Sen. Marco Rubio Scolds and Expels DREAM Protesters

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This video is making the rounds today, because it’s a sad look at how extreme and insane the Republican Party has become in the Tea Party era. Marco Rubio, once considered a pro-immigration Republican who favored the DREAM Act, scolds a group of Latino protesters in front of an angry crowd of old white people, and then has them expelled from the room.

The GOP continues its slide into the worst kind of xenophobic craziness.

(h/t: Greg Sargent.)

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120 comments
1 TedStriker  Aug 26, 2014 5:44:11pm

I wish I could say that I’m surprised that Rubio’s a massive prick, but the man met that dubious distinction long ago.

2 lawhawk  Aug 26, 2014 5:44:41pm

The big tent GOP is dead. This is exhibit A.

They are pushing out anyone who diverges from their ideology even the slightest bit on even single issues.

Ideological purity is what drives them.

But it also blinds them to the fact that so few people agree with their ideology at the national level, that they are going to continue losing national elections and slide into a regional party alone - and that’s mostly because gerrymandering of districts makes their strongholds safe from challenges.

3 Belafon  Aug 26, 2014 5:45:40pm

If someone could find a way to make that translate into voters in Texas, all sorts of cool things would happen.

4 ObserverArt  Aug 26, 2014 5:46:54pm

I guess Marco has given up on being president.

What? You say he is thinking of running.

Well, he shouldn’t. He isn’t going anywhere now.

///

5 austin_blue  Aug 26, 2014 5:46:58pm

Lawhawk’s right, as usual, Charles. We all know that Rubio has no other option. It’s Go Full Wingnut or Go Home.

6 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 5:47:52pm

re: #5 austin_blue

Lawhawk’s right, as usual, Charles. We all know that Rubio has no other option. It’s Go Full Wingnut or Go Home.

And that is going to come back to bite them squarely in the ass. Nobody wants wingnuts in power except, well, wingnuts. And despite the deluge of derp with which we have been dealing, there really aren’t THAT many wingnuts out there.

7 wrenchwench  Aug 26, 2014 5:48:19pm

re: #4 ObserverArt

I guess Marco has given up on being president.

What? You say he is thinking of running.

Well, he shouldn’t. He isn’t going anywhere now.

///

He’s doing what he has to in order to win the nomination, not the nation.

8 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 5:49:28pm

Email received today:

No comment on the Lois Lerner emails?

Nothing to see here, move along

Nope, sorry, I’m not going to care about the latest pathetic right wing attempt to turn this into a scandal. Kthxbai.

9 DodgerFan1988  Aug 26, 2014 5:49:59pm

Evidence of the GOP outreach to hispanics.

10 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 5:51:30pm

“Sides With His Party Over His People”? No. That assumes an automatic solidarity that doesn’t exist. It implies I should side with comfortable, old, white GOP shitsticks.

If Rubio has a ‘people’, it’s not the Dreamers.

11 austin_blue  Aug 26, 2014 5:53:54pm

re: #7 wrenchwench

He’s doing what he has to in order to win the nomination, not the nation.

Exactly. If even *one* of the Full Metal Wingnuts who ran against Romney last time hadn’t sequentially imploded, there’s a fair-to-middlin chance Mittens wouldn’t have gotten the nod. And it’s much worse for ‘16. A pro-business Trad Republican doesn’t really stand a chance in this environment, it seems to me. Certainly not in the South.

12 ObserverArt  Aug 26, 2014 5:55:05pm

Is there going to be one Republican that will take a stand against the RWNJs and try to run as what was once considered a moderate GOPer?

I know it will be hard, but if someone wants to at least score some points for being their own person and a conservative that is a freer thinker, this ‘16 election will be ideal.

Maybe some youngster conservative can start to take a moderate position and start building for 2 or 3 elections down the road.

Whoa!!! Okay, what was I thinking???

