Author Topic: Idiot of the Day (Read 254536 times)

Cotigo · « **Reply #850 on:** September 04, 2009, 06:20:45 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtmgQ2W3lhM

Shale · « **Reply #851 on:** September 04, 2009, 06:36:46 PM »

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_re_us/us_shot_in_court

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Fire Chief Don Payne didn't hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps.

The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #852 on:** September 04, 2009, 09:21:18 PM »

.........

metroid composite · « **Reply #853 on:** September 04, 2009, 09:34:16 PM »

I like how Jo'ou needed to edit his "........." post. Not enough dots? Dots not large enough?

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #854 on:** September 04, 2009, 09:42:18 PM »

I couldn't remember how to add the size, and I tend to use Quick Reply. I added a dot for symmetry as well.

EDIT: I also just edit my posts a lot. >_>

Excal · « **Reply #855 on:** September 04, 2009, 09:58:18 PM »

What I like about that article is how there seems to be no forthcoming repercussions for the person who shot somebody while in court. Indeed, the fact that the person most likely to get punished in all of this is the guy who got shot. Though, given that City Hall in this case seems to be wholly corrupt and in the process of covering their own asses, they may not decide to stick around to deal with that poor Fire Chief.

NotMiki · « **Reply #856 on:** September 05, 2009, 04:42:03 AM »

Quote from: Excal on September 04, 2009, 09:58:18 PM

What I like about that article is how there seems to be no forthcoming repercussions for the person who shot somebody while in court. Indeed, the fact that the person most likely to get punished in all of this is the guy who got shot. Though, given that City Hall in this case seems to be wholly corrupt and in the process of covering their own asses, they may not decide to stick around to deal with that poor Fire Chief.

I wouldn't read so negatively into the article. AP focuses on getting reliable news out fast, and they don't tend to slow down to speculate what will happen. I guarantee you something will happen to the cop in question.

Shale · « **Reply #857 on:** September 05, 2009, 05:00:05 AM »

Haha...haahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa....heh.

Sure it will. Does getting suspended with pay count as "something happening"?

NotMiki · « **Reply #858 on:** September 05, 2009, 05:34:01 AM »

You really think a cop can shoot another federal employee in front of a judge and get away with it when there's a freaking national news article about it? Suit yourself. I'll eat my hat if we don't see a follow-up article with consequences by a week from now.

NotMiki · « **Reply #859 on:** September 05, 2009, 05:38:27 AM »

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/04/AR2009090403912.html?hpid=topnews

Redskins do something smart in a dumb way. Take it as you will.

Shale · « **Reply #860 on:** September 05, 2009, 05:45:35 AM »

Quote from: NotMiki on September 05, 2009, 05:34:01 AM

You really think a cop can shoot another federal employee in front of a judge and get away with it when there's a freaking national news article about it? Suit yourself. I'll eat my hat if we don't see a follow-up article with consequences by a week from now.

He shot the guy in a courtroom, in front of witnesses, including six other police officers, a judge, a prosecutor and the mayor, and walked away a free man. If that doesn't get him arrested on the spot, he's not getting arrested.

Excal · « **Reply #861 on:** September 05, 2009, 06:08:04 AM »

Yeah, what Shale said. It becomes especially doubtful when you realise that the judge and mayor in question seem to have gotten the hell out of dodge as well. Though, like I said, good for the fire chief, since it sounds like if this become a major thing then he was about to get the mother of all scapegoating.

