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And another fundamentalist spews his nonsense. HuckleB Oct 2012 #1
Is he a fundamentalist, too? The article didn't say anything about him, really. MADem Oct 2012 #58
He might be a fundie religionist, but he's certainly a fundy body imagist. HuckleB Oct 2012 #129
He's an atheist, it turns out. Read downthread... nt MADem Oct 2012 #155
Well, part two still fits. HuckleB Oct 2012 #157
Hah.... He just wants his 15 minutes of fame... MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #310
Ah. He's a personal injury lawyer. Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #91
Oh. And he's a secular, atheist advocate???? Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #93
There are always bigots in every group. n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #96
But a self-righteous, judgmental, healthier-than-thou atheist? Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #97
This is not a position from "Atheist Scripture." Not how bigotry is written into yours. n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #99
?????? Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #108
Nobody has written a condemnation of the obese into the Affirmation of Humanist Principles. Ian David Oct 2012 #116
Is there any rule that all atheists have to follow those principles? MADem Oct 2012 #123
No, there is not. Which is just one more reason why Atheism isn't a religion. n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #135
Why even mention those principles, then, I have to wonder, as if they are authoritative? nt MADem Oct 2012 #156
Because his bigotry isn't based on them, the way religious people's bigotry is so often... Ian David Oct 2012 #214
Then they shouldn't be part of the conversation at all, if they have nothing to do with MADem Oct 2012 #221
I agree. I wasn't the one that brought it up. n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #262
I have mentioned often that I grew up in a Fundamentalist baptist home/church OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #137
LMAO at "casserole eatin' fools!" n/t bitchkitty Oct 2012 #148
This particular bigotry can be found all along the "believer/non believer" spectrum. HuckleB Oct 2012 #132
Just because one is atheist... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #188
Sounds like he's from the militant rationalist strain. DirkGently Oct 2012 #190
He's not a true atheist! PassingFair Oct 2012 #287
Or a devotee of Michelle Obama? earthside Oct 2012 #127
How is promoting healthful eating the same as attacking an individual... HuckleB Oct 2012 #134
There's a difference between promoting healthy choices & holding the obese up for scorn & ridicule. Ian David Oct 2012 #138
You shouldn't have needed to say that CreekDog Oct 2012 #263
An ambulance chasing atheist, actually--giving atheists a bad name! MADem Oct 2012 #118
Most of the lawyers I know or have done business with play their cards R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #160
Maybe he can't pedal that bike of his fast enough to catch an ambulance, and he's taking it out on MADem Oct 2012 #184
Well he is wrong. Who is he to judge someone like that? southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #2
this guy sounds like a fucking jackass JI7 Oct 2012 #3
Is this really Paul Ryan hiding under the guise of Kenneth Krause? hamsterjill Oct 2012 #4
What an asshole! Behind the Aegis Oct 2012 #5
doubling down shanti Oct 2012 #14
! OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #139
agreed hrmjustin Oct 2012 #161
First thing that came to mind... louis-t Oct 2012 #6
Why this guy gets any more attention for being a dick is beyond me. Brickbat Oct 2012 #7
Amen to that. He sounds like a superdick, and if he has a wife or girlfriend, raccoon Oct 2012 #283
I thought the same thing when I first heard about this. The guy is an irrelevant asshole, why give octothorpe Oct 2012 #302
I'd love to see a picture of him tandot Oct 2012 #8
Here is a picture of him, for all he works out he still looks like a Douche JI7 Oct 2012 #9
Ugh ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Oct 2012 #42
I'm guessing he pretty much has the soul of THIS guy: Ken Burch Oct 2012 #44
He looks like he uses ... supplements! Perhaps even injectables! nt MADem Oct 2012 #60
He looks like the love child of Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor csziggy Oct 2012 #85
I bet he's got a really small leftstreet Oct 2012 #131
...nice one... Ken Burch Oct 2012 #146
He's a butter face. smokey nj Oct 2012 #141
maybe he works out so much to take attention away from the face JI7 Oct 2012 #211
Insulting his appearance is probably not a great way to convey the message 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #224
What comes around goes around. If he hadn't viciously attacked Ms. Livingston's appearance smokey nj Oct 2012 #245
Your conclusion does not fit the information 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #247
