Gateway Pundit Says Lafayette Shooter Was "Obama Supporter" (Because He Wanted Obama to Wreck the US)

Gateway Pundit Says Lafayette Shooter Was “Obama Supporter” (Because He Wanted Obama to Wreck the US)

The dumbest right wing post on Lafayette, as usual, comes from Gateway Pundit

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Jim Hoft poses with anti-Muslim hate group leader Pamela Geller

You just knew Jim Hoft, the fabled Stupidest Man on the Internet, would do this, didn’t you?

We predicted earlier that he’d be the first out of the gate with a claim that Lafayette shooter John Russell Houser was a “leftist:”

Which right wing blogger will be first to try to label the Lafayette shooter as a “leftist?” My money’s on @gatewaypundit.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 24, 2015

And right on cue, like clockwork, within minutes after my prediction, there he goes: FIGURES. Lafayette Shooter Was Obama Supporter: “I Was for His Re-Election, I Liked His Spending” - the Gateway Pundit.

Was Houser really an “Obama supporter?” Sure, because he thought Obama would wreck the country and bring about a revolution.

I accepted this it came to me that the president is doing exactly what Tim McVeigh did,only the president is much more effective.The way I see it,the faster he wrecks this nation, which in no way resembles what it’s founders envisioned,the faster working people with morals may re-assume command. ie I was for his re-election. I like his spending habits.etc

And that’s all the SMOTI needs to fire off one of his trademark context-free bursts of malicious idiocy. He’s openly lying to his readers because he knows most of them don’t care.

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229 comments

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 11:17:31am

Context, how does it work?

The Vicious Babushka Jul 24, 2015 • 11:17:33am

SMOTI also said Dylann Roof was a “liberal” because HURR HURR ONLY LIBTARDS BURN TEH FLAG!!!!1!!!!

blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 11:17:46am

He had to reach so far for so little. Pathetic.

The Ghost of a Flea Jul 24, 2015 • 11:17:53am

Malice, not idiocy.

blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 11:18:30am

re: #4 The Ghost of the Abomination Colors

Malice, not idiocy.

Why not both?

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 11:19:24am

He knows that he has to keep spewing talking points to comfort his side because the situation as it exists is really bad news for his ideological cohorts.

blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 11:21:07am

Hosts would book the #LafayetteShooting suspect to bash abortion and feminists. http://t.co/4rsYBZ9rKj pic.twitter.com/W0L7LGWX8G

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 24, 2015

Targetpractice Jul 24, 2015 • 11:21:31am

This is why the far-right have become a cesspool of hatred and violent tendencies, because there is absolutely no introspection whatsoever, nobody who will stand up and say “Dude, this shit is not right!” They don’t address the loonies in their ranks, they embrace them enthusiastically until they act out, then they immediately expel them and (worse) try to portray them as elements of the opposition.

It’s the sort of shit that “evil” regimes throughout history have thrived upon, the idea that there is nothing wrong with their philosophy, only in those who do not approve of it.

lawhawk Jul 24, 2015 • 11:21:49am

It’s the same kind of failure to understand context that make people try to link our very own Charles to the Oslo shooter, even though he was attacking Charles for his stance against the likes of Geller and other Islamophobes.

Context. How does it work?

Of course, these same nitwits don’t read beyond the headlines or 140 characters. tl;dr. They don’t understand what they’re reading, and they don’t care.

aagcobb Jul 24, 2015 • 11:22:12am

Is there really a big difference between angry white men with guns who murder innocent strangers and angry GOP Congressmen who want to trash the most stringent arms control treaty ever negotiated and rush into a war with Iran? The one big difference is that the angry white men in Congress would kill vastly more people.

Iwouldprefernotto Jul 24, 2015 • 11:22:26am

Reminds me of the arguments we had on the playground when I was in the third grade. Difference is that I grew up and go some education.

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 11:22:45am

re: #7 blueraven

There was some discussion on my FB feed about the shooter being an MRA. It almost sounds like he’s Chuck C. Johnson plus some years. (I would’ve said “all grown up” but neither Johnson nor Houser appears to have grown up).

lawhawk Jul 24, 2015 • 11:24:04am

.@US395 breathlessly ignorant. He committed suicide. Do you think he cares if others fired back? That'd increase the body count.

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 24, 2015

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:24:55am

Some of the illiterates commenting at Hoft’s place are desperately spinning the rest of Houser’s quote.

blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 11:25:04am

re: #7 blueraven

And then he goes out and kills two beautiful young women. This is why GG, MRA, the groups going after PP are so fucking dangerous.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 11:26:55am

re: #13 lawhawk

no that’s not how it works. Shooter knows people are armed and does not go to theater.

Let the Free Market decide: If you feel safer in a theater knowing that there are armed people next to you ready to protect your life and safety by blazing away at an assailant in the dark, then go to a weapons-friendly theater and ask to be seated next to a Good Guy With a Gun.

Nyet Jul 24, 2015 • 11:27:06am

I expected the “Hitler was a leftist therefore he was also a leftist” gambit.

Targetpractice Jul 24, 2015 • 11:27:46am

re: #13 lawhawk

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You always have to love that, the guy they judge as so crazy that you can smell it on him, is going to logically make the conclusion that a place that’s not “gun-free” is going to be too dangerous to attack and steer clear of it.

Just like the nutter who bought an armored van and decided to shoot at cops. Oh wait…

makeitstop Jul 24, 2015 • 11:28:00am

re: #12 thedopefishlives

There was some discussion on my FB feed about the shooter being an MRA. It almost sounds like he’s Chuck C. Johnson plus some years. (I would’ve said “all grown up” but neither Johnson nor Houser appears to have grown up).

Judging by his first two victims - two young, presumably single women out having fun - I’d say it’s entirely plausible.

Was the sight of two women being independent too much for him to handle?

Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 11:28:30am

Has Fox called the shooter a terrorist yet? Oh, he’s white, never mind.

Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 11:28:43am

And a vocal supporter of @BarackObama , he liked the #freestuff like #welfare. #LafayetteShooting https://t.co/kNtUA4SUrL

— Post Constitutional (@DWHignite) July 24, 2015

William Lewis Jul 24, 2015 • 11:29:19am

re: #17 Nyet

I expected the “Hitler was a leftist therefore he was also a leftist” gambit.

SERGY! Long time no read dude. I was wondering if someone in the UTC+03:00 time zone had gotten mad at you.

Targetpractice Jul 24, 2015 • 11:29:31am

re: #16 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Let the Free Market decide: If you feel safer in a theater knowing that there are armed people next to you ready to protect your life and safety by blazing away at an assailant in the dark, then go to a weapons-friendly theater and ask to be seated next to a Good Guy With a Gun.

Then watch the latter theater go out of business the first time there’s an armed incident and their insurer cancels their policy after paying out millions to the families of victims.

Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 11:29:46am

re: #21 Charles Johnson

I almost replied to this freaking idiot, but I realized there’s no point.

Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 11:30:41am

And he is a terrorist. Period.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:32:04am

re: #19 makeitstop

Judging by his first two victims - two young, presumably single women out having fun - I’d say it’s entirely plausible.

Was the sight of two women being independent too much for him to handle?

I don’t think so.
Given all of his social media we’ve uncovered since this morning, Houser wanted anarchy.
From one of his postings (what Hoft called the “manifesto”):

For the few who will understand this, it is my hope that you will see to one preparation for the coming downfall, which will be worse than a Mad Max scenario. That preparation is not storing up canned goods, munitions,etc, but to gather what will be necessary to put in your families food to insure a painless and certain death should the need arise., if there are no cell phones,no TV,no power,gas,no stores,no police,etc.