Sorry. ///

13 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 5:56:26pm

re: #11 austin_blue

Exactly. If even *one* of the Full Metal Wingnuts who ran against Romney last time hadn’t sequentially imploded, there’s a fair-to-middlin chance Mittens wouldn’t have gotten the nod. And it’s much worse for ‘16. A pro-business Trad Republican doesn’t really stand a chance in this environment, it seems to me. Certainly not in the South.

And the thing is, if such a dumbass were to survive to win the nomination, they would have to make a hard swerve to the left to be anything resembling electable - and that would alienate their base and torpedo their chances. So they’re screwed either way: Take a hard-right line, win the nomination, and get completely shafted in the general election; or take a hard-right line just to win the nomination, swerve back to center-right, and get shanked by your own party because you went all soft and liberal on them.

14 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 5:56:37pm

re: #12 ObserverArt

Is there going to be one Republican that will take a stand against the RWNJs and try to run as what was once considered a moderate GOPer?

I know it will be hard, but if someone wants to at least score some points for being their own person and a conservative that is a freer thinker, this ‘16 election will be ideal.

Maybe some youngster conservative can start to take a moderate position and start building for 2 or 3 elections down the road.

Whoa!!! Okay, what was I thinking???

Sorry. ///

The GOP’s only hope is Barry Goldwater.

15 Feline Fearless Leader  Aug 26, 2014 5:56:58pm

Saw this today on a display board by a church along I-40 in Tennessee:

“We want spiritual fruit. Not religious nuts.”

16 andres  Aug 26, 2014 5:57:00pm

re: #1 TedStriker

I wish I could say that I’m surprised that Rubio’s a massive prick, but the man met that dubious distinction long ago.

I had reserved hopes for Rubio when he was elected.

He dashed them a long time ago.

17 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 5:59:55pm

re: #6 thedopefishlives

And that is going to come back to bite them squarely in the ass. Nobody wants wingnuts in power except, well, wingnuts. And despite the deluge of derp with which we have been dealing, there really aren’t THAT many wingnuts out there.

Yep. The GOP moderates are appalled by the wingnuts. Then they find themselves having to vote for them. Voting curtain closed, do the right thing.

18 wrenchwench  Aug 26, 2014 6:00:11pm

re: #10 Decatur Deb

“Sides With His Party Over His People”? No. That assumes an automatic solidarity that doesn’t exist. It implies I should side with comfortable, old, white GOP shitsticks.

If Rubio has a ‘people’, it’s not the Dreamers.

From another article about the event:

[…]

Outside the civic center, one of the immigration hecklers — Charlotte, North Carolina, resident Oliver Merino — promised to hound Rubio with similar protests wherever he goes. Merino, a member of the DREAM Organizing Network, a group that works to halt immigrant deportations, scoffed at the notion that Rubio could win over Hispanic voters if he secures the Republican nomination.

“He wants people like me to be deported,” Merino said. “He doesn’t stand with our community. We want people to know that. Wherever he goes, we will let him know that.”

19 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:03:08pm

OT but important: Dim Jim’s latest post and a FEATURED! STORY! at Gateway Derp- “Celebrated #Ferguson Capt. Ron Johnson Pulls Gun on Unarmed White Kids on Bikes”

…In 2013. And there is not a single link to a story as to what happened except a link to a Facebook page and a photo.

20 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:04:22pm

re: #19 Kid A

[Embedded image]

OT but important: Dim Jim’s latest post and a FEATURED! STORY! at Gateway Derp- “Celebrated #Ferguson Capt. Ron Johnson Pulls Gun on Unarmed White Kids on Bikes”

…In 2013. And there is not a single link to a story as to what happened except a link to a Facebook page and a photo.

He pulled a gun. Notice that he didn’t fire wildly at them and empty his clip into one of them.

21 austin_blue  Aug 26, 2014 6:04:22pm

re: #13 thedopefishlives

And the thing is, if such a dumbass were to survive to win the nomination, they would have to make a hard swerve to the left to be anything resembling electable - and that would alienate their base and torpedo their chances. So they’re screwed either way: Take a hard-right line, win the nomination, and get completely shafted in the general election; or take a hard-right line just to win the nomination, swerve back to center-right, and get shanked by your own party because you went all soft and liberal on them.

