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Why do people have to act like boorish asses? catbyte Jan 2013 #1
Well, they don't HAVE to. It's a choice. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #3
I don't care who you are and whether you have personally suffered malaise Jan 2013 #10
Seriously. Do you HAVE to have experienced loss to know how to behave around those who have? Chorophyll Jan 2013 #33
Shameful does not quite explain these monsters malaise Jan 2013 #36
horse whipping would be too good for that prick retired rooster Jan 2013 #119
No, you don't. My parents taught me when I was TINY that I should treat people the way kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #53
That simple malaise Jan 2013 #66
But if one runs into a masochist who practices that...n/t damonm Jan 2013 #103
Then you run malaise Jan 2013 #109
The golden rule is The Wizard Jan 2013 #142
I thought it was Shadowflash Jan 2013 #186
Absolutely. Bake Jan 2013 #78
Fugging barbarians if you ask me malaise Jan 2013 #4
Because if they actually had to defend their position jeff47 Jan 2013 #5
Because that's what they are. I wonder what the audience Laurian Jan 2013 #9
The co-Chairman threatened to empty the room n/t malaise Jan 2013 #12
I wish there was video and names taken. They need to be filmed and recorded for the public. freshwest Jan 2013 #132
Maybe it was a blessing in disguise. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #48
Things often move that way jberryhill Jan 2013 #107
Thus, you have explained the life's purpose of Orly Taitz. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #135
Because Tagish_Charlie Jan 2013 #55
Oxygen deprivation for having their boorish heads crammed up them? (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #57
why? kardonb Jan 2013 #76
Quite simple really... Glamrock Jan 2013 #150
They don't have to. They volunteer. JHB Jan 2013 #166
They're not "people". They're right-wing jerks. /nt mwb970 Jan 2013 #167
Wow. Just when you thought the gun nuts couldn't sink any lower. PA Democrat Jan 2013 #2
That was really disgusting malaise Jan 2013 #7
One of our friends here in CT called up and was YELLING into the phone about this! CTyankee Jan 2013 #45
They should be publicly disgraced malaise Jan 2013 #65
Well, here in The People's Republic of New Haven we are intolerant of these goons... CTyankee Jan 2013 #67
This CBSNews story names some names... SunSeeker Jan 2013 #243
Don't EVER assume that right-wingers "can't sink any lower". mwb970 Jan 2013 #168
+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #250
Pieces of shit. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #6
Heartless scumbags malaise Jan 2013 #8
When they show you who they truly are.... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #16
100% correct malaise Jan 2013 #17
You know our friends in RKBA here in DU? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #20
Absolutely! n/t Laurian Jan 2013 #23
Yep - this is what it leads to malaise Jan 2013 #25
+1000 Chorophyll Jan 2013 #35
+1000 nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #50
They all have blood on their hands. Demobrat Jan 2013 #74
No, they're not responsible for the boorish behavior of other people. Bake Jan 2013 #81
Are you also for magazine capacity limits, or does your owning a 15+1 9mm keep you from jmg257 Jan 2013 #89
As I have said before, I am in favor of hi-cap magazine bans Bake Jan 2013 #92
No problem - someone has to! ;) The current fad is 10 rounds...but you'll be jmg257 Jan 2013 #97
Nope. Too broke to have to buy new magazines. Bake Jan 2013 #100
Cheers - good luck - it doesn't seem like it will be getting any cheaper to shoot any time soon. jmg257 Jan 2013 #105
Thanks to Harry Reid's cave on filibuster reform, gun control is dead in the water. Bake Jan 2013 #115
Anyone who advocates against gun control Demobrat Jan 2013 #101
No. I don't condone it. Bake Jan 2013 #106
I don't care if you see me Demobrat Jan 2013 #110
Because you won't get ANYTHING done in the way of gun control. Bake Jan 2013 #117
We'll get something done. Demobrat Jan 2013 #121
Then I can only assume you'll be staying out of the discussion Bake Jan 2013 #122
But, but, you just said Demobrat Jan 2013 #140
Nice try but no cigar. Bake Jan 2013 #141
As if Demobrat Jan 2013 #143
Gun owners are not a race. They decide to be gun owners. Robb Jan 2013 #128
There are 300 million guns in the US Bake Jan 2013 #134
What *I* think about you is not the problem. Robb Jan 2013 #144
You are one of the few gun people I have redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #195
You are correct. I would never in a gazillion years have heckled that father Bake Jan 2013 #233