Very like Jim Jones or David Koresh thinking.
donotlink.com

Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 11:32:47am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

Being conservative means never having to worry about context.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:34:46am

re: #26 Backwoods_Sleuth

Houser ended with this thought:

If you are male, fight until the end, and enjoy it.People are good at what they enjoy, and your Maker would want it that way.

Very ISIS-like, I think.

ObserverArt Jul 24, 2015 • 11:35:20am

Imma sick The DonaldT™ on Hoft.

…

That was Donald Shouting Down MSNBC/Telemundo’s Jose Diaz-Balart During Border Presser. And of course, Trump did say Mexican’s are rapists…but hey, he has learned some of the crap that gets RWNJs all hard and criticizing the press is just that.

wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 11:35:28am

re: #28 Backwoods_Sleuth

Houser ended with this thought:

Very ISIS-like, I think.

Y’all Qaeda.

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 11:35:57am

re: #28 Backwoods_Sleuth

Houser ended with this thought:

Very ISIS-like, I think.

Me, I’d rather just live my life in peace and prosperity. But if you want to go down swingin’, I’m sure there are people who would happily put you out of your misery. I believe you briefly met a few of them before you ended your own life, in point of fact.

thecommodore Jul 24, 2015 • 11:36:32am

…that’s all the SMOTI needs to fire off one of his trademark context-free bursts of malicious idiocy. He’s openly lying to his readers because he knows most of them don’t care.

It’s not that they don’t care, it’s that they aren’t capable of thinking - for themselves, or anything else. They are prototypical “sheeple,” and they aren’t the only ones. Limbaugh listeners, Mark Levin listeners, Hannity listeners - anyone who spends most of their day glued to talk radio and/or Fox “News.”

The Vicious Babushka Jul 24, 2015 • 11:37:04am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

I almost replied to this freaking idiot, but I realized there’s no point.

I looked at its timeline. jshfh

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Jul 24, 2015 • 11:37:06am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

I almost replied to this freaking idiot, but I realized there’s no point.

That happens to me a lot. I see one of my FB friends post idiotic stuff like this (even worse when family does it) or someone say stuff like this on Twitter and I just pull out the flame throwers but usually end up realizing it’s not worth it.

Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 11:37:24am

re: #17 Nyet

I expected the “Hitler was a leftist therefore he was also a leftist” gambit.

Hey Sergey!!

blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 11:38:19am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

I almost replied to this freaking idiot, but I realized there’s no point.

@DWHignite How about I keep reporting and you keep tweeting.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 24, 2015

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 11:38:35am

re: #34 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

That happens to me a lot. I see one of my FB friends post idiotic stuff like this (even worse when family does it) or someone say stuff like this on Twitter and I just pull out the flame throwers but usually end up realizing it’s not worth it.

I got dragged into a gun-control debate that got out of hand because of this. I hate it when I do that, especially since the perfectionist in me then demands that I finish the argument. Like an argument like that will ever truly be finished!

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 11:39:31am

re: #37 thedopefishlives

I got dragged into a gun-control debate that got out of hand because of this. I hate it when I do that, especially since the perfectionist in me then demands that I finish the argument. Like an argument like that will ever truly be finished!

I am quick to unfriend people who get too political on FB, there are plenty of other sites for that. FB is for kittens, recipes, holiday shots, bad jokes and birthdays.

Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 11:39:36am

Consequences like not getting shot by a maniac with a gun? @stebo5 @lawhawk @Scottishlizard1 @JesseRodriguez @DLoesch

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) July 24, 2015

You know, in a conversation chock full of stupid, that takes the grand prize @stebo5 @lawhawk @Scottishlizard1 @JesseRodriguez @DLoesch

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) July 24, 2015

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:40:01am

re: #36 blueraven

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No idea where these loons are finding anywhere Houser openly bragging about getting free stuff.

Oh wait, Houser never posted anything like that.

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 11:40:23am

re: #39 Kragar

What in the ever-living fuck is that last tweet even supposed to mean? What does it matter that nobody got shot at the Boston Marathon?

wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 11:40:48am

I think Geller qualifies for a ‘Chuck Johnson’ exception from the scroll-over embiggening on the front page

The Ghost of a Flea Jul 24, 2015 • 11:42:19am

re: #5 blueraven

Why not both?

…because it isn’t idiotic to manufacture deceptive materials about one’s opponents.

The repeating pattern of counterfeits shouldn’t be scoffed at as simply the stupid catering to the stupid. Yes, the individual examples are often shoddy creations, but the amassed effect is powerful and awful.

The tricky, scary thing about belief is that people can perform legerdemain on themselves. They want to be fooled, they want mountebanks…so the question becomes, emphatically, what do they derive from participating?

Well, they get a conflict in which the opponent is blacker than black, and thus their own vices are virtues. Any means are justified.

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 11:45:26am

re: #20 Kid A

Has Fox called the shooter a terrorist yet? Oh, he’s white, never mind.

You're lying. Why can't you wingnuts understand that your hate-fueled propaganda outlets spawn killers. @DWHignite @BarackObama

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

BeachDem Jul 24, 2015 • 11:45:34am

re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth

No idea where these loons are finding anywhere Houser openly bragging about getting free stuff.

Oh wait, Houser never posted anything like that.

Didn’t he say, in one of his rants, that people who don’t work shouldn’t be able to vote?

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:46:10am

re: #45 BeachDem

Didn’t he say, in one of his rants, that people who don’t work shouldn’t be able to vote?

I believe so.

Dr. Matt Jul 24, 2015 • 11:47:11am

#JohnRussellHouser Political Leaning: Very Conservative.

The guy self-identified as “very conservative”. Sorry conservatives, this is YOUR shit sandwich.

BeachDem Jul 24, 2015 • 11:47:52am

And as predictable as the sun rising in the east:

‘You’re a celebrity’: Hero’s welcome for man behind Planned Parenthood ‘sting’

The American Legislative Exchange Council ( Alec ), one of the country’s most controversial and powerful lobbying networks, greeted the 26-year-old activist, dressed in a black suit and shirt - with no tie - as a conquering hero.

rawstory.com

blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 11:47:57am

President Obama gets a hug from his half-sister Auma Obama as he arrives in Kenya. #ObamaHomecoming @POTUS pic.twitter.com/fLEL3jkBCJ

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) July 24, 2015

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 11:48:10am

re: #47 Dr. Matt

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The guy self-identified as “very conservative”. Sorry conservatives, this is YOUR shit sandwich.

They’ll deny it purely on the basis of the Obama comments and shout down anyone who disagrees. Anything to avoid the painful process of introspection.

Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 11:48:20am

Hannity will not only run with that the shooter was an Obama supporter, he’ll credit Dim Jim as well.

Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 11:50:02am

Wow. Gun thugs are already blaming the dead & wounded in the #LafayetteShooting. #cajunwall #cajunstrong #GunSense pic.twitter.com/bAV4RjkzvR

— ?Nicole Bonnet? (@NicoleBonnet1) July 24, 2015

EPR-radar Jul 24, 2015 • 11:51:19am

re: #8 Targetpractice

This is why the far-right have become a cesspool of hatred and violent tendencies, because there is absolutely no introspection whatsoever, nobody who will stand up and say “Dude, this shit is not right!” They don’t address the loonies in their ranks, they embrace them enthusiastically until they act out, then they immediately expel them and (worse) try to portray them as elements of the opposition.

It’s the sort of shit that “evil” regimes throughout history have thrived upon, the idea that there is nothing wrong with their philosophy, only in those who do not approve of it.

In the terminology they are fond of using, the US hard right is a cesspool of Satan.

