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In reply to the discussion: Obama's re-election causing mental disorders [View all]MessiahRp
(5,405 posts)215. It seems you do not have command of the facts here.
This kid was rude, disrespectful of Kerry and others around him and Kerry tried to listen to and answer his question but after the kid acted like a total fool and kept going on and on, he lost any chance at a reasonable discourse.
Incident prior to start of video
University of Florida police attempt to force Andrew Meyer out of the auditorium.
According to eyewitness and police reports, the widely circulated video of the confrontation captured on Meyer's camera was not the first interaction between police and Meyer at the event that day. According to reports, Meyer was in line for access to the microphone, when it was announced by former Ambassador Dennis Jett, a University of Florida political science instructor and the forum's moderator,[7] that one more question would be taken from the microphone on the right as seen from the stage. Meyer then grabbed the second microphone, on the left, which had been shut off, and loudly demanded he be allowed to ask a question. Meyer reportedly yelled, "Why don't you answer my questions, I have been waiting and listening to you speak in circles for the last two hours." "These officers are going to arrest me." "You will take my question because I have been listening to your crap for two hours."[8] When an officer intervened, attempted to cut Meyer off, and attempted to escort Meyer out of the hall, Meyer then broke away and continued to shout. Kerry then intervened and requested that Meyer be allowed to ask a question. Meyer was then brought back to the microphone with police officers on either side of him.[9]
Meyer then handed his camera to the woman who was standing in front of him in line and requested that she record him. Kerry then finished answering a previous question, and Meyer was then recognized by Kerry to ask a question.
Video begins
At this point, Meyer's video began. Meyer spoke for approximately 1 minute and 20 seconds, beginning by citing the book Armed Madhouse and its author Greg Palast's description of the 2004 U.S. presidential election and reports of election irregularities.[10][11] According to The Washington Post, Meyer's question turned into "an increasingly agitated three-parter."[10]
Meyer questioned Kerry's concession of the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Kerry's support or lack of support of the efforts to impeach George W. Bush,[10] and Kerry's involvement in the Yale University secret society known as Skull and Bones.[10] After Meyer used the term "blowjob", (in reference to the impeachment of Bill Clinton) and while he was asking about Kerry's involvement in Skull and Bones, Meyer's microphone was cut off. Later, Steven Blank, ACCENT chairman, said, "We make it clear that any profanity and vulgarity by anyone asking questions will result in a cutting off of the mic."[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida_Taser_incident
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So true! Couldn't talk Beckbatshitcrazy Sis out of 'We can't take 4 more years! What will we do?'
freshwest
Nov 2012
#1
If I was a Republican and saw the election results after being fed all of that bullshit
bulloney
Nov 2012
#115
Surprisingly, that's exactly the response I've witnessed in a couple of instances.
Doremus
Nov 2012
#136
But they can't because they don't have any logical reasoning thought processes left.
Zoeisright
Nov 2012
#143
wow. i stopped watching the news oct 2004. kerry finally got on tv, they finally showed one of his
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#4
I think you can go along ways with that model: Fox is the only one telling the truth.
Blue Meany
Nov 2012
#37
You post should be in bold letters on the home page of Freeperville. Reality need to shine in their
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2012
#43
I like the meme of associating the Republican Party and Fox Noise watchers with a cult.
StrictlyRockers
Nov 2012
#137
My mom finally started replying to the crazy RW emails she was getting by referring the sender (and
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#99
Indeed. When they're willfully ignorant, it's hard to be terribly sympathetic.
calimary
Nov 2012
#117
First sign of cult - isolate from all other viewpoints that disagree with the cult dogma.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#12
The GOP has done that in most rural, very red areas. Impossible to get away from them, even if just
freshwest
Nov 2012
#80
New anti-trust legislation to break up any entity that controls more than 10% of any segment
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#83
We were warned. Then the big boogeyman was to get our minds off of it, thanks to the Koches.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#87
I can picture her lying on the bathroom floor on her belly while kicking her feet and
savannah43
Nov 2012
#71
This is serious as a heart attack. I've also had to tell people to stop listening to talk radio 24/7
reformist2
Nov 2012
#15
Here in WA state today, a guy with 2 big sandwich boards: "STOP AND IMPEACH OBAMA"
CakeGrrl
Nov 2012
#22
all of the media has been lying to us, for their own benefit $$, on our public airwaves
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#26
Suppose I could just irritate some friends on that site by saying Fox News is the Devils channel
PatrynXX
Nov 2012
#56
Where in the world did she get this idea? That's a new one right out of the blue!
Auntie Bush
Nov 2012
#95
Exactly, these people were already mentally ill. Fox and the election dynamics "trigger'
anneboleyn
Nov 2012
#109
I would like to see Psychologist numbers this week compared to the last four years of the same week.
sarcasmo
Nov 2012
#91
Is there a way to get them to watch just one hour of another news outlet like PBS?
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2012
#94
FoxNews folks will eventually realize this 'sugar high' Fox feeds them is hollow of nourishment
tomm2thumbs
Nov 2012
#101
Suck it up like we were told to do in 2000 when it literally was stolen from us. No sympathy at
Raine
Nov 2012
#110
AND in 2004. Don't forget how vicious and smug and cruel they were then, too!
calimary
Nov 2012
#122
Post WWII Germany had a problem like this. So many had believed the lies for so long.
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2012
#169