Once Again…The One and Only Mo’ne :)
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 28th, 2014
Good morning!
Lisa, and your daughter Debbie, Vivian, all the women who wanted to be Mo’ne Davis growing up, and all the little girls, who because of Mo’ne, can now have an inspiration…a role model, to follow, I just couldn’t help but give Mo’ne Davis another day.
Here’s the write from The Bleacher Report:
Female Little League World Series Star Mo’ne Davis Proud to Pave the Way
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — On the eve of Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons’ opening game at the 2014 Little League World Series, 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis sat in a quiet wooden dugout on one of the back fields following her team’s latest practice.
It’s amazing Taney is even here to begin with, in its first World Series in only its second year of existence since chartering in 2012.
We talk about the constant onslaught from the media. “For people that want to take pictures and stuff,” Davis, a South Philly native, explains, “I always say ‘no’ most of the time ’cause I get tired of it … ’cause I’m probably just tired at the end of the day.”
At the end of this day, she’s just finished long-tossing and taking ground balls for nearly two hours. Cameras are getting packed up into vans. Elbows have stopped leaning on the yellow padding lining the fences.
Most kids her age might struggle with the exposure, but Davis sees the positives.
“I was on Sports Science earlier,” she snaps back. “It was pretty cool.”
I ask if they came to Williamsport to talk with her. “I didn’t know I was going to be on. I was playing Ping-Pong and Zion [Spearman, her teammate, sitting in the dugout with us] spotted it. It said: ‘Sports Science with Mo’Ne Davis’ … even though they spelled my name wrong” (the ‘N’ is not capitalized).
Visiting the international stage of Little League baseball and walking past every other team that has made it this far, you’d think it was required that all the players wear their new gear every step of the way. Each regional team is a like a mini marching band in a different bright color. Instead of hearing music and seeing instruments, you hear plastic cleats on concrete and see two aluminum bats in each bag.
But let’s be real: Everybody looks the same.
Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press
Yet something about Mo’ne Davis stands out.
As much as the world wants to know her all of a sudden, wants to figure her out and tell her who she is, wants to remind her of all that she means—she knows herself better.
Even if Davis changes the Little League World Series forever, it doesn’t stand a chance at changing her.
And it’s so much more than her gender, her appearance and her clothing, which included a worn-in red Chase Utley Phillies shirt and Kevin Durant basketball shorts.
In talking to her, you find that she’s both magnetic and intimidating. But the beginning of her young baseball career was a bit less smooth.
“I started playing when I was seven,” Davis explains. “I knew a couple people on the team because of my cousin, but I didn’t talk to most of the teammates ’cause I didn’t know them.”
In Little League, kids ages four to six play in the T-ball division, so Davis missed the chance to hit a static baseball. She was also seven, without close friends, on an all-boys team.
Charles Krupa/Associated Press
So forget inquiring about the first game she must’ve realized she was as good as, if not better than, most of the boys. How about hitting a moving fastball?
“I don’t remember [a first game] actually,” she admits, eyes widening, smirk forming. “But I remember my first baseball practice was with a pitching machine.
“I struck out, like, every time except for my last at-bat. I hit it off the end of the bat … it was foul and it rolled fair. It was my very first hit. It didn’t really sting. It was one of those off the very end. That’s how it was.”
How it is now: Davis grips a ball and blows her competition away. In the regional championship, she threw a complete-game shutout to help clinch her team the final spot in the field of 16. She struck out six, walked three and allowed just three hits.
She’s the celebrity of the Little League complex. She’s the center of the sports world this week.
But Davis isn’t the first girl to come this far—she’s actually the 18th—and she isn’t the only one competing in Williamsport in 2014. She’s rooming with Canada’s Emma March.
Charles Krupa/Associated Press/Associated Press
They don’t sit up late at night discussing their role in reconstructing gender lines in America. Do they share a little advice for each other?
That’s different: “Kind of. Sometimes.”
But for anyone who’s ever played baseball, you know it’s really about the game, the quirkiness and, of course, the competition.
“She tells me about how her teammates act, and I tell her how crazy we are,” Davis says. “But I don’t tell her too much, like, too much about baseball, how our team plays … I don’t really do that.”
Though Davis appears to be one of the most dominant players in Little League—and perhaps will prove to be one of the most impressive females to ever play—it wasn’t like that every step of the way.
“Well, my very first year I wasn’t the best, but I kind of got better. The next year, that’s when I was really starting to get better.”
