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Still a stud.
At age 85, former president Bush skydives over Maine coast
Associated Press
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush marked his 85th birthday today the same way he did his 75th and 80th birthdays: He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward at more than 100 mph in freefall before parachuting safely to a spot near his oceanfront home.
Bush made the tandem jump from 10,500 feet with Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott of the Army's Golden Knights, who guided them to a gentle landing on the lawn of St. Ann's Church.
"Well, we made it. It was a great day in the air," Bush said after he was removed from his harness.
He said he enjoyed it so much that he planned to do it again when he turns 90.
When he was president, Bush was an avid jogger, speed golfer, fisherman and tennis player. He said he has slowed down since then, but he doesn't intend to stop moving.
He told reporters that he jumped today for two reasons: to experience the exhilaration of free-falling and to show that seniors can remain active and do fun things.
"Just because you're an old guy, you don't have to sit around drooling in the corner," he said. "Get out and do something. Get out and enjoy life."
His first parachute jump came when his plane was shot down over the Pacific in 1944 during World War II. He bailed out at 1,500 feet after a bombing mission over ChiChi Jima. His two crewmates didn't make it.
In 1997, Bush fulfilled a wartime promise he made to himself that someday he'd jump from a plane for fun by hopping out over Yuma, Ariz., and he jumped again on his 75th birthday at his library in Texas.
His days of solo parachuting ended at age 80 when bad weather forced him to scrap his plan to go alone. He made not one but two tandem jumps, both with Elliott, in Texas.
The skydiving jump marked Bush's seventh parachute leap from an airplane. His last jump was in November 2007 at the reopening of his presidential library at Texas A&M University. He made that jump unannounced after having hip replacement surgery.
Tpday marked his first jump over an ocean since World War II. Joining Bush was anchor Robin Meade from HLN, the cable network formerly known as Headline News. Meade also made a tandem jump with the Golden Knights.
Nancy Brindle, who works at Patten's Farm Stand in Kennebunkport, said she's surprised at the number of local residents who are concerned about Bush's safety but she wasn't worried.
"It's so much fun to live in Kennebunkport and be part of the excitement," she said. "It's a pleasure to be part of it all. It far outweighs any inconveniences."
Former First Lady Barbara Bush doesn't object to her octogenarian husband's fascination with skydiving.
"She is fine with it, particularly now that he does tandem jumps. She has so much trust and faith in the Golden Knights that she's fine with it," said Jean Becker, Bush's chief of staff.
Dr. Tom Perls, director of the New England Centenarian Study, applauded Bush for serving as an example to others — especially seniors — to stay active.
"For Mr. Bush to have this attitude of, you know, carpe diem, really is spot on. Clearly age is not stopping him from doing something that he thinks is really fun, and thrilling," said Perls, a professor at Boston University. "Age, the number, should never stop somebody."
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090612/BREAKING/90612032/At+age+85++former+president+Bush+skydives+over+Maine+coast
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BUCKET LIST..
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its more impressive when a young person does it...
just like sex
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pictures or it didnt happen ::)
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Still a stud.
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uh....ok
if you say so
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It opened. Damn.
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It opened. Damn.
lol ;D
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uh....ok
if you say so
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pictures or it didnt happen ::)
I just seen it on sports center top 10.
not really sure why they put it there
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I just seen it on sports center top 10.
not really sure why they put it there
Anytime an 85-year-old man skydives I'd put it on ESPN.
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War Criminal getting off scott free...as usual.
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Anytime an 85-year-old man skydives I'd put it on ESPN he better be wearing a pair of DEPENDS.
FIXED
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uh....ok
if you say so
lol.
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He should've done it WITHOUT the parachute.
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you know whats funny is how alot of libs of late have been yelling about the "hate speech" or whatever you want to call it that lead to some of the nut jobs killing ppl and then you have them on here saying some of the same shit they were yelling about...
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you know whats funny is how alot of libs of late have been yelling about the "hate speech" or whatever you want to call it that lead to some of the nut jobs killing ppl and then you have them on here saying some of the same shit they were yelling about...
