I just saw fucking Rmoney in person

[Major Nikon]

I flew into Little Rock airport in my own plane. As I'm taxiing up to the General aviation terminal there are news crews all over the goddam place and a big ass plane (737 I think). I have no idea what is going on. I got out of my plane and a guy in a suit is nearby. I jokingly tell him I didn't know they were going to make a big deal over me. The cop next to him laughed. I ask them what is going on. Nobody says anything. About that time I see a crowd and hear the news crews going ape shit. The fucker himself goes by. I was probably 30 feet from him or so. I thought briefly about giving him the bird, but I didn't want to get tackled by the secret service dude.

After picking up the rental car we see a bunch of protesters downtown so we honked and waved. He's just down the street as I type this.

[KarenS]

1. Yuck.

Probably a good idea on not giving him the bird,,,,

[jerseyjack]

21. Go home fast and take a shower.

[JI7]

67. my first thought when i read the subject line

[LeftofObama]

2. You should have yelled,

"Show us your taxes!"

[flamingdem]

5. +1

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. +2

That would have been perfect!

[Warpy]

18. yeah, that would have been good for a beating and a night in jail

Rmoney just aint worth it.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

22. Yeah, maybe not a good idea.

[Major Nikon]

28. Yep, getting the shit kicked out of me by the cops wasn't in the plans tonight.

[Alduin]

66. I didn't know exercising your first amendment rights would land you in jail.

Last edited Wed Aug 22, 2012, 11:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited. Had a brain fart. Been working on my thesis all day. Sorry.

[caraher]

68. Ummm... that would be the right to keep and bear arms?

I'm pretty sure that WOULD have landed him in jail!

[backscatter712]

70. If you're a teabagger packing heat at an Obama event, it won't...

You know how fair and even-handed the police in this country are. When teabaggers scream and yell, disrupt town-halls, heckle President Obama, assault and kick and curbstomp liberals, and even open-carry live weapons, the cops just shrug and smile, and muse poetic about the First Amendment.

The instant one person shows up wearing a liberal slogan on a t-shirt, or on a bumper sticker on his car, or says something like "I don't agree with your policies," twenty cops charge him, throw him to the ground, break multiple bones, kick the shit out of him for twenty minutes after he's handcuffed, repeatedly shouting "STOP RESISTING! STOP RESISTING!" and the guy gets hit with federal terrorism charges that send him to prison for 20 years.

Yep. Gotta love our even-handed, objective and fair law enforcement community.

[RKP5637]

71. OWS learned the supposed right to protest can land you in jail and worse. n/t

[Warpy]

75. Second amendment?

Waving a gun at that walking pustule would get you shot.

[Alduin]

91. I fixed it.

[hfojvt]

100. much less assaulted by the cops in full view of the press

I cannot believe it would, especially these days. Such a victim would be on the Larry O'Donnell show within 24 hours of getting out of jail and quickly make the rounds of many other shows.

[Major Nikon]

19. I didn't even have time to think about it

I didn't even know what was going on until I actually saw the shitbag. I must have gotten there right after him. In hindsight I'm glad I didn't say anything. I had my bigass Kershaw pocket knife in my pocket. Had I said something and one of his goons or the secret service turned the cops out on me, that might have been difficult to explain and you folks would have got to see my dum ass on the evening news. I can see the headlines now. Man threatens Rmoney with huge knife at airport, subdued by 12 officers.

[Politicalboi]

27. LOL!

And some people say he posts all kinds of crazy liberal ideas and threats on a leftist site called Democratic Underground.

[Major Nikon]

45. I can just see Faux interviewing my coworkers or neighbors

"He always expressed left wing views, but I never dreamed he'd do something like this."

[freshwest]

53. And you might have committed suicide in the back seat of a patrol car. Just sayin'

[Major Nikon]

61. Or shot while trying to escape in a hogtie

[freshwest]

72. Acrobats in the family line, or maybe double jointed? Honestly, I can't do that.

[klook]

56. Impersonating an army officer

AND a camera. Why do you hate Amercia?

