UFC's Jacob Volkmann Put On Administrative Leave After President Obama Joke
by Josh Nason on Jan 6, 2012 7:00 PM EST
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PrintEven if the UFC is more of a known entity today than it was five years ago, many of their lower and mid-level fighters still keep additional jobs to help pay the bills. Jacob Volkmann is one of those fighters, keeping up with a chiropractic business and a wrestling coach position at White Bear Lake High School in Minnesota.
He'll have a bit more free time on his hands as he revealed on Twitter that he's again been placed on administrative leave from the school following a joke he made about U.S. President Barack Obama at UFC 141.
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Jacob Volkmann Was put on administrative leave from coaching white bear lake high school wrestling for my joke. Unethical! @ufc
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Following his unanimous decision win over Efrain Escudero on the Facebook prelims, Volkmann told Joe Rogan that Obama needed a "glassectomy". Rogan asked what that was and was told, "It's where they remove the belly button and put a piece of glass in there so you can see what you're doing while your head's up your ass."
Volkmann famously was visited by the Secret Service after saying someone needed to "
After losing his first two UFC fights, Volkmann (14-2) dropped to lightweight and is on a five fight win streak.
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It’s a job that pays $1,800 bucks a year… The kids he mentors, trains & coaches will loose alot more then him.
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by RECE ROCK on Jan 6, 2012 7:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
cherry pickin
point was still made
Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed.
by NEW-HAMPSHIRE on Jan 6, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
a lot
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
Then he shouldn't be selfish and say things that could get him in trouble
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
by HitokiriX on Jan 6, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Isn’t freedom of speech grand? I LOVE that freedom of expression. So palpable, I can taste it! Mmmm…tastes like chicken! I hate bad jokes, too, but wouldn’t put him on leave.
"Real life is faker than wrestling..." Mick Foley
by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 8:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The government isn’t putting him on leave, his employer is. He is not being prosecuted for anything, how is he not free?
Actions have consequences, sorry…
by troyd on Jan 6, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
funny how the people that pull the constitution out of their sleeve the fastest are the ones that understand it the least.
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by Victor Rodriguez on Jan 6, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
i got warned on BE once for telling some asshole to kiss my dick
i didn’t like it.
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
the cool thing is that your post makes you about 538 times funnier than Volkmann.
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- Jaron Namir
by Victor Rodriguez on Jan 6, 2012 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Freedom of speech has nothing to do with it.
The school can decide they don’t want one of their coaches spouting nonsense in a public forum. If a public school put him on leave for saying he didn’t like Obama’s policies it would be one thing, but he said something incredibly stupid and has to live with the consequences.
by Phildo on Jan 6, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You have every right to think and say that
That doesn’t make the school district in violation of any constitutional rights.
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Nobody violated his constitutional rights
What the school did is demonstrate an appalling lack of consideration for the expression of those rights in his free time, away from his place of employ.
My bad, should have scrolled up
i thought you were replying to the dude talking about the first amendment. We’re actually agreeing here.
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I don't know more about MMA than you, I just act like it at HeadKickLegend
As someone who works a school
everyone knows you keep your politics in the break-room with the other employees.
You don’t spout it out in a public forum because parents will start to wonder what your like with the kids. And normally parents are very much against other adults trying to influence their kid’s political views, even if they agree with person. The fact that Volkmann doesn’t present his opinion in a real, inform critique of the President’s politics and makes crass jokes just makes that worst. (not saying he isn’t informed, just doesn’t present himself that way)
To have a Cannae you must have a Varo
-George Patton
"The complete man must work, study and wrestle."
-Aristotle
Maybe he should government approval before he says anything
Maybe we should all just seek Obama’s approval before we post on here
^This is retarded.
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Reminds of the 16th Century to be honest
Speaketh not against the king, lest thy head find itself on the block
Right
Decapitation is the same as losing a very small percentage of your annual income
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this makes my history hurt
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"The complete man must work, study and wrestle."
