tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5233302017003557798..comments2024-03-28T07:21:33.750-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Don't give up blogging; our minds would rust without you. But I think you have earned a retirement from watching those Sunday morning panel shows."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40073664706177779182017-01-17T15:19:32.583-06:002017-01-17T15:19:32.583-06:00ARM, why are you sending your credibility to die o...ARM, why are you sending your credibility to die on this hill? Everybody knows that Loughner was a left-wing freako, son of a left-wing sheriff or some kind of County official, who prevented him from being detected and dealt with by law enforcement despite his frequent outbursts. If you don't know that leftists can also be evil and have bad thoughts, even about women, well, you should grow up.<br /><br />It doesn't matter how many times you repeat a set of words that you think can be qualified to be true, that is mere sophistry. the ultimate truth of the matter is as people are saying to you.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6640938514576393652017-01-17T11:55:53.491-06:002017-01-17T11:55:53.491-06:00AReasonableMan said...
"The director of resea...<i>AReasonableMan said...<br />"The director of research on hate groups for the Southern Poverty Law Center noted that Loughner's political positions were a "hallmark of the far right and the militia movement.</i><br /><br />Hey look, a propagandist known for his efforts to smear conservatives reaches the same conclusion as ARM. Whoever could have imagined such an outcome?<br /><br /><i> the Anti-Defamation League reviewed messages by Loughner, and concluded that there was a "disjointed theme that runs through Loughner's writings", which was a "distrust for and dislike of the government." </i><br /><br />Sounds like Robert Cook. <br /><br />Your "evidence" boils down to "she's a Democrat so it must have been in furtherance of conservative ideology". Of course by that standard Sirhan Sirhan was a conservative. <br /><br />But you keep on smoking that thin reed. Maybe some other mentally ill person will make your day by killing a child. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25366422967084771612017-01-17T08:45:27.896-06:002017-01-17T08:45:27.896-06:00It is telling, in a sad loserish way, that you did...It is telling, in a sad loserish way, that you didn't include the Wikipedia quotes on Loughner's views leading up to the assassination attempt:<br /><br />"The director of research on hate groups for the Southern Poverty Law Center noted that Loughner's political positions were a "hallmark of the far right and the militia movement." In the aftermath of the shooting, the Anti-Defamation League reviewed messages by Loughner, and concluded that there was a "disjointed theme that runs through Loughner's writings", which was a "distrust for and dislike of the government." <br /><br />"Loughner had expressed a longstanding dislike for Gabrielle Giffords. Tierney recalled that Loughner had often said that women should not hold positions of power."<br /><br />"Loughner kept Giffords' form letter, which thanked him for attending the 2007 event, in the same box as an envelope which was scrawled with phrases like "die bitch" and "assassination plans have been made".<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67166309407774139082017-01-16T22:16:56.873-06:002017-01-16T22:16:56.873-06:00"AReasonableMan":
I want to define thin..."AReasonableMan":<br /><br />I want to define things without respect to English words too. You are not special.Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74672718453378342252017-01-16T22:00:10.546-06:002017-01-16T22:00:10.546-06:00What is there to be bitter about? You can find an...What is there to be bitter about? You can find anything on the internet. Even people who are gleeful over mass murder because they think it will advance their political beliefs. <br /><br /><br /><i>Loughner's high-school friend Zach Osler said, "He did not watch TV; he disliked the news; he didn't listen to political radio; he didn't take sides; he wasn't on the Left; he wasn't on the Right."[19] A former classmate, Caitie Parker, who attended high school and college with Loughner, described his political views prior to 2007, prior to his personality transformation, as "left wing, quite liberal,"[42] "radical."[43]</i><br /><br />It seems more that he was disillusioned with Giffords not carrying the torch quite far enough left. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66277631563495766932017-01-16T21:26:12.472-06:002017-01-16T21:26:12.472-06:00You still sound bitter and angry.
