Brian Baird: Coward (XXXIII) Baird Toast, anyone? And the additional cowardice of our local stain on journalism, the Columbian.

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This represents the 33rd in my series of Cowardman posts.

Yesterday, our local disgrace to journalism was all about the FBI "taking over the investigation," as if that meant anything. Today: The FBI confirms that it was a scam.

Baird's leftist, sycophantic supporters flooded the article.

Here's a sampling of their more moronic comments:

by M Johnson : 11/10/09 10:38am - Report Abuse

Now all you whiners who have been screaming "why doesn't the Columbian look into this death threat?" can shut up and wait for the FBI's findings.

OK, M Johnson, we now HAVE their findings, and Baird made it up. You happy, now?

by billy o : 11/10/09 11:31am - Report Abuse

Johnson, Gee I'm glad you are so certain of what was going on Tim Mc Veigh's intentions. I thought it was because Clinton was president.

USMCbrat, you need to stop being so ignorant. Baird rides the middle of the fence just to please RW extremists like you. It was at the height of the anti-Iraq movement that Baird went against all his most ardent supporters to say that the so-called surge was working. he took a lot of crap for that, but he doesn't just follow party line.

Now, he is saying that he may not vote for the Health care package in it's current form. And I suppose that isn't good enough for you either.

As for brain cells, before you go shooting your mouth off, remember that he was a doctor before getting into politics. and you were, A Marine? Coming from someone who was in the Navy, just remember brat... the grunts are there to hold a gun and guard the brains. Hey, I know, lets vote that criminal Benton in!

Some whiners want us to be a communist country. Baird's doctorate was a PhD in Psychology. And look what shrinks have done for us lately?

Baird is a cowardly scumbag. His votes no longer matter after his rank, voting-for-bills-he-hasn't-read hypocrisy, his vote for the porkulous and his vote for the cap and swindle. That he used his head on THIS bill by no means wipes the slate clean over his sickeningly offensive remarks about Nazi's and his cowardly refusal to face his constituents. Those rank failures will not magically disappear because he was terrified enough to actually vote his district on the empty suit's program to turn us into a socialist country.

by John K : 11/10/09 12:16pm - Report Abuse

The fact that the FBI is taking the threats made against Rep. Baird to be credible and serious should be sufficient to warrant an apology from those who questioned his integrity and implied the threats were fictitious.

The fact that it took the FBI about 60 seconds to figure out what anyone whose eyes were not cemented shut with leftist bias means that those doggedly supporting the Cowardman should apologize for attempting to defend his non-existent integrity since the threats WERE fictitious.

by muddy grimes : 11/10/09 12:23pm - Report Abuse

Northwest--
Not a Baird supporter...

Bull.

but I just can't stand people that make an accusation without any BASIS in fact.

Sorry. Common sense is all the BASIS in fact that MOST people need.

by billy o : 11/10/09 1:03pm - Report Abuse

Maybe you should enlist, brat. I'll bet that your dad would show a little more respect for another public servant; something you could learn from.

Baird has done an exemplary job as representative for ALL his constituents, not just the ones that voted for him.

There are lies, damned lies, and billy o's lies.

He has done a SHITTY job for ALL of his constituents, EVEN those who DID vote for him. But that leftist blindfold certainly works when it's on tight.

We did not want him to vote "yes" on ANY bill HE HADN'T READ. Leftists, who are delusional by nature, don't care about things like that, of course. In fact, the more moronic of the ilk, like billy o here, don't want anyone to read the details since that's where the devil resides, and that MIGHT derail the socialist plan.

that is what makes him such a good congressman. I would rather he did exactly what I wanted, but I know that there were a lot of Republicans that voted for him also, and he does a good job of staying in the middle, like most of his district.

One of our biggest problems today are those who just swallow a line based on the letter after the name.

The drivel quoted above is a classic example of that.

by John K : 11/10/09 2:47pm - Report Abuse

The FBI doesn't typically waste time and resources on investigations without credible evidence to believe a crime has been committed. This is particularly true when partisan politics is involved.

Well, it's not hard to agree with this. And John K was right. They wasted ZERO time concluding that the threat was bogus nonsense.

Well done, John! You REALLY schooled us on THAT!

And waiting until an arrest and conviction have been made before apologizing is a cop out. A crime is still a crime regardless of whether an arrest and conviction have been made.

Again, I have to agree. Now that Baird's been outed as making the whole thing up, waiting to apologize makes precisely zero sense... and an apology SHOULD be part of his resignation letter.

by BJ Davey : 11/10/09 7:26pm - Report Abuse

TIP OF THE DAY: A chianti is best served while eating crow.

Living up to your name, BJ?

And as for your tip, since you've just experienced the consumption of that particular fowl, make sure you wipe the feathers off your face.
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And, as for our cowardly disgrace to journalism?

As I pointed out, they've been all about rehabing our scumbag Cowardman's image. So, what do they do when they find out that which most of us already knew?

Why, they stick it in their fishwrapper only addition so the blogger's they believe are such lowlifes can't beat them around the head and shoulder region with it.

Well, here's the skinny, provided by Victoria Taft:

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
FBI: "Threat To Baird Not Serious!"

Available only in the print edition of the November 11, Columbian, but on the front page.

The FBI, although they won't say when they took over the investigation or how they determined it, but they have announced they have closed the investigation saying "the phone call did not pose a serious threat."

Just yesterday the Columbian ran an article saying the investigation was turned over to the FBI.

Will Kathie Durbin apologize to Clark County GOP Chair Ryan Hart for writing an article critical of him releasing a statement expressing offense at the August 19 quip by Baird about a Ryder Truck with his name on it?

I doubt it, she wrote this article and makes no mention of Ryan.

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