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Former GOP Congressional Candidate Arrested for Threats in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress last year has been charged with making threats against Indiana judges on her Facebook account.

Fifty-one-year-old Cheryl Allen of Martinsville, Ind., was being held on $100,000 bond Saturday. She was arrested Thursday on eight felony counts of intimidation.

Prosecutor Steve Sonnega says he was among the targets and turned over the investigation to state police and a special prosecutor. He says he decided to err on the side of caution after last week’s shootings in Arizona that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others.

Allen maintained her innocence at a court hearing Friday.

Police say Allen posted threats against four local judges and other officials Monday.

WISH-TV:

Allen said Friday she wasn’t threatening anyone. She told the court she has been hospitalized once for mental issues, but nothing was wrong with her. During Thursday’s probable cause court hearing, ISP officials say Allen was a clear and present threat.

WHTR-TV:

Allen has made Facebook friends with nearly 300 people including both state and local politicians. Her alleged victims include the Morgan County prosecutor who asked state police to get involved. Detectives say she posted serious bodily threats against the prosecutor, other elected officials and staff personnel.

“One day, I will have my revenge on your seeking so much revenge on me. Jane, Tom, Matt, Chris, Steve, Monte, Eric, Vickie, Carol, Larry, Debbie, William (Bill), Mike, Penny, etc.,” she wrote in one post.

In another posting, she threatened to blow up their offices.

“Right below that, it said, ‘I won’t have to lift a finger. One day you are sitting in your office…kaboom!” Allen said. “Yeah, I do believe that they will finally get it one of these days. Someday, somebody will, they will be sitting there and something will happen, they will finally get it.”

She stops short of saying that she will be the one that gives it to them. She says it is all about karma and a divine intervention.

Comments (127)

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:27pm

    No I‘ve never in my life said I’ll kill you. Although if that lady tried to kiss me I might say it. In general I stay away from women with the dark racoon bags around their eyes, gunt, and gang sign like finger positioning.

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  • WHITE LOTUS2x
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:25pm

    Anyone that would threaten a federal judge has to be less than sane, but needs to be taken out of the mainstream, shes dangerous. Indiana is very lucky she lost and so were conservitives. Her actions were more than just getting caught up in the realties of our times. Ya just dont threaten without consequences, sane or not sane. Its a shame though that, that doesnt apply across the board.

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  • neverending
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:18pm

    Looks like a democrat to me!!

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  • BriPhi
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:17pm

    We are now living in a climate of hyper-sensitivity. Sometimes people voice their anger in inappropriate ways. Have you ever said, “I’ll kill you!” to someone you were very mad at? We all have at some time in our lives, yet we never act on it because we were just angry and venting our anger. But in light of Tucson, we can’t even do that.
    In retrospect, perhaps she shouldn’t have written it on Facebook, and perhaps she is somewhat unstable, but I doubt she is a murderer. They will look at her past, check her priors, and evaluate her, give her a light sentence, and move on to other things. This isn’t going to go very far unless they find a dark past on her.

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  • fatjack
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:16pm

    chuck

    Thanks

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  • sailfished
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:07pm

    In her mind she calculated what she could say ,and walked right up to the line, little realizing that the goalposts had been moved while she was stewing in her angry juices

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  • SlimnRanger
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:56pm

    here a nut,there a nut,everywhere a nut nut,the nuts are coming out of the wood work and in all age groups,we just need a nut ******* to put things back to normal,not making fun of mental illiness though,apparently this lady needs some kind of mental help

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  • UpstateNYConservative
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:51pm

    Another nutcase. Thank God she lost the election! With any luck she can’t post the bond and has to sit in jail until her trial.

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  • Ronin48
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:49pm

    She must have missed Imam Obama’s lecture on civility.

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    • eat-more-bacon-USA
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:57pm

      Maybe she didn’t get her team-obama, Tucson Pep-Rally “TOGETHER WE THRIVE” campaign t-shirt, or perhaps they did not have one in her size.

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  • avgconservative
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:47pm

    Another example of our poor mental health system (system? what system?) in the U.S.

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    • maryslittlelamb
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:27am

      It was doing a fair job before Lyndon Johnson dismantled it and turned the loonies loose. I hate th60′s! Start of a lot of trouble.

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  • eat-more-bacon-USA
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:46pm

    “Karma and divine intervention” leading to “Kaboom”? Okay, Sister Crazy Pants – that certainly sounds like a threat.

