tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post8684940897439226974..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: ApartnessJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4514096685652849472013-02-02T08:52:24.856-06:002013-02-02T08:52:24.856-06:00Mister Wright,
You Sir are Brilliant in your scyth...Mister Wright,<br />You Sir are Brilliant in your scythe-like wit.<br />Never before have I heard of an idea and conceptualization so UN-like OATH OF FEALTY by Niven & Pournelle....but was wondering, could Beckistan have a diving board off the edge too? No safety nets this time, though.<br />I was ALSO wondering if the gates to this Beckistan could be made watertight to keep out floods, or allow us to fill it with water to drown all the residents at the same time? YOU know, close off the waste water connections, and let the sewers back up?<br /><br />OOH! OOH! How about a CATAPULT to toss new residents and their possessions in? That way we can watch them panic EVEN MORE as they experience weightlessness, and share via YouTube the splashes they make?<br /><br />Sir, I am pleased to know of your presence upon our planet.<br /><br />I only post this as 'Anonymous' due to my inadequate skills in computer-fu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32120859161689619972013-01-30T11:23:21.059-06:002013-01-30T11:23:21.059-06:00I say we just give them ALL of Texas. They keep wa...I say we just give them ALL of Texas. They keep wanting to secede anyway, and as much as I hate to give him the credit Glenn Beck probably can't run the place any worse than Rick Perry.<br /><br />Plus, why build a country-<i>and</i>-western chapel patterned after the Alamo, when you can just use the real Alamo? There ya go, Glenn, I just saved you a few million — don't say I never did anything nice for you. (Also, this will be the last time I ever do anything nice for you.)FeRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223940189311075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28503815632137354832013-01-27T18:23:15.378-06:002013-01-27T18:23:15.378-06:00We've got our own little Beckster here in Mich...We've got our own little Beckster here in Michigan. Rodney Lockwood and a group of other rich guys are trying to buy Belle Isle in the Detroit River. They have the plans all drawn for a brand new commonwealth. Ironic word, commonwealth, since you'll need $300 grand to become a resident. Nancy Alborellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670097162853715770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21411230906955004232013-01-22T05:07:32.066-06:002013-01-22T05:07:32.066-06:00Thanks for the laugh. I've been by that place ...Thanks for the laugh. I've been by that place in Austin, where they "dance a little sidestep" but preferred the dancing on 6th.Diannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39238502491528281282013-01-21T23:50:03.322-06:002013-01-21T23:50:03.322-06:00Actually in this specific instance "flee mark...Actually in this specific instance "flee market " would be right. After all beck want so flee the rest of the country. Hmmm, maybe it should be "fleece" instead.<br />NaluGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19509128513584155172013-01-21T20:07:47.528-06:002013-01-21T20:07:47.528-06:00Beck is seriously behind the curve here. There is...Beck is seriously behind the curve here. There is already a place in Idaho called The Citadel that is similar to Beck’s Independence. The big draw for The Citadel is the Armory where they will build all their own firearms and sell them to us sinners. You have to sign a “Patriots declaration” and pledge yourself to “Jefferson’s Rightful Liberty” to join – and be vetted by the committee (just like a secret society). Kind of like Jonestown meets David Koresh meets the Masons. It is safe to say minorities or the poor need not apply. <br /><br />We already had a place like this in Sugarland Texas called Sweetwater. Sweetwater was completely gated, all shopping inside the gates, their own police department, their own schools, armed guards at all gates to keep the minorities and poors out. You only need the armored Suburban for the dad to go to heathen Houston to his overpaid management job. The wife and kids never had to leave Sweetwater and mingle with the “normal folks” (code for sinners).<br /><br />JimBob<br />JimBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7319099188906715612013-01-21T19:44:33.000-06:002013-01-21T19:44:33.000-06:00Ooze-Beckistan does have a nice Soviet style marti...Ooze-Beckistan does have a nice Soviet style martial ring to it...ethiessen1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04225760887546808421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27057239472898782332013-01-21T19:43:33.092-06:002013-01-21T19:43:33.092-06:00Ooze-Beckistan does have a nice ring to it..Ooze-Beckistan does have a nice ring to it..ethiessen1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04225760887546808421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49024865334180278862013-01-21T14:34:51.024-06:002013-01-21T14:34:51.024-06:00Is Beck trying to "out dumb" himself. T...Is Beck trying to "out dumb" himself. There is no plot of land anywhere in the USA in which he can be "free" of any government regulations and/or laws or create his own if contradictory to state or federal laws. Whether it is in North Dakota, Texas or Iowa, the federal laws and the laws of the specific state and even the specific county prevail. <br /><br />While Beck will get support from those like him - Palin etc. Replace Beck and his libertarians ideas with the name of any Muslim cleric and Sharat law and watch conservative heads explode over the idea of an "independent" city within the USA.