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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:08 PM Original message |
Joking about sniper fire is worse than joking about 9/11 |
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jconner27 (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama followers have lost it. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The joke was in very poor taste, you have to admit. |
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nebula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. No, we should all laugh about being under sniper fire. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. Poor Jackie Kennedy |
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nebula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. They were such a beautiful family. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. And that is why the joke was beyond low. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Next performance by Clinton on Leno, April 4th--- |
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jconner27 (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
63. Have no time |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Deleted message |
jconner27 (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:27 AM Response to Reply #65 |
72. Really? |
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DemVet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
95. Only to Obama supporters. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. It's not the subject that I find offensive. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:57 AM Response to Reply #95 |
99. Um, this is a presidential candidate who made the joke |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. You support a joke like that? |
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jconner27 (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
77. i haven't heard it... So |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. We can go one further.... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Yes. People have lost love ones to all types of violence. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. K&R. Don't let this die. It's not trivial at all. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. remember the sniper victims in DC and MD in 2004? |
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bilgewaterbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. John Allan Muhammad? Are you equating him with the 9-11 hijackers? |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. hijackers? |
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bilgewaterbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Nevermind. I don't speak nutburger. |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I nailed Hillary side for false outrage, gonna hit this one too. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. What does joking about her lie say about her character? |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Not sure I follow you. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. She lied and got caught. |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. I agree with your expectations of her. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. . |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
100. But it's so funny to see a presidential candidate lie to everyone (nt) |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
62. Read this please. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. Please |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. Here's another one for the "Greatest Threads." |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. You guys got a bad batch of koolaid today, I think |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:14 PM Original message |
True. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's a valid point. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Poor taste? No. Stupid? Yes. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. She is declaring it ok for the media. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. I agree with you - its dumb |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Are Obama supporters running for President? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Your outrage is ridiculously stupid |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Well this is the quote... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. It was a reference to SNL!!!! |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Doesn't matter. She said it and she was BOOED. It was in very poor taste and was un presidential. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
84. You're a hypocrite. MunkyFunk totally owned you. |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Not on Jay Leno, while running for president |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:24 PM Original message |
It's astounding--not just jokes, but cartoons and photoshops. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
85. Is that what they're saying now? |
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ithinkmyliverhurts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. A sniper walks into a bar . . . |
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ithinkmyliverhurts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. Although my sniper joke was good, sometimes you just can't make this stuff up |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. LOL at the pic! |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. Tell that to Hillary. n/t |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I didn't realize you were telling that to Hillary! |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. If you believe this you're late. This has been a staple of Obama supporters |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Obama supporters aren't running for president. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. so what? I don't believe you care about the sniper jokes. |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. O and H supporters can get away with many things that presidential candidates would not |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. exactly |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. but, you want us to believe that there's something wrong with joking about snipers |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Bush also joked about WMD. Did you find that funny? |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. That almost read like logic. Other than the general ridiculousness. (nt) |
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F.Gordon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
30. I agree 110%. It's like joking about the Holocaust |
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GrandmaJones7 (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:29 AM Response to Reply #30 |
73. Its NOT the same and you should be ashamed! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:44 AM Response to Reply #73 |
89. Let's see... |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
36. Are we still celebrating April Fools Day around here? |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
38. She has to be just about the most tone-deaf politician I have ever seen... |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Her whole campaign has been tone-deaf during the primary season |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
39. Brings to mind her husband's ROTC letter and the theme of loving |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
41. No it isn't |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I've also heard many people joke about 9/11 |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. Hyperbole much? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
45. I'm not particularly outraged... |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
50. It's utterly disrespectful to our troops in Iraq. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Yep |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
53. She has no shame. |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
56. What about the killed troops in Bosnia over terrorist attacks? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Could you please clarify. |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
57. I agree! K and R |
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intheozone (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
61. Stupid, stupid, stupid! nt |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
66. if i recall some of your names in here, you all did not get this |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
67. Clinton supporters are already out in force trying to downplay the joke. |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
68. reading your bullshit pseudo-outrage is worse yet. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. You got to do better when it comes to damage control. |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. I was in theTuzla valley in 1998 at Camp Eagle, Dobol, and Mt. Vis. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:59 AM Response to Reply #76 |
91. What unit were you with? |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #71 |
78. hey, was that damage control better Mr. Zachstar? I was hoping you would comment. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:27 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Sorry I was busy watching a good speech by Al Franken |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. She wasn't shot at because she had apache gunships and heavily armed escorts protecting her |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:35 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. She did not step out without them last time I checked.. |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:09 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. she never said she was shot at. Now you're misspeaking. embellishing even |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:29 AM Response to Reply #82 |
88. By the way, she did leave the base camp to visit other base camps. |
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Taxmyth (990 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #88 |
104. Thanks |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
69. I thought you were referring to all of the Obama supporter posts |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #69 |
74. Obama supporters on DU aren't running for president |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #74 |
101. Oh. It is okay then. nt |
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SaveOurDemocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
75. Sheesh....at this rate we'll run out of straightjackets |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
79. And how many have died while bowling |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
86. Seriously |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
87. Joking about joking about sniper fire... |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
90. Yeah, let's joke about sniper fire in Memphis |
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goletian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
92. thats a bit overplayed. her joking about it didnt make her look good |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
93. It wasn't the subject of the joke that made her joke lame..... |
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Chalco (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
94. You've got to be joking. nt |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
97. Well, they laughed at "Any WMD's here? Maybe under here??" But yeah---totally tone-deaf. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
98. Oh for fuck's sake, come on. |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
102. A joke always has a target - we always have to ask, "who is the target?" |
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Rocky2007 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
103. You CANNOT joke about sniper fire |
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doyourealize1 (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
105. faux outrage? |
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