Once that learning curve took hold, there had to have been only a few select gut reactions from an opposing team: awe or anger. And don’t forget assumption.
“Teams actually thought I was a boy. They didn’t know I was girl till, like, almost a year later. It was just weird.”
And of course, once her gender was known, there must be something else giving her a competitive advantage.
“Some teams thought I was cheating because my hair was long. They said I had more power when I was pitching, so I had to, like, hold it up in a ponytail.”
Charles Krupa/Associated Press
“It was a lot of rumors going around. They tried to get me not to play,” Davis says, now cracking a smile and a shrug. “But we just kept playing.”
She’s also quick to give credit where it’s due. She remembers a longtime South Philly umpire—and ally—and how he routinely came to her and her team’s side, having called many of their games.
“We knew the umpire—Mike … I don’t know his last name—he knew us very well. He’d say, ‘No, they’re not cheating. She’s a girl … she’s just as good as every one of the guys on your team.’”
Davis wasn’t just playing against guys; she was playing against older ones. ”We actually played a year up so it was more different. It made us better. We came this far, so…”
And in talking to her, it’s that “we” that’s so central to this 13-year-old.
So how’s all this attention on the collective “we”? She explains: “We kind of take turns with people being interviewed. Some [teammates] don’t want to do it, but they still kind of do it.”
By “do it,” she doesn’t mean solely talking to reporters. “Not just the interviews, but most stuff … being together for so long. It’s been really annoying. ‘Cause teams just break up [sometimes]. But we’re still together on the field.
“It seems like we don’t fight at all.”
Except—I remind her—for that one fly ball. The one toward the end of their practice, misplayed out in center field, giving way to a chorus of strained voices that it should have been caught—especially with Game 1 the next day.
“Yeah…that fly ball,” she says with a sharp look.
CHRIS GARDNER/Associated Press
I ask Davis if she’d ever consider opting to play with girls in spite of the, at times, suffocating attention.
“No. I already play basketball and soccer with girls for school. I don’t think I’m ever going to go to softball. I hate softball. I even tried it in sixth grade, so I can say, I hate softball.”
Basketball, however, is what she really loves.
So we started talking about another female making history among the men: the San Antonio Spurs’ Becky Hammon, the first full-time female assistant coach in the NBA.
Says Davis of Hammon’s story and success: ”That’s cool,” in a matter-of-fact manner. A subtle reminder that “matter of fact” is perhaps how we should look at these stories. “They might win another championship … I’m rooting for the Warriors.”
I ask her if we’ll see a female head coach in the NBA in the next 10 years. “Maybe. Hopefully. Yeah, I could see that … maybe even the next five years.”
We discuss how Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he’d draft former Baylor star Brittney Griner if she were the best available. Media members like ESPNW’s Kate Fagan had shot it down with narrow headlines like, “No woman, not even Griner, could play in NBA.”
Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press
Says Davis of that idea: “I think in a couple years, that will change. Hopefully because of this. Hopefully it changes.
“If it doesn’t, I will change it for myself.”
So when all’s said and done—in spite of the endless focus on her and Taney, and on the female-among-the-boys storylines—does she still embrace the power of what she’s capable of doing on this stage?
“I guess it’s my pride to pave the way. Hopefully we [Davis and March] will pave the way for more girls to come.”
Before she begins paving the way in Game 1 on Friday, one last thing Mo’ne just wouldn’t want you to screw up—after you make that “N” lowercase, include the apostrophe, and appreciate her athleticism rather than the fact she’s in a boys league. Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls),” as has become a myth of sorts, is not her go-to.
“No,” she says. ”That’s actually not my walkout music.”
“My walkout song is ‘Girl on Fire’ by Alicia Keys. His [Zion's] mom says I look like Beyonce. But I really don’t, so I don’t know where that came from.
“It’s just that song.”
Want proof that Davis is on fire? She can’t go more than 10 yards without being stopped—more apt: stopping for—anyone and everyone. Their jaws slack, their eyes are big, their hands are out, they’re tearing furiously through scorebook pages to find that one space for that one signature from that one girl.
People don’t just want to see her; they want to be around her. You get that sense from the types of people who approach her: young kids, big kids, adults, boys, girls, black, white, American, Japanese, Caribbean.
Charles Krupa/Associated Press
She is going to make a statement and have an impact in whatever she pursues. If it’s not through Little League, she’ll be a trailblazer in an older, larger baseball league. If not baseball, it’ll be basketball. And if not sports, it’ll be with her personality, her brain and her voice.
