[stormhill]

No doubt he'll fall off his own weight; real question is how much of the city he'll bring down with him. Guy like this can do a lot of damage.
Used to be people would say this kind of thing will wake up America to the danger; now it's pretty much understood nothing will really have a long-lasting effect on the general public. Their attention may be temporarily piqued by a 911 or something like it but they'll eventually get back to the serious business of keeping up with the latest doings of Miley or some other freak.

[NTHockey]

Exactly! I used to have faith that people would react as we reached a tipping point and prevent this country from destroying itself. I don’t have that faith anymore. Nothing seems to stir the people up to take action.

Oh sure, we march; we complain to our “representatives”; we write letters, articles and such, etc. But does it do any good? NO, a thousand times NO. What will it take for people to realize they will soon be under a dictatorship (if not already)?

Oh well, back to American Idol (or whatever garbage Acirema is watching).