tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2900624379530441690..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Bad ReputationJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57764863297495059532014-04-02T15:29:48.666-05:002014-04-02T15:29:48.666-05:00Over on the 'TV Trope's" On-Topic Con...Over on the 'TV Trope's" On-Topic Conversations board there is a discussion of Crimea. I get the feeling a lot of Tropers are young and American. There was at one point discussion was about winning a nuclear war - because Russia has a very short reaction period, and a top down command structure - they couldn't react. <br /><br />I asked that as someone who was a teen before most of the commenters were born, could we stop thinking a nuclear war was winnable. I've lived within 30 miles of London all my life - that big target in South East England, except for the 3 years in Plymouth - Britain's major naval base. I know about laying in bed as a scared teen, wondering if I would wake up tomorrow. A guy from Berlin a couple of years younger joined me.<br /><br />No one on the Right seems to be able to answer what military options NATO has.<br /><br />Puts Chamberlain and Munich into perspective. For info Munich was 38. Britain had been preparing for war with Germany since 36- watching the SCW, the modern Luftwaffe pulverise towns, and thinking "Fu..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44314048794816335722014-03-11T11:56:38.312-05:002014-03-11T11:56:38.312-05:00Jim, I wish you would let some comments from the m...Jim, I wish you would let some comments from the mouth-breathers post. Just to break up the monotony of the 'Great job Jim' posts. Just sayin'. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24776231595056395362014-03-10T11:41:17.976-05:002014-03-10T11:41:17.976-05:00They don't know whether to kiss him or kick hi...They don't know whether to kiss him or kick him, and it's driving them nuts. Meanie-meanie, tickle a personhttp://www.fakeassurl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81904562405935219092014-03-10T08:13:16.751-05:002014-03-10T08:13:16.751-05:00Unfortunately, most Americans will never read this...Unfortunately, most Americans will never read this, or anything remotely like it, because- you know, there's so many sentences!<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378943255671759367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37484787437032237212014-03-09T20:12:18.064-05:002014-03-09T20:12:18.064-05:00Hey Jim, Don't forget that you have an open in...Hey Jim, Don't forget that you have an open invitation from your local MatSu Democrats to support you in a run for public office. We don't give a damn about your religious convictions! A lot of our Tea Party types may end up running unopposed.Dan Heynennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52807518127661675072014-03-09T14:00:53.816-05:002014-03-09T14:00:53.816-05:00I'm just glad we don't have a Republican S...I'm just glad we don't have a Republican Senate, House, and Presidency. We'd probably have troops and ships on their way to the Crimea as I write this....<br /><br />Excellent article, Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6811285879808118182014-03-09T09:52:15.619-05:002014-03-09T09:52:15.619-05:00Amazing irony that while reading this, Cheney and ...Amazing irony that while reading this, Cheney and Paul Ryan are on Face the Nation making Jim's points so venomously.<br /><br />I swear Jim is omniscient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83830704267974943672014-03-09T09:01:55.652-05:002014-03-09T09:01:55.652-05:00What's with the Wikipedia snark? It's not ...What's with the Wikipedia snark? It's not the be-all and end-all, but it's a great place to get the basics, just like any encyclopedia, and it's just as accurate as the others. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.livescience.com/32950-how-accurate-is-wikipedia.html" rel="nofollow">How accurate is Wikipedia?</a><br /><br />I would think that at least looking up the basics for yourself is far preferable to having carefully selected "facts" spoon-fed to you by Faux News, and most of the articles have suggestions for further reading--in fact, the first site in the list of links is the World Factbook suggested by one of the other posters.<br /><br />Given that most of us are no longer in school, you have to start somewhere, and you could do far worse than Wikipedia.Zolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582370959066873139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51616504490918073582014-03-08T23:09:30.348-06:002014-03-08T23:09:30.348-06:00We can fix this. Vote the crazy Republicans out o...We can fix this. Vote the crazy Republicans out of the House this year, and things will change for the better i promise! Tangible action now people! