Knoxville, Tenn. police has released a statement that a letter in the car of church shooter Jim D. Adkisson reveals that he targeted the congregation due to its liberal views on civil liberties and women’s and gay rights. Adkisson killed two people at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in the middle of a children’s performance.
Chief Sterling Owen IV said Adkisson had a “stated hatred of the liberal movement.” He is now charged with first-degree murder. Among the complaints against the church was its founding of a chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
The children were performing “Annie” when Adkisson decided to kill people in the name of the true faith. According to reports, Greg McKendry, a 60-year-old usher and board member at the church, blocked the killer and was his first victim, click here.
It is simply astonishing that even a demented killer would think that God would want him to mow down Christians who are not sufficiently conservative, including children. Some reports indicate that he had problems with Christians in general, click here. It takes a lot of hate to walk into a scene of children performing in a religious sanctuary and turn it into a place of massacre. Of course, as with the Virginia Tech massacre, the story also reveals the best of humanity in those adults who confronted his man at the risk of their own lives. Had he not been restrained by church members, the death toll might have been much greater.
Ironically, the ACLU and these church members would likely be the first to defend Adkisson’s rights as he faces a potential death penalty for his alleged crimes.
For the latest on the story, click here.
Patty C:
Unless we see more, you’ve won with the “under” bet since he only went for 7 hysterical replies. I am guessing more is to come, but I am willing to concede defeat. I also think we should nominate Gyges for the Euphemism Award after our hero’s diatribe against him for something he didn’t say and in response to a question to someone other than our comical friend. “Wordy”, how’s that for avoiding the real thing? Bravo Gyges! I haven’t wanted this to be competitive, but in my sport we do know victory is at hand when we get into the head of the opponent. We’re there and it’s vast, desolate, and scary. Yikes!
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As for being too wordy?
Who asked for your opinion, jackass?
Then sorry for misinterpreting. Where and when it was interjected, made it appear otherwise however if I I misunderstood then I’m sorry I responded to you.
Bartlebee,
I was talking about Nom Deplume’s posts not yours, that’s pretty clear if you read Mespo’s post to Susan.
If you’re verbose then I could’ve been talking about you in my “inside” joke. I could also have been talking about myself or just about anyone here but Jill. I admit it’s not a very good joke, and if the dogs hadn’t needed out I probably would’ve edited it out. The occasional jab at your wordiness doesn’t put me in with Mespo and Patty. It just means I think you’re too wordy; I think that about myself.
Patty and Mespot cannot beat me in a debate. Their brains are not capable of debating me with facts and the like, so instead they’ve decided to try and “drive me out”.
Their modus operandi is obvious, as displayed in this blog.
Find me in a thread, particularly where I am having a pleasant debate or conversation with someone.
Then, insult me.
Even if that thread is about a guy who just died, and its a relatively solemn atmosphere, they go ahead and launch the insults. It doesn’t matter the topic, it only matters that I am there.
They find something to criticize me on, and let the insults fly.
I didn’t react in the Pausch thread, because it would have been inappropriate. As inappropriate as it was for Patty to start with her vile bile.
But in other threads, I tend to respond like any blogger who is the target of one or more blog bullies who have decided to try and drive off the new blogger. I respond in kind.
I probably shouldn’t, and should just ignore them like I did in the Pausch thread, but its not my way. Someone hits me I usually hit them back. And their goal clearly, is to try and bury the good discussions I am having, to try to egg a rise out of me, so as to paint me to professor Turley as troublesome, perhaps in hopes of getting me banned from the blog.
What they didn’t expect however, is that I could care less, and will respond in kind to the ignorant attacks they throw at me, albeit much more honest and openly.
You said I was “baiting you”, which I certainly was not. That was a misrepresentation of me, as I have never “baited” messpo or patty.
I post like other bloggers, on the TOPIC OF THE THREAD.
Patty wants to “chit chat” with “her friends” about the weather, her vacation, and god knows what else, and can’t handle a new blogger actually having something to say.
And you piled on, with this.
Gyges
1, July 29, 2008 at 11:49 am
Mespo,
Regarding your reply to Susan:
I was just wondering if this guy was just someone playing a joke on us. (One rather verbose name springs to mind). You’re right though he was just baiting us.
Inside jokes, accusing me of “baiting” these two scumbags? No, I don’t think you were being alltogether helpful, or innocent for that matter.
Why not just not pile on, and keep on ignoring my comments like you said you do?
I’d have no problem with that at all.
Bartlebee,
It’s pretty obvious those two don’t like you, and should probably just ignore your posts. What does that have to do with me? My post at most implied you were making a joke.
The very first night I came in this blog, patty, and mespot, both attacked me out of the blue. Patty instantly began demanding I leave, and stop commenting.
Mespot, little 2 bit wimp that he is, chimed in, and both have followed me since.
In fact, Patty had the nerve, to come into the thread on the day Randy Pausch died, and seeing Professor Turely thanking me for a comment and praising my comment, just couldn’t stand it, and just had to insult me in the thread where a man just died.
jonathanturley
1, July 25, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Bartlebee:
I believe your posting is far superior to the original blog entry, thanks.
JT
Then Patty responds with this ignorant, condescending insulting comment, in a thread where a mans just died.
Patty C
1, July 25, 2008 at 11:07 pm
jonathanturley 1, July 25, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Bartlebee:
I believe your posting is far superior to the original blog entry, thanks.
JT
Surprised the hell outta me. I hope to see more
I ignored her ignorant, juvenile attack merely because the nature of the thread. But it goes to show that Patty, and Messpot, are not the two erudite bloggers they pretend to be.
