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ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

1. I think you broke the hyperbole barrier

Reply to DrewFlorida (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 12:14 AM

Jan 2013

Ratliff was a social media bubba who talked about guns and First Person Shooters, but that was about it. His influence was nowhere near "a big part of the reason we have more than 11,000 gun deaths every year"

Show us that he had any real influence...Perez Hilton has more impact that Ratliff did.

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Keith Ratliff = modern day Dr. Frankenstein! [View all] DrewFlorida Jan 2013 OP

I think you broke the hyperbole barrier ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #1

Keith Ratliff operated FPS Russia, a youtube channel, 3rd ranked most watched. DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #2

You have still not justified that it has any real influence ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #3

Quote from Keith Ratliff; "I went to the movies with my pistol in my pocket the whole time I was DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #7

Hyperbole and over reaching are stock and trade for "journalist" whether they are on CNN, Fox, CNBC ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #8

why didn't he defend himself ? didn't they say he had guns near him JI7 Jan 2013 #4

Why didn't he defend himself in the nanosecond between when the other guy fired and .... 11cents Jan 2013 #5

Below is a link to an article regarding what happened for those that do not know ... Tx4obama Jan 2013 #6