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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 04:56 PM
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Has Matthews apologized for suggesting gays burned down those churches?
Funny how Matthews quickly assumed gays would burn down black churches but it didn't occur to him that Republican raised, bigotted brats could have done so.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 04:58 PM
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1. I mentioned this earlier...
He will be defending the bigots...he will write it off as pranks and kids that got bored..

People need to raise hell about this!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:02 PM
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7. I obviously missed your ealier post--but i will raise hell if I have a lin
k.


.....People need to raise hell about this!!
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Chipper Chat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:06 PM
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12. Yeah, but Tweety takes a back seat to USA Today.
Their article this morning was lopsided it its defense of "those cute white boys' (my words). Friends gave affidavits on how talented they were and how many friends they had. I was peuking as I read it. If these were 3 poor black boys they would already be off to Gitmo.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 10:44 AM
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37. I knew they were going to play the "just like you and me"
Edited on Sat Mar-11-06 10:45 AM by goclark
friend game!

I had another post and a few were saying they would be getting punished enough and we didn't need to learn anymore about it until they were in Court.

HA!

We need to learn the TRUTH from the "friends."

You can not tell me that some sweet little angels, who never did anything wrong in their lives, just decided to BURN BABY BURN some churches after a few drinks.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:19 PM
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18. The reason why they're pushing the "prank" angle
is because the alternative angles are "hate crimes" and "domestic terrorism."

:headbang:
rocknation
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 07:52 PM
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23. Like Abu Ghraib was a hazing - alternative being WAR CRIME.
.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 08:13 PM
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25. Oh, I get it. White college boys are performing pranks when they burn
churches down; and blacks and hispanics are vandalizing when they spray paint the exterior of drab buildings.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 09:58 PM
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32. And black people getting bread in NOLA during Katrina = looting, white
people doing the same = "finding" bread.

It's an easy game, once you know the rules!
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 08:07 PM
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24. MadMaddie ~ we are on the same page


I had a post about this and I have heard them called "Pranksters" and "college kids" on television.

Both of those terms are misleading.

In my mind, Democrats and clear thinking adults should not play into those words.

They are arsonist and terrorist in my book.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 08:42 PM
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27. Agreed...
Arsonist and Terrorist....
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 04:58 PM
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2. He might lose some of his RW money if he did
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:00 PM
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4. I did not know he had done this-Whatever pocessed him to say that?
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jbnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 12:02 AM
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35. He is a jerk but he didn't make
the accusation. It was a show about the burnings and he was asking questions. Can't remember who the "experts" were on the panel. But tweety mentioned this didn't seem racial as it usually was with white racists burning down black churches. He asked if the baptist church had made controversial decisions lately, would they have upset anyone? He mentioned gay groups along with some other stupid guesses. I remember expecting him to throw in satan worshipers, but he didn't.

Nothing sounded like he thoughts gays did it or that he was actually accusing them. It was in the midst of a conversation about possible motivation. If you look at who the baptists have insulted gays is one of the groups. It was stupid but not any emphasis, not way out of line, just part of the conversation.

I usually only watch him about the libby/CIA leak because he was good at that and takes it to cheney. I mostly avoid him because he adores bush so much. Not sure why I watched this one, if there was libby news around the same time.

I like bashing him when he deserves it, but this just wasn't like it is being made out to be. Frankly gays should be angry and I'm sure they are with the religious and political right using them to whip people into some quasi-moral frenzy. I've never heard of activist gay groups responding with violence so that made it a stupid question, but it was a question and not an accusation.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:12 PM
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39. I said he suggested gays did it while ignoring the idea of bigotted brats
being the likely suspects.

So, I don't think I'm portraying it inaccurately. The transcripts are posted in the thread.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 04:59 PM
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3. HE SAID THAT!?!
I do not watch him and usually skip the threads about him, I can't stand him. So he really made that comment? Damn.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:00 PM
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5. Hard to believe, isn't it.? Right around the same time he was making
his Brokeback Mountain attacks.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:11 PM
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13. He was attacking BBM too?
God, what is wrong with this country? That movie touched me more than any recent films that I have seen and it was well done, not the usual Hollywood schlock. Still, if you didn't like it you have to attack it?

So, CM is a little homophobic is he? There has to be something there to use. Has to be.

I guess I am glad I have spared myself his show all these years. Never could stand him. I watched him only once to see old Zell go at him.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:00 PM
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6. does anyone have a link for that comment?
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:05 PM
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11. Here you go:
Edited on Fri Mar-10-06 05:06 PM by gatorboy
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lies and propaganda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:20 PM
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19. WOWWWWWWWWWW!
The balls on this scumbag!
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 06:02 PM
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20. Oh Dear God, what a f*cking idiot Matthews is.
His show is soiled toilet water.
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:02 PM
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8. gays and extreme left wing. he speculated. I guess he gets a pass
because, it's not like he is expected to report on the truth. He's part of the make-it-up crowd. Lying is in. But don't hold your breath expecting anything from the cable news crowd. Rather gets chased and all these clowns keep on ticking.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:04 PM
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9. I've heard no apology to gays from Matthews, but that's hardly surprising.
Even though they have suspects in custody, things are on a hair-trigger, and we remain on the highest level of alert...
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:05 PM
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10. Apologize! Have you lost your mind? Remember who we're
talking about here.

:hi:
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OrangeCountyDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:11 PM
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14. Apology?
:rofl:
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Marie26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:12 PM
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15. Why on earth would he think that? n/t
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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:14 PM
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16. Poor Tweety - smacking down gays because he thinks it hides
his love of Bush.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 06:55 PM
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21. That's the likely scenario - Tweety doth protests too much.
.
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:17 PM
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17. Not even a pseudopology, the kind where they "apologize IF"...
... their statements offended anyone?

Which is, of course, immediately followed up by trying to justify why they spewed their crap to begin with.

Then a quick segue into declaring themselves "persecuted" for having been made to apologize to begin with.

:D:
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 07:44 PM
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22. Don't hold your breath
Matthews the flaming bigot apologize? Maybe he needs a reminder -- what's that asshat's email addy, anyway?
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 08:15 PM
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26. Oh of course not
They're such good kids dontcha know! :sarcasm:

Didn't he also blame liberals too? I thought he blamed both groups. :shrug: Still wrong none the less to blame someone without any sort of proof. I never pay attention to him anymore anyways and you guys should too. My life is much more stress-free without all that crap.
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 09:31 PM
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28. has amnesia?
Matthews, appologize?

How many revolutions has Tip spun in the past five or more years?
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 09:33 PM
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29. Yeah... HUH? I have officially heard it all now.
:wtf:
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 09:55 PM
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30. no and his mother hasn't apologized for him being born either.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 09:56 PM
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31. Chris made an ass of himself
by assuming
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 10:30 PM
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33. I posted the same question a few days ago
Edited on Fri Mar-10-06 10:30 PM by theHandpuppet
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 10:28 AM
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36. Imagine if Dan Rather made such a public assumption in reverse. Tweety
would be dissecting every word for an entire week.
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NastyRiffraff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 11:41 PM
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34. EVERY TIME I think Tweety can go no lower...
He comes out with shit like this. No, I didn't know before reading this thread that he said that.

He's more dangerous than Rush. All liberals know what Rush is, but I keep hearing gasps of admiration whenever Tweety says something sane..."He's turned around!"

No, he hasn't. He still has a finger in the air, trying to figure out which way the wind blows.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 10:47 AM
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38. He's "acting out" maybe some guilt. We might find that he's into some
"odd stuff" when he's not doing his show...like Claude Allen...eventually the evil you do sort of eats away at your insides.
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