Comments on: Man Sets Self on Fire to Protest Christmas Vacation (Video, Photos)

By: LJD

LJD — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:45:11 +0000

Maybe he was simply trying to burn a Christmas tree, and with his superior intelligence, set himself on fire accidentally.

I can see the Deputy talking to the courthouse worker:
'Do you think we ought to put him out now?'
'No, give it a few minutes, I like my fruitcakes well done.'

By: Kent G. Budge

Kent G. Budge — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:43:52 +0000

The two theories are hardly mutually exclusive. It might be a hoax by a mentally unbalanced person.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 17:10:20 +0000

Tano... Had it occurred to you that such mentally unbalanced people tend pull such stunts in support of LEFTIST causes?

I'll let you do the math. The results should be amusing.

By: Eneils Bailey

Eneils Bailey — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:50:08 +0000

I wonder what this guy would do if we changed the name of the day that celebrates people like this, "April Fools Day."

By: Pajamas Media

Pajamas Media — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:10:48 +0000

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By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:50:48 +0000

Tano: William (and AllahPundit) are quite likely right. There's something more to this than a mentally ill person setting himself on fire. This may well be an elaborate publicity stunt/hoax.

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Mensa Barbie Welcomes You — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:01:56 +0000

Dashing Through the Snow!...

Maybe a little off-topic... But then again, maybe not.

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By: William

William — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:12:51 +0000

If those are actual pictures of the event, then what you have is probably a hoax. That guy was not on fire 30 seconds.
1) His skin would be completely gone, but he isn't even blistered.
2) His hair would be completely gone, but it isn't even singed.
3) His clothes would be mostly gone, but they are intact.
The discoloration of the skin and clothes look like makeup (and not a very convincing job of it).

I suspect the guy and photographer(s) faked the whole thing for personal, psycho-political purposes.

By: Butch

Butch — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:11:46 +0000

Burn, sucker, burn!

Tano, you're EVERYTHING that is wrong with this country. Stupid tree-hunging dumb-arse!

By: LeftCoastRightWinger

LeftCoastRightWinger — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:12:48 +0000

and the reason they put out the fire was.....?

By: Tano

Tano — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:13:02 +0000

I find it rather unseemly for all these political bloggers to try to exploit this case of a person who is obviously rather mentally unbalanced in order to feed their ongoing narratives.

Are people just so intoxicated with politics that they lose all perspective?

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Christmas Tree Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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