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  • BiteMePETA
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:42pm

    Thugs

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  • Restored One
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:38pm

    She is a nut. There are nuts everywhere. Now I hope the right wont make a big deal out of this story. Just let it go. I am glad that she is behind bars.

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  • ilovetheusa1
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:37pm

    if she had little Timmy for an attorney, it would be acceptable to just say she didn’t realize it was a mistake. Lock her up, it isn’t acceptable for anyone to be saying these things.

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  • RugDog
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:36pm

    C’mon people. You can’t think this stuff, and you CERTAINLY can’t post it. Count to 10, have a cookie, relax, and let the voters do their job, and vote loser libs out.

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  • Alvin691
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:35pm

    I think we can all agree on this one?

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    • EP46
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 5:36am

      Hey People…Did you MISS the part that said she had been hospitalized for mental illness ?????
      She does not need to be in jail, she needs to be in treatment like the other guy Fuller they arrested.

      Fuller threatened a Tea Party guy and he goes into a mental health facility. This woman does basically the same and you think she should go to jail ??????? She needs medical help.

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  • nomatter732666
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:34pm

    They are dropping like flys!! God loves us. Stay cool, stay good. God Bless U S A

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  • EZDOZIT
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:33pm

    I don’t know why they call it a jump suit,it never crossed my mind.Does this make me look fat?

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  • EZDOZIT
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:30pm

    If you don’t like them,vote them out. That’s the Tea Party way.

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  • Mikee T
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:27pm

    If this doesn’t wake everyone up to what people like me have been railing about for a long time……Some of these “candidates” are no better suited to holding public office than “Happy the Clown”……….She isn’t the only nutjob out there……..many others ARE holding public office….lol…

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    • oldguy48
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:42pm

      Yea, and an awful lot are the nut cases in power. They are, and have been, playing high stakes poker with our future. The problem is, like all gambling addicts, it is very shortly going to be time to pay the people you “borrowed” money from back. Unlike the Mafia, these guys won’t just break your leg.

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    • HermanK
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:05pm

      Apparently this is true. In another article “Are you smarter than a Congressman” (something like that) public officials were asked what the electoral college was. Believe it or not some 20 percent of them thought it was an institute of higher learning for aspiring officials seeking to better themselves. I guess they really need it.

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  • YouGottaProblemWithThat
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:26pm

    She looks like a giant criminal pumpkin….hahahahaha ….it funny couse its true.

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  • guyperram
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:24pm

    Doesn’t spund like a credible threat to me. It is doubtful if this lady would know how to make an actual explosive device, let alone know how to set the timer and use it.
    Since the charges are coming from people on the left it sure looks like they merely want to keep trying to cause civil unrest.

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  • Showtime
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:21pm

    From above: “Allen said Friday she wasn’t threatening anyone. She told the court she has been hospitalized once for mental issues, but nothing was wrong with her.”

    Must be a Progressive Democrat, if she said there was nothing wrong with her, after being in a mental hospital! Perfect candidate for a congressional seat.

    What is this world coming to?!

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    • Alvin691
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:36pm

      Dude, GOP candidate. It takes all kinds.

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    • tompaineknowsthescore
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:41pm

      read the headline former GOP candidate
      she at least on a papers a republican
      republican or democrats both can be equally crazy

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    • RobertCA
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:21pm

      She should be arrested no matter to which party she belongs to .

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    • SHASTADIANE1
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 11:37pm

      ANYONE and I mean ANYONE can run…notice she didn’t get the job. But there have been plenty who have that are just as much crazy. I don’t know how Nancy Pelosi stays in office. That woman can’t even put one truthful sentence together. Most times they don’t even make sense.

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    • NancyBee
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:15am

      I‘m glad she didn’t get elected….Wow

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    • Beckaj
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 1:14pm

      She said that she was institutionalized against her will.

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  • Wonder_Woman
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:21pm

    She obviously didn’t get all the help she needed the first time.

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    • bry
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:42pm

      No she did not, and there is something wrong with her.

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 10:06pm

      Do you mean Weight Watchers?