-Aristotle
Is that what they teach at Medieval Times these days?
"The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?" -Anonymous
by Forbidden Psychological Technology on Jan 7, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
He should be forced to take comedy lessons and re-pay everyone that bought the PPV $5 for suffering through his shit awful nonsense. Somebody call Chael and have him teach this guy how to troll.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:04 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I don't think he was on the PPV broadcast
"You got Floyd Mayweather making 25 million dollars...he can't stop the double leg." - Nick Diaz
Shit...............ummmm.....
DOESN’T MATTER!!!!
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
My biggest problem with Volkmann's "joke"
Is that it wasn’t funny. He needs some new material. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, his jokes about Obama don’t offend me as a Democrat, they offend me as a comedian.
by MichaelDavidSmith on Jan 6, 2012 7:04 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
My problem with it is he needs to keep his stupid fucking politics out of my MMA. If he wants to say shit like that he should just go to a rally and dangle a few dozen bags of Earl Grey off his hat.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 12 recs
Don’t leave your uncle T-bag hanging!
SEE and LEARN the SECRET DEATH TOUCH
by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
lol
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
And it isn't even like Bendo and his religion
At least there he’s being a positive role model, Volkmann is just being a total jackass about the president without doing anything productive whatsoever.
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His productivity has been hampered by incompetent measures from his administration
He uses his fame to make the same point millions of us would love to make.
He has made zero intellectual points about policy or politics.
Volkmann talks like a guy who gets punched in the head for a living. Big surprise.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on Jan 7, 2012 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
What measures? What, specifically, is the problem?
What exact issues is Volkman raising that he, and by extension you, are so up in arms about? I would have to imagine that being a chiropractor, Volkman’s main beef concerns the ACA and its impact on healthcare. Funny thing is, none of the major provisions go into effect until 2014. So what exactly is the problem? Less Medicare reimbursement? The requirement to have an effective electronic medical record? What?
And don’t tell me the biggest issue is “uncertainty”. That’s bullshit. A tsunami devastated Japan and created massive logistic crises for a bunch of industries for months and end. Those industries are still around, so I think a 24 month heads up on some fairly direct modifications can be absorbed by the bloated U.S. healthcare system.
If Volkman’s main problem is the fact that the world seems hard and unfair, its because he’s not that smart to begin with. And that’s not Obamas fault.
"The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?" -Anonymous
by Forbidden Psychological Technology on Jan 7, 2012 1:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
He needs to figure out that an octogan or mms interview is not the appropriate forum to air out his political views.
its just a local high school
and wrestling season only lasts so long. I think it is a cool thing that he does.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
It's not low
It’s a part-time job doing youth coaching. Plenty of people do it for free. How much do you think the taxpayers of that school district should be paying Jacob Volkmann?
by MichaelDavidSmith on Jan 6, 2012 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
1800 is fairly standard for an assistant coach at a high school
I was the head coach of a high school lacrosse team here in Chicago, and I was only paid slightly more than that for 4 months of seasonal work.
Did you hit him in the bean bag? There’s no shame in attacking a criminal’s bean bag.
Ron Swanson would never play Lacrosse
And he certainly wouldn’t take public money to teach kids to play it. You sir are an imposter.
by RoB_ex on Jan 7, 2012 1:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Not unethical
Volkmann is a moron. Freedom of speech means you have the right to say what you want but don’t expect no repercussions. Especially when you work in a public school system.
You don't make crappy jokes about the President in such a public setting
Damn…I’ll laugh at just about anything that’s funny…but his joke was just kind of dumb.
I mean, the only reason I could see people thinking it was funny at all is if they hate Obama and approve of anything that takes a shot at him.
"You got Floyd Mayweather making 25 million dollars...he can't stop the double leg." - Nick Diaz
Who cares?