Huh?
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Huh?
Deux.
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Huh?
Deux.
you have many ppl on here who have complained about inflametory rhetoric the past few days in the light of nut jobs going crazy but then you have ppl who get on here and do the same thing...
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You mean joking? We've been over this before: context is important. ;)
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He should've done it WITHOUT the parachute.
LOL ive seen this dip shits comments as im sure you have as well and as such you know as i do how he feels...
and im sure it was all jokes in this thread as well ;)
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=284739.0
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He should've done it WITHOUT the parachute.
More kindness, love, caring, open mindedness from the liberal left.
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More kindness, love, caring, open mindedness from the liberal left.
I find it amusing how they cry foul over all these GI deaths and then turn around and advocate the killing of anyone who they disagree with. Ahh, hypocrisy.
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I find it amusing how they cry foul over all these GI deaths and then turn around and advocate the killing of anyone who they disagree with. Ahh, hypocrisy.
Yep. Abject hypocrisy. More liberal hate speech.
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LOL ive seen this dip shits comments as im sure you have as well and as such you know as i do how he feels...
I don't recall reading any posts of his that have attempted to incite violence.
and im sure it was all jokes in this thread as well ;)
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=284739.0
The funny thing about that thread is that there are still more threats of violence from the anti-abortion posters. ;D Of course, Billy Mimnaugh managed to out-crazy everyone.
Do you really think that thread was intended to encourage murders of anti-abortionists? At one point the discussion turned to which would be the better way to kill them; ovens, cyanide or Zyclon-b. Do you honestly think that was meant to be a serious discussion? Incidentally, Goatboy's posts are usually pretty conservative.
BTW, I'm not sure I even understand what your point is supposed to be. This is a pretty casual discussion board where anyone can post anything they want. Unless you find inflammatory posts from a liberal poster who actually blasted the right for being inflammatory, I'm not sure where I am supposed to see the irony or hypocrisy. This whole line of debate is a straw man. The issue was never that ALL liberals are full of love and compassion and incapable of any dark emotions. It was the hard to ignore perception that the hate and propaganda spewing from the right is just so much louder and more consistent. That thread you linked is a perfect example. Look at the difference in posting styles between the two views.
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I don't recall reading any posts of his that have attempted to incite violence.
The funny thing about that thread is that there are still more threats of violence from the anti-abortion posters. ;D Of course, Billy Mimnaugh managed to out-crazy everyone.
Do you really think that thread was intended to encourage murders of anti-abortionists? At one point the discussion turned to which would be the better way to kill them; ovens, cyanide or Zyclon-b. Do you honestly think that was meant to be a serious discussion? Incidentally, Goatboy's posts are usually pretty conservative.
BTW, I'm not sure I even understand what your point is supposed to be. This is a pretty casual discussion board where anyone can post anything they want. Unless you find inflammatory posts from a liberal poster who actually blasted the right for being inflammatory, I'm not sure where I am supposed to see the irony or hypocrisy. This whole line of debate is a straw man. The issue was never that ALL liberals are full of love and compassion and incapable of any dark emotions. It was the hard to ignore perception that the hate and propaganda spewing from the right is just so much louder and more consistent. That thread you linked is a perfect example. Look at the difference in posting styles between the two views.
im not suprised you still dont understand and want to draw a line between the shit some liberals were complaining about and the shit that i pointed out that is the same thing.
whether it was meant to be a serious discussion or not doesnt mean that the responses werent honest or serious...
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you know whats funny is how alot of libs of late have been yelling about the "hate speech" or whatever you want to call it that lead to some of the nut jobs killing ppl and then you have them on here saying some of the same shit they were yelling about...
which posts on here would send a left wing nut job over the edge to the point where you think it might incite someone to commit murder?
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More liberal hate speech.
yet all the shooters seem to come from your empty side of the yard.
maybe the libs get out their anger by talking shit, and the neocons get out theirs by shooting abortion doctors and starting wars in iraq.
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which posts on here would send a left wing nut job over the edge to the point where you think it might incite someone to commit murder?
