"FEEL THE RAINBOW NEWT!!!" - Gay rights protester dumps glitter on Newt Gingrich
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bokmeow
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I remember reading about this… too awesome.
The People have gotten over their fear barrier now, realizing that they can be both agitational and non-violent.
We can demand accountability from all politicians and notables in the public eye with more creative demonstrations like these.
The People have gotten over their fear barrier now, realizing that they can be both agitational and non-violent.
We can demand accountability from all politicians and notables in the public eye with more creative demonstrations like these.
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he's never gonna get rid of that glitter.
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LOL, I was thinking the same thing. Five years from now, he's going to be finding pieces of glitter in the pocket of that jacket.
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Yeah, I agree...
I once went to a Crisis concert...
And at the end, the lead singer dumped glitter all over the crowd. I found that stuff all over the place for at least a week.
I once went to a Crisis concert...
And at the end, the lead singer dumped glitter all over the crowd. I found that stuff all over the place for at least a week.
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Newt is shaping up to be the conservative howard dean
Zenimus
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If Newt would've gotten up and punched that guy, he'd have my respect. I have absolutely no love for childish and potentially dangerous stunts like these, no matter who it's happening to.
If someone threw a pie at Obama and he quickly jumped up and kicked them in the gut, I'd say kudos to the president.
If someone threw a pie at Obama and he quickly jumped up and kicked them in the gut, I'd say kudos to the president.
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Potentially dangerous?? lol
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You never know... He probably had AIDS.
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I remember watching that on the news when it happened (I believe this was also after he left office) --that video's title is misleading because they guy never intended to hurt Reagan, he just smashed the award (which was a good distance away) and wanted to start speaking on the mic. He was stupid, but he wasn't trying to hurt Reagan.
I prefer this glitter thing to the pie throwing.
bokmeow
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I know… I don't like to generalize caricatures, but Zenimus brought this onto himself, single-handedly setting back people's perception of conservatives.
Of course.
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NeoTheranthrope
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Proportionate response? "OMG! Newt could've caught THE GAY from the glitter!"
Zenimus
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What in the world are you guys talking about? This has nothing to do with a person's political alignment. If someone blasted Jimmy Carter with a canister of cheese whiz I'd say the same thing. Any time someone approaches someone else and proceeds to reach into their bag for something to attack them with, it's a potentially dangerous situation.
Beyond that, it's a pitifully childish way to get your point across. "Hur hur, I throwed crap on that guy! That'll show 'im!"
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Sometimes you come off as the most anti-American member on the site.
A guy protests against political dubiousness and your reaction is to call him a douche. You're about as useful as the faggot who calls people whiners when they complain about shit that needs to be changed.
Jedah Doma
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Yea, but that dude will still be gay.
So I think it's kind of a tie.
So I think it's kind of a tie.
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I hope he finds glitter in his clothes ten years from now.
Personally I would have used the larger cut glitter. It's more colorful.
Personally I would have used the larger cut glitter. It's more colorful.
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I'll take being called Anti-American as a compliment.
There is nothing wrong with protest. I'm all for it.
But throwing glitter in someone's face?
Grow the fuck up. Seriously. Come up with something actually humorous to get your point across. Not just some crude slapstick comedy with a bullshit tagline.
Dude was probably hoping Newt would punch him so he could sue him.
Either way fuck Newt and fuck the Glitter dude. Maybe they'll fuck each other. I don't care.
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Simple vocal protest has no effect on Newt. It has no effect on a lot of people. The glitter won't have an effect on him either. But it will have an effect on the people who push him forward. They're obviously talking about this too. Think they would talk about it if it was just some dude holding a sign up? No. But they're talking now, and they're talking about his message that anti-gay sentiment is dividing the nation and not fixing any of the problems. As such, he has succeeded. However many people here seem to be too daft to get that point, and only see things at face value.
Its the only way his campaign could get worse.