I put most of the blame for this on the GOP establishment, since their long term strategy for decades has been to foster malice and stupidity in those receptive to its messaging.

Now we get to see if the resulting Frankenstein monster destroys only the GOP, or destroys the US and possibly even the world.

Dr. Matt Jul 24, 2015 • 11:51:26am

re: #52 Kragar

Of course they are. Conservatives ALWAYS blame the victim.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:53:49am

Louisiana theater shooter ID’ed as ex-Columbus candidate, political activist Rusty Houser

The man alleged to have shot up a movie theater in Lafayette, La., has been identified as John Russell “Rusty” Houser, a former political candidate and activist here in Columbus.

Columbus police confirm that federal authorities have contacted them about tracking Houser’s background.

Houser is the son of the late Rembert Houser, a longtime city tax commissioner.

Rusty Houser had a history here of political activism, fighting taxes and at one point running for office.

In 1994, Houser joined opponents who helped defeat a proposed bond issue for the school district. He accused the school district of punishing his wife, a public school teacher, for his role in that effort. Years later he ran as a Republican for tax commissioner, but was charged for stealing an opponent’s yard signs and withdrew.

After a subsequent sales tax passed, Houser filed papers trying to get the Muscogee Superior Court to invalidate the election. He had been admitted to practice law in Alabama after attending night law school.

lawhawk Jul 24, 2015 • 11:53:57am

re: #21 Charles Johnson

I did. Haven’t gotten a response yet, but I’m sure it will be all what we would expect it to be.

.@DWHignite what shooter wrote was tl;dr for you. He hated Obama, hoped president's acts would create shooter's hoped for race war

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 24, 2015

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 11:54:49am

re: #55 Backwoods_Sleuth

Louisiana theater shooter ID’ed as ex-Columbus candidate, political activist Rusty Houser

Houser had his own problems to deal with: “He had some legal issues. He was always looking for his niche. The thing he enjoyed the most, and he would tell you, is that he would like to almost cross-examine elected officials on talk shows and in council meetings,” Peters said.

Among Houser’s legal issues was his trying in the 1980s to hire a man to set fire to the law office of John Swearingen, who was then an attorney representing the owners of pornographic theaters, which Houser detested.

The man Houser tried to hire was a police informant who turned Houser in, Swearingen recalled, adding Houser reportedly told the prospective arsonist to be sure not to kill anyone — except maybe Swearingen. “I don’t mind if he dies,” Houser was alleged to have said.

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 11:55:36am

re: #48 BeachDem

The Conservative inverse-meritocracy celebrates another scumbag. They don’t even know they’re monsters, they’re too caught up in fantasy role play where the wingnuts are supposedly defending America against tricksy communists.

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 11:56:28am

re: #52 Kragar

The gun-fondlers only have their one insane proposed solution to gun violence. They have nothing to contribute. @NicoleBonnet1

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 11:56:50am

The Lafayette shooting suspect had a history of mental illness and financial trouble, officials say http://t.co/uRsRh8BzwC

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 24, 2015

Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 11:57:09am

re: #59 No Country For Old Haters

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Gun-fondlers, lol.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 11:57:39am

re: #21 Charles Johnson

Shooter hated welfare, abortion, etc. But I realize reading is difficult for RWNJ such as this one.

The Vicious Babushka Jul 24, 2015 • 11:57:49am

#WhitePrivilege

The Lafayette shooting suspect had a history of mental illness and financial trouble, officials say http://t.co/uRsRh8BzwC

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 24, 2015

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 11:58:05am

re: #60 Kragar

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And there’s the mental illness angle. Look - if he was genuinely ill, obviously that’s a problem and we’ve talked about that before. But I’m getting a little tired of white male shooters being labeled as “mentally ill” and everyone else being labeled “Muslim terrorist”.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 11:59:04am

re: #64 thedopefishlives

And there’s the mental illness angle. Look - if he was genuinely ill, obviously that’s a problem and we’ve talked about that before. But I’m getting a little tired of white male shooters being labeled as “mentally ill” and everyone else being labeled “Muslim terrorist”.

lone wolf, too. nobody out there shared views such as his

Dave In Austin Jul 24, 2015 • 11:59:09am

re: #27 Kragar

Being conservative means never having to worry about context.

Best quote of the day. Hope you put it out there

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:01:11pm

re: #62 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Shooter hated welfare, abortion, etc. But I realize reading is difficult for RWNJ such as this one.

If they actually understand the world it means admitting that they’re part of a stupid, toxic, totally delusional subculture. They’re highly motivated to keep pretending they’re heroes.

Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 12:03:53pm

I can see that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. @DWHignite

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) July 24, 2015

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 12:04:59pm

re: #68 Kragar

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Well, looks like you won that argument. They skipped straight to the insults without even trying to rebut you.

Dr. Matt Jul 24, 2015 • 12:06:35pm

re: #62 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Shooter hated welfare, abortion, etc. But I realize reading is difficult for RWNJ such as this one.

He self-identified as “very conservative”, was a tea party member, and ran as a Republican for tax commissioner. Yup….all sounds like one massive librul plot.

bratwurst Jul 24, 2015 • 12:06:47pm

re: #68 Kragar

I generally block anyone who has “constitutional” in their profile…that guy has it right in his name!

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:07:11pm

re: #70 Dr. Matt

He self-identified as “very conservative”, was a tea party member, and ran as a Republican for tax commissioner. Yup….all sounds like one massive librul plot.

But he wanted to destroy America just like Obama wants to destroy America so Libtard.

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The Vicious Babushka Jul 24, 2015 • 12:08:00pm

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Whose ass did they get this statistic from?

Top 5 Myths About Public Shootings and Gun Control #LafayetteShooting http://t.co/48FgjMwoFI pic.twitter.com/PHR6wR46j2

— The Patriot (@ThePatriot143) July 24, 2015

Blind Frog Belly White Jul 24, 2015 • 12:09:11pm

re: #73 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Whose ass did they get this statistic from?

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They’re probably including the ones who commit suicide, because they’re generally civilians.

EPR-radar Jul 24, 2015 • 12:09:23pm

re: #71 bratwurst

I generally block anyone who has “constitutional” in their profile…that guy has it right in his name!

It’s a strange world where ‘family’ in the name of an organization is often code for homophobia, and ‘constitutional’ is a pretty reliable self-identifier for swivel-eyed loons.

Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 12:09:25pm

You don't actually understand what words mean, do you? @DWHignite

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) July 24, 2015

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:10:25pm

Wingnuts go on and on about liberal logic because #wingnuts can't engage with the real world. They're fantasy-prone yahoos. @DWHignite

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:10:39pm

re: #73 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Whose ass did they get this statistic from?

Calling oneself The Patriot is like referring to one’s self as Award Winning Journalist.

Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:11:14pm

John Boehner looking for the exits on the PP defunding—gets the usual crap in the comment section (of a ‘mainstream’ conservative blog).

Boehner wants ‘facts first’ before defunding Planned Parenthood

thehill.com

Dr. Matt Jul 24, 2015 • 12:12:19pm

And now this fucking shit:

Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Louisiana Shooting Victims' Funerals http://t.co/y3eNozZ36E #LafayetteShooting pic.twitter.com/8CTgB2x91R

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 24, 2015

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:12:26pm

re: #73 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Whose ass did they get this statistic from?

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You linked to a loud and stupid guy. Try to exit the propaganda bubble and realize you're caught up in fantasy. @ThePatriot143

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 12:12:49pm

Hannity led off with Cruz calling McConnell a liar, says it’s an amazing day in Senate history. If the theatre shooter had been a Muslim, how do you think the show would’ve started?

weave Jul 24, 2015 • 12:13:17pm

From one of the comments on that Gateway Pundit site…

dave0987 Mike in Illinois
Absolutely. Let’s cut the crap, this is no conservative. No patriot does this.