I'm not arguing with you. You don't like what I posted, tough shit. smokey nj Oct 2012 #255
+1 Justitia Oct 2012 #270
He's good looking and fit, but so what? Beacool Oct 2012 #175
That bike runs $7,200 - $10,000 LaurenG Oct 2012 #251
funny how he didn't have the balls to go on the air and say that to her face. ejpoeta Oct 2012 #10
Well, what medications tend to make balls...er...go away(or at least get smaller)? Ken Burch Oct 2012 #77
Gonna put on my armored suit here... Atman Oct 2012 #11
no argument from me. I did not see what he did as bullying at all. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #22
I think he's extremely arrogant, not a bully. Kurovski Oct 2012 #64
I don't see it as bullying either, but the guy is an asshole. octothorpe Oct 2012 #303
I will stand with you on this one, Atman. murielm99 Oct 2012 #26
I can't believe I'm seeing people on a progressive message board defending Krause's bigotry. alp227 Oct 2012 #32
You disagree with it, so it is bigotry? murielm99 Oct 2012 #143
Exactly, this sort of attitude is only appropriate when discussing Chris Christie, hughee99 Oct 2012 #252
Avoid high fructose corn syrup at all costs. Kurovski Oct 2012 #133
I think it would be great if they got together and worked on her fitness. sammytko Oct 2012 #173
I will enlighten you. "Obesity is like Alcholism an Addiction" but you got to eat. Stuart G Oct 2012 #30
I once had to work with a doctor FloridaJudy Oct 2012 #149
absolute nonsense GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #179
Love-dovey politically correct? Uhh, are you sure you're on the right forum? alp227 Oct 2012 #31
I am in the correct forum..I know put downs when I read and see them.. Stuart G Oct 2012 #51
JFK Started a Physical Fitness Program for American Schoolchildren mckara Oct 2012 #34
"The anchorwoman was a victim because someone asked her to demonstrate a little self-restraint?" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #41
Why Did JFK Care About Our Nation? mckara Oct 2012 #55
did JFK act like a dick and call out any one specific person? frylock Oct 2012 #147
Did he publish his email? bitchkitty Oct 2012 #154
he's a fucking dick.. frylock Oct 2012 #164
I agree that he's a dick. n/t bitchkitty Oct 2012 #217
Harry Truman Said it Best Regarding People in Public Life: mckara Oct 2012 #200
She is not a public figure obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #228
i put it better when i said fuck this asshole.. frylock Oct 2012 #250
1400 posts is low? Damn do I have a way to go ! Pacafishmate Oct 2012 #253
JFK didn't pick on individuals and humilate them! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #187
JFK was the President and also didn't single out someone obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #227
And you and the other posters know that she does not exercise self restraint, how? NikolaC Oct 2012 #56
Regardless of the Personalities in Question mckara Oct 2012 #75
He wasn't "asking questions." He's a concern troll couching insult as "advice." DirkGently Oct 2012 #189
Therefore, Since You are King, You Revoke His Right to Express an Opinion mckara Oct 2012 #197
That's a very silly strawman. Noticing he's an ass isn't censorship. DirkGently Oct 2012 #288
She is not a public figure, she has a job in the public eye obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #229
C,mon Man! Do a Little Homework Before Spouting Emotional Reactions! mckara Oct 2012 #236
Do your own homework. Defamation has nothing to do with this. DirkGently Oct 2012 #289
That is Not the Point. Nobody is Defending the "Ass" mckara Oct 2012 #290
really? GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #238
Addressing the problem lalalu Oct 2012 #70
Absolutely! I Agree! mckara Oct 2012 #105
you can not solve GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #274
+1000 Atman Oct 2012 #172
sigh GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #273
I remember the President's Physical Fitness Test Atman Oct 2012 #165
This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2012 #203
Wow! Quite a rant! Atman Oct 2012 #215
I'll accept that as a compliment. radicalliberal Oct 2012 #275
Amen! lolly Oct 2012 #304
Thank you! I feel vindicated. :-) radicalliberal Oct 2012 #308
Yes, and I failed every time. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #265
Don't confuse them with the truth. radicalliberal Oct 2012 #276
He WAS a bully, and a cowardly one at that obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #226
'Obesity causes our health insurance premiums to rise' BS! leftstreet Oct 2012 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Oct 2012 #48
I hope you have strong armor lalalu Oct 2012 #67
Calling her a "bad role model" was kind of mean, I think. MADem Oct 2012 #81
She has a thyroid condition. emmadoggy Oct 2012 #87
Well, there it is, then--he shot his mouth off about her thyroid condition. MADem Oct 2012 #112
I have a thyroid condition, too, and murielm99 Oct 2012 #142
