Comments on: “Out of control” deputy under investigation in San Diego

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:31:34 +0000

#44 & #45
Reminds me of Ripley’s great line, “did IQ’s just drop sharply while I was away?”

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:56 +0000

The entire article was written in a very sarcastic manner.

It’s obvious republicans do not have a sense of humor.

By: Joe Canadian

Joe Canadian — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:22:16 +0000

You guys are hilarious, they mention in the event it was possibly politically motivated.
He mentions it in an OBVIOUS tongue-and-cheek manor and you guys try to exploit that joke to further your own political insecurities.

I was going to say pathetic, but I realized your just as offended by jokes so I figured I’d laugh.

By: bj

bj — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:09:45 +0000

Ariel – bj (and I won’t say it, I won’t),

You should have. I enjoy very “low” humor…

By: bj

bj — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:06:55 +0000

Carlos, don’t get me wrong. I was offering an explanation of what I read – your post & comments.

To me it would have funny if you would have said “most likely a RhINO” (republican in name only).

By: Pinandpuller

Pinandpuller — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:35:39 +0000

I guess when we were kids some people played cops and photographers and others democrats and republicans…

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:18:41 +0000

Hey, I’m in the AARP and I resemble that remark. Cuz I’m not one of the baby boomers who thought I’d always be under 30. Being raised by grandparents and great-grandparents (long story no one would tell me) dissuaded me from that notion early on.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:17:55 +0000

bj (and I won’t say it, I won’t),

There were Irish who thought Jonathan Swift was serious with his modest proposal. A writer has to understand that sometimes not everyone understands him. A failure of both or one?

Although with Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”, I really can’t understand how any Irishman couldn’t understand that Swift was really skewering the English big time. Ahh, “seasoned with a little pepper and salt”. The mouth waters…

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:05 +0000

You know what else is funny. When I was writing this, I was expecting people to get pissed off at the part where I refer to these people as “Golden Girls and Guys”.

I was figuring that somebody in their late 50s would take offense to the fact that I am referring to that age group as senior citizens.

But so far, the AARP hasn’t raised a peep.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:57:12 +0000

BJ,

That is why I said “most likely”.

You, of all people, should know that I just don’t report exactly what is said in the articles.

I make my own interpretations.

But I also make it clear to distinguish them, which is why I said “most likely”.

If the article would have confirmed he was a republican, then I would left out “most likely”.

Now if anybody takes that as an inflammatory insult, then they are taking their politics way too seriously.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:55:56 +0000

Carlos,

Sometimes tongue-in-cheek fails, only the writer recognizes it.

I have a really, really dark sarcastic sense of humor, often self-depreciating, that I express in flat tones because I see the ironic, sardonic humor in my words and the world. Others wonder if I’m off my meds.

I’ll try to remember your last words, because politics and those whose identity is politics, or believe all is politics, should be teased. But then again that’s dangerous, won’t they just ask for a law to stop you from offending them?

My reaction to your words was a build up from other posts of yours. But still I don’t think you’re homophobic. :>)

By: bj

bj — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:52:22 +0000

Carlos, it may be funny to some and serious to others.
It would not have mattered if you had said democrat, asian, black, white, brown or jew. The statement was made in such a manor to make it inflammatory. No where did it state this persons political affiliation (substitute race, religion or skin color). You did.
That is why I think has raised peoples hackles.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:43:48 +0000

It is pretty funny, Scott.

If you think about it, it’s all over a four-word phrase I used in the 12th paragraph of this story.

But a neighbor, most likely a republican, started shouting obscenities towards Busby from behind a wall.