# When did Obama throw chunks of concrete at school buses? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037 "2011-11-15T19:04:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snow\_Pea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/1 "2011-11-15T19:04:24Z")
I’ve seen some pretty nasty comments about Obama of course, but this one really got me shaking my head in bafflement. It’s like the all-consuming hatred of the man has caused brain damage or something in some people. There was an article about a 9-year old girl who had a meltdown on the school bus and became so violent they had to call the cops and have her restrained and arrested. She was throwing chunks of concrete at the bus windows and also at deputies. The very first comment on the news story was some idiot who said “And she’ll grow up to be a Obama voter!”. Excuse me, but WTF? If you don’t like our current president, fine, work towards getting someone else elected, but this? It doesn’t even make sense? Did Obama ever throw concrete chunks at people? Disrupt school buses? Bwuh?? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/2 "2011-11-15T19:14:26Z")
It’s not based on anything Obama did. He’s saying she’ll vote for Obama because she’s a violent criminal or something. And I guess the author also thinks that 10-year-olds will be able to vote in the presidential election next year. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/3 "2011-11-15T19:29:13Z")
Based on my experience with the people that comment on internet news sites, it’s based on the fact that the girl is black: [Florida Police Subdue 9-Year-Old Girl With Pepper Spray - ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-police-subdue-year-girl-pepper-spray/story?id=14865517) ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/4 "2011-11-15T19:32:51Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > It’s not based on anything Obama did. He’s saying she’ll vote for Obama because she’s a violent criminal or something. And I guess the author also thinks that 10-year-olds will be able to vote in the presidential election next year. Or that Obama will be running for reelection in eight years. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/5 "2011-11-15T19:33:07Z")
The problem is on both sides of the aisle, blind loyalty to a person or to a political party is obnoxious and shows weakness in the people doing so. You can see it on these very boards, Obama can do no wrong, or Obama can do no right. The media has done a good job in creating and keeping this divide going. People get herded together into an us vs them as a people rather than a us vs them against the establishment so many are actually angry about. A great deflection system, this two party method. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/6 "2011-11-15T19:37:44Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > The media has done a good job in creating and keeping this divide going. People get herded together into an us vs them as a people rather than a us vs them against the establishment so many are actually angry about. It’s not the media. It’s the species. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/7 "2011-11-15T19:39:14Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > The problem is on both sides of the aisle, blind loyalty to a person or to a political party is obnoxious and shows weakness in the people doing so. You can see it on these very boards, Obama can do no wrong, or Obama can do no right. > > The media has done a good job in creating and keeping this divide going. People get herded together into an us vs them as a people rather than a us vs them against the establishment so many are actually angry about. A great deflection system, this two party method. The old "Both Parties are the same"schtick? Please show me examples of posters that say that Obama can do no wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/8 "2011-11-15T19:40:57Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > The problem is on both sides of the aisle, blind loyalty to a person or to a political party is obnoxious and shows weakness in the people doing so. You can see it on these very boards, Obama can do no wrong, or Obama can do no right. I think you’d need to look pretty hard to find someone that would argue “Obama can do no wrong” on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/9 "2011-11-15T19:44:11Z")
Obama made my chickens stop laying, and turned the milk sour! ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/10 "2011-11-15T19:46:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The old "Both Parties are the same"schtick? > Please show me examples of posters that say that Obama can do no wrong. > [@](#): > > It’s shocking. The right wingers who wouldn’t vote for Obama against Hitler, are upset about Solyndra. They are talking to each other again. Most people see it as a small time problem, that was based in trying to create green jobs. Sometimes companies fail. Imagine that. > Reply With Quote [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14466029&postcount=240](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14466029&postcount=240) Took me 2 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/11 "2011-11-15T19:47:23Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14466029&postcount=240](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14466029&postcount=240) > > Took me 2 seconds. Your claiming that **Gonzomax** never criticizes Obama? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/12 "2011-11-15T19:48:44Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > The problem is on both sides of the aisle, blind loyalty to a person or to a political party is obnoxious and shows weakness in the people doing so. You can see it on these very boards, Obama can do no wrong, or Obama can do no right. > . The Dems and liberals on the board have been pretty critical of Obama. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/13 "2011-11-15T19:49:45Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I think you’d need to look pretty hard to find someone that would argue “Obama can do no wrong” on the SDMB. I agree more people here are not one tracked compared to elsewhere. The problem still remains, we should NOT have to choose between the lesser of two evils when voting. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/14 "2011-11-15T19:51:39Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14466029&postcount=240](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14466029&postcount=240) > > Took me 2 seconds. I don’t think you’re reading the same passage as the rest of us. Please point to where **gonzomax** is claiming that Obama can do no wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/15 "2011-11-15T19:52:23Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > I agree more people here are not one tracked compared to elsewhere. The problem still remains, we should NOT have to choose between the lesser of two evils when voting. No, the problem remains that your initial statement was absolutely incorrect, and your one attempt to substantiate it was a failure. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/16 "2011-11-15T19:52:55Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Your claiming that **Gonzomax** never criticizes Obama? I will claim and insist he will defend Obama, or the Democrats, above and beyond any praise he will lay on Republicans. And the same can be said for others who will praise Republicans while only if ever, grudgingly appreciating something Democrats have done. And singling him out was actually not intentional it was however the first thing I came across after the post I responded too. And it fits rather well. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/17 "2011-11-15T19:55:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > No, the problem remains that your initial statement was absolutely incorrect, and your one attempt to substantiate it was a failure. I believe Marley said it best, and I will not debate further on this topic since I do believe that people are blinded by some supposed loyalty to a party. > [@](#): > > It’s not the media. It’s the species. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/18 "2011-11-15T19:59:11Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > I will claim and insist he will defend Obama, or the Democrats, above and beyond any praise he will lay on Republicans. Were those goalposts I saw whizzing past? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/19 "2011-11-15T20:00:36Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > I do believe that people are blinded by some supposed loyalty to a party. Then you should have said that, and not: > [@](#): > > You can see it on these very boards, Obama can do no wrong,… ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037/20 "2011-11-15T20:02:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The old "Both Parties are the same"schtick? > Please show me examples of posters that say that Obama can do no wrong. What a stupid request. People who think Obama can do no wrong don’t say “Obama can do no wrong.” They simply defend everything that he does no matter what. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037.md?page=2)