We Got World Cup Mail!

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Received today from a right wing caveman in Plano, Texas, who sends these kinds of love notes frequently (and also stalks me elsewhere on the web):

Charles, are you aware the World Cup is going on ? I would think that an internationalist such as yourself would be all over that.

And there are so many other countries for you to root for other than the GodDamn Americans—-including a lot of the black nations in Africa.

Now why in the world wouldn’t I want to be part of a movement that has wonderful, caring people like this in it? I must be crazy.

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163 comments
1 b.d.  Jun 26, 2014 11:10:43am

DEMS ARE THE REAL RACISTS!

2 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:10:54am

guess your loveletter writer hasn’t been reading comments here…

3 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:10:58am

BENGHAZI!

4 b.d.  Jun 26, 2014 11:11:37am

re: #3 Gus

BENGHAZI!

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Where are the pictures of Bush choking on a pretzel?!?!?

5 Justanotherhuman  Jun 26, 2014 11:12:10am

Gawd, the blatant racism is overwhelming.

6 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:12:14am

re: #3 Gus

BENGHAZI!

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7 Bulworth  Jun 26, 2014 11:12:17am

And there are so many other countries for you to root for other than the GodDamn Americans—-including a lot of the black nations in Africa.

These are most interesting views. I would very much like to subscribe to this person’s newsletter.

8 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 11:12:36am

Plano, Texas, eh?

Is he aware that the captain of the US squad is a proud son of the Lone Star State?

Also, I dunno about you, but I’m giddy about the US advancing at the expense of an African country that KOed us each of the last two tournaments. I guess that’s the hate-murka librul in me.

9 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:12:38am
Charles, are you aware the World Cup is going on ? I would think that an internationalist such as yourself would be all over that.

And there are so many other countries for you to root for other than the GodDamn Americans—-including a lot of the black nations in Africa.

10 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:13:13am

11 Pie-onist Overlord  Jun 26, 2014 11:13:33am

That fuckbag is still shitting all over my Detroit water page.

12 Mike Lamb  Jun 26, 2014 11:13:54am

re: #3 Gus

BENGHAZI!

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Someone needs a dictionary re: the definition of irony…

13 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:14:04am
14 Bulworth  Jun 26, 2014 11:14:05am

re:
#3

But We Still Have No Photos from The Situation Room During the Benghazi Attack t.co #tcot

—-

We still don’t even know where Barry O was during Benghazi attacks!!111

15 Timothy Watson  Jun 26, 2014 11:15:04am

Reposted from downstairs:

Any pictures of Bush hiding in his spider hole during 9/11?

…*crickets*

16 wheat-dogghazi  Jun 26, 2014 11:15:06am
“a lot of the black nations in Africa”

As opposed to the white nations in Africa?

17 EPR-radar  Jun 26, 2014 11:15:32am

re: #11 Pie-onist Overlord

That fuckbag is still shitting all over my Detroit water page.

I’m convinced this is a move by Snyder and his Detroit satrap to make poverty as unpleasant as possible.

That’s the only “solution” these fiscal conservative scum ever offer.

18 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:15:42am

re: #11 Pie-onist Overlord

That fuckbag is still shitting all over my Detroit water page.

ya know, he could have posted his suggested “solutions” first instead of flinging poop.
But that would have been hard…

19 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:16:02am

re: #13 Charles Johnson

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20 jaunte  Jun 26, 2014 11:16:11am

Life in Plano Texas. Kinda flat.

21 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 11:16:11am

re: #16 wheat-dogghazi

As opposed to the white nations in Africa?

Yes. Wingnuts always had the same hard-on for the Apartheid government of South Africa as they did for Pinochet.

22 Jay in Oregon  Jun 26, 2014 11:16:44am

re: #15 Timothy Watson

Reposted from downstairs:

Any pictures of Bush hiding in his spider hole during 9/11?

…*crickets*

What about Dick Cheney (R - Undisclosed Location)?

23 Rightwingconspirator  Jun 26, 2014 11:17:28am

How can I tell when it’s halftime? Actual work starts to happen again at work.

24 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:17:31am
25 klys  Jun 26, 2014 11:17:52am

re: #23 Rightwingconspirator

How can I tell when it’s halftime? Actual work starts to happen again at work.

Actually, the game’s over.

26 darthstar  Jun 26, 2014 11:18:51am

USA LOST! USA LOST! USA LOST! USA LOST! USA LOST!

ON TO THE ROUND OF 16!

