Discussion: Charles C. Johnson Openly Wonders If He'll Be Assassinated

system1 · July 30, 2014, 8:24pm

Discussion for article #225754

antisachetdethe · July 30, 2014, 8:44pm

Even if murdered, he is not important enough for that murder to be considered an assassination

as·sas·si·nate [uh-sas-uh-neyt]

verb (used with object), as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing.

to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.

1daven · July 30, 2014, 8:47pm

He should be more worried about being targeted for professional assassination than actual physical death (although I’d argue his actions are more like professional suicide). I think his biggest worry is actually being targeted for ridicule.

ericaz · July 30, 2014, 8:49pm

This Johnson reminds me of the guy who hoped to get arrested for jerking off in public. After a few hours without success, he was ultimately busted for wasting police time.

wiscojoe · July 30, 2014, 8:50pm

Sounds like Glenn Greenwald. (Are we allowed to say that?)

zakimon · July 30, 2014, 8:51pm

Dude is a legend in his own mind.

footballbat · July 30, 2014, 8:56pm

Attention seeking

fargo116 · July 30, 2014, 8:56pm

Well, if being laughed at every day of his life is the same thing as assassination,…then, yes indeedy.

atlprogressive · July 30, 2014, 8:57pm

This nobody is really invested in puffing himself up. Sad and pathetic.

jsfox · July 30, 2014, 8:57pm

Charles, for the record you are bat-shit-crazy!

fargo116 · July 30, 2014, 9:01pm

For a moment I thought that headlne said ‘assaulted’ and was going to post that it was a lead-pipe certaintly that it would happen.

Charlie’s got one of those faces that just scream “Punch me!”

bmcchgo · July 30, 2014, 9:02pm

Sooooo, taking down a Kardashian doesn’t rate either. Good to know!

commenterperson · July 30, 2014, 9:03pm

Seriously, I think it’s the hot humid weather month after month in those southern states that makes all these politicians and fake journalists bat-shit crazy. Their brains have been fried and those brains are now incapable of thinking rationally.

chatterboxing · July 30, 2014, 9:04pm

Meh they’ll probably just poison him

There is nothing the GOP is better at than making something toxic

gajake · July 30, 2014, 9:04pm

“he noted that he’s ‘been getting death threats from folks in Mississippi.’”

No, he hasn’t. This guy inspires exactly two emotional reactions - pity, and unkind mirth. Neither leads to murder.

austin_dave · July 30, 2014, 9:05pm

Is this is like Obama intimating that he will be impeached?

meri · July 30, 2014, 9:06pm

Wow, between this and the “Stockman says something stupid” TPMZ is really firing on all Derp Cylinders today.

austin_dave · July 30, 2014, 9:08pm

I’m thinking that all these rectangular ensmartment glasses may be defective.

pb · July 30, 2014, 9:09pm

For Johnson to believe that someone would waste valuable lead on him is simply laughable.

fgs · July 30, 2014, 9:10pm

He’s in danger of being scalped by Rod Blagojovic