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18117837896972479819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91448877783377478612013-01-21T13:39:19.343-06:002013-01-21T13:39:19.343-06:00You had fun writing this, I can tell. Thanks, It w...You had fun writing this, I can tell. Thanks, It was fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072460413113350042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13895359488042141512013-01-21T10:41:50.807-06:002013-01-21T10:41:50.807-06:00I expect that once Beck starts building full-servi...I expect that once Beck starts building full-service hospitals and staffing them with well-trained professionals so his suckers don't die from appendicitis, he will realize the limits of being Glen Beck. And of course they'll develop their own medicines, because they'd never trust a government agency like the FDA to regulate what the "makers" make. And if someone establishes a cattle feed lot just upwind of "independence", they would never expect government intervention to fix that problem. Sometimes what the "makers" make is methane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62642766371854444302013-01-21T10:33:00.808-06:002013-01-21T10:33:00.808-06:00Does anyone see an irony in calling this isolation...Does anyone see an irony in calling this isolationist community "Independence, USA"? Last time I looked, USA stood for United States of America. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17463600370180514912013-01-21T09:07:44.108-06:002013-01-21T09:07:44.108-06:00Anyone but me find it humorous that these bozos ar...Anyone but me find it humorous that these bozos are going to establish a Randian Libertarian paradise with religion as the central element? They think they're creating Tomorrowland, but it's really just Frontierland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52124856787203015722013-01-21T00:40:44.961-06:002013-01-21T00:40:44.961-06:00When I was involved with the Minneapolis #Occupy, ...When I was involved with the Minneapolis #Occupy, one of the things I found ever so droll was just how quickly the problems of the national scale cropped up in our little experiment. I wonder how the Beckistanis will handle themselves when they face the same issues?Captain Blightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42546712890726995592013-01-20T22:46:12.523-06:002013-01-20T22:46:12.523-06:00Gays won't be allowed, women are only allowed ...Gays won't be allowed, women are only allowed in the kitchen and children will be manning the sweatshops.richardbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788386167350709331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70031185140548015032013-01-20T19:25:09.392-06:002013-01-20T19:25:09.392-06:00Wouldn't that be redundant?Wouldn't that be redundant?fionn320https://www.blogger.com/profile/03360362095452410836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89313651264917240422013-01-20T19:21:51.263-06:002013-01-20T19:21:51.263-06:00Wouldn't that be redundant?Wouldn't that be redundant?fionn320https://www.blogger.com/profile/03360362095452410836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27448178728738005112013-01-20T15:57:25.860-06:002013-01-20T15:57:25.860-06:00Beck's plan has "scam" written all o...Beck's plan has "scam" written all over it. I expect that a mass email about the project will be forthcoming soon. It will feature poor sentence structure and incorrect spelling, and everywhere the term "Nigerian" appears, it will be crossed out and replaced with the term "Randian".<br />PhantomMinuethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569580986314165225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46205537353947071112013-01-20T13:04:27.177-06:002013-01-20T13:04:27.177-06:00Shearing sheep? Nah. FLEECING sheep? Damn skippy t...Shearing sheep? Nah. FLEECING sheep? Damn skippy they will!Jeff Robisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42952293100437966452013-01-20T12:57:48.877-06:002013-01-20T12:57:48.877-06:00Sheep will not be in short supply in Mr Beck's...Sheep will not be in short supply in Mr Beck's Utopialand. ;-)Jeff Robisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21293853624312776492013-01-20T11:23:14.523-06:002013-01-20T11:23:14.523-06:00On the one hand, I would love to see them dig thei...On the one hand, I would love to see them dig their hole and pull it in over themselves... but I keep remembering that this is Glenn "controversy is its own coinage" Beck. No matter what happens, his bank account will grow, at the expense of the idiots who will follow him in (and who will still love him even after they crash and burn). Don't assume he believes the BS he spouts; watch what actually happens.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115649786383446899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43922929768475477892013-01-20T10:10:00.456-06:002013-01-20T10:10:00.456-06:00As long as all their weapons are foam rubber, they...As long as all their weapons are foam rubber, they can have at it.Jeff Lammnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35091632080575922362013-01-20T10:08:57.243-06:002013-01-20T10:08:57.243-06:00I understand, Don. My point being that the FedGov...I understand, Don. My point being that the FedGov isn't going to tolerate yet another heavily armed cult of loonies in it's midst without history repeating itself.<br /><br />Sorry if I was unclear.Jeff Lammnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27302948571857912352013-01-20T00:07:58.025-06:002013-01-20T00:07:58.025-06:00Love it man, really do, thank you for an insightfu...Love it man, really do, thank you for an insightful post. Keep it up.Drewsopedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329394876778783172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7510771128317021982013-01-19T20:56:52.867-06:002013-01-19T20:56:52.867-06:00WOOT. If I did not think we were both beyond that...WOOT. If I did not think we were both beyond that kind of thing I'd want to bear your babies. <br /><br />Thank you for your insightful posts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com