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grasswire

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8. sorry to ignore your request...

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:26 AM

Jun 2014

...it was the middle of the night for me and I had gone back to bed.

This happened before, recently. Implied that epilepsy was mental illness (referring to Snowden). As the mother of an adult child with seizure disorder (epilepsy), I was exceptionally offended then, too.

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Snowden deploys epilepsy-inducing robots against reporters! [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 OP

German paper on the story Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #1

and on another thread, Snowden critics are trying to say... grasswire Jun 2014 #2

"Lebensunwertes Leben'' Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #3

Just when you think the NSA Defense Team and Snowden Smear Brigade woo me with science Jun 2014 #4

I just read that thread and statement Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #5

It gets worse by the hour, too Aerows Jun 2014 #26

Here's the link for those who haven't seen it. Aerows Jun 2014 #14

WTF! Link? Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #6

just sent it to you n/t Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #7

sorry to ignore your request... grasswire Jun 2014 #8

No problem. I am appalled. Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #12

I'm appalled that they went there, too Aerows Jun 2014 #13

I had to log out to see it. I have them on ignore. Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #16

You are better off not seeing them n/t Aerows Jun 2014 #27

I don't think Obama would be too impressed either. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #29

It is very, very likely. And YOU are the one trying to link epilepsy and mental illness. YOU are. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #15

O.....kay, Dr. KittyWampus. grasswire Jun 2014 #19

Presumably from wherever she learned to read a map. nt LeftyMom Jun 2014 #32

Obama went from 'One man, one woman, God is in the mix!!!!!' to 'I support marriage equality'. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #20

Or those posts may not have been his. Got something to prove they were? However, whether sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #25

Isuspect that some are not interested JEB Jun 2014 #28

Or a relatively young adult having evolving ideas? LeftyMom Jun 2014 #31

Yup. Its as though nobody is allowed to change their minds once they reach 20 years old riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #37

The person who started that OP posted for almost 24 hours straight on that thread riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #38

Can someone send me the link, too? n/t Aerows Jun 2014 #9

Don't send it Aerows Jun 2014 #10

Well, it's not unheard of for people to accuse someone of faking an illness if JoeyT Jun 2014 #33

I read and replied to that thread Aerows Jun 2014 #11

Oh bullshit. Epilepsy MAY cause personality changes. And in Snowden's case, something clearly did. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #17

that "SOMETHING" was the realization... grasswire Jun 2014 #18

And the thing is... BlueCheese Jun 2014 #21

It's a new low for DU Aerows Jun 2014 #22

Governor Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii was diagnosed at age 30. Democratic Governor, friend of Obama Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #23

You expect a certain amount of slander Aerows Jun 2014 #24

It's up there with some of The Swarm suggesting that Harry Belafonte... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #30

I don't get what their motive is Aerows Jun 2014 #34

and Daniel Ellsberg is senile Enrique Jun 2014 #35

+10000 And this, too: woo me with science Jun 2014 #36