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tavalon

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74. He's our allie and you just dissed him

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #51)

Sat Jan 26, 2013, 11:12 AM

Jan 2013

Wow, upside down world we got here.

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Stephen King on the NRA... [View all] babylonsister Jan 2013 OP

Should be a sign in every single street in America, north, south, east west graham4anything Jan 2013 #1

The youngest victim had eleven gunshot wounds. Eleven. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #2

Reminds me so much of Emmitt Till. alphafemale Jan 2013 #20

Emmet Till's mother WANTED the world to see her son.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #37

totally agree ShadesOfBlue Jan 2013 #73

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #3

Quit reading from this point...a poster below is equating Stephen King with NRA death merchants... JoeBlowToo Jan 2013 #29

Has he not gotten rich off the describing and vicarious experiences of normal human beings libdem4life Jan 2013 #4

This again? Hayabusa Jan 2013 #7

What again? Never read a Stephen King novel? libdem4life Jan 2013 #8

I have and find them delightfully gory on occasion Hayabusa Jan 2013 #11

Rhetoric? I didn't write the delightfully entertaining gore. And yes, he is a freaking hypocrite libdem4life Jan 2013 #15

There is a massive difference between fictional violence and real violence Hayabusa Jan 2013 #22

No, not a hypocrite at all unless you bash what I presume to be online gaming. Go for it...just libdem4life Jan 2013 #26

That's not what you said Hayabusa Jan 2013 #31

How many people did Stephen King kill? Wednesdays Jan 2013 #40

Over 100 Hayabusa Jan 2013 #41

You're not very good at this, "lib" "dem" for life. Let me help. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #57

Fiction and Non-Fiction/Fact. One is created in the mind, the other has a real history. libdem4life Jan 2013 #66

This reminds me of a bit of Sarah Palin word salad. It makes no sense at all. Squinch Jan 2013 #78

There is also a big difference between writing about violence and abetting violence as the NRA does. Squinch Jan 2013 #77

Bullseye. Thank You. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #79

Books don't kill people CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #43

Neither do guns...so I hear. He's not a real good spokesperson for non-violence. libdem4life Jan 2013 #47

So now certain people who write fiction should not speak CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #50

No, they should not link it opportunistically to real-life gore. Fiction on, but stay out of the libdem4life Jan 2013 #52

I am quite sure your ability CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #54

If we need a fiction novelist to help people understand that people use guns to kill people... libdem4life Jan 2013 #58

Dense? CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #59

They should not speak opinions that challenge libdem's preconceptions Scootaloo Jan 2013 #72

Zardoz! jaded_old_cynic Jan 2013 #86

I assume you do not like him. n/t RebelOne Jan 2013 #9

Nope, just hypocritical. libdem4life Jan 2013 #16

Wrong! Wind Dancer Jan 2013 #27

That's got to be the dumbest false equivalent I've seen in weeks. Matariki Jan 2013 #10

He referred to a current blood and gore event...it's the outrage of producers of fiction that libdem4life Jan 2013 #18

Seriously. Are you just upping your post count? Matariki Jan 2013 #39

+ a fking googolplex. hifiguy Jan 2013 #19

F-I-C-T-I-O-N Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #13

Really? I will even buy part of that in a literary, liberal, apologist kind of way, but "Dude", libdem4life Jan 2013 #21

Sweetie, seriously. Are you scrambling up the refrigerator word magnets for these posts? Squinch Jan 2013 #80

Sweetie? Hmm. I get you don't get it. LaPierre juxtaposed against fantasy morgues doesn't cut it. libdem4life Jan 2013 #83

Fantasy execution of your vicarious mental gratuities juxtaposed with words doesn't cut it. Dude. Squinch Jan 2013 #85

Careful where you tread graywarrior Jan 2013 #17

So glad this is cyberspace ... LOL libdem4life Jan 2013 #23

On the internet, no one knows you're a cat. graywarrior Jan 2013 #33

That changes the substance of his statement not one bit. tuvor Jan 2013 #25

It means what he graphically described, but OK...hypocracy noted. libdem4life Jan 2013 #28

Trust me, you wouldn't even be on his radar. graywarrior Jan 2013 #45

Surely Stephen reads DU and is right now CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #56

Actually, he's writing his next book based on DU characters that live on another planet but think graywarrior Jan 2013 #61

So he's reading this thread CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #68

Well, actually....he writes ALL the posts. He's everyone. graywarrior Jan 2013 #69

SHHH! I was hoping you wouldn't out me. n/t CitizenPatriot Jan 2013 #70

Sorry, Cujo. graywarrior Jan 2013 #71

Rational people can tell the difference between reality & fiction. baldguy Jan 2013 #32

But not video games? Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #87

Proud to be a constant reader! werknotgoin2takeit Jan 2013 #46

He crossed the Line. When he linked himself with LaPierre, he crossed the line between fiction libdem4life Jan 2013 #51

Who's line did he cross? Yours? SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #53

There really is a difference and a line between imagination and reality. Amazing to have to state. libdem4life Jan 2013 #55

I think that too werknotgoin2takeit Jan 2013 #64

I never said that werknotgoin2takeit Jan 2013 #65

He's our allie and you just dissed him tavalon Jan 2013 #74

If there is no award for stupidest fucking post of the decade, there should be... Bonobo Jan 2013 #62

He got rich telling stories people wanted to read. bluedigger Jan 2013 #63

I am unconcerned about his political affiliations ... he needs to stick with what he does...Fiction. libdem4life Jan 2013 #67

By that reasoning, unless your career is to voice your opinions on websites, you should stick with Squinch Jan 2013 #81

Whatever. But I don't profess to speak for anyone but myself. Sorry. Fail. libdem4life Jan 2013 #82

Sorry, fail yourself and no backs! (That seems to be the level at which you would like your Squinch Jan 2013 #84

This might be one of the most absurd arguements I have ever seen on DU Marrah_G Jan 2013 #75

k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #5

Leave it to the King of Horror... Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #6

Rock on, Stephen! Th1onein Jan 2013 #12

Big King fan, Dark Tower best series I ever read Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #14

It's fiction, not real life. Cleita Jan 2013 #35

I know, but there's a lot of guns in his books Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #49

Go find the jaw of that little boy NRA. nt alphafemale Jan 2013 #24

I'm surprised nobody has posted yet where this quote comes from... RevStPatrick Jan 2013 #30

i like this quote, too farminator3000 Jan 2013 #38

I do have one major criticism of King's comment.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #34

I am a huge King fan. I think I have read all of his books at least once. logosoco Jan 2013 #36

Spot on. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #42

Best piece of writing Stephen King has ever produced. Brigid Jan 2013 #44

I said every single member of congress should have been made to walk through that classroom. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #48

Yup! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #60

Though I have always enjoyed reading King's work, joe_sixpack Jan 2013 #76