Would you like someone calling you a shitty role model without knowing your condition? nt MADem Oct 2012 #159
I have been called all sorts of things, murielm99 Oct 2012 #180
So you would just eat it? You think it's "OK" for people to characterize you unfairly? MADem Oct 2012 #183
When did I say it was fine and dandy? murielm99 Oct 2012 #193
You said people say things all the time to you. Well, they do to this woman, and she fought back. MADem Oct 2012 #196
Just for the record - emmadoggy Oct 2012 #192
Personally, I don't see why she has to explain anything to anyone. Sivafae Oct 2012 #294
You are absolutely correct. nt emmadoggy Oct 2012 #311
I was hoping someone would point that out before I did........ llmart Oct 2012 #126
If he had said this about a male anchor I think the outrage would have been muted 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #219
Two words to prove that is nonsense: Atman Oct 2012 #286
Ok, he was A) a man 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #300
Actually, yes. Atman Oct 2012 #312
Clearly, all fat people are morons. ucralum Oct 2012 #119
And all children look to news anchors as role models leftstreet Oct 2012 #124
Good point -- how many kids watch the local news? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #230
Righteous rant! Thank you. nt LaurenG Oct 2012 #145
Excellent post. ++ DirkGently Oct 2012 #191
You should post more! Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #195
Oh, the bigots are strong in this thread. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #266
You really don't see that it's none of his fucking business to tell her anything LaurenG Oct 2012 #122
+1000. nt raccoon Oct 2012 #285
I agree with you. I don't see any bullying. People might not like what he said to her personally IndyJones Oct 2012 #202
You honestly think it's acceptable to email a stranger Union Scribe Oct 2012 #207
It's interesting 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #218
I agree to some extent. His point is valid. But, obese or not, the anchor should be on TV. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #220
Hopefully your negative role modeling GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #243
Telling them that being obese is AOK isn't being honest. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #248
neither is GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #257
I couldn't disagree more. Health is directly tied to weight. How many Type II diabetes sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #261
well you're wrong. GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #268
Tell it to the National Diabetes Assocation and the American Heart Association. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #279
if that is the best you can do GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #280
I don't feel like copying all 4,162,000 medical studies here. A review of the web sites sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #313
hmm... chervilant Oct 2012 #282
Health is also directly tied to age. Sivafae Oct 2012 #295
Let's see... chervilant Oct 2012 #223
Why did this POS think it was necessary for him to point it out? Is he the healtlh police? raccoon Oct 2012 #284
Let's say your mother, daughter, sister is overweight. How would you feel about a total stranger raccoon Oct 2012 #298
What really blew my mind was... Frisbee Oct 2012 #12
There are a lot of people like him. madaboutharry Oct 2012 #13
Ahhhnuld can't bear to look in a mirror anymore. MADem Oct 2012 #90
Even here. nt Union Scribe Oct 2012 #208
Funny thing is.... charlena2006 Oct 2012 #291
Has he issued similar statements to Rush, Neal Cavuto or Candy Crowley? azurnoir Oct 2012 #15
Forget Rush and Cavuto, how about Chris Christie? DavidL Oct 2012 #20
THIS! GObamaGO Oct 2012 #264
One word comes to mind...dipshit. McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #16
sigh. that wasn't the point. he did nOT bring up her looks. He brought up childhood obesity... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #18
Well, Stephen Hawking is a shitty role model, because he doesn't exercise every day. MADem Oct 2012 #163
And I wonder what it costs the NHS to keep him alive.... Sivafae Oct 2012 #296
Flame me. But his letter was not bullying. She is obese, in fact. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #17
Convince me of that when he says that to Chris Christie ... DavidL Oct 2012 #24
Wonderfully put! llmart Oct 2012 #130
I've seen Chris Christie chase a guy down the boardwalk with an ice cream in his mouth! MADem Oct 2012 #170
Great point, every person without a perfect body is a.. DavidL Oct 2012 #174
It's not bullying to make assumptions about someone's health and lifestyle from the way they look sybylla Oct 2012 #29
What about the teenage girls who get eating disorders to AVOID obesity? alp227 Oct 2012 #35
Oh, come on. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #53
I didn't defend CHILDHOOD obesity, rather let's not teach children to be fat-phobic. alp227 Oct 2012 #66
