Friday Spotlight: Vermont Lt

Vermont Lt

I don't get this guy. He's a 1998 Freeper with a lot of Freeper views and conspiratorial theories, but he's got an independent streak. So Obama is working with Iran, but Zimmerman was in the wrong when he shot Trayvonn Martin. The left insists all criticism of Obama is racist, but Bristol Palin is a hypocrite. Hillary Clinton is a massive fatass, but the Confederate Flag doesn't belong on the statehouse.

We're like the USSR right before the collapse:

Our system is so decrepit and corrupt we are closer to the USSR in 1989. The difference is that no one expected the USSR to fall apart in front of their eyes. We are watching our “empire” decay around us.

Millennials don't whine that much?!

They don’t whine any more than we did as kids.

I have two of them. They are growing up fine.

I like making fun of them though. Snowflakes.

The San Bernardino shoulda dissed Obama - Muslim style

All they need to do is sit down, take off their shoes, and turn the soles of the shoes towards him as he speaks.

He will know what they mean.

Silent, yet very insulting without threatening.

The Confederate Battle Flag belongs in a museum?!

It a flag from another country.

It belongs in the cemeteries of that countries soldiers.

Private property displays are up to the owner.

But we don’t fly the colors of foreign countries here in the U.S. I was in Boston this weekend. The Union Jack was not flying on Beacon Hill.

Weight Watchers is the place for hard truths.

I was once in a weight watches meeting and I had to listen to these fat women bitching because their doctor had written down that they were “obese.” After listening to the fattie snowflakes for five minutes, I raised my hand. I explained to them that categorically if we were in weight watchers the medical term was “morbidly obese” so their doctor was actually doing them a favor.

People need to relax.

Obama is begging Iran for a war:

He is saying to the Iranian,

“Look, we need another war right now. Unless you want to be on the receiving end, you will get Assad to use those chemical weapons again. I really, really need a war.”

He's furious at US hacking Iran's nuclear program:

When did it become OK for the US to attack another country without he bullshit war powers act authorization?

This has me beyond angry.

This clown is goingbtonhave us all sitting around a campfire with our thumbs up our butts.

People will die because of his incompetence.

Zimmerman was acting like a fool?!

Zimmerman was acting like a fool.

Had he done as he was told, the kid would be alive and he would confine driving around the neighborhood thinking he was the protector of the world.

The fact that he was following this guy and not backing off as told, could have been perceived as intimidating to Travis. It could be perceived that HE was acting in self defense.

Zimmerman gets no pass in this thing. I hate how this is blowing up. But it is his fault.

Revenge for World War II:

I kicked a Toyota today in a parking lot.

Did not leave a mark, but I did it for my Uncle.

I have forgiven, but the japs owe my family, one full uncle, the leg of another uncle, the eye of a third uncle, and the mental state of a couple more.

When I get that package in the mail, I will forget.

Bristol Palin is not a great abstinence advocate?!

SHE keep making it our business. At least Bristol does. She spouts out about abstinence and then goes out and gets knocked up again.

She is old enough that she is not her “mother’s” problem. But Bristol should shut up, raise her kids, and stay home with her legs crossed.

I know after our second kid, we did not have enough energy to do anything else. That will be good for Bristol.

Liberal strawmen keep defining racism down:

Lets just condense this down to its most basic: Any criticism of Obama is racist. And it should be avoided at all costs.

Not.

Obama - Revolution is in the air:

He will be remembered alright. Just as we recall Czar Nicholas and Marie Antoinette. The last of their kind.

There is revolution in the air.

Keeping his own counsel on Trump or Cruz?

I don’t know who I will vote for in the Presidential race, but I am voting against everyone else on the slate. If they are in, vote them out.

Though he thinks he knows who will win:

I cannot wait to see Trump wreck this hag.

What the hell website does he think he's on?

Excluding information from a source just because you don’t agree with it is a bad plan.

The Cruz Purge

It was a close call between this and Trump's apostacy on transgenders, but we've seen Freepers twist themselves in support of universal healthcare, so that can wait until Tuesday. But holy crap are the threads on that already looking amazing.