Note that despite being shot by people he had been dragged to court twice by for what seem to be spurious reasons he wasn't interested in pressing charges. I doubt that's simply because he has little interest in going to court needlessly.

metroid composite · « **Reply #862 on:** September 05, 2009, 06:51:34 AM »

Obama is going to talk to schoolchildren. Fox News goes berserk and accuses him of being like Hitler and Kim-Jong-il! An interesting summary of events:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQheP7Bp-zc

Cotigo · « **Reply #863 on:** September 05, 2009, 06:03:11 PM »

God damn it. God damn it. God damn it. I am fucking getting sick of the whole Obama=Hitler or Obama=Fascist or whatever retarded shit is being spouted by the right. Yes, some whackjobs on the Left called Bush Hitler, and said his policies were Fascist. But they at least verged on it; spying on Americans and torture sounds pretty damn Fascist, so there's at least some reason for it. The level of political discourse is so rock-bottom today that it makes me want to go all Oldboy on someone's teeth.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #864 on:** September 05, 2009, 07:03:40 PM »

Callling Obama a socialist isn't totally off base really. While I don't doubt he's conservative in a global perspective, the policies he's suggested are definitely a sharp move in that direction from an American perspective.

The Hitler thing is just inane and the sort of thing that makes you wish killing people for being stupid was legal. Good lord is this propaganda good at making them seem like empty-headed bigots.

NotMiki · « **Reply #865 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:05:52 PM »

Some things are best expressed visually:

Excal · « **Reply #866 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:53:12 PM »

The sad thing is, those are the key Right Wing values in the Obama panel. It's bad when the major proponents of the movement argue against their core ideas because it comes in a package they disagree with.

Cotigo · « **Reply #867 on:** September 05, 2009, 11:22:32 PM »

Quote from: Cmdr_King on September 05, 2009, 07:03:40 PM

Callling Obama a socialist isn't totally off base really. While I don't doubt he's conservative in a global perspective, the policies he's suggested are definitely a sharp move in that direction from an American perspective.

The Hitler thing is just inane and the sort of thing that makes you wish killing people for being stupid was legal. Good lord is this propaganda good at making them seem like empty-headed bigots.

It's not the claims of socialism that really bother me (fixed my post on that point). It's... not at all true, or even close to true, and damn do I wish it were true, but the rationale is there. Calling Fascist, though? Seriously? Do these jackasses even fucking know what that word means (No)? God.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #868 on:** September 05, 2009, 11:29:50 PM »

Is there any point to political discussion in this country anymore? I really don't think there is. I would be down for the country breaking up Crimson Skies-style. Not only do we no longer have the South weighing us down, we finally get to go to war with California like I've always wanted.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #869 on:** September 06, 2009, 03:07:50 AM »

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The sad thing is, those are the key Right Wing values in the Obama panel. It's bad when the major proponents of the movement argue against their core ideas because it comes in a package they disagree with.

That's just American politics in the modern age. Frankly I often agree with Rob on the matter, aside from the California thing.

NotMiki · « **Reply #870 on:** September 06, 2009, 06:08:33 PM »

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/09/best_quote_of_the_day_maybe_the_week.php?ref=fpblg

I don't know if this is idiotic or brazenly awesome. Guy goes the wrong way on a one-way street, gets in an accident with a motorcycle. He's asked about the motorcyclist he hit, and what does he say? "First of all, the motorcycle hit me."

superaielman · « **Reply #871 on:** September 09, 2009, 05:08:00 PM »

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/gop_lawmakers_graphic_sex-bragging_caught_on_tape.php?ref=fpblg

Good god. Despite it being a TPM link, this is good old fashioned idiocy. HAY LET ME BRAG ABOUT MY SEX LIFE WITH MY MISTRESS wait this mike is on oh shit

Shale · « **Reply #872 on:** September 09, 2009, 05:16:09 PM »

Mistresses. Including the one the first mistress didn't know about until the tape went public. Even better.

superaielman · « **Reply #873 on:** September 09, 2009, 05:17:44 PM »

Ah yes, my fault. This isn't quite as good as Spiter nailing call girls, but good lord it is fucking hilarious in a headdesk way. Enjoy the lynch mob Duvall, you've earned it.

NotMiki · « **Reply #874 on:** September 13, 2009, 04:05:39 AM »

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6831574.ece

Is there a corollary of Godwin's Law that concerns the mafia? I mean, it's Italy, yes, but "The mafia made our party leader sleep with a prostitute?" C'mon, you can do better than that. Maybe blame the Nazis?

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