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randome

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40. We don't pay billions of dollars a year to Alabama law enforcement.

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 03:01 PM

Feb 2013

Neither do we pay it to the FBI. Sometimes you have to let the experts take care of things their way. Not everything is about money, you know.

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Some of you seem to think the media should be providing wall to wall breathless coverage [View all] cali Feb 2013 OP

If he has cable, they can control that! liberal N proud Feb 2013 #1

And if he thinks they are messing with him, it isn't good TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #3

Well said n/t intaglio Feb 2013 #2

How about a few details for those of us who are media challenge? rgbecker Feb 2013 #4

From what I know, there is no relationship between the child and the perp cali Feb 2013 #5

If we ignore it maybe it will go away. Whovian Feb 2013 #6

did you grasp any of what I wrote? That was rhetorical. cali Feb 2013 #7

Please don't call me "honey." Whovian Feb 2013 #8

please don't do so much shit stirring here. cali Feb 2013 #9

I'm not pro gun so that equates to "shit stirring" to you? Whovian Feb 2013 #10

Why not? pipoman Feb 2013 #17

Whoa, just looked at his record...wow.. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #21

Irony you can cut with a knife... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #30

honey. stonecutter357 Feb 2013 #16

And if the media broadcasts everything that happens, maybe the hostage will 'go away'. randome Feb 2013 #12

Not likely. timdog44 Feb 2013 #15

All too true. randome Feb 2013 #26

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2013 #13

another vanity post RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #11

lol. vanity post? sorry you're thinking of another site cali Feb 2013 #22

Everyone likes their own brand, don't they? nt RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #28

True that! bettyellen Feb 2013 #37

I agree. The media is being responsible for once. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #14

Not so sure it is the media pipoman Feb 2013 #18

Probably true. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #19

I agree. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #20

+1 Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #23

I read earlier warrior1 Feb 2013 #24

With the trillion dollars we spend every year on military toys, don't you think BlueStreak Feb 2013 #25

there evidently isn't. Any gas that would knock the guy out cali Feb 2013 #27

And we know that, how? BlueStreak Feb 2013 #31

well, first of all it makes scientific sense cali Feb 2013 #33

Yes, I absolutely believe that BlueStreak Feb 2013 #34

We don't pay billions of dollars a year to Alabama law enforcement. randome Feb 2013 #40

That is my point exactly. BlueStreak Feb 2013 #41

It's not that simple. HappyMe Feb 2013 #29

For starters, the guy is a survilaist type. SayWut Feb 2013 #32

We abandoned chemical weapon research and development a while ago jeff47 Feb 2013 #39

No we didn't. That is simply not true. BlueStreak Feb 2013 #43

And your examples has one rather old chemical. jeff47 Feb 2013 #44

They don't volunteer this information BlueStreak Feb 2013 #45

No, you don't. jeff47 Feb 2013 #47

Nonsense. Much of this is openly discussed BlueStreak Feb 2013 #48

You keep bringing in links to tear gas, claiming it's proof of a massive chemical weapons effort. jeff47 Feb 2013 #49

I said the DoD has lots of non-lethal weapons projects underway BlueStreak Feb 2013 #50

he may possibly have gas masks in his bunker if he is a survivalist /eom IcyPeas Feb 2013 #42

I agree. The child's life is more important than our need to know everything right now. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #35

Terrorism, Law Enforcement, and the Mass Media: Perspectives, Problems, Proposals OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #36

exactly liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #38

Agree RudynJack Feb 2013 #46

I AGREE Skittles Feb 2013 #51