But this here is also amazing. It's now official - after New York, Jim Rob declared Trump the nominee, and that any who do not support him are supporting Hillary.

It doesn't take a lot of zots. A few examples are made, and a few more throw themselves on the fire. All the other anti-Trump folks keep their heads down when they're not showering their monarch with praise. Then it's just party time, as all bask in the glow of a tribe, purified once again into a safe space.

Jim Robinson is quick to hand out the zot to those who waver:

Trump’s an embarrassment. I think I’ll sit this one out.

Well, bye.

Jim Robinson explains that the freedom in Free Republic means the freedom to praise Trump:

Jim, in your comments “freedom” seems to be the theme. You ask that we unite and pray in defense of our freedoms by supporting Donald Trump. Yet, the very thing you are asking many to do, is what has been denied to those on Free Reoublic who felt they had the “freedom” to express logical, truthful debate regarding Trumps electability, as well as his flaws. Now, inorder to remain on FR, a site where many of us have prayed together, shared personal triumphs and griefs and counted on for many years, the only options are, remaining silent or leave. Doesn’t sound like a “FreeRepublic” to me.

Yup, it’s a fight for freedom against the treasonous democrats AND the turncoat GOPe which Cruz is now part of. You’re either with us or against us in this fight. If you’re fighting against us, you can do it elsewhere.

Jim Robinson reminds us we've always been at war with Cruz:

My goals and positions have not changed one iota. However, to survive as a nation we must defeat Hillary first.

It's been the tacit policy for a while, but Jim Robinson is totally fine with images that rip Cruz:

I implore you to crack down on images or terms that mock any of our candidates. That will go a LONG way toward healing our differences.

You have a decision to make.

BigEdLB gets in line:

Thank you Webmaster!

Elpasser jumps on the fire:

Well I’m not joining the Trump clown parade. I mean, what stand has the man EVER taken for conservatism in his life?

Good luck & good bye.

zzeeman kisses ass as he responds to a Freeper going out in a blaze of glory:

You have become a chicken shit son-of-a-bitch! You KNOW that don’t you?

What a nasty disrespectful thing to say in public to the man that has been a gracious host for so many years!

nathanbedford plaintively asks for concrete rules:

This is your forum and you can do with it as you please, that is not at issue. However, decency requires that those of us who have committed to support the Republican nominee, including Donald Trump, should be advised of the parameters of free speech on Free Republic.

catnipman is hopeful the zots will be reversed once people learn humility before Jim:

Is Jim giving them a 1 week time out or banned for good?

Only Jim can say for sure, but I’m guessing a timeout for most given that I’ve seen him let people back here recently after they posted some amazingly obnoxious opuses.

the_individual2014 knows it has begun:

I see some accounts have already been suspended for people are leaving, I guess we have reached the point of no return, if that’s the case Trump all the way.

wardaddy is thrilled:

Galdarnit

This is yuge day on this forum

Hell im happy....like that boy on Animal House when the playboy bunny flies in the window

Well not that happy

But really happy

The worm is turning everywhere

We’re going to really get to see what he can do

ROCKLOBSTER lets another Freeper know to be careful:

Trump is to the left of Romney.

To ride the lightning...press one.

CodeToad is excuted that all who disagree with him will soon learn:

See you, Jim, thanks for 15 years. Good luck putting it back together in the future.

It will actually be hilarious to watch everyone like you eat crow and try to claim they were never against Trump after he does Make American Great Again.

Such a wonderful purge moves ConservativeWarrior to (claim to) give to the Freepathon

Out with the old, in with the new. Donors, that is.

I’ve been a FReeloader on this site since joining, but am finally going to provide $upport.

My decision is entirely in response to Jim Robinson’s common sense support of the best, most viable candidate in a position to turn this country around. Thank you, Jim.

Trump now. “Ideal conservative” next round.

QuinqueViae2 wants a more proactive purge of all naysayers:

If you do not believe Trump can defeat Hillary then you are a traitor who should be zotted.

Sorry.

