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nehemiah
February 14th, 2007, 2:31:05 PM
first, a definition: NARCISSISM --> An excessive preoccupation with one’s own personal importance, or with achieving one’s own chosen goals rather than bonding with others, or with associating only with others whom one chooses.

now the story -->

WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) - A state senator used foul language in a talk to high school students in his district, but defended himself by saying he was just repeating what some students wrote about him on a Web site.

Sen. Scott Brown was discussing his stance on gay marriage during an assembly at King Philip Regional High School on Thursday when he decided to share the comments written about him and his family posted on a facebook.com page dedicated to a pro-gay rights history teacher at the school.

Brown, a Republican from Wrentham, opposes gay marriage.

``I hate scott brown'' and ``scott brown ascends from the underworld,'' were two of the tamer comments on the site. Others contained profanities.

Some of the comments were aimed at Brown's daughter, Ayla Brown, a former American Idol finalist.

He read the comments verbatim, even naming the students who wrote them in some cases, witnesses said.

``He was doing it loudly and pretty angrily,'' student Rachel William told WHDH-TV. ``Some of the teachers tried to stop him, and said things like 'You shouldn't be naming students.'''
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``What I was doing was reading from what they had written about me and about my family,'' Brown said. ``I actually called them on it. I said 'Now there's hate speech and then there's respectful proper speech.''
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6405003,00.html

nothing left but to laugh at this douchebag --> :rofl:

a state senator reads facebook! :guy:

JoetheDictator
February 14th, 2007, 2:35:26 PM
Dave Barry wrote something like this in one of his columns some years ago. I'll see if I can dig it up. Sad, well sort of-its also kinda funny- that its still true.

uppy
February 14th, 2007, 2:43:20 PM
Its a Massachusetts thing.....all elected officials are insane in my state

Maz
February 14th, 2007, 2:46:07 PM
What a sad childish bastard, if you're a politician you better learn how to take a little heat for your views. Nobody want's to hear you cry about what some kids wrote about you on facebook.com, what a dope...

JoetheDictator
February 14th, 2007, 3:14:45 PM
``What I was doing was reading from what they had written about me and about my family,'' Brown said. ``I actually called them on it. I said 'Now there's hate speech and then there's respectful proper speech.''[/I]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6405003,00.html

nothing left but to laugh at this douchebag --> :rofl:

a state senator reads facebook! :guy:

Actually a senator reading facebook is a good thing. The demographic most ignored by politicians is college aged people and it just so happens that many of them use facebook. Keep in mind that I said facebook and not myspace. Myspace is a joke, facebook is actually pretty good.