I SURE hope this starts a trend.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,238505,00.html

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A man used flammable liquid to light himself on fire, apparently to protest a San Joaquin Valley school district's decision to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Easter vacation.

The man, who was not immediately identified, on Friday also set fire to a Christmas tree, an American flag and a revolutionary flag replica, said Fire Captain Garth Milam.

Seeing the flames, Sheriff's Deputy Lance Ferguson grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran to the man.

Flames were devouring a Christmas tree next to the Liberty Bell, where public events and demonstrations are common.

Beside the tree the man stood with an American flag draped around his shoulders and a red gas can over his head.

Seeing the deputy, the man poured the liquid over his head. He quickly burst into flames when the fumes from the gas met the flames from the tree.

The deputy ordered the man to drop to the ground as he and a parole agent sprayed him with fire extinguishers.

"The man stood there like this," the deputy said with his arms across his chest and his head bent down, "Saying no, no, no."

The man suffered first degree burns on his shoulders and arms, Milam said.

Kern County Sheriff's Deputy John Leyendecker said the man had a sign that read: "(expletive) the religious establishment and KHSD."

On Thursday, the Kern High School Board of Trustees voted to use the names Christmas and Easter instead of winter and spring breaks.

12/23/2006 7:49:52 PM

Christophobe? Come the fuck on. Is that going to be the new Faux News buzz word for the coming week?

12/23/2006 7:56:09 PM

That's my patented word. I charge 50 cents per use. (The money will be used to buy matchbooks to send to this guy)

12/23/2006 7:58:36 PM

I'm afraid of people who want to wrap the Reichstag

12/23/2006 8:08:38 PM

So is a "Christophobe" a person who is afraid of Jesus, Christmas, or guys named Christopher? Or is it just garbled legalese for you're a dumbass?

12/23/2006 8:10:46 PM

I don't respond to name calling. (But actually, I never quite trust people named Christopher)




[Edited on December 23, 2006 at 8:16 PM. Reason : see]

12/23/2006 8:13:06 PM

Good, as you shouldn't trust someone who carries the namesake of bearing Christ.

12/23/2006 8:16:43 PM

Are Catholics exempt from Matthew 5:44 now?

12/23/2006 10:12:45 PM

I guess this should be pointed out http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=446813 but I am sure Mr. 2k knows that and just wants to feel special.

12/23/2006 11:27:25 PM

everything in and about this thread is stupid

12/23/2006 11:48:32 PM

What the fuck?

This is stupid.
And "christophobe" is the stupidest thing i've heard all week.
No, the guy is a fanatic, and the people calling him a christophobe are just as bad.

The idiotic crap fox comes up with!!!!

12/24/2006 2:24:52 AM

Looks like his plan didn't work.

Now the guy gets to be prosecuted for arson and sent to a home for crazy people.

Interesting that they changed the name though. I imagine they didn't really have a reason to.

12/24/2006 3:05:44 AM

^^ Uh yeah, Fox News just made up the whole thing.

(The sad thing is that she probably really believes that)

12/24/2006 3:16:58 AM

You know what cracks me up? All these assholes calling Fox News Channel "Faux News." It's stupid and it's not funny.

Fox News is far from perfect. But what many of you fail to understand is that the popularity of the channel results from its status as an antidote to liberal bias at most other news media outlets. Furthermore, every time one of you fucking know-it-alls calls it "Faux News," you are calling ALL the Democrats and other liberals that routinely appear on FNC's air idiots. So, keep it up.

12/24/2006 3:33:18 AM

^ it maybe stupid, but it sure is funny too. apparently, you have a different definition of funny.

antidote to liberal bias? and the antidote is highly conservative bias.

12/24/2006 5:04:59 AM

Yeah, the answer to stupidity is the polar opposite flavor of stupidity.

That makes it all better.

12/24/2006 9:25:54 AM

Quote :

"Furthermore, every time one of you fucking know-it-alls calls it "Faux News," you are calling ALL the Democrats and other liberals that routinely appear on FNC's air idiots. So, keep it up."

Most of those Democrats are bitch ass marks anyway.

12/24/2006 11:27:34 AM

No, I dont believe fox news made it up. IT's a real thing that happened.
What's ridiculous is the spin they put on it, they probably came up with the term christophobe.

And i dont believe I've ever called them Faux news.



[Edited on December 24, 2006 at 11:45 AM. Reason : .]

12/24/2006 11:44:41 AM

We're sure you hope this starts a trend. We're also sure that like your Church, you will continue to stand in the way of progress and knowledge as long as you live.

Is it really any surprise that you're honest that you want these people to die? What would Christ say? You realize that Christ ministered to the people he felt really needed it, right? He didn't sit around wishing they would all set themselves on fire. Then again, when people like you ask "what would Jesus do" you respond by buying SUV's, moving to an expensive house in the hills and becoming some sleezy, third rate crook of a fucking lawyer. Way to go, buddy. You might be winning at capitalism but you fucking suck at this "Christian" thing.

[Edited on December 24, 2006 at 12:29 PM. Reason : .]

12/24/2006 12:29:16 PM

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"You know what cracks me up? All these assholes calling Fox News Channel "Faux News." democrats "communists". It's stupid and it's not funny."

Popularity is not an indicator of the accuracy of their news just that they have more sheep than the other networks thanks to the fearmongering of W.

12/24/2006 2:42:57 PM

^^^ I'll have you know that I came up with the term Christophobe. See the third post in this thread.

^^ Well then I guess I'm not a good Christian in your book. I'll just be on the same page as the Pope, Mother Teresa, Fulton J. Sheen, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints. Where, oh where, did I go wrong?

The point - in a less smartass way - is that unless you're wearing a mitre on your head I'm not interested in your assessment of my Christianity.

12/24/2006 5:03:32 PM

NEWSFLASH: THERE ARE CRAZY PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

12/24/2006 5:07:29 PM

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"I'll just be on the same page as the Pope, Mother Teresa, Fulton J. Sheen, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints. Where, oh where, did I go wrong? "

Probably the point where you stopped following Christ and started following these other people instead.

Quote :

"The point - in a less smartass way - is that unless you're wearing a mitre on your head I'm not interested in your assessment of my Christianity."

This just in: Earthly ranks and hats more important than Jesus' opinion. Oh Catholicism

12/24/2006 5:08:07 PM

But those earthly ranks are infallible.

But in reality, I like how Wolfpack2k compares himself to Mother Teresa. And I also like how he claims Fulton J. Sheen is a fucking Saint.

12/24/2006 5:14:29 PM

More Catholic bashing.. keep it up, it just reinforces my point.

(BTW - Ven. Fulton J. Sheen is a Venerable Servant of God - next comes Beatification and then sainthood.)

12/24/2006 5:19:34 PM

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=christophobe

Quote :

"You’re in it deep now, Goldstein. I patented the word “Christophobe” four years ago due to my loss of work and social interaction from my unfounded fear of Christopher Reeves. Of course, I’m cured now. But the intellectual gains are still mine. Lawyers are inbound."

http://www.proteinwisdom.com/index.php/weblog/entry/18207/

Looks like you have a dumbass twin! Except this guy is actually amusing.

[Edited on December 24, 2006 at 5:22 PM. Reason : sss]

12/24/2006 5:20:23 PM

Bashing the Catholic Church is like shooting fish in a barrel. I don't see how it reinforces your point -- horrific ideologies get treated by sensible people as horrific ideologies.

12/24/2006 5:21:26 PM

If you say so.

12/24/2006 5:30:40 PM

It still has not been established what the hell a "Christophobe" is besides some lame word conjoured up by a lame person.

12/24/2006 5:35:39 PM

Quote :

"^^ Well then I guess I'm not a good Christian in your book. I'll just be on the same page as the Pope, Mother Teresa, Fulton J. Sheen, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints. Where, oh where, did I go wrong? "

Did he actually compare himself to Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary?

12/24/2006 5:48:21 PM

Quote :

"(BTW - Ven. Fulton J. Sheen is a Venerable Servant of God - next comes Beatification and then sainthood.)"

Still doesn't make him a Saint.

12/24/2006 5:58:09 PM

Quote :

"So is a "Christophobe" a person who is afraid of Jesus, Christmas, or guys named Christopher? Or is it just garbled legalese for you're a dumbass?"

FTW.

Btw, Wolfpack2K, Merry Capitalistmas.

[Edited on December 24, 2006 at 6:30 PM. Reason : in the spirit of making up words...]

12/24/2006 6:04:24 PM

Quote :

"But what many of you fail to understand is that the popularity of the channel results from its status as an antidote to liberal bias at most other news media outlets."