Also craving more, Defiant also wants posting pro-Cruz materials to be a zotting offense:

Jim, you can do a lot to begin the process of uniting behind the presumptive nominee by being a lot tougher on the cruz spammers, of which there are several. At least one has confirmed he is a bundler for Cruz, and does nothing but repeat Cruz talking points. At some point, and hopefully this is it, enough ìs enough.

manc is pretty sure many of the zotted are sinister agents:

About time that troll went. He supported Romney and think was only here to cause trouble between two groups of voters.

stephenjohnbanker agrees - many who disagree are sleeper trolls!

StephenJohnBanker, PA Engineer and others have theorized about this and have caught a few sleeper trolls that suddenly reared up out of nowhere, and when called out, vociferously protested in outrage, and then mysteriously slinked off and assumed a lower profile.

Yep. There is no other plausible explanation for it. We were catching 2 or 3 per day a few weeks ago. They usually had no writing on their home page, and no state mentioned.

lodi90 explains that NeverTrump is bullying while NeverCruz is noble:

Just as principled as all the Trumpkins who swore to sit out or go third party if Cruz gets the nomination. At least I am not threatening to vote for the Dems, like a lot of Trumpkins are.

Sorry, there is ZERO equivalence between bullying Cruz blacklists and a heavily financed Never Trump campaign vs. whatever a few Trumpers said on the internet.

Frankly, I don’t care what Cruzers do. History will be their judge. Right now the only thing that matters is beating Hillary and stopping the invasion.

reaganaut wants names!

Anyone keeping track of the zots?

proust just revels:

handing out Zots like candy!

US_MilitaryRules has no idea how confession works:

This thread is like a confessional! They post their opinion and ZOT!

"I love bile and hatred," Luircin explains:

since Jim has made it clear what we may or may not say regarding Trump and Cruz - I’ll self censor my remarks before he zots me for my conservative ideals.

You mad, bro?

Look. All insults aside, yes, it’s fun to indulge in rancor and bile and hatred. I think I’ve surfed FR more this year than I have for the last 8 combined.

Tubman on the $20

Andrew Jackson was a legendary asshole, so despite his picture on the 20 is pretty badass I just assume have him out of my wallet. Freepers reflexively hate this because it's Obama, and because the replacement ends the streak of white males on our bills.

But in this thread anon found, we get the usual knee-jerk lamentations of America dying cut with an amusing digression into the Real Andrew Jackson - evil Democrat, or early Freeper?

lilypad is gonna be confused now:

I’m sorry but that bill looks like African currency.

arthurus knows putting women on your money makes you weak:

The de facto feminization of the society is becoming de jure. A feminine culture cannot withstand a powerful masculine culture, There are two such straining at the leash, China and Islam. Which of them will be America’s future?

a fool in paradise is one of many Freepers pushing for the obvious:

Anything to keep Reagan from getting on US currency in the next 50 years.

tanknetter - Jackson bad, maybe we can use him against the Democrats!

Jackson was the Democrat who gave us the Trail of Tears.

I have no problem offloading him from currency. It just needs to be repeated loudly and often that he was a Democrat.

RainMan - no Jackson good, because debt bad!

Jackson was a D back when being a D did not mean leftist whacko. Quite possibly the most conservative president ever ... the only one to ever completely retire the US Debt during his tenure.

Zuse - Jackson bad...and sorta Muslim?

Andrew Jackson was a white man who owned black slaves.

Just like the model of the perfect man, Moehammed.

Sam Gamgee - Jackson good, because AUDIT THE FED!

Jackson is one of my favorite Presidents and he saved America from banking interests. We lost in the end to the secret bankster meetings on Jeckyl Island in 1913.

DJ Taylor explains that Jackson's genocide was needed to save the Indians from the inevitable worse genocide that would have just happened:

President Andrew Jackson's relocation of the Cherokee Tribe probably saved them from extinction. In this day and age of "Diversity is a Strength," we fail to remember relations between different races in this country hasn't always been as tolerant it is today in this country. If you look at world history you'll learn that no country with a diverse population of different races, languages, and religion has long survived.

