Paraglider charged after golf-themed stunt over Trump’s resort in ScotlandPublicity stunt, protest...same difference, right?
Oh, and "pretty sure I read" is quite the citation. I don't suppose you have an actual source...
Ah, so you meant he phoned it in to an agency that may well attempt to prevent such a "publicity stunt"--that wasn't clear in your vague notion of recollection. I can't help but notice that there was no mention of media outlets being given a heads-up, though, and that really makes sense since there was already a substantial media presence at the location.
Oh absolutely, as a publicity stunt it was very poorly planned; "I'm going to alert people that may stop my actions but not alert people that may broadcast my actions."
What do you think a terrorist would do if they wanted to pretend they weren't a terrorist? They'd call and say they weren't a terrorist just a happy-go-lucky GP activist out for a joyride or publicity stunt. You don't get to violate restricted airspace just because you call ahead and tell the authorities you are violating restricted airspace.
He could have been anything that's kind of the point. We know in hindsight it was nothing but I'm sure tensions were quite high on site at the time. Tensions are also quite high among the various political factions in the U.K., Europe and the United States. We've already seen plenty of street violence and sooner or later it'll could erupt into some kind of politically motivated violence against the various symbols and icons of the respective movements. Nobody in their right mind wants that. IMO it was a stupid stunt that I'm sure got lots of laughs and support on Twitter and spawned countless likes and hashtags, probably even some donations to Greenpeace, but could easily have ended in tragedy. In a rational world I would have expected bi-partisan support for how foolish this truly was.
Is it really that hard for you to put yourself in the situation as it unfolded in real time? Can you really not see that, at the time, in real time, this could have been viewed as a potential threat? Do you really think a phone call saying you're not going to do any harm is somehow going to allay all fear and anxiety of the situation? Given the number of people who just go bonkers lately and start shooting up and killing people for seemingly no real reason I imagine the situation on the ground was extremely tense and I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out later that they considered shooting him down in some way, shape or form.
It's a funny cartoon, but even if the story (the golden one that is) were true I don't think it would make any difference anyway.
If I were to run for office I'd be damn glad this kind of tech wasn't as pervasive or cheap 10 or 15 years ago
. I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and said that Bill Clinton forever changed the landscape as to what was acceptable in a President. He got his cigar given the special treatment by an intern while leaving a fond memory on her dress and his supporters determined that was fine, there was nothing to see, it's between a husband and wife, move along. The cat was out of the bag 20 years ago and it's not going back in. I do enjoy a good cigar though. Moreso in the post-Clinton era
Misinterpretation and misrepresentation of comments and blatant vapid hypocrisy are the only things I expect from you and that's all you've offered there--you really can't help it, can you?
I know you're fond of drawing comparisons with what Obama supporters would do in the same situation.
It still seems like a metaphor to me but I'm glad I gave you the chance to make another random jab at Obama.A Google search reveals 9 results. Obviously it never hit the mainstream. 9 results on Google is the equivalent of a needle in a haystack...inside of a domed stadium full of haystacks. I did find this in my search though which was also pretty funny:
