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  • Jan 15, 2011, 06:57 AM
    NeedKarma
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At Getting Inside Mentally Unbalanced Shooter's Head

    January 14, 2011

    NEW YORK—According to media analysts, the nation's TV commentators and political pundits have proved uncannily accurate when describing the deeply disturbed inner thoughts of accused Arizona gunman Jared Loughner. "It's strange, but when it comes to getting inside the mind of this human being who seems to possess no empathy, sense of morality, or hold on reality, and who is motivated only by personal animus and self-glorification, the nation's major political pundits have been amazingly adept," said Horizon Media analyst Bob Cullen, who has studied extensive tape of commentators on all major TV news programs and found their remarks on "what the killer is thinking" to be consistently thorough and detailed across the board. "It's almost as though they have some way of knowing, firsthand, exactly what this demented and highly dangerous individual with the eyes of millions upon him is going through." Researchers at Horizon Media also reported that a number of prominent TV pundits appeared to be mimicking the exact same chilling gleam in Loughner's eye for what they could only speculate was "dramatic effect."



    ^^

    Above article article is from a satire website.
  • Jan 15, 2011, 09:24 AM
    speechlesstx

    There is no article above.
  • Jan 15, 2011, 09:28 AM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    There is no article above.

    The one you gave a link to and partially quoted from The Onion?
  • Jan 15, 2011, 12:03 PM
    speechlesstx

    Sigh...
  • Jan 15, 2011, 12:30 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    Sigh...

    ;)
  • Jan 15, 2011, 12:37 PM
    excon

    Hello:

    Can we get back to some incivility, please?

    excon
  • Jan 15, 2011, 12:47 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello:

    Can we get back to some incivility, please?

    excon

    :o

    If there were a choice of a smilie with a tongue sticking out, I wudda used that.
  • Jan 15, 2011, 04:09 PM
    speechlesstx

    OK, so what's up with Pelosi calling the massacre a "tragic accident?" Can't these darn liberals make up their mind what the hell is what?
  • Jan 15, 2011, 04:19 PM
    paraclete
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello:

    Can we get back to some incivility, please?

    excon

    How uncivil would you like it to be?

    Up you nose with a rubber hose?

    Would you like bruises with that?

    Yellow liberal backstabbing procrastinator?
  • Jan 17, 2011, 06:59 AM
    tomder55

    Suddenly; when they don't have the majority ,the Dems think it's a swell idea to co-mingle with the Republicans during the upcoming State of the Union Address.

    Now that they don't have the majority they want to tone down the language and are calling on the Republicans to compromise .

    Where was this new tone when the President told the Republicans in Congress "I won" when they wanted a seat at the table when crafting the 'stimulus 'package?
  • Jan 17, 2011, 07:16 AM
    speechlesstx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by NeedKarma View Post
    ^^

    Above article article is from a satire website.

    Thanks for helping us out with the obvious.
  • Jan 17, 2011, 07:19 AM
    excon
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tomder55 View Post
    Suddenly; when they don't have the majority ,the Dems think it's a swell idea to co-mingle with the Republicans during the upcoming State of the Union Address.

    Hello again, tom:

    Screw co-mingling right along with civility. The problem is talk of gun play - not calling your neighbor an a$$hole. We should STOP the talk of gun play, but calling your neighbor an a$$hole is a wonderful idea. Having him sit next to you just means you don't have to yell it as loudly.

    excon
  • Jan 17, 2011, 07:51 AM
    tomder55

    Ban metaphors!! The politically correct demand it. I think POTUS should lead by example.
  • Jan 17, 2011, 02:30 PM
    paraclete
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tomder55 View Post
    Where was this new tone when the President told the Republicans in Congress "I won" when they wanted a seat at the table when crafting the 'stimulus 'package?

    Time to move on Tom. Politics has the unhappy habit of raking over the coals of past triumphs and defeats rather than moving on and bringing a fresh perspective to a problem. You have heard the word bipartisan, there is a place for such an approach at certain times even though it is not often applied in times of a clear majority. There is a somewhat foolish idea that the rhetoric and partisanism of an election campaign must be continued after the result instead of a cooperative effort to solve problems and implement solutions. This idea no doubt stems from british roots and is not only evident in your political arena but also in mine and it can culminate in the insane following through to do the unthinkable
  • Jan 19, 2011, 12:46 PM
    smoothy

    Democrats talking about civility... boy that's a good one...


    After 10 years of them blaming Bush for everything including their own Body odor... and their Incessant bashing of Sarah Palin for the AZ shooting, with ZERO evidence at all... and it does turn out it was a left leaning Right hating Lunatic that did it... which everyone knew on DAY one... but after all, the Democrats have never let the facts get in the way of slandering and Libeling everyone to the right of communist. Blood Libel is EXACTLY what the Democrats and their minions in the drive by media committed against her... by the very definition of that term.

    Yeah... Civility... they need to look up the definition of the word... its clear they don't grasp its true meaning.
  • Jan 19, 2011, 01:11 PM
    NeedKarma
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by smoothy View Post
    Yeah...Civility......they need to look up the definition of the word....its clear they don't grasp its true meaning.

    You mean like your posts? Is that a good example?
  • Jan 19, 2011, 01:40 PM
    smoothy
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by NeedKarma View Post
    You mean like your posts? Is that a good example?

    I give what I get... when I see real civility from the real left for a change... I might show some back. (I however am NOT holding my breath)
  • Jan 19, 2011, 01:50 PM
    NeedKarma
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by smoothy View Post
    I give what I get......

    So only you are allowed to do that? Can others do that too? Would that be OK by you?
  • Jan 19, 2011, 02:47 PM
    tomder55

    The Dems demonstrated their civility on the House floor today .

    Democrat invokes Nazis to slam GOP on health care - On Politics: Covering the US Congress, Governors, and the 2012 Election - USATODAY.com
  • Jan 19, 2011, 03:28 PM
    speechlesstx

    But tom, he was taken out of context and "only about a minute of his 10-minute remarks mentioned Nazis and the Holocaust." :rolleyes:

    I guess he also missed the parts about telling us if we liked our doctor and our insurance we could keep it, over and over and over we were told.

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