Countries don’t naturally form with diverse populations, and when in the past they’ve occurred it’s usually been as a result of armed conquest. These unnaturally formed countries have either melded together into a single population made up of one mixed race with one language and one religion or they’ve come apart, and they’ve usually come apart with extreme violence. The longer these diverse populations were forced to coexist with one another without mixing and becoming one, the more the hatred grew among them and the more violently they broke apart, but break apart they did, or genocide has settled the issue once and for all.

No, if Andrew Jackson hadn't moved the Cherokee people to a safe area, they, in all likelihood, would have perished one and all.

x gets greedy, and tries for both Jackson bad, AND Democrats bad for abandoning him...

It's a slap in the face of what the Democratic Party was for a century and a half. The country can take Jackson or leave him -- I can live without him -- but he was always central to the party. Obama, Sanders, and both Clintons have spoken at Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners, right down to this year.

But the party has repudiated its old base, just as Hillary Clinton abandoned the coal miners.

There not being an official design yet, Cicero assumes zerohedge's mockup is reality, and decides to boycott frowny 20s.

When I go to the bank to get cash, I usually get 20s and 5s. But the more I look at that, the more I think I don’t want the damn thing in my pocket. I don’t mind Harriet Tubman, but I DO mind that particular picture of her. I don’t want someone scowling at me from inside my pocket.

ZULU wants a black chick he can fap to. He pushes some deep cuts to find conservatives, too!

IF they wanted a black woman, they should have used Harris Falkner or Deneen Borelli!!!! Turman is one ugly broad!!

Because Obama has a hand in all things, morphing libertarian knows Hamilton was only spared because Obama loved that hippity hop musical:

The Play Hamilton is Imam Obama’s favorite. He will leave Hamilton alone.

And now a randomly super wrong fact from Vic S:

Hamilton was born in the Carribean. He couldn’t be President back then because “Natural Born Citizen” had a much different meaning. There were even some people that thought Jackson’s mother was Canadian and he shouldn’t qualify as “Natural Born.” What a long way we’ve come since then...

TexasFreeper2009 argues Harriet Tubman didn't do anything really worth commemorating, and should be forgotten entirely:

Good grief !

Isn’t is bad enough they are diluting the learning of real history with this affirmative action tripe?

Students of history used to learn about the greatest leaders in world history, the events, war, and leaders which shaped the world we live in today.

But now it’s the above plus and Harriet Tubman! (because she was black and we couldn’t find or think of anyone else the right color who did anything)

Give me a break, Alexander the Great, Ceasar, Genghis Khan, Nero, King George the III, Queen Elizabeth, Gandhi, Lincoln, Churchill, Stalin, Hilter, and .... Harriet Tubman? !!!!! SERIOUSLY!!! On a historical scale Harriet Tubman’s life was about as important as the lady at church who runs the library!

If I were black ... I would be INSULTED this is the best they could come up with !

In an impressive turn of revisionism, SkyDancer argues that Tubman wasn't even heroic at all:

Never helped free slaves - only slaves she did help were her own relatives and some that she knew very well. Perhaps maybe thirty in total. The highest reward offered for her was $100. Maybe she should have been put on a hundred dollar bill instead.

Iron Munro does the usual Freeper trick of replacing a boring story with some nice juicy imaginary liberal oppression:

Will they soon replace George Washington on the $1 with Hillarious Klinton and Abe Lincoln on the $5 bill with Moochie Obama or Al Sharpton?

terycarl reminds us blacks be dumb:

If you went to virtually any heavily black or Democrat area in this country, virtually no one would be able to identify Tubman. She was a great civil rights activist and instrumental in the underground railroad but her own people basically don’t know who she was because they are not highly educated in American history.

3boysdad's pledge might be more convincing if he was sure which bill we're talking about...

I will accept nothing but Hamilton’s from here on out!

Freepers ambivalent about Cleveland riots

Roger Stone has moved beyond vague calls for violence to an actual specific plan to threaten violence: "Send a digital photo of the delegate who betrayed us, with photos of their family to The Forbes Group, so that we can expose them as traitors nationally on social media."

Freepers, even those that support Trump, are suddenly split when confronted with a concrete plan to turn to the ammo box they love to wax on about.

McGruff will only settle for voting to be public. Like it already is:

Sorry I’m not trusting anyone at their word anymore. I want to see their votes. Everyones.