Ah of course, the no true Scotsman excuse…

Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 12:14:19pm

Hosts would book the #LafayetteShooting suspect to bash abortion and feminists. http://t.co/4rsYBZ9rKj pic.twitter.com/W0L7LGWX8G

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 24, 2015

thedopefishlives Jul 24, 2015 • 12:14:27pm

re: #83 weave

From one of the comments on that Gateway Pundit site…

Ah of course, the no true Scotsman excuse…

He’s not wrong. No patriot would do this. But this douchecanoe wasn’t a patriot, he was a wingnut, and the two do not always overlap.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 12:14:28pm

re: #80 Dr. Matt

And now this fucking shit:

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Well, Rusty Houser loved WBC.

The Westboro Baptist Church may be the last real church in America[members not brainwashed].

— john russell houser (@jrustyhouser) June 5, 2013

wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:14:30pm

Except here, of course.

Targetpractice Jul 24, 2015 • 12:15:00pm

re: #73 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Whose ass did they get this statistic from?

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Rank dishonesty. Notice it says “stopped by civilians,” not “stopped by civilians with guns.” Why? Because the genius who did the study even had to admit that, of the 17 shootings where he claimed a civilian had stopped the “rampage,” 11 were done by unarmed civilians.

The Vicious Babushka Jul 24, 2015 • 12:15:04pm

re: #83 weave

From one of the comments on that Gateway Pundit site…

Ah of course, the no true Scotsman excuse…

They did the same thing with Dylann Roof
HURR HURR ONLY LIBTARDS SET TEH FLAG ON FIRE!!!!!!!

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 12:16:46pm

re: #89 The Vicious Babushka

They did the same thing with Dylann Roof
HURR HURR ONLY LIBTARDS SET TEH FLAG ON FIRE!!!!!!!

And at a “Southern Pride” rally in Kentucky today, this happened:

“Our Confederate Pearl Harbor happened” when white racist shot up black church in Charleston, speaker tells Southern pride rally. ^JC

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) July 24, 2015

Media & leftists Photo-shopped pics of Charleston black church shooter to add Confederate flags, Southern pride speaker tells rally. ^JC

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) July 24, 2015

wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:16:46pm

re: #88 Targetpractice

Rank dishonesty. Notice it says “stopped by civilians,” not “stopped by civilians with guns.” Why? Because the genius who did the study even had to admit that, of the 17 shootings where he claimed a civilian had stopped the “rampage,” 11 were done by unarmed civilians.

So unarmed civilians are our best bet! Let’s make more!

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:17:19pm

re: #84 Charles Johnson

Yep, liberal Democrat Party all the way.
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Aunty Entity Dragon Jul 24, 2015 • 12:17:37pm

@DWHignite Oh c'mon…you can threaten us better than that! You have hard, oiled, glistening manly guns to shoot your load at us amirite?

— Annemarie Dickey (@Scottishlizard1) July 24, 2015

No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:18:00pm

re: #89 The Vicious Babushka

They did the same thing with Dylann Roof
HURR HURR ONLY LIBTARDS SET TEH FLAG ON FIRE!!!!!!!

They have fragile, delusional minds, and their whole ego and worldview will come tumbling down like a house of cards if they ever admit their hate-driven-subculture spawns monsters. It would mean admitting they’re X% monster themselves.

Targetpractice Jul 24, 2015 • 12:18:28pm

Sorry, I forgot a link to the “analysis” that lead to that blatantly dishonest “statistic.” Get a load of this shit:

Second, within the civilian category 11 of the 17 shootings were stopped by unarmed civilians. What’s amazing about that is that whether armed or not, when a civilian plays hero it seems to save a lot of lives. The courthouse shooting in Tyler, Texas was the only incident where the heroic civilian was killed. In that incident the hero was armed with a handgun and the villain was armed with a rifle and body armor. If you compare the average of people killed in shootings stopped by armed civilians and unarmed civilians you get 1.8 and 2.6 but that’s not nearly as significant as the difference between a proactive civilian, and a cowering civilian who waits for police.

Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:18:37pm

re: #87 wrenchwench

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Except here, of course.

The truth is out there—in the comments.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:18:51pm

re: #79 Decatur Deb

John Boehner looking for the exits on the PP defunding—gets the usual crap in the comment section (of a ‘mainstream’ conservative blog).

Boehner wants ‘facts first’ before defunding Planned Parenthood

thehill.com

Boehner must not want to be Speaker very much, does he? Erick son of Erick will want him impeached.
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Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 12:18:54pm

The derp is strong with this one. From Gateway Douche:

Almost all the mass shooters have leaned to the left. Aside from the little scumbag who deserves death,Dylan roof who was a racist not a Republican. Name one republican or tea party member who has done something like this. If you’d like I can do a list of leftist, democrats and socialist of killers.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 12:18:59pm

re: #91 wrenchwench

So unarmed civilians are our best bet! Let’s make more!

It was a teacher who saved so many last night. And she did it by pulling the fire alarm. Not pulling a gun. #Lafayette

— Elys Bank (@VelmaRinkley) July 24, 2015

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Iwouldprefernotto Jul 24, 2015 • 12:19:07pm

CRUZ VS. THE TURTLE

What word in the first paragraph of the NY Times article did I have a problem with?

Senator Ted Cruz, the sometimes-incendiary Texan running for the Republican presidential nomination, took to the Senate floor Friday to call his party’s majority leader a liar in an extraordinary public airing of grievance.

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Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 12:19:51pm

re: #79 Decatur Deb

John Boehner looking for the exits on the PP defunding—gets the usual crap in the comment section (of a ‘mainstream’ conservative blog).

Boehner wants ‘facts first’ before defunding Planned Parenthood

thehill.com

Boehner is still enough of a pragmatist to realize how damaging it could be to jump on this bandwagon. All of these GOP politicians know the videos are deceptive. All of them. They just don’t care, exactly like Jim Hoft’s readers don’t care that he’s lying to them.

The conservative movement long ago stopped giving a single shit about honesty or ethics.

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The Vicious Babushka Jul 24, 2015 • 12:20:25pm

re: #93 Aunty Entity Dragon

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I think “Post Constitutional” is a bot, preprogrammed to respond with buzzwords, like the “Red Scare Bot”

That’s why its answers are basically non-sequiturs.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:20:26pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

The truth is out there—in the comments.

Maybe I can’t handle the truth.

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prairiefire Jul 24, 2015 • 12:20:33pm

Attending some rwnj welfare event, no doubt.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:20:33pm

re: #98 Kid A

Name one republican or tea party member who has done something like this

And Dim Jim will say that person was not a Repub or Teabagger.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 12:20:34pm

re: #100 Iwouldprefernotto

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Senator Ted Cruz, the sometimes-incendiary Texan running for the Republican presidential nomination, took to the Senate floor Friday to call his party’s majority leader a liar in an extraordinary public airing of grievance.

Festivus in July?

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:20:45pm

re: #101 Charles Johnson

Because if they’re honest, people will shun them.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:21:11pm

re: #100 Iwouldprefernotto

CRUZ VS. THE TURTLE

What word in the first paragraph of the NY Times article did I have a problem with?

Senator Ted Cruz, the sometimes-incendiary Texan running for the Republican presidential nomination, took to the Senate floor Friday to call his party’s majority leader a liar in an extraordinary public airing of grievance.

Please proceed….

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 12:21:40pm

In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

— Dan Hodges (@DPJHodges) June 19, 2015

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Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:21:43pm

re: #103 wrenchwench

Maybe I can’t handle the truth.