It is a puzzlement!

And the delicious irony is that it’s what the Koch’s wrought. They thought by supporting the original Tea Party movement, they would foster an environment of distrust for The Prez so they could get a lighter regulatory hand on business, especially by the EPA.

Oopsie!

22 wrenchwench  Aug 26, 2014 6:04:55pm

Later, lizards.

23 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:05:14pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

Notice Dim’s headline doesn’t mention it happened last year?

24 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:05:41pm

re: #23 Kid A

Notice Dim’s headline doesn’t mention it happened last year?

At this point, it’s just expected. I’d have been surprised if he had mentioned it.

25 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:06:20pm

re: #24 thedopefishlives

At this point, it’s just expected. I’d have been surprised if he had mentioned it.

Take a wild guess what the commenters are saying.

26 jaunte  Aug 26, 2014 6:06:42pm

re: #19 Kid A

Bikes = motorcycles

27 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:06:56pm

re: #25 Kid A

Take a wild guess what the commenters are saying.

Don’t wanna. I’m all out of desks.

28 Belafon  Aug 26, 2014 6:09:00pm

re: #25 Kid A

Don’t wanna go look, but someone should ask them where the police report is detailing how many he shot an left on the ground for 3 hours.

29 jaunte  Aug 26, 2014 6:09:15pm

August 29, 2013
St. Louis area police warn of no tolerance for stunts during big motorcycle gathering

With video footage of motorcyclists balancing on one tire and boxing out squad cars providing a backdrop, Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ronald Johnson said too many riders had set out with the intent to cause chaos during past “Streetfighterz Ride of the Century” events.

“We will have a zero tolerance for any illegal behavior and stunts on our roadways,” Johnson said in a news conference at the Troop C Headquarters here.

30 austin_blue  Aug 26, 2014 6:09:35pm

re: #27 thedopefishlives

Don’t wanna. I’m all out of desks.

Hell, I’m out of windows.

31 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:10:06pm

Link to a story. Took me five seconds.
blogs.riverfronttimes.com

32 ComradeDread  Aug 26, 2014 6:10:14pm

So much for the rebranding…

Keep it up guys, pretty soon the national GOP will be just as decimated everywhere but the deep old Confederacy as the California one became after Prop 187.

33 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 6:10:19pm

re: #15 Feline Fearless Leader

Saw this today on a display board by a church along I-40 in Tennessee:

“We want spiritual fruit. Not religious nuts.”

There is a radical (good kind) Christian commune in central Georgia that supports itself partly by selling pecans via mailorder. Their slogan:

“Help us get the nuts out of Georgia.”

Mmmm. Fair trade chocolate pecans.

koinoniapartners.org

34 b_sharp  Aug 26, 2014 6:10:23pm

re: #26 jaunte

Bikes = motorcycles

I assumed so.

35 HappyWarrior  Aug 26, 2014 6:11:05pm

Rubio again shows why he’s a prick here.

36 jaunte  Aug 26, 2014 6:11:23pm

re: #34 b_sharp

Happy birthday.

37 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 6:11:52pm

re: #19 Kid A

[Embedded image]

OT but important: Dim Jim’s latest post and a FEATURED! STORY! at Gateway Derp- “Celebrated #Ferguson Capt. Ron Johnson Pulls Gun on Unarmed White Kids on Bikes”

…In 2013. And there is not a single link to a story as to what happened except a link to a Facebook page and a photo.

The business of the smear.

38 HappyWarrior  Aug 26, 2014 6:12:39pm

Remember when Rubio was going bring Latinos into the GOP. Yeah…….

39 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:15:04pm

re: #31 Kid A

Link to a story. Took me five seconds.
blogs.riverfronttimes.com

Hoft is lying again.

