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cali
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:34 AM Original message |
It blows my mind that people are still insisting that Lougner |
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MadHound
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Some people simply want to score political points, |
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mstinamotorcity
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. The second -handed Sunday review |
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cali
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. no, sorry. as I said the evidence is overwhelming. |
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shanti
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. cali, i believe so too |
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JuniperLea
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #69 |
92. Bingo... |
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mstinamotorcity
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Fri Jan-14-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
120. I understand your position. |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. Some people are seeking affirmation for their political choices by assigning Loughner... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. i havent seen anyone insist he is not mentally ill. i have heard people say |
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socialist_n_TN
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. And that's the trick. I've seen a lot of posts............. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. that has been my perspective.... nt |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:47 AM Original message |
Rather than assuming he's mentally ill, they do something equivalent by assuming it was political |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
37. ok... but off what has been shown to us. again, i see no difference with illness or rw |
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. The problem for him was the premeditation. |
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cali
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I'm not talking about whether he'll be found not guilty by reason of insanity |
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bdamomma
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
72. interesting comment, wasn't he after her for a long time. |
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kestrel91316
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Correct. Schizophrenics are perfectly capable of intricate planning. |
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Common Sense Party
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. John Hinckley Jr. engaged in lots of premeditated planning, preparing, |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I believe I heard on the news that the laws were tightened BECAUSE |
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Common Sense Party
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. I hadn't heard that, but Googled and you are correct: |
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randr
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. I don't think he is anymore ill than rush or beck. |
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cali
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I do. I think they're both hateful people |
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Toucano
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I think that's the point being missed. |
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aquart
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
50. That's ridiculous. Seriously. Don't go around saying that. |
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BeFree
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. So are most conservatives |
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cali
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. no, they're not. And you demean mentally ill people when you suggest that. |
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BeFree
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yes, they are mentally ill |
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End Of The Road
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
57. Big difference between mentally ill and just plain stupid. nt |
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BeFree
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #57 |
79. Eh? |
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Recursion
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
101. Yes, you are wrong |
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BeFree
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #101 |
113. well |
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elocs
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yes, he so clearly is for any of us who know the signs and symptoms. |
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Jefferson23
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
16. Drew Westen , psychologist and neuroscientist: |
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iamthebandfanman
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. i agree he definitely has a mental illness |
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LisaL
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. He was upset over bad grammar. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. he could have also been posting while under the influence which would also give appearance |
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Toucano
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. How is this different from Bill Frist diagnosing Terri Schaivo over the tv machine? |
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davidthegnome
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. That's what I was thinking - and |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. It is not any different. |
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Spider Jerusalem
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Well no, it's vastly different |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Talk about hogwash. |
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Spider Jerusalem
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Thanks for proving my point |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #52 |
106. That's funny. |
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Spider Jerusalem
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Thu Jan-13-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Yep, because 'oh no, it HAS TO BE POLITICAL' is your only response |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Now, you put words in my mouth. |
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Stinky The Clown
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. . . . . |
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justiceischeap
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm waiting for a diagnosis from someone who's actually interviewed the guy |
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LisaL
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I'd say. |
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uppityperson
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
65. That is my thought also. Thanks. eom |
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reformist2
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. Some people are afraid to say that, because then it means "society" should have done something. |
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justiceischeap
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. If anyone should had done something, it was his MySpace friends |
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Rex
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. People got all upset when others said he was influenced by RWing |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The problem seems to be that ... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. again, i have yet to see ONE post that insists he is not ill. so i am not sure what this argument |
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Goblinmonger
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. That's a pretty low standard you set to be disproven. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. well, ya, been here since saturday reading the threads. have you seen any? link, please. |
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Goblinmonger
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. I can see how you might have missed this one |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. no i did not miss it. i saw no one insisting the man is not mentally ill. people open to |
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Goblinmonger
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #67 |
85. What exactly does |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. it means, the poster saying he could very well be pretending to be nuts. big deal. |
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Goblinmonger
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Your song and dance gets a little old. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. i am sorry, i am not a mind reader, and i dont assume to know a posters thinking when not shared. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. instead of guessing, i asked. simple. i dont like to assume. nt |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #87 |
