Posted on 06/07/2009 7:24:24 PM PDT by bmweezer
At a family picnic tonight, I heard a story so unsettling and unreal, that I thought it was a joke until confirmed otherwise.
A number of weeks ago, my uncle through marriage took it upon himself in a public place (a local convenience store) to criticize the policies of Barack Obama which was heard by a few patrons.
A little background on my relation: he is a burly man with a creative tongue who, when speaking makes clear his opinions to everyone around him, but does so more to steam and vent than to do 'anything' about it. On this particular day in this particular store, Uncle Ted explained to his friend who was with him, as they stood in line to buy a weekday lunch, that he disliked the new president and the socialist policies that he was pushing in Washington. Further, my uncle indicated that he didn't care if our president was black, yellow or purple, but Obama's policies convinced him that the president was nothing more than a stupid you-know-what (starting in "n".)
Weeks later, my uncle arrived at his job early in the morning like he always does, and was called into his boss's office and berated because of his off-comment. Apparently someone in the store had heard Uncle Ted's rant, took his license number and thanks to a ID badge that was on my uncle's person, wrote a note to my uncle's company detailing what supposedly happened that day.
More background: my Uncle works for a private company, is a member of a Union, in an industry that is heavily regulated but not one that is receiving funding or loans from the federal government.
When my Uncle was approached about this letter, he was not told whom wrote the letter nor was he given a chance to explain what he said, nor was his given the opportunity to refute one or more of the charges presented. Rather, management indicated that it was "on good authority" that the words mentioned were real and were a bad reflection for one of their employees. Further, my uncle was put on two weeks unpaid leave and immediately placed on two-year's probation for something he said off the clock in a public place. In the end, if it weren't for his Union ties, my uncle believed that he would have likely been fired altogether. Upon exiting the meeting, Ted was given a copy of the letter for his files, which he received with the name of the accuser blacked out.
The letter stated specifically what my Uncle had said, but was then peppered with inaccuracies, including the author's opinion that my uncle had threatened the president's life and the policies that the president was supporting.
Unfortunately, this story took one final turn when the secret service arrived at Uncle Ted's home, where the plain-clothed officers preceded to check each room for 'anti-Obama material' and possible 'contraband.' In addition, the service agents asked my uncle to give an inventory of the type of weapons on the property (a few licensed guns for hunting purposes) and asked if he had friends near or in Washington, D.C.
I was stunned.
This is Middle America folks, with the closest city at least three hours a way, in an area that while it continues to trend-Republican, is one that has never been known for the inclusion or support of bigoted organizations that very often votes for Democrats in local and state elections, while remaining Red in national elections. Simply said, our town is like many in the United States that like our politics real and slighly right-of-center in a 'don't cause any waves' type of way.
My uncle is no different, and if this is happening here in an area far from a large political hub, it begs the question as to what are Obama's supporters doing elsewhere?
Scary stuff and a story worth repeating.
And I would fire their dumbbutts just as fast if they said it while representing my company.
May I suggest you contact and complain to the recording companies that are producing that crap/rap music then?
They will be a lot easier to find than an anonymous story on the internet with “hidden scare tactics” trying to hush Americans from speaking their minds in public. BTW, I do not approve of the word “N” either...I’m just sick of “some” using it and getting by with it. I also was not comfortable with Obama using the term “typical white person”! Or Michelle’s college thesis paper on white people!
That answers the question. Thank you.
Considering the generalities, they (mr. skeptoid) were probably abused, then neglected...
Shaken, then stirred...I’d check for olive residue...
It’s not Michelle’s “Negroid features” that make her look like a “dude”...it’s her mannerism....with emphasis on “man”....IMO.
Negroid feature, right? Vanity could have prompted her to get plastic surgery as Carla did.
She does show her anger easily, and those are the most often posted pictures here. She must not be a happy person.
We are born with what God gave us and you can't cut a cow down to a cat.
We Texans.... sooo misunderstood.
Since we don’t know where *skeptoid* resides, we can just call him/her a Yankee for good measure.
Walks like a duck, talks like......
Did these “plain closed officers” have a warrant to check this man’s home and papers?
I think Carla is beautiful and quite “natural” looking ... unlike Michelle with her “sprayed on” foundation and false eyelashes...lmao.
Btw, the profile pics you have in your other post have been doctored/photoshopped. I’ve seen that same picture of Carla and her nose and chin are NOT that sharp. Someone must be terribly jealous of her “natural” beauty. :-)
What a silly comment and an incorrect one. I suppose you are an expert on Photoshopping? These photos are all over the web;
Oh, and by the way, I have no need to be jealous, snicker.
What a rare shot of Michelle. She’s actually smiling. Her teeth look like a train wreck....I’m so glad she kept her lips shut.
I have seen plenty of photos of Carla where her face has not been photoshopped. As I said ....she is a natural beauty... unlike Michelle who has become the Maybelline Queen.
What's a licensed Gun? I only have one gun, maybe 1 1/2 that are for hunting. All the rest are for serious social purposes. And of course the hunting guns can be pressed into other service as needed.
That would be true, if Unions were prohibited from political activity, including via their PACs, and if their members could not vote. But it's not like that and so those two things tend to become the same thing. The UAW now sits on the board of GM, along the Government representative, and a bunch of folks hand picked by the Car Czar.
The philosophies of unions and socialits are pretty the same too. Mananagement and "the rich" are evil and to be opposed at every turn.
Well, they are getting their wish. See how they like it in few years after its really taken hold.
I’ll borrow from the 1st Circuit:
“Since it comes within an established exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement, “[a] consensual search may not exceed the scope of the consent given.” United States v. Rudolph, 970 F.2d 467, 468 (8th Cir. 1992).(3) “The standard for measuring the scope of a suspect’s consent under the Fourth Amendment is that of ‘objective’ reasonableness — what would the typical reasonable person have understood by the exchange between the officer and the suspect?” Florida v. Jimeno, 500 U.S. 248, 251 (1991); United States v. Donlin, 982 F.2d 31, 33 (1st Cir. 1992).”
Are they your personal photos? Did you take them? If not, you don’t have a clue if they have been altered.
Really, I don’t give a fig if the photos are altered or not. Michelle looks like a man, photoshopped or not. She has the grace of a heifer.
Ta-Ta.
Walks like a duck, talks like......
It’s a beer bong!!!
Nahhhh, contents could be hazardous to your health...
Lemme think of something else...;-)
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