40 ipsos  Aug 26, 2014 6:15:25pm

re: #19 Kid A

OT but important: Dim Jim’s latest post and a FEATURED! STORY! at Gateway Derp- “Celebrated #Ferguson Capt. Ron Johnson Pulls Gun on Unarmed White Kids on Bikes”

18 and blah?

HES NOT A KID!!! HES A THUG!!!!!!11!!!

25 (35? 50?) and white?

UNARMED WHITE KIDS ON BIKES!!!!

41 BeachDem  Aug 26, 2014 6:15:38pm

Three guesses where the Rubio hatefest took place (first two don’t count.)

After South Carolina seceded in 1860, James L. Petigru famously remarked, “South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum.” This quote is still used to describe contemporary South Carolinian politics.

42 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:16:31pm
Hoft is lying again.

Charles, you should tweet this one and call his ass out. There were two fatalities the day before and the cops said they were cracking down on them. Johnson had every right to do what he did.

43 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 6:16:42pm

Ah, CNN is showing Blue on Black shit.

Wingnuts who never watched CNN lose it.

44 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:19:00pm

I bet the photo of Johnson I posted is from the University of Iowa.

45 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 6:19:55pm

re: #44 Kid A

I bet the photo of Johnson I posted is from the University of Iowa.

Does it say ‘file photo’?

46 sagehen  Aug 26, 2014 6:23:01pm

re: #10 Decatur Deb

“Sides With His Party Over His People”? No. That assumes an automatic solidarity that doesn’t exist. It implies I should side with comfortable, old, white GOP shitsticks.

If Rubio has a ‘people’, it’s not the Dreamers.

Cubans don’t think of Mexicans and Guatemalans as “their” people. They’re not too fond of Puerto Ricans either.

47 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:23:58pm

48 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:25:13pm

Charles! I need my blinking GIF!!!! ^^^^^^^^^ Or Gus!!!!

49 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:25:53pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

Hoft is lying again.

Are Dim Jim’s lips moving? He’s lying.
Is Dim Jim typing on the keyboard? He’s lying.

Simple enough.

50 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 6:26:49pm

re: #46 sagehen

Cubans don’t think of Mexicans and Guatemalans as “their” people. They’re not too fond of Puerto Ricans either.

Cubans, due to the bullshit cold war are our chosen.

One Foot Dry Doctrine. Not applicable to any other immigrant.

en.wikipedia.org

Hatians in a boat load of 70 will be left to die, or deport.

51 Pie-onist Overlord  Aug 26, 2014 6:26:58pm

re: #14 Decatur Deb

The GOP’s only hope is Barry Goldwater.

Speaking of
These 2 maps are the 1956 & 1964 elections

52 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:30:12pm

re: #47 Kid A

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Fixed!

53 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:30:43pm
54 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:30:57pm

re: #48 Kid A

Charles! I need my blinking GIF!!!! ^^^^^^^^^ Or Gus!!!!

What’s that?

55 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:31:08pm
56 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:31:29pm

re: #55 Charles Johnson

Thanks, Charles.

57 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:31:39pm
58 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:32:22pm

re: #54 Gus

What’s that?

The GIF of the Univ of Iowa of the fracture CT scan Charles posted the other day.

59 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:32:57pm

re: #57 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Ferguson is Dim Jim’s Throbbing Memo.

60 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:33:02pm

re: #58 Kid A

Throbbing CT Scan

61 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:35:58pm

Good grief.

Do I have to write another post about Jim Hoft today?

62 Mentis Fugit  Aug 26, 2014 6:36:06pm

Jim’s Theme.
Youtube Video
Here they go, lying again
beating everybody at their favourite game
but in the end nobody wins no

Here they go let’s pretend the rules have changed but the
names the same
and in the end nobody wins no

Do you think they don’t know what they’re doing
Do you think they don’t know who they’re fooling

When I was a boy and I was told that heaven was hot and hell was cold
if I told lies I’d freeze my soul but it didn’t seem to matter

Do you think they don’t know what they’re doing
Do you think they don’t know who they’re fooling

There they go lying again
They want it just as much as us
and in the end nobody wins no

There they go lying again
they pulled the wool and we all fell in
and in the end nobody wins no

There they go lying again (you’re telling lies)
There they go lying again (you’re telling lies)

Couldn’t find a better quality audio. Oh well.