But first thing’s first: those sports. Where does Mo’ne Davis see herself in five to six years? In 10 years?
She thinks for a moment: “Probably be the point guard for UConn wearing No. 11, starting point guard.
“Then hopefully I’ll be in the WNBA.”
UPDATE: Mo’ne Davis’ amazing story kept growing on Friday afternoon, as she pitched a complete game shutout to help defeat a team from Tennessee 4-0. Her team next plays Sunday, Aug. 17, against the winner of Friday night’s Texas vs. Rhode Island matchup.
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August 28th, 2014 at 10:01 am
Beautiful story Michelle and certainly worth a second post. This is the type of fun and recreation parents should be encouraging their children to have, not a love affair with guns.
MO”NE is a young female doing something that is fun relatively safe, and it builds the kind of character that enables young people to become productive members of society. They learn the skills one needs to work with others for a common goal.
Take a look at what these parents feel should be the recreational activity for their 8 year old daughter. It is insane the level of affection my race has for guns. And we are passing that insanity on to our children at younger and younger ages. In the article the gun instructor says he teaches kids 5 years old and up how to fire automatic weapons. http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=us_c2
The article is about an 8 year old girl being taught how to fire a Uzi. She accidentally kills her instructor while her proud parents are video taping her firing the weapon. My race has charged mothers with child abuse of a fetus and sent women to jail for it. But here these parents are not charged with a thing. The law merely says the child will face no charges.
I read with chagrin many of the comments that are posted here about how terrible the white race is. But today I find myself saying as a race we need to check this love affair we have with automatic weapons.
August 28th, 2014 at 10:19 am
Why Your Name is on the Cybercrime Hit List
Around 40 million Americans are now falling victim to identity theft every year and the total global annual cost of cybercrime could now be as high as almost $600 billion – yes, “billion.”
These are just a couple of the shock statistics from security firm McAfee in a recent report on worldwide cybercrime.
And, just for the record, $600 billion is more than the value of the economies of most countries in the world — and the total number of ID records stolen worldwide could be around 800 million a year!
Cybercrime doesn’t just cost us money; it depresses economies and costs jobs. For example, the McAfee report says the U.S. alone is 200,000 jobs down on where it might be because of the effects of this crime.
And things are predicted to get worse.
“The cost of cybercrime will continue to increase as more business functions move online and as more companies and consumers around the world connect to the Internet,” says McAfee.
The report is mainly aimed at businesses, most of which, McAfee suggests, don’t realize just how big the threat is. But it also sounds an alert for all of us, showing that anyone and everyone will most likely be targeted within the span of just a few years.
3 Million Complaints
As proof of that, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported a few weeks ago that it had received its three millionth cybercrime report since it was established in May 2000.
IC3, which we featured in an earlier issue, Where and How to File Your Internet Scam Complaint, is a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, with the support of a number of other agencies including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Most recently, the name of the organization itself was used in a scam that is still going around.
An email, pretending to be from a law firm, claims that the recipient is entitled to money from a $480 million compensation fund supposedly set up by IC3.
The message is convincing, including phony case and file numbers and compensation amounts.
The scam is either a phishing attempt to get bank account details or an advance fee scam in which victims are asked to pay a fee upfront to receive their compensation — both among the most common types of cybercrime.
Fraudulent online sales are another frequent scam. Incidents reported to IC3 this year include the sale of synthetic “human” hair masquerading as the real thing.
“The demand for long hair, new hair styles, or hair to conceal a medical condition associated with hair loss is nothing new,” says IC3. “However, it does appear the exploitation of human hair is on the rise.”
Based on analysis of recent targets, it adds, there seems to be a fairly consistent overlap in the sale of supposedly human hair on websites that also sell fake apparel.
IC3 identified more than 130 Internet domain names associated with these counterfeit sales from just one organization in China.
Last year alone, the verifiable amount of money lost by consumers in scams reported to IC3 was over $800 million.
But that, of course, is likely just the tip of an iceberg, reflecting only those crimes reported to them.
Americans Lose $1.6 Billion
So, for example, the FTC says in its recent annual report that it received two million complaints in 2013 alone and that American consumers lost over $1.6 billion to fraud.
As we have consistently reported in the Scambusters annual Top 10, identity theft remains the most common scam.
Within that category, the most frequent type of identity theft was related to phony tax claims and wages. And young adults, age 20 to 29, were the biggest single age category of ID theft victims.