Volkmann could l’n’p the lot of em before lunch and still have time to l’n’p some school kids after
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by Mattyjudo on Jan 7, 2012 10:31 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
impossible
I blame Kid Nate!
Years ago someone told Polynesian DNA that everyone was surrounded by sea monsters and it believed them. It made humans that were immune to head injuries, fast enough to run on the highway, and big enough to use the carpool lane. Putting two of them in the same ring is like telling your local tectonic plates to fuck themselves.
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by Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre on Jan 6, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Jacob Volkmann.
The gift that keeps on giving!
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What did the Spanish priest say to the Arabian gynecologist?
Liberals are stupid.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
At least that was psuedo funny. The fact that he said something again, he brought it on himself.
The danger when someone gets political in this kind of setting is that it could turn off potential sponsors. Either way of the political spectrum.
hence his sponsor laden walkout shirts.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You wanna hear a joke?
Obama healthcare policies
/Volkmannized
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by IRodC on Jan 6, 2012 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
At first I thought this was some wordplay on labia / liberals and the potential removal of such in those regions, so I laughed. Then I realized it wasn’t meant to be that clever at all. Damn.
SEE and LEARN the SECRET DEATH TOUCH
by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
it's cleverness lies in it being unclever
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I know, I realized that was too clever to be a Volkmann saying.
SEE and LEARN the SECRET DEATH TOUCH
by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2012 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
you're also supposed to ask the audience to help deliver the punchline
I loved how Rogan looked at him like, “I really don’t want to know what a glassectomy is.”
Who's the only one here who knows illegal ninja moves from the government?
No holds barred, no time for move fakin,
Gots to get the loot so I can bring home the bacon - Charlie Brown
until Jacob Volkmann loses. Then, WE win!
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
I mean, you gotta give the guy some credit
He had a boring fight on the facebook prelim when absolutely no one was in the crowd, and hear we are, 7 days later, still talking about Jacob Volkmann.
by IWillPartyHard on Jan 6, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Fair point.
“This just in: Darren Elkins demands copy of President Obama’s birth certificate in post fight interview.”
“Jon fitch says he’s not racist because he voted for Obama”
"UFC is so gay, pride is awesome!"
by Hendo_One-Shot on Jan 6, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
will i give him credit? No. Will I laugh at him for being a turd that doesn't get the hint when to stop? Yes.
Did I just answer your question in the form of Frank Mir? Yes.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
If we work hard enough, we can get “Answer your question in the form of Frank Mir” swapped into the lexicon for Rhetorical Question.
Is this a task I am willing to take on? Absolutely.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I don't think he should stop
It’s his shtick and it’s making him more popular than he should be. Tom Lawlor is a similar situation, where he got popular based on weigh-in and walk-in antics. Although Lawler’s were often funny and all better than Volkmann’s latest effort. It’s how you go from middling to main card.
by IWillPartyHard on Jan 6, 2012 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
credit for being on administrative leave?
you could also say that here we are 7 days later and we’re still talking about White Bear Lake wrestling. Or here we are 31 years later and we’re still talking about that old lady in the Where’s the Beef! commercial.
Who's the only one here who knows illegal ninja moves from the government?
No holds barred, no time for move fakin,
Gots to get the loot so I can bring home the bacon - Charlie Brown
He wins...until he faces a top 15 LW
Then he’ll end up looking like he did against Kampmann….totally outclassed.
Read my tweets or whatever - @SSReporters
I'm not so sure
Volkmann’s style is entirely based on being able to outwrestle and control his opponent. At WW he had a distinct size and strength disadvantage that limited him severely. He has out grappled several tough grapplers at LW, leading me to believe he could hang with most anyone in the division. Not saying he would win, but he’s like Guida, a tough fight no matter who you are.
by IWillPartyHard on Jan 6, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
They might as well set up Guida vs. Volkmann
See what happens.
