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Bob Murray

#1

DarkAudit

DarkAudit



Eat shit, Bob.


#2

Bubble181

Bubble181

I read that as Bill Murray, and I went "aww, shame".

Then I opened the thread and thought, wow, what's he got against the Ghostbusters?
Then I saw the picture, my penny dropped, and I went, "ooooohhhhh. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy".


#3

blotsfan

blotsfan



#4

Celt Z

Celt Z

I hope he receives a 21-squirrel salute.



#5

PatrThom

PatrThom

It's not like he had anything left to live for, except possibly liens and garnishment.

--Patrick


#6

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Well hey, 2020 finally gives us some good news.

Eat shit, Bob. Eat shit for eternity.


#7

Dave

Dave

You can't just post eat shit Bob without, you know, the musical.



#8

Dirona

Dirona

I have never heard of this person. But the sheer amount of spite necessary to write and produce a 5 minute song and dance number is absolutely massive, so I'm assuming he was basically a rancid dick-wad.


#9

Bubble181

Bubble181

Dirona said:
I have never heard of this person. But the sheer amount of spite necessary to write and produce a 5 minute song and dance number is absolutely massive, so I'm assuming he was basically a rancid dick-wad.
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While I'm sure DA can and will go into far more detail, this guy was one of the biggest industry leaders with regards to coal. He was pretty much literally the stereotypical Evil Capitalist Company Boss, perfectly willing and able to steal, lie, cheat and let people die for the bottom line of the company. Both through actions and by using money, he was instrumental in keeping the coal industry alive and profitable; keeping health and safety regulations out, keeping subsidies coming in, covering up wrongful deaths, suing anyone who dared to try and oppose him.
It's because of that last one, incidentally, that John Oliver sang that song. They did a show about Bob and the coal industry, Bob sued them, and eventually it was ruled fair use. Which lead to LWT to do a segment on SLAPP suits, ending with that song.

Insofar as you may or may not believe in such things, he was unequivocally an agent of Evil.


#10

Tress

Tress

Bubble181 said:
While I'm sure DA can and will go into far more detail, this guy was one of the biggest industry leaders with regards to coal. He was pretty much literally the stereotypical Evil Capitalist Company Boss, perfectly willing and able to steal, lie, cheat and let people die for the bottom line of the company. Both through actions and by using money, he was instrumental in keeping the coal industry alive and profitable; keeping health and safety regulations out, keeping subsidies coming in, covering up wrongful deaths, suing anyone who dared to try and oppose him.
It's because of that last one, incidentally, that John Oliver sang that song. They did a show about Bob and the coal industry, Bob sued them, and eventually it was ruled fair use. Which lead to LWT to do a segment on SLAPP suits, ending with that song.

Insofar as you may or may not believe in such things, he was unequivocally an agent of Evil.
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He was basically a villain from Captain Planet. And John Oliver delighted in trolling the shit out of him.


#11

chris

chris

Fittingly he looked a live action cartoon character. He reminds me of Dungeon Master from Dungeon and Dragon.


#12

PatrThom

PatrThom

chris said:
Fittingly he looked a live action cartoon character. He reminds me of Dungeon Master from Dungeon and Dragon.
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For me it‘s Master Blaster from Kidd Video.

—Patrick


#13

chris

chris

PatrThom said:
For me it‘s Master Blaster from Kidd Video.

—Patrick
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Or a one shot antagonist in a Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny cartoon.


#14

@Li3n

@Li3n

I'm sure that this had nothing to do with the totally-not-caused-by-coal-dust pulmonary fibrosis, right....

PatrThom said:
It's not like he had anything left to live for, except possibly liens and garnishment.
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Well, that and black lung benefits from the U.S. Department of Labor...


#15

jwhouk

jwhouk

DA can't hear you, he's too busy basking in the schadenfreude.


#16

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

jwhouk said:
DA can't hear you, he's too busy basking in the schadenfreude.
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That or stewing about how one of the Ohio Valley TV stations kissed his ass so thoroughly when announcing his death. Dude's got blood on his hands. Don't praise him as a "job creator."


#17

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Is it weird or morbid to hope, with Murray's death, there will be less corporate interference from the coal industry and we see more progress with renewable technology?


#18

blotsfan

blotsfan

Nah.


#19

PatrThom

PatrThom

Economics have already been pushing things in that direction, but it didn't really gain the momentum it needed to become more visible until the bottom fell out of the oil market.

--Patrick


#20

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

ThatNickGuy said:
Is it weird or morbid to hope, with Murray's death, there will be less corporate interference from the coal industry and we see more progress with renewable technology?
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Don Blankenship is still up and about, and he's a lot more blatant about buying political influence, so no. Until he snuffs it, we're still fucked.


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