The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Alex

That said, there is historically a completely separate reason for people in back country Kentucky to be less than accommodating to any representatives of the federal government so I'm not particularly willing to jump to the conclusion that the killing was prompted by fear of the census.

That's what I was thinking, but I couldn't find info (didn't look that hard last night) on the dominant race of the area.

[Alex]

In case I was too oblique, the historic reason the back country of Kentucky wasn't necessarily safe for federal representatives was because of territorial moonshine makers.

Not quite the source of violence it was in the past but still real.

Not saying that was the reason, it just strikes me as equally likely (and there are many other possibilities) on the currently available information as it being someone inspired by Michele Bachman's comments on the census itself.

Ultimately, unless there is direct evidence found one way or another, it may not be possible to assign one murder to one cause. And jumping to conclusions isn't particularly useful except as a rhetorical club. It is something to watch and investigate, of course.

[Strangler Lewis]

Then it wouldn't have said "fed," it would have said "revenooer."

At any rate, the guy was obviously murdered by Obama's people. You can tell because a real lynching would have had a black victim.

[Strangler Lewis]

Heard my first "Meg Whitman for governor in 2010" ad yesterday. It's very exciting.

[Alex]

I wonder if she'll allow you to leave negative/positive feedback on her eBay profile.


A+++++++ WOULD VOTE FOR AGAIN!!!!!!



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[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Alex

I wonder if she'll allow you to leave negative/positive feedback on her eBay profile.


A+++++++ WOULD VOTE FOR AGAIN!!!!!!



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VAM!

Brilliant!

If she loses the election, can she relist as a buy-it-now?

[DreadPirateRoberts]

VAM

[JWBear]

School children sang in praise of Bush in 2006

Where was the right-wing outrage then?

[scaeagles]

Our country's stood beside us People have sent us aid. Katrina could not stop us, our hopes will never fade. Congress, Bush and FEMA People across our land Together have come to rebuild us and we join them hand-in-hand!

How absolutely hysterical that you equate the lyrics in the above with the lyrics from what was sang. Also, I don't give a rats ass if children want to gather at the white house lawn and do whatever the hell they want. The video of discussion here was done in...um....school. Public school. Draw whatever equivalencies you want to try to.

[wendybeth]

Don't your kids go to private school, Scaeagles? Why all the concern for public school kiddies? Believe me, they have bigger problems than this stupid, paranoid nonesense Beck and Rush are pushing. They need all the role models they can get. Those guys are just pissed that they haven't been able to bust Obama being anything other than his skin color. Sorry for the anger, but I'm getting sick of all this crap. With all the problems we face in this world, all anyone gets pissed about is a bunch of manufactured innuendo and outright racist, slanderous, delusional lies. The past eight years have been the ruin of our country, with some of the very worst behavior by our elected officials and business leaders in probably a century, and you're all up in arms about a stupid school sing-a-long. Do you get as upset when all the kids stand up, place one hand over their hearts, and recite the pledge allegience to our flag?