63 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:36:13pm
64 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 6:37:27pm

re: #57 Charles Johnson

Jim Hoft is having some kind of meltdown. There are a LOT of people who know what the “Ride of the Century” was about.

More now than 3 hours ago. Heh.

65 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:38:04pm
66 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:38:51pm

re: #65 Charles Johnson

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BINGO.

67 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 6:38:53pm

re: #61 Charles Johnson

Good grief.

Do I have to write another post about Jim Hoft today?

He want’s Mike Brown to be Trayvon. Because.

yes.

68 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:40:36pm

re: #65 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

69 Amory Blaine  Aug 26, 2014 6:40:58pm

Oregon Man High on Meth Beats Off 12 Cops, Self

Fists of Fury

Andrew Frey claims he has no recollection of the string of bizarre events that involved methamphetamine, tasers, and public masturbation.

70 TedStriker  Aug 26, 2014 6:41:23pm

re: #52 Gus

[Embedded image]

Fixed!

Too neat…it should look more like this:

71 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 6:41:49pm

re: #69 Amory Blaine

Oregon Man High on Meth Beats Off 12 Cops, Self

Fists of Fury

That could have a more fortunate headline.

72 Kragar  Aug 26, 2014 6:42:15pm

re: #69 Amory Blaine

Oregon Man High on Meth Beats Off 12 Cops, Self

Fists of Fury

I’m surprised the cops let him beat them off, but hey, some people are into that kind of thing
/rimshot

73 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:43:28pm

re: #70 TedStriker

Too neat…it should look more like this:

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74 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:43:44pm

re: #68 Gus

“Unarmed white kids on bikes.”

75 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 6:45:06pm

re: #74 Charles Johnson

“Unarmed white kids on bikes.”

And if I read the report above correctly, one of the crash fatalities was black.

76 TedStriker  Aug 26, 2014 6:46:37pm

re: #73 Gus

[Embedded image]

I’ll see that and raise you:

77 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:46:57pm

re: #74 Charles Johnson

“Unarmed white kids on bikes.”

Bunch of punks. No one was shot by LE. One biker managed to get himself killed. They were trying to ram cops. Bypassing road blocks. It’s a load of BS to just say they were “Unarmed white kids on bikes.” Not the least of which their reckless riding endangers other motorists.

78 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:47:02pm

re: #74 Charles Johnson

“Unarmed white kids on bikes.”

Lots of unarmed black guys like to ride bikes too.

79 Pie-onist Overlord  Aug 26, 2014 6:48:23pm

Ride of the Century reminds me of this South Park episode
southpark.cc.com

80 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:49:24pm

re: #70 TedStriker

By the way - if you look at the photo Hoft posted, that could be a taser, not a gun.

81 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:51:00pm

re: #80 Charles Johnson

By the way - if you look at the photo Hoft posted, that could be a taser, not a gun.

It’s kind of tough to tell from the resolution. Point of the matter is, it happened last freakin’ year, AND he didn’t gun down anybody and leave their dead body lying in the street for 3 hours.

82 b.d.  Aug 26, 2014 6:52:29pm

re: #80 Charles Johnson

By the way - if you look at the photo Hoft posted, that could be a taser, not a gun.

It sure looks tethered to him whatever it is?

83 b.d.  Aug 26, 2014 6:53:36pm

re: #82 b.d.

It sure looks tethered to him whatever it is?

Nevermind, those are seams in the highway.

84 ausador  Aug 26, 2014 6:54:18pm

re: #82 b.d.

It sure looks tethered to him whatever it is?

Joint in the pavement highlighted by the filter, in the normal photos it doesn’t stand out like that.

85 DesertDenizen  Aug 26, 2014 6:54:49pm

re: #82 b.d.