But “Americans of all ages are vulnerable to identity theft, and it remains the most common consumer complaint to the Commission,” says Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
“We urge consumers to visit FTC.gov/idtheft for tips to prevent and mitigate the damage from identity theft.”
Readers can also visit the Scambusters Identity Theft Information Center for more useful resources.
Other major scam categories highlighted in the report included bogus debt collection, lotteries and, of course, advance payments.
None of the statistics in the reports featured this week makes for encouraging reading.
As McAfee says, cybercrime is relatively easy to commit, while tracking down the crooks, who operate globally, is tougher than ever.
In fact, in the IC3 compensation scam mentioned earlier, law enforcement organizations know exactly who is behind it but the alleged mastermind is out of reach in Russia.
So, the message for all of us is that since we can’t avoid being targeted by cybercrime we must redouble our own efforts to identify and resist it.
Alert of the Week: Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you’re about to get a free $100 Amazon gift card, thanks to an offer that’s just popped up on your Facebook page.
This “offer” has nothing to do with Amazon. By clicking on the link or sharing it with your friends, you won’t get the gift card but you’ll be spreading a scam that phishes for personal info or plants malware on your — and their — PCs.
Time to conclude for today — have a great week!
August 28th, 2014 at 10:29 am
Sorry to have to do this to you James#1, but here is another example of the limits your race will go to to fuck with black americans. They are now bringing in investors from China to drive up the prices of real estate in black neighborhoods. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/21/eb-5-san-francisco-shipyards_n_5687158.html
The lie they are telling everyone is that those investors are coming to improve the San Francisco’s poorest neighborhoods. That is obviously something white americans in the country don’t believe in or there wouldn’t be a need for these investors from China.
So first they sold our jobs to China and not they are starting to sell the real estate of this country to China. For not whites are looking the other way because it does not impact them.
Remember white folk how you didn’t care when the jobs that traditionally went to OTWs were sold to China and then they took the ones you usually got and sold them to China. I hope as Howie said to Israel, this time you listen.
August 28th, 2014 at 10:34 am
James#1, This brings home your statement about women being persecuted for being pregnant and not doing what white men think a woman should do when she is pregnant. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/08/27/3476401/indiana-feticide-case/?elq=~~eloqua..type–emailfield..syntax–recipientid~~&elqCampaignId=~~eloqua..type–campaign..campaignid–0..fieldname–id~~
“Why This Woman Is Facing Decades In Prison For Going To The Hospital”
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“Once again targeting a woman of color, prosecutors in Indiana are using this very sad situation to establish that intentional abortions as well as unintentional pregnancy losses should be punished as crimes,” Lynn Paltrow, the executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, which tracks these cases closely, said in a recent statement about Patel’s case. “In the U.S., as a matter of constitutional law and human decency, no woman should be arrested for the outcome of her pregnancy.”
August 28th, 2014 at 10:59 am
Michelle, I really like your choices of topics concerning women. My twin 11 year olds love Mo’Ne. They have her pictures spray painted on their walls. And they have taken up another sport traditionally for boys.
There father was so surprised when they came to him and asked for him to sponsor them. They said if Mo’Ne can pitch on a boys team and strike them out, they could certainly learn to fish and catch bigger fish than their big brother Charlie.
So he agreed to start to prepare them for entry in the annual Fish-Off fathers take their sons to when they become 13 until they reach 18. I can’t wait to see the faces of some of the fathers around here when Mattie and Megan enter the contest two years from now.
Our family has a tradition of its young boys winning almost every year. Charlie who just turned 18 won 3 of the five years he was eligible for. Now thanks to Mo’Ne that tradition will continue. I really don’t care if they win or lose.
I am just excited to see them wanting to do something besides clean the things men bring home after the event. The competitive community breathed a sigh of relief when Charlie became 18 and could not longer compete. But now he is excited to be teaching his little sisters how to beat the boys.
He is the one who suggested to their father that they keep the girls training a secret. Josh, their father, felt it would be good to shield the girls from negative attitudes while they are in training.
Thank you Michelle,
And thank you Mo’Ne, you are an angel sent to be the Madaline on the planet.
August 28th, 2014 at 11:02 am
Now if only men would stop trying to tell us how our bodies should look. Check out how this swimsuit company photoshopped their model to make her look skinner. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/08/28/3476691/model-swimwear-photoshop/?elq=~~eloqua..type–emailfield..syntax–recipientid~~&elqCampaignId=~~eloqua..type–campaign..campaignid–0..fieldname–id~~
August 28th, 2014 at 11:05 am
Right James#1, a race that loves to proclaim its religious high moral ground while teaching is people to prepare for a race war.