Read my tweets or whatever - @SSReporters
Guida will tear his fucking head off
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
I think that'd be a fun fight
Good fight to get Guida back on track.
by IWillPartyHard on Jan 6, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Bad jokes are unethical.
Poor delivery is worse.
OMG. communism/fascism going on here. Thought this was america?
"UFC is so gay, pride is awesome!"
by Hendo_One-Shot on Jan 6, 2012 7:16 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
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by MicahtheCynic on Jan 6, 2012 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
This guy is so stupid
Why does he think anyone would want to hear his retard opinions on politics? He just says stuff like “Uhm, I think Obama is stupid, and his plans and laws are not good, you know.. I want to break his arm”. Not only is he stupid and trash, he’s also not funny. Like, at all. PLUS, his fights are boring as shit too! AAAAAH!!! God I hate this guy!
SEE and LEARN the SECRET DEATH TOUCH
by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2012 7:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Going to bring back this little chain of jokes from the Dream NYE thread.
“Just got my job back. They told me I couldn’t joke about Obama. I told them ’Murrica and freedom of the speech.”
/Volkmannized
We are Ruining Your Special Night, motherfuckers!
by mountaineers101 on Jan 6, 2012 7:23 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
His Jokes are not funny and awkward.
He is pauley Shore
Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed.
What’s the difference between Obama and Me?
We both lost our jobs in 2012.
/Volkmannized
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by MicahtheCynic on Jan 6, 2012 7:27 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
im hoping that was supposed to make no sense whatsoever.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty much.
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by MicahtheCynic on Jan 6, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Differences and similarities.
How do they work?
We are Ruining Your Special Night, motherfuckers!
by mountaineers101 on Jan 6, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Fucking jokes.
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by MicahtheCynic on Jan 6, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
In Northern England, it is spelled "fooking jooke!"
We are Ruining Your Special Night, motherfuckers!
by mountaineers101 on Jan 6, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
love this guy
I could party with ease if him & overeem were with me
will the scorpion king or the egg be the hydra
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
Just gonna leave this here
aimed at the crotch...
by Damon O. on Jan 7, 2012 12:49 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Dynamite areolas
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In real life everything I utter is original and poignant.
by Andy Anderson on Jan 7, 2012 12:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
maybe this will work this time…
In real life everything I utter is original and poignant.
by Andy Anderson on Jan 7, 2012 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyxm1EXy938
third time is a charm? my linking is as bad as Volkmann’s jokes
In real life everything I utter is original and poignant.
by Andy Anderson on Jan 7, 2012 12:50 AM EST up reply actions
thanks man
I love that we live in a world where Polish rappers sample a MMA fighters post-fight rant.
In real life everything I utter is original and poignant.
by Andy Anderson on Jan 7, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
No problem
In the future highlight the phrase you want, then hit the link button, to make an in text link
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They don't work.
Just like all them lazy folks on welfare.
/Volkmannized
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
You know what else don't work?
That dadgum Obamacare.
/Volkmannized
We are Ruining Your Special Night, motherfuckers!
by mountaineers101 on Jan 6, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You know the good thing about Obamacare?
Nothing
/Volkmannized
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by IRodC on Jan 6, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You know what you hear if you listen to one of Obamas speeches backwards?
You hear Satanic messages.
Worse than that, if you listen to it normally, you hear Obama.
/Volkmannized
What signature?!
by Brandon Degaph on Jan 6, 2012 7:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
All jokes aside, this is pretty messed up. Like fuck, are we in Canada?
"UFC is so gay, pride is awesome!"
Joe Rogan immediately mocked him in front of everyone watching
so at least there was that.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
For all the hate he gets I don’t think he deserves it, fighters are constantly making stupid jokes or statements yet he’s getting the most hate. His style isn’t great but betting on him to win makes his fights more enjoyable.
by tremblay6 on Jan 6, 2012 7:31 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Well
he did say he wanted to mutilate Obama’s stomach on live tv. Not the smartest thing to do.