From wiki:
&qu...You still sound bitter and angry. <br /><br />From wiki:<br />"He had a persecution complex, believing "collaborators" – liberals, leftists and the mainstream media, who were "his greatest obsession" – to be the cause of the world's problems."<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68842479667480883602017-01-16T21:25:29.360-06:002017-01-16T21:25:29.360-06:00No one is arguing that he was particularly mentall...No one is arguing that he was particularly mentally stable. Nonetheless cognisant enough to seek out a political target and attempt an assassination. He didn't just shoot the first person he encountered like James Holmes. Should have been tried.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33114576490129669802017-01-16T21:15:59.888-06:002017-01-16T21:15:59.888-06:00AReasonableMan said...
you sound a little bitter a...<i>AReasonableMan said...<br />you sound a little bitter and angry. </i><br /><br />As usual you have convinced yourself what you wish were true is actually true. <br /><br /><i>Maybe not thinking quite straight because of this. </i><br /><br />Next up blind children will offer batting tips. <br /><br /><i>Politician targeted for assassination political assassination. Deal with it.</i><br /><br />If that's your definition it's beside the point, you claimed it was due to violent conservative rhetoric. Even you know this is bullshit since you're now trying to generalize away from your own allegation in a rather pathetic avoid stepping in your own hole. <br /><br />From Wiki:<br /><i><br />Acquaintances said that Loughner's personality had changed markedly in the years prior to the shooting, a period when he was also abusing alcohol and drugs. He had been suspended from Pima Community College in September 2010 because of his bizarre behavior and disruptions in classes and the library. After his arrest, <b>two medical evaluations diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia and incompetent to stand trial. </b></i><br /><br />Since you read the wiki you must have seen this, yet you're still lying. It would be embarrassing if you had any integrity.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23959369797853395902017-01-16T20:59:01.847-06:002017-01-16T20:59:01.847-06:00Thomas Mair was not all that stable mentally but h...Thomas Mair was not all that stable mentally but his target for assassination was obviously political, just like Loughner's. <br /><br />From wiki:<br />"He had a persecution complex, believing "collaborators" – liberals, leftists and the mainstream media, who were "his greatest obsession" – to be the cause of the world's problems."<br /><br />Sound like anyone around here?<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71483065680997445282017-01-16T20:44:41.525-06:002017-01-16T20:44:41.525-06:00Rick, you sound a little bitter and angry. Maybe n...Rick, you sound a little bitter and angry. Maybe not thinking quite straight because of this. Politician targeted for assassination = political assassination. Deal with it.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59895882912195762882017-01-16T20:24:29.150-06:002017-01-16T20:24:29.150-06:00One obvious difference, Loughner selected a politi...<i>One obvious difference, Loughner selected a politician for assassination.</i><br /><br />Yes, he fixated on a slightly different hook. Mental illness is like that, it expresses itself along widely different and seemingly random inspirations. There's no telling what it will be. Naturally you've elevated that irrelevant element because it allows you to blame those you hate. As I recall it took you 30 minutes to come here to blame conservatives. Why so long? Was your excitement such that you had to take a few minutes of personal time first? Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13791060088226656632017-01-16T20:22:26.270-06:002017-01-16T20:22:26.270-06:00Logic error. Killing regular people may or may not...Logic error. Killing regular people may or may not be political. Selecting a politician to assassinate is always political.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80747486885477664702017-01-16T19:35:41.621-06:002017-01-16T19:35:41.621-06:00"AReasonableMan" :
Dylan Roof is or is ..."AReasonableMan" :<br /><br />Dylan Roof is or is not a political assassin?Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15571493086073055622017-01-16T19:24:40.517-06:002017-01-16T19:24:40.517-06:00Rick said...
