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Warren DeMontague

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44. If someone is standing on the street yelling at strangers, it is "disrespectful" to yell back?

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Thu Nov 6, 2014, 10:25 PM

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�Jesus, blah, blah!� Watch this sassy little girl tell a street preacher to shut his piehole [View all] geardaddy Nov 2014 OP

umm. she is young-perhaps age 10. good for her. riversedge Nov 2014 #1

I'm of mixed opinions... brooklynite Nov 2014 #2

She's fully within her rights to speak also. If she thinks he's fos, she has shraby Nov 2014 #4

I am also of mixed opinions on this. geardaddy Nov 2014 #5

No, we don't owe all arguments equal respect shenmue Nov 2014 #27

But we owe people equal respect demwing Nov 2014 #34

No, we do not. shenmue Nov 2014 #35

Yes we do demwing Nov 2014 #53

It was Halloween night for Pete's sake. He was scaring the kids out trick-or-treating. LAGC Nov 2014 #56

Really? Huh... I thought Halloween was Oct 31st demwing Nov 2014 #58

It wasn't Halloween--had it been, Miss Blah would have been in costume. MADem Nov 2014 #62

Agreed on all points /nt demwing Nov 2014 #67

Or wearing warmer clothes, I would think. cordelia Nov 2014 #93

It was not Halloween joeglow3 Nov 2014 #79

Agree. I am Christian and I don't imposed LukeFL Nov 2014 #65

I find his behavior pretty rude RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #76

Did he have or need a permit for that kind of demonstration? I don't know what the rules are in MADem Nov 2014 #107

If someone is standing on the street yelling at strangers, it is "disrespectful" to yell back? Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #44

He wasn't yelling, he was amplified. demwing Nov 2014 #54

her argument is as well reasoned as his. nt RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #75

I bet you agree with her views joeglow3 Nov 2014 #81

That comparison has no merit. nt RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #87

Of course not joeglow3 Nov 2014 #90

What exactly do you think my narrative is? RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #92

Why did you ignore my comparison in the previous post? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #94

Because it was as boring and meaningless as the comparison to Obama. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #95

So, you support rude behavior if it shuts up people with views different than yours? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #99

She was a petulant little child. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #100

Tell it to Tweety. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #33

He had a loudspeaker, I doubt his speech was in any danger. Scootaloo Nov 2014 #78

Yes. I would have broken wind. Loudly. Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #82

Can you do that on demand? demwing Nov 2014 #117

Not safely. Only belching. Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #122

Some people deserve no respect. nt Logical Nov 2014 #120

Weird that she keeps looking to the side at the camera. peace13 Nov 2014 #3

I was in Salem 2 weeks ago HockeyMom Nov 2014 #6

I just moved from there last year Marrah_G Nov 2014 #20

I live in CT and would vist Salem often when i had a friend m-lekktor Nov 2014 #25

Tried watching but did not see her say anything of value, does she happen to make a point worth dilby Nov 2014 #7

I don't think she takes "Debating 101" until 5th grade. nt elias49 Nov 2014 #41

Who celebrates a child acting like that? qanda Nov 2014 #8

Her parents obviously, and to think someday her generation will hold responsibility. dilby Nov 2014 #9

the locals of Salem get tired of all the fundy loons who decend on their town every m-lekktor Nov 2014 #24

Where did he stick up for the fundie? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #50

in what way were her parents involved here? jberryhill Nov 2014 #52

Bullshit! Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #12

Hope she said something more substantial than "shut up." n/t Orsino Nov 2014 #85

She could have added, ". . .and sit down!" Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #98

Preaching that nonsense is the truly terrible behavior. phil89 Nov 2014 #13

Adults don't understand how fucking scary street and other preachers can be for kids. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #14

+1 nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #30

+2 beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #47

Excellent point! geardaddy Nov 2014 #48

Agreed, it's ridiculous. n/t prayin4rain Nov 2014 #88

As opposed to a fully grown man raving about imaginary men in the sky? (nm) Niko Nov 2014 #15

Anyone who lives there and deals with these bussed in assholes every October is cheering Marrah_G Nov 2014 #18

people who don't like fundy bigots screeching on bullhorns m-lekktor Nov 2014 #26

They need to buy some airhorns, then. MADem Nov 2014 #39

I'm with you. NCTraveler Nov 2014 #72

LOL, are you serious? Strong women in the making must upset you. nt Logical Nov 2014 #121

