Man Torches Truck & Home After Reading Reddit Post That Colin Kaepernick Now Sponsors Ford Trucks.

[TheBlackAdder]

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OldJalopyNews.com
September 20th, 2018



At 2:15PM, a Plano, Texas man set fire to his Ford F-150 after reading that Ford has turned to Colin Kaepernick for its new 2019 advertising campaign. Cletus Butleiker used a charcoal grill accelerant to ignite his vehicle, which soon spread to the laundry area of his home. The Plano Fire Department responded within 2 minutes, however, the Plano Police Department had to clear the area, as a cache of small arms ammunition posed serious threat to the first responders. This contributed to near complete property loss.



Neighbor, Cindy Cantrell, noted that, "Cletus is an odd man. He took offense to football players who showed disrespect for the flag and national anthem, while at the same time instigating police officers at every opportunity." Another neighbor, who refused to be identified, stated that he "would walk around his property at night, in his underwear, while wearing a Make America Great Again hat and carrying an AR-15 rifle."

Plano police have detained Butlieker, pending a bail hearing, which is scheduled for Monday morning. He is being held on arson, property damage and assault of a law enforcement officer. One officer sustained minor injury to his arm and required the use of his department-issued stun gun to subdue the assailant. Butlieker's prior convictions included unlawful discharge of a firearm, multiple police evasions, resisting arrest, assault on arresting police officers, several counts of sexual assault, harassment of neighbors and property theft. His weapons are lawfully owned, according to Texas statute, so he will not be charged with the destruction of his residence due to firefighter safety concerns. Besides his priors, Butlieker is viewed as a model citizen.














https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ford-kaepernick-ad-campaign/

(parody post)

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[wasupaloopa]

1. I would change my last name if I were him.

[Blue_true]

33. It's a spoof post. nt

[blueinredohio]

54. I was thinking with a name like that you can't expect a lot.

[flying_wahini]

2. And the goobers name ??? Cleatus Butlieker.

Buttlicker. Maybe he's just mad at the world. Wants to shoot just anybody.

[underpants]

3. Cletus Butlieker ....come on

[dchill]

4. "Cletus Butleiker" Say it out loud.

Fake news!

[donkeypoofed]

5. The very definition of: Too Stupid To Live !!

And with a name like Cletus,too. Ya can't make this shit up!

[stonecutter357]

13. lol .

[brush]

17. And he burned up his own house and truck. If he ever gets out of jail...

where is he gonna go, and how?

Is this "The Onion"?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. No, but it is satire.

[democratisphere]

6. Cletus could be the poster guy for deplorables.

[lindysalsagal]

7. Cletus is the Trump poster boy! They'Re so proud!

Bring him to the trump rallies!

[cwydro]

50. It's a parody.

Reread the OP - all the way to the end.

[irisblue]

8. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Good parody

[major debacle]

9. This has to be Onion material

This can't be for real... ah, yes:

(parody post) and a link to Snopes

[MineralMan]

10. Cletus Butleiker? That should give it away as a parody.

It's not very subtle, though. I probably would have named him Mike Hunt, instead.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. I think I know that guy.

Isn't he married to Ophilia Weiner?

[MineralMan]

16. Related to Hugh Koch?

[ProudLib72]

60. Hugh Koch is Jesus Condom's step father

Don't go making fun!

[GoCubsGo]

21. My county's Sherriff is named Mike Hunt.

Not joking.

[MineralMan]

23. Yes, there are plenty of people named Michael Hunt.

Parents weren't thinking about nicknames, i guess.

Imagine going through life being called Mike Hunt...

PA announcement: "Will Mike Hunt pick up Line 3. Mike Hunt on Line 3!"

[GoCubsGo]

35. I guess Mr. and Mrs. Hunt never anticipated which county their kid would become Sheriff in.

Aiken. Mike Hunt is Aiken...County Sheriff.

[Blue_true]

36. I don't get the joke. What's with that name? nt

[MineralMan]

38. It's a homonymic joke. You have to say it aloud.

[Tipperary]

67. You would think, huh? I cannot believe how many fall for these parodies that are even labeled as

such. And the name...

[lillypaddle]

11. WTH is wrong with these assholes?

FUCKING hate when people post this shit without identifying as parody.

[TheBlackAdder]

15. I did, at the bottom.

It's actually parody based on a real Reddit post that is trying to get people to set their trucks on fire.

[lillypaddle]

19. Gee, at the bottom

is really really helpful.

[TheBlackAdder]

24. It defeats the purpose of a parody if you tell people at the beginning.

[Garrett78]

71. Though there was also this at the beginning: "OldJalopyNews.com."

[MineralMan]

25. The punch line always comes at the end of a joke.

I mean, really, how much of your day was lost by reading that pretty darned funny post?

[MineralMan]

20. It was identified as a parody.

All you had to do is read it.

[lillypaddle]

39. Exactly

it said it at the bottom. Gotcha.

[Codeine]

69. Even without the bit at the bottom

it was obviously satirical. Read the damned names. Read the quotes. The whole thing was a joke.

[lillypaddle]

70. O-FUCK-ING-K

Jesus Christ, it aggravated me, get over it. I didn't realize it was a reading assignment and I was supposed to read every word. Damn, I love you guys, but sometimes you are relentless when you disagree with someone. I dislike parodies. So kill me.

[stonecutter357]

14. K&R

[BootinUp]

18. I'm five years younger

After that laugh.

