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Megyn Kelly’s Pepper Spray Remarks Prompt Online Campaign For Her to Eat It

Posted: November 23, 2011

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Back in August, it seemed Fox News talking head Megyn Kelly had developed some critical thinking skills when she stepped up and defended the “entitlement” practice of maternity leave, conceding that America falls far short of other first world nations when it comes to such basic workplace rights.

Thankfully for Fox fans, the host has since come to her conservative senses, appearing on Bill O’Reilly’s The O’Reilly Factor to discuss the controversial incident last weekend when more than a dozen UC Davis students were pepper sprayed during an Occupy protest. The widely distributed YouTube clip was shared across the globe, sparking outcry, condemnation and a subsequent meme placing the pepper spray-happy Lt. John Pike in all sorts of situations pepper spraying the hell out of people.

While the military grade weapon was certainly used inappropriately- a one second blast is the recommendation, not an upclose dousing- the incident has still created a bit of debate. And not surprisingly, Fox- a network that has been actively trying to discredit the Occupy Wall Street protests since day one- is downplaying the pepper spray brouhaha. Kelly told O’Reilly that pepper spray- which has been known to precipitate severe reactions including death- is essentially “a food product,” brushing off concerns about its use at non-violent protests.

An online petition implores Kelly to prove her statements by eating or drinking the substance- the petition states:

Ms. Kelly, on November 21, you told Bill O’Reilly that pepper spray (as used by Lt. John Pike to assault the UC Davis protestors) is “a food product, essentially.” That was, of course, ridiculous.

While you allowed that the spray was “abrasive and intrusive”, you wondered if it had been diluted (reportedly, it hadn’t).

To back up your claim that pepper spray is a food product, please consume as much of it as was sprayed on each protestor’s face, in one sitting, on camera at Fox News. You may mix the spray with one serving of food or drink, as I am not a sadist. Then, please relate the effects to your audience.

Kelly has yet to comment on the petition.

Comments


251 Archived Responses to “ Megyn Kelly’s Pepper Spray Remarks Prompt Online Campaign For Her to Eat It ”

  1. to Kim LaCapria, I dare you to challenge Megyn Kelly to a live smackdown on Foxnews. She will kick your ass and then pepper spray you from head to toe…. you bigmouth biatch…

  2. They were asked to move, they did not.The pepper spraying was justified and perfectly legal.Civil disobedience has it's price.Move when asked and no spray.Let's stop rewarding bad behaviour.

  3. You need a face full of spray, Steve.

  4. Mike Clark
    Nov 23, 2011

    Two words…………stupid bitch…….I'm turning off Fox…….

  5. Occupy all you want until the police LAWFULLY tell you to move. You resist, I lose all sympathy. I brought up my children to respect the law. I agree with most of what the Occupy movement is about. But it needs to be done LAWFULLY! Otherwise you lose good people who would back you and your cause. It used to be fire hoses, now it's pepper spray, either way, the cops are doing what they must when people refuse to listen.

  6. Mitch Smith I've had worse Mitch. I guess I am just a law and order type guy.Good fishin

  7. Only if he doesn't move and then is warned 3 times and told exactly what is going to happen.

  8. Chris Voxakis
    Nov 23, 2011

    " Fox- a network that has been actively trying to discredit the Occupy Wall Street protests since day one…"

    Hasn't the Left tried to discredit every Tea Party protest since day one?

  9. When we allow citizens to ignor our police we are headed in the wrong direction.

  10. P R Kreuzer Sr
    Nov 23, 2011

    thought the spraying was a bit too much as there were no threats of danger, just people sitting and protesting quietly, without agression or any signs of danger to anyone. When will our country back our rights?

  11. Pretty much. I could care less about what BSDNC has to say.

  12. Daniel Fite
    Nov 23, 2011

    Americans should not have to demand their constitutional rights, much less be pepper sprayed for exercising them. But the police are only the instrument of their mayors and governors – who should be recalled!

  13. The protesters have no idea of what they are doing. If they want to protest anything, go protest at the White House. THEY are the ones that have set the table for the economy to be ruined, not a university that is doing nothing more than what they are paid to do-educate those who attend there.

  14. A group of people decide your front lawn is a great spot to protest.They are asked to leave and don't.Should they stay forever? What about your rights.

  15. Your front lawn is private property, you have the right to protect it, UC Davis is a public school.

  16. The police were well within their legal rights to use the spray! They were asked to move and they refused, and so the use of the pepper spray was perfectly justified. Once again the author of this so-called article reveals his or her left-wing bias! Typical.

  17. James Johnson But there are laws and guidlines that must be followed.e.g public parks may say no one allowed after 7 pm .Does that not apply if your a spoiled brat ,and just want to go by your rules

  18. Paul Johnson How much less? Uh huh, thought so.

  19. Steve Irwin Never question the law when you are a "law and order" type….people like you would have been comfortable in the 1930s Germany.

  20. Not the white house, you need to look at congress. They make and place the bills into laws that caused the financial crisis.

  21. Paul Johnson Clearly you've researched the entire thing, or you wouldn't be able to blanket the entire group as described in your post. Apparently YOU know what they are and are not doing…..please wake up and see history for reference to your outlandish statements.

  22. "You resist, I lose all sympathy. I brought up my children to respect the law." Hmmm, well I guess you have no sympathy for the Founding Fathers, Gandhi, Mandela, and the Arab Spring participants, to name but a few…..

  23. Remember, every right you have has a corresponding responsibility

  24. I have used pepper spray and also have been sprayed with it. I have also seen people use it on food. No one has EVER died from pepper spray. They died due to some kind of medical problem or the way they were placed into a patrol car. NOT from the pepper spray! I wish people would get their facts together before they spout off. Oh but that wouldn't make good news or make the OWS people look good.

  25. They were told by police to move, they disobeyed the police and suffered the consequences by choice. The only crime here is another choice by many reports to not state that they were warned and the unjustified outcry.

  26. For the record, I'd like to see this ditz ingest some pepper spray. It's only a food product, after all.

  27. James Johnson You are right public. That means that anyone who wants to walk there should not be impeded.

  28. the 'occupy' movement does not need fox network or anyone else to discredit them. they have done it all by themselves. these people need to learn what gratitude truly is. none of them will be celebrating thanksgiving in.
    their heart. they should be grateful that they live in a country that tolerates such disrespectful actions. for them to claim they represent the '99 percent' of people is like saying the sun rotates around the earth.

  29. Bob Klein I try watching BSDNC and I can't do it. Their commentators are so full of crap that I have to turn it off a few seconds later. I am an independent voter. I have not aligned myself with either party. I watch FNN more than anyone else because they do a much better job of reporting the day's events, as opposed to that other network that attacks anyone who doesn't agree with them and that is all they do. I wonder how much of a tingle Matthews is getting in his leg these days. Olbermann should have stuck with sports, because he sucked dramatically as a political commentator. Maddow whines constantly. Ed Shultz is the worst host I have ever seen on tv. Magic Johnson's talk show thinks that Ed Shultz is horrible. The other ones are people I have never heard of. I will also say this-when Contessa Brewer was a reporter on WTMJ in Milwaukee, she wasn't held in high regard. She is a complete idiot. Does this mean I am uninformed, or do I just not care? Let me know either way.

  30. well we'll find out how legal it was.

  31. Steve Irwin "YOUR"…..kewl……

  32. Wow…someone on a live tv show made a mistake. Mark it down on the calendar.

  33. Paul Johnson It means you are absolutely boring and you rely on other's opinions too much. I'm not surprised.

  34. Paul Johnson Just tell me how much less you care, that's all I asked.

  35. I guess you could say I'm "pro-law enforcement", but folks, that barrage was too much. Seriously, did the officer go overboard? I'd have to say so. You only use the measure of force necessary to accomplish a task or deny a threat.

  36. that's funny how when the tea party was doing the same thing but was carrying guns and holding up racist signs and using intimidation and being much louder that was okay. but these occupyer's are peaceful and they get treated lyke dirt!

  37. This artical is just leftist trash. Personally I am sick and tired of this crap from the left. The time is coming that they will push this country into a full blown revolution. I doubt they will be satisfied until that happens.