[Drunken Irishman]

79. We need a chicken to follow Romney around saying "SHOW US YOUR TAXES!"

[niyad]

3. you poor thing!! quick, sit down while I pour you a drink!! do you need a cool cloth?

[Major Nikon]

20. I just ate at the Flying Fish. Copious quantities of beer have already been consumed.

[niyad]

33. good, that should wash the taste away.

[Brigid]

36. That's the ticket!

Is Romney really as phony-looking as he looks on TV?

[Major Nikon]

38. And then some

[icarusxat]

62. met him once in 2003...almost

he was walking over to me smiling in order to to shake my hand, then he saw my ponytail...frowning, he turned his back on me and walked away. Yes, Virgina, he is still a homophobic bully.

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. Did you ask him about his tax returns?

[Major Nikon]

23. No. Lots of protesters with signs about his tax returns were downtown though.

We probably would have joined them, but my wife just had foot surgery and didn't feel like standing.

[former-republican]

7. Please tell you didn't look at him

[Panasonic]

8. What plane do you fly, Major Nikon

Just wondering.....

[Major Nikon]

24. Cessna Skylane

[freshwest]

55. This post is useless without pictures! We demand pictures of the plane, but not Rmoney.

Oh, did Little Dedo (Lyin' Ryan) put in an appearance, too?

[Major Nikon]

83. It looks just like this one (if it were only 40 years older)

[freshwest]

84. Sweet! It reminds me of the planes that fly around the San Juan Islands, but they can land on water.

[Major Nikon]

86. There's an option for that.

[freshwest]

87. Those are the ones we see flying around. Cheap ride for the tourists, too.

Good if someone had lake property in Arkansas, too.

[Major Nikon]

89. I've gotten a ride in one of Kenmore Air's beavers on floats around the San Juans

It only cost about $100 to do the tourist ride. The pilot even let me sit up front. Coming back we landed on a small lake in Seattle with boats everywhere. It looked pretty hairy to me because we landed right by several boats. I'm sure it was routine for the pilot.

There's also a guy that sells rides in an old bi-plane on San Juan Island. I spent half a day shooting the shit with that guy in his hanger. It's a great plane.

[freshwest]

92. Yep, Kenmore Air. Did you get on in Lake Washington near Kenmore? They go all over, I'll bet...

That you landed in Lake Union. You should come up when SeaFair gets going, it's great. Big deal here.

[Major Nikon]

96. Yep, lake union

[NJCher]

99. cutest plane I ever did see

Love the bun feet and the cartoon-y nose.

Seriously, Major, thanks for your impressions of R-money and staying out of trouble with that knife in your pocket. You know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.

And it sounds like our people were "on the job" driving home the tax return message.

It ultra-disgusts me that a mere republican candidate can cause this much of a stir. At times like this, I like to think of what happened to Ronald Reagan after his presidency ended. Upon arriving at home, no longer the president, not one person was there to greet him. Not a single one.


Cher

[Major Nikon]

103. I watched the local news last night

They showed the protesters and supporters. I was surprised to see their numbers were about the same. I thought the protesters were very articulate and had a clear and pointed message. The supporters came across as dipshit rubes. It reminded me of the moran guy.

[PD Turk]

82. Great Airplane

My Dad had a 1959 Cessna 182B, we traveled all over the country in it.

[Major Nikon]

85. I have 30 hours or so in a staight tail 182

I really like the Johnson bar flaps in the older ones.

I haven't hit all of the lower 48 in mine, but I'm getting close.

[PD Turk]

90. Yeah I love the manual flaps too

Dad taught me to fly in a '57 172. You can get some really precise control by "milking" the handle

I haven't flown for over 30 years, I loved it but damn it got expensive

[Major Nikon]

97. I have about 30 hours in a '57 172 also

I think it was the easiest plane I ever flew. I could just about land it on a postage stamp with a decent wind and it was really easy to get great landings. I used to love flying it with the doors off.

[PD Turk]

106. I hear ya

If you weren't careful its short landing capability might get you into somewhere you couldn't get out of

[Major Nikon]

25. Only for the last 25 years

Its starting to get series.