He also said in some interview afterwards (middleeasy?) that he wants to fight him, take him down and submit him with a painful submission, like a kimura or armbar and rip his arm off. Roughly that’s what he said.
SEE and LEARN the SECRET DEATH TOUCH
by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
this is unbelievably incorrect.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Wow, Obama The Untouchable? Seriously? This guy gets a pass on every mistake he makes, that we the taxpayers pay for. Bush got clowned by everybody, and it was all good in the ‘hood. But Herr Obama, sacred. Ah well, I forgot that don’t really understand freedom of speech or freedom of expression. The “painful submission” talk was pretty dumb, but this was just a dumb joke, that should have been laughed off, because it sure couldn’t be laughed at. If unfunny jokes were a crime, I would be UNDER Guantanamo, not in it. People need to get over the Obama worship, stop being hypocrites, and realize they have two choices in life: Get over it or don’t. Either way, nobody gives a fuck.
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 8:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
not going there dude.
It’s rule # something or other…….besides you are so far off base.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
1. There’s a rule about no politics on the site
2. Take a chill pill.
3. This is not a freedom of speech issue, the government isn’t punishing him for his remarks, his employer thought it was inappropriate and sanctioned him for it. The things people say have consequences at their jobs specially when said in public.
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by IRodC on Jan 6, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Okay…was unaware and just adding two cents to the conversation that was already going. Just saying that I thought the school was wrong, and pointing some things out. Not defending anything but what I perceived to be a free speech issue. But after talking to some people, I realize that just like dude had the right to say it, the school has the right to reprimand him for it. I’m not here to offend (with this comment, anyway), I’m here for the interesting and oftentimes humorous things I read on here. But, no one is above ridicule, just like no one is above getting their knuckles rapped by their employer for putting them in an unseemly light. If I broke policy, I apologize. That was never my intention. Looks like I got my knuckles rapped, as well. Now please, put that ruler DOWN!
"Real life is faker than wrestling..." Mick Foley
by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’ve never been an employer, so I never thought of it from that angle…
"Real life is faker than wrestling..." Mick Foley
by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
A ton of liberals have called out Obama
I don’t see why you’re getting so mad.
by discoandherpes on Jan 6, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Guy's defending Bush
Hard to do that and not be unbelievably incorrect.
I’ll show myself out.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jan 6, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
And PEACE OUT NAPOLEAN!
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
fucking Subo...
this is posting equivalent to Mark Hunt’s walk off KO, children.
watch and learn.
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by Victor Rodriguez on Jan 6, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Volkmann own's this thread.
We’re all his puppets and he is our puppet master.
Volkmann in ’12. Just so we can spend the next four years being uncomfortable every time someone puts a mic in front of him.
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I may have some type of sickness
Because this oddly makes me horny…
by supermario305 on Jan 7, 2012 12:40 AM EST up reply actions
It’s called a fetish
Nothing wrong with that.
SEE and LEARN the SECRET DEATH TOUCH
by Horselover Fat on Jan 7, 2012 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, especially the opening
it was creepy as hell, but also sorta beautiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcfz3zt2DDo
swan diving off the tongues of crippled giants
the big winners? those high school kids. they get LESS of this twat. we unfortunately get more of this tool because as fael proved, the world loves tools. now volkmann has more time to sign up as more pretend forum writers and defend his dumbshit actions and make more kindergarten political references.
thanks for stoppin by.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 6, 2012 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
bah.
he’s probably a good wrestling coach who tells shitty jokes and has poor judgment regarding humor. but thanks for stopping by!
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by Victor Rodriguez on Jan 6, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
His joke
I can’t even remember what it was exactly… he coined some new term for having a glass window inserted into the bellybutton area so Obama, since his head is up his ass, could still see out or something, right?
It was not only unfunny, his delivery was horrible.
No, you're not drunk. I am this good-looking.
