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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:19 PM Dec 2017

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It Track Palin had been African-American, Latinx, or Alaska Native...

He'd have been taken away from there in a body bag, not peacefully guided into psychiatric care.

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It Track Palin had been African-American, Latinx, or Alaska Native... (Original Post) Ken Burch Dec 2017 OP

We all know this. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #1

We are STILL fighting the Bundy Bunch ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #8

Calling the police names, ordering them to put down their weapons. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #2

The body would be carefully handled? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #3

LOL guillaumeb, good one...... you got that right. The body bag would be handled carefully. ;) Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #5

Thank you. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #7

Sad also that giving the him special treatment is not helping him... he seems to get worse Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #10

The entire family is dysfunctional. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #19

Yes, we would be in the slammer if we pulled all this crap. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #20

If he doesn't get clean & sober & psychiatric help, irisblue Dec 2017 #4

Can you imagine what living with him must be like? nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #6

Not sure anybody does live with him. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #11

Just as well that he lives alone. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #12

He had a daughter in 2011& a son in 2016. irisblue Dec 2017 #14

Poor kids. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #15

And probably got the hell out of there next morning. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #16

Can you imagine if he were Obama's son or Hillary's? rainin Dec 2017 #9

Or Mike Gravel's. Igel Dec 2017 #18

just think about it, his mother was very close to being president Motley13 Dec 2017 #13

Truth. raven mad Dec 2017 #17

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. We all know this.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:21 PM

Dec 2017

An armed white man confronting the police. And he walked away.

Remember when the Bundy family of welfare ranchers did the same thing?

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

8. We are STILL fighting the Bundy Bunch

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:33 PM

Dec 2017

Makes me

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

2. Calling the police names, ordering them to put down their weapons.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:22 PM

Dec 2017

Trying to kill his father.

Right, a POC would be carefully handled and taken care of.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

3. The body would be carefully handled?

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:26 PM

Dec 2017

I agree.

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

5. LOL guillaumeb, good one...... you got that right. The body bag would be handled carefully. ;)

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:30 PM

Dec 2017

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

7. Thank you.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:31 PM

Dec 2017

Sad, but true.

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

10. Sad also that giving the him special treatment is not helping him... he seems to get worse

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:37 PM

Dec 2017

every time I read a story about him.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

19. The entire family is dysfunctional.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 09:05 PM

Dec 2017

Much like the Trump family. But they are white and famous, or notorious, so they are given far greater allowance.

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

20. Yes, we would be in the slammer if we pulled all this crap. nt

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 09:08 PM

Dec 2017

irisblue

(33,018 posts)

4. If he doesn't get clean & sober & psychiatric help,

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:29 PM

Dec 2017

He'll pass that dysfunction down to his kids.

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

6. Can you imagine what living with him must be like? nt

Reply to irisblue (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:31 PM

Dec 2017

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

11. Not sure anybody does live with him.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:39 PM

Dec 2017

Even those drawn by his "fame" would have dithched him after '08.

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

12. Just as well that he lives alone. nt

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:40 PM

Dec 2017

irisblue

(33,018 posts)

14. He had a daughter in 2011& a son in 2016.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:45 PM

Dec 2017

Someone had a sleepover a few times.

Irish_Dem

(47,264 posts)

15. Poor kids. nt

Reply to irisblue (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:46 PM

Dec 2017

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

16. And probably got the hell out of there next morning.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:05 PM

Dec 2017

n/t.

rainin

(3,011 posts)

9. Can you imagine if he were Obama's son or Hillary's?

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:35 PM

Dec 2017

Sick of the double standard.

Igel

(35,337 posts)

18. Or Mike Gravel's.

Reply to rainin (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:49 PM

Dec 2017

The outrage if Gravel's kid did this would be insane.

Motley13

(3,867 posts)

13. just think about it, his mother was very close to being president

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:41 PM

Dec 2017

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

17. Truth.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:37 PM

Dec 2017

I've known he's fucking nuts since 1996 - when he attacked a bunch of Tony Knowles supporters at the Fairbanks Golden Days Parade. Since I was one of them. Hauled his ass off to the cop shop (thanks, Duke, you were a mighty great cop).

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