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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 20:55:56 GMT -5
16-Year-Old Girl Who Challenged Bachmann To Debate Receiving Threats Of Violence, Rape Last week, ThinkProgress reported on high school sophomore Amy Myers, who challenged history-challenged Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) to a public debate on the basic facts of the U.S. Constitution. “Rep. Bachmann, the frequent inability you have shown to accurately and factually present even the most basic information about the United States led me” to the challenge, she wrote in an open letter to the tea party doyenne. Unfortunately, it seems some Bachmann fans haven’t taken Myers’ challenge kindly and are now threatening the teenage girl with violence: After it started getting media attention last weekend, commenters on tea party websites have threatened to publish her home address and some have threatened violence. The 16-year-old from Cherry Hill says several commenters have called her a “whore.” Her father, Wayne, says he’s concerned for his daughter’s safety. The Cherry Hill Courier Press reports that others “threatened violence, including rape” and that “several commenters threatened to publish the Myers’ home address.” Amy’s school has reportedly also received “threatening mail.” The newspaper had planned to do a video interview with the girl, who is running for a student government position, but “a somewhat panicked-sounding Wayne Myers phoned to cancel, citing the alleged threats.” “They’re targeting me just because I’m challenging Bachmann,” Amy said. A Facebook group called “Ask Rep. Michele Bachmann to Debate Amy Myers” already has over 7,000 supporters. thinkprogress.org/2011/05/20/teenager-bachman-debates-threats/
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 20:56:35 GMT -5
Wow, fringe righties are really vicious.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2011 21:03:39 GMT -5
LIE! BACHMANN did nothing. Thread title is FALSE.
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 21:14:52 GMT -5
LIE! BACHMANN did nothing. Thread title is FALSE. Well, krickitt, how would YOU squeeze the thread title into the available space? |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2011 21:18:15 GMT -5
It's a blatant lie. If the rest of us have to follow the board rules why do you think you are above them?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 20, 2011 21:19:04 GMT -5
Bachmann Supporters: Threats Against 16-Year-Old
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 21:19:58 GMT -5
Aw, Virgil, that takes all the fun out of it...
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Post by Tennesseer on May 20, 2011 21:29:45 GMT -5
Lakhota-I suggest you take Virgil's suggestion. It is the most accurate thread title. Or retitle your thread 'Bachmann Supporters Threaten 16-Year-Old Girl''it fits within the title box.
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 21:35:15 GMT -5
There, I fixed it.
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Post by billisonboard on May 20, 2011 21:36:48 GMT -5
Right.  |
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 21:40:10 GMT -5
Well, bill, the title is factually accurate according to the article.
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Post by deziloooooo on May 20, 2011 21:41:49 GMT -5
LIE! BACHMANN did nothing. Thread title is FALSE. Well, krickitt, how would YOU squeeze the thread title into the available space?[/q Sorry misread title, actually the title of the thread says it was Bachmann supporters, not Bachmann that did the treatening, and that part is true. |
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Post by billisonboard on May 20, 2011 21:45:19 GMT -5
Well, bill, the title is factually accurate according to the article. And pointlessly inflammatory. |
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Post by moon/Laura on May 20, 2011 21:46:15 GMT -5
I don't see anything in the article that says bachmann herself is threatening anyone. so how could the (previous) title be factually accurate? i'm not trying to pile on.. just don't see what you're seeing, is all.
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Post by billisonboard on May 20, 2011 21:48:52 GMT -5
LIE! BACHMANN did nothing. Thread title is FALSE. Well, krickitt, how would YOU squeeze the thread title into the available space?[/q Sorry misread title, actually the title of the thread says it was Bachmann supporters, not Bachmann that did the treatening, and that part is true. dezi...., Always remember to check for modifications. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2011 21:50:37 GMT -5
Dez-- the mods made him change the title to something possibly true, according to his left wing rag. Gee-- wonder if there are anti Tea Party people on Tea Party websites?? Couldn't be!!!  Bachmann has the class to ignore this. Hopefully someone will trace and find out who threatened this girl. If we hear nothing else on left wing media we can assume it is not Tea Party people. |
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Post by Tennesseer on May 20, 2011 21:51:06 GMT -5
moon-the title has been corrected to reflect the article. A bid dramatic but technically accurate (according to the article).
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2011 21:53:30 GMT -5
Bachmann has several kids and has raised 20 something fosters. Not likely she or anyone she knows did this. She's pretty clean.. frighteningly clean to the opposition, who have so far found nothing to "get" her with except ridicule.
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 22:01:08 GMT -5
I don't see anything in the article that says bachmann herself is threatening anyone. so how could the (previous) title be factually accurate? i'm not trying to pile on.. just don't see what you're seeing, is all. I had ALREADY CHANGED the title to its current state when I said it was FACTUALLY ACCURATE!!!!! Hence, my response to bill... |
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 22:02:35 GMT -5
Thank you, Tenn, for your open-mindedness.
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 22:04:49 GMT -5
moon-the title has been corrected to reflect the article. A bid dramatic but technically accurate (according to the article). And BTW, I would think most people would more concerned with the article itself being "dramatic" - especially if true. |
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Post by moon/Laura on May 20, 2011 22:08:08 GMT -5
i didn't see when you changed it as compared to your response to bill.. sorry. i just knew it changed from when i clicked on the thread and when i posted to it..
edited because i can't seem to make any damn sense tonight.. i quit
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Post by Tennesseer on May 20, 2011 22:09:29 GMT -5
Lakhota-I am sure there is some merit to the claims in the article. There are kooks everywhere. I just wish some would stop believing the fairy tale there are only leftist kooks and none on the right.
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Post by deziloooooo on May 20, 2011 22:13:23 GMT -5
Dez-- the mods made him change the title to something possibly true, according to his left wing rag. Gee-- wonder if there are anti Tea Party people on Tea Party websites?? Couldn't be!!! Bachmann has the class to ignore this. Hopefully someone will trace and find out who threatened this girl. If we hear nothing else on left wing media we can assume it is not Tea Party people. Then my suggestion would have worked . "Bachmann supporters threaten teen" I thought I Had it right but when I went to post , did a double take , thought I saw something all of a sudden not here..sneaky devil that Lakhota.   |
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 22:16:14 GMT -5
Gee, that sounds real enticing...
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Post by billisonboard on May 20, 2011 22:38:45 GMT -5
Gee, that sounds real enticing... Yes, informative not "enticing". |
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Post by lakhota on May 20, 2011 23:00:59 GMT -5
Gee, that sounds real enticing... Yes, informative not "enticing". bill, considering the hell this girl and her family are going through (threats of violence and rape), would such a bland title really be fitting of the story? It's a sensational story and it deserves a sensational title!!!!! |
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Post by zipity on May 20, 2011 23:02:43 GMT -5
She's pretty clean.. frighteningly clean to the opposition, who have so far found nothing to "get" her with except ridicule.
No question, I'd put my money on the teen to win the constitutional debate.
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Post by ed1066 on May 20, 2011 23:02:50 GMT -5
This thread is pathetic...the Democrats are dead...
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2011 23:09:20 GMT -5
Yep.
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