[CentralMass]

22. My sinuses just got a hot coffee rinse.

[brewens]

26. Mr. Butlieker must be buddies with this guy that emailed O'Reilly's show.

[Polly Hennessey]

27. These people have passed stupid

and are careening into territory that cannot be defined.

[Tipperary]

73. You do realize this is not real, right?

[TwistOneUp]

28. What did you expect?

It's Plano, Texas. As in, "best little whorehouse in Texas". As in, Ross Perot. As in, EDS.

He just thinks he is a patriot. Albeit a patriot who now has no home nor truck where he can store those AR-15's (you don't think he just has one, do you?)

[Lisa0825]

30. "Best Little whorehouse in Texas" was based on the Chicken Ranch in La Grange, TX.

Not anywhere near Plano.

Also - Did you see the disclaimer at the end indicating it was parody?

[TwistOneUp]

63. No!

My most humble apologies to Planoans re the brothel.

[Lisa0825]

76. They can be blamed for a lot o shit, but not that. LOL

[whopis01]

77. Not to mention that on top of all of that it is fake.

It is a satirical article.

[dlk]

29. This Takes Cutting Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face to an Entirely New Level

[spanone]

31. These folks possess a depth of stupidity that up to this point in my life, I have underestimated.

[Blue_true]

32. Almost got me.

Then I reread the name Cletus Butlieker, then I figured it out.

[Vinca]

34. He walks around his property in his underwear with an AR-15 and a MAGA hat?????

OMFG - you couldn't make that up if you tried.

[whopis01]

78. Well someone did try to make it up. And succeeded.

It is satire.

[Vinca]

80. That says something about our current state of affairs.

It made so much sense in the era of Trump. LOL.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

37. Doesn't anybody read entire posts anymore? IT'S PARODY, FFS!

[demmiblue]

53. Not gonna lie, I enjoy the reactions.

The OP didn't even need to post the parody disclaimer, imo.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

56. That it was satire or parody was pretty obvious from the first sentence or so,

but maybe people are just too quick to pounce on something they think ought to be true.

[demmiblue]

58. Hell, the title alone was kind of obvious!

The posts that really get under my skin, though, are the ones that are not satire but false/misleading news articles/sources. They start off with a few recs, people comment that it is fake/misleading, the recs continue to rise and the OP never deletes or edits to indicate the error. Luckily they are far and few between.

Don't get me started with the different Twitter personalities posted by a few (i.e. #TeamPillowForts).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

59. And don't get me started about Raw Story!

[demmiblue]

61. Lol!

I have posted Raw Story articles in the past... I have learned the error of my ways (usually if it was just a recap from a cable news show, or what-not)

I can't believe that it is an acceptable source for LBN. In fact, LBN sources should link to the original reporting or be locked, imo (sites like Raw Story, Mediaite, Political Wire and The Daily Beast* are among the most cited in terms of using second-hand reporting).

* The Daily Beast does some good original reporting, though.

[jmbar2]

40. Say, I heard that Mar A Lago just endorsed Colin Kaepernick also!

Pass it on.

[IronLionZion]

42. NASCAR next!

and then Wal-Mart, Smith and Wesson, Budweiser.

[keithbvadu2]

43. Budweiser, a fine Belgian beer.

Budweiser, a fine Belgian beer.

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[DoctorJoJo]

44. Goobers Just Gotta Goob!!

[B Stieg]

45. Were his Nikes inside? (nt)

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

46. And then he found out his insurance company doesn't cover willful acts of destruction.

You're on your own, asshole!

[NoMoreRepugs]

47. "Besides his priors, Buttlicker (sic) is viewed as a model citizen."

In other news, King tRumpy is found to possess the world's highest IQ.

making shit up is pretty easy.......

[TheBlackAdder]

65. Thanks for picking up on that. I embedded a few things into the OP-surprised no one commented on it.

[cab67]

48. My parents lived in Plano for a while.

I can easily envision someone like this actually existing there.

[JCMach1]

75. Plano is trending pretty Blue now

The Dallas suburbs are turning...

[Different Drummer]

49. I didn't read to the end, but the name "Cletus Butleiker" gave it away as parody. n/t

[Hekate]

52. Next time you do a parody post, please say so up front. This was a complete waste of time. nt

[Tipperary]

62. Just learning how many people believe everything they see posted here was worth the time.

It was obvious parody. No self-respecting redneck would burn his own truck lol.

[Hekate]

72. Really -- how shallow an estimation of your fellows.

[Tipperary]

74. It is not an "estimation" at all. There has been quite a "demonstration" of gullibility here.

Frankly, it amazes me.

[whopis01]

79. Or an overestimate of people's ability to spot satire.

Even when the post clearly states that is.

[lkinwi]

55. Thanks for the laugh!

I needed a good one. 😂😂😂

[SummerSnow]

57. Guess what idiots, Colin Kaepernick has hair, are you going to burn your hair?

1. Are all 'Colins' going to kill themselves or change their name?



Now let's all add some to the list...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

64. What a fucking simpleton

[PJMcK]

66. Interesting that some people didn't realize this was a parody

Is the hatred towards the Right from our side so intense that in some of us, it's blocking our critical thinking or reading apprehension skills?

Do some of us want to believe the worst of our political and cultural opponents?

Sometimes, I think our country is irreparably split.

[LeftInTX]

68. I sooo wish this was true!!!