  38. OWS = Opportunistic Weenie Socialist.

  39. James Johnson

    Tell us about it National Enquirer boy!…………………. LOL

    Its a losing argument Dude. They will remain until Newt becomes President and then he will have them removed. Kinda like Connie Chung.

  40. Bob Klein Ok Biob give us the research.If you don't have any then just make it up.

  41. Daniel you don't have rights to do whatever you like.When your told your in violation of a law and asked to disperse you must comply or suffer the consequences

  42. Who's going to use pepper spray on people who are all jacked up on tea and packing heat? The whole concept that the tea party protests were so much more lawful and peaceful because nobody got pepper sprayed is ridiculous. Nobody is going to pepper spray someone with a gun. Especially a lower form of intelligence with a gun.

  43. Tolerance is employing pepper spray?

  44. Those comments could appear to be designed to incite…..interesting.

  45. Robin McQuay But it is the President that sets the climate.

  46. Joel what is the lesser ?pepper spray or drag them to a waiting vehicle ,possibly broken bones.You miss the whole point .It was not the police who initiated the confrontation but the protestors. Could it be the new strategy is .Confront, DISOBEY ,COLLECT

  47. the police are well within their rights to beat people whose politics you oppose, you great fascist. The concept "police brutality" is meaningless to someone with your inhumane instincts.Your sadistic attitude was probably caused by your family upbringing.

  48. Steve Irwin I'm not the one making claims that I know what the whole thing is about and if it is succeeding or failing. I'd say, just for fun, REAGAN dismantling the Sherman Act might have been the beginning of our economy going to $hit.

  49. Mitch Smith Let me guess, your parents never taught you to respect authority growing up Mitch, and that is the reason you act like a horses ass.

  50. Steve Irwin You can't shoot someone for trespassing in a park- Lt. Pike's actions were well beyond the accepted use of pepper spray.

  51. Bob Klein. Maybe you should re-read it, there is nothing incitful about it, it's an opinion

  52. the protesters had the cops contained in a circle and were holding them captive until the released all there friends they had arrested. they ere warned and got what they deserved.

  53. Comprehension fail: They represent the 99% who do not control more than half the wealth in this country, it has nothing to do with feelings. Unless you're richer than 99 percent of Americans, you are the 99%. Math has a known liberal bias.

  54. I'm pro even enforcement of the law- no one is above it, including cops.

  55. Bob Klein I do not carry a gun, but I am a conservative that supports the tea party movement. I believe in personal responsibility. These Occupiers need to work at whatever job they can get and work their way up the way I have done. Instead of expecting to start at the top or have everything handed to them. I am not racist, and do not condone unlawful behavior on anyone's part. The Tea Party rally's did not become squatters on public property, they did not intimidate children on their way to school, and they did not disobey law enforcement officials. there is no comparison. Calling conservatives lower forms of intelligence with a gun, shows that you lack an open mind to see both sides of the issue and this is why this country is so divided.

  56. Daniel Fite
    Nov 23, 2011

    Steve Irwin Law and order type of guy? So were the Germans in 1936 when looting of Jewish shops, beating and even killing them was legalized.

  57. Robert Hunter Chaos is allowed to rule as long as it is aligned with your political beliefs? Had the Tea Party been asked to move and instead staged a sit in or in a camp in, would you be as opposed to the use of a non-leathal method of pepper spray to promote their cooperation?

  58. Dale Hedges I have an opinion about you…..haha, have a nice day. I know your job was one of the most difficult and I do respect the difficult position of law enforcement. Doesn't make them right all the time, however. You just appear to be another shill for a party. In essence, you're just playing partisan politics with your original post. That's the problem, everyone is either on the right or the left. No more citizens of this country, we're all affiliated with some cause, party or image. Good luck.

  59. Jeff Murray
    Nov 23, 2011

    before telling others to do something you know you wouldn't do kim, do it your self first if not keep your hateful comments to your self.

  60. James Johnson even a public school has rules and guidelines that must be followed to protect the property and the students that attend.

  61. Kim LaCapria Kim were the cops in violation or the protesters?

  62. I attended tea party rallies including one in D.C. to oppose "oboma care"….i have never seen a gun or a racist sign at any of those rallies….Robert you need to wake up and do some research and quit listening to the race baiters….i.e…Rev Al Sharpton….the occupiers have been violent, damanged property…etc…not one arrest was ever made on any tea party member….look it up

  63. Steve Irwin It seems the protesters were violating a minor civil-type law, citable, while the cop engaged in assault. You tell me.

  64. Toby Allan Henderson Well if Toby didn't see it, it must not exist.

  65. Kim LaCapria Kim according to police guidlines it was acceptable,even if you don't like it

  66. Steve Irwin Of course, but if you litter a cop can't shoot you in the face.

  67. "And not surprisingly, Fox- a network that has been actively trying to discredit the Occupy Wall Street" – don't "blame Fox News for "discrediting" the Occupy movement – they do an adequate job of discrediting themselves.

  68. Kim LaCapria Kim 99% is a mythical number. they probably represent 27% . Just look ay the posts 99% i don't think so.

  69. Kim LaCapria Kim it was pepper spray. Recruits are sprayed point blank in the face.It is not lethal. It is a mild form of crowd control .Have all of these protestors died ?omg

  70. Steve Irwin As I said, the number represents the 99% of people who make less than a certain amount of money each year. Nothing to do with how you feel about it.

  71. Post a video of you putting pepper spray on your food dude. Go for it.

  72. It's amazing the hard on conservatives have for cops.

  73. How about arresting them first. If them become violent, then pepper spray them.

  74. Jennifer Myers
    Nov 23, 2011

    The real criminals are at WallStreet and in Congress. Why aren't any of you really focusing on the REAL issue instead of these diversion tactics? Gte a clue folks and also hang on tight, this is going to get outta hand soon if they are ignored.

  75. Gram Wire I did not say I ate food with pepper spray on it but some of the people I have worked with have. Maybe you should learn to read first then post. The can in the video is the same one that was used on ME while going through the NJ Corrections Academy COTA and while it burned like hell I'm still here to write about it. Every Cop and Corrections officer has to be sprayed with it to use it. Go back to your High School and contact me when you grow up and move out of your parent's house.

  76. Buddy Friend they tried to remove them and they locked arms and resisted so they got sprayed

  77. Irene Mayer
    Nov 23, 2011

    Oh boy, Robert is a CNN watcher…you can tell from the stench of misinformation.

  78. In Atlanta we have to use 450K of taxpayers money to clean up the park where these so called peaceful demonstraters hung out. They may have been peaceful but they are pigs…..filthy. The urinated and crapped all over the park instead of acting like real humans. I have not hear of any tea party members doing this.

  79. How did this turn into a forum about OWS and the Pee Party? It's about a stupid Faux News reporter opening her stupid mouth and inserting her ass.

  80. Sorry boys and girls, but Steve Irwin is right. I have no problem with people protesting. But the underlying truth when one commits acts of civil disobedience is that they will be arrested if they disrupt the rest of society. These people were blocking the streets and endangered both themselves and others.I am sure they were repeatedly asked "pretty please" to move and refused. The police could have piked them upI suppose, but that most certainly would have led to violence- probably what these "peaceful" protesters wanted to appear on the nightly news…don't want to get sprayed? Then MOVE next time..

  81. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 23, 2011

    Steve would you feel the same way if those protesters were tea baggers?

  82. Irene Mayer
    Nov 23, 2011

    Were there rapes, murders and drug use happening at a Tea Party rally? Did they obstruct the area business'? Did they cost the areas they protested in MILLIONS and MILLIONS of tax payer dollars? Were there arrests that will cost the states MILLIONS to prosecute and carry out? The answer is NO, no matter HOW MUCH CNN AND MSNBC TRY TO SPIN IT!

  83. Robert Hunter so you must also be ok with looting like when the cops who smacked that drug dealing piece of trash Rodney King around were found innocent.

  84. Exactly where in the constitution does it say you have the right to refuse to leave private property?

  85. Robert Hunter so you are saying the cops should have just left them alone ?

  86. so anyone can just sit anywhere and block anything is that what you are saying ??