Pie Hole? Runningdawg Nov 2014 #10

It's not an uncommon saying here Marrah_G Nov 2014 #19

I have never heard it used in the Commonwealth. Down south, all the time. MADem Nov 2014 #40

I have... maybe its a family thing? Marrah_G Nov 2014 #43

If you have heard it, then you know your experience. First time I heard it was down south MADem Nov 2014 #46

Brought up in NJ Dorian Gray Nov 2014 #61

Could be--or maybe she is a transplant (or maybe the person writing the script was). nt MADem Nov 2014 #63

Calling a little child brainless shenmue Nov 2014 #28

Ah, a woman who knows her own opinion and not afraid to express it. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #11

I agree with you. Teach young ladies to not be afraid to speak out, especially against rhett o rick Nov 2014 #16

I can't tell you how many times I was told to Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #21

So how do we draft Sen Warren? nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #49

Oops! Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #55

Did anybody tell you not to be rude? n/t CanSocDem Nov 2014 #69

What's rude about what she's doing? Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #73

I think you're overstating it. CanSocDem Nov 2014 #80

Of course he was screaming at unsuspecting pedestrians. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #96

He was coherently sharing his views in the public square. "Piehole be shut" is not intelligent joeglow3 Nov 2014 #83

I don't happen to be of the Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #97

Yes. She was coherently communicating joeglow3 Nov 2014 #101

" . . . we should call out ignorant, petulant behavior when we see it." Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #105

I like this kid! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #17

So she's being encouraged to shout people down B2G Nov 2014 #22

As the preacher is doing shenmue Nov 2014 #29

Exactly. He started the whole thing. No sympathy. n/t nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #31

Look at the history of this country and soapbox speeches joeglow3 Nov 2014 #84

Not that I care what you think. shenmue Nov 2014 #86

I see you and the girl go to the same school of intellectual discussion joeglow3 Nov 2014 #89

What if it was a woman discussing the days of back alley abortions? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #91

yup, and it's lauded here. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2014 #32

She is encouraged to speak out loudly at a bigot who has come to her town with a bullhorn Marrah_G Nov 2014 #45

my sympathy is with the kid. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #23

A most rude child. Maybe 840high Nov 2014 #36

Just comes across as rude LittleBlue Nov 2014 #37

I'm with that marions ghost Nov 2014 #70

yep. (eom) CanSocDem Nov 2014 #71

Yep, 'brat' came to my mind. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #104

+1 Kaleva Nov 2014 #115

Looks fake to me--like a production of some sort. MADem Nov 2014 #38

Yes that's my take as well (nt) The empressof all Nov 2014 #42

Seems like a setup jberryhill Nov 2014 #51

right there with ya... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #57

There's no way a 10 year old would have heard "pie hole" before. eShirl Nov 2014 #59

Certainly she might have heard it, it's just not part of the everyday New England vernacular. MADem Nov 2014 #60

If he got in my face, and wouldn't get out of it, 2 weeks ago in Salem HockeyMom Nov 2014 #102

The idiot was standing there mouthing off. From the video, it appears the child MADem Nov 2014 #106

Sorry, but my parenst never had to prep me HockeyMom Nov 2014 #108

Don't be sorry, that's your experience. To my eye this video looks phony. MADem Nov 2014 #109

I was in Salem the week before Halloween HockeyMom Nov 2014 #110

I am a bit old for that shit, but I've done it in the past. MADem Nov 2014 #111

They have their right to free speech HockeyMom Nov 2014 #112

No one is chained to a streetlamp and forced to listen to them. Keep moving. MADem Nov 2014 #116

We were there the night of the Masquerade Ball HockeyMom Nov 2014 #124

We'll celebrate just about anything here... ileus Nov 2014 #64

Yep. pecwae Nov 2014 #66

Adults don't let kids be kids.... MADem Nov 2014 #68

I did not like UglyGreed Nov 2014 #74

Another bullshit preacher trying to distort minds by preaching his conditioned delusions. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #77

The contrast between your post and your signature line is hilarious /nt demwing Nov 2014 #118

Yes, it is! I think I might change it! RKP5637 Nov 2014 #119

So the street preacher is disturbing the peace B2G Nov 2014 #103

Too funny! Blahblahblahblahblah Zorra Nov 2014 #113

Two wrongs don't make a right ecstatic Nov 2014 #114

ugh. Thankful she's not my kid. maced666 Nov 2014 #123