GO USA! GO USA! GO USA! GO USA! GO USA! GO USA!

27 iossarian  Jun 26, 2014 11:19:03am

Let me tell you another thing I know about the Benghazi.

28 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:19:09am
29 Justanotherhuman  Jun 26, 2014 11:19:25am

Israel names two Hamas militants as key suspects in kidnappings

trust.org

JERUSALEM, June 26 (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday named two Hamas Islamists as leading suspects in the June 12 kidnappings of three Israeli teenagers, in the most concrete report yet of results after weeks of searches in the occupied West Bank.

“An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed reports that troops were seeking Marwan Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha, militants in their 30s from the Hebron area of the occupied West Bank, both of whom have served time in Israeli prisons in the past.

“Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency said in a statement both men had been wanted and at large since the kidnappings, adding that several other Palestinians suspected of involvement in the abductions were being questioned.” More

30 Timothy Watson  Jun 26, 2014 11:19:34am

re: #6 Backwoods_Sleuth

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OUTRAGOUS! Rouhani has better picture quality than POTUS. What happened to American exceptionalism?

31 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 11:19:35am

re: #13 Charles Johnson

They really hate soccer because the UN, or something, and they really hate that Americans everywhere are into this tournament (not just fake murkans in Portland, SF, and Brooklyn). This is their sour grapes.

Ignore them.

32 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:20:09am

More Thanatar goodness.

I must have one. Someone buy it for me.

33 Pie-onist Overlord  Jun 26, 2014 11:20:14am

re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth

ya know, he could have posted his suggested “solutions” first instead of flinging poop.
But that would have been hard…

His “solution” probably involves selling the art treasures to Alice Walton in exchange for opening a couple of Walmart superstores. JRRBZ!!!!!!

34 wheat-dogghazi  Jun 26, 2014 11:20:30am

re: #21 Ian G.

Yes. Wingnuts always had the same hard-on for the Apartheid government of South Africa as they did for Pinochet.

Those white strongholds are no more, thankfully. Only Zimbabwe has turned out to be a total fuck-up.

35 lawhawk  Jun 26, 2014 11:22:35am

re: #27 iossarian

Let me tell you another thing I know about the Benghazi.

Ask them to point it out on a map with no markings for countries or cities. Or if you’re particularly cruel, ask them what country it’s located in If they can’t identify the country, then laugh at them mercilessly.

Spoiler

Benghazi, Libya or Benghazi, Lebanon

Tripoli is in both countries, not Benghazi; but Reagan had his own Benghazi when the barracks bombings happened (where’s the photos of him in the ready room?/)

36 wrenchwench  Jun 26, 2014 11:23:29am

re: #32 Kragar

More Thanatar goodness.

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I must have one. Someone buy it for me.

Pencil sharpener?

37 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:24:05am

John Schindler’s mea culpa.

38 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:24:07am

WORLD CUP

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39 Egregious Philbin  Jun 26, 2014 11:25:14am

Sounds like someone had another lonely night in the trailer park, seething at all the elites out there that graduated High School.

40 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 11:25:27am
41 wrenchwench  Jun 26, 2014 11:25:28am

re: #37 Charles Johnson

John Schindler’s mea culpa.

Not bad.

43 GlutenFreeJesus  Jun 26, 2014 11:26:38am

re: #3 Gus

BENGHAZI!

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None on 9/11 either.

44 bratwurst  Jun 26, 2014 11:26:44am
45 Justanotherhuman  Jun 26, 2014 11:27:14am

re: #37 Charles Johnson

John Schindler’s mea culpa.

Will that be enough groveling for some, though?

For crying out loud, guys, keep it in your pants for a change.

47 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:27:18am

The wonderful, caring person who sent this email will undoubtedly be very excited to see his note published at LGF.

48 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:27:46am

re: #36 wrenchwench

Pencil sharpener?

Plasma siege mortar, capable of indirect fire and incinerating armor plate.

49 jaunte  Jun 26, 2014 11:28:21am

The artillery shell - which is 14.5 inches long and 3.5 inches across - crashed through an exterior wall, hit the ceiling, and damaged another wall while homeowner Gene Kelley and his wife were in another room

“It was not on a level plane, but on a downward trend, pointed downhill in the bottom of a valley,” said Mike Friend, Owner of Fast Machine Gun Shoot. “For that thing to rise and go far northwest of the range, it’s just unheard of.”

Who knew that a little artillery fire could go wrong?