  87. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 23, 2011

    No Chris, The teapublicans pretty much discredited themselves when they elected republicans like David Vitter a man who showed up in a diaper at the D.C Madame's house Or Fla Gov Rick Scott, he got caught stealing Millions from Medicare and his Co. fined over 1 Billion dollars…99% of the tea baggers are republicans and sore loser McCain/Palin voters, they did'nt even change or spell check their signs from the 2008 Palin rally's ;)

  88. The left media hasn't shown the OWS behavior breakdown over the last 3 weeks due to their bias – fights, rapes, immense drug use, and a case of property damage on an attack on a building in D.C. that would have blown up on the networks if it had been the tea party. The tea party gathers, gives their message and goes home because they have jobs and homes to take care of. How can thousands in OWS just stay in a park or civic center for unlimited amounts of time without responsibilities? There are many good people in OWS and they have a perfect right to have their voice heard, but overall, which group has greater experience in life, more maturity and responsibility, and is better informed? I think that expresses itself in the message as well.

  89. The left media hasn't shown the OWS behavior breakdown over the last 3 weeks due to their bias – fights, rapes, immense drug use, and a case of property damage on an attack on a building in D.C. that would have blown up on the networks if it had been the tea party. The tea party gathers, gives their message and goes home because they have jobs and homes to take care of. How can thousands in OWS just stay in a park or civic center for unlimited amounts of time without responsibilities? There are many good people in OWS and they have a perfect right to have their voice heard, but overall, which group has greater experience in life, more maturity and responsibility, and is better informed? I think that expresses itself in the message as well.

  90. I'm pretty sure they did obstruct at least one business in AZ. And stomped on someone's head. And solicited a prostitute…..and who knows what else…..
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/daveserchuk/2011/10/20/the-tea-party-never-got-pepper-sprayed/

  91. Frank Slaby
    Nov 23, 2011

    Tea Party NEVER did anything like the OWS morons.

  92. Chris Voxakis
    Nov 23, 2011

    A typical liberal. I ask a legitimate question, and you deny that the left ever does wrong, and call the Tea Party an offensive name. Bravo for carrying the lefty torch.

  93. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 23, 2011

    Tonya Brooks Dunn, There was no law enforcement at Tea bagger rally's, and spare us all the rightwing nut hypocrisy about "personel responsibility" until the republicans actually force the crooks on Wall Street that crashed the economy to take responsibilty…so far they have handed the people at the top on Wall Street a hand out, made excuses for them and gave them more tax breaks.

  94. Tonya Brooks Dunn You're not a racist…..you said so yourself, so it must be true! Perfect.

  95. All this whining. The left is desperately trying to find something to get non-leftists to take up arms against the powers that be. And because its not happening, they are left screaming about this incident. Sorry, people are having their heads caved in on Cairo and Damascus streets. Who cares about a bunch of spoiled brat protesters in CA who get pepper sprayed because they refuse to move and are upset they paid too much for their tuition?

  96. Tonya Brooks Dunn And it isn't conservatives who I claim to have a lower level of intelligence, it's actual lower forms of intelligence, and they are scary when packing heat! Comprende, amiga?

  97. Robert Link , anybody who puts pepper spray on his food is comepletly nuts,, goes to show the type of people you worked with, the way he sprayed those people was completly out of bounds, I have also been pepper sprayed, in the US ARMY, in a SAFE manner, he should be charged with assault, but that wont happen, because he is a cop, and probably a tea bagger like you.

  98. tool !

  99. Stacy Phillips Tea Party members would be smart enough to move before they got sprayed, stacy

  100. Robert Heyman yea in their walmart scooters.

  101. Steve you are full of crap. That does not give you any right to hurt anyone especially spraying pepper spray in your face.

  102. Stacy Phillips but instead of sitting in some park whinning about it, I am working, going to school, raising my children, paying my bills, and being a responsible tax paying citizen. so I will continue with my rightwing nut hypocrisy about personal responsibility. As soon as everyone is paying their fair share then go ahead and complain about those at the top not paying enough! But quit whinning about what they have if you are not willing to get off your butt and earn it for yourself!!!!!

  103. So what we have here is a failure to recognize the right to peacefully demonstrate. If "law enforcement" get any more aggressive, then I guess we would be no different than other countries that brutally assault and kill their own. Think Kent State. I think police brutality is real, and was obviously shown at UC. This officer not only doused the people, but went back an did it again. Completely out of line. That is the force that this country should not stand for. This year I give thanks for the invention of cameras and video cameras to really show what happens when police get out of control. Its not a secret anymore bad cops!

  104. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 23, 2011

    Robert Heyman….Smarter??? Puh-lease, Millions saw their mis-spelled signs and who will ever forget their chants for the government to stay out of their Medicare ;) LMAO!

  105. Bob Klein Love those personal attacks. Keep them coming. Shows how angry a calm statement of truth can make you.

  106. You think you " worked your way up" how ridiculous you were part of the lucky sperm club and were born in the USA. hahahhaa you worked your way up. Did you use public roads? did you use public communications? did you use energy? did you vote? did you go to school and then college? did you do anything on you own that did not use public resources in some way?????? Please!!!!

  107. I'm old enough to imagine these same comments of Law and Order rules to justify water cannons and dogs against the Civil Rights Movement if we had the internet back then. Rosa Parks, Gandhi, who else would you have Pepper sprayed for disturbing the peace? What the Hell, even Jesus when he threw the money changers out of the Temple, I guess you would all justify Pepper spraying them. How many of you that worship the rule of law would have cheered as that rabble rouser was nailed to the cross by the Romans as a lesson to the masses what happens when you Break the Pax Roman (Roman Peace). But I guess of all you would have recognized him as your Messiah and rallied around him. Maybe that's what he was thinking when he said, Many of you will say that I called your name, but Verily I do not know you. The miscreants that you dismiss who protest against the Money Changers of today would have looked no different than He and his followers did almost 2000 years ago to your ideological forebearers. So just in case he has come back, be a little kinder to those whose shoes you haven't walked in yet. Or take a big black marker to your Bible and cross out all the references to Jesus and the early Christian's Civil Disobedience.

  108. Igor Davila
    Nov 23, 2011

    like the Tea Party hasn't been"actively discredited" by the other networks.

  109. doing so should definitely not warrant being pepper sprayed though.

  110. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 23, 2011

    Paul Johnson…if you watch FOX you are a Conservative, That is why you hate MSNBC..you are one of those Independent closet republicans and fooling no one ;)

  111. they must follow themStacy Phillips Stacy these protestors have a right and forum to protest.But they don't make the laws;but they must follow the laws

  112. Tonya Brooks Dunn Haha, you wouldn't know a personal attack if you saw one. Where is mine? Because I benignly said lower forms of intelligence packing heat is scary, all in the context of a tea party post? Interesting. You also uttered the three most volatile words to any right wing nut…."their fair share". I guess it's OK for you to use it in this context, but is any protesters say the same thing, it's like, a crime, man. By the looks of some of the posts here, I'd say many of the righties aren't working today. Personally I have a job that I work from home and spend about 12-15 hours a day doing. And I make really good money. But I am an American and I think we're all in it together. Deregulation probably isn't the answer.

  113. Yeah Tonya, you're "whiNNing" alright.

  114. Frank Slaby
    Nov 23, 2011

    Stacy Phillips: Wall Street gave more to B. Hussein's 2008 campaign than they did to McCain. Ever hear of John Corizine? Soon to be in Federal prison I hope…

  115. Frank Slaby You really like to punctuate your point with that *non* clever use of the POTUS' middle name. Nice work, showing your allegiance to your country and president. Awesome.

  116. The cops have no business telling peaceful protestors on a college campus to move. The cops are the disruptive presence, not the protestors.

  117. Incidents like the UC Davis Pepper Spraying always start off with the public condemning the police. More often than not, after all the information comes out it is revealed the police were justified. There was an El Dorado High School incident a few years back that was very similar. The public was ready to lynch the Sac Sheriff's Department. Slowly, more information began to creep out about the so called victims and the incident itself that vindicated the officers. My recommendation is to treat everything you hear and see online about this incident with a heavy dose of skepticism. Don't jump on the anti-cop bandwagon. You might just end up "eating it" yourself in time.

  118. Shane Blackburn
    Nov 23, 2011

    No one has died from pepper spray. You can use pepper spray on food. The misinformed are stupid, especially when it's on a media scale.

