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IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
101. I don't give a rat's ass if you like it or not.
Sun Sep 29, 2013, 08:37 PM
Sep 2013

There's a critical issue of principle at stake here. We're not each other's pawns, dammit! If you don't respect other people's rights, you can't respect yourself or anything else.

Thanks for posting, NYC_SKP brer cat Sep 2013 #1
De nada, brer cat. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #2
k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #3
I miss Bobby Kennedy more than Martin or John. He was the hope my generation held so closely. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #15
I hadnt thought of it before, but I will certainly agree with you. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #23
I miss them all, but Bobby most of all, too. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #25
Yes. I totally concur. I worked on Bobby's campaign in Oregon & California 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #87
Worked on Bobby's campaign in Pennsylvania .... tweeternik Sep 2013 #89
I was only twelve years old, but I did get to see him on his tour through California. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #93
Well said, and well shown, my dear NYC_SKP... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #4
They are just children, Peggy. WTH is wrong with us? NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #5
Totally! It's a complete disgrace. calimary Sep 2013 #6
Agreed, calimary. What is it about our culture that makes people want to be so violent. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #18
This will be controversial, but here goes! juajen Sep 2013 #7
No argument here. We owe it to our children to consider every possible cause of violent behavior. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #8
Correlation does not imply causation. More violence is perpetrated by men, who are raised jtuck004 Sep 2013 #9
What are you suggesting? LittleBlue Sep 2013 #28
Actually, that was my point! juajen Sep 2013 #33
There's no such thing as too much research or too much education. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #63
This is a very interesting topic. I agree that more research on it needs to be done. totodeinhere Sep 2013 #83
The study cited in your article is interesting, makes me wonder about a solution... NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #115
When we as a society do nothing Lifelong Protester Sep 2013 #10
Bobby Kennedy was particularly skillful in building consensus and staying on point. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #12
Thank you nt G_j Sep 2013 #11
Oh, please. Robb Sep 2013 #13
This is not a day for politics. (nt) NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #14
Is it a day for creepy stalky gun trollery? Robb Sep 2013 #16
And using a picture of the kids in Newtown, to make an anti-gun control point, apparently. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #37
"Anti-gun control point"? NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #39
Are you going to answer Robb's point? About, say, the shotun thread 2 days after Newtown? Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #40
This is not a day for politics. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #41
You copied the OP except for the references to gun control, which you removed as "unnecessary" Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #57
The speech has 1,012 words. We each had different points to make. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #59
I'm obviously not the only one who came away with that impression. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #62
I'm lost on the bikini reference. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #67
Okay. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #73
Ah, OK. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #75
Your selective editing is political, in addition to being disgusting and dishonest. nt Electric Monk Sep 2013 #21
Robb's OP was equally selective. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #60
As you play politics. Schema Thing Sep 2013 #45
" Surely, this bond of common faith, this bond of common goal, can begin to teach us something." NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #46
Sadly, that does not seem to be the issue tonight. I've got better things to do. (Warning: Kitteh!) freshwest Sep 2013 #79
Now that's love! NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #81
Nice YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #91
K&R!! hue Sep 2013 #17
Accourding to the FBI violent crime has been fallong for thslast 30years. marble falls Sep 2013 #19
Even 1/2 of bad is still bad. Or in this case, horrible and tragic. (nt) NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #30
I don't understand. yewberry Sep 2013 #20
WTF? zappaman Sep 2013 #22
A: To make it accessible to every DU member. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #31
Anyone can read the original, even if not logged in. Only gun nuts are blocked from replying there. Electric Monk Sep 2013 #34
Then you should've linked to the original yewberry Sep 2013 #35
But he needed to "remove the unnecessary parts"! Robb Sep 2013 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author WillyT Sep 2013 #24
