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Man sets himself on fire in political protest
The Bakersfield Californian ^
| 12/22/2006
| The Bakersfield Californian
Posted on 12/22/2006 5:09:22 PM PST by jamndad5
A day after the Kern High School District board of directors voted to rename winter and spring break as Christmas and Easter break, a man set himself on fire in front of the Liberty Bell on Truxtun Avenue in apparentn protest.
He carried a sign saying, "(explicative) KHSD," according to a Kern County Sheriff's Deputy at the scene.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: burningissues; mentalillness; moonbats; thatllteachus
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To: JoeGar
I hate wimpy suicide attempts. There are many days I want to stick my head in the oven...
...but I have an electric oven....
...I'd just singe....
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posted on
12/22/2006 5:45:17 PM PST
by
paulat
To: mylife
Whatta ya a grammar instructer? = )
Why, yes, I am! (Ask my children. And friends. LOL.)
Merry Christmas!
xo
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posted on
12/22/2006 5:46:48 PM PST
by
AnnaZ
(I keep 2 magnums in my desk.One's a gun and I keep it loaded.Other's a bottle and it keeps me loaded)
To: jamndad5
63
posted on
12/22/2006 5:47:02 PM PST
by
Cogadh na Sith
(There's an open road from the cradle to the tomb.)
To: AnnaZ
64
posted on
12/22/2006 5:48:15 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: jamndad5
I'd say a prayer for him, but....
65
posted on
12/22/2006 5:51:35 PM PST
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: jamndad5
He's still emitting CO2,,,?
66
posted on
12/22/2006 5:51:52 PM PST
by
Waco
To: Kate of Spice Island
:-) Great addition! We'll roast 'em while yelling,
"s'MORE! s'MORE!"
67
posted on
12/22/2006 5:52:06 PM PST
by
bannie
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
I'll toast him later in the evening.
68
posted on
12/22/2006 5:54:29 PM PST
by
soupcon
To: Gone_Postal
"The man was transported to a hospital with minor burns to his shoulders and arms. In route to the hospital, he made some sort of reference to religion and its destructive effects, Milam said."
How many have died and burned themselves up for atheism? Stalin and Mao killed perhaps 100-140 million people.
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posted on
12/22/2006 5:55:36 PM PST
by
sine_nomine
(Don't let another Bush lose another Iraq war.)
To: Horatio Gates
This sort of protest has been in the news a lot lately. I think it's catching fire. If it picks up anymore heat, it will be growing like a wildfire.
"When you're hot, you're hot." ping
To: jamndad5
If he really wanted to make a point, he woulda blowed hisself up real good.
71
posted on
12/22/2006 5:57:19 PM PST
by
King of Florida
(A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
To: ThisLittleLightofMine
We are one of the last bastions of conservatism in California. Won't last long though, we have been overrun with illegals and everywhere in the county where hispanics are the majority they have hispanic representatives......all Dems too.
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posted on
12/22/2006 5:57:33 PM PST
by
sheana
To: jamndad5
I have honestly always believed that libs truly are nuts.
I highly recommend The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness (discussed in other threads). It nails it.
73
posted on
12/22/2006 5:58:44 PM PST
by
Scarchin
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To: Cogadh na Sith
What's his DU name? Ommadawn
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posted on
12/22/2006 6:04:19 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Dreagon
***"The man was transported to a hospital with minor burns to his shoulders and arms.***
This guy is a BS artist.
What did he use to light himself off? He wasnt really trying.
Minor burns. Sure wasn't gasoline Probably had some kindling wood stuffed in his pockets. Even an old Washington Post newspaper lights better than this.
Write me pal and I can clue you in on some great accelerants that will get your fire started.
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posted on
12/22/2006 6:07:56 PM PST
by
sgtbono2002
(The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
Yikes...doesn't this guy know he's destroying the ozone layer with all of his flaming fumes and stuff?...or was it green house gases?
To: wildcatf4f3
Can you imagine it? Seeing John Kerry cover up with kerosene and light up! That would definitely be #1 on YouTube for awhile.
77
posted on
12/22/2006 6:14:13 PM PST
by
gotribe
(There's still time to begin a war in Iraq.)
To: sgtbono2002
On local news he looked spaced out. He was gray, of course, because of the smoke or fire extinguisher; but he wasn't outwardly very damaged.
He looked to be in his late 30's, and he wasn't wearing a turban in the clip.
A judge and another court fellow put him out with fire extinguishers. They said that he lit the tree then doused himself and lit himself through his proximity with the burning tree. And all because we're calling Christmas by its name.
78
posted on
12/22/2006 6:22:54 PM PST
by
bannie
To: jamndad5
DU lost another regular.....
To: Dog Gone
With only minor burns, he'll be back.
As you probably discovered, I figured out my error in post 9.
Maybe I'm the bigger dummy!!!
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posted on
12/22/2006 6:29:44 PM PST
by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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