He should've done it WITHOUT the parachute.
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It's too bad that criminals like GW and his father commit their crimes and then go on unpunished to live a life of luxury. :-\
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yet all the shooters seem to come from your empty side of the yard.
maybe the libs get out their anger by talking shit, and the neocons get out theirs by shooting abortion doctors and starting wars in iraq.
How idiotic. ::) So the guy who murdered "Tiller the Baby Killer" was a "necon"? Along with the other three or four nuts in the past 40 or 50 years who have murdered abortion doctors? (Rhetorical questions.)
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It's okay tony. They're only joking. Just like the prop 8 protesters who talked about violence and murder.
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It's okay tony. They're only joking. Just like the prop 8 protesters who talked about violence and murder.
just like i said in the other thread about those dudes screaming and getting in ppls faces for peacefully rallying for mccain/palin sorry man if they were in my face id bash some skulls and then the libs on this board would demonize me...LOL :o ::) dont come talking shit and act suprised when i crack your skull
lib hate speech could be looked at as just as culpable by the libs standard they no doubtedly added full to the fire by using such inflametory language how do you guys know it wasnt that, that caused these nut jobs to blow their corks?
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im not suprised you still dont understand and want to draw a line between the shit some liberals were complaining about and the shit that i pointed out that is the same thing.
whether it was meant to be a serious discussion or not doesnt mean that the responses werent honest or serious...
Yes, whether or not the discussion was serious does determine whether or not the posts are inflammatory. It's a pretty important distinction. Tone and context matter whether you want to believe it or not.
He should've done it WITHOUT the parachute.
You believe this would incite violence? Really?
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just like i said in the other thread about those dudes screaming and getting in ppls faces for peacefully rallying for mccain/palin sorry man if they were in my face id bash some skulls and then the libs on this board would demonize me...LOL :o ::) dont come talking shit and act suprised when i crack your skull
lib hate speech could be looked at as just as culpable by the libs standard they no doubtedly added full to the fire by using such inflametory language how do you guys know it wasnt that, that caused these nut jobs to blow their corks?
Good points. Although . . . I don't think liberal or right wing hate speech incite violence. If a person is going to commit a crime they're not going to do it because they read something on a message board or watch some TV commentator ranting about something (insert eye roll).
But what we do see is utter hypocrisy by liberals when it comes to hate speech, censorship, demonizing opposing viewpoints, etc. Very predictable.
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how does saying he should have done it without a parachute incite violence. If anything (and this is a stretch) it's a suggestion to commit suicide. Mostly it's just a lame remark. I'm sure you can find left wing hate speach but you're just grasping at straws here
you know whats funny is how alot of libs of late have been yelling about the "hate speech" or whatever you want to call it that lead to some of the nut jobs killing ppl and then you have them on here saying some of the same shit they were yelling about...
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Yes, whether or not the discussion was serious does determine whether or not the posts are inflammatory. It's a pretty important distinction. Tone and context matter whether you want to believe it or not.
You believe this would incite violence? Really?
to a nut job, yea it could...and as we have all agreed the ppl that commit these types of actions are what?
NUT JOBSSSSSSSS.......GET IT?
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how does saying he should have done it without a parachute incite violence. If anything (and this is a stretch) it's a suggestion to commit suicide. Mostly it's just a lame remark. I'm sure you can find left wing hate speach but you're just grasping at straws here
or a suggestion that he wishes he was DEAD...get it?
LOL i agree its a lame and stupid remark aint not doubt about that shit...
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or a suggestion that he wishes he was DEAD...get it?
LOL i agree its a lame and stupid remark aint not doubt about that shit...
no I don't get it.
lame remark = yes
hate speech designed to incite violence = no
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no I don't get it.
lame remark = yes
hate speech designed to incite violence = no
LOL but tiller the baby killer is?
slapper just said that basically he wishes bush1 was dead...
my point is that nut jobs are nut jobs and to a nut job either one could incite violence and if youre going to condemn one then be consistent and condemn both...
