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I love how this guy denied having anything to do with this, and NOW is apologetic.
Not to mention that the guy with Parkinsons turns out to be a Nuclear Engineer, not the bum I'm sure they were thinking he was...
I first saw the clip of this video on another forum I visit, and had NO idea this was right here in our backyard.
Pretty sad about the whole thing, really, but Chris Reichert's behavior and attempt to weasel out of it takes the cake.
I don't care what side of it you're on, this is pretty shameful.
here's one of the clips of the video;
http://vodpod.com/watch/3257299-a-bull-connor-moment-in-ohios-health-care-debate
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Health Care Rally guy exposed
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Coy
Discovery District
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Posted 2 years ago # -
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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former nuclear engineer. and, i thought only Liberals lived in Vic Village??
;)
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Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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ahhh, man. ya caught me. i have been resorting to petty vandalism (cough, graffiti "artists", cough) from Whitehall to convey my anger. :)
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groundrules
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rus
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kelseyg wrote >>
Too bad his reaction is to never go to a political rally again, not to start rallying in support of health care or anything. :\On that... I'd prefer my opponents on an issue learn to overcome their emotion and debate the pros and cons rather than support my position from a sense of guilt.
Maybe that's just me.
Posted 2 years ago # -
DavidF
Elysium Fields
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rus wrote >>
kelseyg wrote >>
Too bad his reaction is to never go to a political rally again, not to start rallying in support of health care or anything. :\On that... I'd prefer my opponents on an issue learn to overcome their emotion and debate the pros and cons rather than support my position from a sense of guilt.
Maybe that's just me.Nah. I think that's another thing we can agree on. Now if you wanna buy me a beer cuz you feel guilty..... I'm just sayin.
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coolbuckeye
South Clintonville
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So he is blaming the rally for his obnoxious antics?
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myliftkk
Columbus, OH
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I think he's just saying the rally gave him the ultimate forum, you might say, to debase himself in front of humanity. Therefore he will avoid them in the future, as opposed to say... learning how to not act like Fringey McFringenstien in a public political forum.
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CMH Gourmand
(King of) the (Clinton)ville
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Personal Accountability has good out of style. If the guy was a bum and did not have Parkinson's the behavior was still reprehensible.
I like how the guy had the American Flag in the background for his newspaper photo - proud American.
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myliftkk
Columbus, OH
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Perhaps we could give him a nickname, like "2-dollar Chris" and he could go tour the nation with "Joe the Plumber". ;)
@CMH - Well, it was pretty obvious the fringe right is more worried about OPA (Other People's Accountability) than their own as a general rule.
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kelseyg
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On that... I'd prefer my opponents on an issue learn to overcome their emotion and debate the pros and cons rather than support my position from a sense of guilt.
I don't care if he supports my position, I don't think he'd be a particularly strong advocate. Pretty much what myliftkk said - I'd be more impressed if he took away something like "maybe I should be a voice for moderation and non-dickishness on my side" or "maybe I should reconsider the ideology that lead to this horrible outburst on my part."
Just giving an undisclosed amount of money to Parkinsons research isn't really addressing the issue in my mind.
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Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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wow what a douchebag
apparently one of many at that event
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rus
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kelseyg wrote >>
On that... I'd prefer my opponents on an issue learn to overcome their emotion and debate the pros and cons rather than support my position from a sense of guilt.
I don't care if he supports my position, I don't think he'd be a particularly strong advocate. Pretty much what myliftkk said - I'd be more impressed if he took away something like "maybe I should be a voice for moderation and non-dickishness on my side" or "maybe I should reconsider the ideology that lead to this horrible outburst on my part."
Just giving an undisclosed amount of money to Parkinsons research isn't really addressing the issue in my mind."reconsider the ideology" would seem to imply there was an ideology to start with. I'm not sure that's the case here.
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Bear
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rus wrote >>
"reconsider the ideology" would seem to imply there was an ideology to start with. I'm not sure that's the case here.I'm afraid I don't follow.
He was an anti-health care rally -- seems like a strange place for the non-ideological to gather. (ETA, looking over the article, he did say it was his first one)
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rus
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Bear wrote >>
rus wrote >>
"reconsider the ideology" would seem to imply there was an ideology to start with. I'm not sure that's the case here.I'm afraid I don't follow.
He was an anti-health care rally -- seems like a strange place for the non-ideological to gather. (ETA, looking over the article, he did say it was his first one)From this link that hugh posted a while back:
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3459646.html
My friend did not disagree with me as to the likely counterproductive effects of such a demonstration. Instead, he argued that this simply did not matter. His answer was that even if it was counterproductive, even if it turned people against war protesters, indeed even if it made them more likely to support the continuation of the war, he would still participate in the demonstration and he would do so for one simple reason  because it was, in his words, good for his soul.
What I saw as a political act was not, for my friend, any such thing. It was not aimed at altering the minds of other people or persuading them to act differently. Its whole point was what it did for him.
Complete supposition on my part, of course, but seems like this guy was there to support his friend, maybe face off against some opposition for emotional gratification.
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