50 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:28:27am

re: #47 Charles Johnson

The wonderful, caring person who sent this email will undoubtedly be very excited to see his note published at LGF.

Probably dancing around Bates Motel as we speak.

51 wrenchwench  Jun 26, 2014 11:28:29am

re: #47 Charles Johnson

The wonderful, caring person who sent this email will undoubtedly be very excited to see his note published at LGF.

He will also enjoy knowing he caused Decatur Deb to make another donation.

Maybe it’s anti-Deb hate mail in disguise.

52 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:28:37am
53 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 11:29:24am

re: #46 Varek Raith

Fox’s Ablow Is “A Little Suspicious” That The World Cup Craze Is Designed As A “Distraction” To Help Obama

Yup, FIFA is in Obummer’s pocket. They set up this every-4-years thing decades ago knowing that he’d need the help in the summer of 2014, or something.

Christ almighty, how do these people bathe in the morning without accidentally drowning because they’re too stupid?

54 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:29:25am
What was attractive about the skinheads?

I didn’t feel like I had any control in my life. But as a skinhead, people were afraid of me. I mean, I was all of 4-foot-9, and people were afraid of me. It made me feel like I was in control, like I had some power.

And so it goes …

55 wrenchwench  Jun 26, 2014 11:29:32am

re: #48 Kragar

Plasma siege mortar, capable of indirect fire and incinerating armor plate.

Does it work on a pencil, though?

56 Jack Burton  Jun 26, 2014 11:29:49am

are you aware the World Cup is going on ? I would think that an internationalist such as yourself would be all over that.

As soon as they start rigidly timing the sport, counting down instead of up and they stop acting like they got shot by a sniper when bumped… maybe my field of fucks will no longer be barren.

57 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:29:52am

re: #53 Ian G.

Yup, FIFA is in Obummer’s pocket. They set up this every-4-years thing decades ago knowing that he’d need the help in the summer of 2014, or something.

Christ almighty, how do these people bathe in the morning without accidentally drowning because they’re too stupid?

they take showers.

58 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:30:45am

re: #55 wrenchwench

Does it work on a pencil, though?

You could probably mod it to be one.

59 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:31:04am

Ark. GOP Leader Resigns After Saying Hillary Clinton ‘Would Probably Get Shot At The State Line’ If She Runs For President

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A district chairman with the Republican Party of Arkansas resigned after he was quoted saying that Hillary Clinton “would probably get shot at the state line” if she ran for president in 2016, the GOP announced Wednesday.
GOP Chairman Doyle Webb says Johnny Rhoda stepped down as 2nd District Republican chairman Wednesday. The day before, U.S. News & World Report reported that Rhoda said in an interview that he didn’t believe Clinton was popular in Arkansas and that a presidential campaign wouldn’t be well-received.
“Moments ago I received the resignation of Johnny Rhoda as 2nd District Republican Chairman,” Webb said in a statement released by the party. “He was apologetic for the statements he made to media yesterday and although he feels he was taken out of context, he knows that his statements have created an unnecessary distraction from the important issues before the state today.”

60 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 11:31:13am

re: #49 jaunte

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Who knew that a little artillery fire could go wrong?

The second amendment defends every American’s right to his own piece of heavy artillery. If artillery is banned, only ghetto thugs will be shelling your house, just like Detroit!

61 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:31:38am

re: #57 FemNaziBitch

they take showers.

but only when it rains.

62 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 11:31:52am

re: #49 jaunte

This is why Real Muricans deserve to own every weapon in the US military.

Howitzers and tactical nukes for errrybody!

63 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:31:57am

re: #60 Ian G.

The second amendment defends every American’s right to his own piece of heavy artillery. If artillery is banned, only ghetto thugs will be shelling your house, just like Detroit!

The only thing which can stop a bad guy with an artillery battery is a good guy with an artillery battery.

64 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:32:03am

NO, GRUMPY CAT! NO!

From here.

65 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 11:32:27am
66 Killgore Trout  Jun 26, 2014 11:32:30am

re: #45 Justanotherhuman

Will that be enough groveling for some, though?

Of course not but the forced apology is a necessary modern ritual for some reason.

67 jaunte  Jun 26, 2014 11:33:29am

re: #62 Lidane

This sort of radiation burn never happened with my nukes before!!!

68 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:33:30am

I still miss Keith Moon.

69 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:34:46am

re: #66 Killgore Trout

Of course not but the forced apology is a necessary modern ritual for some reason.