The truth will send you Freep.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:22:13pm

re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth

Pretty much.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 24, 2015 • 12:22:38pm

re: #61 Kid A

Ammosexuals.

Now here’s something else to riddle about-as he was a former mental patient, normally that’s a red flag for anyone to obtain any firearm-and states usually share their admit lists with other states.

Irony abounds here-I see many RWNJ’s crying about better mental health support, yet at the same time their local governments gave ACA the middle finger so folks could get the necessary treatment which could have possibly prevented this loon for causing the chaos he brought forth.

Sounds like that’s an avenue of attack that needs to be whacked into the heads of the RWNJ who live in non-ACA states yet complain about wanting better mental health support, no?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 12:22:41pm

I guess if you can fool yourself into believing that the Civil War was about states' rights, you can pretend that the Roof pics were faked.

— Col. James H. Miller (@jaymills) July 24, 2015

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:23:26pm

re: #110 Decatur Deb

The truth will send you Freep.

I know I can’t handle that. Return to sender.

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blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 12:24:01pm

#LafayetteShooting also offers a lesson about who news orgs choose to give airtime and why. http://t.co/a81X2Zj6Y7 pic.twitter.com/tT1YFCotW3

— Reed F. Richardson (@reedfrich) July 24, 2015

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:24:38pm

re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth

@jaymills People involved in the #RWNJ subculture are highly motivated to maintain their delusion that they're heroes, and that we're evil.

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

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Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:25:29pm

re: #114 wrenchwench

I know I can’t handle that. Return to sender.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can Freep our minds!

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:26:35pm

re: #112 Eric The Fruit Bat

Ammosexuals.

Now here’s something else to riddle about-as a former mental patient, normally that’s a red flag for anyone to obtain any firearm-and states usually share their admit lists with other states.

Irony abounds here-I see many RWNJ’s crying about better mental health support, yet at the same time their local governments gave ACA the middle finger so folks could get the necessary treatment which could have possibly prevented this loon for causing the chaos he brought forth.

Sounds like that’s an avenue of attack that needs to be whacked into the heads of the RWNJ who live in non-ACA states yet complain about wanting better mental health support, no?

My Republican governor went for ACA, but then she totally screwed up the mental health component by ‘investigating’ their Medicaid billings, and finding nothing wrong in most of the now-closed businesses.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:28:01pm

re: #117 Decatur Deb

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can Freep our minds!

Will a TBI work as a substitute?

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bratwurst Jul 24, 2015 • 12:29:35pm

Reefer madness!

Teenager gets tanked up on pot, throws himself off 4th floor balcony https://t.co/3hu83n5EG9

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) July 24, 2015

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Iwouldprefernotto Jul 24, 2015 • 12:29:45pm

Nothing my fellow lizards are not aware of, but it was nice to see in print.

Trump Is the Poison

from the NY Times

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:30:02pm

re: #115 blueraven

@reedfrich Is that surprising? Many people seem to be at-best ignorant, and enjoy listening to angry idiots on far-right-wing hate-radio.

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

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Dr. Matt Jul 24, 2015 • 12:30:03pm

And for you mid-afternoon break: A dog goes swimming with dolphins:

…

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Kid A Jul 24, 2015 • 12:30:11pm

re: #117 Decatur Deb

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can Freep our minds!

Cue En Vogue: “FREEP YOUR MINDS, AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW!!!!”

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:30:46pm

re: #120 bratwurst

Reefer madness!

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It's still the 50s in derpy @BryanJFischer 's mind. He's high on the reefer-madness.

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:31:05pm

re: #120 bratwurst

Reefer madness!

This is disappointing, Bryan. How can you whine about marijuana when Planned Parenthood is murdering millions of babies to harvest their organs for $$$$$?

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Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:31:35pm

re: #119 wrenchwench

Will a TBI work as a substitute?

That, or an icepick autolobotomy.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:32:30pm

re: #120 bratwurst

Reefer madness!

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‘Tanked up’ on pot? What has Bryan been smoking?

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Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 12:33:39pm

lolwut? pic.twitter.com/PnU6FNSm1g

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 24, 2015

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BeachDem Jul 24, 2015 • 12:34:44pm

re: #98 Kid A

The derp is strong with this one. From Gateway Douche:

Ah, I see. First you simply say, despite all facts and logic, that someone who is an obvious Republican and/or teabagger is NOT a Republican or teabagger; THEN you can say that no Republican or Teabagger would do (insert heinous act perpetrated by Republican/teabagger.

This could be a new or hybrid logical fallacy!

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 12:35:06pm

re: #128 wrenchwench

‘Tanked up’ on pot? What has Bryan been smoking?

Just proof that marijuana leads to suicide, especially among black women in jail cells.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:36:00pm

re: #131 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Just proof that marijuana leads to suicide, especially among black women in jail cells.

So he’s been smoking police reports.

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Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 12:36:01pm

re: #128 wrenchwench

‘Tanked up’ on pot? What has Bryan been smoking?

I think he must be hopped up on joy juice.

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 12:36:14pm

re: #120 bratwurst

Reefer madness!

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Everybody knows that those Vipers will just do anything when they’re out of their minds on reefer.

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Blind Frog Belly White Jul 24, 2015 • 12:36:14pm

re: #130 BeachDem

Ah, I see. First you simply say, despite all facts and logic, that someone who is an obvious Republican and/or teabagger is NOT a Republican or teabagger; THEN you can say that no Republican or Teabagger would do (insert heinous act perpetrated by Republican/teabagger.

This could be a new or hybrid logical fallacy!

“Man goes on to convince himself that black is white and gets run over at the next zebra crossing.”

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Blind Frog Belly White Jul 24, 2015 • 12:36:41pm

re: #133 Charles Johnson

I think he must be hopped up on joy juice.

Probably listening to that hippity-hop music.

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blueraven Jul 24, 2015 • 12:37:30pm

On cable TEEVEEE…I have seen a lot about Mental Issues! Tax activist!

Nothing so far about his misogynist, racist, anti government rants. Too much to hope for I guess. They wouldn’t want to offend anyone.

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:39:02pm

re: #134 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Everybody knows that those Vipers will just do anything when they’re out of their minds on reefer.

If You’re a Viper

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BeachDem Jul 24, 2015 • 12:39:11pm

re: #101 Charles Johnson

Boehner is still enough of a pragmatist to realize how damaging it could be to jump on this bandwagon. All of these GOP politicians know the videos are deceptive. All of them. They just don’t care, exactly like Jim Hoft’s readers don’t care that he’s lying to them.

The conservative movement long ago stopped giving a single shit about honesty or ethics.

Add that ALEC cheered David Daleiden as a hero, and knowing how many GOPers dance at the end of ALEC’s puppet strings, it’s not hard to see how they’d ignore reality altogether.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:39:12pm

re: #137 blueraven

On cable TEEVEEE…I have seen a lot about Mental Issues! Tax activist!

Nothing so far about his misogynist, racist, anti government rants. Too much to hope for I guess. They wouldn’t want to offend anyone.

Except they don’t seem to worry about offending you and me.

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aagcobb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:40:36pm

re: #49 blueraven

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There will be a frenzy of racist birther hatred spewed all over the intertubes during this trip.

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:41:56pm

re: #137 blueraven

They wouldn’t want to offend anyone.

That has to be it. There’s no way the people in media can have failed to notice that the Conservatives are not normal 21st century Americans. They have more in common with the Taliban.

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Dave In Austin Jul 24, 2015 • 12:42:12pm

re: #133 Charles Johnson

I think he must be hopped up on joy juice.

No, that would be Jeebus Joy Juice…

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 12:42:24pm

re: #141 aagcobb

There will be a frenzy of racist birther hatred spewed all over the intertubes during this trip.

