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TehMac

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In a shocking development from San Francisco, longtime liberal talk show host Bernie Ward has apparently been indicted on charges related to child pornography, according to several sources in Baghdad-By-The-Bay.

Well...he did believe in the First Amendment a little too frivolously I suppose.
 

Narmer

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Real justice will be unforgiving in prison. He better invest in a chastity belt for his ass and anti-knife clothes for his skin.
 

fskimospy

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Originally posted by: TehMac
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In a shocking development from San Francisco, longtime liberal talk show host Bernie Ward has apparently been indicted on charges related to child pornography, according to several sources in Baghdad-By-The-Bay.

Well...he did believe in the First Amendment a little too frivolously I suppose.

I don't think frivolous means what you think it means. And what's up with the Baghdad by the Bay thing? Not only is San Francisco an amazing city, but Muslim nations are usually very socially conservative, not liberal... so that doesn't make much sense. That, and I think the quote meant it in a pejorative sense, but Baghdad is now the seat of our 'allies' in Iraq?

That whole name calling thing just didn't seem very well thought out.

That all being said, is anyone surprised this guy ended up being a pedophile? I mean look at his picture, that thing screams sex offender.
 

Narmer

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Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: TehMac
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In a shocking development from San Francisco, longtime liberal talk show host Bernie Ward has apparently been indicted on charges related to child pornography, according to several sources in Baghdad-By-The-Bay.

Well...he did believe in the First Amendment a little too frivolously I suppose.

I don't think frivolous means what you think it means. And what's up with the Baghdad by the Bay thing? Not only is San Francisco an amazing city, but Muslim nations are usually very socially conservative, not liberal... so that doesn't make much sense. That, and I think the quote meant it in a pejorative sense, but Baghdad is now the seat of our 'allies' in Iraq?

That whole name calling thing just didn't seem very well thought out.

That all being said, is anyone surprised this guy ended up being a pedophile? I mean look at his picture, that thing screams sex offender.

Yeah, you can spot them a mile away. If thin-slicing is good for predicting who will get a divorce, I wonder what it can do for catching criminals?

 

fskimospy

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Originally posted by: Narmer
Originally posted by: eskimospy

I don't think frivolous means what you think it means. And what's up with the Baghdad by the Bay thing? Not only is San Francisco an amazing city, but Muslim nations are usually very socially conservative, not liberal... so that doesn't make much sense. That, and I think the quote meant it in a pejorative sense, but Baghdad is now the seat of our 'allies' in Iraq?

That whole name calling thing just didn't seem very well thought out.

<That all being said, is anyone surprised this guy ended up being a pedophile? I mean look at his picture, that thing screams sex offender.

Yeah, you can spot them a mile away. If thin-slicing is good for predicting who will get a divorce, I wonder what it can do for catching criminals?

Hrmm, I can't tell but you know I was joking right? His picture does look pretty molester-y though you must admit.
 

Narmer

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Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: Narmer
Originally posted by: eskimospy

I don't think frivolous means what you think it means. And what's up with the Baghdad by the Bay thing? Not only is San Francisco an amazing city, but Muslim nations are usually very socially conservative, not liberal... so that doesn't make much sense. That, and I think the quote meant it in a pejorative sense, but Baghdad is now the seat of our 'allies' in Iraq?

That whole name calling thing just didn't seem very well thought out.

<<That all being said, is anyone surprised this guy ended up being a pedophile? I mean look at his picture, that thing screams sex offender.

Yeah, you can spot them a mile away. If thin-slicing is good for predicting who will get a divorce, I wonder what it can do for catching criminals?

Hrmm, I can't tell but you know I was joking right? His picture does look pretty molester-y though you must admit.

There's always some truth in a joke, or else it wouldn't be funny. I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to be the first to say it:).
 

Moonbeam

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I think the chances this guy is a pedophile are slim to none. Everything about this guy that I can see radiates 'fine human being'. I can't think this can be anything other than a witch hunt by some very vicious and vindictive people. Ward is a powerful and cogent critic of the right who simply demolishes the idiots on the right who call in to his show. And he rips up the Democrats too, especially Nancy Pelosi.
 

