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regjoe

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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 03:21 PM

Jan 2013

You are unable to justify your irrational fear so you resort to emotion and rhetoric.

You remind me alot of my in-laws and their fears of flying after 9-11.

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Michael Moore: Everyday when parents drop their children off at school... [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

No we don't regjoe Jan 2013 #1

Speak for yourself Taverner Jan 2013 #5

I will regjoe Jan 2013 #6

He speaks for a lot of us, actually Taverner Jan 2013 #8

the trolls are having fun today liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #9

Yep they are. Visceral hatred of Michael Moore is usually a give away Taverner Jan 2013 #10

My statement is shared by just as many, probably more regjoe Jan 2013 #13

Mr Moore does use facts. Every movie from "Bowling for Columbine" on had extensive fact checking Taverner Jan 2013 #15

Movies? regjoe Jan 2013 #17

Yes, that is an opinion. I am glad you can tell the difference. Taverner Jan 2013 #18

Yes, many parents do dwell on the improbable way too much. regjoe Jan 2013 #19

Improbable? Tell that to the parents at Sandy Hook. Taverner Jan 2013 #20

Sad regjoe Jan 2013 #24

So now you speak for me.... Taverner Jan 2013 #27

Seeing how gun violence on schools is so rare regjoe Jan 2013 #33

I'll quote you on that if you ever try to advocate for armed teachers. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #43

For goodness sakes.... CherokeeDem Jan 2013 #31

"Shouldn't forget" is not the point moore is trying to make regjoe Jan 2013 #36

It was the point I was making... CherokeeDem Jan 2013 #50

It's a fact to this one parent. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #42

Only if they don't have kids. Otherwise, they are full of shit. jmg257 Jan 2013 #34

I do. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #21

Have you always been this fearful? regjoe Jan 2013 #22

Well, you know now that mass shootings are weekly occurences in this fucked-up country, Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #39

I haven't. This fear is a rather recent occurance, as we sadly see more and more jmg257 Jan 2013 #41

Also, a friend of mine was at that mall in Oregon and left less than a minute before the Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #46

my daughter and husband went to the midnight showing of the Hobbit liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #38

Who is the "we" for whom you're speaking? Are they in the habit of posting on DU.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #23

Other parents who drop their kids off at school in the mornings regjoe Jan 2013 #25

I drop my daughter off every morning, too. Additionally, my wife is a co-director of a preschool... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #37

Ah yes regjoe Jan 2013 #47

To what "facts" are you referring? So far, I haven't seen any facts in your posts.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #52

It is possible that he talks without thinking. pamela Jan 2013 #48

That should keep your kids safe if someone decides to raid a gun stash and go to your kids' school Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #45

Every time we go to public places we have to think about who is packing liberal N proud Jan 2013 #2

Was there a time when children were always safe from harm? Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #26

You mean before a whack-job could walk into a school with a gun and start shooting? nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #44

When I was young, there must not have been any worry liberal N proud Jan 2013 #53

You seem to be exhibiting the aura of fear that anti-gun types usually assign to the pro-gun types.. Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #58

You obviously have never had a gun held to your face !!!!!!!!!! liberal N proud Jan 2013 #59

Sure I have... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #60

We shouldn't have to worry that sort of thing is going to happen liberal N proud Jan 2013 #61

Bingo marions ghost Jan 2013 #62

Not really, but when I hear that the grandkids Leslie Valley Jan 2013 #3

both my son's middle school and my daughter's high school have had threats this year liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #4

I certainly do nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #7

I do gollygee Jan 2013 #11

I admit I do think about it Tree-Hugger Jan 2013 #12

If only that were true. City Lights Jan 2013 #14

NRA has again repulsed a common sense gun control initiative in the Senate Doctor_J Jan 2013 #16

Loves me some Michael Moore Taverner Jan 2013 #28

To be unabashedly "pro gun" at this point is about as historically astute as being unabashedly villager Jan 2013 #29

Yep Taverner Jan 2013 #30

I agree with Michael Moore Flashmann Jan 2013 #32

Agree with Michael Moore and your comments. n/t kiranon Jan 2013 #49

I don't. Throd Jan 2013 #35

Most parents do think this way now; ergo, he's right. reformist2 Jan 2013 #40

I drop my kid off and leave NoOneMan Jan 2013 #51

It's not in fear - it's in sorrow laundry_queen Jan 2013 #56

Either way NoOneMan Jan 2013 #57

This parent does, and i am a retired teacher. RetroGamer1971 Jan 2013 #54

I do. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #55