http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/19/man-attempts-to-shoot-a-bulgarian-politician-on-live-tv Comments On: Man Attempts to Shoot a Bulgarian Politician on Live TV by Christopher Frizzelle en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss verhuur kantoorruimte

Posted by yasigits1@gmail.com]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 06:42:27 -0700 The Stranger Horse

Posted by bronxmili]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 00:11:46 -0700 The Stranger _other_ gas-pistol wielder whose image the camera "conveniently" didn't capture? Wake up, Bulgarian sheeple!
Posted by Gerald Fnord]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:53:02 -0800 The Stranger
Also. Awesome that even fucking Bulgaria has stricter gun control laws than the US.
Posted by tkc]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:15:27 -0800 The Stranger toward the gunman. And I don't consider myself super crazy, but if someone pointed a gun at me or my family or a friend, I'd be be very generous with the boot, given the opportunity. And nobody knew it was pellet gun at that point.

Posted by aureolaborealis]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:31:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sirkowski]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:58:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Simone]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:13:13 -0800 The Stranger
In Bulgaria and many other European states, nationality is a birthright (jus sanguis). You are Bulgarian if you are ethnically Bulgarian. Even if your family has resided in Bulgaria for centuries, if you are ethnically a Turk or Roma, you are not Bulgarian and never can be. Whatever the law says about your rights, you will always be perceived as an outsider.

The Far Right in the US is not as extreme as the Fr Right in Bulgaria. Ataka (the neo-fascist party that holds seats in Bulgaria's parliament) promotes the idea that all the country's woes can be blamed upon the Roma and the Turk. centuries-old antagonisms dating back to the Ottoman occupation of Bulgaria are exacerbated by the overheated rhetoric of politicians such as Volen Siderov.

But do not be so self-righteous as to judge these Bulgarians. The United States is veering dangerously close to the same path, with politicians advocating the loss of citizenship for those born in this country. More and more, we are being told to blame the Latino for our country's woes. If we are not careful, this video could be our future, too.
Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:15:33 -0800 The Stranger
Depressing to see a bunch of suited pols keep trying to kick the shit out of the assailant when security had him pinned down, including one white-haired old gent near the end of the video clip. Makes me wonder how long before fisticuffs again become a regular occurrence in Congress.

They were much more common in the 1800's and early 1900's, of course, but even in 1945 you had segregationist Representative John Rankin of Mississippi squaring off against New Dealer Rep. Frank Hook of Michigan, nominal Democrats both. And with Dick Cheney and John Boehner (Republicans both) telling Patrick Leahy and Harry Reid, respectively, to go fuck themselves, the stage is pretty well set.
Posted by rob!]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:54:26 -0800 The Stranger
I think the Turks are treated badly pretty much everywhere, except maybe Germany. But it all evens out because they in turn persecute Kurds and a few other resident minority populations, and of course there was the whole Armenian genocide, so...I guess it all works out.
Posted by Chris Jury]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:51:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:34:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by heywhatsit!?]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:32:34 -0800 The Stranger
None of this shit would happen if there were common sense restrictions on BB guns.
Posted by CPN]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:03:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by JonnyH]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:02:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TVDinner]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:57:25 -0800 The Stranger