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Etheridge caught in on-camera confrontation

apdst said:
I'm not the one with the diagreeance. It is you with the disagreeance. I made a comment, not directed at you and you seemed to think that it was directed at you and challenged my comment. It boils down to this: if the shoe fits, wear it.
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All I want to do is balance the conversation. Your hatred for "Liberals" is shocking. Check my Sig. Also would it pain you to know in Saudi Arabia they would label you a radical Liberal Leftie... imagine that ;)
 
CaptainCourtesy said:
As usual, you fail to use the word "some", so your post fails as well.
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As usual, some folks think that it's all about them.

Some people spend more time defending themslelves and their ilk and less time addressing the facts. Why would some people do that, if my comments weren't on time and on target?

Is that a better use of, "some"?
 
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Jetboogieman said:
All I want to do is balance the conversation. Your hatred for "Liberals" is shocking. Check my Sig. Also would it pain you to know in Saudi Arabia they would label you a radical Liberal Leftie... imagine that ;)
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Your sig is BS.

What is equally shocking, is your hatred towards Conservatives, or anyone else you deem, "beneath you".
 
apdst said:
As usual, some folks think that it's all about them.

Some people spend more time defending themslelves and their ilk and less time addressing the facts. Why would some people do that, if my comments weren't on time and on target?

Is that a better use of, "some"?
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Some people, like you constantly use overgeneralizations with no basis in fact, and then some people, like you get all defensive when they get confronted on their error. Some people, like you, need to understand that their own bias is just that and not factual at all.

Much better use of the word "some".
 
CaptainCourtesy said:
Some people, like you constantly use overgeneralizations with no basis in fact, and then some people, like you get all defensive when they get confronted on their error. Some people, like you, need to understand that their own bias is just that and not factual at all.

Much better use of the word "some".
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My advice to you, son, is: don't worry about it. Moderate a little more and worry about my generalizations alot less. More is needed of the fore and less of the latter. That is all!
 
apdst said:
Your sig is BS.

What is equally shocking, is your hatred towards Conservatives, or anyone else you deem, "beneath you".
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ROFL!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah nice, show me where in any thread I tried to paint all conservatives as the same thing because of the actions of ONE... I am partly conservative as I am partly liberal because I do not prescribe to the dogmatic labels that some americans label eachother

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apdst said:
My advice to you, son, is: don't worry about it. Moderate a little more and worry about my generalizations alot less. More is needed of the fore and less of the latter. That is all!
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My advice to you is if you don't want me confronting you on your generalizations, try not to make them.
 
RightinNYC said:
Don't let this get turned into an argument over media bias, as that helps obscure that what happened in this instance was not about partisanship, it was about basic human interaction.

The consensus of pretty much everyone in this thread is that the Congressman was flat out wrong to do what he did. If hazlnut wants to keep defending him, point out the flaws in that argument.
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There are a couple things here that I don't care for.
One, the close up the congressman shows you the face of an alocholic. Of course he felt he could man handle the student as the student looked to weigh a buck twenty. Naturally he wouldn't grab someone like myself or others who weigh 200 pounds.

Two, why didn't the kid just tell him his name and what school he was from? It is obvious he had ulterior motives.

The congressman had no right to jerk him around and the student should have told his name and what school he was from. But some of you have the partisan blinders on so tight you have to squint.
 
Hatuey said:
Stop feeding him. He's a troll with little use for a dictionary.
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CaptainCourtesy said:
My advice to you is if you don't want me confronting you on your generalizations, try not to make them.
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my advice to you is, unless you have something to ad, other than brow-beating, do your job as a moderator and leave the rest to the grownups.
 
apdst said:
my advice to you is, unless you have something to ad, other than brow-beating, do your job as a moderator and leave the rest to the grownups.
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Re: Congressman Assaults Student Asking if he supported the Obama Administration Agen

zimmer said:
Breitbart.tv

YouTube - Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk

I guess questions are not allowed of our representatives.
Eerie SOB continually asking "who are you"?
It makes you think he'd have some hatchetmen visit the kid.

I say this guy's career is over.
Good too.

Don't know about anyone else, but I wanted to reach into the screen, grab the representative by the scruff of the neck and put my fist through his face.

Then contrast it to this:
YouTube - "Civic Engagement": Congressman Bob Etheridge

"He says get involved in civic... something that's happening in your community..."

These kids did and asked a simple question... and well... Boom goes the dynamite!

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Whhhoooa. That was some straight-up drugs and/or schizophrenic stuff right there.
 
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(Alrighty then. "intermission" didn't seem to fly. Mebbe you need to pass around some doobies...??


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Cole said:
(Alrighty then. "intermission" didn't seem to fly. Mebbe you need to pass around some doobies...??


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Cole got it. :mrgreen:
 
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Ohhhhhhhkay that's enough of that. Let's talk about Etheridge or not at all.
 
He is a little prick!
 
Redress said:
Etheridge reacted poorly. I think there is no real question there. I do to an extent feel for him. Just because you are a public official does not mean people should be able to try and get an on camera interview any time they want. The kid was being a dick. That does not excuse Etheridge's behavior, but he was not the only one whose behavior was inappropriate.
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But isn't that part of the gig? You wanna represent you best be ready to speak at all times? It is just like celebs. You are in politics? It comes with the job, no?

They are both little dicks.
 
Erod said:
LOL, you guys will support anything with a D next to it. Wow.
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Not me! You act a fool? I will damn sure call you on it and party lines be damned!
 
Agent Ferris said:
Actually that's exactly what it means. These people make their money from being popular and they get angry when people try to photograph or videotape them? Gimme a break. It would be one thing if it was a person who became famous involuntarily, but movie stars and politicians went out willingly to intentionally gain that attention and then they have the audacity to act all outraged when they get it? :roll: He's a public figure, ****ing deal with it.
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Really.. And do not even get me started on what perks they get that us "little" people do not get. Suck it the hell up and deal little snotty ass prick!!

BTW, I am in NC. He was wrong and should be thankful for what he has. Not acting a damn fool. That is all.
 
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Kali said:
Really.. And do not even get me started on what perks they get that us "little" people do not get. Suck it the hell up and deal little snotty ass prick!!

BTW, I am in NC. He was wrong and should be thankful for what he has. Not acting a damn fool. That is all.
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Oh poor me I'm rich and famous and the toughest part of my day is answering a simple question. The horror.
 
Where's the assault charges? Eff the apology... he's not the only person who has a "bad day" sometimes and were we, the non-Congressional members of society, were to do this to another person, we'd be charged with assault. Either the laws apply to all or none... this idiot needs a little time in the pokey to think.
 
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