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40798162164114087302014-03-08T16:37:02.260-06:002014-03-08T16:37:02.260-06:00You scare me. That makes soooooooooo much sense.You scare me. That makes soooooooooo much sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51850733133446634182014-03-08T15:06:35.222-06:002014-03-08T15:06:35.222-06:00"I don't know how Obama has anything to d..."I don't know how Obama has anything to do with a conflict that has been going on centuries."<br /><br />Bingo! The reason you're able to make this comment is because you know and understand history!!! There are too many Americans who don't know jack about the histories of the nations they want to invade. They seem to think that military might = dominance and winning. This is something only someone who doesn't study/read history would think. Imho, the idea that military might = dominance and winning was also a major reason GWB was so ready to send members of our military to Iraq. Had he stopped long enough to study the history of the region, he would have known that Mesopotamia has always been a region of conflict, but nooooo, he and his supporters didn't need to know anything about the region's history, all they needed was their gut feeling that Saddam Hussein had WMDs. Every time I think of the loss of lives and the maiming of members of our military, I get angry. Invading Iraq ended up being a clusterf*ck of major proportions and is something neither GWB nor his supporters will admit to this day. majiinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22377586031198157332014-03-08T11:00:32.938-06:002014-03-08T11:00:32.938-06:00There was a time when I felt John McCain had some ...There was a time when I felt John McCain had some integrity, I don't understand why he jumped the tracks and joined the "crazy train". He could have been a voice of "reason" for the Republicans, instead he chooses to throw gas on the fire. Partisanship, the new "norm", rather than doing what is best for the country, work to divide us and tear it apart..."Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice" thanks, Barry, and how's that working for ya and us? Another excellent post Jim, as usual. Loved the Blazing Saddle references, and Slim as well.bogcrawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991439013417932345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1362191385953544602014-03-07T15:48:50.914-06:002014-03-07T15:48:50.914-06:00It's not that the history classes were boring....It's not that the history classes were boring. They were lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24227791142103480362014-03-07T11:04:26.722-06:002014-03-07T11:04:26.722-06:00Bet that felt good, getting this off your chest! ...Bet that felt good, getting this off your chest! As a vet, you "see" a picture that many don't. <br /><br />Even though certain GOP hotshots served also, they are so removed from the current military/real world (except for funding more more more to the military suppliers), that there's so way to take what they say seriously. So long their own families are NOT affected, they just ignore consequences.<br /><br />PMom_GA<br /><br />PS - it's a wonder some really foul language didn't manifest itself in this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8806298719765669322014-03-07T07:36:57.310-06:002014-03-07T07:36:57.310-06:00Miss Lindsey is a national guard lawyer ( i think)...Miss Lindsey is a national guard lawyer ( i think) .If he is ,that makes him/her an expert. National guard troopers were the chickenshits of Nam. Talk tough behind everybody elses blood,but will not put themselves at risk. Been there. Not done with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58094150333716819042014-03-06T22:56:42.200-06:002014-03-06T22:56:42.200-06:00Of course it's about "face"
"Fo...Of course it's about "face"<br />"For all they really know, the Ukrainians could be a bunch of child murdering pudding sodomizers who wallow naked in the blood of little Christian babies under the light of the full moon.<br />Though I'm sure they don't have anyone trying to fuck a pizza, eh ?bearsensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000858896207125033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31477944084506744882014-03-06T22:29:17.462-06:002014-03-06T22:29:17.462-06:00Some wingnuts can't seem to decide if they hat...Some wingnuts can't seem to decide if they <a href="http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/lovin-vlad.html" rel="nofollow">hate Putin or have a crush on him</a>.<br /><br />“I feel so uncomfortable answering. My instinct on that is: I don’t know. I would think Putin would be just as lawless, but he would have actual leadership and gravitas. It pains me to say it. But I’d go with him [over Obama.]”<br /><br />Good grief.