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Ward Trotter
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Sep 16, 2015 - 12:32pm PT
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Elements in the media, Obama ,and an entire slew of Democrats are (once again) shamelessly exploiting this really minor incident, based upon an unfortunate misunderstanding, to further drive a wedge between people in this country.
Obama , for one, rarely ever passes up a good opportunity to divide the American people in order to further exacerbate ethnic, racial, and political tensions.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 12:36pm PT
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You have GOT to be friggen kidding me..... He's just a normal nerd kid. Science teacher my ass.
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dirtbag
climber
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Sep 16, 2015 - 12:38pm PT
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Too funny, Ward, and enlightening.
Until I read your post, I was wondering how the reflexively anti-Obama crowd would blame him for this.
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monolith
climber
state of being
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Sep 16, 2015 - 12:38pm PT
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"Cool clock, Ahmed," Obama tweeted. "Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great."
Damn, that Obama is so divisive.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 02:06pm PT
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This is a really bad mistake by those in charge. Teachers and cops. Didn't the teachers, pricipal know that this was just a nerdy engineering student?
Sure, having a traditional Islamic name and carrying backpack with ticking clock in it SHOULD be a bit suspicious. But the cops cuffing him and escorting him away is too f-ing much, this could have been resolved rather quickly.
There is an increasing trend lately after the rise of ISIS, which the FBI and local cops are wary of. This case though was just too easy to diagnose as innocent.
This one, not so much; http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/09/15/isis-inspired-danish-teenager-stabs-mother-death/
Is it no wonder that police are a bit leary? But, as I said, this one should have been handled better.
I don't think there is a need to start a #IstandWithAhmed meme. The kid even understands this apparently
Funny how Obama grabs onto this one too, but never says sh#t when we catch ISIS collaborators after admitting so many "regugees" that are laregly unchecked into this country. And now we're going to admit more from the belly of the ISIS beast. And if you watch pics/video clips of the "refugees", they're laregly military-aged men, not all "women and children".
ISIS even brags that their goal is to get fighters into the West, hidden amongst the "refugees", to carry out attacks.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Sep 16, 2015 - 02:17pm PT
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Ward, get help. Take blue with you. Get a group rate. Your Obama Derangement Syndrome is acute.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 02:24pm PT
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Crankster, what did I say that was so deranged?
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 16, 2015 - 02:30pm PT
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Isn't it true that the cop had already determined that there was in fact no bomb and still the kid was handcuffed, perp-walked out of the school and fingerprinted.
I did a lot worse than what this kid did, so did most of my pals, and I would bet a lot of readers here and none of us got this bullsheeit treatment.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 02:36pm PT
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Isn't it true that the cop had already determined that there was in fact no bomb and still the kid was handcuffed, perp-walked out of the school and fingerprinted.
Agree that this one was totally mishandled by LEO.
I did a lot worse than what this kid, so did most of my pals, and I would bet a lot of readers here and none of us got this bullsheeit treatment.
Different world with different threats now, unfortunately. And yeah, I was a bit of a hellion too. Ask me sometime how my older brother was arrested in Germany as an American terrorist in the late 70's when he was on a class trip. He even made the papers there.
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MikeMc
Social climber
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Sep 16, 2015 - 03:26pm PT
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Burch, for most of Texas, yes this would actually be a surprise. For Irving Texas however, this is not a surprise at all.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but most Texans don't actually fit many peoples gross stereotypes, just as most Californians don't fit many peoples gross stereotypes either.
C'mon Braj'
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 03:40pm PT
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but most Texans don't actually fit many peoples gross stereotypes, just as most Californians don't fit many peoples gross stereotypes either.
C'mon Braj'
Yeah, after all I'm a "right-wing" whacko in California. It's not all leftist commies.
Good analogy though, with stereotypes given to right-wing Texas and left-wing California. Let's take things based on evidence and facts. In this case the cops went a bit too far, but that doesn't speak for all of Texas.
That would be like calling all Muzzies terrorists, it just ain't so.
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Sep 16, 2015 - 03:49pm PT
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What do you expect when so many Americans (making less than 40K without college educations) still believe Obama is a Muslim
We're doomed to a future of ignorance.
Check the recent polls of the likely Republican primary voters choosing Trump. The MAJORITY of them still believe Obama is a Muslim not born American.
How can a 14 year old with a proud name (see translation) win?
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 04:04pm PT
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I heard Obama told the family dog he was a good dog, and then he scolded the cat for peeing on the carpet, thus driving a wedge between all cats and dogs. Those furrin' born muslims are just a bunch of trouble makers.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Sep 16, 2015 - 04:09pm PT
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There's a story about this kind of stupidity in the school systems at least once a week.
Last week it was about a 13YO taken off in cuffs for kissing a girl on a dare.
Even more stupidity with POTUS throwing his two cents worth in.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Sep 16, 2015 - 04:54pm PT
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What do you expect when so many Americans (making less than 40K without college educations) still believe Obama is a Muslim
We're doomed to a future of ignorance.
This is a weird, somewhat arrogant statement. Most people (I'm generalizing as you just did) making under 40K w/o 'college degrees' are the people who, in vast numbers, actually voted for The One TWO times.
So now they're useful idiots to you? To make a really weird point?
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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Sep 16, 2015 - 05:05pm PT
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Sep 16, 2015 - 02:06pm PT
Is it no wonder that police are a bit Leary?
But I thought that...oh, wait:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Sep 16, 2015 - 05:27pm PT
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Hey Werner,
Other than all the obvious points in your post, it brings up a question:
Where did you grow up and where did you go to high school?
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 16, 2015 - 05:36pm PT
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San Mateo Ca .... Aragon High School.
President Obama has tweeted from his official personal account, inviting Ahmed Mohamed to the White House to show him the clock invention that was mistaken for a bomb.
"Cool clock, Ahmed," the president tweeted today. "Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great."
They shouldn't have another election for Potus.
They should just plain keep Obama he's got years of experience now.
He's got a clue over those high school loons that had Ahmed Mohamed arrested .....
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