Sick!
August 28th, 2014 at 11:12 am
Michelle in line with your girl’s switching sports, I thought I would do the Zen Lill today and present the male side.
Guam is featuring its first Mister International Guam. I didn’t have to wait long to answer the question if there would be a swimsuit round. The men being the assholes they usually (a nod to Al not all the time -(:] are, already started making claims that this would not be a “beauty” pageant.
Read this and puke girls. “Glistening tiaras, high heels and ballroom gowns aren’t on the menu for a pageant taking place at the new Lotte Hotel Guam tomorrow.
Instead, the runway will focus on good looks, health and personality — making up today’s man.”
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I say bring it on though. We women need to be able to objectify men the way they do us. Strut those tight asses boys.
August 28th, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Lill on Guam, sweet, Zen Lill will be watching, remember to post the link … I’m into watching male eye candy strut it, why not?
Luv, ZL
August 28th, 2014 at 3:07 pm
James#1;
Having used that particular weapon in the military myself, I can only reiterate how utterly irresponsible it is to let young children fire it. Although the Uzi uses only 9 mm rounds, so it has only a moderate recoil when in single shot mode, the reiterative recoil in automatic mode will make the muzzle drift to the upper left even in an adult who is not expecting it.
A right handed shooter would control that drift in automatic mode by placing his left palm on top of the barrel shroud, thus pushing the barrel downwards and to the right as the gun fires. If you know what you are doing, you can hold the Uzi quite nicely on target even in full auto mode.
If you don’t know, your magazine will be empty at a rate of 10 rounds per second before you have a clue what has happened. However, there is no way a 9 year old would understand the mechanics behind this or what is going to happen and even if so, I would not expect a 9 year old to have the physical strength to be able to really control the weapon. I guess what we have now is experimental proof of exactly that.
August 28th, 2014 at 3:40 pm
James#1, Some may remember that this tragic accident is almost identical to a shooting accident that occurred at a Connecticut gun range several years ago. Both shooters were approximately the same age, eight or nine years old, both were firing an open Uzi submachine gun on full automatic.
In each instance, pulling the trigger generated sustained recoil as the rapidfire discharges caused the Uzi’s gun muzzle to spin around the pistol grip in an upwardly traveling arc so that the muzzle almost instantly came nearly half circle around while the gun was still discharging. The effect is similar to opening a high-pressure garden hose.
In Connecticut, the young boy holding the Uzi ended up dead, shot in the forehead as the gun muzzle spun upward.
Monday’s shooting in Arizona was almost identical in every respect. The child holding the weapon could not have been expected to anticipate the recoil effects generated by a firearm discharging upwards of 10 shots per second. Not so with the individual supervising the shooter, who was supposedly a firearms expert, or at least someone sufficiently experienced to understand what would likely happen if the shooter lost control.
The Second Amendment refers to “a well regulated militia”, and these incidents tell us why. These weapons are not toys, and this is not entertainment suitable for small children.
August 28th, 2014 at 3:41 pm
The instructor made the mistake and allowed the child to manage the weapon by herself. I see absolutely nothing wrong with show kids how to use a weapon. I’m planning on showing my girls how to use a weapon. Before we fire any weapons, we are going to go over safety first. Also, I or the instructor will be assisting them while they shoot.
August 28th, 2014 at 3:42 pm
James#1, there was no consideration of the physical capabilities of the child, and a totally bone-headed notion that instruction for a 9 year old could start with a high-powered automatic weapon. It is no doubt a tragedy, but I think that ideology has overtaken common sense in what used to be a very sensible NRA-managed program of instruction for young people.
August 28th, 2014 at 3:51 pm
Well at least in California OTWs won’t have to tolerate their state government forcing them to accept a symbol of slavery. California lawmakers hauled down the Confederate flag this week — figuratively speaking — as both houses of the state legislature gave final approval to a bill banning the state government from displaying or selling items featuring the Civil War emblem.
The bill, AB 2444, passed the last legislative hurdle on Thursday when the California State Assembly voted yes 66-1, with only former gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks) voting no, the Los Angeles Times reported. The measure would still permit the flag’s use in school textbooks, public museums and other educational settings.
August 28th, 2014 at 3:54 pm
James#1, The loss of life by accident or violence is always a tragedy. While many would be inclined to put this into the “pro-gun vs. anti-gun” category, I would vote for a larger lens. Placing a gun in the hands of a young, untrained child is placing an unconsciousable amount of responsibility, whether stated or implied.