<br />Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65653884669190656402014-03-06T20:53:49.714-06:002014-03-06T20:53:49.714-06:00Actually, I think it might be their solution to th...Actually, I think it might be their solution to the overpopulation problem their anti-abortion position would result in.<br /><br />Think about it: Make women have more babies > Lack of a social safety net means life for most of these kids would suck, so they'd want a ticket to a better life > Recruitment posters make career military service look good, so these kids are encouraged to enlist in droves > With a massive (compared to today) military buildup, the United States can project even more forc- sorry, <i>freedom</i> to all corners of the world > The numerous brush wars, interventions, and skirmishes that would inevitably result create both veterans and job openings in the military > With reduced VA service, only those veterans best able to cope with the consequences of war get to live, thus depleting the surplus population.Mangaka2170https://www.blogger.com/profile/11121197759732970557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69349271841518942592014-03-06T20:24:10.013-06:002014-03-06T20:24:10.013-06:00I believe that you are missing the sarcasm behind ...I believe that you are missing the sarcasm behind Wikipedia's "so, so accurate database."kira morihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154608326937674699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5632564608728520472014-03-06T20:13:15.621-06:002014-03-06T20:13:15.621-06:00no, DON'T!!! you're like the department-s...no, DON'T!!! you're like the department-store Santa who's promising me what i'd LOVE but cannot have.... I've been panting for Texas to secede and Nugent to go to jail for many moons!tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83608247147084053092014-03-06T19:02:47.071-06:002014-03-06T19:02:47.071-06:00I have to respond to the following and what follow...I have to respond to the following and what followed it;<br /><br />"If only it wasn’t for Obama there wouldn’t have been six hundred years of history between Russia and Ukraine,"<br /><br />With a joke I saw during the Iraqi reconstruction. It went like this:<br /><br />An Iraqi officer tells an American trainer "That guy is my sworn enemy, his grandfather killed my grandfather", The American responds "How awful, When did it happen?". "1340". "Are you people f***ing nuts!"<br /><br />The end! rnegronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579800450825886946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42844933840831133672014-03-06T17:49:55.940-06:002014-03-06T17:49:55.940-06:00The Snowald Circus Cult.The Snowald Circus Cult.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87397715703448686452014-03-06T17:37:45.595-06:002014-03-06T17:37:45.595-06:00It's funny how these morons with the screaming...It's funny how these morons with the screaming meemies can scuttle a bill which would greatly benefit veterans because it would "cost too much" and then fall all over themselves to demand the POTUS "do something" about Putin. Like you said, they all stopped short of calling for military action but I think not a one would shrink from creating more veterans that they're not prepared to support. That is, unless they're shrieking at the other side and accusing THEM of being un-American. Their opposition to this bill is a perfect illustration of who does and doesn't care about these people who serve. They should be ashamed but then the media is more concerned with shaming John Travolta for bungling a name at the Oscars. News sources should be shouting about this travesty so everyone will know how these hypocrites operate.<br />Pam in PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24622505942299971982014-03-06T17:33:13.373-06:002014-03-06T17:33:13.373-06:00Right now it seems the old saying "Politics e...Right now it seems the old saying "Politics ends at the water's edge" depends on which party holds the White House. I'm just glad we currently have a real leader who's strong enough to keep us out of wars and, Lord knows, he's had plenty of opportunities to wade in, guns-a-blazin' in Egypt, Libya and Syria but instead had the strength of character to ignore the taunts from his political opponents and think things through. Now that's something I can respect.JZ in FLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9962826067690241382014-03-06T16:53:17.077-06:002014-03-06T16:53:17.077-06:00Pickles!
Sigh. Just more of the same from the us...Pickles! <br /><br />Sigh. Just more of the same from the usual creaky, cantankerous flag-wavers who are always anxious to fire up the war machine. <br /><br />When will we ever learn?Starwind Evensonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288596350301189475noreply@blogger.com