"I'm not a pansy, but I was very afraid"

[SoCalDem]

said the school board member on MSNBC at the news conference..

These people always show their colors, don't they?

He was wearing his "Masters" jacket..emerald green:) and a red tie ..

also said that the 9 mm gun became a "mazuka":rofl:

[QC]

1. One of the bravest people in that room was Ginger Littleton, a mere girl!

(:sarcasm:)

She went after the shooter with her purse while most of the men in the room cowered and trembled.

[SoCalDem]

2. Her alligator purse.. looked pretty substantial

If she had hit his hand, he might have dropped the gun.. She's a pip:)

[QC]

7. She's one of the best elected officials in this town,

smart and tough and dedicated to the schoolchildren.

[Ken Burch]

16. Maybe it was actually a LIVE alligator, under mild sedation.

n/t.

[Common Sense Party]

10. And you WOULDN'T have cowered or trembled?

Uh-huh.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. It's The Use Of The Word Pansy That Is Offensive

.

[Common Sense Party]

17. It's Also The False Show Of Bravado By Anonymous Internet Keyboard

Commandos That Is Offensive.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. It's His Choice Of Words That Are Offending Some

If he said weakling, wimp, coward I don't think folks here would get in an uproar...

[QC]

23. Thank you for getting it. n/t

[QC]

20. I would have been scared to death, but Ms. Littleton was not, God love her.

The point, which you missed in your eagerness to attack someone, was the offensive homophobic bravado by this idiot who wants us all to know that he might not have lifted a finger to help anyone, but that's certainly not because he's a homosexual.

[Common Sense Party]

21. The point you may have been trying to make was lost when YOU wrote,

"most of the men in the room cowered and trembled."

YOU called into question the bravery of the male school board members.

I think anyone with half a brain would tremble when a loaded handgun is pointed at them.

Also, while it IS sometimes used as a euphemistic slur against homosexuals, pansy is not exclusively a homophobic word. Webster defines it in one sense to denote "a weak or effeminate boy." Obviously, many most homosexuals are neither weak nor effeminate, so I don't know why it would automatically be assumed to mean homosexual.

Would you be as concerned if the guy had said "wussy"?

[QC]

22. "Pansy" is a longtime homophobic slur. Misogynistic, too.

What the man said was stupid and hateful, and it is a mystery to me why you are so eager to defend it.

[Common Sense Party]

25. I have defended nothing. Just striving for accuracy.

Would it have been better had he said "wussy"?

[FSogol]

3. Context? Not everyone knows what you are thinking/watching, etc

:shrug:

[KittyWampus]

4. OP's like this can be some sort of weird prose when you have no idea wtf it's about.

[siligut]

5. Here is the video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40674270/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

A guy pulled a gun at a school board meeting.

[SoCalDem]

6. "...school board member on MSNBC at the news conference...."

It's been all over the news on a "loop"..thought everyone had seen it,,sorry:)

[polmaven]

8. And this esteemed member

of a school committee commented that they "was" all thinking the same thing!

[Poll_Blind]

9. My god, what chilling video. What a terrible thing.

PB

[Common Sense Party]

11. What's with the Circle-V thing? A local convenience store?

[blogslut]

12. He was including the film "V for Vendetta" in his delusion

The circle/v was the tag/symbol of the masked anti-hero in that film.

[Common Sense Party]

14. Hoo boy. Another nut. People: movies aren't real.

I wish people would figure that out before grabbing a firearm.

I haven't seen that flick. If it inspires this kind of nutbaggery, I probably don't want to.

[blogslut]

18. As you said, movies aren't real

I like the film. However, I am still possess the ability to discern between an idealized portrayal of rebellion versus the very real consequences of violence. Films don't make people do anything. Inspiration is not action.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. I don't find it funny at all

:shrug:

[GSLevel9]

24. thankfully armed security was nearby... nt