ConservativeWarrior is pretty sure threatening delegate's families is about like Cruz lobbying them:

Trump supporters are now threatening delegates and their families. Exactly how does that help him in the eyes of the average American voter.

When Cruz goes after delegates he didn’t win, he’s “just following the rules.”

When it’s suggested that Trump try to keep his pledged delegates loyal to him, he’s “encouraging violence.”

Got it!

You Cruz supporters are a sad, pathetic lot. Can’t wait for Ted to disappear from this race. Can’t happen soon enough.

Non-Trump supporter xzins's gut is offended:

It’s wrong to camp in front of someone’s home. Just my gut sense of honor. Families are not the problem, and any thought that families might be threatened would be met by me with absolute repudiation of anyone who came up with such a plan.

I abhor it in others. I abhor it here.

GOPJ seems to think the GOP is an arm of the US Government:

How would the Supreme Court feel about ‘rules’ that rob citizens of their votes?

TXSearcher knows threats are what liberals do:

I have no problem with protesting........but threatening people, for not falling in line with their agenda, is what the socialists/communists do........you know, the people who are the true antithesis of a free Republic?

"the enemy?"..........."traitors?"........."act of war?"

Something isn't right with the Trump train........as evidenced with a comment recently on FR from a person who said they were willing to kill or die for Trump.

Trump needs to get ahead of this by publicly disassociating himself from anyone promoting this type of garbage.

IrishBrigade wonders if maybe false flag:

the inclusion of the last paragraph in the posted document causes me to think there is some chicanery afoot here..

grania thinks Cruz's shenanigans mean it's time for violence:

The situation has changed. Cruz’s ground game has folks signing up to be Trump delegates when their plan is to vote for Cruz second ballot if he gets that far. A person should not say they’re a Trump delegate if they at the onset have another candidate they prefer.

grania explains that she trusts Trump so much that if he says violence is OK, she's down:

do you think that you changing your mind was independent of Trump changing his mind, or is your definition of what is right and wrong whatever Trump has most recently said?

To a considerable degree, my opinion is based on trust that Trump will make good decisions as the situation evolves.

jackal7163 is also all in:

As opposed to the treasonous attempt to thwart the will of the people? Hell yeah there should be a price to pay! You want to steal the election, be prepared to face the consequences. We are not going to take this quietly.

CA Conservative calls a fellow Freeper on his bluster:

No one says you have to take it quietly - make all the noise you want. But if it turns to threatening opponents with physical violence or actual violence and destruction of property, I hope they shoot them down in the streets.

Mase even notes that Freepers throwing around treason is hyperbole:

Treasonous? Where were you in 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972, 1968, 1964 and on and on.

This treason you speak of has been going on since before Trump was born. But now, because he complains and blames others for his inability to understand the process, or care enough to participate, all of a sudden it's treason.

Hyperbole much?

And Now This Word from Outer Space

Right Wing gravy train edition

LOOK THESE UP IN THE BOOKS AND PAGE NUMBERS CITED IF YOU WISH . EIGHT QUOTES FROM SEVEN DIFFERENT BOOKS.

Hillary’s actual words:
(1 ) “Where is the G*ddamn flag? I want the G*ddamn f*cking flag up every morning at f*cking sunrise.
From the book “Inside the White House” by Ronald Kessler, p. 244 Hillary to staff at the Arkansas Governor’s mansion on Labor Day 1991.

(2) “F*ck off! It’s enough I have to see you sh*t-kickers every day! I’m not going to talk to you, too!! Just do your G*ddamn job and keep your mouth shut.”
From the book “America Evita” by Christopher Anderson, p.90; Hillary to her State Trooper bodyguards after one of them greeted her with “Good Morning. “

(3) “If you want to remain on this detail, get your f*cking ass over here and grab those bags!”
From the book “The First Partner” p. 259; Hillary to a Secret Service Agent who was reluctant to carry her luggage because he wanted to keep his hands free in case of an incident.

