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Obama Compares Va. Tech Tragedy to Imus Verbal Violence

I can't help but think of what Imus told John Kerry during the "botched joke" debacle.

Don Imus said:
Please stop it. Stop talking. Go home, get on the bike, go wind surfing, anything, stop it. You're going to ruin this.
 
A joke in poor taste is the same as murdering over 30 people? Obama is apparently one sick dude.
 
Obama was doing better when nobody heard a peep from him... Now he's proving he's not ready to eat at the adults' table....
 
The only reason blacks will vote for him--HE'S BLACK HIMSELF! It's called Affirmative Action. Boy you people in Illinois have two winners for Senators--Durbin who compares our troops to working in gulags and Hussein Obama with these Imus comments--when will you learn?
 
RobertAnthony said:
The only reason blacks will vote for him--HE'S BLACK HIMSELF! It's called Affirmative Action. Boy you people in Illinois have two winners for Senators--Durbin who compares our troops to working in gulags and Hussein Obama with these Imus comments--when will you learn?

They won't. Rememer, these are the same people who voted Carol Mosely-Braun to the Senate...

She ran only on the Anita Hill issue.... :eek:
 
I am new to the boards so I would like to say hello to everyone, I look foward to hearing from you. :)

Obama will never get my vote, I have just one simple question When will people have respect for others, and stop trying to gain something for themselves at the hands of someone else's pain weather it be a politcal agenda or anything else. This is what is wrong with america today it is my guess that the majority of people could care less about what Imius said, I think Imus was fired not only because Sharpton and Jackon got up in arms but also most of Imus's sponsors pulled out thus putting the radio suits under pressure. I show tolorance for all people but Obama makes me sick he has absolutly no right to compare one "racist" remark by one dj to the sensless killings of over 30 innocent people. :mad:
 
Obama is is one illogical kind of person, comparing what Don Imus said to the killings at VA. Tech is insane. There are not enough voters in this country to put this idiot into office. Imus wasn't putting bullets into
32 people and sending them home in body bags destroying all their hopes, dreams, and shattering the lives of 32 families. He also disagrees with the supreme courts abortion ruling that was released today. Obama its over for you!
 
WTUX said:
A joke in poor taste is the same as murdering over 30 people? Obama is apparently one sick dude.

Hmmm. I think a certain subtlety of mind is purposely lacking here.

Yes, he does say 'verbal violence'. Does he say '...which is just exactly what happened in Virginia...'? No. Is he employing a technique that is present in all political speech? Yes. He is rolling into his speech CURRENT EVENTS. He is not comparing violent acts, merely itemizing them.

Now, in my opinion, Imus' words were more insensitive than 'violent'.

But can words be used to abuse (like Imus is rumored to be behind the scenes)? Yes.

If you'll forgive Obama's hyperbole, I will forgive yours.
 
Here is a hint for the future postings like this which are basically lies and mass misrepresentation by the right wing hate spewing machines. If you are going to post a link about comments someone made and badly misrepresent and lie about those comments, its generally not a good idea to have an audio link there so we can actually hear the comments for ourselves which BADLY contradict the title of the thread...
 
radiosaur said:
B.H. Obama is now officially an idiot.

HE said "there is also another kind of violence, verbal violence" the qualifying words being "another kind of violence" ANOTHER KIND would indicate that he is not directly comparing the two but he is making the point of an erosion of the moral fiber of the country. Anyone who says " Oh NOW he's lost my vote" was never going to vote for the guy in the first place for whatever of their own reasons, you're not fooling anyone. It was not a huge gaffe, it was not the botched Kerry joke either, it was a point that many choose to disagree with because in the same sense as those listening to shock radio waiting to be offended, many are listening and dissecting every word that politicians utter these days and are looking to create gaffes, scandals and mis setps,..in other words this is nothing, nothing. He didnt say that Imus's comment was as bad as or equal to the tragedy of the VT shootings which is what the title of the thread implies and that so many want to believe he was saying.

Wait for a real controversy for God's sake, no need to invent them as we're living in a section of time where they seem to pop up with every news cycle.
 
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