  119. James Beebe
    Nov 23, 2011

    Robert, where the hell did you get THOSE facts? pull 'em outta your arse? They sure aren't true

  120. Would be great if people finally wised up. This was NOT normal pepper spray. It was a much less potent form of it. Actual pepper spray comes out in jets and is clear. It is incapacitating and if you watch the video the reactions from the students are nothing like true pepper spray in it's law enforcement concentrated form.

  121. Stephani Cole
    Nov 23, 2011

    HOW THE HECK DID THIS LIBERAL THING GET ON MY FACEBOOK!

  122. these protestors crossed the line by blocking off streets, disrupting businesses, the cops, people getting to work, children going to and fro from school…. in other countries these people would have been beat up, arrested, disappeared, even just out right killed. yes the cop was out of line lowering himself to their level.

  123. Tonya, you know what they say: if the shoe fits, wear it. Actually,there are several comparisons, but the most obvious is that TEA and OWS are just both convinced the government isn't doing things correctly. Difference is, the OWS wants the government to enforce the laws it already has, and to both tryAND punish the individuals responsible for the various crimes committed against this country by 'wall street'. The TEA wants to remove governmental regulations put in place to keep the workplace and products safe, so the US work environment and products and eventually. the paychecks of the American worker, more closely resemble those of China – I'm sure the TEA feels glad to know there are folks like you, who are against your own best interests, supporting them – in fact, they're counting on it.

  124. Yes, we must not ignore the great minds that permeate a police force.

  125. Brad Stillion the UC Davis campus is not private property.

  126. Oh, so the tea part was refusing to leave places and disobeying law enforcement? Hello, every friggin tea party event was done LEGALLY. They got permits, they obeyed the rules. They are smart and make change through voting in our democratic process, not crapping on doorsteps and forming human chains, lmao!!!

  127. James Cranford You mean those other countries which you care nothing about because they are "Socialist"? Or???? Now it seems you wish America was like other countries…..which is it, are we isolationists or are we citizens of the world? You right wingers confuse me.

  128. Brad Stillion , The constitution does say freedom of speech, and that freedom was violated, why dont you have another sip of that kool aid, better yet, why dont you drink a gallon of it,

  129. Frank Slaby
    Nov 23, 2011

    Bob Klein: I took an an oath to "…defend the Constituion against all enemies, forign and domestic…" So, where do YOU and B. Hussein fit? By the way; did you ever serve in the military? Didn't think so…

  130. Pepper spray has long been used as a pain compliance tool on resisting law breakers. The students did, in fact, break the law by refusing to move. Many years ago the cops would use billy clubs. A shorter while ago they twisted wrists and arms, which often led to severe injuries. Pepper spray does not cause permanent injury, and its use is proper and lawful. Believe it or not! Pepper spray IS derived from a food product, so Ms. Kelley was correct. Of course, lame brain liberals who merely want to smear Fox News took it all wrong, and started this painfully stupid reaction. Go figure.

  131. It kills me reading all this left/right nonsense. When are you people going to turn off you FOX news or MSNBC and snap out of it? "Oh! I raised my children to respect the LAW!" Well, there are alredy hundreds if not thousands of Illegal, unjust, immoral, or plain unconstitutional laws written every day it seems. When you finally run afoul of one, are you going to just lie down because some guy tells you to? Bottom line is those people were hurting nobody. I don't agree with everything they say, but I also don't agree with anytime someone protests out of sheer frustration peacefully that they get batoned and pepper sprayed. Or tasered. Or forced through a microwave oven at the airport. You people…ALL OF YOU…have lost your freedom, and in same cases your soul. Quit bickering amongst one another while those above rape your rights, your money, and your future away from you. It doesn't make one damn bit of difference if its a Democrat or Republican in office. How many election cycles do we have to go through before you figure this out? There is no "winning side". Pretty soon you wont even be allowed to post comments like this online without fear of arrest for whatever new law they dream up. Then what? Are you going to say "Well…YOU SHOULDA LISTENED AND NOT SAID STUFF ON DA INTERWEB WHEN DEY TOLD YOO NOT TO!" Grow up. Ask yourself when you leave this plane of existence if you will be proud of the stances you took. I'm not Conservative or liberal, christian or muslim, left or right…I don't conform to anything. What I DO believe in is basic human inalienable rights. Don't violate me and I wont vioate you. ALL OF YOU posting either in support of the protester, or support of the cop…ALL OF YOU are getting violated by people running this country into the GROUND, people with (R) and (D) behind thier names. Wake up. TURN OFF the damn TV and form an opinion of your own. Put yourself in the place of others. The OWS protesters might be misguided, misinformed, or whatever, but at least I have to give them props for doing at least TAKING SOME SORT of stand.

    And to the ignorant cop who said "No one ever died of pepper spray"…do your damn homework. Part of my job in the navy was Chemical/Biological/Nuclear defense. Mace/CN/CS are irritant agents…THEY never killed anyone. Pepper spray is an INFLAMMATORY AGENT which CAN swell your throat/ nasal passages closed, especially if they have a cold. I suppose you think tasing old ladys is good fun too?

    Start being human again people. We're all in this together, but the reason all these divisions are formed (Left/right white/black democrat/republican coke/pepsi) is to keep people separated and fighting amongst one another.

    I don't have a solution. The closest I have seen is the new doc "Thrive", I suggest everyone here watches. Stop pointing fingers and casting rocks. You are THIS CLOSE to living in Nazi Germany.

  132. Fox needs some broads with brains males with balls & brains alsao.
    seems only qualification needed there is T & A for broads, and pretty hairdo for their males.
    give them all some military strength pepper spray 12" from their faces.
    some people might even pay to see that.

  133. Steve, you and Megan need some where the sun don't shine. You
    FoxNews moron. The "FAT" idiot and his fellow A-holes were told not to use excessive force essentially. Megan I know you will use some of the spray on your turkey after all it is a food product. Go ahead and invite some of your FoxNews follers over too. People like Bob, Paul, Robert, Tonya, Toby, Michael, and that big lug from LA Dave Koffer. You can play spin the "spray can". ONE THING I WILL SAY ABOUT YOU MEGAN, YOU ARE "HOT". I WOULD DO YOU IN A SECOND. I will not use the Food Product when I go down on tu.

  134. Frank Slaby No dude, I'm a peace loving hippie who thinks we spend WAY too much on defense. You know, that cushy GOVERNMENT job you've had? And yes, I do appreciate YOUR service and if there weren't guys like you (and women), we might need to bring back the draft. Thanks for that. But ever since the idiotic Gulf War, this country has made military personnel totally untouchable. I'm sorry, but as much as I realize this country needs defense, teachers are WAY more important to the future of this country and look how we treat them. I have never seen a goofy ribbon-sticker that says support our teachers. And teachers don't need some lame incentive like college tuition to sign up, they are true volunteers. But I do thank you for your service. I sure don't recall this level of vitriol directed towards Bush. Everyone made endless fun of his stupidity, but at the end of the day he was still the president and there is a line somewhere. Apparently that line doesn't apply to the holier than thou military.

  135. Alisha Fletcher
    Nov 23, 2011

    yep

  136. Frank Slaby
    Nov 23, 2011

    Bob Klein: "…cushy GOVERNMENT job…?" I wish it was "cushy." Space limits detailed descriptions of 6 – 9 month deployments away from my family and going into "harms way" more than once. Yes, I volunteered and proudly served 28 years and don't regret any of it. By the way; I have seen several bumper stickers supporting teachers, "If your child can read, thank a teacher. If he reads and speaks English, thank a veteran." And sir, I do appreciate you kind word of thanks. God bless you.

  137. where is this petition? I want to add my name!

  138. Sorry Stepanii, I was just a Conservative trying to have fun.Conservatives just want to have fun.

  139. Guillermo Calvillo Uh, thanks….I guess…..but I think you and I share a similar view on this subject. Maybe your lust for Megyn has your brain clouded?

  140. pics or it didn't happen!

  141. Frank Slaby But you guys who hate the government think any job they provide is cushy, I'm just staying in form here…..

