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nobodyspecial

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14. Well, I'm not going to get my head bashed in by cops

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #6)

Mon May 21, 2012, 03:43 PM

May 2012

It's actually pretty easy to avoid that. I've protested numerous times and always managed to exercise my civil rights without getting arrested or clubbed. But thanks for your compassion.

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President Obama speaking live now from Chicago. nt [View all] onehandle May 2012 OP

I'm searching on Google right now left on green only May 2012 #1

Live audio here at WhiteHouse: Poll_Blind May 2012 #3

Thank you for providing the link to this event for me! nt left on green only May 2012 #31

msnbclive.eu spanone May 2012 #8

Thank you for your assistance in providing the link to me. left on green only May 2012 #32

I wonder if he'd care to explain or defend this: coalition_unwilling May 2012 #2

I hear he is taking personal responsibility nobodyspecial May 2012 #4

Who will be there to speak for you when the pigs are bashing in your head? Not I - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #6

Well, I'm not going to get my head bashed in by cops nobodyspecial May 2012 #14

Bully for you. Just know I won't be in your corner or anywhere near your coalition_unwilling May 2012 #19

What an ugly, hateful sentiment nobodyspecial May 2012 #20

Go back and review your post #4 before looking in the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #21

I wasn't commenting on the protester at all nobodyspecial May 2012 #26

I give up. You win this sub-thread. - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #29

I knew that was coming. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #5

Sure, because he did it himself. elleng May 2012 #7

He didn't do it himself. ForgoTheConsequence May 2012 #9

Barack Obama is the Chicago Police Chief? boxman15 May 2012 #10

Thanks, box. elleng May 2012 #13

Isn't he? tallahasseedem May 2012 #18

bwahahahaahaa spanone May 2012 #12

OK, in your opinion, what should Obama have done to stop it? nobodyspecial May 2012 #16

He's the President. ForgoTheConsequence May 2012 #24

No one said he could stop it, but he said have done something like this Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #25

People were NOT being terrorized in the streets for protesting nobodyspecial May 2012 #27

Is that what Richard Daley said? Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #34

So Obama should now defend throwing things at the cops? Life Long Dem May 2012 #28

Oh, brother! - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #33

explanation? from his pc: sad sally May 2012 #35

GREAT explanation of Booker/Bain/rmoney matter! elleng May 2012 #11

And down goes Romney! tallahasseedem May 2012 #15

Being that his speech was entirely inpromptu....... left on green only May 2012 #30

what did he say? HiPointDem May 2012 #17

I take it he's not exactly channeling Abraham Ribicoff, is he? Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #23