bush were a shop owner had a sign that said "Down with Bush" and he was paid a personal visit by the SS.
The Republican's have no issues invading town hall meeting merely to disrupt the meeting, you don't think some Democrat that disagreed with him would think twice about putting a damper on his day just by making a phone call? I'm sure 10's of thousands of people saw his post, it's no big work to make a quick phone call. The sh!t-storm runs both ways. |
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08-07-2009, 04:12 PM
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Guy probably s_it his pants when he heard the SS wanted to speak to him.
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08-07-2009, 10:29 PM
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You can say what you want if you wear a tinfoil hat.
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