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LOL but tiller the baby killer is?
slapper just said that basically he wishes bush1 was dead...
my point is that nut jobs are nut jobs and to a nut job either one could incite violence and if youre going to condemn one then be consistent and condemn both...
This is a terrible argument. You could include any word that's ever been spoken in this argument.
Slapper made one post that could not be construed as anything but a joke. Roeder belonged to a movement that took itself very seriously and frequently acted out its beliefs in very extreme ways.
I'm not even making the argument that hate speech and crime are necessarily linked, but your argument is getting so reductive that it doesn't make sense. There are obv. significant differences between Slapper and the anti-abortion movement.
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I don't recall reading any posts of his that have attempted to incite violence.
The funny thing about that thread is that there are still more threats of violence from the anti-abortion posters. ;D Of course, Billy Mimnaugh managed to out-crazy everyone.
Do you really think that thread was intended to encourage murders of anti-abortionists? At one point the discussion turned to which would be the better way to kill them; ovens, cyanide or Zyclon-b. Do you honestly think that was meant to be a serious discussion? Incidentally, Goatboy's posts are usually pretty conservative.
BTW, I'm not sure I even understand what your point is supposed to be. This is a pretty casual discussion board where anyone can post anything they want. Unless you find inflammatory posts from a liberal poster who actually blasted the right for being inflammatory, I'm not sure where I am supposed to see the irony or hypocrisy. This whole line of debate is a straw man. The issue was never that ALL liberals are full of love and compassion and incapable of any dark emotions. It was the hard to ignore perception that the hate and propaganda spewing from the right is just so much louder and more consistent. That thread you linked is a perfect example. Look at the difference in posting styles between the two views.
I enjoy reading your posts. One of the reasons I've cut my time on these boards down is b/c I'm tired of the stream of rightwing crap, projection and nonsense that substitutes for discussion.
Your observations are accurate and your commentary is thoughtful. That speaks volumes in a forum marked by hyperbole from reactionaries.
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This is a terrible argument. You could include any word that's ever been spoken in this argument.
Slapper made one post that could not be construed as anything but a joke. Roeder belonged to a movement that took itself very seriously and frequently acted out its beliefs in very extreme ways.
I'm not even making the argument that hate speech and crime are necessarily linked, but your argument is getting so reductive that it doesn't make sense. There are obv. significant differences between Slapper and the anti-abortion movement.
LOL i agree with you but me and you my friend are SANE!!!!!!! the ppl commiting these heinious actions are NOT!!!!!!! a person who is INSANE could be driven to action by slappers words....just like you say they were by oreilly and operation rescue ppl...A SANE person understands the difference so its not the "inflametory" or "inciting" speech thats to blame its the fuking NUT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My point was not to prove that slappers posts where inciting violence it was to show the plain idiocy of trying to pawn someones elses actions off on another persons words.....i assume you get my point now....
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Got nothing but love and respect for the Bushes (no pun intended).
And so do MILLIONS of other human beings on this planet.
I still say he should've done it without the parachute. Hell, he's gotta be around eighty something... he's got the Finish Line in front of him. If you've got the balls you jump when you're 20 and you've got everything to lose.
He should've used that big lump of lard Limbaugh as a weightdown too.
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LOL but tiller the baby killer is?
slapper just said that basically he wishes bush1 was dead...
No I didn't.
I insinuated so, but I made it ABUNDANTLY clear that it is a decision BUSH SR ought to take (via jumping out of a plane without a parachute), and not someone else.
Capisci?
There is a subtle difference.
Now, point your finger in another direction.
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LOL i agree with you but me and you my friend are SANE!!!!!!! the ppl commiting these heinious actions are NOT!!!!!!! a person who is INSANE could be driven to action by slappers words....just like you say they were by oreilly and operation rescue ppl...A SANE person understands the difference so its not the "inflametory" or "inciting" speech thats to blame its the fuking NUT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My point was not to prove that slappers posts where inciting violence it was to show the plain idiocy of trying to pawn someones elses actions off on another persons words.....i assume you get my point now....