[darkangel218]

32. lol! x

[JoePhilly]

41. He said "series" not "serious" ... so you might be able to become next in line in the "series"

[JoePhilly]

48. LOL ... then you should get series ... oppps ... serious!!!

The guy has a plane ... he can go anywhere.

And the admins might want to start DU-Harmony about now.

[darkangel218]

50. Hahaha!

Maybe I shouldn't be joking about this, imagine if his wife is reading the thread lol.

[darkangel218]

52. Yah we need one! We need to ask for it in Meta :)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. Do you think you were close enough to need a delousing?

Maybe you should get one to be on the safe side?

[LaydeeBug]

11. shower. shower at once. nt

[JBoy]

12. Here's what to do

[riverwalker]

13. I saw Romney and Bachmann

years ago (can't remember what year) at the State Fair. They spoke at the GOP booth, mingled with the crowd (I declined to shake his hand) then they walked down the street. No one seemed to know who they were, I walked behind them for a while, it was so weird. The only security was some local suburban deputy.

[FLyellowdog]

14. You didn't see the dog strapped to the top of his plane?

Or the "Down With Vaginas" poster taped to the side?

You've simply GOT to pay closer attention to these things.

[Major Nikon]

26. Ha. No. It was kind of a ragged out plane I thought.

It looked to be an older 737. I'm sure it's leased.

[Proles]

15. Would definitely have been awesome to shout "show your taxes,"

but I honestly don't think I'd have the guts to do it... lol

[valerief]

16. Your eyes must be bleeding after having seen the Devil himself. nt

[sharp_stick]

17. That sight will haunt your dreams

A few years ago I shared an elevator in Manhattan with Newt Gingrich. Just me and him heading up we didn't say a word to each other but I considered kicking him in the nuts. No warning, just..... booom... then quietly get off and walk down the hall.

The fear of spending the weekend in Rikers kept me from actually doing it but damn that would have felt good.

[fleur-de-lisa]

51. That is . . .

hilarious!

[NJCher]

101. is he as ugly and lumpy as he is on tv?

Just curious.


Cher

[sharp_stick]

105. I'd describe him as

sour looking. You know the look you get if you suck on a lemon (see below). We were the only two on the elevator and he's giving me this little scowl kind of like "don't talk to me". I'm looking back at him with a "fuck you asshole, I don't want to talk to you anyway" look.

The biggest surprise for me was how short the guy is. I assume he must use a stool when he yammers on the tube. His bio says he's 5'10" and I'm guessing that might be but he'd have to be wearing 4" heels.

[NJCher]

109. oh that's interesting

I always thought he was 5'10" but a lot of men do lie about their height.

Funny you should mention "sour." I've always thought of him as a "sourpuss."


Cher

[Botany]

29. You just saw Romney fucking a person?

BTW good idea not to flip him off because the secret service folk really don't have a sense of humor.

Although in 2003 in D.C, I gave W's limo a double bird ..... he was just starting his
Iraqi nightmare.

[Canuckistanian]

30. What? He wasn't on a bus?

I thought he went everywhere in a bus with no A/C, eating at greasy spoons, visiting farmers and shopping for hardware when he had the chance.

You mean that was all BS?

[Major Nikon]

42. It's kind of like a bus

In a Rmoney kind of way.


http://www.arkansasonline.com/photos/2012/aug/22/162106/

[C_U_L8R]

31. How's his hair dye look?

Grecian formula ?

[Major Nikon]

35. As phony as the rest of him

[Major Nikon]

34. Here it is

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/aug/22/romney-arrives-little-rock/

[Major Nikon]

57. Here's the best part

The name of the airport is...

Bill and Hillary National Airport

The name of the street where Rmoney had his $50,000 per couple fundraiser...

President Clinton Ave

[Cracklin Charlie]

64. Does Little Rock still have the same airport?

I used to fly in and out of there, and those big planes can be pretty scary taking off and landing on the smallish runways.

