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2014-02-24 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Pub Senate candidate under fire for posting grisly images to Facebook

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What's so gruesome about an x-ray image?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-02-24 03:39|| 2014-02-24 03:39|| Front Page Top

#2 It's his tasteless narrative that destroys his credibility and professionalism, not the x-ray images. When will people finally learn that Facebook and similar social media outlets are not their friends ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-24 07:04|| 2014-02-24 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 If he wasn't a tea party candidate, it would be a non- story. Gotta make sure the plebes know their place.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-02-24 07:28|| 2014-02-24 07:28|| Front Page Top

#4 There were similar hit jobs tried on Tom Coburn and every other Senate candidate who might buck the flow.

Posted by Black Bart Slins8553 2014-02-24 11:10|| 2014-02-24 11:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Facebook etc is forever. So are we to get outrageously outraged by a not groomed career politician telling Law and Order jokes about heavy trauma to a generation of Americans who get queesy opening a package of meat from a grocery store?

These were public images, so I feel safe guessing that all identification was removed so its not like an EMT at scene being leud, or Chuck Hagel getting really excited about his staff retiring to some nice island then gutting military paychecks.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-02-24 14:07|| 2014-02-24 14:07|| Front Page Top

#6 This was news worthy? Seems like a non-story to me.

Posted by mossomo 2014-02-24 16:27|| 2014-02-24 16:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Only in Kansas Mo, only in Kansas.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-24 16:31|| 2014-02-24 16:31|| Front Page Top

#8 There are probably only two reasons this would affect anyone outside of Kansas. First, Wolf wins and pads TEA party numbers in the Senate. The other, Roberts and Wolf destroy each other and the democrats slip in. State and federal Kansas democrats tend to be complete party machines (looks at the HHS).

Roberts has had a fine, long career in the Senate. I would be nice to see him retire gracefully. However, his cakewalk turned sour a few weeks back when it was released that he hasn't even pretended to live in state for however many terms. Now its a contest, and this is likely establishment Republican, which Roberts is, counterpunching TEA Republican.

Wolf is young, has a recognizable name, has a doctorate, is in the medical field, has an anecdote (Obama cousin), and remained conservative throughout his education at KU. So far, as far as I can tell, he is running on not-Roberts, which was not much until recently. If you think that the Senate is too important to gamble upon and he does have a decent voting record then Roberts is your choice.

KU is full of dedicated leftists - remember that journalism professor of a few months back? What would be a story would be Roberts receiving assistance from KU affiliates.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-02-24 17:36|| 2014-02-24 17:36|| Front Page Top

#9 There are probably only two reasons this would affect anyone outside of Kansas.

The third being out-of-state contributions to any candidate with a (D) after their name.

Posted by gorb 2014-02-24 23:33|| 2014-02-24 23:33|| Front Page Top

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