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Griff 09-19-2007 06:44 AM
Don't tase me bro!
 


I'm not sure whether it was "blow job" or "Skull and Bones" that moved him past protected speech. Watching Kerry here makes me realize that there was only one man less fit than him to be President.

Happy Monkey 09-19-2007 10:30 AM
The cops and the kid were asses, but I'm not sure what Kerry could have done. He tried to tell the cops that he was willing to answer the question.

Shawnee123 09-19-2007 10:37 AM
That was my take, too, HM.

skysidhe 09-19-2007 10:39 AM
Why didn't those cops just take him out of the room?

Cops are so trigger happy these days :(

Griff 09-19-2007 10:40 AM
To me, Kerry sounds very disconnected/ineffective.

skysidhe 09-19-2007 11:01 AM
ok I get what your saying Griff. He could have said, "stop that please" or "leave that young man alone" in a strong voice. He did wimp out.

Happy Monkey 09-19-2007 11:03 AM
Here's Kerry's statement:
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Kerry
"In 37 years of public appearances, through wars, protests and highly emotional events, I have never had a dialogue end this way. I believe I could have handled the situation without interruption, but I do not know what warnings or other exchanges transpired between the young man and the police prior to his barging to the front of the line and their intervention. I asked the police to allow me to answer the question and was in the process of answering him when he was taken into custody. I was not aware that a taser was used until after I left the building. I hope that neither the student nor any of the police were injured. I regret enormously that a good healthy discussion was interrupted."
It would have been cool to see a bit more of the '70s protestor Kerry, but I don't know if I could have taken a week of "Kerry attacks cops!" headlines.

SteveDallas 09-19-2007 11:10 AM
Don't get me wrong, I'm sympathetic to the guy.. it was definitely an overreaction on the part of the cops.

But the "bro" line at the end... it was just too funny/surreal. I predict the phrase will enter the common vocabulary soon.

"It looks like we're going to have to cut our budget by 25% for next year."

"Holy shit! That's impossible!!! Who came up with that??"

"Don't tase me bro, I'm just the messenger... talk to the CEO if you've got a problem."

lookout123 09-19-2007 11:13 AM
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To me, Kerry sounds very disconnected/ineffective.
finally, there's an explanation for all the votes he didn't get.

Shawnee123 09-19-2007 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveDallas (Post 386739)
Don't get me wrong, I'm sympathetic to the guy.. it was definitely an overreaction on the part of the cops.

But the "bro" line at the end... it was just too funny/surreal. I predict the phrase will enter the common vocabulary soon.

"It looks like we're going to have to cut our budget by 25% for next year."

"Holy shit! That's impossible!!! Who came up with that??"

"Don't tase me bro, I'm just the messenger... talk to the CEO if you've got a problem."

That is excellent. Let's all try to get it into our conversations today and see if it takes off.

For once everyone will actually know where a colloquialisim came from. You know how someone will say "where did that phrase ever come from" and inevitably someone will reply that they made that up back in 1984. Usually, I will. :)

Flint 09-19-2007 12:32 PM
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Shawnee123 09-19-2007 12:47 PM
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Kitsune 09-19-2007 12:54 PM
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Shawnee123 09-19-2007 12:56 PM
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Griff 09-19-2007 02:00 PM
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