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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: GOBUCKS on November 07, 2009, 09:43:09 AM
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It always surprises me when DUmmies go to great lengths to fabricate stories to make themselves look like obnoxious, rude morons. But at the DUmp, being rude and obnoxious is a badge of honor. No matter how snivelling, impotent, cowardly, and insignificant they are in real life, they all dream of becoming the center of attention by making an ass of themselves.
madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-07-09 09:43 AM
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Voting in the presence of teabaggers
This from today's paper:
Scuffle at election office a lesson in personal rights and democracy
Jane Griffin
Guest columnist
In school I learned that voting is a privilege and a responsibility in this country, and I have certain rights related to this privilege.
Election Day just passed, and I participated in doing my civic duty. I mailed my ballot in more than a week before Nov. 3 to make sure it arrived on time, but I went with a couple friends who needed to vote on Election Day so I could get my “I voted†sticker and show my support for them voting.
I was happy to wait outside in the lobby while they completed their ballots, but I was not so excited when a fellow citizen asked me to leave the premises. This man was very upset because the shirt I was wearing had a picture of President Obama on it.
I was having a conversation with my former high school history teacher who had stopped by to drop off his ballot, so my teacher and I tried to explain that my shirt was in no way propaganda. Barack Obama is the President of the United States and he isn't running for office for another three years. Well, this explanation didn't work for the man, and after notifying an election judge, someone who worked at the election office politely told me I had to leave since I was violating a statute.
I asked to see this statute and then I would leave, but after being told the sheriff would be called I decided to wait outside to view the statute. The man who was so upset at my attire followed me as well as my teacher out while trying to take our pictures.
We asked that he not take our photo because I had left as he wanted, but he began to yell that he had the right to take our picture since we were in a public place and that no one could make him stop.
While I waited to be presented with the statute forbidding my T-shirt and my teacher tried to reason with the angry man, two sheriff's deputies arrived and one told me that I was on a fine line and he could cite me with disorderly conduct. I didn't think I was being disorderly waiting on the grass and thinking about how I hoped there wasn't any real crime these deputies raced away from in order to keep me in line.
After continuing to wait for the law I was supposedly breaking, I asked the man who escorted me out if I would be breaking the same law if I was wearing a George Washington shirt. “Of course you would be,†was his response.
Finally, the clerk and recorder showed up to shed some light on my awful crime. I found out that in fact I was not breaking any law. It is not illegal to have a picture of the president on my shirt.
I was relieved because no one wants to be arrested for walking into an election office, but more than anything I was scared.
I was scared that one ignorant and hateful person tried and succeeded in intimidating me and forcing me to leave a place I had every right to be at.
I have voted in every election since I turned 18, and I'm thankful I grew up learning that it is my duty to do so. Everyone should have the opportunity to be heard, but if a few are yelling, then we are all drowned out.
If these few are working to intimidate the whole, then we are frightened to raise our voice and join in a reasonable discussion.
Jane Griffin is a Greeley resident and supporter of voting no matter what you wear to do so.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6950332
proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-07-09 09:52 AM
2. #1 Assumption: Teabaggers are stupid and almost always WRONG
I was at an event in August with teabaggers where a congressman was meeting one on one with constituents. The teabaggers were complaining the congressman was breakng the law by not addressing the entire crowd. We all knew the only reason the teabaggers wanted him to address the crowd was so they could shout him down. So we asked what law are you referring to. We got blank stares, then saw hurried whispering among the teabaggers and finally one of them said "THE FIRST AMENDMENT!"
Another teabagger at that event tried to tell us that a Health Care Reform bill had already been passed and it said (on page 912!) that if your teenage daughter gets pregnant, she HAS TO have an abortion.
So yes, always always always assume the teabaggers are dipshits who have no idea what they are talking about.
Now a couple of DUmmies make allegations about the odor of Greeley, Colorado. I suspect the allegations may be true, if the observations were made during a gay pride parade or a democrat party rally.
donco6 (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-07-09 09:55 AM
4. Doesn't surprise me.
Greeley is teabagger central here in N. Colorado.
I'm now glad it smells like cow shit.
mdmc (1000+ posts) Sat Nov-07-09 10:02 AM
5. It smells like dead cows
I almost went to UNC there.. I went to visit, I liked it - very low key..
Then the wind changed.
I had worked in a meat packing plant in HS..
I couldn't do it..
I went to CSU..
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:whatever:
If anyone believes this tripe then they are stupid beyond words.
One question DUmmies...why do these things only happen to you and your ilk and never any coverage of it.
I mean if this was real wouldn`t you be running to a friendly media outlet on the hopes it got picked up by the wire services?
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:whatever:
If anyone believes this tripe then they are stupid beyond words.
Tripe....... :rotf:
Oh....and where were the black panthers when the DUmmie really needed them.
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Dear DUmmie,
Do a Google search on Colorado electioneering laws, and prepare to be amazed.
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Why do these DUmbasses tempt fate? He HAD to know that his shirt would get him noticed....
He HAD to know that it was questionally legal, if not outright ILLEGAL....
He HAD to know that wearing it would get a reaction out of others, usually other DUmmies, since I could care less what the hell you had on your shirt. I came to vote, period, not to have a mindless run in with a DUmbass....
I call BS on this one....
A BIG, STEAMING, OOZING PILE OF BS, in gigantic quantities....
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Played my first game of miniature golf in Greeley in 1965.