Yep. Back in the good old days people never used to apologize. Forced or otherwise. Clearly apologizing is just a modern thing.

70 Killgore Trout  Jun 26, 2014 11:35:19am

How ISIs is gaming the world’s journalists

ISIL’s social media strategy has wowed the masses. VICE called them “total social media pros” and lauded the group’s multi-pronged approach.

Other jihadist groups have made use of online platforms, including Facebook, independent forums and Twitter, but ISIL has earned a name for having the most internet success so far. The group has added Android apps, professionally shot and edited videos, and multilingual media outlets to its online arsenal — not to mention their own line of commercial products.

“We are here to show Muslims that we are fighting for the caliphate … restoring glory, honor, dignity, and equality to the Islamic nation,” said Abu Bakr Al Janabi, a dedicated ISIL supporter living in the EU who often translates and re-posts the group’s statements.

71 jaunte  Jun 26, 2014 11:35:59am

re: #45 Justanotherhuman

For crying out loud, guys, keep it in your pants for a change.

And remember, no photos.

72 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 11:36:00am

Uh oh.

Here he is on Twitter: @ncdave4life

73 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:37:25am

re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth

but only when it rains.

because they might get electrocuted in the bathtub.

74 Tor  Jun 26, 2014 11:37:52am

re: #72 Charles Johnson

This can only result in calm, civilized posts from this user.

//

75 Shiplord Kirel  Jun 26, 2014 11:39:02am

re: #49 jaunte

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“It was not on a level plane, but on a downward trend, pointed downhill in the bottom of a valley,” said Mike Friend, Owner of Fast Machine Gun Shoot. “For that thing to rise and go far northwest of the range, it’s just unheard of.”

Rubbish. This is unheard of because it has never happened and can’t happen in this universe. Even a science hating RWNJ yokel should understand that the laws of ballistics are pretty well established. Not many things are as cut and dried as which way an artillery shell will go at a given elevation and azimuth. The logical conclusion is that the howitzer was elevated beyond the horizontal or the shell could not have arrived where it did.
Otoh, an Obama false flag drone could have seized the shell in mid-air and re-directed it in an effort to discredit private artillery owners, so the range owner is not quite out of options.

76 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:39:46am

re: #72 Charles Johnson

Uh oh.

Here he is on Twitter: @ncdave4life

he seems nice

77 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:39:49am

re: #72 Charles Johnson

Uh oh.

Here he is on Twitter: @ncdave4life

He helpfully includes his phone number, and links to his physical address.

78 lawhawk  Jun 26, 2014 11:41:36am

re: #68 Charles Johnson

All drum enthusiasts do… he did things no one else did.

Youtube Video

See Rob Ladd’s deconstruction from 2:05 on…

79 wrenchwench  Jun 26, 2014 11:41:43am

re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth

He helpfully includes his phone number, and links to his physical address.

And what a lovely website!

80 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:42:11am

I still want a German Shepherd.

81 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:42:12am

re: #79 wrenchwench

And what a lovely website!

He’s just being efficient.

82 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:42:24am

And a Mastiff.

83 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:42:46am

re: #81 Backwoods_Sleuth

He’s just being efficient.

Well, that is important.

84 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:43:11am

Douche.

85 jaunte  Jun 26, 2014 11:43:43am

Louie Gohmert Is Congress’ Creepiest Photobomber

I left my Gohmert-Zardoz head at home.

86 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 11:43:51am

re: #75 Shiplord Kirel

Even a science hating RWNJ yokel should understand that the laws of ballistics are pretty well established.

Science iz a librul plot! Ballistics is just a theory!

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87 Pie-onist Overlord  Jun 26, 2014 11:45:39am

That fucking genius on the Detroit water page has suggested that all teh poor Blahs in Detroit should be CONCENTRATED into certain neighborhoods while the rest of the city is “raised” to the ground.

WHAT. THE. FUCKING. FUCK.

AND HE SAID IT AGAIN.

*FLIPS DESK*

88 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:45:48am
89 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:46:16am

re: #49 jaunte

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Who knew that a little artillery fire could go wrong?

I tweeted (and posted a comment) about that this morning. The photo at the house is great.

90 Flying Squirrel Girl  Jun 26, 2014 11:46:47am

re: #57 FemNaziBitch

I’m still surprised they don’t drown.

91 FemNaziBitch  Jun 26, 2014 11:49:50am

nap time.