  142. Darryl Sever kinda sounds like he already has, lol

  143. I like how nobody just thought to walk around the kids protesting. Seems like a simple solution to me. Why was it deemed necessary to move them again? I still don't understand. Am I allowed to pepper spray/OC fifteen year old girls because they are blocking my sidewalk with their foolish arm in arm conversations while I am trying to walk to work? because if that is the precedent this is setting, then I am totally for it.

  144. Kim LaCapria awesome, thanks!

  145. Frank Slaby ..Sad you are a retired officer of the law and you have a deep hatred for the President of the U.S. I never liked Bush yet respected him as our President and leader yet you using the Name Hussein in a mean and racist way is sad. Thank god there are many great officers that do not possess that mentality.

  146. Shelli McPherson
    Nov 23, 2011

    I think the reason Megyn Kelly referred to oleoresin capsicum ( "pepper spray") as a "food product" is because oleoresin capsicum ("pepper spray") is, well, a "food product." It is extract of cayenne pepper, which is commonly used in, well, food. This distinguishes it from CS gas and other similar irritants in that they are chemical compunds, while oleoresin capsicum ("pepper spray") is, well, a food product.
    It will not cause a person to stop breathing. Deaths from oleoresin capsicum are due to positional asphyxiation or pre-existing conditions.
    I have been doused in it and had to run obstacle courses and engage multiple opponents in training.
    On police "use of force" continuums it precedes physical force because it is safer than physical mean of control.
    That means it comes after verbal commands. Like ooooh, I'm just spitballing here – "Disperse."
    It wasn't pleasant. It isn't pleasant. Noone ever said it was.
    Megyn Kelly didn't say it was either.
    There are stupid people.
    There are uninformed people.
    It isn't every day I see journalists so stupid and uninformed that I understand instantly why the right to vote was not included in the Constitution.
    Wait a minute. Yes, it is everyday I see that.

  147. Frank Slaby
    Nov 23, 2011

    Rafael Barrera: How am "…mean and racist…? Not a "retired officer of the law;" U.S. Navy. B. Hussein has never done anything to earn any respect from me. Sorry.

  148. Frank Slaby
    Nov 23, 2011

    Bob Klein: I don't hate the government, just don't trust the a**holes who run it…

  149. Well for one thing this movement is way bigger than the tea party and remember if you got a lot of money and want to pay for something to look bad you can pay people to show up at these ralley's and act stupid and point the finger and say see look! duh

  150. oh and because a government official or politician didnt start the movement its also wrong huh that just goes to show how much you cant wait to follow a so called leader instead of following your beliefs!

  151. Frank Slaby so did timmothy mcvay but he changed his mind and blew up some americans!

  152. This would only be better if the einstein that came up with the petition, joined her and drink some to be sure she was right.

  153. Frank Slaby …just measuring your words. anyone that reads your words would never think that would come from an officer of the law. Navy especially. The disrespect is something I cannot accept. Like you I do not trust congress especially those that the tea party helped elect. that is why they have a 9 % approval.

  154. every time somebody tries to stand up and do something for the people and try to fight for they rights they get attacked and assasinated like kennedy, martin luther king look at the pattern somebody very rich don't want fairness and eqaulity!

  155. Brad Stillion You big bald headed hick, what does one have to do with the other The protestors were not as you say "looting" to deserved being sprayed. Rodney King goy his butt handed to him simply because he was BLACK.

  156. No no Robert I didn't say you have done it already i'm saying if you think it's safe to eat by all means show us in a posted video. Who said I still live at home with my parents? I agree someone who graduates a public school is probably not the highest of education but I don't need to go back buddy I learned all I can from that situation.

  157. Mitchell Garcia I don't care if you believe me or not. I don't like Hot food and OCS is freekin HOT. I walked the walk and got the T- shirt for it. I know we can wait and see how many of the OWS die from OCS. Think about this, these people got sprayed in the face. That means it got into their mouth. Hey, guess what? They're still alive.

  158. Steve Irwin Steve, I wasn't pointing out that their are not certain rights for institutions in terms of governing their property, just that your private property rule carries a very different set of governing rights, rules and regulations. I won't argue the validity of the police to act since I wasn't there and because since the 1970s more laws have been enacted to take away the right to protest. At least it didn't turn into another Kent State. And vice versa on your comment, every responsibility has a corresponding right attached to it.

  159. Actually Shane that is not true, there have been deaths. Although it's EXTREMELY rare. Some people (a very small percentage though) are allergic to capsaicin. But again it's a VERY SMALL amount and I'm sure even handcuffing someone can kill them if they have a bone disease that leads to an infection and other rare incidents can occur but do a quick search and you'll find some deaths caused by active ingredients.

  160. I will say that the concentration of capsaicinoid content of extracts found plays a vital role in the reaction…different sprays have different concentrations. In any case I wouldn't say people are "misinformed" as US Statistics show deaths caused by the spray.

  161. Gram Wire Actually people have died from capsaicinoid found in various levels in pepper spray (yes that's a pre-existing medical condition but it's still the spray that killed them). 60 cases since 1990 have been confirmed by the U.S. Government. With that being said, there is always someone who is allergic to SOMETHING that COULD hurt them. I mean heck, someone with brittle bones disease who is resisting arrest (stupid example but it serves this point) could be tackled by an officer and die, that doesn't mean the officer was in the wrong.

  162. So u political now,lol.

  163. sounds like the words of Rush Limbaugh.

  164. Robert Link If you don't like spicy food then you're a tool.

  165. Bob Klein Reaganomics IS the source of all our economic woes. We could have had a healthcare system by now, but instead we have a MASSIVE mothballed fleet and Airforce. We could have a real public school system still, but instead, well, see above. Thanks Reagan!

  166. Guillermo Calvillo correction: Rodney King got beat down for resisting arrest. He was beaten until he was hospitalized because he was black.

  167. Tinea Lyons i do whut i can you know! lol

  168. It looks like the adults have spanked the children and now they are throwing a little tantrum.Great analogy.

  169. Irene Mayer
    Nov 24, 2011

    Rafael Barrera Democraps hold 2/3rds majority…you mean your unhappy with your own party.

  170. Susan Link
    Nov 24, 2011

    Daryl Sever…which would you rather have the cop do when the protestors did not listen to him and disburse…use pepper spray to incapacitate them so the officers could safely remove them from the area…or use tear gas…which is MUCH more hazardous and then have everyone running chaotically and possibly have even more serious injuries….or even to the extreme like in other countries and just SHOOT the protestors! The pepper spray, although extremely painful, is the lesser of these evils…These protestors WERE NOT disbursing when asked to do so AND were blocking the way causing another HAZARD.

  171. Irene Mayer yea right if that was so the jobs bill would have passed.

  172. The pepper spray was so terrible, they had to wait a few hours to go on msnbc to do interviews.

  173. They were enforcing the law and the protesters willfully disobeyed and should have gotten more.

  174. Someone should serve Megyn Kelly a food product essentially.

  175. John T. Gilio Jr what law was being enforced?

  176. spray the woman and let her find out what she is talking about. She is a real dumb shit with that remark.

  177. Susan Link My solution would be to say "look at the idiots on the sidewalk, now let's go get some lunch. Police said they felt "boxed in" with "no escape" but you can witness the pepper spraying officer walk over top of one huddled person with no effort and then he sprays everyone..that hardly seems to me like they were "boxed in."

  178. At the begining I thought that they were going to acctually do some good. Now they are nothing but a bunch of "lay-a-bout" that want something for nothing. They look like a joke cause they have no leadership. NO clear and concise plan. They are lost. What they should do is all join the military and get jobs, and then they would know what it mean to pay taxes and have your money taken for things you didn't approve of congress spending it on. Yet, they will wine there are no jobs ect.. Go to any recruiter station and take your pick. You'll be working within the month doing something for all American. So, Occupiers, get out of your tents, off your lazy asses, and go see your local recruiters and go to work. Put your Patriot asses, where you think your, trash talking mouths want us to go. Support all, before you think of just yourselves for once. See what it means to give to America, before you gripe at what it is. Or are you to scared to Man or Woman up, Boot Up, and show what your made of. Instead of just wanna be hippie wannabies, at least they had a perpose and done something. You are a joke. You want work, join up, raise your hand, give an oath, and do your bit to make our nation great again. If not, go home, which is probley your parents basement, and shut up and quit squatting on public property that Real Men and Women gave to you.