Read the article.. the quote is right under the tweet
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2012 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
What?
You think I am gonna break my “headlines only” streak for this? I say thee nay!
No, you're not drunk. I am this good-looking.
Your choice, bro. Just trying to help you out!
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 7, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
He is an idiot. He wanted to get attention - He got it
I said in the live thread that night that it probably isn’t a good thing to get on a mic and talk about how he wants to cut the presidents stomach open. If it was at least funny then maybe I’d have more sympathy.
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He's unlikeable, awkward, boring and uncharismatic
and his fights are sleep-inducing
There is no upside with this guy
I told that joke the other day at my gun club meeting and one guy almost choked on his tobaccy he laughed so hard. Heeeeelarious. I said, “You been volkmannized, son!” and he spit his chaw half way crosst the room!
He was put on paid administrative leave by the school and was allowed back a week later after agreeing to abide by certain rules in the future
Pretty sure one of those rules was “don’t do that again.”
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by Derek Suboticki on Jan 6, 2012 9:43 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Kids need to learn ...
… to follow the rules.
They’ll need to know that in college, in the military, in the workplace, etc.
Question the rules, argue about the rules, whatever. But if you don’t follow them, there are consequences. If the school doesn’t set an example with Volkmann, what are they supposed to learn?
I’m sorry — this post wasn’t funny. But neither is Volkmann. Really, when you get right down it, his complaint is about how Obamacare affects his chiropractor business. As if Obama sat down and said, “You know, insuring everyone would be nice. But that’s my second priority. What I really want to do with this landmark legislation — my very first priority as president — is to screw the chiropractors.”
So three cheers for Volkmann. He’s the Rosa Parks of … his own take on how insurers should handle his business.
This is unbelievable.
Political comentary or political satire is a key part of American politics. He basically said the president has his head up his ass. So What? I voted for Obama and will do so again even though I think he is a mediocre president, But expressing your political opinion OUTSIDE of your job should not be punishable. IF he was doing this to his students at school thats one thing. But you cant punish someone for some political opinion they said outside of work.
It would be like if your job fired you for registering for a member of a different political party than your boss. Or if you got disciplined at work for donating to a political campaign your boss doesn’t like. Thats illegal and un-American.
"Kristy Alley...Val Kilmer...global warming...." - Matt in Cleveland
So expressing your political opinion can be against “the rules” in the United States now? What country are we in?
"Kristy Alley...Val Kilmer...global warming...." - Matt in Cleveland
you can express your opinion without saying the President has his head up his ass. Especially if you work at a school and have a very large public platform.
Yes you can, but if you are not saying anything illegal how is it okay for the empolyer to regulate your political speech. What if he ended a sentence with a preposition in his political speech, could the reprimand him for that too? Political speech in an offensive manner is still political speech.
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if he was an english teacher i’m sure they would.
He isn’t, he’s a wrestling coach who said he would stop making public, moronic comments about the President, he didn’t.
What is moronic about saying the President has his head up his ass? Its a common figure of speech.
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That part depends on the state. Some states have different rules and laws. I know in Illinois, Chicago, specifically, certain unions won’t let you have political bumper stickers except for the ones they endorse. I was told about that during the 2004 campaign. You could only endorse candidate A, and cover your hardhat with that particular sticker, but not candidate b. You would be reprimanded and or sent off the job. But hey, no politics on here, unless you support candidate A, and saying anything about candidate b will get you reprimanded and or sent odd the site.
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Unions arn't employers.
"Kristy Alley...Val Kilmer...global warming...." - Matt in Cleveland
I come from a non union part of the country, and my wife just explained THAT to me. DAMN, I am having a rough day. But, learning is FUN!
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sorry, bakuto, sometimes I just don’t understand certain things and need explanation. I would never work for a union, personally, but hey, today is my dumbass day, we all have them.
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wasnt trying to be an ass about it. But I’m pretty sure the laws are different. I just cant believe the number of people on here thinking it is okay for an employer to punish an employee for a political opinion.