Maybe I can pretend the road crew shaking the house is like the magic fingers in seedy hotel rooms.

bbl

92 Jack Burton  Jun 26, 2014 11:49:51am

re: #87 Pie-onist Overlord

I’ve had this dream for more than a decade now. A dream which I’ve invited you all to share with me.

In six months we begin construction of Delta City, where Old Detroit now stands.

Old Detroit has a cancer. The cancer is liberalism. It must be cut out before we employ the one million workers to breathe life back into the city.

93 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 11:50:23am

re: #87 Pie-onist Overlord

That fucking genius on the Detroit water page has suggested that all teh poor Blahs in Detroit should be CONCENTRATED into certain neighborhoods while the rest of the city is “raised” to the ground.

WHAT. THE. FUCKING. FUCK.

AND HE SAID IT AGAIN.

*FLIPS DESK*

He slammed me about “unions” and called me an idiot. I never mentioned unions.
What a freaking asshole.

94 Justanotherhuman  Jun 26, 2014 11:51:24am

The Webber Bldg was constructed in 1860 and served several functions over its lifetime.

Downtown Webber building renovation a labor of love for mayor and developers

blog.al.com

95 Single-handed sailor  Jun 26, 2014 11:52:37am

re: #30 Timothy Watson

OUTRAGOUS! Rouhani has better picture quality than POTUS. What happened to American exceptionalism?

Comcast happened.

96 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:53:14am
97 Dr. Matt  Jun 26, 2014 11:53:40am
And there are so many other countries for you to root for other than the GodDamn Americans—-including a lot of the black nations in Africa.

But, remember, libruls are the real racists.

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98 Shiplord Kirel  Jun 26, 2014 11:53:45am

re: #63 Kragar

The only thing which can stop a bad guy with an artillery battery is a good guy with an artillery battery.

Nah, I’d rather have my own F-4 Phantom. I saw one of these put a 23mm AA gun right out of business with a load of napalm. Big guns, LOUD noises, full auto fire, and a barbecue to wing it all up. What could be more fun?

99 RealityBasedSteve  Jun 26, 2014 11:55:21am

re: #14 Bulworth

re:
#3

But We Still Have No Photos from The Situation Room During the Benghazi Attack t.co #tcot

—-

We still don’t even know where Barry O was during Benghazi attacks!!111

We don’t know, and it hasn’t yet been proven, that he wasn’t actively providing intel and guidance to the rioters. The fact that they had State Department ObamaPhones raises significant red flags to me. ////

100 dog philosopher  Jun 26, 2014 11:55:41am

Conserative White Male Resentment of the Day

In small towns across America, manly men are customizing their jacked-up diesel trucks to intentionally emit giant plumes of toxic smoke every time they rev their engines. They call it “rollin’ coal,” and it’s something they do for fun.

…

Aside from being macho, the rollin’ coal culture is also a renegade one. Kids make a point of blowing smoke back at pedestrians, in addition to cop cars and rice burners (Japanese-made sedans), which can make it dangerously difficult to see out of the windshield. Diesel soot can also be a great road rage weapon should some wimpy looking Honda Civic ever piss you off.

except cop cars i think not that’s a $200+ ticket i should think

101 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 11:56:07am
102 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 11:56:23am

re: #98 Shiplord Kirel

Nah, I’d rather have my own F-4 Phantom. I saw one of these put a 23mm AA gun right out of business with a load of napalm. Big guns, LOUD noises, full auto fire, and a barbecue to wing it all up. What could be more fun?

103 Justanotherhuman  Jun 26, 2014 11:56:33am

US soccer team.

instagram.com

104 Patricia Kayden  Jun 26, 2014 11:57:04am

re: #84 Gus

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Douche.

And that would be bad? Who would care?

105 Decatur Deb  Jun 26, 2014 11:58:42am

re: #20 jaunte

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Life in Plano Texas. Kinda flat.

Not as exciting as Climax PA.

en.wikipedia.org

106 Dr. Matt  Jun 26, 2014 11:58:57am

re: #98 Shiplord Kirel

Nah, I’d rather have my own F-4 Phantom. I saw one of these put a 23mm AA gun right out of business with a load of napalm. Big guns, LOUD noises, full auto fire, and a barbecue to wing it all up. What could be more fun?

In the 60s and 70s Detroit would have made the F-4 if they were making jet fighters instead of hot-rods: loud, big, fast, and can’t turn worth shit.

