Chickenhawk
Nojo’s last post brought back fond memories:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjQuJDjZar8
“The War of Ideas” … no IEDs in that one.
“I’m fighting the battle for ideas” = Me fight? I might get hurt. I’m too much of a man to actually risk life and limb for my convictions.
When I was younger and studying (!) to be an infantry officer, the one thing that struck me was that all the good leaders said “Follow Me” not “You first, I’ll cheer you on.”
The grunts in Nam had these guys labeled correctly.
Rear Echelon Motherfuckers or REMFs.
@ManchuCandidate: … bringing up the rear with the gear …
Not bringing any weapons to that battle for ideas, is he?
“You won’t see on college campuses as you did in the 1960s these rampant protests, these obstruction of classrooms…”
You would if we had the Draft.
Tweety should have punched his lights out.
BURR DEMING • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Thank you for this, nojo. He was a wonderful talent and, by all accounts, a wonderful human…
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh, and there’s a Catholic church across the street. Maybe I can do a little dance for them!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Now that I’m in NYC, plenty of pigeons to poison in his honor.
NOJO • All the Vice President's Men 2025 update: Nothing happened. And here we are!
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Weeping Angel Imagine going from hope to Fascism in less than two decades enabled by greedy ass (millionaire)…
NOJO • Nightmare at the Museum From the last time he threatened to bomb Iran, 2020. Remember that one? All a misty blur now.
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: I have birthright citizenship in Cascadia, so I think I’m good.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @nojo: Only the sane parts... like the West coast, New England (minus the Bruins and…
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: So, can you guys annex us now?
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! PP is done. 51st state, my ass.