Loughner was no different than the Au...<i>Rick said...<br />Loughner was no different than the Aurora murderer</i><br /><br />One obvious difference, Loughner selected a politician for assassination.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66489056386121875922017-01-16T19:00:12.074-06:002017-01-16T19:00:12.074-06:00Dylan Roof -- political assassin.
He murdered bec...Dylan Roof -- political assassin.<br /><br />He murdered because of politics. Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11003560608181001582017-01-16T18:50:59.784-06:002017-01-16T18:50:59.784-06:00AReasonableMan said...
This is why the country is ...<i>AReasonableMan said...<br />This is why the country is so fucked, morons like you have to be supported by the rest of us, productive sane people.</i><br /><br />Always amusing that ARM thinks he's not one of the morons. Often wrong but never in doubt. Loughner was no different than the Aurora murderer, mentally unstable. <br /><br />Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44898234929518791862017-01-16T18:43:20.894-06:002017-01-16T18:43:20.894-06:00"AReasonableMan" :
Learn the difference ..."AReasonableMan" :<br />Learn the difference between nouns and adjectives.<br />signed--<br />every middle school English teacherBirkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30830381994903402182017-01-16T18:37:28.997-06:002017-01-16T18:37:28.997-06:00Birkel said...
He killed a judge.
Are you capable...<i><br />Birkel said...<br />He killed a judge.</i><br /><br />Are you capable of reading anything or hearing anything other than the voices in your own head? The judge was not a target he was just a random person - not a political assassination.<br /><br />Your stupidity is remarkable. This is why the country is so fucked, morons like you have to be supported by the rest of us, productive sane people.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51773778460498528012017-01-16T18:26:36.005-06:002017-01-16T18:26:36.005-06:00You fail to note the difference between the noun p...You fail to note the difference between the noun politician and the adjective political.<br /><br />Hinckley, Jr. And Loughner attempted politician assassinations. Neither attempted political assassinations.<br /><br />Crazy cannot do reasons.Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58715016884036131602017-01-16T18:24:07.337-06:002017-01-16T18:24:07.337-06:00He killed a judge. You missed your own point.
Joh...He killed a judge. You missed your own point.<br /><br />John Hinckley, Jr. did not attempt a political assassination. He attempted to woo Jodie Foster. Because fucking insanity. Because you cannot make sense of crazy. But as a near-crazy person, this has escaped you. <br /><br />Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers attempted political assassinations. Their targets were not all politicians. But their motivation was politics. Not clinically insane people, they are just sociopathic but able to comprehend the nature of their own acts.<br /><br />Crazy don't do reasons.Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68872475598107090062017-01-16T17:57:13.320-06:002017-01-16T17:57:13.320-06:00If he killed a cop - not a political assassination...If he killed a cop - not a political assassination. <br /><br />If he killed some random person - not a political assassination. <br /><br />If he killed himself - not a political assassination. <br /><br />It is very simple, if you understand the English language, and know something about the topic under discussion. Not sure you qualify on either count.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14572930934204528512017-01-16T17:56:10.944-06:002017-01-16T17:56:10.944-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32087899924145337502017-01-16T17:48:08.563-06:002017-01-16T17:48:08.563-06:00Birkel said...
That is what I have mocked
You hav...<i>Birkel said...<br />That is what I have mocked</i><br /><br />You haven't mocked anything because you are an idiot unapprised of the basic facts of the situation.<br /><br />Politician - targeted for assassination -> Political Assassination<br /><br />Not complex. At least not for those of us who are not political hacks.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2312343564010051722017-01-16T17:36:24.856-06:002017-01-16T17:36:24.856-06:00Me: a crazy person's actions are crazy
ARM: it...Me: a crazy person's actions are crazy<br />ARM: it was politicalBirkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90955653980534838032017-01-16T17:30:20.168-06:002017-01-16T17:30:20.168-06:00"AReasonableMan": "...Giffords was ..."AReasonableMan": "<i>...Giffords was Loughner's <b>main</b> target...</i>"<br /><br />There was more than one? Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.com