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Post by aar on Aug 18, 2009 12:10:07 GMT -5
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 18, 2009 14:23:20 GMT -5
? Why is someone dying great news?
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Post by aar on Aug 18, 2009 14:32:54 GMT -5
? Why is someone dying great news? Because he was a reprehensible scumbag who outed a CIA operative for selfish reasons, broke the law and didn't have to spend a day in jail |
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Post by SOME BIG ASS TDS on Aug 18, 2009 15:06:50 GMT -5
sounds like he was a great guy to me.
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Aug 18, 2009 15:20:09 GMT -5
? Why is someone dying great news? Because he was a reprehensible scumbag who outed a CIA operative for selfish reasons, broke the law and didn't have to spend a day in jail She was an analyst not an operative. |
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Aug 18, 2009 15:23:51 GMT -5
If by operative you mean covertly.
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Post by SOME BIG ASS TDS on Aug 18, 2009 15:27:11 GMT -5
id do her
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Aug 18, 2009 15:36:35 GMT -5
? Why is someone dying great news? Because he was a reprehensible scumbag who outed a CIA operative for selfish reasons, broke the law and didn't have to spend a day in jail And this affects you how? |
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Aug 18, 2009 15:40:27 GMT -5
Not to be a dick, but if a journalist out of Toronto leaked information about a CSIS analyst I would probably think the guy is a douche bag but I wouldn't praise his death.
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Post by aar on Aug 18, 2009 20:22:04 GMT -5
Not to be a dick, but if a journalist out of Toronto leaked information about a CSIS analyst I would probably think the guy is a douche bag but I wouldn't praise his death. He's a scumbag that made a career of promoting hard-line, regressive politics that effected life negatively. |
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 28, 2009 16:29:03 GMT -5
So because you disagree with a person's politics you're glad they die?
This is what the democrats have become eh?
Just curious, are you glad the murderer Ted Kennedy died also?
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Post by Speed Racer on Aug 28, 2009 18:02:04 GMT -5
So because you disagree with a person's politics you're glad they die? This is what the democrats have become eh? Just curious, are you glad the murderer Ted Kennedy died also? Yeah, because your post is just dripping with savvy and class. |
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 28, 2009 18:18:35 GMT -5
So because you disagree with a person's politics you're glad they die? This is what the democrats have become eh? Just curious, are you glad the murderer Ted Kennedy died also? Yeah, because your post is just dripping with savvy and class. You kidding me? The OP is celebrating the death of someone because of their political view and mine is classless? Give me a fucking break. |
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 28, 2009 18:20:24 GMT -5
Kennedy killed Mary Joe.
I think that trumps releasing the identity of a CIA operative that was'nt even covert.
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Post by Speed Racer on Aug 28, 2009 18:31:54 GMT -5
Yeah, because your post is just dripping with savvy and class. You kidding me? The OP is celebrating the death of someone because of their political view and mine is classless? Give me a fucking break. Meanwhile, you lumped an entire group of people into one based on a single post by a person in Canada. You then took a shot at a dead man based on a murky happening forty years ago. Give me a fucking break. |
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 28, 2009 18:51:22 GMT -5
Did'nt realize he was Canadian.
But irregardless,whats murky?
He should have been prosecuted for manslaughter at the least.
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Post by Speed Racer on Aug 28, 2009 18:58:32 GMT -5
Did'nt realize he was Canadian. But irregardless,whats murky? He should have been prosecuted for manslaughter at the least. Vehicular manslaughter wasn't an option at the time. They wouldn't have been able to convict him of anything else. Plus, nobody will ever really know what exactly happened. It was, more than likely, a complete, albeit tragic, accident. It was dumb of him to not report it immediately. Calling him a murderer is about as over-the-top as Aar celebrating the death of someone. |
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 28, 2009 20:24:45 GMT -5
First off, why did'nt you jump on Aar about the tastelessness of his post?
But as far as the wreck, it may have indeed been an accident. That does'nt recuse him from responsibility though. She may have been alive and trapped inside,in which case him not doing the right thing and calling for help may have indeed killed her. Air bubbles trapped at the inner roof of a vehicle can sustain someone for a period of time.
You also cant say with certainty he could'nt have been convicted.
Of course with no charges filed because of his family he could'nt be though, correct on that point.
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Post by Speed Racer on Aug 28, 2009 20:49:24 GMT -5
First off, why did'nt you jump on Aar about the tastelessness of his post? But as far as the wreck, it may have indeed been an accident. That does'nt recuse him from responsibility though. She may have been alive and trapped inside,in which case him not doing the right thing and calling for help may have indeed killed her. Air bubbles trapped at the inner roof of a vehicle can sustain someone for a period of time. You also cant say with certainty he could'nt have been convicted. Of course with no charges filed because of his family he could'nt be though, correct on that point. I didn't see Aar's post initially. This was on August 18th. I haven't been very active lately. I don't agree with Aar's post and sentiments in this thread either. That's why I found it insulting that you so recklessly tossed out the notion that 'this is what democrats have become'. I wouldn't defend the actions of Ted Kennedy on that night. It was wrong of him and created an unfortunate, unnecessary tragedy. However, the man was a major political figure that saw possibly more success in the Senate than any man before or since him. He was one of the few that could successfully cross party lines to fight for a cause that he deemed worthy. He was a man born of a rich, well-to-do family that fought endlessly for the common person. Did he make a tragic, grave mistake in 1969? Yeah, he did. However, that shouldn't mark his life nor mask his accomplishments as both a man and a politician. |
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Post by GMGreggor on Aug 28, 2009 22:23:05 GMT -5
We're are gonna just have to agree to disagree on Ted.
I dont know of any legislation he wrote that was particularly effective in a positive way.
If you have some examples I'll surely look at them. But I have always been under the impression he is just a career politician living off his surname.
To me, if his last name was'nt Kennedy he would'nt have ever been elected again.
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