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Re: “Republican extremism means never having to say you're sorry”
Maybe Nogy forgets that it was the violent actions taken by the murderers in these mass killings (and many, many other "everyday" murders) that serve as the template for his statements, maybe even his actions. They simply acted on the same feelings he spoke about rather than make a foolish game out of the enterprise.
How would Nogy respond if folks talked about killing him or his family and then offered a stupid "apology" that they were just trying to make a point?
Nogy now should enter the dictionary as a synonym for such words as: addlepate, ass, blockhead, bonehead, boob, dimwit, dingbat, dolt, doofus, dope, dork, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, featherbrain, fool, halfwit, harebrain, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, lamebrain, loony, loser, meathead, mental defective, moron, numbskull, simpleton, stupid, troglodyte, twit and zitmouth.
Re: “Open line: Nate Bell's Boston comments earn criticism from colleagues and web and calls to resign”
You know, maybe if Bell had possessed more of this "common sense", Arkansas would not be linked to his ranting. Besides, the most common view about his statement -- in fact, overwhelmingly so -- is that this nonsense was the utterances of an immature and mean-spirited buffoon.
Re: “Open line: Nate Bell's Boston comments earn criticism from colleagues and web and calls to resign”
Ahhhh...ye olde "common sense" argument.
Common sense has always been a matter of definition and redefinition. In some times and places, it is or has been common sense for men to own women as property; for men to marry multiple women; for men to marry pre-pubescent girls; for men to cast off their wives at whim. All of these understandings of marriage have been revised, and each revision positions itself, of course, as the common sense understanding. But in reality, common sense has always been a matter of argument, and people do change their minds about what’s obvious.
What usually defines "common sense" from an author's viewpoint is simply this: those people who agree with me. "Most common sense people would agree."
"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.” -- Albert Einstein
Re: “Open line: Nate Bell's Boston comments earn criticism from colleagues and web and calls to resign”
Best comment from boston.com goes to Joyce Linehan's reply to Nate Belly:
"I slept like a baby knowing I didn't have a moron like you representing me."
Amen sister.
If you defend an asshole's right to free speech, that's OK, but the jerk still remains an asshole.
Re: “UPDATE: Nate Bell shoots from lip on Boston violence; Speaker Carter apologizes for him; Bell apologizes for 'timing'”
Bell apologizes for the smell but he doesn't clean up the mess he made. Typical asshole.
Re: “UPDATE: Nate Bell shoots from lip on Boston violence; Speaker Carter apologizes for him; Bell apologizes for 'timing'”
If Bell shoots his AR-15 off like he shoots his mouth off, then we'll see news reports that put the words idiot and collateral damage together.
Bell is a turd which Arkansas voters should have flushed from the system the moment he appeared.
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Re: “Republican extremism means never having to say you're sorry”
Actually, Charlie, the issue is not first amendment rights. The issue is intemperate speech and veiled threats. Do not distract from that by patting yourself on the back as a defender of free speech.
Max is correct in pointing out how mumbledy mouth you guys get when trying to own up to a terrible choice in words and thoughts. Nogy makes a dangerous assertion: murder is a legitimate solution to one's problems.
It's not violating his first amendment rights to point out the stupidity and wickedness of such a concept. Nogy's horse is already out of the barn and it's certain that there was no intelligent rider guiding it.
Nogy needs to resign and find a job for which he has more talent and suitability. Something which doesn't require dignity, compassion, clear-thinking, and temperance of thought and speech seems required based upon his recent conduct.