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 11:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That part depends on the state. Some states have different rules and laws. I know in Illinois, Chicago, specifically, certain unions won’t let you have political bumper stickers except for the ones they endorse. I was told about that during the 2004 campaign. You could only endorse candidate A, and cover your hardhat with that particular sticker, but not candidate b. You would be reprimanded and or sent off the job. But hey, no politics on here, unless you support candidate A, and saying anything about candidate b will get you reprimanded.
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Being wrong like me will make you look ill informed, right Irod? At least I’m big enough to say it.
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 10:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
"and will do so again even though I think he is a mediocre president"
You are what’s wrong with politics, muchacho
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by Mr. Socko on Jan 6, 2012 11:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
this
I will not discuss my specific political beliefs, as it will add nothing to the conversation and is against the rules of BE, but if you are going to vote, please make an effort to educate yourself, and vote for someone you truly feel will do the best job. If no candidate is going to do a good job in your opinion, then write in a vote. But please, do not vote for a candidate in any election just because they have a tie you like, they are in the party that your parents, grandparents and great grandparents voted for, or “sound like they are smart”, or the many other ridiculous reasons I have heard from people across the entire political spectrum. Put in some effort to do your civic duty to be an INFORMED voter. If you do not have the time to do so, or are unwilling to do so, then leave the voting up to others. Also, please abstain from making bad jokes about politics in post-fight speeches, regardless of if you are conservative, liberal, Republican, Democrat, communist, fascist, Labour or Torrie, or Green Party. (I forget all of the Canadian Parties. Haven’t seen CTV, CityTV, or CBC since I have left WNY.)
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by Andy Anderson on Jan 7, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
funny how he told Karyn Bryant in one of his last post-fight interviews that he was instructed not to mention the name of the school he coaches for. oh well.
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by Victor Rodriguez on Jan 6, 2012 10:22 PM EST reply actions
the bad thing is
that the guy was not funny at all.. so the question is… was he supposed to be?
With a FOX deal and stuff its a wonder he is not sacked right from the UFC indeed.
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"-ectomy" means removel, so they would be removing a piece of glass, not inserting one.
Isn’t he supposed to be a doctor?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jan 7, 2012 1:27 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Chiropractor
Someone who can cure cancer by making back adjustments. So, no.
by Pantherhare on Jan 7, 2012 1:37 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Nope
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by Derek Suboticki on Jan 7, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
in my country which is democratic
its not allowed to make jokes on the height (smallness) of our president . There was a documentary which many says was made up in Russia with some criminals and the reporter has jokingly asked one man for how much he would kill the president of Hungary- it has become a big big scandal :)
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This is what you get when a runaway legal system scares everyone into silence because you might get sued crosses with normal, non-political guys cracking jokes.
- Nobody gets better off of his leave.
- The kids end up worse.
- Obama doesn’t even know who Jacob Volkmann is. If he did he would not care about the joke. Having jokes made about you comes with being human. Having jokes made about you on TV comes with being the president.
But no, lets all pretend we hate jokes. Let’s all pretend we have some sort of hollywood-fictional high morality instead. Let’s pretend Obama never said ‘I said not now mom, I’m in the goddamned can!’
The first time he did it he was told by the school not to make remarks like that again, he did it anyway and got punished by the school for it. If you shit on your desk and your boss tell you not to shit on your desk, are you gonna shit on your desk again because this is America?
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by IRodC on Jan 7, 2012 7:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He was put on paid administrative leave by the school and was allowed back a week later after agreeing to abide by certain rules in the future.
So… Nothing happened?
He didn’t work for a week and still got paid
He just got some free holiday and people are moaning
That was the first time he did it, sometime last year. Now it’s a new situation.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 7, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
When are white people going to catch a break?
I don’t think people realize how tough it is to be a white male living in America in 2011.
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