Comments on: Bump Off https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/ Culture, Politics, Academia and Other Shiny Objects Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 By: Isaac https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4435 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:27:38 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4435 I bet you that night he thought about what he should have done to you. Good on you for calling him out. They’re cowards- all of them. Afraid of a sticker? Pathetic.

If you ever find yourself in the same situation, just slow down. Go REAL slow. Let the guy really lose it. Or flip it up, and chase him.

In the fall of 2001, my girlfriend had someone paint “PEACE” on the back window of our car. Wow! That really pissed off this one guy and he started yelling on the freeway. I shot him a pissed off look and took off after him. That guy hit the accelerator and began weaving through traffic to escape. I got bored and didn’t want a ticket, so I gave up on the chase and headed to the beach.

Another time (2004)- I talked trash to 3 Bush praising right-wingers in a bar while watching CNN talk about Bush and Bernard Kerik. They stared down at their drinks and shut up.

No wonder they’ll toss a $20 to a black man to give him head, rather than get their corpulent bodies scraped.

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By: More bitter lies and attacks of modern conservatives « The Long Goodbye https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4431 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:15:42 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4431 […] have seen these flair ups before, but at least in the eyes of more reasonable conservatives like Cole and moderate Democratic […]

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By: Brad https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4430 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:01:39 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4430 I don’t think this guy was out of line; I respond the same way every time I see one of those “my child is an honor student” stickers.

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By: From Pine View Farm » Near Death Experience https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4427 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:24:04 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4427 […] that was nothing like this, what happened a few miles up the road from […]

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By: dasher https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4426 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:40:33 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4426 Mr. or Ms. Andersen: From your poorly spelled and grammatically, uh, “challenged” post, I presume your political persuasion is not exactly “in sync” with most of the posters here.

Are your comments vis-a-vis the need for enhanced protection for a Democratic president intended to be a threat? Because similar comments directed at Mr. Bush have been viewed as threatening by the Secret Service, and been vigorously investigated.

Perhaps you should learn some moderation. Take up yoga. Or meditation.

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By: Chris Andersen https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:52:31 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4424 The budged for the Secret Service better be doubled (if not tripled) should any Dem (especially Hillary) wins the Presidency. The country is teeming with potential Oswalds and Gacys.

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By: troutgrrrl https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4422 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:51:53 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4422 My partner had a similar affront while in the drive-through line at a fast food restaurant. She noticed that the large Chrysler/Cadillac type sedan behind her pulled very very close to the rear bumper of her Toyota RAV. She started paying attention to the car because it was making her nervous. The driver, a woman or 50-60 was gesturing emphatically and pointing at the RAV while talking energetically with her passenger, a man of apparently similar age. Part way through the process of driving around to the pickup window and waiting in line, the sedan began bumping my partner’s RAV in the rear end. My partner pulled as close to the car in front of her as she could without causing a domino effect, but the bumping continued. My partner finally got out of her car to walk around back and look for any damage. The older couple got out of their car as well and started telling her to ‘fuck off bitch’ and ‘go on back to Iran’ etc. This was all about her peace and anti-war bumper stickers. My partner noticed that the couple’s sedan had veteran stickers on the windows.

The right has done a good job of confusing war-protesting with soldier- and veteran-opposition. They take it very personally. I wish they’d take a few other things personally.

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By: MEHooper https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4420 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:29:15 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4420 Let’s hope the fool regained control before he kills somebody. But he does know where you live, and his processes are obviously flawed. I’m with K8; this guy is dangerous and a ticking bomb.

Don’t dismiss this as yesterday’s problem. If he’s looking for a target, everybody is vulnerable.

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By: Daniel Rosenblatt https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:04:47 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4415 I’ve been meaning to order myself a Darwin fish decal –this both reminds me and give me second thoughts!

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By: Doug https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2007/10/08/bump-off/comment-page-1/#comment-4412 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:55:26 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=439#comment-4412 Fifty-five, sixty, purple with rage and given to apoplectic screaming at strangers? There’s a heart attack or a burst blood vessel in this guy’s future.

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