  179. You said it. Somewhere some time someone told kids that they are not responsible for the actions they do. Girls can go naked on Youtube, young boys can do jackass style things and destroy public property, and "Oh it's not my fault, I was __________, so I'm not to blame." BS. Kick these kids in the ass, spank them and send there wannabe hippy little asses to a work farm or like the good ole' days, jail, or the Military. Lets see how patriotic these little shits are, when the shit gets real. Why dont' the idiots Occupy the border and do us some good. So they can stop the flood of murders and waves of illegals coming in. Megan is a top notch Attorney. So Unless you would know half the law that lady has in her little finger I wouldn't open your mouth on things that you just disagree with. She researches her statement, Do you?

  180. you can also watch the officer tell the students that they are about to be sprayed and he says fine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4406KJQMc and later she is smiling while telling a report how awful it is to be sprayed http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Oc2UhfJ1uug but we are such a police state that the protesters were hauled off to be cited and released, oh the humanity… seriously it does suck, but you get over it faster a lot faster than if you have to be dragged apart, which is why it is used.
    University I am at has had to crack down on people chaining their bikes to non bike racks because it blocks the paths and is violation of disabled access laws. Those clowns have been blocking a major path for days and that was why the police were called in to clear them. If the wanted to have a protest in a civilized manner along the path no problem, but they are to self-important and wanted to infringe on the rights of others. If you can act like a grown up you get treated that way and when you act like a spoiled child you get treated that way.

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  182. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 24, 2011

    Tonya Brooks Dunn…Your personel attack on me proved how angry my calm statement of truth made you…and what a hypocrite you are. Some people cannot work, that is and always has been a simple fact…because they are too old, injured in a car accident, mentally ill…Or just plain cannot find a job, I am proud I live in a country that has saftey nets for people less fortunate then me and does not throw them in the street like garbage.

  183. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 24, 2011

    Paul Johnson…Why should the OWS protesters go to the White House??? President Obama did not crash the economy in 2008. They should go to Washington and protest the do nothing teapublican congress until they get off their lazy butts and pass a Jobs Bill.

  184. Susan Link , you are missing the point, they were exersicing their right to protest, have their voices heard, but you tea baggers dont want to hear it as usual, why dont you put some of that pepper sapray in youre food???? This used to be a free country, not any more, look what is going on in Egypt, no difference than here.

  185. Brad Stillion ,When you have the right to be there when you are a student in that college…..

  186. Mitchell Garcia , LOL, that was a good one, need to educate these uneducated morons like Brad Stillion.

  187. TEA and OWS are just both convinced the government isn't doing things correctly. Difference is, the OWS wants the government to enforce the laws it already has, and to both tryAND punish the individuals responsible for the various crimes committed against this country by 'wall street'. The TEA wants to remove governmental regulations put in place to keep the workplace and products safe, so the US work environment and products and eventually. the paychecks of the American worker, more closely resemble those of China – I'm sure the TEA feels glad to know there are folks like you, who are against your own best interests, supporting them – in fact, they're counting on it.

  188. Kathie Wilson, I have no idea where you get your misinformation, but you really should read both sides before you comment. Tea does not want to remove gov. regulations on product safety. They do however want to deregulate getting businesses up and running so that they can make it easier to start business in order to get people back to work. We need to get people off the Government payroll. At the rate the Government is going, our country cannot sustain the spending. I for one cannot afford to pay anymore taxes. China is what the TEA Party is trying to avoid. We all want the government to stop telling us what to do in our personal life, like this healthcare crap. I had it before it was passed, but it is not the governments right to order me to purchase something. Once they can tell you to buy healthcare, then they will tell you where you can live, what job you can have, how much money you can spend on groceries what you can drive. Then you will have China and it won't be because of TEA.

  189. Didn't the British warn The New World too?

  190. P R Kreuzer Sr
    Nov 24, 2011

    When the top people at the college now appoligize for there doings, they must be taking responsibility of the actions that were not nessesary. We all agree that if there is a serious problem and tear gas or pepper spray is needed, so be it. The use of this was unnessesary because there were only ten or eleven students sitting, what would be so hard to just go around. If your child was sitting on the rug sounding out, you would walk around them and let them cry it out bc there's no harm being done. Unless your abusive and then your wanting to have them pepper sprayed would make sense…

  191. OK Shelli, why is pepper spray prohibited in, say….combat? It effects the central nervous system and this "food product" isn't food. It is the chemical make up that contains similar chemicals as the "food product", yet it is synthetically made, not naturally occurring and processed. Additionally, the compound is something like 10000 times more potent than the hottest habanero you can find. Of course some cop with a hard on (yes, even Shelli can get a hard on for power and control and authority) for power can simply explain the process they go through in training, which of course teaches them how to effectively use their lust for power to keep order in the streets. While I believe we need law enforcement, maybe we ought to look at the door of virtually every police car and understand the "to protect and to serve" part. Serve who? It appears as if the power lusters serve themselves quite a bit. Case after case of brutality and corruption. There are plenty of good officers out there, yet many who are quite misguided, possibly because their psych profile is eerily similar to the criminals they so desire to take down. Self righteous cops who think they are the authority on everything because they went to training….makes me laugh and feel nauseas at the same time.

  192. Ooh, the LAWYER called us boys and girls. What a clown you are, Robert.

  193. You are right…..stop throwing your idiotic tantrum that appears so baseless.

  194. Oh my! Poor Steph…..can only handle one side of an issue. I bet you were ace in school politics, eh?

  195. And geez, you're philosophy is very charming.

  196. Susan Link
    Nov 24, 2011

    Darryl Sever…I have absolutely no problem with protesting and having your voice heard….What I do have a problem with is with groups that use fear & bullying tactics to be heard or those that have no want or need to hear the OTHER'S side…Protestors around our country have literally created riots, had rapes and destroyed public property with their garbage & their feces (acting like common animals) I try to listen to both sides….unlike most protestors…I understand their frustrations but cannot comprehend why they are bringing their protests where they are having them…shouldn't they be in Washington, protesting the politicians to do something?!? Instead, their protests are in cities where there is big money…but it is not affecting the big companies…their protests are rather HURTING the small businesses…what this country used to be all about! As for all of these other posts (yours as well) you respond to our thoughts and comments with threats and ignorance…."why dont you put some of that pepper spray in your food????" or "You need a face full of spray" or how about this response: "your a tool!" These are the combacks from people who don't want to engage in a thought-provoking, logical discussion…Plain and simple like Steve Irwin stated below: "They were asked to move, they did not"…they were breaking the law and refusing to move…peaceful protest was gone at that point and the police had every justification to do what they did….stop treating these protestors who were sprayed as matyrs…they are not.

  197. Frank Slaby
    Nov 24, 2011

    Rafael Barrera: So, you can't accept my "disrespect?" Fine with me. I suggest you do a poll of active duty military members and find out for yourself just how many folks in uniform also disrespect B. Hussein.

  198. Stephani Cole
    Nov 24, 2011

    I don't like liberal babel Steve..however ^5 to that bra! Look..the libs want the Gov to take over all our lives!? So how dare they bitch when the "GOVERMENT" enforces their rules…so maybe the dumb ass liberals should be reeeaaalllll careful what they asked for!. Not to mention all the folks protesting don't seem to care about anybody elses rights they maybe railroading over…that's bull…

  199. Bob Klein Bob when do you think force is justified?Are you a pacifist or do you just hate authority?

  200. Steve Irwin It's probably justified when violence begins. To my knowledge, there hasn't been any violence expressed towards the police in these situations. And yeah man, I'm not into violence and have no blood lust. I don't like MMA or fighting. Especially when it comes to peaceful protests. Protests are essential to this country, maybe you didn't get the memo.

  201. Bob Klein Bob you are mistaking ideology with common sense.You have no right to violate the law because you do not like. And by the way there have been many police injured during these protest. How moronic to wait for violence to start,when it can be avoided

  202. Steve Irwin Eat it, clown. Have some turkey, you turkey.

  203. Bob Klein Hey Bob , Happy Thanksgiving

  204. Mark Shoffner I hate to be an English Nazi here, but it's "moot" point, not "mute" point. I am not trying to discredit your opinion, I'm just trying to help you in future debates.