107 lawhawk  Jun 26, 2014 11:59:11am

re: #63 Kragar

The only thing which can stop a bad guy with an artillery battery is a good guy with an artillery battery.

Iron Dome /Israelis

A-10IIs /US Air Force (if US Army calls for air support)
F-16 or B-52 (depending on the size/source of threat) / USAF

Pikers / scifi fans in unison

LOIC. When nuking your enemies from orbit is your best, and only, real option.

108 Justanotherhuman  Jun 26, 2014 11:59:22am

Bldgs collapsing everywhere.

109 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 12:00:35pm

Compassionate conservatism in action:

110 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:00:39pm

re: #104 Patricia Kayden

And that would be bad? Who would care?

111 Varek Raith  Jun 26, 2014 12:02:28pm

re: #63 Kragar

The only thing which can stop a bad guy with an artillery battery is a good guy with an artillery battery.

Sign me up!
I promise to be responsible…ish with it.

112 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:02:40pm

The notion that Ronald Reagan was the sole actor in the fall of the Soviet Union is a wrong one.

113 Decatur Deb  Jun 26, 2014 12:04:04pm

re: #84 Gus

I’ve said it before, but if Barack Obama had been president instead of Ronald Reagan, I’d still be a citizen of the Soviet Union.

Douche.

Kasparov and Bobby Fischer, so much in common.

114 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:04:19pm

re: #113 Decatur Deb

Kasparov and Bobby Fischer, so much in common.

He’s weird.

115 RealityBasedSteve  Jun 26, 2014 12:04:20pm

re: #63 Kragar

The only thing which can stop a bad guy with an artillery battery is a good guy with an artillery battery.

When I was in the Army, our aviation unit (Chinooks, a lift unit) was supporting an ADA (Air Defense Artillery) Brigade. They were experimenting with using the Vulcan (a 20mm Gatling gun) in a ground defense situation. I got to fire it. :) The sound it made could only be described as BBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! If God had used velcro to hold the universe together, him pulling it apart would be the same sound.

That’s what I want.

RBS

116 Pie-onist Overlord  Jun 26, 2014 12:04:37pm

That idiot has got on my last nerve.

117 Flying Squirrel Girl  Jun 26, 2014 12:05:47pm

re: #112 Gus

He told them to tear down that wall and they did. His only fault was not asking sooner. //////

118 lawhawk  Jun 26, 2014 12:06:39pm

re: #112 Gus

The notion that Ronald Reagan was the sole actor in the fall of the Soviet Union is a wrong one.

Or that internal events didn’t play a role. Chernobyl and the ensuing actual coverup by the Soviets of the true extent of that nuclear disaster did as much or more to hasten the demise of the Soviet Union as anything President Reagan did.

119 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 12:07:36pm

re: #112 Gus

The notion that Ronald Reagan was the sole actor in the fall of the Soviet Union is a wrong one.

You’re talking about the same kinds of idiots who think the US won WW2 by themselves.

120 Bulworth  Jun 26, 2014 12:07:40pm

re:
#100

That’s just charming.

121 Targetpractice  Jun 26, 2014 12:08:00pm

re: #106 Dr. Matt

In the 60s and 70s Detroit would have made the F-4 if they were making jet fighters instead of hot-rods: loud, big, fast, and can’t turn worth shit.

The triumph of thrust over aerodynamics.

122 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 12:08:10pm

re: #84 Gus

Yup, Reagan dropping Freedom Bombs on Moscow made the Soviets cave. Then Reagan personally tore down the Berlin Wall.

Solidarity? The Velvet Revolution? The January events in Lithuania? Never heard of ‘em.

123 Targetpractice  Jun 26, 2014 12:08:24pm

re: #119 Lidane

You’re talking about the same kinds of idiots who think the US won WW2 by themselves.

We didn’t? But I was sure we stepped in and ended it overnight!

////

124 wrenchwench  Jun 26, 2014 12:09:05pm

re: #116 Pie-onist Overlord

That idiot has got on my last nerve.

He’s bannably annoying, IMHO.

125 Charles Johnson  Jun 26, 2014 12:09:08pm

re: #78 lawhawk

All drum enthusiasts do… he did things no one else did.

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Video

See Rob Ladd’s deconstruction from 2:05 on…

Great video, thanks.

126 Lidane  Jun 26, 2014 12:10:32pm

re: #123 Targetpractice

We didn’t? But I was sure we stepped in and ended it overnight!

////

Yep. We sent in Captain America, he punched out Hitler, and voila! The war ended.