It is no different than letting a 9 yr old drive a car without an adult’s hand on the wheel. To argue, “Who is at fault?” is superfluous. In the end, the child is the victim of the carelessness of all the participating adults. Sadly it is she, and she alone, who will bear the lifelong emotional and mental scars. This makes it more than a double tragedy.
August 28th, 2014 at 4:39 pm
Putin is really afraid that he is running out of options. He has pushed up his plans to start WWIII. He believes that NATO and Obama will back down from his entering and taking another part of the Ukraine. Nato releases satellite images which it says show Russian forces inside Ukraine to help rebels fight government troops – a claim Russia denies.
AnonZ has informed Obama that if that happens, Putin is prepared to push the issue by attacking Estonia. He believes that since Estonia is now a member of NATO that NATO’s Article 5 of the NATO alliance agreement will obligate the US and NATO to begin armed combat against Russian aggression aimed at Estonia.
AnonZ has suggested to Obama that when he talks with NATO formally next week that he proposes even stronger sanctions against Russia, including freezing Russian funds in european banks. He believes that will force the russian mafias to go after Putin because their money will be frozen.
If the NATO nations can hold together and not continue to trade with the Russian mafias that control the natural gas in Russia, they will feel the pinch of the loss of funds and pressure Putin.
It remains to be seen what Putin will do knowing that he has no place to go outside Russia. If he fails, he will have to remain in Russia. If he remains in Russia, most certainly he will be tried for his extortion crimes and sent to jail. He knows what happened to Gaddafi. So he is aware that more likely be killed in some grotesque fashion if he loses power.
August 28th, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Men in whatever country abuse females as a right. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28949188 Most of us can’t even go to the police because those men look the other way.
August 28th, 2014 at 8:47 pm
Re: Mo’Ne I think we’re looking at a female of the michael Jordan level of athleticism, a friend posted videos of her on Facebook a few weeks back. Kudos to her! -ZL
August 29th, 2014 at 3:02 am
“It’s a damned sad state of affairs when our last, best hope lies in the hands of a bunch of lawyers who, for the right money, would happily argue against us.”
August 29th, 2014 at 3:04 am
Nice one Robert I. I like this one. “If you make guns idiot proof, then only idiots will own guns” – Lloyd Bonafide
August 29th, 2014 at 3:06 am
How is this for you lefties?
IMPEACH OBAMA!
The ADL is a left wing terrorist organization and they can kiss my ass!
All we have left is Socialism or Secession…
August 29th, 2014 at 3:17 am
John#21, I love the consistency of you racists. You never miss an opportunity to be nasty to the Black Man in the WH.
How’s this? This country is run by white folk who can be divided into two warring camps. One side thinks it knows what is best for you, the other side thinks you having it is bad for them.
OTWs have to take sides and live with you inane bastards because until the demographics change it’s your country and we just live in it.
August 29th, 2014 at 3:22 am
I like; “It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong” – Voltaire
And the white boy is usually wrong.
August 29th, 2014 at 3:24 am
It’s a lesson for life I always remember, if you’re willing to raise the ante straight to the level of ultraviolence without bothering to go through the usual escalatory steps, you can really get peoples attention.
August 29th, 2014 at 3:37 am
I owe you niggers, mud people, kikes, slopes nothing and I have no white guilt.
August 29th, 2014 at 3:38 am
Dont blame me…..I voted for the American.
August 29th, 2014 at 3:40 am
Shortly after hurricane Katrina, it was discovered that the 5.56 round will kill a nigger instantly on contact….
August 29th, 2014 at 3:42 am
I’ll play.
“Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy the fear to attack”
August 29th, 2014 at 3:44 am
Men and their racism and egos. Some just need to be shot. Read the shit above and decide who should be first.
August 29th, 2014 at 4:10 am
James#1, This incident encapsulates all that is wrong about American attitudes to guns. In this country, guns are viewed as a lifestyle choice, a recreational sport, an accessory, a way of expressing yourself.
The gun lobby encourages this view because their corporate backers make more money that way. Guns become a consumer product with a broad range of potential customers rather than weapons with a highly restricted market.
August 29th, 2014 at 6:30 am
Linda (sweetie) would you please email me at zenlilliquestions@aol.com please?
* no LS imitators please.
Thank you, ZL
August 30th, 2014 at 12:02 pm
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