Do you not understand Kumbricia Oct 2012 #80
Whatever, go defend your own weight. LaurenG Oct 2012 #210
How was he bullying? kstewart33 Oct 2012 #39
You have no idea what the state if her health is Beaverhausen Oct 2012 #59
She is obese. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #82
Do some better googling and see what difference it makes dmallind Oct 2012 #239
um wrong GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #269
America will be known as WALL-E world lalalu Oct 2012 #71
She's not a role model kurtzapril4 Oct 2012 #74
"Get a handle on her health" teenagebambam Oct 2012 #78
He called her a BAD ROLE MODEL. That's an attack. MADem Oct 2012 #168
It was classic bullying obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #231
And, what has he done for local childhood obesity? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #232
WELL!!!!!!! Candy Crowley clydefrand Oct 2012 #19
In the last 2 years, Ms. Crowley has lost a lot of weight. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #28
all the pictures I could find of her (Google images) azurnoir Oct 2012 #33
Me too. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #46
She's 63? Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #101
yep according to wiki she was born 12/26/48 I know she doesn't look it though azurnoir Oct 2012 #109
Oops. Sorry. I lost the train of the thread. I thought we were Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #111
I think s/he's referring to Candy Crowley. nt kstewart33 Oct 2012 #110
Yup. My bad. I jumped in without realizing who was being discussed. Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #113
I know what you mean clydefrand Oct 2012 #177
In the last four years, she's lost a lot of weight--and she's gaining it BACK. MADem Oct 2012 #100
And Krause -- the "occasional viewer" -- can take a stand against by illegal drugs... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #21
He's an arrogant son of a bitch....but he's not a fundy ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #23
What the hey is wrong with being a health nut? nt kstewart33 Oct 2012 #47
Nothing wrong, just as it's not wrong to be religious.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #52
My motto: kurtzapril4 Oct 2012 #84
Geez, what a negative outlook. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #107
Funny - all the young dead athletic types get this excuse dmallind Oct 2012 #240
Healthier than thou. Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #114
Better than you? bitchkitty Oct 2012 #144
Just because you choose not to eat healthy.. frylock Oct 2012 #166
Um, I have the ability to bitchkitty Oct 2012 #182
It seems to me like the health nuts kurtzapril4 Oct 2012 #201
I'm sorry that people hurt you. bitchkitty Oct 2012 #241
there are health advocates and there are health nuts.. frylock Oct 2012 #249
No casting judgement here. bitchkitty Oct 2012 #256
if somebody spends 20+ hours in the gym to work on their pythons.. frylock Oct 2012 #259
"Smug? Hell, no." Scout Oct 2012 #260
Nice to see you can crack yourself up. bitchkitty Oct 2012 #267
Why in the hell kurtzapril4 Oct 2012 #198
Good point. nt kstewart33 Oct 2012 #92
it becomes a problem when you start passing judgement on others.. frylock Oct 2012 #162
Fundamentalist GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #244
That's true ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #246
Fuck You, Kenneth Krause. Iggo Oct 2012 #25
this.. frylock Oct 2012 #167
Does anybody know what this Krause guy looks like? Ken Burch Oct 2012 #37
Post #9 ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #45
After I posted that, I saw that picture. Ken Burch Oct 2012 #61
I'm not alone, then--that's what I saw, too. nt MADem Oct 2012 #103
What a disgusting piece of shit. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #38
Anybody think he'd ever have sent an email like this to a non-emaciated MALE news anchor? Ken Burch Oct 2012 #40
What a fuckwit. sybylla Oct 2012 #43
word frylock Oct 2012 #169
Watch what is going to happen here ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #49
"...by transforming herself for all of her viewers to see over the next year..." SoapBox Oct 2012 #50
Creepy suggestion- she's a fucking reporter not a reality show contestant bettyellen Oct 2012 #309
The explosion in the obesity rate is not totally confine to gluttony d06204 Oct 2012 #54
YOu are correct about chemical manipulation...here is another reference.. Stuart G Oct 2012 #57
Thanks for the links. d06204 Oct 2012 #121
I actually agree that there is more to it lalalu Oct 2012 #86
Update at link below... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #62
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #63
OMG, this thread is reading like Free Republic more and more. alp227 Oct 2012 #68
I am as liberal as you can get lalalu Oct 2012 #73
I agree. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #88
