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27. Nice post. Full of truthiness! nt

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A comment I posted to the NY Times reportage of the two murdered officers [View all] markpkessinger Dec 2014 OP

He did not murder his ex girlfriend. He shot her, but she is alive and expected to recover. nt kelly1mm Dec 2014 #1

I stand corrected. markpkessinger Dec 2014 #6

To many it will affect the import as they will (reasonably) question your knowledge of the basic kelly1mm Dec 2014 #10

judgy and patroniZing elehhhhna Dec 2014 #13

+10000 CatWoman Dec 2014 #14

I did not find the OP judgy or patronizing, but I can see how some would. I simply thought kelly1mm Dec 2014 #16

No, I don't agree, although I get your point. Atman Dec 2014 #24

Wait, yout don''t agree that since R's do not know the basic facts of climate change, that we kelly1mm Dec 2014 #41

That isn't what you asked. Atman Dec 2014 #42

Oh wait, you thought it was me that was judgy and patronizing, not the OP? kelly1mm Dec 2014 #45

No That's Not The Reason To Disregard What They Say ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #72

-------------Whoosh!!!!!!!------------- Tsiyu Dec 2014 #43

Yep, things fly over my head all the time. Planes, stars, planets etc ........, why do you ask? nt kelly1mm Dec 2014 #44

... Tsiyu Dec 2014 #46

Meh. markpkessinger Dec 2014 #17

I agree. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #25

This is assuming that everyone who reads his comment LiberalElite Dec 2014 #37

Way over the top lunasun Dec 2014 #2

".....those that allowed this to go on will be held accountable." Hoppy Dec 2014 #5

What does it mean when any other unions makes a similar statement? branford Dec 2014 #19

BS, I have never heard another union make threats as intimidating as these. Live and Learn Dec 2014 #58

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #3

I hope you take that to heart Sanity Claws Dec 2014 #11

! CatWoman Dec 2014 #15

+1 BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #20

I'm with you on this Kessinger... rgbecker Dec 2014 #4

K&R abelenkpe Dec 2014 #7

Totally agree Mark PumpkinAle Dec 2014 #8

The PBA comments were grotesque and sickeningly callous. DirkGently Dec 2014 #9

Doesn't the chief of police sulphurdunn Dec 2014 #12

The chief (commissioner) of police didn't make the remarks . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #18

The commissioner runs the department. sulphurdunn Dec 2014 #22

Agree 100%! n/t markpkessinger Dec 2014 #28

The officers also turned their backs on the Commissioner, btw n/t markpkessinger Dec 2014 #30

I wonder if the message was sulphurdunn Dec 2014 #38

Agreed BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #21

Unfortunately, it does work with a lot of people. nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #47

But those people are authoritarians BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #55

I've been trying to find comments made after the RW domestic terrorists killed officers blm Dec 2014 #23

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #26

Nice post. Full of truthiness! nt kelliekat44 Dec 2014 #27

Not sure how to interpret that n/t markpkessinger Dec 2014 #29

If you are using 'truthiness' the way it is typically used . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #33

This is actually the first time I have read that the girlfriend was not actually murdered Kalidurga Dec 2014 #31

k&r.... spanone Dec 2014 #32

k/r Dawson Leery Dec 2014 #34

Eric Cartman would take offense n/t VWolf Dec 2014 #68

Very well stated. onecaliberal Dec 2014 #35

Strongly agree with your NYT comments lexington filly Dec 2014 #36

kick. rec. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #39

Thank you. Well said. nt truebluegreen Dec 2014 #40

The problems with deBlasio and NYPD predate this shooting and are more complicated Wella Dec 2014 #48

I addressed some of this in another Times comment that I just posted . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #49

That's more contextualized Wella Dec 2014 #50

I don't believe there is any political 'context' that justifies . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #51

They believe that the Mayor's statements have been irresponsible Wella Dec 2014 #52

And that is a belief that is without merit . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #53

No, it's not, if you assume that the Baltimore gunman saw the Mayor's telecast, but Wella Dec 2014 #54

And how does attempting to kill his girlfriend, and then killing himself . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #56

Same reason lots of shootings go that way Wella Dec 2014 #57

Even if his primary motivation could be established to be killing cops . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #59

It would depend if he had actually seen and heard the Mayor's statement and if Wella Dec 2014 #60

I believe this latest coverage from the NY Times . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #61

Many non-killers have taken meds and have been under a therapist's care Wella Dec 2014 #62

Mental illness, in many cases, does not impair executive functioning . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #63

But that's not the narrative that the Times is building. Wella Dec 2014 #64

Getting on a bus is getting on a bus . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #65

You're not seeing the pattern Wella Dec 2014 #66

To the extent the Times is presenting a 'narrative' . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #67

I couldn"t agree with you more. Denis 11 Dec 2014 #69

Not political, but sociopathic Shoonra Dec 2014 #70

Why discount his in star am message? maced666 Dec 2014 #71