What you say there... Is something all decent people should heed... freshwest Jan 2013 #129
Call them "pro-murder." OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #43
I like that. Demobrat Jan 2013 #75
Sociopaths. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #11
They are worse than that malaise Jan 2013 #14
These are the type of fools who should never have guns in the first place Smilo Jan 2013 #13
Freaking perfect malaise Jan 2013 #15
Let them rot in Hell. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #18
And shitheads like that bring shame to the rest of gun owners. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #19
no, they are you and you are them tiny elvis Jan 2013 #64
Totally agree Demobrat Jan 2013 #77
That's bullshit. Bake Jan 2013 #83
RBKAers are revealing themsleves as a bully class MightyMopar Jan 2013 #152
It's going to get more popular everywhere as America finally get to see the real facts... Walk away Jan 2013 #177
You haven't heard ANY excuses from me "for years" Bake Jan 2013 #232
fucking nonsense.. frylock Jan 2013 #234
There is no "rest". N/T Demobrat Jan 2013 #80
That is the difference between you and the "gun insane" etherealtruth Jan 2013 #87
Pro-gun DUers, take note: Robb Jan 2013 #21
They own this shit. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #24
Their right to assault weapons is more important than your malaise Jan 2013 #28
it makes any rational, feeling human being angry Skittles Jan 2013 #58
Look above your post. nt NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #26
Enough sunlight? Hell, many here have exhibited precisely this same level of "empathy" villager Jan 2013 #27
Whatever would you be talking about? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #41
Good God, what a thread. The drool over their fetish objects is thick in it. villager Jan 2013 #49
+1 BainsBane Jan 2013 #62
+1000 Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #73
I have said before, and will say again, I am in favor of an AWB Bake Jan 2013 #85
How about Canadian style background checks and registration for EVERY gun... Walk away Jan 2013 #179
Drooling knuckledraggers. City Lights Jan 2013 #22
The parroting of "The Second Amendment" is beyond ignorant. LeftinOH Jan 2013 #29
Ding ding we have a winner malaise Jan 2013 #30
Exactly. Gun nutters (Scalia included) horrifically misinterpret the 2nd Amendment. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #235
These assholes seem to believe that the Constitution is one big 2nd Amendment Chorophyll Jan 2013 #37
These gunbaggers only respect the Second and the Tenth. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #51
Forget the amendments malaise Jan 2013 #68
Probably not. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #137
Make that bongbong Jan 2013 #31
Guns are their babies, HockeyMom Jan 2013 #32
OMG...Is the heckler still alive? whathehell Jan 2013 #34
Yeah, I would have gone after him fists flying Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #59
And you'd be just as wrong as they were. Bake Jan 2013 #88
Of course...Which is why I'm praising the father's poise... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #91
That makes two of us.. whathehell Jan 2013 #124
Scum KansDem Jan 2013 #38
When leaders and politicians give silent approval to this kind of behavior joeunderdog Jan 2013 #39
Correct malaise Jan 2013 #70
Selfish fucking scumbags...gun owners all over should be embarrassed as hell by these neanderthals jmg257 Jan 2013 #40
This is Neil Heslin with his beautiful son and at the hearing today sasha031 Jan 2013 #42
Damn, Just Breaks My Fucking Heart Skraxx Jan 2013 #47
You can't always get what you want derby378 Jan 2013 #131
LOL! Sure You Have. Bit Of Wishful, Reality Denying On Your Part. Change is Coming, Better Get Used Skraxx Jan 2013 #237
I've heard that talk before, too derby378 Jan 2013 #238
20 Dead Six Year Olds Has A Way Of Resonating With Folks Who Have A Shred of Morals and Decency Skraxx Jan 2013 #240
I'll see your 20 and raise you a thousand or more derby378 Jan 2013 #241
Yes, I Will Play The "Morality Card" And Raise 20 Actual Dead Six Year Olds Against Your Skraxx Jan 2013 #242
Only thing is, I've seen it happen before - and so have you derby378 Jan 2013 #244
Bullshit Effect My Dear Chester, Utter and Complete Bullshit Skraxx Jan 2013 #245
Even hardcore Aerows Jan 2013 #247
The change has already come - DC V. HELLER derby378 Jan 2013 #249
Families left only with framed pictures of their slaughtered children. Robb Jan 2013 #60
That's little Christina malaise Jan 2013 #99
And they dare to heckle this man malaise Jan 2013 #72
I saw that on Tv and it was sickening. Third Doctor Jan 2013 #44