Which Obama is aware of, he wants to flush this crap to the surface to watch how the GOP totally fails to react to it.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:42:55pm

Bogota to melt 250,000 weapons into ‘statue for life’ http://t.co/zEDFAodATM Tremble, gun nuts.

— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) July 24, 2015

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:43:15pm

re: #140 wrenchwench

Except they don’t seem to worry about offending you and me.

You’re not going to go nuts from wingnut media and murder people like they might. Maybe it’s rational to be more afraid of offending violent crazies, than of offending normal people.

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 12:43:33pm

For nostalgia gamers, GOG has Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack (Alpha Centauri plus the Alien Crossfire expansion) DRM free and tweaked to run on modern versions of Windows on sale for $2.39. Though I have the games on CDs I bought this set for a backup.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:46:28pm

re: #146 No Country For Old Haters

You’re not going to go nuts from wingnut media and murder people like they might. Maybe it’s rational to be more afraid of offending violent crazies, than of offending normal people.

They should keep their distance—I have a walking stick!

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lawhawk Jul 24, 2015 • 12:47:49pm

re: #102 The Vicious Babushka

Go defend something, be a imaginary hero like @SenJohnMcCain you don't confront me. You're silly and very petulant https://t.co/yTRGvwJv97

— Post Constitutional (@DWHignite) July 24, 2015

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Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 12:47:56pm

Old white religious fanatic gets jumped up on jeebus juice, makes ass of self on Internet @BryanJFischer

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 24, 2015

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:49:01pm

re: #149 lawhawk

Oooohh watch out, we got a real baddass here.

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lawhawk Jul 24, 2015 • 12:49:12pm

re: #150 Charles Johnson

Sadly left my English-to-Derp/Derp-to-English Dictionary at home this morning

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 24, 2015

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:49:20pm

re: #148 wrenchwench

They should keep their distance—I have a walking stick!

Is there a sword in it? If I ever have a walking-stick, it’ll definitely be the kind with a sword. I’m not even violent, I just think that’s cool.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 12:50:53pm

re: #152 lawhawk

What’s got Jake so saucy?

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Varek Raith Jul 24, 2015 • 12:51:10pm

re: #153 No Country For Old Haters

Is there a sword in it? If I ever have a walking-stick, it’ll definitely be the kind with a sword. I’m not even violent, I just think that’s cool.

I haz swords.

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 12:51:40pm

re: #142 No Country For Old Haters

That has to be it. There’s no way the people in media can have failed to notice that the Conservatives are not normal 21st century Americans. They have more in common with the Taliban.

The media has to pretend that the two parties are equally worthy, they just have different ideas about what’s best for America. Admitting that the Republican party has come to be dominated by batshit insane nihilists would compel the media to dump the horse race metaphor and false equivalence that has allowed it to pretty much phone in political coverage since 1992 and do its fucking job of informing the people.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 12:52:13pm

re: #153 No Country For Old Haters

Is there a sword in it? If I ever have a walking-stick, it’ll definitely be the kind with a sword. I’m not even violent, I just think that’s cool.

My next one will…This one has a kind of dull point for ice if I take off the rubber tip.

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No Country For Old Haters Jul 24, 2015 • 12:52:16pm

re: #149 lawhawk

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“Imaginary hero” is a better description of the Conservative faux patriots. @DWHignite @SenJohnMcCain

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) July 24, 2015

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Dave In Austin Jul 24, 2015 • 12:52:49pm

Clock watching……
Not 4 pm yet……
Not “Oncall” this weekend….
Boat and Bass await…..

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Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 12:54:06pm

re: #153 No Country For Old Haters

Is there a sword in it? If I ever have a walking-stick, it’ll definitely be the kind with a sword. I’m not even violent, I just think that’s cool.

You might find that a lot of places that allow firearm carry do not permit sword canes. I blame the lame National Sword Association.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 24, 2015 • 12:54:08pm

BREAKING: US to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, officials say

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Varek Raith Jul 24, 2015 • 12:55:32pm

Open carry a gun?
Sure! Here’s a permit!

Open carry a katana?
Whoa, there! That’s too far!

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Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 12:57:59pm

So last week, my youngest was having her birthday party. During the party, my buddy noticed that I had a black mark starting to bleed thru on my old 28” TV and told me he could take care of it for me.

So last night, he swings by with a 50” flat screen.

“Thanks man, but I can’t afford this right now.”

“Just take it. We’re good.”

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 1:00:28pm

Happy birthday to Alphonse Mucha, born in 1860. View his Art Nouveau works in our collection: http://t.co/aTMlWhsUkU pic.twitter.com/CRE8GXzavR

— LACMA (@LACMA) July 24, 2015

Link is safe for work—no nudity.

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CuriousLurker Jul 24, 2015 • 1:00:47pm

Just came by to drop this off…

#RWNJ Walid Shoebat claims snake fossil w/4 legs disproves evolution & proves Bible is true http://t.co/kfOjlocWJM #grifter #fraud #science

— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) July 24, 2015

Here’s a more sober description from the BBC. You guys who take on the science deniers on Twitter, prepare your counter arguments because…

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 1:01:22pm

re: #163 Kragar

So last week, my youngest was having her birthday party. During the party, my buddy noticed that I had a black mark starting to bleed thru on my old 28” TV and told me he could take care of it for me.

So last night, he swings by with a 50” flat screen.

“Thanks man, but I can’t afford this right now.”

“Just take it. We’re good.”

Your youngest throws a heck of a party!

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TedStriker Jul 24, 2015 • 1:01:57pm

re: #29 ObserverArt

Imma sick The DonaldTTM on Hoft.

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That was Donald Shouting Down MSNBC/Telemundo’s Jose Diaz-Balart During Border Presser. And of course, Trump did say Mexican’s are rapists…but hey, he has learned some of the crap that gets RWNJs all hard and criticizing the press is just that.

I wonder if Trump had a ballistics vest on…he looks a bit chunky there.

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The Ghost of a Flea Jul 24, 2015 • 1:03:27pm

re: #64 thedopefishlives

And there’s the mental illness angle. Look - if he was genuinely ill, obviously that’s a problem and we’ve talked about that before. But I’m getting a little tired of white male shooters being labeled as “mentally ill” and everyone else being labeled “Muslim terrorist”.

People don’t like nuance, and really, really, don’t like nuance when it comes to constructs about how the mind works. Public discussion of mental illness is still inflected with more literary tropes than actual psychology/psychiatry. We like stable identifiable types, and those with mental illness are often subtle chimeras: the same bits, in slightly different assembly and proportion. In the study of aggression, there’s definitely a place to talk about mental illness. It’s just not as simple as causation, which is how “mental illness” is deployed by public commentators and the press. It’s more…catalytic.

We also don’t like deep introspection about the continuity of violent behavior. Terrorists are “other,” and thus their propagation and pathology is alien, sharing no features with “normal” killers. The inverse—that how a terrorist radicalizes is instructive about other forms of identity formation—is just as uncomfortable.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 1:03:33pm

re: #165 CuriousLurker

Just came by to drop this off…

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Here’s a more sober description from the BBC. You guys who take on the science deniers on Twitter, prepare your counter arguments because…

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we cannot reason or argue with these people, we can only hope to limit the amount of damage they cause

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 1:04:23pm

re: #165 CuriousLurker

Just came by to drop this off…

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Here’s a more sober description from the BBC. You guys who take on the science deniers on Twitter, prepare your counter arguments because…

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This is personal—they’re trying to deny the existence of lizards.

