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siligut

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19. Telling a joke, in a bar, about W's butt got Richard Humphreys 37 months in prison.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 03:55 PM

Dec 2011

The "Burning Bush" Joke That Will Land You in Prison

[On Friday, December 6th, 2002, Richard Humphreys of Portland, Oregon was sentenced to 37 months in prison for "threatening to kill or harm the President" after telling a joke during a bar room discussion. Here is that joke.] Link to the joke: http://www.thespeciousreport.com/2002_burningbush.html

Basic premise of the joke is about creating a burning bush.

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Assassination Threat on Obama Kids Is Horrifying . . . [View all] bigtree Dec 2011 OP

I wonder when he will be visited by the FBI? mysuzuki2 Dec 2011 #1

According to his facebook page: he was visited by SS ehrnst Dec 2011 #16

Racists when they threaten violence do so in the most horrific way... Evasporque Dec 2011 #2

He is a member of the republican base. AlinPA Dec 2011 #3

He will probably become their next "Joe the Plumber" or their party chairman. LonePirate Dec 2011 #13

What a sick asshole. HappyMe Dec 2011 #4

Wow. Haven't people gone to jail for threats against the President? MH1 Dec 2011 #5

Short answer...Yes Lochloosa Dec 2011 #6

apparently he has been interviewed by the Secret Service over this rollin74 Dec 2011 #7

I don't understand why this .. 99Forever Dec 2011 #8

Asshole. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #9

Absolutely disgusting! Wind Dancer Dec 2011 #10

When I first read about this here Ratty Dec 2011 #11

What happened to "I was only joking"? louis-t Dec 2011 #12

What kind of man plans out attacks on children? Bucky Dec 2011 #14

"the comments were 'careless, emotionally driven remarks that had no real substance.'" KansDem Dec 2011 #15

To make him even extra stupid: arcane1 Dec 2011 #17

For some reason he was given tv time this morning a simple pattern Dec 2011 #18

Telling a joke, in a bar, about W's butt got Richard Humphreys 37 months in prison. siligut Dec 2011 #19