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Pluvious

(4,328 posts) Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:50 PM Aug 2017

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Yeowzers !! Comedian Michael Ian Black Goes there... [View all]

Comedian Michael Ian Black, star of Wet Hot American Summer, just tweeted his two cents about the tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia. His take was pretty controversial, and has people on both sides of the aisle pretty riled up:

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Yeowzers !! Comedian Michael Ian Black Goes there... [View all] Pluvious Aug 2017 OP

Wow...Just Wow! NT WiffenPoof Aug 2017 #1

He's not wrong, Trump has riled them all up and let them loose with impunity. sunonmars Aug 2017 #2

Snap! lunamagica Aug 2017 #3

We used to call it stochastic terrorism... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #4

That's what I call it maxsolomon Aug 2017 #11

lol. have to put it in "gun terms". How about richochet terrorism? grantcart Aug 2017 #20

!!DING!! I think we have a winner on the messaging! Raster Aug 2017 #24

That terminology NewJeffCT Aug 2017 #12

The shitgibbon's base has no idea what that word means. Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #14

hat tips to Mr. Black Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #5

I lean more toward agreement with the statement than disagreement Caliman73 Aug 2017 #6

I'd even use the word "indirectly" instead of "metaphorically" LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #18

YES!!!! samnsara Aug 2017 #7

Trumpism kills people. GeorgeGist Aug 2017 #8

And it's far from over sadly workinclasszero Aug 2017 #9

K&R! SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2017 #10

stochastic terrorism. Sadly, he is spot on. Very accurate. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #13

Heather Heyer Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #15

Incitement bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #16

Heather's blood is on his hands Moral Compass Aug 2017 #17

Bravo!! Duppers Aug 2017 #28

Jesters and children have always spoken Truth to Power. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #19

Depraved indifference... Mme. Defarge Aug 2017 #21

During the campaign, 45 said he could do just that. BobTheSubgenius Aug 2017 #22

K&R Tweeted yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #23

Love it,love it, love it! iluvtennis Aug 2017 #25

That was a Pause for me. riversedge Aug 2017 #26

nailed it! n/m bagelsforbreakfast Aug 2017 #27

THIS!! Duppers Aug 2017 #29

It's called a "metaphor" - a TRUTH TELLING metaphor. UTUSN Aug 2017 #30

I'm with Michael Ian Black! zentrum Aug 2017 #31

he sure made me think gristy Aug 2017 #32

Ahh, did the big, bad man Rural_Progressive Aug 2017 #33