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Senator Giving Talk About Train Safety Nearly Hit By Oncoming Irony
Time ^ | 4/21/14 | Samantha Grossman

Posted on 04/21/2014 10:14:51 AM PDT by CharlesThe Hammer

Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal narrowly avoided getting hit by a train Friday during a press conference about why it’s important to keep yourself safe around trains.

The politician was standing on the platform of a Metro-North station in Milford, Conn., while the town’s mayor, Ben Blake, spoke about commuter safety.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: irony; moonbat; oblivious; stooopid
As the great Bugs Bunny would say,"What a maroon!"
1 posted on 04/21/2014 10:14:51 AM PDT by CharlesThe Hammer
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

“Missed it by that much”


2 posted on 04/21/2014 10:15:40 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

I have viewed this video several times and come to the conclusion that it was staged. Blumenthal really didn’t even have to move, he was safe where he was. He was as close as he dared though.


3 posted on 04/21/2014 10:20:39 AM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

We must have more “Iron Horse” control laws.


4 posted on 04/21/2014 10:21:54 AM PDT by Iron Munro (NSA reports Malaysia Flight 370 black box signals detected in Bermuda Triangle)
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To: Wiser now

Sue Them All Blumenthal strikes again !!


5 posted on 04/21/2014 10:22:27 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Zathras
* “Missed it by that much” *

“Wouldja believe....?”

6 posted on 04/21/2014 10:26:08 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: Wiser now

Gee, I wonder why they have the yellow line at the edge of the platform. I’ll bet they have a sign at the station that says something like “Stand behind yellow line until train has come to a complete stop.”


7 posted on 04/21/2014 10:33:45 AM PDT by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

I don’t think that those yellow lines were on the platform for just decoration.


8 posted on 04/21/2014 10:35:48 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

attaboy dickie-poo!


9 posted on 04/21/2014 10:38:00 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

Sad that the train did not have it’s mail bag pick up hook deployed.


10 posted on 04/21/2014 10:40:16 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Red_Devil 232
Sad that the train did not have it’s mail bag pick up hook deployed.

In this case it would have been "wind-bag pickup hook."

11 posted on 04/21/2014 10:46:35 AM PDT by tpmintx (Gun free zones are hunting preserves for unarmed people.)
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

Here is a guy who was kicked by a train engineer while standing too close to the tracks. Too bad this did not happen to Blumenthal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/selfie-train-kick_n_5159529.html


12 posted on 04/21/2014 11:04:27 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: CharlesThe Hammer
Better luck next time, Mr.Train   :-\
13 posted on 04/21/2014 11:04:41 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

Is there any hope of needing a second take?


14 posted on 04/21/2014 11:43:45 AM PDT by G Larry (There's the Beef!)
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To: CharlesThe Hammer

That senator is not Einstein!!


15 posted on 04/21/2014 12:07:52 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Col Frank Slade

He is the idiot who made UCONN look like a jilted lover in the first round of conference realignment by suing the Atlantic Coast Conference. If he hadn’t, UCONN would be in the ACC or the Big Ten now, instead of the American Athletic Conference.


16 posted on 04/21/2014 12:15:19 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Ed Condon

I’ll bet they do too. And Blumenthal thinks people are so stupid as to ignore that warning, so he has to create a stunt. Thinking like this is why I detest Democrats.


17 posted on 04/21/2014 1:00:08 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: Iron Munro

Actually, he was nearly struck by the “Irony Horse” ....


18 posted on 04/21/2014 1:18:59 PM PDT by mikrofon (One-track mind)
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