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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: thelaughingman on July 09, 2011, 02:57:01 PM

Title: "Guess the Political Affiliation" - City councilman mails fake grenade to self
Post by: thelaughingman on July 09, 2011, 02:57:01 PM

The story:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-minn-councilman-mailed-fake-bomb-to-self-from-chicago-20110708,0,1313796.story

Now, for $1000*, is he:

a) a Republican
b) a Democrat
c) an Independent
d) none of the above

Lock in your answers, then read the following to see if you're right.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/27/bachmann-health-care-town-hall/

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/08/28/58350/bachmann-constituent-social-security/ (note that the article contains corrections)

*guaranteed play money

Title: Re: "Guess the Political Affiliation" - City councilman mails fake grenade to self
Post by: vesta111 on July 10, 2011, 11:51:42 AM

Quote from: thelaughingman on July 09, 2011, 02:57:01 PM

The story:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-minn-councilman-mailed-fake-bomb-to-self-from-chicago-20110708,0,1313796.story

Now, for $1000*, is he:

a) a Republican
b) a Democrat
c) an Independent
d) none of the above

Lock in your answers, then read the following to see if you're right.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/27/bachmann-health-care-town-hall/

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/08/28/58350/bachmann-constituent-social-security/ (note that the article contains corrections)

*guaranteed play money

Errrr-----This is an adult, right, has a job in government correct?------Calling RC, clean up on isle 3, put kids in jail for a prank but this leader of people may get out of this.

Title: Re: "Guess the Political Affiliation" - City councilman mails fake grenade to self
Post by: formerlurker on July 10, 2011, 03:49:51 PM

Quote

Investigators from the sheriff's office were called. They noted that the package was addressed with a preprinted label from the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Inside Schaffer's house, investigators found a sheet of identical labels, minus one.

http://www.startribune.com/local/north/125190954.html

(http://abcnewspapers.com/images/stories/2010/September/0924leroy-schaffer_MID.jpg)

That is some scary stupid right there.  This guy has quite the colorful history.

Title: Re: "Guess the Political Affiliation" - City councilman mails fake grenade to self
Post by: FreeBorn on July 10, 2011, 10:09:36 PM

Don't mind me. I'm just tossing up some pix here for comparison, taking a stab at this guy's pedigree to see maybe where the stupid came from.

(http://abcnewspapers.com/images/stories/2010/September/0924leroy-schaffer_MID.jpg)

(http://www.african-safari-journals.com/image-files/orangutan-pictures.jpg)

Nah, of course not! No comparison. I always knew orangutans were smarter than libtards.
My apologies to orangutans everywhere.