Looks like a Glock, typical police sidearm. I think what appears to be a tether is the seam in the roadway and barrier.

86 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:55:26pm

In any case, taser or gun, it DOES NOT MATTER. He was dealing with a violent group of lawbreakers, not some harmless “unarmed white kids on bikes.” Freaking unreal.

87 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:55:54pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

In any case, taser or gun, it DOES NOT MATTER. He was dealing with a violent group of lawbreakers, not some harmless “unarmed white kids on bikes.” Freaking unreal.

In 2013. It’s clear that Dim’s intention was to make it look like it happened recently.

88 TedStriker  Aug 26, 2014 6:55:56pm

re: #80 Charles Johnson

By the way - if you look at the photo Hoft posted, that looks like a taser, not a gun.

Hard to tell for sure with that resolution, but it does look like his service pistol; however, he’s holding kinda weird AFAICT.

89 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:56:14pm

And… he didn’t shoot anybody.

90 Rightwingconspirator  Aug 26, 2014 6:57:03pm

re: #82 b.d.

I think that’s a crack in the wall and road.

re: #80 Charles Johnson

Taser pistols usually have big yellow panels and a big front end.

91 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 6:57:23pm

re: #89 Charles Johnson

And… he didn’t shoot anybody.

Or get a GoFundme account filled to $400,000.

92 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 6:58:50pm

Freep is running it, with a surprising number seeing through Hoft, supporting the police.

93 Charles Johnson  Aug 26, 2014 6:58:52pm

OK, I take that back. Not a taser. But still totally justified, after fatalities had occurred and these “unarmed white kids” came back and continued their lawless behavior.

94 b.d.  Aug 26, 2014 6:59:11pm

WE NEED TO SEE THOSE “WHITE KIDS ON BIKES” JUVIE RECORDS TO SEE IF THIS WAS OK OR NOT

95 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 6:59:32pm

Looks like a Glock.

96 thedopefishlives  Aug 26, 2014 6:59:40pm

re: #91 Kid A

Or get a GoFundme account filled to $400,000.

I think that’s the part that really burns my ass. Why does a racist dirtbag cop who just killed a guy get nearly half a mil? I could put that money to better use. Hell, I’m sure any one of us here could put it to better use.

97 Archangelus  Aug 26, 2014 7:00:28pm

Rubio’s actions remind me of something a fellow Democrat once said (of which i’m still skeptical personally) when asked why he’s not too concerned about the party not doing enough to reach voters: “There’s no need to get out and try to convince folks to vote for us when the Republican loonies are already doing it in such a spectacular fashion..”

Not as optimistic as he is and still worried the party isn’t doing enough, but the closer we get to election day, I’m gradually starting to think he may be right after all…

98 DesertDenizen  Aug 26, 2014 7:00:42pm

You can’t tell me a motorcycle isn’t a lethal weapon. One of our local small town cops shot a suspect who charged him on a bike a year or so ago, and no one questioned the validity of the shoot. Based on the behavior of some of the attendees, drawing a sidearm doesn’t seem unreasonable to me.

99 ausador  Aug 26, 2014 7:01:48pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

In any case, taser or gun, it DOES NOT MATTER. He was dealing with a violent group of lawbreakers, not some harmless “unarmed white kids on bikes.” Freaking unreal.

[Jim Hoft] Sources close to the top brass in the Highway Patrol have leaked a photo of the unarmed white kids on bikes that Captain Johnson was threatening with deadly force. [/jim Hoft]

Excessive Force by Black Police Captain?

100 dog philosopher  Aug 26, 2014 7:02:18pm

re: #69 Amory Blaine

string of bizarre events that involved methamphetamine, tasers, and public masturbation

i never get to have any fun

101 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 7:04:57pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

In any case, taser or gun, it DOES NOT MATTER. He was dealing with a violent group of lawbreakers, not some harmless “unarmed white kids on bikes.” Freaking unreal.

Actually, these people are the real race baiters. They can gripe about 1980 Rev. Al all they want.

