What?!? I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this in my blood red county! A liberal among us?

[1Hippiechick]

I LOVED this article in the daily online newspaper comments. Seems that one of our reps has been accused of embezzlement--and he happens to be a Republican. Here is what one reader wrote:

!!?? This has to be a mistake, a farce, nay an abominable lie from the left - A "Conservative" stealing money from his elderly Aunt?! That can't be...He's a Republican. The party to the right, and of the righteous! The party of the biblicly blessed, and

my my my, what has happened to the Republican party? Gay bathroom sex in airports, fraternizing with White House pages, buying strippers with taxpayer money, Embezzlement, I could go on...what's next purse snatching? Stealing candy from kids?

Mr.Webster, watch your corn-hole if you have to go to the clink.

[varkam]

1. Ha. Ha. Prison rape is teh funny.

:eyes:

[1Hippiechick]

3. I was laughing at the reference to the party of the right and the righteous - the biblically blessed

[varkam]

4. "Mr.Webster, watch your corn-hole if you have to go to the clink."

Just curious, what does that statement have to do with "laughing at the reference to the party of the right and the righteous - the biblically blessed"?

[1Hippiechick]

6. So, are you saying that you found that line offensive? What I thought was funny was the put-down to

RepubliKLANS, the party of the right and righteous, the biblically blessed." WTF?

[varkam]

8. Yes, that's what I'm saying. I'm also asking what you find funny about prison rape. eom

[1Hippiechick]

9. WHERE did you read that I posted that prison rape is funny? Go pick on somebody else. n/t

[varkam]

10. It's called a reasonable inference. By making light of the subject (e.g. "watch your cornhole")...

one could reasonably infer that you thought it humorous. So, I ask again, why do you find it humorous?

[1Hippiechick]

11. And now that I have explained it to you at least twice, why do you keep asking the same question?

What is your problem? You chose to focus on one sentence in the entire article. So, based on your post, I could 'infer' that you didn't think the post was humorous and that you were offended about one criticizing RepubliKLANs?

[varkam]

12. You've done no such thing. You have continued to evade the substance of my question...

but that's pretty far from explaining it to me twice.

And now you're defending prison rape as a punch-line by insinuating that I'm a troll? Awesome.

Oh, and by the way, if you're serious about wanting to get Republicans to get raped in prison, then yes, I'm defending Republicans. Call me crazy, but I think hoping that anyone gets raped is about as morally bankrupt as a methadone clinic.

[Name removed]

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[varkam]

14. I do have a problem: people who think rape is funny.

Perhaps you have never been to prison. Perhaps you have never been raped. In which case, I just have this to say: how very fortunate for you. Would that we were all so lucky.

[northernlights]

20. um Varkam?

Nowhere in this thread did Hippiechick post that she thought prison rape is funny. That last line is part of the article.

Or was she supposed to edit the article before posting it, to suit you? :shrug:

She just posted the effing article.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. She implied liberals support prison rape

And I am a liberal who doesn't.

[1Hippiechick]

24. Nice try. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. "A liberal among us"

Your words, not mine.

[1Hippiechick]

30. Apparently you missed the context. I live in a blood red county, and ANY post HERE in my county

that speaks disparingly of ANY republican is a rarity.

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. Good since I would hope that being raped in prison is not acceptable where you live

I live in a red county too and we tend to frown upon that here.

[johnaries]

35. I thought it was funny, and has a sense of karmic justice.

Judge me if you want, since you obviously like to be so judgemental and "holier than thou". I really don't give a shit what you think.

[varkam]

37. As I said to the other poster, I guess you have never been to prison and have never been raped.

And, as I said to the other poster: how very fortunate for you. Would that we were all so lucky.

[johnaries]

38. What luck? I didn't break the LAW.

I know some people are wrongly imprisoned, but that is not the case here. The man knew there was a chance he would get caught and go to jail, and be raped.

For all those who are wrongly imprisoned, no, it's not funny. In this case, I think it's hilarious.

[varkam]

39. Ever hear of the 8th Amendment? I guess not.

So everyone who breaks the law deserves to be brutally raped? Or, do just those that you disagree with deserve to be brutally raped?

How very, erm, liberal of you.

:puke:

[1Hippiechick]

2. Posted in the wrong spot.

[rurallib]

5. 'Bout time for that dog to pee an a Palin sign.

[1Hippiechick]

7. God forbid that we ever see a Palin for President sign. n/t

[1Hippiechick]

36. I changed it. :)

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Had me till the last line

I don't find prison rape funny.

[varkam]

16. You must be defending republicans.

:sarcasm:

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. Yes cause liberals find humor in republicans being raped in prison

:sarcasm:

[1Hippiechick]

26. Nice try. The word to use here is 'because' rather than 'cause.'

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. So criticizing my grammar is your best reply?

:rofl:

[1Hippiechick]

31. You're the teacher with 29 years of professional experience, not I. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. Yes, so I know that 'cause' is a perfectly acceptable word

especially on the intertubes.

[Name removed]

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[proud2BlibKansan]

19. I believe it is against DU rules to bring up past threads.

especially when they have absolutely no relation to the posted topic.

[fascisthunter]

17. denying children candy on Trick or Treat...

one more to add to your list. Many germans experienced this kind of hatred for doing nothing more than excersing their rights. It truly is sick...

[gollygee]

23. I agree with others - I don't like my party being associated with prison rape jokes

And I hope Dems who write letters to the editor in the future think better of that.

[1Hippiechick]

25. Um, did you read the article? Where is there a prison rape joke in there? n/t

[gollygee]

28. Oh, did you write the "cornhole" thing yourself?

I was giving you the benefit of the doubt that it was part of the letter and you hadn't written it.

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