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    • SHASTADIANE1
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 11:17pm

      with respect to Alvin691, have you noticed that there are a lot of Al’s that are NUTS? Alvin Green, Al Sharpton, Al Franken, Allan Grayson???? What’s with this? All these democrat Nuts say horrible things, and get away with it. Insighting hatred, and they are applauded. This woman seems a mental case, and should never have threatened anyone. But where all the all investigations into the people who made the Tweets against Sarah Palin? That was some of the most disgusting stuff I have seen in a long time. Even my Democrat (he thinks) husband, said that the FBI needs to investigate these things. They were horrible. I just think, that this world cannot go on much longer with God watching. He has to look on us a another Sodom and Gammorah. I don’t know how else he could see us. People, do no harm. I can’t imagine a civilized human being, wishing death or disease on anyone. There is NO ONE I hate bad enough to wish terrible things on them, and trust me, I have plenty of folks I dislike. Most people THINK some things that they would never say. Some people just don’t know when to keep their mouths shut. I am sure I have been guilty of this also.

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    • Max jones
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:32am

      This woman sure does NOT represent my views(conservative/Christian).
      She’s just playing into the hands of the cloward/piven set. She unknowingly (maybe) damaged herself and ‘the cause’. There was a good rason she got whupped in the election….not leadership material. that’s it end of story. She obviously is unstable and a danger to herself and others.

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    • 101
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 3:00pm

      Most derogatory comments on the internet are done in haste, just because somebody is angry behind their computer screen doesn’t warrant “The Minority Report”…there has to be more to this story to warrant locking this woman up!

      Freedom of speech is not a crime in its self, normally authorities will work under cover to get a person on video being proactive “paying” or acting out such a thing as a hit on somebody’s life!

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  • grandmaof5
    Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:19pm

    Sounds like she is where she ought to be – jail and should be charged with everything she is guilty of doing. Equal justice in the eyes of the law!

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    • Showtime
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:24pm

      Grandmaof5 –

      You are a sharp cookie! I always read your comments.

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    • Xcori8r
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:30pm

      Sounds like Merlot induced Facebook Fantasizing to me.

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    • booger71
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:30pm

      Maybe she can go on a diet. Orange is not her color

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    • byehlik
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:31pm

      Yes I would say she belongs in jail. You can not threaten people. Bad Karma. Looks like another nut case. Seem to be finding alot of em as of late.

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    • Tony
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:53pm

      Maybe Pima County’s verison of Sheriff Roscoe P Coletrain will take note and consider following up on loonies who make multiple threats rather than blaming the innocent still standing afterwards.

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    • Sledgehammer
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:57pm

      Is it me or does orange make look like a big nut job?

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 8:59pm

      I think booger is 100% WRONG…
      Orange on her has an enjoyable pumpkiny feel…

      She could be the GREAT PUMPKIN Charly Brown…

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    • what4
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:12pm

      xcori8r,
      me thinks….. ripple…..md20/20 more likely!

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    • Michiganjohn
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:15pm

      “In another posting, she threatened to blow up their offices.”

      Yep, she’s toast.

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:30pm

      Olbermann made her do it. Jacka$$

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    • dasmoondog
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:31pm

      god forbid you ever should tell anyone they will get what they deserve…..or what if you tell a kid’your gonna get it”? …then well all be where we need to be…its called free speach..and clearly..this woman is a victim opf the power hungry judges revenge…ergo..HER civil rights are being violated..something the judges and the whole of u s government is sworn to protect…..think!!!

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 9:58pm

      Agreed! Looks like a lot of folks are headed to the poky after this event.

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    • ME
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 10:02pm

      Well not sure she is a poster child for GOP or fit and trim. But what about free speech I would like revenge for a few things too it that a threat? or saying that someone may get what they have coming? adding a boom to the equation may be a bit much but will we error on the 1st amendment or a muzzle, because some crazy could shot a bunch of people.

      Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. There I said it I am sure that will soon get you put in jail as a threat.

      The woman is a pig and probably wrong on many levels, I guess I would rather be free to speak then get a warm fuzzy about what is clearly a very minor safety issue. Give me liberty or give me death is that now a threat as well? Wake up Sheepepole! do not even see the nose being put around your necks this government is no long for the people in any shape or foam they are for the government and of the government and there to protect the government only. Do you think for a second a normal person IE not government official would get a DA to prosecute for what was said?

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    • ME
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 10:13pm

      @dasmoondog

      Just read yours glad I was not the only one thinking that way:) just read the first couple of seemed to me to be emotionally driven comments and started to boil:) People don’t seem to relies we are just one crises away from living in 1984 and seems it does not matter who is in power they will use it.

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    • mjbeejr
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 10:15pm

      Equal justice in the eyes of the law? No such thing GRANDMAOF5. If that were the case why wasn’t Alec Baldwin arrested for this outrageous outburst on late night television: “We would stone Henry Hyde to death and we would go to their homes and we’d kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families.” Liberals always get a free ride when it comes to threatening someones well being – especially if that someone is a conservative.