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#FergusonFireside Jul 24, 2015 • 1:05:07pm

re: #161 Eric The Fruit Bat

BREAKING: US to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, officials say

wow

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 1:05:58pm

re: #161 Eric The Fruit Bat

BREAKING: US to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, officials say

Moar Obama hatred for Israel.

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 1:08:32pm

re: #161 Eric The Fruit Bat

BREAKING: US to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, officials say

I’d be cool with it if Joe Lieberman escorted him to their joint exile to Israel.

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Varek Raith Jul 24, 2015 • 1:09:14pm

re: #161 Eric The Fruit Bat

BREAKING: US to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, officials say

…to the sarlaac?
/

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HappyWarrior Jul 24, 2015 • 1:09:34pm

re: #161 Eric The Fruit Bat

BREAKING: US to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, officials say

I don’t want to hear this president or administration called anti-Israel ever again but I suspect this will actually increase it because wingnuts are fuckwads.

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CuriousLurker Jul 24, 2015 • 1:09:52pm

re: #170 wrenchwench

This is personal—they’re trying to deny the existence of lizards.

/

LOL, this!

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 1:10:34pm

re: #170 wrenchwench

This is personal—they’re trying to deny the existence of lizards.

/

What the f0ck do they think we are?

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HappyWarrior Jul 24, 2015 • 1:11:19pm

I’ve given up being surprised at the lengths right wingers will go to deny an evil act done by their side.

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Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 1:13:32pm

re: #174 Varek Raith

…to the sarlaac?
/

Texas jail.

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aagcobb Jul 24, 2015 • 1:18:01pm

re: #60 Kragar

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And so it begins. White man, ergo mentally ill, not a thug or a terrorist.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 1:18:11pm

re: #178 HappyWarrior

I’ve given up being surprised at the lengths right wingers will go to ~~deny~~ fabricate an evil act done by ~~their~~ the other side.

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Shiplord Kirel Jul 24, 2015 • 1:20:01pm

Pollard is not the misguided hero and devoted friend of Israel his numerous defenders claim. He is a traitor and a mercenary sleazeball who initially offered his services to South Africa and Pakistan among other unsavory regimes and used stolen classified documents to help his wife’s business interests in China.
He also brokered illegal arms deals, including some with Iran.
The Israelis must take him because they own him, but the ones who know the truth will be secretly holding their noses as they do.

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JadeHelmCurious Jul 24, 2015 • 1:24:35pm

re: #162 Varek Raith

Open carry a gun?
Sure! Here’s a permit!

Open carry a katana?
Whoa, there! That’s too far!

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a katana is a good guy with a katana, or nunchuku.

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TedStriker Jul 24, 2015 • 1:24:41pm

re: #133 Charles Johnson

I think he must be hopped up on joy juice.

re: #143 Dave In Austin

No, that would be Jeebus Joy Juice…

Hey, it worked for Michael Jackson…

///

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Blind Frog Belly White Jul 24, 2015 • 1:26:25pm

re: #178 HappyWarrior

I’ve given up being surprised at the lengths right wingers will go to deny an evil act done by their side.

And that’s the entire reason Hoft exists - he provides denial fodder. Much of it is so blatant that I really don’t think he believes it himself.

A wingnut friend once sent me a link to a Hoft post claiming Obama used an autopen to sign ‘Thanks of a grateful nation’ letters to the families of soldiers killed in action. A few minute’s inspection of the allegedly identical signatures definitively proved they were not identical, and I told my friend that, pointing to the easily identifiable differences.

A few months later, he sent me a link to another Hoft post, dinging Obama for sending form letters to the families of soldiers killed in action. The pics were all the same damn letters. Hoft simply reused the same crap to generate a new outrage.

In this case, Hoft had to have plowed through pages of Houter’s rantings to find a few sentences he could twist to claim Houter was an Obama supporter, and thus a Liberal.

I cannot really believe he read all that and still really believes Houter was a Liberal. I believe the reality is much worse, that he sat down with the cynical intent to fabricate support for Right Wing denial. I suspect he knows that what he’s posting is false, and knows his audience are a bunch of gullible rubes who will latch onto anything, no matter how flimsy.

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aagcobb Jul 24, 2015 • 1:27:23pm

re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth

And at a “Southern Pride” rally in Kentucky today, this happened:

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Jesus wept. Now I know why I saw a loud, beat up pickup covered in Confederate flags driven by a scraggly bearded redneck yesterday; he must have been in town for the ignoramus rally.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 1:28:08pm

re: #185 Blind Frog Belly White

I cannot really believe he read all that and still really believes Houter was a Liberal. I believe the reality is much worse, that he sat down with the cynical intent to fabricate support for Right Wing denial. I suspect he knows that what he’s posting is false, and knows his audience are a bunch of gullible rubes who will latch onto anything, no matter how flimsy.

He has to generate counter talking points because the facts of this case are not at all beneficial to their cause.

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Kragar Jul 24, 2015 • 1:28:21pm

re: #183 JadeHelmCurious

Or boobytraps…

…

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bratwurst Jul 24, 2015 • 1:31:01pm

Welp…Trump just bagged the key endorsement…cancel the primaries:

@realDonaldTrump has been a great friend for many years. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump 2016

— Dennis Rodman (@dennisrodman) July 24, 2015

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jul 24, 2015 • 1:31:15pm

re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth

And at a “Southern Pride” rally in Kentucky today, this happened:

“Our Confederate Pearl Harbor happened” when white racist shot up black church in Charleston, speaker tells Southern pride rally.

Yes, Roof makes White Supremacists look bad. Not all of them want to kill negroes, they just want to send them back to Africa or have them segregated into ghettos or townships…

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Romantic Heretic Jul 24, 2015 • 1:31:32pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

The truth is out there—in the comments.

But as Terry Pratchett noted, “The lies are in your head.”

Which explains a lot about the comments section on RWNJ blogs and sites.

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 1:32:14pm

Volunteers for @PimaSheriff patrol the #PimaCounty Loop on bicycles to help deter crime. #Tucson @TucsonStar pic.twitter.com/G90zA9PYz7

— Mamta Popat (@mamtapopat) July 24, 2015

Home of Sheriff Dupnik, not Arpaio.

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Eventual Carrion Jul 24, 2015 • 1:33:05pm

re: #189 bratwurst

Welp…Trump just bagged the key endorsement…cancel the primaries:

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And a certain North Korean as his running mate?

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Dave In Austin Jul 24, 2015 • 1:33:12pm

So I guess Republicans are attaching a “Repeal Obamacare” amendment to the Highway Funding Bill. It’s 1 of 2 amendments Mitch is allowing.

So there’s that…. Yawn.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 24, 2015 • 1:36:09pm

re: #183 JadeHelmCurious

Hey I want my cyanide and curare-tipped ceramic shuriken, dammit!

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team_fukit Jul 24, 2015 • 1:36:14pm

re: #158 No Country For Old Haters

“Post Constitutional” is also a good description of what one should do post-constitutional, ie. -wipe and flush-

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bratwurst Jul 24, 2015 • 1:36:54pm

@realDonaldTrump @DennisRodman This exchange has me excited about you being Commander in Chief.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) July 24, 2015

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 1:37:14pm

re: #189 bratwurst

Elle: Hey, Jay! Zed called. The high consulate from Solaxiant 9 wants floor seats for the next Bulls game.

Jay: All right, let’s put in a call to Dennis Rodman. He’s from that planet.

Elle: Rodman? You’re kidding.

Jay: Nope.

Elle: Not much of a disguise.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 1:38:07pm

re: #194 Dave In Austin

So I guess Republicans are attaching a “Repeal Obamacare” amendment to the Highway Funding Bill. It’s 1 of 2 amendments Mitch is allowing.

So there’s that…. Yawn.