Heslin, was right when he called this a massacre. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #46
Lost their humanity malaise Jan 2013 #93
On the day they were born, probably. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #102
Aussie Battler DavidG Jan 2013 #52
I hate guns, I hate the NRA, and I hope one day MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #54
Could anyone bring their guns in? nt valerief Jan 2013 #56
No. Guns are not allowed on State Capital Property. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #84
I know. Let's make everywhere State Capital Property! That's one way to get rid of them. valerief Jan 2013 #90
Absolutely disgusting obama2terms Jan 2013 #61
conspicuous absence of the usual suspects BainsBane Jan 2013 #63
They're too busy talking about the latest toys. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #69
that's disgusting BainsBane Jan 2013 #95
That thread reminds me of this scene from "Beneath the Planet of the Apes": Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #145
And the President thinks we should be MORE sympathetic to these people and their opinions!? Moses2SandyKoufax Jan 2013 #71
I hope some good can come out of it too.. in the mean Cha Jan 2013 #79
Maybe shining a light on these people and their culture Moses2SandyKoufax Jan 2013 #82
You're right.. there is a Cha Jan 2013 #86
What A Lie squirefld Jan 2013 #94
Huh? malaise Jan 2013 #96
jury wouldn't hide his post BainsBane Jan 2013 #123
There was a time when this clown would have been tombstoned in 5 minutes. VOX Jan 2013 #151
juries always let the new gun trolls stay BainsBane Jan 2013 #153
Skinner is doing a ton of cleanup after the juries. bettyellen Jan 2013 #158
Thank you Skinner malaise Jan 2013 #163
Yeah, things really went off the deep end starting with the Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #231
He's been tombstoned defacto7 Jan 2013 #160
Yeah, we need MORE killing machines. valerief Jan 2013 #98
Your FOURTH post on DU, and you call the OP a liar? VOX Jan 2013 #104
Cha posted the video at #86 malaise Jan 2013 #108
The clip at post 86 shows your facts are incorrect. Pholus Jan 2013 #111
Here's the clip and the transcript from MSNBC malaise Jan 2013 #112
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This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jan 2013 #116
and PPRd. Thanks. Skinner. nt Electric Monk Jan 2013 #127
Fuck you. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #130
Interesting humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #113
God forbid someone complicate the narrative and have non-neatly-packaged thoughts... Recursion Jan 2013 #169
Heckling grief stricken parents... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #118
You nailed it malaise Jan 2013 #125
The gun nuts really are vile ghouls, aren't they? Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #120
Ditto malaise Jan 2013 #126
I can't stand them sasha031 Jan 2013 #133
Yep. "Good" gun nuts = "good" nazis. Demobrat Jan 2013 #139
Where the FUCK were these reich wing inbred doucherockets... 47of74 Jan 2013 #136
There's an upside to this. Demobrat Jan 2013 #239
"Goons" is being charitable. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #138
Who ARE these people who cling Demobrat Jan 2013 #146
Since we're all shouting our Amendment rights and Freedoms rightsideout Jan 2013 #147
Maybe a before and SheilaT Jan 2013 #148
assholes like that are doing more to get normal folk to embrace common-sense gun laws.. frylock Jan 2013 #149
That's the good part malaise Jan 2013 #162
Disgusting fucking pig. lonestarnot Jan 2013 #154
Hate is blind lunasun Jan 2013 #155
They really are wading deeper and deeper into the Westboro Baptist end of the gene pool. bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #156
They should remember that the public has learned to respond to Westboro Baptist malaise Jan 2013 #161
I'm hoping the gun extremists have fuzzy memories!! bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #175
I usually run at the mouth but behavior like this leaves me speechless. CranialRectaLoopback Jan 2013 #157
One almost wants to believe it is some sort of false flag operation, but unfortunately it's real Kennah Jan 2013 #159
They are asking for the guns to be pried out of their hands, we should grant their wish Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #164
Asshole. AngryOldDem Jan 2013 #165
He probably doesn't believe the guy *was* a grieving father nxylas Jan 2013 #170
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Bet you wear a seat belt malaise Jan 2013 #172
I do. rbuchanan Jan 2013 #173
Okay, toughy tough manly man guy. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #178