Confirmed FACT.

127 Ian G.  Jun 26, 2014 12:10:38pm

re: #109 Lidane

Compassionate conservatism in action:

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They really think that the poor in the US should be emaciated and begging in the streets. They really do.

128 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:12:28pm

re: #119 Lidane

You’re talking about the same kinds of idiots who think the US won WW2 by themselves.

Said that.

129 Timothy Watson  Jun 26, 2014 12:13:29pm

re: #118 lawhawk

Or that internal events didn’t play a role. Chernobyl and the ensuing actual coverup by the Soviets of the true extent of that nuclear disaster did as much or more to hasten the demise of the Soviet Union as anything President Reagan did.

And the Saudis helped crash the price of oil on the international market (admittedly, it also punished the countries that were cheating on the OPEC production limits), killing the Soviet’s main source of hard currency.

130 Rightwingconspirator  Jun 26, 2014 12:13:32pm

Charles-
Suggestion box item-Obituary category for Pages. I understand fewer is better, but “Politics” just did not seem right for the passing of Howard Baker.

131 Pie-onist Overlord  Jun 26, 2014 12:13:55pm

re: #109 Lidane

Compassionate conservatism in action:

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HURR HURR LET THEM TURN OFF ALL TEH WATERS TO TEH POORS IN DETROIT!!!!! THEY CAN GO DOWN TO TEH RIVER WITH BUCKETS!!!!!!

132 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:14:51pm

New rules folks. Presidents can’t boast about the stock market.

133 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:15:55pm

Make that “can’t boast.” Inside joke actually.

134 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 12:17:21pm

re: #131 Pie-onist Overlord

HURR HURR LET THEM TURN OFF ALL TEH WATERS TO TEH POORS IN DETROIT!!!!! THEY CAN GO DOWN TO TEH RIVER WITH BUCKETS!!!!!!

And it sure sounds like he would be all for shutting water off to entire neighborhoods and moving everybody out.

135 Snarknado!  Jun 26, 2014 12:19:04pm

re: #127 Ian G.

They really think that the poor in the US should be emaciated and begging in the streets. They really do.

They think you’re not poor in America UNLESS you’re emaciated and begging in the streets.

136 Decatur Deb  Jun 26, 2014 12:20:38pm

re: #135 Snarknado!

They think you’re not poor in America UNLESS you’re emaciated and begging in the streets.

Think we’re looking for “Biblically Poor”, here.

137 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 12:20:46pm

heh…

138 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:21:29pm

Had Reagan been president…

No rights for women to vote.
No voting rights act.
No EPA and pollution protection.
No civil rights act.
No gay rights.
No gay marriage.

But, Soviet Union. Whatever.

139 b.d.  Jun 26, 2014 12:22:49pm

Russia is so much freer and better now than in the old oppressive Soviet days!

//

140 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:23:16pm

Had Reagan picked the SCOTUS for Roe v. Wade women would still be subjected to back alley abortions.

141 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jun 26, 2014 12:24:44pm
142 Bulworth  Jun 26, 2014 12:25:02pm

re:
#137

Indeed.

143 lawhawk  Jun 26, 2014 12:25:28pm

re: #121 Targetpractice

I could make a washing machine fly /Kelly Johnson (apocryphal)
If they could make a washing machine fly, Jimmy could land it /Jim Lovell’s mom

144 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 12:26:02pm
145 lawhawk  Jun 26, 2014 12:27:40pm

re: #140 Gus

Ronald Reagan - setting the bar for what doesn’t constitute impeachable offenses (arms for hostages and illegal arms deals with the Iranians courtesy of the operation run by Oliver North, who now claims President Obama did something illegal in cutting a deal with the Taliban to secure the release of Bergdahl).

146 sattv4u2  Jun 26, 2014 12:29:02pm

dammit

Wasn’t supposed to rain till much later this evening

Spent two hours (and $60 for chemicals) spraying the entrance to the subdivision for weeds

just got a flash thunderstorm through here

147 Bulworth  Jun 26, 2014 12:29:12pm

re:
#141

I still can’t decide if Coulter is trying to be at least somewhat faciscious here or if this is really just one of her honest-to-goodness derp streams.

148 Tor  Jun 26, 2014 12:30:06pm

re: #147 Bulworth

Yes.

149 Romantic Heretic  Jun 26, 2014 12:30:20pm

re: #7 Bulworth

And there are so many other countries for you to root for other than the GodDamn Americans—-including a lot of the black nations in Africa.