Ill refer you back to this post slapper
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Ill refer you back to this post slapper
All right, let me bring it down a few notches.
You said: "slapper just said that basically he wishes bush1 was dead".
I REPEAT: I did not say that. I Insinuated it.
Had you said: "Slapper insinuated that he wishes Bush1's parachute had failed or he had committed suicide" I would've gone "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! We've got a wiener!".
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All right, let me bring it down a few notches.
You said: "slapper just said that basically he wishes bush1 was dead".
I REPEAT: I did not say that. I Insinuated it.
Had you said: "Slapper insinuated that he wishes Bush1's parachute had failed or he had committed suicide" I would've gone "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! We've got a wiener!".
LOL you got to be shitting me you retard its the same fuking thing and was not my point
you insinuated you wanted him dead...better?
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LOL but tiller the baby killer is?
slapper just said that basically he wishes bush1 was dead...
my point is that nut jobs are nut jobs and to a nut job either one could incite violence and if youre going to condemn one then be consistent and condemn both...
wishing someone were dead (really he just suggested that Bush commit suicide) on an obscure message board is not the same thing as having a national platform and repeatedly calling someone a killer when they are a law abiding citizen. I'm sure you can see the difference
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I enjoy reading your posts. One of the reasons I've cut my time on these boards down is b/c I'm tired of the stream of rightwing crap, projection and nonsense that substitutes for discussion.
Your observations are accurate and your commentary is thoughtful. That speaks volumes in a forum marked by hyperbole from reactionaries.
Decker,
Once again, I'm in full agreement with you on the level of discourse on this board. I enjoy talking with people with whom I don't agree and I try to remain open to the idea that I could be wrong or that I could change my opinion based on new information. I don't see much of that from many others on this board and at some point it just becomes a tedious waste of time and no longer entertaining or informative
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Decker,
Once again, I'm in full agreement with you on the level of discourse on this board. I enjoy talking with people with whom I don't agree and I try to remain open to the idea that I could be wrong or that I could change my opinion based on new information. I don't see much of that from many others on this board and at some point it just becomes a tedious waste of time and no longer entertaining or informative
Remember BB still believes in WMD...
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Decker is one of the most close minded people on this board.
By and large, there is a lot of back and forth, which is good.
However, you cant deny the fact that the left accuses the right of many of the same things that they themselves are guilty of.
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Decker is one of the most close minded people on this board.
By and large, there is a lot of back and forth, which is good.
However, you cant deny the fact that the left accuses the right of many of the same things that they themselves are guilty of.
It's hilarious that you would accuse anyone of being close minded
There's no doubt that there is ugly speech on both sides but I think that in the mainstream media the level of grotesque rhetoric is much worse on the right. The number of flat out LIES that I see in the mainstream media comes almost exclusively from the right wing stations.
Regarding actual violence there is absolutely no comparison. The right wins hands down for committing the vast majority of the violent acts.
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It's hilarious that you would accuse anyone of being close minded
There's no doubt that there is ugly speech on both sides but I think that in the mainstream media the level of grotesque rhetoric is much worse on the right. The number of flat out LIES that I see in the mainstream media comes almost exclusively from the right wing stations.
Regarding actual violence there is absolutely no comparison. The right wins hands down for committing the vast majority of the violent acts.
The difference is that I dont portray myself to be something I am not, as do many of the other rw posters on here.
Unibomber was left wing
ELF is a left wing terror org
There are many other examples as well.
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Easily one of the dumbest threads on the political board.
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LOL i agree with you but me and you my friend are SANE!!!!!!! the ppl commiting these heinious actions are NOT!!!!!!! a person who is INSANE could be driven to action by slappers words....just like you say they were by oreilly and operation rescue ppl...A SANE person understands the difference so its not the "inflametory" or "inciting" speech thats to blame its the fuking NUT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My point was not to prove that slappers posts where inciting violence it was to show the plain idiocy of trying to pawn someones elses actions off on another persons words.....i assume you get my point now....
In your first post in this thread, you claimed that this post was the same kind of "hate speech that libs have been yelling about".In light of this post, it looks like you're admitting that's bullshit.