I am not TOO tough rbuchanan Jan 2013 #180
No one is going to confiscate your precious. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #181
Look at that, rbuchanan Jan 2013 #182
And I'm bet you're proud of your baby. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #183
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Yes, he was shot to death with an AR-15. Stop peddling conspiracy theories. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #185
No no. snort Jan 2013 #204
Actually, he was probably going to claim the AR-15 was left in the car. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #205
Funny how you come here to defend your weapons malaise Jan 2013 #188
It's ok really...once they do come take your AR, you can always find another gun or 2 to jmg257 Jan 2013 #198
Enjoy jitterbugging to an imaginary tune. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #248
Exactly. These nutters are passing around this sick "Sandy Hook Exposed" video. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #200
I'm curious whether or not they escorted those scumbags out of the hearing.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #174
More proof that guns make people stupid! nt Walk away Jan 2013 #176
Henson Ong at Gun Violence Prevention Public Hearing - Hartford, CT - 1/28/2013 . Remmah2 Jan 2013 #187
This thread is about the heckling of a grieving father n/t malaise Jan 2013 #189
It's a thread about heckling at the hearings. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #190
Is Mr. Ong a greiving father? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #191
Read the OP. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #192
Pro-assault weapons goon heckled the father of one of the kids slaughtered in Newtown n/t malaise Jan 2013 #193
"Father of Newtown victim heckled at hearing" Remmah2 Jan 2013 #196
It's well known that truth has a liberal bias. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #197
The bias part is correct. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #199
So the media made up the story about this man being interrupted? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #201
Ditto malaise Jan 2013 #216
Bias is different from lying. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #207
A man's emotional appeal about his dead kid was rudely interrupted by NRA snark. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #210
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Yes, newsworthy. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #215
I see reality has no effect on you. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #214
Hoo-kay. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #194
Those are some sick NRA talking points this tool is reading. Way to poison this thread. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #202
I don't think the guy in the video was an NRA member. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #211
Those ARE the standard NRA talking points about how gun control doesn't work. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #219
Is anyone who does not agree with your logic an NRA member? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #224
You don't have to be an NRA member to spew their propaganda. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #226
Have you zero shame? Robb Jan 2013 #203
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Indeed. Robb Jan 2013 #212
Clearly he's an NRA shill. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #218
Absolutely. Robb Jan 2013 #222
How can he be a shill if he's not an NRA member? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #225
The same way many of DU's gun enthusiasts claim to disavow the NRA.... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #228
Are you an NRA member? Robb Jan 2013 #229
He's been Glock-blocked on this thread twice already Kolesar Jan 2013 #251
And the truth is what? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #217
People stop looking when they find the answer they want. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #221
Project much? nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #227
Out of respect for a grieving father, no one should heckle him aikoaiko Jan 2013 #206
That heckler needs a severe Third Doctor Jan 2013 #209
He needs a severe ass-kicking. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #223
The NRA's reign of terror is almost over. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #220
100% correct n/t malaise Jan 2013 #230
The #NRA is the Wellsboro Baptist Church of guns, Pryderi Jan 2013 #236
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