TehMac

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Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I think the chances this guy is a pedophile are slim to none. Everything about this guy that I can see radiates 'fine human being'. I can't think this can be anything other than a witch hunt by some very vicious and vindictive people. Ward is a powerful and cogent critic of the right who simply demolishes the idiots on the right who call in to his show. And he rips up the Democrats too, especially Nancy Pelosi.

lol. He's a nutjob.
 

Moonbeam

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I think the chances this guy is a pedophile are slim to none. Everything about this guy that I can see radiates 'fine human being'. I can't think this can be anything other than a witch hunt by some very vicious and vindictive people. Ward is a powerful and cogent critic of the right who simply demolishes the idiots on the right who call in to his show. And he rips up the Democrats too, especially Nancy Pelosi.

lol. He's a nutjob.

Every brilliant visionary and Illuminati is a nut job to the average, mundane, completely undistinguished person like you.
 

fskimospy

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Originally posted by: eskimospyI don't think frivolous means what you think it means.

3. (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity


Hrmm...

Yeah, but that's not how you used it. Your useage modified the nature of his belief, not his person. In addition, nothing in your link or your commentary implied that he treated the first amendment in a trifling or inappropriately humorous way. Do you have some examples?

Really I can't even imagine what his stance on the first amendment would have to do with this regardless. The only way it would even apply to this case would be in the creation of child pornography, it's dissemination, or I guess if things were really crazy the right to association of child porn groups or the right to petition the government for redress because of the oppresion of such a group? Did he do any of these things? I've never listened to him, but none of those strike me as things a radio host with aspirations of national syndication would do.
 

1prophet

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For all those who have predisposed ideas of what a pedophile would look like, would you have thought this to be a picture of a pedophile?

Debra Lafave
 

daveymark

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Originally posted by: 1prophet
For all those who have predisposed ideas of what a pedophile would look like, would you have thought this to be a picture of a pedophile?

Debra Lafave


a pedophile is defined as sexually attracted/interested in pre-pubescent youths

nice try though.
 

1prophet

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: 1prophet
For all those who have predisposed ideas of what a pedophile would look like, would you have thought this to be a picture of a pedophile?

Debra Lafave


a pedophile is defined as sexually attracted/interested in pre-pubescent youths

nice try though.

Society though lumps sex offenders who are convicted of sex crimes against children in the same category even though the legal definition may be 13 and under.


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The term pedophile is also used colloquially to denote an adult who is sexually attracted to adolescents or youths below the local age of consent,[2] as well as those accused or convicted of child sexual abuse or child pornography related offences.
 

umbrella39

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Originally posted by: 1prophet
For all those who have predisposed ideas of what a pedophile would look like, would you have thought this to be a picture of a pedophile?

Debra Lafave

My teacher's never looked like that ffs. Penguins.
 

JEDIYoda

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Originally posted by: umbrella39
Originally posted by: 1prophet
For all those who have predisposed ideas of what a pedophile would look like, would you have thought this to be a picture of a pedophile?

Debra Lafave

My teacher's never looked like that ffs. Penguins.

never knew ya went to school...hmm
 

Craig234

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I've listened to Bernie Ward for many years. He is a passionate liberal.

I think there's virtually no chance he did anything wrong morally on this (if the law is too broad and captures innocent activity, that's another issue we'll see about).

He has long been advocate for morality, and an extremely strong critic of the Bush administration - but not the most vicious, his colleage Ray Taliaferro would make righties' heads explode, and I suggest they listen to a sample of him (they are open to different opinions, right?) Ray makes Harvey sound like a Bush voter.:)

Here is a link to the archives - Ray's show is 1-5 AM weekdays.

As for the political angle - I don't put is past this administration. We know they have politicized the justice department, with multiple times more investigations of democrats than republicans, getting rid of attorneys who prosecute guilty republicans or don't prosecute innocent democrats. Other prominent liberal spokespeople threatened with charges in the last couple years include Michael Moore and Greg Palast.

At least it's not Putin - did I hear hundreds of critical journalists have been killed?