They are the race baiters 2014

102 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 7:05:02pm

They’re not even bikers. Bikers as in the guys with the Harleys and choppers. Just a bunch of ninja bike morons.

103 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 7:05:24pm

Bikers, Harley guys, don’t ride like assholes.

104 Kid A  Aug 26, 2014 7:05:40pm

re: #102 Gus

They’re not even bikers. Bikers as in the guys with the Harleys and choppers. Just a bunch of ninja bike morons.

They are near the bottom of the douche barrel.

105 Gus  Aug 26, 2014 7:07:47pm

Johnson was also probably one of the only black LEOs there. Adding to the race bait bullshit from Hoft. What a dick.

106 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 7:07:53pm

re: #97 Archangelus

Rubio’s actions remind me of something a fellow Democrat once said (of which i’m still skeptical personally) when asked why he’s not too concerned about the party not doing enough to reach voters: “There’s no need to get out and try to convince folks to vote for us when the Republican loonies are already doing it in such a spectacular fashion..”

Not as optimistic as he is and still worried the party isn’t doing enough, but the closer we get to election day, I’m gradually starting to think he may be right after all…

Truth. VOTING is the hope

107 ausador  Aug 26, 2014 7:07:57pm

Improved(?) and packaged for public distribution…lol

108 Pie-onist Overlord  Aug 26, 2014 7:08:54pm

MINIMUM WAGE BAKERY EMPLOYEES MEET YOUR REPLACEMENT!!!!

109 darthstar  Aug 26, 2014 7:10:42pm
110 calochortus  Aug 26, 2014 7:11:26pm

So what are those innocent kids on bicycles doing on a divided freeway? With a police roadblock no less.

111 Pie-onist Overlord  Aug 26, 2014 7:11:52pm

The rebel-flag waver who set his head on fire has removed the video from Youtube.

112 dog philosopher  Aug 26, 2014 7:12:29pm

re: #108 Pie-onist Overlord

MINIMUM WAGE BAKERY EMPLOYEES MEET YOUR REPLACEMENT!!!!

what was that movie recently where the manager was automated?

113 WhatEVs  Aug 26, 2014 7:16:01pm

re: #34 b_sharp

Happy belated birthday!

114 stpaulbear  Aug 26, 2014 7:17:54pm

re: #108 Pie-onist Overlord

MINIMUM WAGE BAKERY EMPLOYEES MEET YOUR REPLACEMENT!!!!

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And here are the going-away cakes for the replaced employees

115 teleskiguy  Aug 26, 2014 7:17:56pm

Just had dinner with my friend whose mother of his children died suddenly on Sunday. Probably one of the saddest spectacles I’ve ever been a part of. His youngest (just started 3rd grade) is still in denial. He kept asking “Why is mommy in heaven?”

My friend is taking it well, considering the circumstances. I actually heard him laugh a few times times. But he confided in me tonight that he’s the most scared he’s ever been in his life. His ex-wife was a rock in that family, she was everything for those kids. Now he has to raise them alone.

Ugh. My heart aches.

116 teleskiguy  Aug 26, 2014 7:19:34pm

OK, time to cheer up. I saw this on The Simpsons.

b_Sharp, I’m looking at you.

117 Dark_Falcon  Aug 26, 2014 7:26:55pm

Deleted. I’m not going to post something contentious on a thread that has just been superseded.

118 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 7:28:55pm

re: #111 Pie-onist Overlord

The rebel-flag waver who set his head on fire has removed the video from Youtube.

Commenter from the Wonkette coverage:

“Watch. This is my impression of Atlanta.”

Snark on, commenter.

119 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 7:31:30pm

re: #111 Pie-onist Overlord

The rebel-flag waver who set his head on fire has removed the video from Youtube.

It’s still up through this site:

cwmemory.com

120 Stanley Sea  Aug 26, 2014 7:32:32pm

re: #111 Pie-onist Overlord

The rebel-flag waver who set his head on fire has removed the video from Youtube.

L O L

the South folds.


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