It's probably more because Fox News us run like a sports show with lots of loud talking and short sound bites with neat sound effects than the more boring CNN and MSNBC and whatever else.

The typical person doesn't know enough to detect bias. Just look at all the surveys that show how many people though Bin Laden and Iraq were connected, and that the found WMDs in Iraq, all of which Fox news helps to promote.

12/24/2006 6:55:03 PM

First, concerning Fox News, it is ONE broadcast news organization (cf. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other left-biased broadcast news organizations), but it is highly successful. In the meantime, Air America has gone bankrupt--in more ways than one--and other cable news outlets have seen ratings decline.

Second, concerning the somewhat brash style of Fox News, so what? Proper packaging of a product is smart and it matters. We'll see all the moaning purists that believe otherwise in the unemployment line.

Third, if all of you howling liberals think Fox News is SO bad and SO right-biased, then put pressure on pundits, celebrities, and elected officials not to appear on Fox's air. If you truly believe that Fox is SO bad, why wouldn't you WANT to do this? Self-evident answer: You're full of shit.

Fourth, just so you know--once again: (1) I am not a Republican and I am not a Christian. So, save your hackneyed attacks for someone else. And (2) there is plenty I don't like about Fox news, but one of the things I DO like is they don't report EVERYTHING with an incessantly left-leaning slant that I find sickening, frankly.

12/25/2006 1:58:27 AM

i like Fox news. They lie, and make shit up, but they dont shy away from it. Every other news orginization acts like they are good at reporting and have no bias. Fox is just like, "What, we act like Joe Bob the Democrat can refute Tom Delay. What? Thanks for being too poor to start your own news channel."

Its "reporting" with an attitude.


PS- Can everyone just agree that Air America didnt happen?

PPS- If you think ABC has a liberal bias you havent been watching their coverage for at least a year or more.

12/25/2006 2:09:57 AM

^ Are you shitting me? George Stephanopoulos was communications director for and a senior policy and strategy advisor to Bill Clinton.

12/25/2006 2:18:57 AM

12/25/2006 11:51:05 AM

Quote :

"I SURE hope this starts a trend."

i do too. stupid people pollute the gene pool

12/25/2006 12:06:21 PM

Quote :

"^ Are you shitting me? George Stephanopoulos was communications director for and a senior policy and strategy advisor to Bill Clinton."

did you know that he hosts a morning show and is not actually in charge of their coverage? thats like saying the washington post is a neo-con paper because they print op-eds by krauthamer (sp?).

12/25/2006 1:23:23 PM

^ "Did you know" he doesn't just host a "morning show," Stephanopoulos hosts the political show of record on ABC--This Week, which is quite influential. In addition, he routinely appears on the nightly news to provide political commentary and as a key commentator during election coverage. STFU.

12/26/2006 4:07:07 AM

PS: Stephanopoulos is chief Washington correspondent for ABC News.

12/26/2006 4:15:01 AM

why don't you actually watch the show before you start passing judgement on its biases.

p.s. tony snow is bush's press secretary.

12/26/2006 9:06:05 AM

You are telling me that the company that brought us Path to 9/11 is a bastion of liberal thought?

12/26/2006 1:24:45 PM

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"i do too. stupid people pollute the gene pool"

but if they set fire to themselves, they will pollute the environment.

you can avoid stupid people (they can't affect you if you don't want them to), but you can't avoid environmental pollution.

12/26/2006 4:24:35 PM

Quote :

"That's my patented word. I charge 50 cents per use. (The money will be used to buy matchbooks to send to this guy)"

lying isn't very christian of you. You need to give credit where credit is due. Why won't you give credit to the Jewish J.H.H. Weiler?

12/26/2006 4:31:46 PM

^^ Left wingers setting themselves on fire contributes to global warming! What would Al Gore say?

12/26/2006 10:48:27 PM

Quote :

"lying isn't very christian of you. You need to give credit where credit is due. Why won't you give credit to the Jewish J.H.H. Weiler?"

12/26/2006 11:17:50 PM

To marko: I got the Stephanopoulos-Snuffleupagus word play, by the way. Nice.

12/27/2006 2:05:42 AM

it took you two days to get that joke? seriously?

12/27/2006 2:09:48 AM

^ No.

12/27/2006 2:47:04 AM