  205. tresspassing

  206. And before you say something stupid, yes you can be tresspassing on public property.

  207. please continue to have fun sliding down the mountain, Bobby…the rest of us will keep an eye on what goes on in the real world.

  208. Stacy, in clinging to your agenda, you still miss the point. There was no need to spray the tea party members because they respect the law. If protesters want to break the law, they'll just have to accept the consequences. Oh, and get off the Kool aid for a while.

  209. Robert Heyman OK, sir. You really burned me there. Unfortunately, your condescending comment and using a derivative of my name in order to incite anger, hostility or even a shred of an uncomfortable feeling inside of me has completely failed. You see, I have been around and while it appears as if I only play, I actually spend every day reading contracts. Many contracts to read and comprehend in my business. This connects me to your side of "the real world" quite nicely. I deal with lawyers every day. I'm guessing you have a shred of pride in your field, so you could understand where I would connect myself to "the real world" through my continued experience dealing with attorneys. But guess what, you clown? I also have a lot of real time experience outside of the concept that work in the rat race is what "the real world" actually is. I've set myself up so I can ride bikes, skateboard, snowboard or just be with my wife and kids any given day and time, with few exceptions. And I make good money, so I would guess your lame-ass value system is directly connected to your revenue pile and all of your showpiece material items you have accumulated through your noble work as a lawyer. I do make more than 80-90% of the people in the US, but I'm still part of the 99%. I have a great life because I don't allow petty, material bullshit to cloud my sensibility. I have a house, cars, and all the nice things anyone would want to have. I've worked all by myself to be able to make the money I make. But I also don't compromise my integrity because I want status, power or some show of materialism. Those things are what petty fools chase their entire lives and at some point, usually when it's way too late, those people realize they spent their whole lives chasing materialism and a false sense of security through materialism. No worries, brother, fools like you end up freaking out and losing love, time and their lives because of their perceived importance in the world. Looking at your website, it's convenient for you to accept Visa and MasterCard, it says so right there on your ambulance chaser site. Nice! It must make you feel great to be such a smart, experienced law-yer. Good luck and I hope you and your family stay together and you don't beat or cheat your wife. I'm going skateboarding, bike riding and I'll do some work too. How about you? This is MY real world, BoZo.

  210. Robert Heyman You're like, so rad, dude.

  211. Robert Heyman You mean the real world of ambulance chasers? Sweet, I can whine to you about my injury/accident and you'll go for a 60/40 split on the revenues, I mean proceeds, I mean settlement. While you toil away at your awesome lawyer life, building status and material value, how's your life, man? I mean, really, how's your life? Sitting on that high perch looking down on people like me and calling everyone "boys and girls" must really give you a charge of power and control. I love lawyers, I work for a massive company with offices all over the world. I deal in contracts and read them every day. Without our lawyers, these contracts would generally be one sided and not in our client's favor. We strive for fair agreements for both parties. Just thought you might like to know my respect for lawyers, because I certainly have it. But I also know that life is short and stereotypically speaking, guys like you end up miserable. Chasing your power and money and status, forgetting the important people in your life because you get high from achieving that power and status. Let's not forget the material things that correlate directly with your internal feelings of self worth, value and pride. I sure hope that's not you, or you might end up like so many others in that power struggle position…..unhappy, divorced, kids that don't turn out as YOU expect, money problems, infidelity, diseases from hookers, hidden binges with alcohol, cocaine, Oxycontin or maybe all of it. I work from home, work in a job that keeps me outdoors and on mountains, active. Because I work from home, I am there for my kids and wife. We have our issues, but we work through it and I'm usually around for the issues as they come up. But my primary focus in life is to enjoy it on my terms. I don't rely on you, the government or anyone else to take care of me, give me money or health care or any of the typical complaints people are having with "liberals". I'm self made, didn't even graduate college. I have ZERO student loans, never had to pay off my education. I make over $100K and it's all on MY terms and I'm more than happy to "pay my fair share" for the good of the people. Yeah, it's a bit altruistic, yet I understand there is corruption at every level, both sides of the aisle. I'm okay with helping others. People like you say you are too, you just don't want to be forced by government to help others. Well, you are anyway. When you think it's justified to bomb Iraq, you play the same game in the name of security or the war on terror. Awesome. I'll go skateboard and bike today, do some work and enjoy my family. It's a great life. I know, without knowing you, I am in a better place than you. Even if it's as simple as the fact I'm not an ambulance chaser like you. This is my real world, you dolt. You can stereotype me based on my picture, so I'll stereotype you based on your website. Can I give you my credit card over the phone to speed up your billing process? You're just so damn smart and cool with your labels and names, such as "boys and girls" and calling me "Bobby". What a complete douchenozzle you are.

  212. Robert Heyman Pound dirt, ambulance chaser. I'm working today, skateboarding and mt biking. I'll have lots of fun while you try to figure out how to chase the next ambulance. Later square.

  213. Stephani Cole
    Nov 25, 2011

    Bob at least I have a philosophy…the libs simply believe they should be able to shack up at a park, not work, have somebody feed em, somebody cloth them, someone to clean up after em, a free Dr, smoke pot and what ever other pharmaceuticals they wanna do, say they want the goverment to give them everything an be in charge of everything…then bitch when they get a dose of the goverment, encouage our youth to be unruley people(because they're to young to realize they're pansies)…oh I could go on an on. I am so tired of the libs thinking they have the right to walk all over everbody elses rights….

  214. Mark Losben
    Nov 27, 2011

    It's funny, Steve and Buddy, its' giys like you who talk about fighting for our freedom in places like Iraq and Vietnam and Korea? but wehne one practices there CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

  215. Mark Losben
    Nov 27, 2011

    …BUT WHEN one practices their Constitutional rights you revert to your true fascist ways.

  216. Mark Losben
    Nov 27, 2011

    And you've revealed YOUR right wing hypocritical conservative fascist bias! Typical.

  217. Mark Losben
    Nov 27, 2011

    I'm surprised the cops weren't beating up a guy for not wearing his seat belt. I mean, apparently that's a much more serious crime than murder, rape , etc. etc. Glad they took the time to use unprovoked violence on peaceful demonstrators. So glad the military is fighting overseas to protect my "freedoms".

  218. Stacy Phillips I do not at any time see where I personnally attacked you. 90% of the people participating in the OWS movement are able to work, they are just waiting to get a job at the top of the corporate ladder as opposed to working their way up. If you felt that I attacked you personally, then maybe you are feeling a little guilty of something. And you are correct, there are some that are unable to work, and there are safety measures in place for them as there should be. It is the ones that are capable of working that choose not to that need to be forced out on their own. Tough love! it worked for my son that thought he could live off mom and dad and do nothing. He figured out that we were not going to let him live here for nothing. He was 19 years old not going to school. He is now in the Marines, and stationed in Okinawa. He is a better man because of it.

  219. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 27, 2011

    Tonya Brooks Dunn… I sleep great at night and my conscience is cystal clear, And FYI…If you would rather see your son dead in Iraq or Afghanistan then out of work I would not brag about that…SMH!

  220. Stacy Phillips at least he stands for something, like your freedom to sit around and complain about his fighting for you freedom.

  221. Frank Slaby
    Nov 27, 2011

    Robert Horton: Are you related to Willie Horton? Just "axin."

  222. Victor Sarcinella I have also paid taxes all my life. I have worked since I was 16 years old. I have done whatever it takes to stay off the governments handout lines. so yes I have worked my way up! And paid my taxes which paid for those "public services". My grandparents came here and worked their way out of poverty. Grandad worked for the coal mines. He worked for the MAN. managed to get out from under, bought his own farm quit the mines and guess what he did not depend on the the government for handouts. Amazing how that works!!!

  223. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 27, 2011

    Tonya Brooks Dunn Tonya Brooks Dunn…Tell that to the people being pepper sprayed for exercising their Constitutional right to protest…I do respect the Iraqi Vets at the OWS protest who are actually protecting Freedom ;)

  224. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 27, 2011

    Frank Slaby…Are you related to David Duke? Thanks for proving you tea baggers are racist ;)

  225. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 27, 2011

    Robert Heyman..Was that tea bagger respecting the law when he spit in the face of civil rights icon Congressman Emanuel Cleaver? Your agenda is soooooo 2010 and that is what really bothers you tea baggers the country has turned against it the majority support raisng taxes on million ambulance chasers like you…take your own advice and get off the tea for awhile ;) LMAO!

