tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7757207057099655796..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: All Dressed Up For The BrawlMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39062635366117026872018-08-14T14:30:48.866-07:002018-08-14T14:30:48.866-07:00The dudes with the combo US-Confederate flags seem...The dudes with the combo US-Confederate flags seemed to be confused about history. They seem to have missed the part about secession. Or maybe it's an unfamiliar concept to them. Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302884689188196191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61387023217544130262018-08-13T09:19:22.445-07:002018-08-13T09:19:22.445-07:00Me too!Me too!troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26313026219002835402018-08-09T22:34:09.641-07:002018-08-09T22:34:09.641-07:00I am given to understand that Portland is now spec...I am given to understand that Portland is now specifically a target for the far right, due to our being thought of as a Hotbed of Liberals. This reputation comes to us from shows like Portlandia and there's something to it, in that I can usually disparage Trump in front of complete strangers with impunity, but on the other hand, we've got ourselves a thoroughly racist history here and a Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24296371429243254352018-08-09T13:21:27.848-07:002018-08-09T13:21:27.848-07:00The Religious Freedom division of the justice depa...The Religious Freedom division of the justice department is modeled after "The Handmaid's Tale." Tell Dave we knew about the rally even here in far away North Carolina.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73858020009313344112018-08-09T10:19:21.066-07:002018-08-09T10:19:21.066-07:00I haven't heard of the Religious Freedom initi...I haven't heard of the Religious Freedom initiative. I do not have high hopes.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60959454503884291892018-08-09T04:20:34.192-07:002018-08-09T04:20:34.192-07:00“Could it be they think free speech means nobody i...“Could it be they think free speech means nobody is allowed to object to it?” That seems to be the crux of it. And the new Religious Freedom iniative the administration has created? Bet that means, “This is a Christian country and you’re free to become one or leave.” We’ve gone from saving the West from the fascists in one generation to perpetrating in the next. I despair of the gene pool.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68363926091245472862018-08-08T22:35:51.155-07:002018-08-08T22:35:51.155-07:00Yup, think so, but it's not my photo. And, two...Yup, think so, but it's not my photo. And, two, right?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87570334107539061292018-08-08T22:33:58.521-07:002018-08-08T22:33:58.521-07:00Interestingly, the fearless leader Joey Gibson was...Interestingly, the fearless leader Joey Gibson was there on a campaign rally. Running for Senate in...Washington. I heard he got a whole 2.3% of the vote. They like coming here because it's supposedly a hotbed of liberalism. But we have a very racist heritage here in Oregon.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58355633080984792812018-08-08T22:32:31.022-07:002018-08-08T22:32:31.022-07:00Oh, and yes ma'am to the second!Oh, and yes ma'am to the second!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56498367789878205312018-08-08T22:32:17.017-07:002018-08-08T22:32:17.017-07:00Yeah, some hurts. Evidently caused by the police.Yeah, some hurts. Evidently caused by the police.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1381971551729588622018-08-08T22:31:50.529-07:002018-08-08T22:31:50.529-07:00Ain't it just so? Even online can do it. Weird...Ain't it just so? Even online can do it. Weird.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21055486452159729552018-08-08T22:31:09.170-07:002018-08-08T22:31:09.170-07:00Definitely dig the Michael Jackson touch on the sh...Definitely dig the Michael Jackson touch on the shoulderpads, though.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14339195618190828982018-08-08T17:36:01.876-07:002018-08-08T17:36:01.876-07:00That last picture is damn frightening. Since there...That last picture is damn frightening. Since there are women in that one, is this the Antifa crew? Dayum, they're all loony as hell.<br /><br />As disturbing as that last picture is, the one that caused the little hairs on the back of my neck to prickle as they rose is the one with the short males, one of whom is wearing a Little League helmet. Who have we become?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2918366044146466902018-08-08T17:19:14.162-07:002018-08-08T17:19:14.162-07:00I hear you. That's why I try not to engage eit...I hear you. That's why I try not to engage either in real life or online; my blood pressure can't take the white hot rage!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43640003164289175422018-08-08T13:48:34.140-07:002018-08-08T13:48:34.140-07:00Nothing says Patriot better than a Yahoo wearing t...Nothing says Patriot better than a Yahoo wearing the flag as clothes.<br />Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45993504535128287542018-08-08T13:21:41.078-07:002018-08-08T13:21:41.078-07:00Too bad that ilk of crumbums came to your lovely t...Too bad that ilk of crumbums came to your lovely town. Cindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035120465106011607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16172187222110155432018-08-08T13:20:16.370-07:002018-08-08T13:20:16.370-07:00So it was a peaceful gathering with no actual hurt...So it was a peaceful gathering with no actual hurting apart from a few feelings? <br />Well alright then. I'll be on my way. I'm headed to the ice cream shop, wanna come along?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84839543590205914502018-08-08T12:13:14.174-07:002018-08-08T12:13:14.174-07:00I'm not much of a fighter. I do it here. Not t...I'm not much of a fighter. I do it here. Not that they're reading. It is a little frightening to me to discover how fast I can get my blood up when I listen to these guys. Kinda makes me realize what it would've been like to be a man, all testosteroney and all.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50080745200223211062018-08-08T12:11:48.311-07:002018-08-08T12:11:48.311-07:00I truly didn't know exactly where I was. I ass...I truly didn't know exactly where I was. I assumed all the players would be in the same arena and I was just trying to figure out which crazy belonged where. Now I hope we didn't inadvertently augment the crowd count for the assholes!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53240529153265662392018-08-08T12:10:50.450-07:002018-08-08T12:10:50.450-07:00Well you have Dave to thank for that. Of course, i...Well you have Dave to thank for that. Of course, if we'd been on the other side of the street, that's where we would've gotten hurt. The police got a little out of hand in that direction.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15421645542382915502018-08-08T12:10:04.594-07:002018-08-08T12:10:04.594-07:00...but I wouldn't WANT to pick a fight with an......but I wouldn't WANT to pick a fight with anyone else...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24568432044441951452018-08-08T12:09:46.883-07:002018-08-08T12:09:46.883-07:00Honestly, I don't know how we've avoided m...Honestly, I don't know how we've avoided mass rioting yet. I do know that the ultimate powers in this country actually want that to happen.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39530511691317009702018-08-08T12:09:02.147-07:002018-08-08T12:09:02.147-07:00I agree with both of you.I agree with both of you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79367534512675878862018-08-08T12:08:23.655-07:002018-08-08T12:08:23.655-07:00I hear that. Somehow I'm drawn to these things...I hear that. Somehow I'm drawn to these things. And in case you think I actually asked all these questions, no. I did laugh and make fart noises. I was busy admiring a young woman standing nearby who was engaging with the fellow in the top photo whilst recording him with her phone. She was staying very, very calm. I have, unfortunately, found that if I even begin, I soon escalate to hot red Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27952648727408526942018-08-08T11:49:09.965-07:002018-08-08T11:49:09.965-07:00Let me add my caution to that of the rest of your ...Let me add my caution to that of the rest of your readers. There's no reasoning with some people, and the patriots group appears to be made up exclusively of those people. And there's no point in risking your life or any part of it to them either. What's that saying? . . . discretion is the better part of valour . . . Live to fight another day, in some other way! jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com