A few point of clarification, though:
I was not arguing the link between "hate speech" and violence. The point of my argument was that the level of anger was inarguably more intense coming from the right. Looking at the lame quotes you pulled as a counter-argument, I would have to assume you agree. Though, if I was to frame my argument in the context of recent events, I would point out that the anger emanating from the right is so repetitive, so deafening, and so irrational that it's easy to understand why someone with extremist views and violent tendencies would feel comfortable in the movements mainstream. This is not to be confused with blaming GOP mouthpieces with the actions of others, and this wasn't necessarily the case with the holocaust museum shooter.
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I enjoy reading your posts. One of the reasons I've cut my time on these boards down is b/c I'm tired of the stream of rightwing crap, projection and nonsense that substitutes for discussion.
Your observations are accurate and your commentary is thoughtful. That speaks volumes in a forum marked by hyperbole from reactionaries.
Thanks, man. Coming from you, that is high praise, indeed.
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Unibomber was left wing
how do did you arrive at this conclusion.
ELF is a left wing terror org
this might be the closest you've got to a left wing terror group.
I don't recall seeing any left/progressive media or politicians in any way supporting their actions
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how do did you arrive at this conclusion.
this might be the closest you've got to a left wing terror group.
I don't recall seeing any left/progressive media or politicians in any way supporting their actions
Straw, what RW media supported the acts against tiller or the haolocaust shooter or others???
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Straw, what RW media supported the acts against tiller or the haolocaust shooter or others???
Would you like a link to Ann Coulter or OReilly?
Hannity spent more time covering Rev. Wrights comments about the jews then he did on the shooting at the Holocaust Musuem.
According to Media Matters:
"Sean Hannity has devoted a total of one sentence over two editions of his Fox News show to the topic of the June 10 shooting of a security guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. "
First O'Reilly continues to lie about the news coverage about the shooting at the military recruitment center and then wonders whether the killing at the Holocaust museum was even newsworthy
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/11/oreilly-holocaust-shooting/
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Stuuuud. :)
(http://www.chinadaily.cn/english/doc/2004-06/14/xin_40060114075643714651.jpg)
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Still a stud.
At age 85, former president Bush skydives over Maine coast
Associated Press
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush marked his 85th birthday today the same way he did his 75th and 80th birthdays: He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward at more than 100 mph in freefall before parachuting safely to a spot near his oceanfront home.
Bush made the tandem jump from 10,500 feet with Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott of the Army's Golden Knights, who guided them to a gentle landing on the lawn of St. Ann's Church.
"Well, we made it. It was a great day in the air," Bush said after he was removed from his harness.
He said he enjoyed it so much that he planned to do it again when he turns 90.
When he was president, Bush was an avid jogger, speed golfer, fisherman and tennis player. He said he has slowed down since then, but he doesn't intend to stop moving.
He told reporters that he jumped today for two reasons: to experience the exhilaration of free-falling and to show that seniors can remain active and do fun things.
"Just because you're an old guy, you don't have to sit around drooling in the corner," he said. "Get out and do something. Get out and enjoy life."
His first parachute jump came when his plane was shot down over the Pacific in 1944 during World War II. He bailed out at 1,500 feet after a bombing mission over ChiChi Jima. His two crewmates didn't make it.
In 1997, Bush fulfilled a wartime promise he made to himself that someday he'd jump from a plane for fun by hopping out over Yuma, Ariz., and he jumped again on his 75th birthday at his library in Texas.
His days of solo parachuting ended at age 80 when bad weather forced him to scrap his plan to go alone. He made not one but two tandem jumps, both with Elliott, in Texas.
The skydiving jump marked Bush's seventh parachute leap from an airplane. His last jump was in November 2007 at the reopening of his presidential library at Texas A&M University. He made that jump unannounced after having hip replacement surgery.
Tpday marked his first jump over an ocean since World War II. Joining Bush was anchor Robin Meade from HLN, the cable network formerly known as Headline News. Meade also made a tandem jump with the Golden Knights.