(4) “Stay the f*ck back, stay the f*ck back away from me! Don’t come within ten yards of me, or else! Just f*cking do as I say, Okay!!?”
From the book “Unlimited Access” by Clinton ’s FBI Agent-in-Charge, Gary Aldridge, p. 139; Hillary is screaming at her Secret Service detail.

(5) “Where’s the miserable c*ck s*cker?” (otherwise known as “Bill Clinton”)
From the book “The Truth about Hillary” by Edward Klein, p.5; Hillary shouting at a Secret Service officer.

(6) “You f*cking idiot” From the book “Crossfire” ~p. 84 ; Hillary to a State Trooper who was driving her to an event.

(7) “Put this on the ground! I left my sunglasses in the limo. I need those f*cking sunglasses! We need to go back!”
From the book “Dereliction of Duty” p. 71-72; Hillary to Marine One helicopter pilot to turn back while enroot to Air Force One.

(8) “Come on Bill, put your d*ck up! You can’t f*ck her here!!”
From the book “Inside the White House” by Ronald Kessler, p. 243 ; Hillary to Gov. Bill Clinton when she spots him talking with an attractive female.

This ill-tempered, violent, loud-mouth, hateful, and abusive woman wants to be your next President and have total control as Commander and Chief of our military, the very military for which she has shown incredible disdain throughout her public life.

...and don’t forget her most vile comment, about Benghazi : “what difference at this point does it make?”

Pocket industry in painting Hillary as some kind of rage-demon provided by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)

Bullying little girls

One could argue that the backing away from Cruz to Trump bespeaks how Freepers prefer the bully to the zealot. Certainly, they defend bullies a lot.

Recently in Wisconsin, a largely minority high shool girls soccer team were brought to tears by the opposition chanting, "Donald Trump, build that wall." Run-of-the-mill mean girl bullying, seizing on some current pop-culture to make it pop. Of course, understanding it does not mean condoning it.

But Freepers cannot resist the mix of bullying minorities and an explicit Trump reference, and so you get this ridiculously anti-empathy thread.

Zakeet starts us off by explaining that the temporary pain caused by bullying does not matter:

Bad meanie opponents shouted "Donald Trump Build that Wall" ... caused the girl soccer players to feel hurtin' pain ... were too upset to finish the game ... had to be cradled in the arms of an assistant coach for 15-20 minutes ... the impact will last forever!

dp0622 loves how high school bullies are so not politically correct!

Good. People fighting back!! Not afraid of the “minorities”.

Sick of all this @#$@#$@ wimp @#$@#$!!

Time to kick some ####, geez!!

Don’t start any fights, but give them hell if they do.

Gentleman loser days are over.

Now that Trump is getting a good part of the white blue collar worker vote, he has a TOUGH group behind him.

jazusamo thinks the solution is to eschew all fun in favor of competition:

Poor little snowflakes, get a new coach that teaches soccer and the will to win.

knarf notes that the coach seems to be broken up at attacks on his girls:

Listen to the fat faggot talk ... he was almost crying himself just telling the story to a reporter !

grey_whiskers invokes the knockout game BS, thus making all attacks on minorities OK:

I did play. And I saw and heard plenty. And even then, I thought that adults who supported treating youth this way were themselves devoid of moral character and lacked honor. Youth who do this have a chance to learn and grow out of it. The grey whiskers that support it...It shows the stunted nature of their moral development.

And yet...despite the horrible terrible no good very bad mocking...you survived.

I'll bet you you didn't even need to be comforted in your own private safe space after you heard taunting, either.

Unlike this generation of snowflakes.

Now, let's talk about something really awful: the knockout game (tacitly ignored/approved by the administration as"revenge on Whitey.")

Where's your SJW-approved outrage when it comes to that?

Troll.

NIKK thinks these high school girls were striking a blow against affirmative action!

People are sick and tired of minorities taking all the college scholarships when hard working blue collar kids have to pay for theirs for years! Most of these minority students drop out the first year and go back home to the projects. Grades were given to a lot of them unearned and they can’t cut studying in college. You appreciate what’s earned and worked for in life.

ROCKLOBSTER does a little bullying on the thread, even:

In my opinion, if any parents were actually chanting this, they are a**holes. And I’m disappointed - but frankly not surprised - that so many Trump freaks are ok with it.

