I flew a gyrocopter onto the Capitol Lawn to save our democracy

WAPO ^ | May 15, 2015 | Doug Hughes

[doug from upland]

I’d be more sympathetic if he had protested the Clinton Foundation, Muslim terrorism, or Clinton rapes.

[icwhatudo]

Whats wierd is he did not fly his copter when unions and lawyers gave to democrats. Its only when the GOP found a way to even the game that it became an important issue.

[FredZarguna]

They will justify and rationalize their disobedience to legitimate authority by lies to themselves about their disobedience

For example:

"I am sorry these people had to lose their lives. But that's the nature of the beast. It's understood going in what the human toll will be."
-- Timothy McVeigh

All the criminal rationalizations in the world don't make a criminal an honest man, or a murderer a patriot.

[Desron13]

"I flew a gyrocopter onto the Capitol Lawn to save our democracy..."

Right, and I flew an X-Wing fighter into the Galactic Republic's Death Star to save our democracy. Nothing to see here folks, move along... no really move along.

[BlackAdderess]

A lot of people want to snipe over semantics, but the fact is the guy is right. Our elected representatives look at us a supplicants rather than their bosses.

[BlackAdderess]

I mean seriously people, do you feel well represented?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Hmmm, interesting self absorbed, albeit controversial trite opinion by the gyro pilot.megalomaniac

[BobL]

Interesting case he’s making to try to get out of decades in the slammer for a silly stunt. Hit up something populist and see if a jury is dumb enough to buy it...but it is DC, after all.

[AppyPappy]

And how did that work out for you?

[norwaypinesavage]

Remember, he’s not out to convince US. All he has to do is convince one member of the jury.

[Wolfie]

It ain’t money, its “speech”.

[Wolfie]

Our elected officials are bought and sold. We sit back and cheer when the “right” people are doing the buying. In effect, we’ve reduced the political process down to a form of fantasy football.

[Retired Chemist]

I wonder how Mr. Hughes feels about the foreign money pouring into the Clinton Foundation.

[sport]

From his rambling and ranting, one can deduce that Mr. Hughes is a Democrat. Hence, the foreign and domestic money going to the Clintons and Obama does not matter.

[Carriage Hill]

Apology accepted...

[Smokin' Joe]

In effect, we’ve reduced the political process down to a form of fantasy football.

That matches the pep rally Party mentality of the masses.