[Major Nikon]

69. Yep, It was called Adams Field previously

The runways look big as hell when I landed, but they are way bigger than anything I need. I had to land long just to keep from having to taxi for over a mile.

http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1208/00233AD.PDF

[progressoid]

95. Bill and Hillary National Airport !!

[Major Nikon]

98. I think the full name includes Clinton

A controller in Dallas asked me what my destination was and I told him I was going to Bill and Hillary National and he knew exactly where I was going.

[part man all 86]

37. You were not turned to stone? Since Rmoney is trolling the presidency I figured that would happened

to us little people.

[rury]

39. Is it nighttime where you live?

Because vampires come out only under cover of darkness!!

[JoePhilly]

40. You should have asked if that was the real Romney, or one of the new Prototypes.

[trailmonkee]

43. you just missed a golden opportunity... remember the 'Go Fuck Yourself Mr. Cheney' guy...

...priceless

(seriously though, I would have avoided getting tackled by the secret service too)

[Major Nikon]

49. That guy is my hero

It almost would have been worth it. I could have also yelled "Viva la democraticunderground!!!" As they were clubbing and dragging me away. I'm sure that would have fucked with some people's minds.

[Smilo]

44. You need to de-louse quickly - you know those buggers can jump great lengths.

[Astazia]

46. Brb have to go get the bad taste out of my mouth!

[47of74]

59. Excuse me while I wash the bad taste out of my mouth with beer

And none of that mass produced toilet water either.

[orpupilofnature57]

54. Does he look as Androidic in person ?

[Ilsa]

58. Did you see him walking?

There have been threads alluding to him having a short gait, perhaps due to a developing chronic neurological condition (like Parkinsons or Alzheimers).

[Major Nikon]

65. I didn't notice

He was surrounded by people, most of which had their nose up his ass

[nolabear]

74. Probably utter bs but I always think that myself.

Really neurogically odd looking walk.

[nc4bo]

60. Hold on - Why visit Arkansas?

I realize it was a fund raiser but surely *that* could have occurred in anywhere, USA.

Why Ark.? Any chance it might go a bit purple this election?

[Major Nikon]

63. Donno but Obama has done a fundraiser or two in the Dallas metro area

I think they just go wherever the money is.

[MrMickeysMom]

73. Well, only one thing could be worse...

Seeing RMoney fucking ..... US!

[MADem]

76. Wow--how cool that you have your own plane!!!

I have my own plane when I have a nice crisp piece of paper and the time and patience to create something that'll fly across the room!!

I'd love to see a crowd just...I dunno...MOON that jerk! Hundreds of asses In His Face! Kiss my ass, Mitt!

[NJCher]

104. well, things like that have happened

At bush's first inaugural, the repukes were all staying in a high-rise hotel sipping their chardonnay and surveying their new domain when protestors lined up and mooned them.

Kind of a reverse praying to Mecca.


Cher

[backscatter712]

77. Was he even more plastic and phony in person than he was on TV?

I saw him in person a few weeks ago, and that was my experience.

[B Calm]

78. Was he walking on his toes

kinda sissy like?

[MiniMe]

80. I used to give Bushit the bird all the time, I used to work in DC.

Secret Service never bothered me once. I used to flip off Marine 1, the Pres limo, and any other way I happened to see him passing by. I think it happens all the time to the President and Presidential candidates.

[Major Nikon]

88. I'm sure it does

Its just at the time I was right by the secret service guy and a cop. There were also a dozen or so cops nearby. I didn't want to push my luck.

[MiniMe]

108. If I wasn't in DC at the time, I might think twice too

[upi402]

94. Thanks!

[Lifelong Protester]

81. I once heard him (while waiting for an elevator)

in Charleston, SC. I was there for another conference, but the Repubs were there for the meet up before the primaries.

Anyhoo, at that time I heard him say that the first thing he would do as president was repeal McCain-Feingold! This was, of course in 2008.


douchey then, douchey now.

[upi402]

93. My sympathies

Hope you didn't get a proximity douchebagging.

[Lizzie Poppet]

102. It could have been worse.

Instead of seeing fucking Romney, you could have seen Romney fucking.

*shudder*

[darkangel218]

107. Thanx for the visual