Really?

What are ya....a wetback? A moonbat?

Rufus Shinra digresses to explain that his bank manager college roommate told him that any minorities he tries to hire are lazy and unruly:

Affirmative action in full force. My roommate from college ended managing a branch of bank thay had 12 employees, but he always only had a staff of about 10.

He told me he had to fill at least two spots with a minority, preferably a woman, and it sucked because he would get qualified college kids who were white applying, but couldn’t end up hiring them.

So he would hire unqualified minorities, there just weren’t a lot of professional minorities in the town he was in by the way, and they would always end up not coming to work and not following the rules and would quit or get fired.

So instead of a full staff, he had a constant vacancy and qualified applicants got turned away.

That’s the reality of affirmative action.

Also digressing, but NIKK has a weird thing going where her son tattles to her about her teachers non-Freeper views:

Thankfully my son didn’t believe the garbage high school and college teachers pushed. He told me some things even his Theology Professor was pushing and it was a disgrace.

Felons don't deserve housing

An Investors Business Daily story about how HUD is trying to crack down on housing discrimination for felons? I knew there would be apocalyptic predictions, Obama blaming, and racism. But given the number of Freeper ex-cons, I expected a little pushback. But they didn't show; you'll have to settle for Freeper landlords sharing tips on how to not rent to blacks.

b4its2late thinks treating felons like they've paid their debt is giving them some giant benefit:

Total breakdown of the system. It seems crime does pay. What really is going on is what the Muslim stated when he got elected Fundamentally change America! This is what it is.

Yes, all part of his plan. And his approval ratings continue to get better.

cld51860 is all about that anti-Obama melodrama:

There can be no denial whatsoever that this administration is at war with us. On virtually every front. They will not be happy until all of our cities are third world crapholes. They want us living in fear and completely dependent on government.

reaganaut1 has a glimmer of why letting ex-felons have opportunities might be a good idea, but sticks to flogging the soft on crime BS:

The Democrats are the pro-criminal party, and the GOP should remind voters of that.

Convicts do need to live somewhere after they are released from prison. Let the landlords who think they can deal with such tenants do so.

Mere misinterpretation isn't doing it for headstamp 2. Time for dire predictions!

You will now be required to rent to convicted pedophiles.

George from New England smugs all over a Freeper who stumbled onto empathy through personal experience:

I know a guy that committed a felony ( non violent)when he was seventeen, did his time, went on to just work, make good money and pay taxes and have a family. He is forty now and still cannot rent an apartment in Texas.

That’s going a little overboard if you ask me. I would say after maybe ten years they should be given a chance. Lots of foolish kids straighten out.

By now you would think he’d own his own house !!

Trod Upon has decided regulation of landlords is a national tragedy that requires national purges:

So much for the concept of private property, tovarishchi. I’m afraid we’re going to have to round the leftists up and keep them in cages if national tragedy is to be averted.

I want the USA back knows this is all about race:

So minorities commit more crime than Whites. They admit it. And that’s why you will be forced to rent to them. And when they destroy your property, or assault normal people, you will be held responsible.

Welcome to 0bama’s world.

Defiant expects the race card to take down credit reports next:

I would imagine that an attack on use of credit reports would be next. Everyone knows those have a disparate impact, as some ethnic groups have a harder time paying bills on time than others. Hence, use of credit reports is racist.

uncitizen concern trolls that landlords are going to be forced to discriminate based on race:

This should make it even harder for good black people to find a place in a good neighborhood when landlords don’t want to risk not knowing.

Jewbacca discusses the illegal crap he pulls to keep the poors out in response to a post about a special price for tenants of proper pedigree:

I used to own properties for rent

At a time when the going rate was $600 I would advertise it for $800 - and if they could afford that they could surely afford $600, so I would tell the ‘real price’ to anyone I liked

it worked extremely well

I always make sure my properties don’t comply with Section 8 and ADA, so I am “ineligible” for gubmint assisted tenants (who you can’t turn away).

In a pinch, I take off all the light and electrical covers.

dfwgator has a solution for felons:

They need to live in prison for the rest of their lives.