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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 05:55 PM Original message |
PA Newspaper Takes Ad Calling For Assassination Of President Obama |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Unfriggin believable. |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. How nice |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. Damn. It's times like this that I agree with Bill Maher... |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wow...I mean, wow. |
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marimour (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. i probably wouldnt have gotten it either. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. No. He's not given much love. I know of McKinley b/c I found his last name odd. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. His great grandfather, James McKinley, emigrated from County Antrim in No. Ireland. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I did a report on McKinley in third grade. n/t |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. William McKinley was the architect of the American Empire |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Yes |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. I can see how that would be overlooked. |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. With the way education is today, should we be surprised though? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The person taking the ad was probably in a call center in Bangladesh. n/t |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. HA! |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
41. Most of us here are interested in history. |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. some responses to this post expose the state of Americans, even here on DU.. |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. Another rat out of the woodwork |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. Hope the fool who placed this ad enjoys his visit from Secret Service |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 01:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
33. That fool better get a visit from the SS. Kids who wore Tshirts to school protesting Bush got |
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TripleKatPad (241 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. Not everyone is versed in US history |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Actually that would explain a lot, and it's very possible. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. could you fire the person who took the ad |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. I just sent it to the Secret Service...this shit is unacceptable..nt |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hope the stupid |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Yeah, to Gitmo. I worry that American prisons won't be able to hold him. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'd believe it was an honest mistake on the newspaper's end. |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. "Most Americans are unaware of the assassination (not to mention the existence) of either?? |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:12 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I agree! This is American History 101 ... and there's no excuse for not knowing it. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. Oh yeah, newspapers can make |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. You're probably right - but it is very sad. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. Either the newspaper condones this, else they're too stupid to remain in business.... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. There's someone here that goes by the name of "Czolgosz" |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Or, perhaps, that person's last name is also Czolgosz. |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. This was not in the editorial section of the paper. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. I could see how someone would screw this up. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:13 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. It's not obscure at ALL if you took American history in junior freaking high. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-30-09 07:16 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. However, it is obscure if you don't remember all that much from the time period of |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm not going to blame the clerk who took this ad. He or she probably |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. He or she probably worked in a call center in Bangladesh. n/t |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
29. forward this to the SS |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
32. Lets see; Garfield's a cat, Lincoln invented big cars, Kennedy...I have |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. Actually, given American's general level of historical knowledge- that's not to big a stretch |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
37. Doesn't surprise me. |
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