W-H-Y are we using an innocently large-sized WOMAN to scaremonger CHILDHOOD obesity???? alp227 Oct 2012 #115
Probably not as much as you like to think you are. nt Union Scribe Oct 2012 #209
People who use words like "blubbering" and "whine" and "crybabies" ARE BULLYING carolinayellowdog Oct 2012 #128
+1 TDale313 Oct 2012 #150
Yep. cordelia Oct 2012 #178
It sounds to me like this rude guy ... surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #65
Some (many?) people who work out a lot have real contempt for overweight people. Peregrine Took Oct 2012 #69
There is an awful feeling about the letter that Krause wrote. It is bullying, put down, I am better Stuart G Oct 2012 #72
How the hell is a news anchor a "role model for children?" Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #76
OH..I get it now...this letter was just some kind of prank.you know.. Stuart G Oct 2012 #79
Do you mean Romney chasing, grabbing, and holding down a gay student and cutting off his long hair? Kurovski Oct 2012 #89
You are correct, I sould not have compared the two..I have Stuart G Oct 2012 #106
He's definitely arrogant, and intrusive. A jerk, even. Kurovski Oct 2012 #120
Krause is doing nothing but displaying both ignorance and arrogance. It may well LibDemAlways Oct 2012 #83
What a moralistic self-appointed asszero. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #94
Joe the Plumber found his running-mate for 2016. n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #95
Bigots have one thing in common HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #98
Questions for Krause Andy Stanton Oct 2012 #102
she may just be able to lose that weight, but this dick's butt fugly puss.. frylock Oct 2012 #104
He truly needs to stfu. I dare him to ever write that crap to/about a male reporter LaurenG Oct 2012 #117
Finally found the original email so I can make an informed comment...and BOY HOWDY do I have some! pnwest Oct 2012 #125
Yes!!! dammit. nt LaurenG Oct 2012 #151
really good post. n/t TDale313 Oct 2012 #158
I agree! radicalliberal Oct 2012 #277
Thanks for posting what this jerk actually said. chervilant Oct 2012 #281
For information on dealing with food addiction and compulsive overeating. Stuart G Oct 2012 #136
wow...Her brother is Ron Livingston (Office Space)? Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #140
I love him! Band of Brothers, too obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #234
A Personal Injury Lawyer Without Empathy? Redlo Nosrep Oct 2012 #152
The thing is, she's a successful woman and sometimes men can't deal with that mountain grammy Oct 2012 #153
The thing is....she's a successful woman...and he's an ambulance chaser. nt MADem Oct 2012 #171
Source-Fed responds, a challenge to viewers DavidL Oct 2012 #176
This guy is an ass. Brigid Oct 2012 #181
He is both a jerk and an idiot. When did local news anchors become role models? Tom Ripley Oct 2012 #185
for God sake, I want the anchor and journalist not a plastic barbie full of silicon AlphaCentauri Oct 2012 #186
what an asshole! shireen Oct 2012 #194
And 47of74 stands by his assessment of Krause 47of74 Oct 2012 #199
big thing is PatrynXX Oct 2012 #204
That's a weird thing to want to say, but it's also not really true. Kurovski Oct 2012 #205
Jackass bully. Union Scribe Oct 2012 #206
Off limits and fair-game agentS Oct 2012 #212
I find it disconcerting MrsMatt Oct 2012 #213
I based my comment on his quite possible "supplement" use obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #235
Doesn't matter MrsMatt Oct 2012 #242
I'm not dismayed. It's human nature. charlena2006 Oct 2012 #292
I agree. kstewart33 Oct 2012 #305
As long as women's bodies belong to society, and not to themselves... booksenkatz Oct 2012 #216
Men in the public light are subject to the same scrutiny 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #225
Similar, but not the same, in my view booksenkatz Oct 2012 #258
Misogynist Magleetis Oct 2012 #222
Jennifer Livingston is NOT a public figure obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #233
I looked her up and Jennifer Livingston looks fine, quite attractive ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #237
I think that's why he did this, if she was unattractive he wouldn't bother suggesting a makeover bettyellen Oct 2012 #307
I certainly wish that I possessed perfection in a large enough amount... LanternWaste Oct 2012 #254
PLEASE read this, ESP if you agree with this guy GirlinContempt Oct 2012 #271
Dude, she's fat, not BLIND TexasBushwhacker Oct 2012 #272
It's the last acceptable prejudice customerserviceguy Oct 2012 #278
I saw Jennifer Livingston today jhasp Oct 2012 #293
So what size should invite criticism by strangers? nt Sivafae Oct 2012 #297
About Chris Christie size. jhasp Oct 2012 #299
I love how people.. liberalmuse Oct 2012 #301
We're not facing a public health epidemic caused by 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #306
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