Why did you steal and edit Robb's OP? demmiblue Sep 2013 #26
I followed the link and find the situation very puzzling and disturbing. Totally unexpected. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #32
Meh. Not so unexpected. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #43
Thanks for the link. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #86
Thank you for the compliment. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #109
Take full note that my compliment has been withdrawn as the hypocrisy of your behavior IrishAyes Sep 2013 #112
I don't care what the intent is. This should be locked. Period. n/t AngryOldDem Sep 2013 #36
Considering the OP is a GD host, I don't think that's likely. Robb Sep 2013 #69
Plagiarism? BainsBane Sep 2013 #27
Excerpts from RFK's "Mindless Menace of Violence" speech, April 5, 1968 NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #42
You lifted Robb's OP BainsBane Sep 2013 #44
Yes, credit to Robb for the original post. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #47
Wow, this is shameless. yewberry Sep 2013 #48
Not really. Robert Kennedy's words can't be repeated often enough. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #52
Apparently you think Bobby Kennedy's words needed a little editing. yewberry Sep 2013 #53
No, actually. I didn't use RFK's words much differently in this OP. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #54
Here's what you edited out of the post that you plagiarized: yewberry Sep 2013 #56
Edit the OP, with credit and show his OP in a different font than your additions. No problem then. freshwest Sep 2013 #51
Done, thanks! NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #55
K&R pintobean Sep 2013 #29
Tears. Well said. Thanks, NYC SKP freshwest Sep 2013 #49
K&R Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #50
K&R cliffordu Sep 2013 #58
I recced the original post, not this Bowdlerized version. eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #61
Shame on you. 99Forever Sep 2013 #64
Have you seen the entirety of the 1,012 word speech? NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #68
This speech always break my heart... Moostache Sep 2013 #94
I agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #65
K&R! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #66
Allow me to add this additional section which certainly applies to our current society: NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #70
Too late. Robb Sep 2013 #72
I'm seeing one link that does not show that; it appears to be valid; is there a full transcript. freshwest Sep 2013 #80
Full transcript added in reply #76. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #82
"Hat tip"? Robb Sep 2013 #71
Adding Audio Clip and Transcript: In his own words, "On the Mindless Menace of Violence in America. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #76
Yes, thanks. The general well being of our nation is at stake here. K&R Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #77
I believe that is the speech he gave extemporaneously Samantha Sep 2013 #78
Possibly, you're thinking of the Indianapolis speech he gave on the day of the assassination. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #84
Yes, you are correct - thank you Samantha Sep 2013 #100
RFK was a visionary, he was transcendent, the best of that generation. Standing on a flat-bed truck NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #103
Thank you for this Samantha Sep 2013 #114
Violence Has Killed Society In America - The Road To Redemption Will Be Difficult At Best cantbeserious Sep 2013 #85
and a time for plagiarism and stalkery stuff, I guess RetroLounge Sep 2013 #88
New measures that would include more restrictions on the ownership of deadly weapons... YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #90
Robert F. Kennedy’s Daughter Calls for Tighter Gun Laws: NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #92
Excellent add. What might have been. freshwest Sep 2013 #95
Notice and request to all of DU IrishAyes Sep 2013 #96
I strongly recommend two works by Larry Lessig: NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #97
No, that's NOT all. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #107
RFK's message is one of reconciliation and purpose. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #108
What you've done is get your licks in and then tell others to shut up and swallow it. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #111
Jeez pintobean Sep 2013 #99
I don't give a rat's ass if you like it or not. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #101
May I use that pintobean Sep 2013 #102
Where's that "puke" icon when I need it? IrishAyes Sep 2013 #104
You have to pintobean Sep 2013 #105
WOW! That's some serious chit! Sissyk Sep 2013 #106
President Clinton: Speech at the 25th Anniversary Memorial Mass for Robert F. Kennedy (June 6, 1993) NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #98
And you, quite simply, have betrayed him. As well as yourself. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #110
REMARKABLE: "Landmark for Peace Memorial", Indianapolis, on site of RFK's speech" NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #113
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