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Posteritatis

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30. Sharing names gets annoying at times like this

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 08:27 PM

Aug 2012

My RL name is the same as a very, very well-known television and movie actor.

It ... affects things like my phone calls and mailbox whenever he does something significant.

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Al Qaeda calls for death of Navy SEAL who authored book on bin Laden mission [View all] jsr Aug 2012 OP

Thak you Rupert Murdoch and Fox News...you are real Americans! rfranklin Aug 2012 #1

And our special ops guys are none too happy about it Mnpaul Aug 2012 #34

He had to have seen that coming woolldog Aug 2012 #2

you write a book, you take the cash, you take the publicity nt msongs Aug 2012 #4

Um...I'm not sure he expected Fox News to out him... CJCRANE Aug 2012 #14

They never did thucythucy Aug 2012 #28

Fox wouldn't have named the author if Junior was President when Bin Laden was taken out. Contrary1 Aug 2012 #38

Hopefully this Navy Squeal didn't identify his fellow Seals fantomas Aug 2012 #3

Fox News are the squealers in this case. CJCRANE Aug 2012 #6

Hopefully the other Seals identities wil be impossible for Fox News to crack fantomas Aug 2012 #8

I wonder if if could sue the shit out of FOX for that. Incitatus Aug 2012 #29

You can file suit for just about anything. If you don't have legal standing, your case is dismissed. 24601 Aug 2012 #33

It has been implied that he gave enough information about the location of their "base" ... hlthe2b Aug 2012 #26

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #27

The only reason they did it was to take the news cycle woodsprite Aug 2012 #5

But ironically Romney went and grabbed the heat back with his birther comments. grantcart Aug 2012 #40

Oh Snap! lunatica Aug 2012 #42

Two entities at fault here.... Ineeda Aug 2012 #7

Just so we are clear on this point... Blue State Bandit Aug 2012 #10

Al Quaeda gets no blame for death threats made by Al Quaeda? ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #17

The difference is Ineeda Aug 2012 #23

I don't expect Faux to have any integrity, so I disagree with your metaphor. yardwork Aug 2012 #25

And I agree -- I said we could HOPE Ineeda Aug 2012 #32

Assassins will be assassins. burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #54

Yeah, I was wondering about that myself..... yardwork Aug 2012 #24

Do you also support the fatwa on Salman Rushdie? TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #39

I'd use the 'r' word here but it's against the rules. Ineeda Aug 2012 #48

"Two entities at fault here...and it's not Al Quaeda." TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #49

And what's the "r" word anyway? TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #50

Yeah, right. Nice try though. Ineeda Aug 2012 #52

Look at the bright side, Trillo Aug 2012 #9

If anything happens to the author, Fox will rue the day one of WestSeattle2 Aug 2012 #11

I would think that if anything happens to the author, his family, or avebury Aug 2012 #47

They don't care Mnpaul Aug 2012 #55

Hey look. If you want T E R R O R - F O R E V E R!, Wilms Aug 2012 #12

Well THATS a surprise! bunnies Aug 2012 #13

He and his family will probably have to go into hiding to be safe, and just by tblue37 Aug 2012 #15

So Faux News has outed a US Navy Seal that was part of the team the killed bin Laden? Raster Aug 2012 #16

Hmm probably not the best time to share the same name Riftaxe Aug 2012 #18

I'll have to let my Canadian friend Panasonic Aug 2012 #21

Sharing names gets annoying at times like this Posteritatis Aug 2012 #30

Micheal Bolton? Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #35

I could only be so comparatively lucky... (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #37

His photograph is online too n/t flamingdem Aug 2012 #43

Assualt The Jungle 1 Aug 2012 #19

Can Rupert Murdoch be placed under arrest Panasonic Aug 2012 #20

It's sure a good thing Turbineguy Aug 2012 #22

Fox News... giving aid and comfort to the enemy since 1996. truthisfreedom Aug 2012 #31

Fox are a bunch of idiots proud patriot Aug 2012 #36

Yeah but isn't that a little like the GOP calling for a return to the gold standard? randome Aug 2012 #41

After Al Qaeda waterboards him to tell them who the rest of the Seals are lunatica Aug 2012 #44

How about calling for the extinction of FOX "News"? nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #45

And we should believe this story because? Peace Patriot Aug 2012 #46

Dude's a Teabagger...mark my words n/t Narkos Aug 2012 #51

The International wing of the GOP has spoken. sofa king Aug 2012 #53

Isn't this arguably Faux "news" aiding a terrorist organization? Thor_MN Aug 2012 #56