Democrat Way!

[Gabfly1]

Quote from cstfx:

You know, based on your history of postings both as this handle and thunderdog, I expected a better, more thoughtful response.

Okay, here you go. Kid asks a loaded question on the street and refuses to identify himself. That is insolence personified. It is certainly not illegal, but it makes him no less of a punk. There were no heroes in that video.

 

[Arnie]

Quote from Gabfly1:

Okay, here you go. Kid asks a loaded question on the street and refuses to identify himself. That is insolence personified. It is certainly not illegal, but it makes him no less of a punk. There were no heroes in that video.

Is it insolence when a reporter asks a loaded question? What difference does it make WHO asked what.

Btw, nice hole you're digging. Maybe you should stop.

 

[Gabfly1]

Quote from Arnie:

...Btw, nice hole you're digging. Maybe you should stop.

No, I'll have to keep digging a full 12 feet for you, double the usual. Because, deep down, Republicans aren't that bad.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

You're right! I was in a good mood until I watched that video. Stuff like that makes my blood hot. It's this arrogant, untouchable, above the law attitude that these politicians have that drives me nuts.

Fair enough. At least you have a good reason for your bad mood today, unlike me! Anyway, maybe the congressman had just seen a video that ticked him off, or maybe the kid did, or both? Anyway, "democrat way" is, to put it nicely, an overstatement.

 

[indahook]

Quote from Gabfly1:

The kid was insolent and it went from there.

If your own child is insolent you grab them and show them whats for.

When a strangers child is insolent and you grab them its assault.

No?

This man has anger issues and the college student deserves a public apology.

 

[Gabfly1]

Quote from indahook:

If your own child is insolent you grab them and show them whats for.

When a strangers child is insolent and you grab them its assault.

No?

This man has anger issues and the college student deserves a public apology.

Did I defend the congressman? As I noted earlier, there were no heroes in that video. The congressman did not react appropriately to an asshole.

As an aside, imagine what might have happened if a shoot-from-the-hip, open-carry Republican congressman had been ambushed by an insolent punk with cameraman and asked a loaded question. Then you might have some real footage.

 

[indahook]

Quote from Gabfly1:

Did I defend the congressman? I'm just looking for a balanced assessment. As I noted earlier, there were no heroes in that video.

As an aside, imagine what might have happened if a shoot-from-the-hip, open-carry Republican congressman had been approached by an insolent punk and asked a loaded question. Then you might have some real footage.

Not outright, but repeatedly saying the kid was insolent leads one to believe he deserved the physical response.

I`m not playing right v left. This congressman acted like a drunken thug who thought someone looked at his girlfriend in the bar. This is who represents us....

 

[CaptainObvious]

Quote from Gabfly1:

And how many of them did you see in the video? Ballpark.

Please, don't lower yourself to willfull ignorance. I see it everyday, all day, whenever these clowns appear on television. This video is nothing more than a sampling of what goes on every single day. Our politicians have nothing but contempt for the people of this country. Their, we can't be bothered with it all attitude oozes out of every word they speak. They know they're untouchable and until they get "touched" nothing is going to change.
Problem is, who wants to spend the rest of their life in jail for giving one of these bastards the beating they deserve. Not me! I admitt to not having the courage of my convictions on this issue. The overwhelming majority are in the same camp and the scum in D.C. know it. But one day, some guy that's lost it all, has nothing left to lose will snap, and then I will salute that man and throw a f'n party in his honor, for he will be a hero to the common man.

 

[Gabfly1]

Quote from indahook:

Not outright, but repeatedly saying the kid was insolent leads one to believe he deserved the physical response...

That was not the intent. I specifically noted otherwise. And what do you think was the intent of the Right Wingers here who made no mention of the kid's behavior, focusing exclusively on the congressman? You think maybe they were just keeping to their narrative? How many of them at least acknowledged the kid's conduct? Which side owns the bias on this one?

 

[Gabfly1]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

Please, don't lower yourself to willfull ignorance. I see it everyday, all day, whenever these clowns appear on television. This video is nothing more than a sampling of what goes on every single day. Our politicians have nothing but contempt for the people of this country. Their, we can't be bothered with it all attitude oozes out of every word they speak. They know they're untouchable and until they get "touched" nothing is going to change.
Problem is, who wants to spend the rest of their life in jail for giving one of these bastards the beating they deserve. Not me! I admitt to not having the courage of my convictions on this issue. The overwhelming majority are in the same camp and the scum in D.C. know it. But one day, some guy that's lost it all, has nothing left to lose will snap, and then I will salute that man and throw a f'n party in his honor, for he will be a hero to the common man.

I don't believe I recall such outrage on your part during the Bush years. Was everything pretty much as it should have been then? Or were you perhaps busy formulating this post during those 8 years and only now found the time to actually post it?