how can they be personal attacks if you aren't a person? On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think it is pathetic that Keithe Keith, Dickie Dick, Markie Mark, > and Brucie Girl continue their relentless vicious personal attacks > against me and The President of The United States in this hateful, > vile Reich wing group of cynics, liars, haters, and un-American fools > who keep parroting out tired old twisted pretzel glue Reich wing > bumper sticker slogans like "Marxist" "Moonbat" "Obamacare" and > "Zero". > > Are you also telling Brucie to stop calling me vulgar, vile, venemous > names which deserve my retorts, Lil Keithe Keith, or is Brucie allowed > to use his profane, vulgar, and hate filled insults against me, > Keithie? Will you do the same? And why have you yourself gone behind > my back and spread false hateful smear and lies about me? > > What have you to say, I am waiting. > > On 1/13/11, Keith In Köln <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think it is hilarious, (and the epitome of hypocrisy!) That > > Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews would repeat our President's, "Call > For > > Civility" while damn near in the same breath, (my Google says the > messages > > were sent within minutes of each other) calling Bruce Majors a > > "girlie-girl". > > > > Stop the hate, lies and smear TommyTomTom! > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Bruce Majors > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> I went to a memorial service/pep rally in Tucson and all I got was this > >> lousy T-shirt! > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> Brucie Girl- > >>> > >>> Go take a hike, little girlie girl. > >>> Even Faux Noise agrees with the President on this one: > >>> > >>> "Charles Krauthammer, commenting on Fox News after the president's > >>> speech last night, called it "a brilliant rhetorical approach." On > >>> "Special Report with Brett Baier," Krauthammer said: "The president's > >>> speech was a remarkable display of oratory and oratorical skill, in > >>> terms of the tone and the content." > >>> > >>> "It was a very interesting and successful way of advocating a civil > >>> discourse without endorsing those on the left who were talking about > >>> uncivil discourse as a cause of this event," said Krauthammer, a FOX > >>> News contributor. > >>> > >>> In a 34-minute speech repeatedly interrupted by applause, Obama > >>> repeated his call for greater civility in public discourse, and he > >>> sought to squelch an increasingly heated debate over whether political > >>> rhetoric contributed to the violence." > >>> > >>> On 1/13/11, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > while his peanut gallery whoops and his flaks lies and smear > >>> > > >>> > his usual procedure of licensing his whores to do the dirtiest work > >>> > > >>> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Obama Urges Civility, Not Conflict, After Shooting > >>> >> > >>> >> Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama implored Americans to > >>> >> choose compassion over conflict in the aftermath of the mass > shooting > >>> >> in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six people, including a 9-year-old > >>> >> girl, and critically wounded a member of Congress. > >>> >> > >>> >> "The truth is, none of us can know exactly what triggered this > vicious > >>> >> attack," Obama said at an arena-filling memorial service yesterday > for > >>> >> the victims of the Jan. 8 rampage. "What we cannot do is use this > >>> >> tragedy as one more occasion to turn on each other. That we cannot > >>> >> do." > >>> >> > >>> >> The president used the life stories of the victims and the heroism > of > >>> >> people in the crowd who jumped to their aid as illustrations of the > >>> >> heartbreak and hope that emerged from the chaotic scene after a > gunman > >>> >> opened fire at a public meeting organized by U.S. Representative > >>> >> Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head. Thirteen others were > >>> >> wounded. > >>> >> > >>> >> A sign of that hope came from Giffords, whom Obama visited in the > >>> >> hospital before the service. Obama said that after he and first lady > >>> >> Michelle Obama left her room, Giffords was with three close > >>> >> congressional Democratic colleagues -- House Minority Leader Nancy > >>> >> Pelosi of California, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of > >>> >> Florida and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York -- when she > opened > >>> >> her eyes for the first time since being wounded. > >>> >> > >>> >> The overflow crowd in the basketball arena at the University of > >>> >> Arizona, Tucson, erupted. > >>> >> > >>> >> "Gabby opened her eyes," Obama said, "so I can tell you, she knows > we > >>> >> are here, she knows we love her, and she knows that we are rooting > for > >>> >> her." > >>> >> > >>> >> Praise From Commentators > >>> >> > >>> >> The president's address, melding celebratory tales of the young and > >>> >> old who lost their lives in Tucson with a televised appeal to a > nation > >>> >> in need of more civil debate, drew widespread praise from > >>> >> commentators. They agreed that Obama had seized a moment that > >>> >> presidents before him had found in the aftermath of tragedy. > >>> >> > >>> >> "It was moving, but it was more than moving," said Peggy Noonan, who > >>> >> was a speechwriter for Republican President Ronald Reagan. > >>> >> > >>> >> "It was large-spirited," she said in an appearance on MSNBC's > "Morning > >>> >> Joe" today. "And it spoke from a good height about how this whole > >>> >> debate about civil discourse didn't get us to that shooting, but a > >>> >> relooking at our civil discourse and making it better can get us out > >>> >> of the muck of the shooting." > >>> >> > >>> >> It was Noonan who had handed Reagan the words of the poet John Magee > >>> >> Jr. -- "slipped the surly bonds of Earth and touched the face of > God" > >>> >> -- for a televised address to the nation after the explosion of the > >>> >> space shuttle Challenger in 1984. > >>> >> > >>> >> 'Brilliant approach' > >>> >> > >>> >> Charles Krauthammer, commenting on Fox News after the president's > >>> >> speech last night, called it "a brilliant rhetorical approach." On > >>> >> "Special Report with Brett Baier," Krauthammer said: "The > president's > >>> >> speech was a remarkable display of oratory and oratorical skill, in > >>> >> terms of the tone and the content." > >>> >> > >>> >> "It