Has it really come to this?

[2121Sooner]

A guest on the John King show on CNN said "that Rod is in both of their- I'm sorry- Rahm is in both of their crosshairs. So, even though he is likely to survive round one, he's certainly not a cinch to win this race.

Then right before they went to a break, John King comes on and says ....

John King: "Before we go to break, I want to make a quick point. We were having a discussion about the Chicago mayoral race. My friend Andy Shaw used the term 'in the crosshairs' in talking about the candidates. We're trying, we're trying to get away from that language. Andy is a good friend, he's covered politics for a long time, but we're trying to get away from that kind of language."


Didnt they have a show called Cross-Fire with a crosshairs as their logo?

Come on.....when does this crap stop? Just another reason why CNN sucks azz

[Sooner_Bob]

Wow. I guess every teenage girl that claims they're going to "kill" their little brother or sister is going to get sent to counseling?

[TMcGee86]

Doubleplusungood

[proud gonzo]

They're just trying to get away from that kind of language to cover their asses so nobody gets sued.

[Sooner_Bob]

I'd hope the first judge to hear a case resulting from a cross-hairs type of comment would throw that sucker out. But who knows.

[soonerchk]

If you hate CNN, then why on earth are you watching them in the first place?

[delhalew]

I've had enough of this crap. Say what you want. Just be prepared for everyone to look at you like an idiot when you say something stupid.

There are no words in the English language that can do me harm.

World: you are bunch of sniveling pussies. I am about to start dropping n bombs and saying retard and fagget and every other slur I can think of, just to make you all as uncomfortable as possible.

[Sooner_Bob]

I've said it many times before. Words only have the power you give them.

[2121Sooner]

If you hate CNN, then why on earth are you watching them in the first place?

I wasnt watching them in the first place, smartypants. There was a discussion on the radio last night about it and I looked it up on the innernets so I could post it here.

Why you always gotta be so smarmy.


And yeah, I used smarmy.

[soonerchk]

I wasnt watching them in the first place, smartypants. There was a discussion on the radio last night about it and I looked it up on the innernets so I could post it here.

Why you always gotta be so smarmy.


And yeah, I used smarmy.

So you made an effort to go watch something that you knew was going to irritate you, and then you felt it necessary to start a thread about how irritated you are?

Makes perfect sense.

[2121Sooner]

Hey, you start threads about the crappy shoes you buy at Payless, but you dont see ME bustin your balls do you?


No.......


And this was not just about CNN but the wussification of America in general. Just look at the "hand"gun thread.

[MR2-Sooner86]

By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron—they'll exist only in Newspeak versions, not merely changed into something different, but actually contradictory of what they used to be. Even the literature of the Party will change. Even the slogans will change. How could you have a slogan like "freedom is slavery" when the concept of freedom has been abolished? The whole climate of thought will be different. In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now. Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.

[soonerchk]

Hey, you start threads about the crappy shoes you buy at Payless, but you dont see ME bustin your balls do you?


No.......


And this was not just about CNN but the wussification of America in general. Just look at the "hand"gun thread.

I'm not going to look at the handgun thread because I'm pretty sure it will irritate me. Mostly because I'm sure everyone in that thread, especially you, is wrong.

*adjusts halo*

[2121Sooner]

By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron—they'll exist only in Newspeak versions, not merely changed into something different, but actually contradictory of what they used to be. Even the literature of the Party will change. Even the slogans will change. How could you have a slogan like "freedom is slavery" when the concept of freedom has been abolished? The whole climate of thought will be different. In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now. Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.

MR-2, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this board is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[MR2-Sooner86]

MR-2, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this board is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak

:pop:

[2121Sooner]

I just thought it was a good time for a Billy Madison quote

[Leroy Lizard]

I wasnt watching them in the first place, smartypants. There was a discussion on the radio last night about it and I looked it up on the innernets so I could post it here.

Why you always gotta be so smarmy.


And yeah, I used smarmy.

2121, we're trying to get away from that kind of language here at SF. May we suggest "nincompoop"? It's safe... for now.

[Leroy Lizard]

By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron—they'll exist only in Newspeak versions, not merely changed into something different, but actually contradictory of what they used to be. Even the literature of the Party will change. Even the slogans will change. How could you have a slogan like "freedom is slavery" when the concept of freedom has been abolished? The whole climate of thought will be different. In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now. Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.

Makes sense to me!

http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/images/avatars/users/9630.jpg

[Blue]

It's completely insane. People are getting arrested for making sarcastic comments online. Pretty soon any anti-govt speech will be considered, "terroristic" in nature and will land you in the klink.

I'll prob be arrested in 2013 for comments I made on the internet in 2006.

The Thought Crime police are out in force. Fun, exciting times ahead.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/01/mass-comic-book-dealer-/1

[SC Sooner]

Pretty much anything you say today will **** somebody off. Need proof? Just read these threads. See, I can't even say **** without it being bleeped by this board.

[soonerchk]

Pretty much anything you say today will **** somebody off. Need proof? Just read these threads. See, I can't even say **** without it being bleeped by this board.

That really does **** me off. I can say dick, but I can't say pi$$???? W.T.F?

[3rdgensooner]

Large amount’ of weapons seized from blogger who cheered Tucson shooting (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/weapons-seized-blogger-cheered-tucson-shooting/)

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/travis-corcoran-300x204.jpg



A Boston-area blogger who declared "one down, 534 to go" after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has had his gun license pulled and a "large amount" of weapons removed his home.

Travis Corcoran, a comic book retailer in Arlington, Massachusetts, made the comment in a blog posting on January 8, the day of Giffords' shooting.

Corcoran reportedly declared (http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/01/18/arlington-man-loses-gun-license-due-to-blog-about-tucson-shooting/) on his blog, “It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.”

The "534 to go" comment appeared to refer to the other 434 members of the US House, and the 100 US senators.

“We certainly take this as a credible threat, and credible until we prove otherwise,” Captain Robert Bongiorno of the Arlington police department told WBZ-TV (http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/01/18/arlington-man-loses-gun-license-due-to-blog-about-tucson-shooting/).

Sources told the station that 11 guns were seized from Corcoran's home after police pulled his gun license pending an investigation of his "suitability" to carry firearms. It wasn't clear if the 11 guns were the sum total of the "large amount" of weapons police said they found.

Corcoran's blog (http://tjic.com/) appears to have been pulled offline, or restricted to authorized users.

Arlington police have requested the aid of federal law enforcement, the Boston Globe reported (http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/arlington/2011/01/blog_post_prompts_police_to_se.html).

Corcoran considers himself an "anarcho-capitalist," a radical branch of libertarianism. In a Tweet (http://twitter.com/tjic/status/23947438800773120) on January 8, Corcoran declared, "Not all killing is murder. US troops have killed many under Obama's presidency. Is he a murderer? Or is it legitimate in war?"

[2121Sooner]

Large amount’ of weapons seized from blogger who cheered Tucson shooting (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/weapons-seized-blogger-cheered-tucson-shooting/)

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/travis-corcoran-300x204.jpg



Boston? That is WICKED cool.

[Aldebaran]

2121 White Knights for Sara Palin even though there is no sex in the champagne room.

[The]

2121 White Knights for Sara Jessica Parker even though there is no sex in the barn.

[Aldebaran]

I thought I had double posted for a second. :p

[The]

I thought you had double posted for a second too.

[2121Sooner]

I only white knight soapy undercarriages.

[3rdgensooner]

The double posts for Alde even though there is no booze in the asylum.

[2121Sooner]

3G white knights 2121



And I will sleep with you 3G!!!