  226. Stacy Phillips yet again, they are violating the law. They were asked to move by law enforcement officials, who by the way were asked by the Dean of the college to get them to move. Your OWS people are protesting the wrong people. They should be in Washington protesting congress. Congress is not doing their job, they are not working toghether to find a solution. I fault Repubs and Dems. One only wants to raise taxes, one only wants to cut spending. It is going to take a bipartisan deal to get it done, and the president needs to stop blaming everyone and get his tail in there and suggest some compromises himself. He needs to show some leadership in this whole mess. he might not have created this mess, but he has made it much larger. They all are to blame.

  227. Frank Slaby
    Nov 28, 2011

    Stacy Phillips: What makes you think I'm racist? I happen to like and respect Herman Cain, Allen West, and Angela McGowan. I don't like (or respect) Chuck "You" Schummer, Hitlery Klinton, Joe Biden, Diane Feinstine, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Nancy "the Nasty Nazi" Pelosi, Barny Frank, Sin-thee-a McCarthy, Milt Rooney, John Kerry, Pat Lahey, Henry Waxman, et. al. stupid enough (or anti-American enough) to vote for (or support) B. Hussein. Oh, let me clarify that last remark. I CAN respect someone who voted for B. Hussein IF they regret their lapse in judgement now…and won't do it again. And nope, not related to David Duke.

  228. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 28, 2011

    Tonya Brooks Dunn…The President has shown leadership, it's not his fault John Boehner and the teapublicans are putting some oath to Grover Norquist before their oath to the Constitution. After 10 yrs of Bush's war based on lies in Iraq, failed war policies in Aghanistan & tax cuts for the richest 1% we have to raise taxes to pay for them. On the wealthiest 1% in this country, Not cut Medicare for the elderly…or cut programs that help the poor. Spew your rightwing crap at someone else, The Republicans are to blame for the mess we are in…And people like you who marched lock step with Bush's failed policies for 8 years, funny how you all never gave a damn about the deficit back then ;)

  229. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 28, 2011

    Tonya Brooks Dunn…Funny how you tea baggers now care about our laws being broken you never gave a damn when Bush & Cheney broke them, and FYI FOX know nothing viewer…They are not "my" OWS people they are Americans who are exercising their Constitutional rights, they were protesting the increase in tutition not just the crooks on Wall Street why would they go to D.C.???? The President has shown leadership it is not his fault (R) John Boehner and the teapublicans have betrayed the country and put their oath to lobbyist Grover Norquist before their oath to the Constitution, And for the soul purpose of protecting the wealthiest 1% their precious Bush tax cuts…they have no problem raising taxes on the middle class they are more then willing to let the pay roll tax cuts for the middle class expire. The Republicans are to blame for the mess we are in, And people like YOU who marched lock step with Bush for 8 yrs, you all never gave a damn about deficits and spending back then. Do yourself a favor and go spew you rightwing nut talking points at someone else honey your in over your head ;)

  230. please enjoy life as you've made it Mr Klein…also, please do not reproduce and pass along your pseudo intellectual genes to my children's generation. Clueless pop intellectualism crossed with self absorbed hedonism does not create the type of citizen that made this country great ( and your own special playground). Peace, out…

  231. Stacy, no one should spit in anyone's face. That was wrong under anyone's view of civil behavior and should be denounced and punished.. Your problem, and all other pop intellectual libs, is that you can only paint in broad strokes.Life experiences will give you much needed nuance perspective …Once again, I have no problem whatsoever with protesters voicing their dissatisfaction with the government, regardless of their political affiliation. I draw the line when protesters obstruct other citizens' ability to live their lives – in this case, their ability to drive down a public street. Apparently the adjacent public park and sidewalks werent sufficient for the protesters to get their message across. These protesters didnt move and were thereafter forcibly removed. I'm pretty sure they wanted to get arrested.Isnt that the outcome of civil disobedience that Ghandi and MLK expected and embraced?? These current "occupiers" want to have in both ways – have the ability to break the law and yet not be punished. Both of my children understand that life does not work that way. I'm really not sure what sooooo 2010 means in your pseudo intellectual jargon, but please elevate your replies a bit above relating tea party members to a sexual act performed by male homosexuals, oh and pretty please, drop the LMAO references to somehow punctuate your posts…its just sooooo 2011…

  232. Robert Heyman What an ego maniac you are. Huge difference between civil disobedience resulting in arrest and showering protesters in the face with a compound the directly effects the central nervous system. Of course, a smarmy ass wouldn't see his own hypocrisy when he directs others in how he thinks they should behave. Protest all you want, as long as the protest doesn't appear to be a protest. Seems to lack basic logic. Sometimes protests block paths and space and in the end, the country and world has been better for it. I think you want to have it both ways Robert. You want to say you are ok with protesters as long as they fit neatly in the box you made for them. It doesn't always work that way and maybe we, as a society, ought to look a little deeper at the issue instead of look at which laws are being broken by sitting in place and refusing to move. It is a bit lame that police are not allowed to handcuff and carry the protesters away, as in the good old days. I guess there have been too many lawsuits carried out by lawyers looking to profit from some sort of assault accusation, eh Mr Ambulance chaser? I don't think pepper spray is a good alternative.

  233. Robert Heyman So only the law-yer world of chasing ambulances in Florida is the "real world"? What a tool.

  234. sticks and stones, bobby…I'm sure you can stretch your vocabulary a bit further than that…

  235. Robert Heyman Not for a dolt like you, it's all good. I gotta go work in the real world at my real job where I earn real money so I can go have some real fun. Here's one I NEVER use, but it's all for you: LMAO

  236. A lot of pent up anger there Robert. Make sure you wear your helmet on your next run…gotta say I never much care for the snowboarders when I make it out west to go skiing…most are too self indulgent and reckless on the mountain and have their I pods turned up too high…till I make my next trip to Utah in March, I'll just have to chase the next ambulance out to the beach on the Gulf of Mexico for a few tequilas and Coronas while I count my money and count my blessings that I'm way beyond the infantile rantings of angry men like you- just biding your time until you become an angry old man and even more irrelevant than you are now….oh, and BTW, no quirky initialized signoffs or vituperatives from me..only pity for you…

  237. Frank Slaby Nope Tim Horton coffee and bagels

  238. Paul Johnson well paul i watch fox, msnbc, and cnn, that way you can hear all points of views and decide for yourself and pick through the lies and coverups but you choosing to hear just one point of view and running with it so they think for you cause you dont wanna take the good with the bad and dont wanna hear anything negative about your favorite party hu! lol Duh

  239. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 29, 2011

    Robert Heyman…Don't blame me for the name you tea baggers gave yourselves, guess you are not so smart afterall…and silly man get off your high horse and don't tell me what to write it is soooooooo 1950's ;) ROTFLMAO!

  240. Stacy Phillips For the record, Ii am not a Tea Party member- I agree and disagree with their stated positions on the issues. That's what educated citizens do..

    I guess you are exhibit "A" for what happens when cousins reproduce….no surprise that you devolve into silly name calling when you can no longer back up whatever clueless positions you decide to take on real life issues. Please continue to enjoy yourself in your delusional little world where everything is relative and there is no sense of right and wrong…leave the real issues of society to the rest of us who rely on facts and reasoned decision making – not the name calling , vituperative-laced , bomb throwing ( figuratively) outcasts like you and your compadres huddled in tents in public parks…mercy and pity to you.Good luck

  241. Stacy Phillips
    Nov 29, 2011

    Robert Heyman …Pfffft, You are exhibit "A" for an A-hole, and a rightwing hypocrite, you insult my family and then cry boo-hoo about name calling? You lack any judgement of right or wrong obviously and that is probably why you became a lawyer the only profession more despised then politicians ;) Ta-Ta tea bagger.lol

  242. Sticks and Stones, honey. And you wonder why you'll be marginalized for the rest of you life….good luck sweetie. I 've had enough of this jousting with the clueless, desperate, screechy, unarmed and slightly educated..pick up your signs and go back to you little world now….leave the actual thinking and constructive actions to the rest of us