Congressfireplug Peter King (R-NY Somehow) was not at all impressed by last week's report from the New America Foundation, which found that more Americans have been killed by rightwing terrorism than by Muslim extremists since 9/11.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is Caucasian, Pete. Not a terrorist (I know Muslim). So is it race he needs to talk about or the wrong religion. Roof was a Christian (NOT) so not a terrorist.
IIRC, Rep King may have learned a lot about white terrorists and international terrorism back in the days he fronted for the Irish Republican Army's gun buying fund raisers.
“But to compare these deranged white supremacists with an organized international terrorist movement, that’s The New York Timesat its worst.”
Eh. Maybe he's right. I mean look at the international network those guys have pulled off and our homegrown white terrorists have a breakdown if the Walmart runs out of those good poly blend sheets they like to make their robes out of.
It is a shockingly insular community. You'd think that it's proximity to NYC would mean that his district was a little more worldly. You'd be wrong. I actually lived there, and when we took our daycare on a field trip to NYC, some of the teachers had never been to the city before.We moved from L.I. to London, (thanks for supporting the IRA all those years, Pete!). Many of the locals could not believe we would leave the paradise that is Long Island. This is best summed up by our pharmacist who asked: "Can you get a good corned beef sandwich in London?!" (Then he looked at me as if to say "nuff said." It was an L.I. mic drop moment.)
Especially Audrey Hepburn.
Only Muslims can be terrorists. That's just science, right Pete?
As so many are pointing out, the IRA were super especially extremely NOT terrorists no matter how many car bombs they set off.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is Caucasian, Pete. Not a terrorist (I know Muslim). So is it race he needs to talk about or the wrong religion. Roof was a Christian (NOT) so not a terrorist.
IIRC, Rep King may have learned a lot about white terrorists and international terrorism back in the days he fronted for the Irish Republican Army's gun buying fund raisers.
Is it me, or does Senator King not resemble Reid Fleming, "The World's Toughest Milkman?"http://reidfleming.com/
How about worrying about the 500,000 deaths per year from tobacco products FIRST? Or the 150,000 americans per year who die from alcohol use?
Let's get real or gtfo.
“But to compare these deranged white supremacists with an organized international terrorist movement, that’s The New York Timesat its worst.”
Eh. Maybe he's right. I mean look at the international network those guys have pulled off and our homegrown white terrorists have a breakdown if the Walmart runs out of those good poly blend sheets they like to make their robes out of.
Straw man! Get your Straw Man here! Same recycled Fresh new Straw Man!
It is a shockingly insular community. You'd think that it's proximity to NYC would mean that his district was a little more worldly. You'd be wrong. I actually lived there, and when we took our daycare on a field trip to NYC, some of the teachers had never been to the city before.We moved from L.I. to London, (thanks for supporting the IRA all those years, Pete!). Many of the locals could not believe we would leave the paradise that is Long Island. This is best summed up by our pharmacist who asked: "Can you get a good corned beef sandwich in London?!" (Then he looked at me as if to say "nuff said." It was an L.I. mic drop moment.)
Adam Lanza didn't kill 20 children and 6 adults in less than 5 minutes with second-hand smoke.
Goes great with Red Herring!
Dammit, FA, stop quoting NRA brochures, would you?
Though less so now that she's stopped the daily trips to the tanning salon.
Best tl:dr today.
Were they hiding signs of a beating when they told you that?
That's certainly what they all say at the meetings.