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Time Reporter "Can't Wait" To Justify Drone Strike On Julian Assange

First time accepted submitter Tuck News writes "A reporter for TIME Magazine sparked a Twitter war when he said that he 'can't wait to write a defense of the drone strike that takes out Julian Assange'. Michael Grunwald deleted his tweet after a follower argued that it would only encourage Assange supporters.Grunwald's employer distanced itself from the tweet, saying 'Michael Grunwald posted an offensive tweet from his personal Twitter account that is in no way representative of TIME's views.'"

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  1. Re:can't wait by dbIII · · Score: 3, Funny

    Correct, that's shock jock territory!

  2. Suggest drone strike targets here! by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think it was the idea of nuking the Kardashians that made me blue screen with glee, especially in the hopes of bringing more real discourse to the public stage again.

    Sounds like you have a Kickstarter project there, dude.

    Personally I'd go for Justin Bieber. But only if no innocent, bystander monkeys are hurt in the process.

  3. Re:Try claiming "Death to the Great Satan". by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why must you attack shit that is excreted from bovines to get your point across?

  4. Re:Try claiming "Death to the Great Satan". by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    My apologies. What is the currently accepted politically correct term for someone who has an invisible friend and follows his orders?

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  5. Wow... by Greyfox · · Score: 4, Funny

    He must be a huge asshole. And a horrible human being. Why isn't he already working for Fox?

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  6. Re:How is that legal? by whoever57 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." Nixon, 1977.

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