was a very interesting and successful way of advocating a civil > >>> >> discourse without endorsing those on the left who were talking about > >>> >> uncivil discourse as a cause of this event," said Krauthammer, a FOX > >>> >> News contributor. > >>> >> > >>> >> In a 34-minute speech repeatedly interrupted by applause, Obama > >>> >> repeated his call for greater civility in public discourse, and he > >>> >> sought to squelch an increasingly heated debate over whether > political > >>> >> rhetoric contributed to the violence. > >>> >> > >>> >> 'Honest Public Discourse' > >>> >> > >>> >> "If, as has been discussed in recent days, their death helps usher > in > >>> >> more civility in our public discourse," he said, "let us remember it > >>> >> is not because a simple lack of civility caused this tragedy -- it > did > >>> >> not -- but rather because only a more civil and honest public > >>> >> discourse can help us face up to the challenges of our nation in a > way > >>> >> that would make them proud." > >>> >> > >>> >> Obama said it is human nature to demand explanations to "make sense > of > >>> >> out of that which seems senseless." The debates, under way already, > >>> >> about issues from the motivations behind the killings to gun safety > >>> >> laws to the nation's mental health system are part of the exercise > in > >>> >> self-government, he said. > >>> >> > >>> >> The arena was filled to capacity with 14,300 people for the service, > >>> >> with 13,000 more in an overflow area set up at the university's > >>> >> football field, according to school officials. > >>> >> > >>> >> The event mixed somber remembrance and a rally-like atmosphere of > >>> >> cheers and clapping. As the doctors who treated Giffords walked in, > >>> >> the audience gave them a standing ovation. Obama drew applause when > he > >>> >> arrived as well. > >>> >> > >>> >> 'Healing Process' > >>> >> > >>> >> Jerri Boerum, 37, said she kept her children, ages 2, 11 and 12, out > >>> >> of school yesterday to make sure they would be able to attend the > >>> >> service and hear Obama's speech. > >>> >> > >>> >> "I wanted my children to be a part of the healing process," she said > >>> >> in an interview. "It means a lot that President Obama's here." > >>> >> > >>> >> In his remembrances of the victims and his appeal for the nation to > >>> >> aspire to a higher level, Obama highlighted the life of Christina > >>> >> Green, the 9-year-old killed in the shooting. > >>> >> > >>> >> He recounted how she had just been elected to the student council > and > >>> >> was "just starting to glimpse the fact that someday she, too, might > >>> >> play a part in shaping her nation's future." > >>> >> > >>> >> Christina "saw public service as something exciting and hopeful" and > >>> >> was at Giffords's event to see a role model, he said. > >>> >> > >>> >> "I want us to live up to her expectations," Obama said, drawing > >>> >> applause from the crowd. 'I want our democracy to be as good as > >>> >> Christina imagined it. I want America to be as good as she imagined > >>> >> it." > >>> >> > >>> >> Presidential Challenges > >>> >> > >>> >> The task of expressing empathy and providing context in the midst of > >>> >> tragedy has produced some of the most durable imagery of recent > >>> >> presidencies: Reagan addressing the nation on the day of the > >>> >> Challenger space shuttle explosion, Bill Clinton with the families > of > >>> >> bombing victims in Oklahoma City, and George W. Bush amid the > >>> >> smoldering rubble of the World Trade Center. > >>> >> > >>> >> The memorial service was held against a backdrop of partisan > >>> >> skirmishing over how to interpret the actions of Jared Lee Loughner, > >>> >> the 22-year-old man accused of the shooting, and what role political > >>> >> rhetoric may have played. > >>> >> > >>> >> In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, some public officials, > >>> >> including Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, criticized > >>> >> the strident language used by television and radio talk show hosts > and > >>> >> some politicians. Authorities investigating the case haven't > >>> >> discovered any link to politics in the shooting. > >>> >> > >>> >> Sarah Palin's Charge > >>> >> > >>> >> Republican Sarah Palin, while condemning the violence, disputed the > >>> >> notion that the nation's political rhetoric is overly charged or had > >>> >> any link to the shooting. > >>> >> > >>> >> "Especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and > >>> >> pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to > >>> >> incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn," > >>> >> Palin, the former governor of Alaska and her party's 2008 vice > >>> >> presidential candidate, said in a video posted yesterday on the > >>> >> Internet. "That is reprehensible." > >>> >> > >>> >> Obama traveled to Tucson with a delegation of government officials > and > >>> >> a bipartisan group of lawmakers that included Attorney General Eric > >>> >> Holder, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Pelosi and Republican > >>> >> Representative Trent Franks of Arizona. Among those in the audience > >>> >> were retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a former > >>> >> Arizona judge, and Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican. > >>> >> > >>> >> Holder spoke at the service, as did Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and > >>> >> Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a former governor of > the > >>> >> state. > >>> >> > >>> >> --With assistance from Kate Andersen Brower, Mike Dorning and John > >>> >> McCormick in Washington. Editors: Joe Sobczyk, Ann Hughey. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Read more: > >>> >> > >>> > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/01/12/bloomberg1376-LEXU6L6JIJV501-5D40TAE7PM9QN4OPVOJ56DA4C7.DTL&ao=all#ixzz1Aw4TBjUq > >>> >> > >>> >> More: > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2011%2F01%2F12%2Fbloomberg1376-LEXU6L6JIJV501-5D40TAE7PM9QN4OPVOJ56DA4C7.DTL > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > >>> >> Have a great day, > >>> >> Tommy > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > >>> >> For options & help see > http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > >>> >> > >>> >> * Visit our other community at > >>> >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > >>> >> * It's active and moderated. 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