These are most interesting views. I would very much like to subscribe to this person’s newsletter.

So would I. It would save me a great deal of money in toilet paper.

150 klys  Jun 26, 2014 12:30:23pm

re: #124 wrenchwench

He’s bannably annoying, IMHO.

I reported this comment in particular. I consider suggesting someone become a suicide bomber - even in hyperbole - to not be in line with the desire for a discussion on policy.

That the Nazis did forcibly relocate Jews into sections of cities is a fact. He may not like it, but it’s true. Most urban planners are not suggesting forcible relocation. He is.

151 dog philosopher  Jun 26, 2014 12:31:10pm

re: #112 Gus

The notion that Ronald Reagan was the sole actor in the fall of the Soviet Union is a wrong one.

i heard that gorbachov said that ronald reagan may have hastened the end of the soviet union by maybe a year or two

at most

i’m always amused by the argument that “communism failed” but somehow only because of something that reagan did

otherwise it would have survived?

152 Kragar  Jun 26, 2014 12:31:29pm

LOL

“Then there’s cyberbusiness. We’re promised instant catalog shopping—just point and click for great deals. We’ll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet—which there isn’t—the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.”

153 Dr. Matt  Jun 26, 2014 12:32:12pm

Ronny Raygun “won” the Cold War much like a substitute left fielder who catches the final out “won” the game.

154 dog philosopher  Jun 26, 2014 12:35:08pm

re anne coulter and soccer

as one of those rare male americans who is not a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, i regard coulter trying to stem the tide of americans finding moar reasons to watch ball games on the teevee machine with detached amusement

“this here eurowimp so called soc—”

“USA! USA! USA! USA!”

155 Gus  Jun 26, 2014 12:38:27pm

Ann Coulter is a racist, xenophobic, nativist piece of shit.

156 Romantic Heretic  Jun 26, 2014 12:55:17pm

re: #57 FemNaziBitch

they take showers.

But behind a curtain. Going through a glass shower door once was enough even for them.

157 alpuz  Jun 26, 2014 12:56:19pm

re: #155 Gus

Well put.

158 Romantic Heretic  Jun 26, 2014 12:59:09pm

re: #81 Backwoods_Sleuth

He’s just being efficient.

I will note once again that efficient is not the same as effective…or good.

Efficiency is what you do after everything else is done.

159 Romantic Heretic  Jun 26, 2014 1:03:04pm

re: #102 Kragar

[Embedded image]

Gepard. Lovely machine.

160 Slap  Jun 26, 2014 1:06:45pm

re: #78 lawhawk

All drum enthusiasts do… he did things no one else did.

[Embedded content]

Video

See Rob Ladd’s deconstruction from 2:05 on…

That’s from the “Six Quick Ones” DVD (companion to “Amazing Journey”), I believe. Worth purchasing — a superb biographical film, and the “Quick Ones” devotes much time to the technical aspects of how they did what they did.

amazon.com

(And regardless of Ladd’s observations — I’m personally convinced that Moonie had six arms.)

161 Khal Wimpo  Jun 26, 2014 1:07:46pm

re: #75 Shiplord Kirel

Otoh, an Obama false flag drone could have seized the shell in mid-air and re-directed it in an effort to discredit private artillery owners, so the range owner is not quite out of options.

I breathlessly await the Alex Jones segment on the proliferation of new Obummer drones, capable of seizing accurately-aimed projectiles from all the good-hearted, law-abiding open-carry patriots, and sinfully redirecting them into innocent bystanders.

BONUS: it will allow the NRA to claim that careless storage of firearms in the house don’t lead to thousands of tragic deaths of children each year, as those bullets were headed in a safe direction, were it not for the perfidious actions of those faster-than-sound drones.

It’s all Obamas fault!!!

Next up on The Blaze: special super-secret detector that will allow you to spot said drones if they invade your house. Only $199.95. A bargain at ten times the price.

Keeps your all fluids untainted. Also.

162 Romantic Heretic  Jun 26, 2014 1:11:08pm

re: #112 Gus

The notion that Ronald Reagan was the sole actor in the fall of the Soviet Union is a wrong one.

The West did not win the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact lost.

That’s a distinction that wingnuts will never understand though.

163 Swift2991  Jun 26, 2014 5:56:27pm

“You are my imaginary communist black gay man. You like this, don’t you, being a communist?” What is it about Texas?


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