Nancy Brindle, who works at Patten's Farm Stand in Kennebunkport, said she's surprised at the number of local residents who are concerned about Bush's safety but she wasn't worried.
"It's so much fun to live in Kennebunkport and be part of the excitement," she said. "It's a pleasure to be part of it all. It far outweighs any inconveniences."
Former First Lady Barbara Bush doesn't object to her octogenarian husband's fascination with skydiving.
"She is fine with it, particularly now that he does tandem jumps. She has so much trust and faith in the Golden Knights that she's fine with it," said Jean Becker, Bush's chief of staff.
Dr. Tom Perls, director of the New England Centenarian Study, applauded Bush for serving as an example to others — especially seniors — to stay active.
"For Mr. Bush to have this attitude of, you know, carpe diem, really is spot on. Clearly age is not stopping him from doing something that he thinks is really fun, and thrilling," said Perls, a professor at Boston University. "Age, the number, should never stop somebody."
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090612/BREAKING/90612032/At+age+85++former+president+Bush+skydives+over+Maine+coast
Great inspiration to all seniors.
Live well and prosper old man.
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Great inspiration to all seniors.
Live well and prosper old man.
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Man is a war criminal and you're thinking he should live well and prosper.
I expected more of you Igelkott.
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Man is war criminal and you're thinking he should live well and prosper.
I expected more of you Igelkott.
I believe in turning the other cheek.
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I believe in turning the other cheek.
Well, we've done that with nearly every president...
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Stuuuud. :)
(http://www.chinadaily.cn/english/doc/2004-06/14/xin_40060114075643714651.jpg)
i've had over 30 jumps....ocean city maryland airport..
i've jumped after eating hash brownies...meh...not a friggin big deal :-\
let me know when he jumps solo right before a thuderstorm with massive windshear.. ;) tandem jumps r for pussies...its the leg press of the skydiving world...o btw..my last jump some old lady ..around 65 or so...a doctor..did a solo for her b-day... :-\
i gurantee there were 40 other jumpers with reserve shoots around him :-\
btw..the idiots hands should be further out...his jumpmaster is prolly having a hard time stabilizing..the jump masters right arm is further out and up trying to prevent a spin
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i've had over 30 jumps....ocean city maryland airport..
i've jumped after eating hash brownies...meh...not a friggin big deal :-\
let me know when he jumps solo right before a thuderstorm with massive windshear.. ;) tandem jumps r for pussies...its the leg press of the skydiving world...o btw..my last jump some old lady ..around 65 or so...a doctor..did a solo for her b-day... :-\
i gurantee there were 40 other jumpers with reserve shoots around him :-\
btw..the idiots hands should be further out...his jumpmaster is prolly having a hard time stabilizing..the jump masters right arm is further out and up trying to prevent a spin
You skydived while on drugs? ???
An 85-year-old skydiver is extremely impressive. There are a lot of people his age and younger who can barely walk, much less jump out of a plane.
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Well, we've done that with nearly every president...
For the record, I think GWB should be put on trial.
Not that I think he ever will be, but I definitely support the case for getting him there.
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Remember BB still believes in WMD...
You have to be joking.
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For the record, I think GWB should be put on trial.
Not that I think he ever will be, but I definitely support the case for getting him there.
Will never happen.
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He should've done it WITHOUT the parachute.
You might be about 63 yrs too late on that one. :-\
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You skydived while on drugs? ???
first jump ever...ate me some hash brownies... :-*
it ws the shiznits!
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You have to be joking.
Nope, BB's credo=USA can do no wrong and everyone else is wrong, pretty simple.
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Nope, BB's credo=USA can do no wrong and everyone else is wrong, pretty simple.
thsi father son combo has led to the mess we r in now...
looking at it mathematically what r the odds of person becoming prez and then his son following (without <ahem> help)
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first jump ever...ate me some hash brownies... :-*
it ws the shiznits!
Crazy.
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Nope, BB's credo=USA can do no wrong and everyone else is wrong, pretty simple.
God Bless America. Troll. :)