Bartlebee might say what he feels a little more honestly then they do, but they are the ones launching these attacks, as we see from this thread, from the Randy Pausch thread, and from every thread they find Bartlebee in.
So I think the real answer here, is obvious.
These two assclowns, saw themselves as the “blog bosses”.
All one has to do is look at the threads prior to when I came in to see that they easily dominated the post count, and saw themselves as the two “stars” of the blog.
Now in comes Bartlebee, and gets a nice comment from JT, makes a few friends, a few good points, and their egos cannot handle it.
Their egos need bolstering, so they attack me.
The proof of that is here, in this thread. Just scroll up. They follow me whereever I go and attack me completely without provocation, WHEREEVER I am in here. Even in threads where a mans just died.
Clearly messpot and Patty are obsessed with me, thats evident by their stalking me, and always starting verbal attacks whenever they see me.
And for all their self indulgent lies, the posts prove otherwise.
Oh sure, Bartlebee posts more, because Bartlebee can type faster, and apparently think faster, than these two rubes.
But its not Bartlebee following them, or starting trouble with them.
Its them, following Bartlebee, to threads even where someones just died, and insulting him.
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In the real world we call that stalking.
Bartlebee,
What on earth are you talking about? I personally think you post a little much, but I do the reasonable thing and don’t read most of your posts. I also skip most of Mespo’s and Patty C’s posts in response to you, because I get enough of watching territory being marked when I walk my dog.
I am not baiting anyone gyges.
And thanks for joining the circle jerk pile on, and like the other two assh0les, forgetting that it was THEY who once more came in, interrupted a conversation I was having with not one but THREE other bloggers, and started by assh0le number 2’s account, “insulting” me.
I also like the barrage of epithets for the slightest insult
The fact is, Susan, Rafflaw, Jill and myself were having a fine discussion, when that ignorant patty came in and started insulting and attacking and criticizing.
Then the assh0le, calling himself messpot chimed in, as he has in NUMEROUS threads now, where the two of them seem to mysteriously appear together to tag team insult me, then criticize me when I insult them back.
So tell you what gyges.
How about you, and your two ignorant assh0le friends, who think you own this blog, all go f#%k yourselves?
You don’t like me c0cksucker?
Then don’t open your fat mouth to me again, or about me.
Mespo,
Regarding your reply to Susan:
I was just wondering if this guy was just someone playing a joke on us. (One rather verbose name springs to mind). You’re right though he was just baiting us.
Patty C:
I guess every village needs an idiot-even a crude one. I am to the point that I anxiously await his juvenile reply. Will it be the “I know you are but what am I”? Or the popular, ‘you’re dumb and you’re friends are dumber”? I also like the barrage of epithets for the slightest insult. He is sort of amusing in bumbling, belligerent Bozo the Clown sort of way. I suggest we ignore his rambling musings, chuckle at his pitched battles over nothing, and just bask in the knowledge that we will never be, as russ succinctly put it, “as dumb as Bartlebee.”
BTW the over/under on his screeching replies to this comment is 10, even though no one was directly talking to him. I’ll take the over–we know he’s predictable and just can’t resist. Batten down your hatches a hot wind is readying to blow!
Patty C
1, July 29, 2008 at 4:33 am
You have interrupted our rhythm
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Try switching hands.
Well Patty, since your desire to compell me to post how you want me to, does not supercede my right to post how I chose to, I guess it just sucks to be you.
I don’t want to see your handle ‘BARTLBEE’ lined up six times
on JT’s page when I look at it – everyday!
You are not that interesting!
I like to see alternating posts by my fellow ‘turlees’.
You have interrupted our rhythm.
You have made yourself unwelcome.
You are impolite.
You are obnoxious, frankly.
You just don’t ‘get it’… duh!???
Hellooooooooo?
Susan, Rafflaw and Jill.
Sorry for the digression there. These two for some reason have been following me from thread to thread, since the first night I came in here.
In fact, after one of my very first comments, Patty C ordered me told me I was unwelcome here and to leave the blog. Then messpo began echoing her. Now they’re like the echo chorale.
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I take it they drive off a lot of new bloggers to Professor Turley’s blog, which would account for the low post count per thread, other than mespos and patty’s, which pretty much dominate everything, or did until I came here, lol.
I’ll try to put the ignore button on their comments from now on. I’ve tried to ignore them but sometimes they pitch me such really slow softballs that I just can’t help myself.
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Patty C
1, July 29, 2008 at 2:58 am
You may not realize it, but you have very rudely interrupted our blog and it’s NOT appreciated
Last time I checked it was Jonathan Turley’s blog, not yours, and since he welcomed me here I would say it is you who have rudely interrupted me, everytime you see me.
Both you and mespo, never far apart, and always blindside unprovoked attacks, like this one.
I was having a nice conversation with a couple other bloggers when you came in and made your idiotic demands to limit my posts to one per hour.
You act like you have some authority here. If so, then state it now and I will be happy to leave. But since Professor Turley has welcomed me here, and since I don’t see any rules declaring I only make one comment per hour, a rule you certainly do not follow yourself, and since I don’t see your name at the top of the blog, then I suggest you leave me alone, and stop attacking me in an unprovoked manner.
I said nothing to you, nor your butt buddy mespot, and your attacks were unwarranted, unwelcome and completely out of line.
GOT IT?
Patty C
1, July 29, 2008 at 2:58 am
KNOCK IT OFF
Request DENIED.
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But feel free to kiss my ass.
Batty Patty said;
There is no nice way to say it. The best way to do it is maybe
‘after hours’
What’s that?
“after hours”?
Is that supposed to be like a threat or something?