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Old 01-11-2011, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Tallahassee
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Anyone who used metaphors of guns or violence to make a political point, needs to apologize for their crude behavior. Anyone who does not publicly apologize for this, does not have good character and should not be trusted.

 
Old 01-11-2011, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Old 01-11-2011, 09:53 PM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Originally Posted by jojajn View Post
Anyone who used metaphors of guns or violence to make a political point, needs to apologize for their crude behavior. Anyone who does not publicly apologize for this, does not have good character and should not be trusted.
Do you think Obama is going to apologise tomorrow???
 
Old 01-11-2011, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Of course it is about you. There is no more evidence that he was influenced by them than there is he was influenced by you. After all you can't pove he wasn't influenced by you.
Mentally ill delusional people often take metaphors or rhetoric literally. So when the hear, "Don't retreat, reload!", they take it absolutely literally. They can no longer discern reality from "crazy talk!"
 
Old 01-11-2011, 09:56 PM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Mentally ill delusional people often take metaphors or rhetoric literally. So when the hear, "Don't retreat, reload!", they take it absolutely literally. They can no longer discern reality from "crazy talk!"
So....Obama stating bring a gun is probably to blame???
 
Old 01-11-2011, 10:00 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Do you think Obama is going to apologise tomorrow???
I really had to question how cross hairs represent "surveying targets", didn't you? How does a surveyor retreat or reload anyway?

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Rebecca Mansour, who works on Palin's PAC team, appeared on a radio talk show Saturday and told the story behind the map's design. She said the graphic was contracted out to a "political graphics professional" and called the crosshairs a surveyor's symbol.
Here is another expample"

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A rally for Kelly featured an event where supporters could shoot M16s with the candidate at a rifle range. It includes the words "get on target" and the unfortunate message "help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office."
Crosshairs and Targets: Innocent Symbols or Incendiary Iconography? [Updated] - Politics - GOOD
 
Old 01-11-2011, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Has anyone on the right denounced their use of violent metaphors and analogies?
 
Old 01-11-2011, 10:03 PM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Hmmm...

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“That Scott down there that’s running for governor of Florida,” Mr. Kanjorski said. “Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him.
Dem Congressman who called for Gov. Rick Scott to be ‘put against a wall and shot’ now pleads for civility | Saint Petersblog
 
Old 01-11-2011, 11:23 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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Originally Posted by jojajn View Post
Anyone who used metaphors of guns or violence to make a political point, needs to apologize for their crude behavior. Anyone who does not publicly apologize for this, does not have good character and should not be trusted.
When do you suppose Bubba (war room) and Bama (gun to a knife fight) will be doing that?
 
Old 01-11-2011, 11:27 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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Mentally ill delusional people often take metaphors or rhetoric literally. So when the hear, "Don't retreat, reload!", they take it absolutely literally. They can no longer discern reality from "crazy talk!"
And your proof for this is?
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