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Leftovers: Sen. NJ Weedman• According to a Myspace bulletin, NJ Weedman is holding a raffle “for all potheads” to support his Senate campaign. Hey, you can’t blame a guy for trying. And, really, could he be any worse than any Republicans or Democrats? [NJWeedman.com] • The man who attacked an Amish school and killed three young girls and himself has been identified as Charles Carl Roberts IV. Police said an incident 20 years earlier may have led to the shootings. Yeah, ‘cuz those Amish are always real assholes. [Inquirer] • Friday night, Susanna Foo punched a meter maid and was arrested. Ho ho, everyone said, until today, when the Inquirer reported that said officer had a miscarriage. Whoops. [Inky] • Lynn Swann held a town hall meeting in Buxco yesterday. And who attended? “Billed as a town hall-style meeting, Sunday’s event featured a speech to about 100 area residents — most of whom wore ‘Swann/Matthews’ stickers. He also answered about a half-dozen questions from the audience.” Oh, so it’s a “town hall-style meeting.” Nevermind, then. [Bucks County Courier Times] • And, of course: Go Eagles! Deadspin weekend editor MJD will be blogging it over at AOL and there’s an an enormous screen to watch it on at the Troc. Or you can watch it on your little 13-inch TV set and still cheer on the Birds all night. • Finally: It’s gorgeous out. Go outside. Not. Eff work. [Weather Underground] |
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why do you say the Amish are assholes? Are you blaming the newpaper or is that your view? The paper was just reporting but was there a need for you to say Amish and assholes? This really isn’t a time to for you to take amusement at a loss of humans, but to reflect on the problems of certain people. It happend before and is happening now throughout the world. Life will go on as always. But please do not try to make fun of such a sad incident. My prayers are for all of them (sinner too) and for yourself. God bless!
I think you missed the point of his joke. Amsih people, noted for their kindness and beautifully simple way of life, are not the kind of people that individuals (like Charles Carl Roberts IV) would tend to hold a grudge against for 20 years. Hence the ironic statement calling the Amish a bunch of assholes. He was merely noting the insanity of the attacker rather than serisously calling Amish people names. Sarcasm can be tricky.
You know, inducing stress on a pregnant woman isn’t actually enough to cause her to miscarriage. Unless the woman was kicked in the stomach, it’s very unlikely the assault was the cause.
I just wanted to share that info in case anyone felt bad about a meter maid being smacked around. Oh, wait, I guess she’s a human and deserving of better.
I guess.