94. looks to me like he is saying we dont have the information. again, that is not INSISTING.... |
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librechik
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. The fact that he is (likely) paranoid schizophrenic does not eliminate the role of politics |
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ProfessorGAC
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I Think It's Clearly An Exacerbating Factor |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. +1 |
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sofa king
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Can the fellow be a right-wing authoriarian AND a p. schizophrenic? |
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Imajika
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. So your saying he's a right wing paranoid schizophrenic... |
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sofa king
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
77. I'm saying that if he can't think logically for himself... |
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sabrina 1
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #60 |
97. He wanted to join the military, but was rejected. |
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Imajika
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #97 |
107. He might have been anti-immigration... |
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sabrina 1
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #107 |
110. regarding the flag burning video, that was not him in the video. |
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Imajika
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. Great post and thanks for your comments... |
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JoeyT
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Fri Jan-14-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #114 |
119. Flag burning doesn't make someone a liberal, it doesn't even suggest liberal. |
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Fri Jan-14-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #110 |
116. One thing I have noticed |
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sabrina 1
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Fri Jan-14-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. I think you're probably right. I had not really watched that |
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JustFiveMoreMinutes
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. Even a reporter on Greta Van whatsername last night (ugh, yes I watched 5 mins) |
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GSLevel9
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
42. Because some were hoping for a McVeigh? nt |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
45. True diagnosis of any sort of mental illness takes longer than mere days. |
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HuckleB
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Well, speculation, if labeled as mere possibility, is fine. |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Oh most definitely agreed |
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Little Star
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
73. +1 |
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
84. I agree. Let;s have someone who has actually observed him and speak with him diagnose him |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Even then it could take months or years. |
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
93. I've only seen one psychiatrist weigh in via MSM |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #93 |
100. Absolutely and well said. |
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TBF
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
51. What is your fascination with this topic? |
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JuniperLea
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
53. I'd be interested in seeing statistics... |
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postatomic
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Statistics? |
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postatomic
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
55. Who are you trying to convince? |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. +1 |
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Puzzledtraveller
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
56. the shrine |
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The Magistrate
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. And It Amuses Me, Ma'am, People Still Insist Mental Illness Rules Out Political Intent |
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cali
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. intent in the context of psychosis, sir, |
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The Magistrate
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. Again, Ma'am: Mental Illness And Political Intent Can And Do Co-Exist |
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JuniperLea
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I think they grasp onto the vitriol as a means to further their own anger... |
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The Magistrate
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. That Is My View As Well, Ma'am, But It Still Matters From Which Direction The External Feed Comes |
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JuniperLea
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
91. I do find it irresponsible... |
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HuckleB
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Fri Jan-14-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #61 |
117. +1,000,000,000,000!!! |
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Xenotime
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
63. Most all tea baggers are too. |
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WilliamPitt
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
64. Crazy people hear dog whistles, too. |
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bdamomma
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
68. I heard on the news he is just sitting in jail with a smirk on his face. |
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
70. Okay. But does that necessarily mean he WASN'T politically motivated? |
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NNN0LHI
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
71. Do you recall anyone suggesting that the 9/11 hijackers might have been mentally ill? |
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Little Star
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. That's a good question. n/t |
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gkhouston
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
96. Non-white people don't get to be mentally ill. Their only option is "evil". |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #71 |
102. Nope. Don't remember ever hearing anyone suggest that. |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
78. Cali you seem to fancy yourself as an expert on... well, everything. |
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lonestarnot
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
111. LOL |
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Fri Jan-14-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #78 |
118. Bravo! |
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Mike 03
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
81. He and you convinced me he is severely mentally ill. NT. |
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Mike 03
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
82. And I am not talking about 'anti-social' disorder or whether or not he has a conscience. |
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Thu Jan-13-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
83. until he is evaluated by professionals, no one knows his state of mind |
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #83 |
95. I agree completely spanone, but people do have the right to formulate and express opinions |
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
98. I think some people were too quick to jump to conclusions early on... |
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affrayer
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
99. He Isn't |
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The Magistrate
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
103. This Link, Ma'am, Is Worth Adding To This Discussion |
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
104. How is Youtube videos and hearsay words by people who |
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Catherina
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
105. Rec'd. Rec'd. Rec'd. n/t |
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Thu Jan-13-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
112. Which is unfortunate because now might be a good time to take a look at the state of mental health |
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Thu Jan-13-11 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
115. The Lounge is 86% mentally ill. |
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