There’s always the danger that someone, somewhere might start to think the Teabag GOP is serious about public policy. So they have to pre-empt that misapprehension.

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Romantic Heretic Jul 24, 2015 • 1:38:10pm

re: #153 No Country For Old Haters

Is there a sword in it? If I ever have a walking-stick, it’ll definitely be the kind with a sword. I’m not even violent, I just think that’s cool.

I had one with a weighted end. No one knew I was carrying a mace.

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JadeHelmCurious Jul 24, 2015 • 1:38:23pm

re: #195 Eric The Fruit Bat

Hey I want my cyanide and curare-tipped ceramic shuriken, dammit!

Or, Deathstar. A Deathstar can stop a bad guy with a katana. Usually.

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 1:39:22pm

re: #201 JadeHelmCurious

Or, Deathstar. A Deathstar can stop a bad guy with a katana. Usually.

Vin Diesel in swim goggles with a tin cup.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 24, 2015 • 1:43:35pm

re: #186 aagcobb

At least I know the lizards are on patrol, but I fear the battles they face may be too much for them. I may have to act soon.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 24, 2015 • 1:47:01pm

Theater Gunman John Houser Flew Nazi Flag Over Bar After City Shut it Down: Cops

The gunman who allegedly opened fire in a crowded Louisiana theater Thursday, killing two people in an attack seemingly carried out at random, once hung a Nazi flag over his bar after it was shut down by a Georgia city, police said.

John Russell Houser, 59, described by police as a “drifter” with a history of erratic behavior, turned the gun on himself after the deadly shooting at the Grand Theater 16 in Lafayette on Thursday night.

He used to own a bar in LaGrange, Georgia, that had been closed by the city after police in 2000 found that alcohol was being served to minors, LaGrange Police Chief Louis Dekmar told NBC News Friday.

“He was pretty frustrated with the police department and the judicial system generally, and his response was he had a Nazi flag attached to his building,” Dekmar said. “If it wasn’t the size of a sheet, it was pretty close.”

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 24, 2015 • 1:48:24pm

re: #163 Kragar

Got yerself a good friend there. Perhaps he was jonesing for a 4K set and didn’t want to go through the bother of Craigslist-ing it.

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Charles Johnson Jul 24, 2015 • 1:48:28pm

Drudge Report is linking to Hofts idiotic “gun-free zone” post. Argh.

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darthstar Jul 24, 2015 • 1:50:17pm

re: #7 blueraven

Hosts would book the #LafayetteShooting suspect to bash abortion and feminists. http://t.co/4rsYBZ9rKj pic.twitter.com/W0L7LGWX8G

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 24, 2015

We loved having him on because he was just so darned crazy he was good for ratings. Get him on and feed his paranoia for a few minutes, then turn him loose on the callers…fucking star power! What? He shot up a bunch of people at a theater? Hardly knew the guy…yeah, he was in a couple of times at the request of someone else we can’t recall, but to say he was a regular? Nah, not in the slightest.

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Eventual Carrion Jul 24, 2015 • 1:50:23pm

re: #206 Charles Johnson

Drudge Report is linking to Hofts idiotic “gun-free zone” post. Argh.

One shits and the other plays with it.

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Decatur Deb Jul 24, 2015 • 1:52:27pm

re: #200 Romantic Heretic

I had one with a weighted end. No one knew I was carrying a mace.

I have a shilleleagh I try not to carry. Apparently we have dojos:

…

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darthstar Jul 24, 2015 • 1:53:14pm

There have been 204 mass shootings — and 204 days — in 2015 so far http://t.co/ogNZ2VQ91m #gunsense #NRA pic.twitter.com/eJf36W6Su8

— bennydiego (@bennydiego) July 24, 2015

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darthstar Jul 24, 2015 • 1:54:09pm

Using data from the Mass Shooting Tracker, I made a visualization of the shootings in 2015: http://t.co/zkUNRWjIvC pic.twitter.com/JZ2NTTEEpU

— pastordan (@pastordan) July 24, 2015

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 1:58:33pm

re: #207 darthstar

We loved having him on because he was just so darned crazy he was good for ratings. Get him on and feed his paranoia for a few minutes, then turn him loose on the callers…fucking star power! What? He shot up a bunch of people at a theater? Hardly knew the guy…yeah, he was in a couple of times at the request of someone else we can’t recall, but to say he was a regular? Nah, not in the slightest.

Nobody could have predicted….

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 1:59:26pm

re: #209 Decatur Deb

I have a shilleleagh I try not to carry. Apparently we have dojos:

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Video

Helmets and shinguards leave too much exposed.

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darthstar Jul 24, 2015 • 2:00:17pm

So how come “patriots” aren't rushing to protect movie theaters just about now? Is it only b/c only non-white shooters matter?

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) July 24, 2015

@JamieTyroler @markos The recruiting centers don't want the gun-humpers protecting them either. Discourages enlistment.

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) July 24, 2015

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Slap Jul 24, 2015 • 2:00:41pm

Hey, all.

Just thought I’d pimp my new Page, since this nasty “good guy with a gun” batshit won’t go away.

It’s about TRAINING.

I don’t think it’s too far OT:

littlegreenfootballs.com

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Higgs Boson's Mate Jul 24, 2015 • 2:01:05pm

re: #207 darthstar

…he was just so darned crazy…

No words.

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bratwurst Jul 24, 2015 • 2:06:24pm

Sure, Trump and Rodman love each other NOW…but last year:

Dennis Rodman was either drunk or on drugs (delusional) when he said I wanted to go to North Korea with him. Glad I fired him on Apprentice!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2014

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Jul 24, 2015 • 2:08:16pm

re: #217 bratwurst

Sure, Trump and Rodman love each other NOW…but last year:

It was only a matter of time until a reality TV star was a leading GOP candidate for president….

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wrenchwench Jul 24, 2015 • 2:08:39pm

baby goat fits in your hand ? pic.twitter.com/LvCs2Ps3nH

— Sassy Goats (@TheSassyGoats) July 24, 2015

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darthstar Jul 24, 2015 • 2:11:38pm

Okay…this is a pretty good news bomb.

…

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William of Orange Jul 24, 2015 • 2:18:51pm

Another childhood hero falls from his pedestal.

WWE has terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan)

WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.

In other words, caught on tape making racist remarks.

More info.

After racist rant? Sex tape wrestler pulled from official website

Hulk Hogan appears to be gone from WWE after all references to him were sensationally removed from their website.

As well as his profile in the alumni section, all his merchandise has been pulled from the online store - certainly making it look like his time with the company has come to an end.

When searching for Hogan’s profile online and attempting to access it that way, an error message appears which reads: “You are not authorised to access this page.”

There are reports that the sudden end to their working relationship is the result of a video or audio of the star on a “racial tirade”, although renowned professional wrestling writer Dave Meltzer described it as “a rumour going round”.

An audio clip has surfaced online in which Hogan repeatedly uses the n-word during an interview discussing his early career and the use of the word on screen, although it appears this is from around 2012 and not the incident leading to the controversy.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jul 24, 2015 • 2:34:34pm

re: #220 darthstar

Okay…this is a pretty good news bomb.

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What’s Jeff Goldblum doing on Sky News?

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jul 24, 2015 • 2:36:24pm

re: #221 William of Orange

Another childhood hero falls from his pedestal.

WWE has terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan)

In other words, caught on tape making racist remarks.

More info.

Race-baiters! Political correctness! Culture of offense…something, something…splat!!!

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 24, 2015 • 3:21:46pm

re: #221 William of Orange

I had ya beat by hours.

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7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course) Jul 24, 2015 • 3:31:16pm

re: #189 bratwurst