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 10:23pm

      The political elite are running scared. So far I don’t see what she did was anything close to threatening personally except for naming those she felt wanted her out of the political arena. The rest of the comments noted would be made by any God loving person who would let God deal with the situation.

      I did this with a situation in 1988 at Boeing Commercial Aircraft, when I was fired after returning from a two week Army Reserve yearly “Summer Camp” required by my 8 year term of enlisment. Those in charge of my work area would always create some sort of chaos for me by trying ot force me to work overtime against my religious beliefs. I had requested that my paycheck be available at the front office as it had been for a few years with another leader in charge. The new people just blew me off for a one day early release to deposit the check so that I would have cash when I was on my time in the Military. They told me that all was set but as I went to pick up the check I was told it was not ready and I needed to talk to the leaders in charge to get it… So I rushed to get back to work, other side of the parking lot and with shift change just occuring they ran out of their as fast as they could and the person in charge on that shift was unwilling to help and I politely told him that he needed anna nicole under his desk to get out of a wet paper lunch bag and even that would not be enough help. No cursing but just imaginative language.

      But when I got back from my two weeks they had a way to create an incident since they felt scare because I had recently been reprimanded for not working overtime and a 15rd clip from my handgun that was in the pocket of my coat fell out on to my toolbox when I rolled up my coat to lay on top of the toolbox.

      After that firing all my friends asked my what I was going to do and I said nothing but let God take care of these so called leaders if they had tried to injure my reputation or anything close to that. Three later or there abouts I hear stories of these same people that gave me trouble were in trouble themselves, one was fired on sexual harassment charges, another was demoted for fraudulent handling of company time cards for job costing. And some others were removed from their leadership roles and moved around the company.

      So if this is what she is saying then she is actually being peaceful in a stormy situation. It is what I would recommend for others that are accused of being wronged by evil doers.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on January 15, 2011 at 11:33pm

      You are right Grandma! Scary thing is this is exactly what the radicals want, they need violence. They have been putting us in the vice and tightening it slowly. One pressure after another. They know eventually people will snap, they are counting on it. They don’t care if their left or right, they just need violence. So when something like this happens, instead of trying to keep everyone calm they get out and start pointing fingers, bashing, antagonizing, egging people on.

      I pray for our country, I fear its only going to get worse :(

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    • Cliff
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:16am

      She is were she belongs… she looked like a kid with chocolate all over her face saying… “No mommy I didn’t eat the chocolate!” She needs help!

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    • CatB
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 1:04am

      Nice to see someone took action BEFORE anyone was hurt.

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    • LadybugsTX
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 2:20am

      This woman crossed the line when she said she wanted to blow up their offices. Me thinks I smell a modern witch hunt coming on though. I watched that horrible Youtube post of all the tweets from people wanting to shoot or someone to shoot Sarah Palin. By now, I shouldn’t be shocked that there are people who are that evil, poisonous and hateful, but things like that still take my breath away. Why haven’t any of them been arrested?

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    • EP46
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 5:39am

      She has previously had MENTAL problems….Obviously she still does
      she needs medical help

      FULLER threatened a Tea Party member and was sent to a mental facility
      this woman should be treated the same….Not jail

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    • byehlik
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 8:32am

      @1trueone55

      Your religion exempts you from overtime? I am sure you worked plenty of overtime in the Millitary, that is if your talking US Millitary. So what is the dubble standard for you civilian employer? What religion is that so that I never hire anyone of that sect? That is some twisted thinking man.

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    • Sevens
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:09am

      Bull crap. What happened to free speech? These charges of “Intimidation” are a farce.I am sick of you people who think merely by ones words they are a threat!!!! I hope someday I can get you on something that I would consider threatening. Oh , my did I just threaten? OMG. I am going to jail. The tragedy in AZ was awfull but cut the crap and wake up. The real problem is coming from those who wish to impose their will on others. Those making the “complaints of intimidation or threats” are actually the one who want “their will” imposed on others… Wah stop calling me names., Some of you my fellow americans are just fickle babies unwittingly supporting those who are against free speech. I’m mad about this.. will I now be put on an UNCONSTITUTIONAL LIST for speaking out right now? You can bet your arse I am on some sort of list now. Got a problem with my post or not? email me at Sevenators7@gmail.com.. I will either thank you or tick you off with my response. I know freedom loving people will agree all others will email me. go figure.

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    • football lady
      Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:18am

      This grandma agrees with you 100%.

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